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Representative Bureaucracy and the Role of Expertise in Politics
2015
This is an open access journal from Cogitatio http://www.cogitatiopress.com The vast majority of existing studies on bureaucratic representation focus on bureaucracies’ permanent and internal staff. Yet, the rising sophistication of modern democracies and the technocratization of political life are gradually inducing an increased reliance on external experts to assist in the development and implementation of policy decisions. This trend, we argue, raises the need to extend studies of bureaucratic representation to such external and non-permanent experts in governmental affairs. In this article, we take a first step in this direction using seconded national experts (SNEs) in the European Com…
Mixed support for an alignment between phenotypic plasticity and genetic differentiation in damselfly wing shape
2023
The relationship between genetic differentiation and phenotypic plasticity can provide information on whether plasticity generally facilitates or hinders adaptation to environmental change. Here, we studied wing shape variation in a damselfly (Lestes sponsa) across a latitudinal gradient in Europe that differed in time constraints mediated by photoperiod and temperature. We reared damselflies from northern and southern populations in the laboratory using a reciprocal transplant experiment that simulated time-constrained (i.e. northern) and unconstrained (southern) photoperiods and temperatures. After emergence, adult wing shape was analysed using geometric morphometrics. Wings from individu…
The Influence of Microbiome Dysbiosis and Bacterial Biofilms on Epidermal Barrier Function in Atopic Dermatitis—An Update
2021
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory dermatosis affecting up to 30% of children and 10% of adults worldwide. AD is primarily driven by an epidermal barrier defect which triggers immune dysregulation within the skin. According to recent research such phenomena are closely related to the microbial dysbiosis of the skin. There is growing evidence that cutaneous microbiota and bacterial biofilms negatively affect skin barrier function, contributing to the onset and exacerbation of AD. This review summarizes the latest data on the mechanisms leading to microbiome dysbiosis and biofilm formation in AD, and the influence of these phenomena on skin barrier function.
Vēstījuma paņēmieni un tēlu raksturojums F. S. Ficdžeralda romānā „Lielais Getsbijs”
2015
Pētnieciskajā darbā tiek analizēta vēstījuma paņēmieni, kas izmatoti dažādu tēlu raksturojumam F.S. Ficdžeralda romānā ,,Lielais Getsbijs”. Teorētiskajā daļā ir veikts literatūras pārskats par naratoloģiju un tēlu raksturojumu. Praktiskā daļa tiek fokusēta uz F.S. Ficdžeralda romāna ,,Lielais Getsbijs” analīzi, iekļaujot stāstījuma tehniku, kas izmantota tēlu raksturojumam F.S. Ficdžeralda romānā ,,Lielais Getsbijs”. Darbu noslēdz secinājumi, kas ir balstīti uz teorētisko avotu un F.S. Ficdžeralda romāna ,,Lielais Getsbijs” analīzi. Iegūtie dati dod iespēju atklāt nozīmīgus viedokļus par vēstījuma tehniku, kas pielietota tēlu raksturojumam modernajā literatūrā. Pētījuma rezultātus un secinā…
Dažāda dizaina multifokālo kontaktlēcu ietekme uz redzes funkcijām
2017
Maģistra darbs ir uzrakstīts latviešu valodā uz 33 lapām, satur 24 attēlus, 5 tabulas un 35 literatūras atsauces. Darba mērķis ir izpētīt vai multifokālo kontaktlēcu dažādie dizaini ietekmē kontaktlēcu lietotāja redzes funkcijas. Pētījumā piedalījās 12 pacienti, kuri sasnieguši ir presbiopijas vecumu – 6 vīrieši un 6 sievietes. Visiem dalībniekiem tika novērtēts redzes asums un stereoredze tālumā un tuvumā ar monofokālajām, Biofinity Multifocal un Air Optix Multifocal kontaktlēcām. Salīdzinot abus multifokālo kontktlēcu dizainu veidus, secinu, ka dažādo multifokālo dizainu veidiem ir ietekme uz redzes funkcijām – tās samazinās. Atslēgvārdi: kontaktlēcas, multifokālās kontaktlēcas, presbiopi…
What Sense Can We Make of the Possibility of Vocational Didactics? An Approach from the Spanish School-Based System Complemented by Non-Formal Vocati…
2015
International journal for research in vocational education and training 2 (2015) 3, S. 170-181
A New Comorbidity in Periodontitis: Fusobacterium nucleatum and Colorectal Cancer
2022
There is very recent and strong evidence relating Fusobacterium nucleatum to colorectal cancer. In this narrative review, we update the knowledge about gingival dysbiosis and the characteristics of Fusobacterium nucleatum as one of the main bacteria related to periodontitis. We provide data on microbiome, epidemiology, risk factors, prognosis, and treatment of colorectal cancer, one of the most frequent tumours diagnosed and whose incidence increases every year. We describe, from its recent origin, the relationship between this bacterium and this type of cancer and the knowledge and emerging mechanisms that scientific evidence reveals in an updated way. A diagram provided synthesizes the pa…
Homosexuality (Lesbians; Gay Males)
2014
SOCIO-HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF HOMOSEXUALITY AS ANALYTIC CATEGORY IN SOCIALIA SCIENCES
Paths to the recognition of homo-parental adoptive rights in the EU-27: a QCA analysis
2015
ABSTRACTAlthough the recognition of the adoptive rights of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) couples is a socially salient topic, cross-national variation regarding this issue has been largely underexplored in social science research. With the aid of configurational analysis, this article fills this gap and shows the conditions that explain the recognition of the adoptive rights of homosexual couples in the countries of the EU-27. It is argued that two different paths led to this outcome. All countries where adoptive rights were recognized had higher degrees of secularization and lower levels of social homophobia. In addition, in Northern European countries, the Protestant back…
Dysbiosis and zonulin upregulation alter gut epithelial and vascular barriers in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
2017
BackgroundDysbiosis has been recently demonstrated in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) but its implications in the modulation of intestinal immune responses have never been studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of ileal bacteria in modulating local and systemic immune responses in AS.MethodsIleal biopsies were obtained from 50 HLA-B27+ patients with AS and 20 normal subjects. Silver stain was used to visualise bacteria. Ileal expression of tight and adherens junction proteins was investigated by TaqMan real-time (RT)-PCR and immunohistochemistry. Serum levels of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), LPS-binding protein (LPS-BP), intestinal fatty acid-BP (iFABP) and zonulin…