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International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.What's New? Cancers of the breast and female genital tract represent more than half of all cancers in women in sub‐Saharan Africa. Here, the authors assessed incidence trends in a female population living in urban sub‐Saharan Africa based on the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry in Harare over a 30‐year period.
Eric Chokunonga +7 more
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A Note on the Proper Study of Film: A Response to C. B. Hunt [PDF]
, 1980 A cautionary response, published within the Newsletter of the American Film Institute in November-December 1980, to suggestions to the contrary about the teaching of film and the administration of those doing it made within a previous issue by Dr. C.
Cameron, Evan Wm.
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Induced abortion in the world: 3. In search of a minimum common ground
International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract The rising worldwide trend toward legalization of termination of pregnancy has been accompanied by increased polarization around abortion. Two opposite broad coalitions emerged from this confrontation, generally known as the “pro‐life” and “pro‐choice” movements. The basic issue for pro‐life advocates is that the protection of “innocent, human
Giuseppe Benagiano +4 more
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Paper Tigers, Fences-&-Fines or Co-Management? Community conservation agreements in Indonesia's Lore Lindu National Park [PDF]
Protected areas may be established and maintained at the expense of local communities ('fences & fines'), although attempts to block local land use can be fruitless ('paper tigers').
Engel, Stefanie +2 more
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Adss1–HDAC3 Interaction: A Novel Mechanism for Epigenetic Regulation of Metabolism in Adipose Tissue
iNew Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Obesity and its related metabolic disorders have emerged as global public health challenges with underlying mechanisms involving an imbalance between energy storage and expenditure in the adipose tissue. In recent years, with the deepening research on adipose tissue metabolism, the cross talk between metabolic enzymes and epigenetic regulation
Jiarui Zhao +3 more
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Making Sense of Public Policy in a Fragmented World: the Search for Solutions and the Limits of Learning [PDF]
, 2012 This paper explores innovation, learning and change in an environment where the historical moment of ‘New Public Management’ (NPM) has given way to unprecedented fluidity in public policy and decision making. To begin, we examine key elements of the post-
Fenwick, John, McMillan, Janice
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Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gender and race have received significant philosophical attention recently; they are the paradigm cases of social kinds in most philosophical accounts. I argue for the inclusion of caste as a social kind because it affects the lives of many people, and because it presents itself as an important test case for philosophers of social kinds.
Ajinkya Deshmukh
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Combining total energy and energy industrial center concepts to increase utilization efficiency of geothermal energy [PDF]
Integrating energy production and energy consumption to produce a total energy system within an energy industrial center which would result in more power production from a given energy source and less pollution of the environment is discussed.
Bayliss, B. P.
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Two Problems for the Political Inclusion of Animals
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent years, the field of animal ethics has taken a political turn, with scholars arguing that sentient nonhuman animals should be included in the political sphere. This article explores two key challenges arising from this turn towards the political inclusion of animals: the Conflict Problem and the Numbers Problem.
David Paaske, Angela K. Martin
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Yes, Friendship and Love Can Be Bought and Sold
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Can friendship and love be bought and sold? I argue yes, contrary to philosophical consensus. The prevailing view rests on the common error of over‐reliance on idealized conceptions of friendship and love that bear little resemblance to actual relationships.
Simone Sommer Degn
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