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Book Review: Barr, Michael D.: The Ruling Elite of Singapore: Networks of Power and Influence

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2015
Book Review of the monograph by Barr, Michael D. (2014), The Ruling Elite of Singapore: Networks of Power and Influence. London: I. B. Tauris, ISBN-13 978-1780762340, 224 pages. With The Ruling Elite of Singapore, Barr makes a significant contribution to
Jan Seifert
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Enhancing Sustainability Label Effectiveness Through Logo Design Modification: An Analysis of the EU Green Leaf Logo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability labels can help support consumers select more socially and environmentally friendly options, thereby enhancing returns for conscientious producers and promoting the transition to a more sustainable food system. However, consumer confusion regarding labels' meaning undermines their effectiveness.
Monika Hartmann, Ching‐Hua Yeh, Matthew Gorton, Barbara Tocco, Áron Török   +4 more
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Unraveling A4GALT Mechanism and Its Modulation With Adamantyl‐Galactosylceramide Analogues: Advancing Fabry Disease Therapeutic Strategies

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
A 310‐helix‐mediated conformational switch promotes a front‐face SNi‐like catalysis by human A4GALT. Mechanism‐guided design identifies AdaGalCer as a selective modulator of globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) biosynthesis, opening a clear route toward new Fabry disease therapeutics.
Nicky de Koster, Òscar Vidal‐Gironès, Rowan de Graaf, Ken Kok, Lindsey T. Lelieveld, Jackelien Hoogervorst, Maria J. Ferraz, José Pablo Rivas‐Fernández, Rob F. Lammers, Herman S. Overkleeft, Johannes M. F. G. Aerts, Rolf G. Boot, Carme Rovira, Marta Artola   +13 more
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Dissatisfaction with Democracy: Evidence from the Latinobarómetro 2005 Insatisfacción con la Democracia: Evidencia de Latinobarómetro 2005

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2010
Data for 17 Latin American countries collected by Latinobarómetro 2005 reveal that dissatisfaction with democracy is a sign of progress. Political stability and increased governmental effectiveness enable the better-educated leftish young to express ...
Brian J. L. Berry, Osvaldo S. Tello Rodriguez   +1 more
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Long‐Term Outcomes After Stoma Creation in Crohn's Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 422 Patients

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Stoma creation is often required in Crohn's disease (CD), most commonly because of progressive anorectal disease. As stoma closure strongly influences long‐term quality of life and surgical decision‐making, this study evaluated the indications and long‐term outcomes of stoma creation in patients with CD.
Kentaro Nagano, Ryuichi Kuwahara, Yusuke Tomoo, Kurando Kusunoki, Yuki Horio, Kei Kimura, Kozo Kataoka, Masataka Ikeda, Motoi Uchino, Hiroki Ikeuchi   +9 more
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Compulsory for Whom? Mandatory Voting and Electoral Participation in Brazil, 1986-2006 Obrigatório para Quem? Voto Obrigatório e Participação Eleitoral no Brasil, 1986 a 2006

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2009
Latin America contains roughly half of the world’s countries that use compulsory voting, but this electoral institution has received only limited attention from researchers.
Timothy J. Power
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Potential Survival Benefit of Neoadjuvant Docetaxel, Cisplatin and 5‐Fluorouracil Therapy in Patients With Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Multiple Lymph Node Metastases: A Single‐Institute Propensity Score Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Although neoadjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil, cisplatin, and docetaxel (NAC‐DCF) is the current standard neoadjuvant regimen for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, its substantial toxicity underscores the need to identify patients who derive the greatest benefit.
Eiji Higaki, Tetsuya Abe, Hironori Fujieda, Shigenori Kadowaki, Tsutomu Tanaka, Masahiro Tajika, Koji Komori, Seiji Ito, Isao Oze, Kei Muro   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political Appointments and Coalition Management in Brazil, 2007-2010 Nominaciones Partidárias e Coaliciones en Brasil, 2007-2010

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2011
Studies on coalition management in presidential systems usually focus on two types of goods used by the president and formateur party to hold together coalitions: exchange goods (such as individual budget amendments) and coalition goods (such as ...
Sérgio Praça, Andréa Freitas, Bruno Hoepers   +2 more
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Interaction Between Operator and Assistant Certification Is Associated With Local Recurrence After Laparoscopic Rectal Cancer Surgery: An Ancillary Analysis of the EnSSURE Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
A significant synergistic interaction between operator and assistant certification was associated with a lower risk of local recurrence after laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery. Patients treated by both ESSQS‐qualified operators and assistants had the lowest risk of local recurrence, whereas a single qualification alone was not associated with a ...
Yusuke Sakimura, Hiroyuki Bando, Koya Hida, Tatsunari Fukuoka, Tohru Funakoshi, Fuminori Teraishi, Kay Uehara, Yuji Inoue, Nobuaki Suzuki, Nobuki Ichikawa, Hiroaki Iijima, Akinobu Taketomi, Yoshiharu Sakai, Takeshi Naitoh, Ichiro Takemasa, the EnSSURE study group collaboratives within the Japan Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Akinobu Furutani, Akiyoshi Kanazawa, Akiyoshi Noda, Atsushi Ishibe, Chikayoshi Tani, Daisuke Yamamoto, Fumihiko Fujita, Fumio Ishida, Fumitaka Asahara, Heita Ozawa, Hideaki Karasawa, Hideki Osawa, Hiroaki Nagano, Hiroaki Takeshita, Hirofumi Ota, Hirokazu Suwa, Hiroki Ochiai, Hiroomi Ogawa, Hiroshi Saeki, Hirotoshi Hasegawa, Hisanaga Horie, Hisashi Nagahara, Jun Watanabe, Kaori Hayashibara, Kazuhiro Takehara, Ken Kojo, Ken Okamoto, Kenichiro Saito, Koji Ikeda, Koji Munakata, Koki Otsuka, Koki Goto, Kunihiko Nagakari, Mamoru Uemura, Manabu Shimomura, Manabu Shiozawa, Manabu Takata, Manabu Yamamoto, Masaaki Ito, Masafumi Inomata, Masahiko Watanabe, Masakatsu Numata, Masashi Miguchi, Masatsune Shibutani, Mayumi Ozawa, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Naoya Aisu, Naruhiko Sawada, Ryo Ikeshima, Ryo Inada, Ryuichi Oshima, Satoshi Maruyama, Shigehiro Kojima, Shigeki Yamaguchi, Shigenori Homma, Shiki Fujino, Shinichiro Mori, Shinobu Ohnuma, Sho Takeda, Shota Aoyama, Shuji Saito, Shunpei Mukai, Shusaku Takahashi, Takahiro Sasaki, Takahiro Yamanashi, Takeru Matsuda, Takuya Miura, Tatsunori Ono, Tatsuya Kinjo, Tatsuya Shonaka, Teni Godai, Tomohiro Adachi, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Tomohisa Furuhata, Tomonori Akagi, Toshimoto Kimura, Toshisada Aiba, Toshiya Nagasaki, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, Tsukasa Shimamura, Tsunekazu Mizushima, Yasuhito Iseki, Yasuo Sumi, Yasushi Rino, Yasuyuki Kamada, Yohei Kurose, Yoshiaki Kita, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yoshihiro Takashima, Yoshihito Ide, Yoshinori Munemoto, Yoshito Akagi, Yoshiyuki Ishii, Yuki Kiyozumi, Yukihito Kokuba, Yukitoshi Todate, Yusuke Sakimura, Yusuke Shimodaira, Yusuke Suwa   +114 more
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The Right in “New Left” Latin America La derecha en tiempos de la nueva izquierda en América Latina

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2011
Over the past decade, there has been a surge of “new Left” governments in Latin America, yet polling data shows no comparable shift to the left among the general Latin American population.
James David Bowen
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