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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recentralization of Kampala City Administration in Uganda

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2015
The government disseminated a new constitution in 1995 with the provision on decentralization of Article 176 2 (b) that acted shortly before the rebirth of the local government act in 1997.
Nabukeera Madinah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enchancing Public Accountability and Performance in Nigeria: Periscoping the Impediments and Exploring Imperative Measures

open access: yesAfrica’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review, 2014
Over the past decades, accountability and performance have been central in public sector management. Accountability is important for effective performance in the public sector because both elected and non-elected officials need to show the public that ...
David K. Adejuwon
doaj   +1 more source

Accountability of immigration administration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Accountability can be conceptualized as institutionalized mechanisms obliging actors to explain their conduct to different forums, which can pose questions and impose sanctions. This article analyses different crises' in immigration policies in Norway, Denmark and Germany along a descriptive framework of five different accountability types: political ...
Reichersdorfer , Johannes   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Longitudinal circulating tumor DNA profiling in patients with advanced endometrial cancer using an off‐the‐shelf targeted NGS panel

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Intratumour heterogeneity complicates precision management of advanced endometrial cancer. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) offers a minimally invasive strategy to capture tumor evolution and therapeutic resistance. Here, we compare tumor‐agnostic NGS with tumor‐informed ddPCR, outlining their relative sensitivity, concordance, and clinical implications ...
Carlos Casas‐Arozamena   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges to democratic legitimacy, scrutiny, accountability in the UK national and local state [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This article suggests that at national and local levels, the British state is seemingly incapable of solving multi-faceted and intractable social, economic and environmental problems alone. It is argued that new national and local governance arrangements,
Liddle, J
core  

What can we learn on public accountability from non-health disciplines: a meta-narrative review. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
OBJECTIVE: In health, accountability has since long been acknowledged as a central issue, but it remains an elusive concept. The literature on accountability spans various disciplines and research traditions, with differing interpretations.
Mayhew, Susannah H, Van Belle, Sara
core   +1 more source

DNA methylation and expression of MAPRE3 affect overall survival of early‐stage non‐small cell lung cancer patients

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Both cg12821679MAPRE3 methylation and MAPRE3 expression are significantly associated with overall survival (OS) of non‐small cell lung cancer. Meanwhile, MAPRE3 expression significantly modified the effect of smoking cessation on OS. Smoking cessation benefits OS merely for patients with high MAPRE3 expression.
Chao Chen   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accountability and oversight in the Dutch intelligence and security domains in the digital age

open access: yesFrontiers in Political Science
Accountability is considered a cornerstone of public administration and good governance. This study characterizes the relationship between the Dutch Intelligence and Secret Service (“AIVD”) and citizens (represented by parliament, courts, and oversight ...
Jorge Constantino   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF VILLAGE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

open access: yesAFEBI Management and Business Review, 2018
West Bangka was the only regency in Bangka Belitung Province that received a Fair Without Exception (WTP) in 2013-2014. Different with the East Belitung which has never received a WTP, even in 2014 East Belitung received Unqualified Opinion (TW).
Maya Yusnita, Wenni Anggita
doaj   +1 more source

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