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A Microbial Lipid‐ATP Synthase Axis Fuels NK Cell Antitumor Activity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study focuses on the mechanism by which gut microbiota‐derived outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) regulate NK cell antitumor activity. B. intestinalis is identified to decrease extra‐intestinal tumor growth via its OMVs enriched in sphingosine (SP).
Kaiyuan Yu, Xinyu Sun, Wanxia Ma, Jianming Yang, Xuan Sun, Lisong Zhang, Yumeng Liu, Tianshu Ren, Qi Wang, Jingyu Wang, Xiao Li, Xianping Peng, Liu Yang, Junqiang Lv, Zhi Yao, Zhi‐Song Zhang, Quan Wang   +16 more
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Volunteering dynamics in leisure, tourism and hospitality: developing sustainable practices for well-being and social impact

Research in Hospitality Management
This article explores the multifaceted landscape of volunteering in leisure, tourism and hospitality (LTH) organisations, acknowledging its fundamental role in civil society, and serves as the inception point for an in-depth research project ...
Bertine Bargeman, Licia Calvi, Rodney Westerlaken, Geesje Duursma   +3 more
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Representativeness of the European Social Partner Organisations: Textiles and Clothing Sector [PDF]

, 2013
This study provides information designed to aid sectoral social dialogue in the textile and clothing sector. The study is divided into three parts: a summary of the sector’s economic background; an analysis of the social partner organisations in all the ...
Eurofound
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IGFBP5 Restores Endometrial Receptivity and Rescues Implantation Failure in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Impaired endometrial receptivity contributes to the poor pregnancy outcomes in women with PCOS. The authors found that decreased endometrial IL‐22 levels and disrupted STAT3‐IGFBP5 signaling pathway contributed to impaired endometrial receptivity. Supplementation with IL‐22 or IGFBP5 exerts a protective effect on implantation failure in PCOS‐like mice,
Baoying Liao, Chuyu Yun, Hongying Shan, Yuqian Wang, Xiunan Chen, Weisi Lian, Tianliu Peng, Min Zhao, Xunsi Qin, Kailun Hu, Ping Zhou, Yue Wang, Yanli Pang, Rong Li   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A public/private partnership experiment in the area of social health protection in Tanzania

Field Actions Science Reports, 2012
An NGO, the Centre International de Développement et de Recherche (CIDR, International Centre for Development and Research), supported a network of mutual health organisations in the Mbozi district of the Mbeya region in Tanzania.
Bruno Galland, Josselin Guillebert, Alain Letourmy   +2 more
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Ecological sustainability in arts organisations—on the potentially limited impact of carbon footprint reports in ecological transformation

European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy
This paper examines the role of carbon footprint reports in fostering ecological transformation within the European cultural sector, situating the discussion within the frameworks of Sociological Neo-Institutionalism and Cultural Institution Studies. The
Julia Glesner
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Power relations between boards and senior managers in the governance of public and non-profit organisations

, 1999
This paper presents the findings of an in depth study of power relations between boards and senior managers in four organisations: a school and a FE college from the public sector and a national overseas development agency and a community-based ...
Cornforth, Chris
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Endogenous Ceramide 24:1 Constrains Th17‐Driven Neutrophilic Inflammation by Antagonizing EP2 Signaling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Cer24:1 levels are reduced in neutrophilic asthma and inversely correlate with disease severity and airway neutrophilia. Restoring Cer24:1 suppresses pathogenic Th17 differentiation by engaging EP2 on CD4+ T cells, thereby dampening the JAK2–STAT3–RORγt axis and reducing IL‐17 production.
Huan Liu, Abudureyimujiang Aili, Zheng Kuang, Liting Cao, Zemin Li, Ying Shang, Yingying Ge, Tingting Hu, Yongchang Sun, Wuli Zhao, Rong Jin, Chun Chang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is a voluntary healthy food policy effective? evaluating effects on foods and drinks for sale in hospitals and resulting policy changes

BMC Medicine
Background Healthy food and drink guidelines for public sector settings can improve the healthiness of food environments. This study aimed to assess the implementation and impact of the voluntary National Healthy Food and Drink Policy (the Policy ...
Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Magda Rosin, Stephanie Shen, Bruce Kidd, Elaine Umali, Yannan Jiang, Sarah Gerritsen, Sally Mackay, Lisa Te Morenga   +8 more
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Civil Society Volunteering Patterns in Africa: An Analysis of the Civicus Civil Society Index 2008-2011 Findings on Volunteerism [PDF]

, 2011
The State of Civil Society 2011, published by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, April 2012, is the first report on the changing health and state of civil ...

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