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From double to triple standards of ageing. Perceptions of physical appearance at the intersections of age, gender and class.
<div><p>Since the 1970s, when Susan Sontag coined the term, discussions on the double standard of ageing has continued to evolve. Recently, scholars of feminist gerontology have called for an intersectional approach ... -
Early Oral Language Comprehension, Task Orientation, and Foundational Reading Skills as Predictors of Grade 3 Reading Comprehension
<p> The present five-year<br /> longitudinal study from preschool to grade 3 examined<br /> the developmental associations among oral language comprehension,<br /> task orientation, reading precursors, and reading ... -
Autonomous Corrosion Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures Feasibility Study
<p> </p><p>In this work, technological feasibility of autonomous corrosion assessment of reinforced concrete structures is studied. Corrosion of reinforcement bars (rebar), induced by carbonation or chloride penetration, ... -
Adulthood blood levels of hsa-miR-29b-3p associate with preterm birth and adult metabolic and cognitive health
Preterm birth (PTB) is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and neurocognitive impairment later in life. We analyzed for the first time the associations of PTB with blood miRNA levels in adulthood. We also ... -
Entangled Lines of the Embodied Self: Archie Ferguson’s Urban Experience in Paul Auster’s 4 3 2 1
<p>This article explores how the four interweaving storylines of the contemporary US author Paul Auster’s novel, <em>4 3 2 1</em> (2017), create its protagonist Archie Ferguson through his embodied spatial experience of ... -
From Learner-Centered to Learner-Driven Sustainability Education
<p>Learner-centered sustainability education has been advocated to be used in higher education, but the pedagogy is blurry. In the discussions, also an idea of a learner-driven approach has been promoted. The aim of this ... -
Genetic diversity within fragmented cutthroat trout populations
Interior cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii have undergone severe declines over the past 150 years. Many subspecies now persist in a highly fragmented state, primarily within headwater streams. We used 12 microsatellites ... -
Forest diversity effects on insect herbivores: do leaf traits matter?
Insect herbivore damage and abundance are often reduced in diverse plant stands. However, few studies have explored whether this phenomenon is a result of plant diversity effects on host plant traits. We explored indirect ... -
Repeated cobalt and chromium ion measurements in patients with large-diameter head metal-on-metal ReCap-M2A-Magnum total hip replacement
Background and purpose - Whole blood (WB) cobalt (Co) and chromium (Cr) ion levels have a major role in the follow-up of metal-on-metal total hip replacement (MoM THR). We investigated, first, if there was a change in WB ... -
Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a vision for the future
The management of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) has evolved from the first reports on bladder endoscopy and transurethral resection to the introduction of adjuvant intravesical treatment. However, disease ... -
"Why can't I take a full-shot of myself? Of course I can!" Studying selfies as socio-technological affective practices
This article studies selfie-production as a socio-technological affective practice, bringing attention to a new and largely unstudied type of selfies, private selfies. Discussing an example of five Finnish women's experiences ... -
Mapping Business Transformation in Digital Landscape: A Prescriptive Maturity Model for Small Enterprises
Communications in Computer and Information Science<div>Developing versatile modern ICT is an insurmountable challenge to many small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Resources, such as skills, money, time [1] and knowledge [2], are scarce [3]. This makes the selection and ... -
Uveal Melanoma: A European Network to Face the Many Challenges of a Rare Cancer
Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most frequent primary ocular cancer in adults, accounting for 5% of all melanomas. Despite effective treatments for the primary tumour, up to 50% of UM patients will develop metastasis, leading ... -
Semisynthetic Nanoreactor for Reversible Single-Molecule Covalent Chemistry
Protein engineering has been used to remodel pores for applications in biotechnology. For example, the heptameric alpha-hemolysin pore (alpha HL) has been engineered to form a nanoreactor to study covalent chemistry at the ...
