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Kinase and Single Cell Signaling
Full text linkSingle-cell signaling is a complex and tightly regulated process essential for cellular communication and coordination in multicellular organisms. At the heart of many signaling cascades is the crucial role played by kinases, enzymes that catalyze the transfer of phosphate groups from ATP to specific target molecules, typically proteins
Novel bacterial strains, suitable for use in large-scale fermentation, for the maintenance and replication of Petit Plasmid
No full textI previously introduced a class of antibiotic-free small DNA vectors termed “Petit Plasmids”. These vectors can be maintained and replicated within engineered amino acid auxotrophic bacterial strains cultivated in a medium lacking one or more essential amino acids. In large-scale fermentation systems, these growing cells can scavenge lysed cells to obtain the essential amino acids, promoting the survival of cells lacking Petit Plasmid. To address this limitation, I present novel strains of engineered bacterial cells that require a specific inducing agent for growth in the absence of Petit Plasmid
THE RATIONALITY IN IRRATIONAL MIND: THE PERSPECTIVES OF MAN'S EXISTENCE
Full text linkThe concept of find meaning in an abstract world is on the praxis of human consciousness. Such notions transcends into conflicting rhetoric between the sub-conscious and conscious mind. Man constantly finds himself unhappy and sceptical about why he exists. In a relativistic syllogism, he is absurd about why does what he does at a given time and point. He tries his hands all pies to harmonize his best path. However, the more he dwells, the more obstacles he is fazed with in the midst adversity. But when he discovers what to live and die for, he no longer becomes subservient to his tribulations. Rather, he becomes a subjective compass. In this article, we look at how man can discover his purpose and becomes less depressive and suicidal in midst of adversities, which is germane to reshape his mind and body.
KEYWORDS: Irrational, suicidal, harmonize, potentials, universal, existence
Survivor-Shaped Specters and Gaps
Full text link"...survivors are disappearing from academia. Our schools, our syllabi, our classrooms, our bibliographies, our campuses, our research labs, our thesis committees, our libraries, our conference panels, our departments, our programs, and our monographs are riddled through and through with survivor-shaped gaps. Each gap is a place in academia where someone has gone missing due to bullying, harassment, retaliation, predation, sexual assault, mobbing, and/or other abuses of power. Some of these gaps are shaped like allies who have left academia due to moral injury. Not every gap, moreover, is shaped like a survivor. Not every victim survives.
Makarios ibn al-Zaʻīm’s Book of the Wheel
Full text linkThe Fihrist online catalogue describes manuscripts Huntington 27–30 from the Bodleian Library as “1 copy of Revision of the Synaxarion by Meletios Karma al-Ḥamawī (1572–1635)”, in 4 volumes, with details such as “composed 1612” and “origin 1638 CE” provided. The original information undoubtedly comes from Joannes Uri’s catalogue. Uri notes that Huntington 27 is dated 7146 AM (1638 CE) and is composed of 190 folios
Making Space, Engaging Students: How One Department Built Outreach into Our Community of Practice
Full text linkThrough department meetings and a focused summer retreat, the Research Services team at Reed College Library concentrated intentional efforts on making space: space in our jobs to do this work, space for the students to be present in the library, and space to gather user feed-back. Secondly, Research Services librarians sought to engage students: through reference pop-up events, campus collaborations, and cultural displays and programmin
Exploring the Intricacies of Language: A Comprehensive Review of the Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research
Full text linkThe "Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research" is a thorough reference that delves
deeply into the many areas of qualitative research. The theoretical underpinnings of
qualitative research, strategies and procedures for gathering and analyzing data, ethical
issues, and the useful applications of qualitative research across disciplinary boundaries
are just a few of the many themes it addresses. The book's goal is to assist researchers
grasp the methods and concepts of qualitative research and use them successfully in
their own projects ("The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research," 2023)
Review: Stone Fruit
Full text linkA review of the 2021 book by Lee Lai, “Stone Fruit,” for inclusion in ARLIS/NA's 2021 Notable Graphic Novels Review
Age in David Almond’s Oeuvre: A Multi-Method Approach to Studying Age and the Life Course in Children’s Literature
No full textIn recent decades, age studies has started to emerge as a new approach to study children’s literature. This book builds on that scholarship but also significantly extends it by exploring age in various aspects of children’s literature: the age of the author, the characters, the writing style, the intended readership and the real reader. Moreover, the authors explore what different theories and methods can be used to study age in children’s literature, and what their affordances and limits are. The analyses combine age studies with life writing studies, cognitive narratology, digital humanities, comparative literary studies, reader-response research and media studies. To ensure coherence, the book offers an in-depth exploration of the oeuvre of a single author, David Almond. The aesthetic and thematic richness of Almond’s works has been widely recognised. This book adds to the understanding of his oeuvre by offering a multi-faceted analysis of age. In addition to discussing the film adaptation of his best-known novel Skellig, this book also offers analyses of works that have received less attention, such as Counting Stars, Clay and Bone Music. Readers will also get a fuller understanding of Almond as a crosswriter of literature for children, adolescents and adults
Handbook of Educational Reform Through Blended Learning: Unveiling the Transformative Power of Blended Learning to Revolutionize Education
Full text linkBlended learning enables differentiated instruction, stimulates critical thinking and active learning, increases student engagement and motivation, facilitates individualized and adaptable learning, and contributes to the professional development of educators, according to the review's central argument. The "Handbook of Educational Reform Through Blended Learning" offers practical suggestions and perceptive guidance that can be effectively implemented by administrators, policymakers, and educators to facilitate the transition to blended learning in academic settings. Continual research and evaluation, infrastructure and technical support, and the incorporation of non-native students' and English as a Foreign Language (EAL) learners' perspectives are all underscored in the review