Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.We investigated whether hypomethylating agents (HMAs) used in myeloid malignancies induce somatic retrotransposition. Our findings indicate that HMA treatment increases L1‐encoded protein expression but does not lead to detectable de novo retrotransposition events in either patient samples or cell lines.
Šárka Pavlová +14 more
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The Impact of Referendums on the Centralisation of Public Goods Provision: A Political Economy Approach [PDF]
The paper compares decision-making on the centralisation of public goods provision in the presence of regional externalities under representative and direct democratic institutions.
Christoph A. Schaltegger +2 more
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Does direct democracy increase civic virtues? A systematic literature review
Frontiers in Political ScienceDue to widespread citizen disenchantment with representative democracy, the introduction of direct-democratic institutions is often promoted as a promising remedy to overcome the current democratic crisis. Theorists of participatory democracy have argued
Laurent Bernhard
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Equality as the name of democracy - Bogdana Koljević: Democracy of contemporary French poststructuralism, Serbian State Publisher of Textbooks, Belgrade, 2018 [PDF]
Sociološki Pregled, 2019 This exceptional book for our public opens dilemmas about the potential of democracy as it is, an opinion which is frequently taken for granted or rejected here, in a rather arbitrary manner.
Bratina Boris R.
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Direct Democracy for Transition Countries [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2003 Theoretical arguments and empirical evidence are advanced to bolster the claim that direct political participation via referenda and initiatives constitutes an advanced form of democracy with beneficial effects on Transition Countries.nDirect democracy raises trust and honesty and improves social outcomes.
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Report on the 2nd MObility for Vesicle research in Europe (MOVE) symposium—2024
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.The 2nd MObility for Vesicle research in Europe (MOVE) Symposium in Belgrade brought over 280 attendees from 28 countries to advance extracellular vesicle (EV) research. Featuring keynotes, presentations, and industry sessions, it covered EV biogenesis, biomarkers, therapies, and manufacturing.
Dorival Mendes Rodrigues‐Junior +5 more
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Designing and Delivering Effective Faculty Development With the Adult Learner in Mind
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT University faculty are busy professionals tasked with many different responsibilities. While they certainly care about student success, their expertise is generally discipline‐specific and strategies for effective and engaging teaching are developed in the classroom along the way.
Nancy V. Winfrey
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Financing Direct Democracy: Revisiting the Research on Campaign Spending and Citizen Initiatives [PDF]
, 2011 The conventional view in the direct democracy literature is that spending against a measure is more effective than spending in favor of a measure, but the empirical results underlying this conclusion have been questioned by recent research. We argue that
de Figueiredo, John M. +2 more
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Does Democracy Make You Happy? Multilevel Analysis of Self-rated Happiness in Indonesi [PDF]
Jurnal Studi Pemerintahan, 2016 The linkage between democracy and citizen happiness in developing countries is rarely examined. This study examines the link between democracy and citizen happiness in Indonesia, a new emerging democratic country in South East Asia.
SUJARWOTO .
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Is democracy beneficial for growth in countries with low ethnic diversity? [PDF]
, 2009 We study the impact of democracy on economic growth for a panel of the most and least ethnically diverse nations as documented by Easterly and Levine (1997).
Ghosh, S, Gregoriou, A
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