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Exploring the Relationship Between Military Spending & Human Rights Performance in South Asia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The relationship between military spending and human rights is one of the most prominent issues in political economy. Yet, the linkage between the two is empirically underdeveloped.
Pathmalal, K. K. Shakya Lahiru   +1 more
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Scalable Laser Processing Enables Transparent, Accretion Scale‐Independent, Ice‐Shedding Glass

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
We demonstrate a scalable laser‐based method to create wave‐like micro‐patterns on glass surfaces that counter the conventional view that roughness increases ice adhesion. These patterns direct crack propagation at the ice–glass interface, enabling low‐force, multi‐directional ice detachment while maintaining substrate transparency. A theoretical model
Fan‐Wei Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Private Investment in R&D to Signal Ability to Perform Government Contracts [PDF]

open access: yes
Official government statistics on the "mission-distribution" of U.S. R&D investment are based on the assumption that only the government sponsors military R&D.
Frank R. Lichtenberg
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The economic importance of marine angler expenditures in the United States. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
In 1998, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) began a series of marine angler expenditure surveys in the coastal regions of the United States (U.S.) to evaluate marine recreational fishing expenditures and the financial impacts of these ...
Castle, Jeremy   +2 more
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Kinsenoside Targets IDH1 to Restore Microglial Immune‐Metabolic Homeostasis for Alzheimer's Disease Therapy

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Dysregulated TCA cycle contributes to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. Here, we show that microglial isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) is a critical driver. Elevated IDH1 disrupts citrate metabolism and mitochondrial function, exacerbating AD pathology.
Qianqian Li   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Defense Expenditure on Economic Growth [PDF]

open access: yes
The goal of this paper is to analyze the relationship between defense expenditures and economic growth in Romania, trying to find out the existence, direction and intensity of this connection.
Obreja Brasoveanu, Laura
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The Difference Between Filing Lawsuits and Selling Widgets: The Lost Understanding that Some Attorneys’ Exercise of State Power is Subject to Appropriate Regulation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
[Excerpt] It is often argued that all attorneys practicing in the United States – regardless of the function they perform in the American justice system – are purely private actors working in a free market system.
Taylor, Paul
core   +1 more source

A Cationic Supramolecule With Potent Antifungal Activity, Single‐Species Selectivity, and Strong Synergy With Echinocandins

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
We introduce a new membrane‐active antifungal design, Gua‐SMACS‐16, that exhibits high potency and single‐species selectivity for C. tropicalis while sparing other close species in the Candida genus. Moreover, when combining with caspofungin, a clinical antifungal drug inhibiting 1,3‐β‐glucan synthase, they exhibit ultra‐strong synergy across a panel ...
Tianjiao Dai   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Architecture of Defense Expenditures and Investment Strategies of Defense Industrial Companies in the Context of Military Challenges

open access: yesПроблеми сучасних трансформацій. Серія: економіка та управління
This study examines the financial architecture of defense spending and the investment strategies of the defense industry within the modern global economy, specifically addressing the onset of a "new cycle of rearmament." By reevaluating military ...
Оксана Чеберяко   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Legislative Organization and Administrative Redundancy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Congress regularly enacts legislation providing for redundant administrative programs. For example, there are more than 100 federal programs for surface transportation, 82 programs to ensure teacher quality, 80 programs to promote domestic economic ...
Doran, Michael
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