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Neoliberal traits in school curricula-instructional design: Post-pandemic opportunities for change towards the common good

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Chris Green calls for radical and systemic change in the modern educational system in schools and to update the curriculum to reflect modern views for the issue-savvy youth

Calls for systemic change to Western education systems are growing louder, following seismic social activism over the past few years and the emergence of an increasingly connected and issue-savvy youth. […]

Chemical synthesis to tackle tuberculosis

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Dr Jeffrey Buter has been researching the chemical biology of the parasite that causes TB to understand how the particular cell wall of Mtb enables it to avoid the immune response of the host

Tuberculosis (TB) – the world’s most deadly bacterial infectious disease – kills around 1.5 million people every year, and its treatment remains challenging. Dr Jeffrey Buter at the University of […]

Neuropathological changes in Alzheimer’s disease linked to four key proteins

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Professor Rafael Luján explores the neuropathological alterations in Alzheimer's disease through analysis of four key proteins in AD that affect the ability of nerve cells to process and transmit signals.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterised by progressive and irreversible loss of memory and thinking skills. Using sensitive cutting-edge techniques, Professor Rafael Luján and his collaborators at Castilla-La Mancha University, Spain, […]

Omnipresent microplastic

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Microplastics in the sand are thought to cause difficulties for animals that live between the land and sea. A sandy beach is covered in small brightly coloured pieces of plastic

Microplastics have invaded every crevice, nook, and cranny on our planet and they are here to stay. Remember that plastic bottle you threw away back in the ‘80s? Well, it […]

Predicting the origin of mutations from tumour and germline data

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Dr Israel Gomy researches a bioinformatic tool with tumour and germline sequencing data that can identify mutational changes, enabling people to understand their predisposition to different forms of cancer

Genetic sequencing is an affordable screening process that helps people understand the risks of developing a specific form of cancer in their lifetime. They can learn about the impending risks […]

Perspectives of the information technology industry in Armenia

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Industry in Armenia Armenia is a landlocked country in the South Caucasus region that shares borders with Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Iran. The country covers an area of 29,800 square […]

The main Himalayan thrust and geometrical parameters

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The near-surface expression of the Main Himalayan Thrust (MHT) is called the Main Frontal Thrust (MFT) (Gansser, 1983; Lavé and Avouac, 2001). There are another two major boundaries which are […]

Quantum carpets from tumbling molecules: Manipulating molecular rotation by electromagnetic fields

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The team researches the ability of external fields to manipulate the quantum states of molecular rotors by applying electromagnetic fields to molecules

Molecules are comprised of charged particles whose spatial distribution is or could be distorted, lending the molecules a handle by which they can be manipulated via external electromagnetic fields. Dr Burkhard […]

Designing disorder at the atomic scale

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Dr Daniel Chaney investigates the properties of new materials that can be created when they are unable to adopt their preferred atomic arrangements, and aims to understand the mechanisms by which to control such disorder on an atomic scale

The crystal structures of solids can exhibit a vast array of different atomic arrangements, which may also change depending on conditions, temperature, pressure, etc. In new research, a team led […]

The TO-10 site in NW Italy is unsuitable for hosting the national nuclear waste repository

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The storage and disposal of radioactive waste is an issue of global concern. Italy has recently started the procedure of identifying suitable sites for its national repository of low- and […]