With Regard to the Expression Status of Sarcolemmal Aquaporin 4 in Human Muscular Dystrophies
ABSTRACT Human muscular dystrophies are inherited muscle‐wasting diseases caused by the various kinds of gene mutations. Among them, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a representative type. Before the discovery of the causative dystrophin gene of DMD, the fragile myofiber plasma membrane was thought to be the trigger of myofiber necrosis in DMD ...
Yoshihiro Wakayama, Takahiro Jimi
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Voting intentions during the later stage of the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of risk perception and performance evaluations in South Korea. [PDF]
Kim SY +6 more
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Linking Environmental Health and Civic Health: An Analysis of Air Pollution and Charitable Giving
ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of air pollution on charitable giving. We suggest that the burdens associated with poor air quality are associated with a dampening of civic and philanthropic engagement. Analyzing 12 years of county‐level data from the United States with fixed‐effects OLS and instrumental variables regressions, we identify a ...
Gregory D. Saxton +6 more
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Realistic threats escalating societal conflict: electoral distrust, strong leader support, and divided justice in South Korea's 2024-2025 political crisis. [PDF]
Yu Y, Jung T.
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Women's Career Pathways to Nonprofit Leadership Positions
ABSTRACT This study examines women's leadership career pathways in nonprofit sport organizations. Drawing on a narrative approach and reflexive thematic analysis of 22 semi‐structured interviews with Finnish women leaders, we identify four career types—Progressive Growth Career, Mission Enthusiast, Externally Catalyzed Career, and Chance‐Driven Growth ...
Marjukka Mikkonen +1 more
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Public Health in the Political Sphere: Zero-Fare Public Transportation as a Case Study and Call to Action. [PDF]
Carson J +8 more
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Nonprofit Governance and Financial Stability: A Study of Government‐Funded Social Services
ABSTRACT Nonprofit social service providers are essential in delivering vital services, often with public funding. This study adopts a contingency perspective to explore the relationship between organizational governance and financial stability in publicly funded nonprofit organizations. We use a combination of comparative multilevel analysis (CMA) and
Florentine Maier +4 more
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Systemic electioneering from the evangelical pulpit: Evidence from a computational analysis. [PDF]
Jacob MS +3 more
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Turning Practices Into Performance: The Role of Implementation in Board Recruitment and Selection
ABSTRACT Recruiting and selecting board members in nonprofit organizations poses distinct challenges, given their reliance on volunteers and the difficulty of securing individuals who are both committed and capable of contributing to organizational performance.
William A. Brown, Nara Yoon, Mark Engle
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General elections in Poland (1990-2024) in the unified territorial aggregation: GeoElections Poland 1.0. [PDF]
Śleszyński P, Kowalski M.
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