Genetic engineering holds great promise and opportunities for medicine and biomedical research. For example, RNA interference (RNAi) and antisense (AS) therapies are potentially powerful candidates for clinical treatments of various ailments, including cancer and AIDS. However, these therapeutic oligonucleotides are easily degraded by cellular enzymes or digested by cellular nucleases. Some mea...

This paper applies a Game-based Learning Evaluation Model (GEM) to assess whether the early warning – early action serious game “Ready!” is an effective component to add to existing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) training curricula, facilitated by NGO staff and applied at the community level. We developed a paper-based survey with 17 five-level Likert items and 15 open questions addressing the d...

Community-based harm reduction workshops are delivered to reduce a range of community-based risks. In this instance, non-government organisation (NGO) 18 villages in rural setting Cambodia. This article presents the approach delivery these workshops. The explores journey learning for community, local authorities and delivering NGO when moving from more traditional that participatory one impact ...

Purpose This paper explores the communication of legitimacy in annual reports non-governmental organizations (NGOs), focusing specifically on function images. The visual mode discourse and meaning construction has to date only scarcely been explored research, especially NGO context. Design/methodology/approach Distinguishing between normative, regulatory, cognitive outcome legitimacy, inquires ...