Illyrer und Dakerrezeption in Albanien und Rumänien. Mythenbildung und faktische Probleme.

in Maner, Hans-Christian; Zelepos, Ioannis (Eds.) Antike und Byzanz als historisches Erbe in Südosteuropa (19.-21. Jahrhundert). (2020)

Moving from nation into region. Experiences and memories of cross-border dwelling in the Greater Region SaarLorLux

in Wille, Christian; Nienaber, Birte (Eds.) Border Experiences in Europe. Everyday Life - Working Life - Communication – Languages (2020)

Grammatische Strukturen im mehrsprachigen Kontext sichtbar und begreifbar machen: Vorstellung des grammatikdidaktischen Materials Bausteng Grammatik – Bausteine Grammatik

in Langlotz, Miriam (Ed.) Grammatikdidaktik – theoretische und empirische Zugänge zu sprachlicher Heterogenität (2020)

Effect of Red Blood Cell Aging In Vivo on Their Aggregation Properties In Vitro: Measurements with Laser Tweezers

in Applied Sciences (2020), 10(21), 7581-10

Red blood cell (RBC) aggregation highly influences hemorheology and blood microcirculation in the human body. The aggregation properties of RBCs can vary due to numerous factors, including RBC age. The ... [more ▼]

Red blood cell (RBC) aggregation highly influences hemorheology and blood microcirculation in the human body. The aggregation properties of RBCs can vary due to numerous factors, including RBC age. The aim of this work was to estimate in vitro the differences in the RBC aggregation properties of different RBC age populations in single-cell experiments using laser tweezers. RBCs from five healthy volunteers were separated into four subpopulations by Percoll density gradient centrifugation. Each subpopulation of the RBC was separately resuspended in autologous plasma or dextran 70 kDa (50 mg/mL). The aggregation force between the single cells was measured with holographic laser tweezers. The obtained data demonstrated an enhancement of RBC aggregation force in doublets with age: the older the cells, the higher the aggregation force. The obtained data revealed the differences between the aggregation and aggregability of RBC in dependence of the RBC in vivo age. [less ▲]

Black-Box Wallets: Fast Anonymous Two-Way Payments for Constrained Devices

in Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (2020), 2020(1), 165--194

Midbrain organoids: A new tool to investigate Parkinson's disease

in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (2020)

Enquête transfrontalière sur le vécu de la littérature au lycée

E-print/Working paper (2020)

Science, Substance and Spatial Appearances

in Philosophical Studies (2020)

Schule auf Distanz. Die Coronakrise und der Weg zu einem digitalen Curriculum in Luxemburg.

in Mein, Georg; Pause, Johannes (Eds.) Self and Society in the Corona Crisis (2020)

South Africa’s incomplete transition towards socio-economic justice: A case study on inequality and populism

E-print/Working paper (2020)

South Africa is currently one of the world’s most unequal countries, with massive income inequality, millions of people living in poverty without access to basic services and amenities, unemployment rates ... [more ▼]

South Africa is currently one of the world’s most unequal countries, with massive income inequality, millions of people living in poverty without access to basic services and amenities, unemployment rates consistently above 20% and the top 10% of the population receiving two thirds of the total income. Government economic policies on poverty reduction in the decades since the advent of democracy in South Africa in 1994 have been unable to eradicate the extreme racialised inequality which was the basis of the 342 years of colonialism and apartheid which were characterised by systematic dispossession and socio-economic marginalisation of South Africa’s majority Black population and the systematic privileging of the minority White population. While this history is not the primary focus of this paper, it nonetheless provides useful context. The paper’s primary focus is on the more recent normative and legal challenges of post-1994 South Africa that have resulted in further entrenching socio-economic inequality and contributing to the rise of populism. In this paper we argue that the dire living conditions of a large proportion of the population and disillusionment with the State’s ability to deliver on its promises in this regard, along with the poor implementation of social and economic rights have led to the development of a populist culture in South African politics. [less ▲]