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We are delighted to present the Rising Stars in Thyroid Endocrinology 2023 article collection. This collection showcases the high-quality work of internationally recognized researchers in the early stages of their independent careers. All Rising Star researchers were individually nominated by the Frontiers in Endocrinology editors in recognition of their potential to influence the future directions in their respective fields. The work presented here highlights the diversity of research performed across the entire breadth of thyroid endocrinology and presents advances in theory, experiment and methodology with applications to compelling problems.
Over 98% of the human genome contains non-coding DNA sequences. For many years molecular biologists referred to this component of the genome as the “junk” DNA since it does not code for any “useful” protein product. Over the last years this notion changed significantly as scientists discovered that a large part of this DNA contains various genomic elements that have important roles in cell physiology. Genomic elements such as non-coding RNAs, transposons, splicing RNAs, DNA repeats and others were shown to play a significant role in regulating gene expression. In addition, all these elements were implicated to contribute in the pathogenesis or progression of various human diseases. I...
CALL ME RARAOU, if you please, I was born in Rampartville, the capital city, even if it's only a provincial capital. Guess I was around fifteen when we left the place, me and my ma and half a loaf of dry bread between us, a couple of months after they pilloried her it was, they were still celebrating that so-called Liberation of theirs. Not even a team of wild horses could ever drag me back there. Ma neither, Buried her right here, I did, in Athens, the only luxury she ever asked for, her last will and testament. 'My child, I'm dying, but grant me my last wish, bury me here. I never want to go back there. (She may have been born in the place but she never said the word "Rampartville".) I don...
A beautiful, atmospheric novel set in the heat of Crete from the author of the highly acclaimed THE HOUSE OF DUST AND DREAMS. It is the late 1960s and after her strict English boarding school, Angel is delighted to be back on Crete, the island she loves. She and her friend Chrissi are planning to spend the long summer days as they've always done before, hanging out together, playing pranks on their unsuspecting neighbours and generally running wild on the mountainside. But when tragedy strikes at the heart of Angel's family, she and Chrissi resolve to run away together. For two girls on the brink of womanhood, the turmoil that is Greece at that time makes it a dangerous place to be. As Angel falls in love, tragedy strikes a second time... Following the success of THE HOUSE OF DUST AND DREAMS, Brenda Reid draws us back to Crete in this delightful coming of age story.
Zwei Skelette am Strand und das Schweigen derer, die davon wussten – Kommissar Michalis Charisteas ermittelt in seinem dritten Fall Es ist Ende Mai auf Kreta, und die Insel steht in voller Blüte. Im Süden Kretas haben sich zahlreiche Urlauber am Strand von Frangokastello eingefunden, weil sie im Morgengrauen die Drosoulites, die "Seelen des Taus", sehen wollen. Der Legende nach erheben sich jedes Jahr Ende Mai diese Seelen für einige Minuten aus dem Sand und ziehen in riesigen Schwaden über den Strand. Doch in diesem Jahr kommen nicht die Seelen zum Vorschein: Im Sand finden sich die Skelette zweier Männer. Beide weisen Einschusslöcher auf. Also Mord? Als Michalis Charisteas seine Ermittlungen aufnimmt, erfährt er jedoch eine völlig andere Geschichte. "Ein unterhaltsames Buch mit viel Kreta-Flair, in dem alte Traditionen und modernes Leben aufeinandertreffen." Bayerischer Rundfunk zu 'Kretische Feindschaft'
Contains 2,300-plus entries comprehensively covering the output of the Greek film industry. Each entry presents the film's title in both Roman and Greek alphabets, as well as a translation of the title into English, and other titles used for foreign release where applicable; statistics such as production year and running time; names of production company, production personnel, and main cast members; and a plot synopsis. Some entries also include quotations from outstanding reviews, and listings of awards received. Appendices list recipients of the main Greek film awards. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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