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Anti-Elites as New Elites: Complexities of Elite Performance in Baffled Bolivia [PDF]

open access: yesComparative Sociology, 2011
AbstractThis article argues that recent political changes in Bolivia, leading to the first indigenous president in the country’s history being inaugurated in 2006, unsettled the traditional schemes of societal stratification, as well as the traditionally accepted markers of elite-hood.
Salman, A.J., Soruco Sologuren, X
openaire   +2 more sources

Treatment Decision‐Making Roles and Preferences Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Decision‐making (DM) dynamics between adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, parents, and oncologists remain underexplored in diverse populations. We examined cancer treatment DM preferences among an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse group of AYAs and their parents.
Amanda M. Gutierrez   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elitism and elite culture

open access: yesВестник Майкопского государственного технологического университета, 2023
The results of the investigation of the phenomenon of elite culture in the process of transition to information civilization are presented. The aim of the research is to identify the characteristics of elite culture as the antipode of mass culture.
openaire   +1 more source

Parent Quality of Life at Two Years Following Their Child's Completion of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parents of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often experience significant caregiver burden and disruption to their well‐being. While parent quality of life (QoL) during treatment is well characterized, little is known about outcomes during early survivorship.
Sara Dal Pra   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

New horizons for the methodology and physiology of training periodization: Block Periodization: New horizon or a false dawn? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
It would appear premature to herald block periodization as a ‘new horizon’ in training planning, partly because of a fundamental lack of supporting evidence and clearly delineated rationale, and partly because contradictory evidence exists questioning ...
Balabinis   +33 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Utility of Baseline Echocardiogram in Patients With Standard Risk Precursor B‐Lymphoblastic Leukemia

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background A routine baseline echocardiogram is often obtained prior to anthracycline administration in children with cancer. The utility of baseline echocardiogram is unclear in patients with standard risk B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (SR B‐ALL) as their anthracycline cumulative dose is low.
Ziyad Alrajhi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The metropolitan geographies of elite shopping: Mary Leigh and Roger Newdigate in Georgian London [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The importance of London as a source of elite goods is a commonplace. Work by Berry, Walsh, Vickery and Greig has painted a vivid picture of the mechanisms through which elite women in particular sought out metropolitan suppliers. It has also suggested a
Stobart, Jon
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Upacicalcet: A Novel Intravenous Calcimimetic Agent for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a common complication in patients receiving maintenance dialysis, driven by calcium and phosphate metabolism disturbances. Calcimimetics are central to the management of SHPT by enhancing calcium‐sensing receptor sensitivity and reducing parathyroid hormone secretion.
Fumihiko Koiwa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Law for Elites

open access: yesStudies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric, 2019
It has been claimed that to fully understand the law, one must know the language of normative texts and the relevant rules governing its use. It usually means that normative texts do not seem to be comprehensible enough to persons without formal legal ...
Smejkalová Terezie   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Culture change in elite sport performance teams: Examining and advancing effectiveness in the new era [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Reflecting the importance of optimizing culture for elite teams, Fletcher and Arnold (2011) recently suggested the need for expertise in culture change. Acknowledging the dearth of literature on the specific process, however, the potential effectiveness ...
Andrew Cruickshank   +39 more
core   +1 more source

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