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Rules for Thee, Not for Me: Mass Attitudes on Judge Shopping
ABSTRACT Objective The goal of this project is to understand if the practice of judge shopping—strategically filing federal lawsuits to increase the likelihood of a favorable judge—raises concerns about fair judicial procedures. We examine how this practice reflects a broader loyalty‐fairness trade‐off in public evaluations of legal institutions, and ...
Miles T. Armaly, Elizabeth A. Lane
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Clinical applications of mifepristone
Mifepristone is a progesterone antagonist that has been studied for a number of clinical applications. It is a well-known abortifacient that is effective for both first- and second-trimester medical abortion when used with a prostaglandin analog.
Ho, PC, Tang, OS
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Exploring the Journey of Mifepristone in Canada and Australia
Mifepristone, also known by its drug development name RU486, is an anti-progestin that is part of the gold standard regimen of medication abortion. This medication is taken orally to induce an abortion through 70 days after the first day of the pregnant ...
LaRoche, Kathryn J.
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Selection, counterselection, and conditional gene expression for genetic biocontrol of insects
Selection, counterselection, and conditional expression can be used for sex separation. Selection (S) and counterselection (CS) genes are linked to the sex chromosomes (e.g., the X and Y chromosomes) to confer sex‐specific selection or counterselection based on the presence or absence of the S or CS genes.
Melanie Hempel, Zhijian Tu
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Depomedroxyprogesterone acetate impact on mifepristone action during medication abortion [PDF]
PurposeTo evaluate outcomes by gestational duration in patients who did and did not receive depomedroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) concurrently with mifepristone for mifepristone-misoprostol medication abortion and estimate the impact of DMPA on ...
Creinin, Mitchell D, Boraas, Christy M
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The disruption of a cluster of three snoRNAs in the epithelium of the gut deregulates the lipid and sterol (including the cholesterol) homeostasis. At the whole‐organism level, this chronic deregulation, all along life, decreases lifespan and leads to neurodegenerative lesions in old flies.
Sara Al Issa +4 more
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Mifepristone 5 mg versus 10 mg for emergency contraception: double-blind randomized clinical trial
Josep Lluis Carbonell,1 Ramon Garcia,2 Adriana Gonzalez,2 Andres Breto,2 Carlos Sanchez2 1Mediterranea Medica Clinic, Valencia, Spain; 2Eusebio Hernandez Gynecology and Obstetrics Teaching Hospital, Havana, Cuba Purpose: To estimate the efficacy and ...
Carbonell JL +4 more
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Mifepristone 2.5 mg versus 5 mg daily in the treatment of leiomyoma before surgery
Josep L Carbonell Esteve1, Ana M Riverón2, Mariela Cano2, Alma I Ortiz3, Aleta Valle2, Carlos S Texidó2, Giuseppe Tomasi41Mediterránea Médica Clinic, Valencia, Spain; 2Eusebio Hernández Obstetrics ...
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Neuroprotective effect of mifepristone involves neuron depolarization
International audienceIn several regions of the developing nervous system, neurons undergo programmed cell death. In the rat cerebellum, Purkinje cell apoptosis is exacerbated when cerebellar slices are cultured during the first postnatal week.
Schumacher, M. +8 more
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Background The prototypical antiprogestin mifepristone exhibits potent growth inhibition activity towards ovarian cancer cells in vitro and in vivo.
Seidel Erin E +3 more
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