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State Capture—Institutionalized Corruption of the South African Revenue Service
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study provides valuable insight for scholars, practitioners, and government officials on how a local office of a respected international consulting firm became associated with allegations of illicit influence and state capture. The article presents how political and business leaders used a government agency, the South African Revenue ...
Jennifer H. Heckel, Prescott C. Ensign
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Amniotic-Fluid Ingestion Enhances the Central\ud Analgesic Effect of Morphine [PDF]
, 1991 Amniotic fluid and placenta contain a substance (POEF) that when ingested enhances opioid-mediated analgesia produced by several agents (morphine injection, vaginal/cervical stimulation, late pregnancy, footshock), but not that produced by aspirin ...
DiPirro, Jean M. +2 more
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Single high-dose buprenorphine for opioid craving during withdrawal. [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundOpioid use disorder is one of the most prevalent addiction problems worldwide. Buprenorphine is used as a medication to treat this disorder, but in countries where buprenorphine is unavailable in combination with naloxone, diversion can be a ...
Ahmadi, Jamshid +3 more
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The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Public opinion polling has found that responses to the second presidency of Donald Trump range from the exuberant enthusiasm of his followers to anxiety, stress and anger, not only amongst many US citizens, but also a large section of the world's population who did not vote for him but are affected by his policies and governing style.
STEPHEN COLEMAN
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The Medicalization of Cannabis [PDF]
, 2010 Annotated and edited transcript of a Witness Seminar held on 24 March 2009. Introduction by Professor Leslie Iversen.First published by the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 2010.©The Trustee of the Wellcome Trust, London, 2010 ...
Crowther, SM, Reynolds, LA, Tansey, EM
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The analgesic effects of anti-inflammatory drugs from the point of view of different pharmacological test methods [PDF]
, 1964 1. The forms of irritation causing inflammation and pain are reviewed, with reference to the significance of histamine, serotonin and bradykinin and in particular to the interrelationship between inflammation and pain. 2.
Wilhelmi, G.
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Drug‐facilitated crime: A review of findings between 2019 and 2023
Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Drug‐facilitated crime (DFC) is a criminal act (e.g., assault, robbery, or sexual assault) in which the perpetrator uses drugs to impair the victim's ability to resist, remember, or recognize the crime being committed. Ethanol is commonly implicated in DFC casework, but limited data are published on other substances currently implicated in ...
Meaghan R. Hessler +2 more
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Errores de medicación: estudio descriptivo de las clases de los medicamentos y medicamentos de alto riesgo [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: The study aims to present the medication classes involved in medication errors occurred at an Intensive Care Unit and to identify which are classified as high-alert medication classes.
Bohomol, Elena
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Can enhanced street lighting improve public safety at scale?
Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Street crimes are thought to be influenced by changes in ambient lighting; yet, most studies have focused on small‐scale interventions in limited areas. It remains unclear whether enhanced lighting can improve safety on a larger, jurisdiction‐wide scale.
John M. MacDonald +6 more
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Drug-drug interactions in repeat prescriptions at village dispensaries (bereg) in Malta [PDF]
, 2013 Inappropriate treatments and drug-drug interactions (DDIs) are known to occur in settings where repeat prescriptions are issued. In view of this, a study was carried out to document any such problematic drug prescribing and propose changes that would
Bugeja, Anton
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