Inter-Institutional Collections Storehouse

Inter-institutional Communications and Process Innovation: Inter-institutional System and Collaborative Work Process

The purpose of this research is to provide a contextual analysis of the introduction of an inter-institutional system IIS . An exploratory case study was conducted to assess the consequences of implementing a videoconferencing system in three public institutions. Respondents reported radically different experiences with the IISvideoconference system. Activity theory is used as a framework for a...

A storehouse for splicing proteins?

W hile probing how Drosophila fl ight muscles specialize, Oas et al. discovered a new structure in the nucleus in which cells stow proteins (1). The structure might serve as a depot for proteins that control alternative splicing. Drosophila muscles are fi ne-tuned for producing specifi c movements. Jump muscles give the insects their mad hops, whereas fl ight muscles can beat the wings 250 time...

Inter-Institutional Co-operation and Interactive Multimedia

Histones: Sequestered by Jabba in Fatty Storehouse

A paper in this issue shows that histones H2a and H2b are stored in lipid droplets in Drosophila embryos complexed with the protein Jabba. In Jabba mutant embryos, histones H2a and H2b are degraded but embryos survive by translating stored histone mRNA.

Interdisciplinary and inter-institutional differences in learning preferences among Malaysian medical and health sciences students

Introduction: The learner-centred approach in medical and healthsciences education makes the study of learning preferences relevant andimportant. This study aimed to investigate the interdisciplinary, interinstitutional, gender and racial differences in the preferred learningstyles among Malaysian medical and health sciences students in threeMalaysian universities, namely SEGi University (SEGi)...