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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"amok"”.
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After the crash : reclaiming Bangkok's city of ghosts
… as unwelcome monuments to global capital run amok. This project proposes reclamation strategies that would enable 'small agents' to inhabit and revive the abandoned structures. The design intends to echo both the populist, nativist movement that has taken root in post-crash Thailand, as well …
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An examination of media ethics and journalism pedagogy for news communicators: Theory and practice implications of a framing analysis of The Mercury (Tasmania)’s coverage of the Dunblane (March 1996) and Port Arthur (April 1996) mass shootings
… historical precedent for random mass murder—the amok phenomenon. It explores whether contemporary societies could potentially learn different ways of understanding and responding to the crime of random killings, and the possible role of the media script within these. The intention is that this …
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William H. Sheldon and the culture of the somatotype
… and technology that was often felt to have run amok. Advocacy of eugenics for Anthony Ludovici, William Sheldon, and Aldous Huxley (polemics against "promiscuous breeding", overpopulation, medical and psychological holism, "aristocracy", nobility) was another means of defending conservative …
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Investigation of plant derived compounds mediating cell signalling effectson FOXO1a and AMPK
… metformin and pioglitazone, which both activate AMOK signalling and reduce phosphorylation of the ribosomal protein S6.<br/>The project began with an analysis of plant extracts which can mediate intracellular cell signalling effects on FOXO1a and AMPK. The pilot data established that one extract …