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Factors Affecting the Effectiveness of Scientific Elites in Society: A Systems Thinking Approach [PDF]

Journal of Systems Thinking in Practice
Elites, a distinct group by a privileged status, must positively impact their society. In developed countries, they can be found to contribute to improvements at national and global levels and cause more value added in different areas.
Mitra Moubed
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Aid Effectiveness: The Role of the Local Elite [PDF]

We study the importance of the local elite as a determinant of the effectiveness of foreign aid in developing countries. An "extractive" elite will misuse aid flows, an issue that is probably as old as foreign aid itself. We proxy for the existence of an
Kyriakos C Neanidis, Luis Angeles
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Institution building and political accountability [PDF]

, 2013
The paper examines the role of policy intervention in engendering institutional change. We show that first order changes in the political structure (e.g. introduction of democracy) may be undermined by local political interests and result in persistence
Majumdar , Sumon, Mukand, Sharun W.
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Association of Corticospinal Tract Asymmetry With Ambulatory Ability After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ambulatory ability after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is important to patients. We tested whether asymmetry between ipsi‐ and contra‐lesional corticospinal tracts (CSTs) assessed by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is associated with post‐ICH ambulation.
Yasmin N. Aziz, Carl D. Langefeld, Mary E. Comeau, Miranda C. Marion, Tyler P. Behymer, Lee A. Gilkerson, Padmini Sekar, Weihong Yuan, Vivek Khandwala, Brady J. Williamson, Thomas Maloney, Achala Vagal, Pierce Boyne, Kari Dunning, Matthew L. Flaherty, Steven J. Kittner, Prachi Mehndiratta, Gunjan Y. Parikh, Michael L. James, David Roh, Fernando D. Testai, Farhaan S. Vahidy, James Thornton, Ranjit Bagga, Daniel Woo, Stacie L. Demel   +25 more
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Perfectionism and achievement goals in young Finnish ice-hockey players aspiring to make the Under-16 national team [PDF]

, 2009
Research on perfectionism suggests that is it useful to differentiate between perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns. Regarding the 2 x 2 achievement goal framework, the usefulness of this differentiation was recently demonstrated in a ...
Antony M. M., Arbuckle J. L., Brislin R. W., Byrne B. M., Cole D. A., Conroy D. E., Conroy D. E., Conroy D. E., Cronbach L. J., DiBartolo P. M., Dunkley D. M., Dunn J. G. H., Dunn J. G. H., Dunn J. G. H., Elliot A. J., Elliot A. J., Flett G. L., Flett G. L., Frost R. O., Frost R. O., Gould D., Gould D., Haase A. M., Hall H. K., Hall H. K., Hill A. P., Hoyle R. H., Joachim Stoeber, Jukka Tiikkaja, Kitsantas A., Kline R. B., Lemyre P.-N., Lundh L.-G., Lundh L.-G., McPherson S. L., Moller A. C., Nunnally J. C., Nunnally J. C., Oliver Stoll, Olli Salmi, Ommundsen Y., Pleva J., Rice K. G., Shafran R., Slade P. D., Spray C. M., Stoeber J., Stoeber J., Stoeber J., Stoeber J., Stumpf H., Stöber J., Tabachnick B. G., Terry-Short L. A., Vallance J. K. H.   +54 more
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Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas, Connor A. Law, Joan A. Casey, Thomas Mosley, Rebecca F. Gottesman, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Holly Elser, Andrea L. C. Schneider   +7 more
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The Training of Olympic Alpine Ski Racers

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
Alpine combined was the only alpine ski racing event at the first Winter Olympic Games in 1936, but since then, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill, and team events have also become Olympic events.
Matthias Gilgien, Matthias Gilgien, Robert Reid, Christian Raschner, Matej Supej, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Hans-Christer Holmberg   +7 more
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Life‐Threatening Bradycardia in Anti‐NMDA‐Receptor Encephalitis and a Novel Use for Permanent Pacing

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric anti‐NMDA receptor encephalitis (pNMDARE) is an autoantibody‐mediated disorder that can cause severe autonomic dysfunction, including symptomatic bradycardia and asystole. Dysautonomia can last for years, making it very challenging to manage.
Sarah Tucker, Abhijit Das, Andres Jimenez, Areeba Basit, Yike Jiang, Emily A. Smitherman, Heather Van Mater, Taylor Howard, Alexander J. Sandweiss, Kristen S. Fisher   +9 more
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The Jakarta Charter in Post-soeharto Indonesia: Political Thoughts of the Elites in Muhammadiyah [PDF]

, 2015
Sebagai negara muslim terbesar di dunia, sejumlah gerakan Islam di Indonesia meyakini bahwa Piagam Jakarta merupakan jalan terbaik untuk mewujudukan syariat Islam karena nilai sejarah yang mulia dalam piagam tersebut.
Al-Hamdi, R. (Ridho)
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Cognitive Status in People With Epilepsy in the Republic of Guinea: A Prospective, Case–Control Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective People with epilepsy (PWE) may experience cognitive deficits but fail to undergo formal evaluation. This study compares cognitive status between PWE and healthy controls in the West African Republic of Guinea. Methods A cross‐sectional, case–control study was conducted in sequential recruitment phases (July 2024–July 2025) at Ignace ...
Maya L. Mastick, Cheick O. Soumah, Malé Doré, Oumar Mara, Desiré Neldje, Fodé A. Cissé, Toure M. Lamine, Aminata Diallo, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Alexander J. X. Chen, Alice Liu, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Farrah J. Mateen, The Guinea Epilepsy Project   +14 more
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