Abstract Chalcogenide semiconductors and glasses have many applications in the civil and military fields, especially in relation to their electronic, optical and mechanical properties for energy conversion and in enviormental materials.However, they are much less systemically studied and their fundamental physical properties for a large class chalc
Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programmes have been acknowledged as a crucial part of peacebuilding initiatives and the importance of ensuring that they are gender responsive has been increasingly recognized by the international community.However, policy guidance has failed to include ex-combatants who do not conform to a narro
Sea anemones are known to produce a diverse array of toxins with different cysteine-rich peptide scaffolds in their venoms.The serine peptidase inhibitors, specifically Kunitz inhibitors, are an important toxin family that is believed to function as defensive peptides, as well as prevent proteolysis of other secreted anemone toxins.In this study, w
Introduction: Extended periods of sitting may have detrimental effects on brain health.However, the effects of breaking up prolonged sedentary periods with frequent, short physical activity bouts on mechanisms to improve brain health remain unclear.Therefore, this study aims to investigate the immediate effects of uninterrupted sitting and frequent
Introduction: Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, a debilitating disease that affects the skin and peripheral nerves.It is possible that tissue changes during infection with leprosy are related to alterations in the activity of the Notch signaling pathway, an innate signaling pathway in the physiology of the skin and pe