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Hydrostatic pressure activates HIF‐1α via β‐catenin to promote stemness in breast cancer cells

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
To mimic the elevated intestinal fluid pressure in breast cancers, we loaded human breast cancer cells (MCF‐7, MDA‐MB‐453, and BT‐474) to 50 mmHg hydrostatic pressure. Hydrostatic pressure exposure upregulated HIF‐1α and induced stemness in MCF‐7 and BT‐474 cells.
Da Zhai   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

REPRESENTING GENDER IN COMMUNIST AND POSTCOMMUNIST ROMANIA [PDF]

open access: yesDiversitate si Identitate Culturala in Europa, 2017
This article examines various representations of gender in communist and postcommunist Romania, with a focus on how women and men were both led towards and sometimes forced into gender roles better suited to the state policies of the respective contexts ...
Roxana - Elisabeta MARINESCU
doaj  

Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Do Female Spouses’ Political Interests Affect Male Spouses’ Views About a Women’s Issue? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper explored how the degree of female spouses’ political interest affects male spouses’ views about women’s empowerment, using individual level data in Japan.
Yamamura, Eiji
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Malformin A1–mediated cytotoxicity in ovarian cancer cells occurs through pyroptosis and autophagy

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study investigated the effects of the natural compound Malformin A1 (MA1) on the cytoskeleton that regulates cell proliferation and migration. Disruption of the cytoskeleton can impair these processes and promote cancer cell death. MA1 disrupted cytoskeletal organization, induced DNA damage, inflammation, activated autophagy, and pyroptosis ...
Nada Abdullah Hassan   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The organisation and functioning of the regional Council of women during the Perestroika period (1985-1991) in Smolensk region

open access: yesStudia Humanitatis, 2018
The reformation period (Perestroika) was characterized by uprising of mass mobilisation and social movements. It was a period of new political, cultural, social and socio-psychological possibilities for the appearance of social movements in regions.
Aksenova Ekaterina Kirillovna   +2 more
doaj  

The Boston Women’s Educational and Industrial Union: When Business Undergirded Claims to Political Participation (1877-1920)

open access: yesTransatlantica, 2020
This article is a case study of a Progressive Era women’s voluntary association, the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union of Boston. It is an examination of the ways in which some reform organizations headed and staffed by women could embrace and ...
Jeanne Boiteux
doaj   +1 more source

Threonine 348 regulates the subcellular localization of PTEN

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Thr348 in the C2 domain is a key contributor to PTEN subcellular localization. The PTEN350 fragment and PTENA4 accumulated in the nucleus, whereas PTENK13R,A4 predominantly localized to the plasma membrane. In contrast, substitution of Thr348 with Asp (T348D) disrupted these characteristic localization patterns, resulting in predominant cytoplasmic ...
Takashi Kato, Suzu Tanaka, Miyu Ohashi
wiley   +1 more source

Islamic doctrine and women's economic rights: implications of an ambiguous relationship for state policy in the Muslim world

open access: yesPolitics and Religion
Islam provides counteracting rules on women's economic rights. In order to understand the effect of the opposing rules in Islamic doctrine on women's economic rights at the state level, I test the relationship, along with a set of competing hypotheses ...
Fatima Z. Rahman
doaj   +1 more source

Women’s status and reproductive preferences in Eritrea [PDF]

open access: yes
The importance of women’s decision-making autonomy has recently emerged as a key factor in influencing reproductive preferences and demand for family planning in developing countries.
Gebremariam Woldemicael
core  

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