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Regulating loot boxes as gambling? Towards a combined legal and self-regulatory consumer protection approach

Interactive Entertainment Law Review, 2020
Loot boxes represent a popular and prevalent contemporary monetization innovation in video games that offers the purchasing player-consumer, who always pays a set amount of money for each attempt, the opportunity to obtain randomized virtual rewards of ...
Leon Y. Xiao
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Consumer Protection on Kickstarter

Marketing science (Providence, R.I.), 2020
This article investigates consumer protection on Kickstarter—a popular and sizeable, yet largely unregulated reward-based crowdfunding platform. Specifically, the article focuses on Kickstarter campaigns’ use of price advertising claims (PACs) and their ...
Daniel Blaseg, C. Schulze, B. Skiera
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Small Business Fintech Lending: The Need for Comprehensive Regulation [PDF]

, 2018
The 28.7 million small businesses in the United States—99% of all American businesses—are the backbone of the American economy. Historically, small businesses relied on community banks for their credit needs.
Palladino, Lenore
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Human Factor’s Involvement in the Consumer Protection Management [PDF]

, 2010
The study emphasizes the results of the excellence research dedicated to theoretical and practical basics for the human factor involvement in the consumer protection management between 2008 – 2009 at the level of National Authority for Consumer ...
Camelia Ştefănescu, Eugen Dobrescu, Ion Petrescu, Vasile Dinu   +3 more
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Immunogenic Properties of Cell Wall Preparations of Francisella tularensis Different Subspecies in Experimental Tularemia

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2018
Immunogenic properties of cell wall (CW) preparations of Francisella tularensis four subspecies are investigated. It is shown that the  preparations from F. tularensis urea lysates are not toxic for  experimental animals. Besides, CW of F.
A. V. Korneva, V. B. Nikolaev, T. A. Ivanova, V. I. Dubrovina, G. B. Mukhturgin, E. Yu. Markov, T. P. Starovoitova, A. V. Mazepa, T. T. Shkaruba, S. V. Balakhonov   +9 more
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The Basic Methodical Approaches to the Organization of Trainings of the Specialized Anti-Epidemic Teams from Irkutsk Antiplague Institute

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2015
The basic methodical approaches to the organization of trainings of the specialized anti-epidemic teams in the most approximate conditions to real extraordinary event are described. These trainings purpose the support of operative readiness of the mobile
A. K. Noskov, V. A. Vishnyakov, M. V. Chesnokova, S. A. Kosilko, S. A. Belkova, L. M. Mikhailov, S. V. Balakhonov   +6 more
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Differential Effects of Alpha-Particle Radiation and X-Irradiation on Genes Associated with Apoptosis

Radiology Research and Practice, 2011
This study examined differential effects of alpha-(α-) particle radiation and X-rays on apoptosis and associated changes in gene expression. Human monocytic cells were exposed to α-particle radiation and X-rays from 0 to 1.5 Gy.
Vinita Chauhan, Matthew Howland, Jeremy Chen, Barbara Kutzner, Ruth C. Wilkins   +4 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Proteolytic and Superoxide Dismutase Activities of Yersinia pestis Strains with Different Plasmid imposition

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2015
Data of the proteolytic and superoxide dismutase activities of Yersinia pestis strains with different plasmid spectrum are presented. It was established that superoxide dismutase activity of the tested Y.
O. V. Yur’Eva, V. I. Dubrovina, G. B. Mukhturgin, T. A. Ivanova, K. M. Korytov, E. G. Tokmakova, S. V. Balakhonov   +6 more
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Prevalence of human papillomavirus (Papillomaviridae; Human papillomavirus) of high carcinogenic risk based on the results of screening of three anatomical loci in men stratified by sexual behavior and HIV status

Вопросы вирусологии, 2021
Introduction. Human papillomavirus (HPV) of high carcinogenic risk (HCR), in addition to being the etiological agent of cervical cancer, also contribute to development of cancer of the anus, vagina, penis, vulva and oropharyngeal cancer.
A. A. Popova, E. A. Domonova, A. V. Pokrovskaya, O. Yu. Shipulina, V. V. Pokrovsk   +4 more
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Detection of Diethylene Glycol in Toothpaste

Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2011
Toothpaste products are permanently used by consumers of different age groups for preventive, curative and aesthetic aspects to ensure the health and safety of the teeth. This encouraged valuable diversity in their production and commodity supply.
Bahaa Nidham Essa Almosawi, Dhifaf Mohammed Saleh Alobaidi   +1 more
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