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CSF Monoamine Metabolites and Cognitive Trajectory in Early Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Imaging and postmortem studies indicate that abnormalities in monoaminergic neurotransmission contribute to cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, it remains uncertain if cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monoamine metabolites can serve as biomarkers of cognitive decline in early PD.
Jing‐Yu Shao, Rong Li, Yu‐Xiang Jiao, Kai Ma, Hong‐Qi Yang, Zheng‐Yu Sun, Jie‐Wen Zhang, Shuai Chen   +7 more
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A New Instrument for Measuring the Local Causal Effect of Privatisation on Firm Performance

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics, 2020
Despite an apparent consensus in the literature that privatisation universally leads to an increase in firm performance, the problem of endogeneity bias is profound and has been emphasised in a number of meta-analyses.
Jan Hagemejer, Joanna Tyrowicz
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Prodromal Lewy Body Disorder Features in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder With Biomarker‐Defined Synucleinopathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is a prodromal state for Lewy body disorders and exhibits biological heterogeneity that may influence clinical expression and progression. We examined clinical features in individuals with iRBD and biomarker‐defined synucleinopathy.
Daniel Weintraub, Michele K. York, Roseanne Dobkin, Anuprita R. Nair, Ryan Kurth, David‐Erick Lafontant, Chelsea Caspell‐Garcia, Roy N. Alcalay, Ethan G. Brown, Lana M. Chahine, Christopher Coffey, Tatiana Foroud, Douglas Galasko, Karl Kieburtz, Kenneth Marek, Kalpana Merchant, Brit Mollenhauer, Kathleen L. Poston, Andrew Siderowf, Cristina Simonet, Tanya Simuni, Caroline M. Tanner, Thomas F. Tropea, Aleksandar Videnovic, The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative   +24 more
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Privatisation and water governance in Africa: implications of a rights-based approach

The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 2008
Early in the post-independence era, the control of water resources in many African states was a task of central planning. Regrettably, water management soon became a miry adventure in most African states largely because of warped planning and ...
Oladejo Olowu
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Onasemnogene Abeparvovec in Patients With SMA: Interim Results of the RESTORE Registry in Japan

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective There are limited real‐world data regarding the safety and effectiveness of onasemnogene abeparvovec (OA; Zolgensma) infusion, a one‐time gene replacement therapy, for Japanese patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). We aimed to improve understanding of the real‐world outcomes for OA in Japan.
Kayoko Saito, Kamal Benguerba, Ken Tsuchida, Kazushige Yazawa, Isao Tsumiyama, Hiromitsu Kayama, Sandra P. Reyna, Farid Khan, Richard S. Finkel   +8 more
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Privatisation of South African health care: In whose interest?

Curationis, 1988
In this article, essentially a critique on the privatisation of health care delivery in South Africa, the concept and social phenomenon of privatisation is analysed and evaluated, and the detrimental side-effects and latent consequences thereof ...
H.C.J van Rensburg, A. Fourie
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Addressing Economic Insecurities Can Improve Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Lupus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Economic insecurities, such as food, housing, transportation, and financial challenges, are modifiable risk factors and influence patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We examined the following: (1) associations between economic insecurities and PROs, and (2) the impact of screening and addressing economic ...
Jay Patel, Tripti Singh, Meredith Ingersoll, Shelby Gomez, Amanda Weber, Sarah E. Panzer, Sancia Ferguson, Christie M. Bartels, Shivani Garg   +8 more
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Privatiser à contre-courant : le « Sonderweg » allemand en matière de privatisations

Droit Public Comparé
Depuis les années 1970, les vagues de privatisation ont profondément transformé les économies européennes. Si l’Allemagne n’a pas échappé à cette tendance, elle s’en est distinguée par une approche plus prudente et centrée sur l’État ...
Madeleine Lasserre
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Representation through Privatisation: Regionalisation of Forest Governance in Tambacounda, Senegal

Conservation & Society, 2017
Government officials, development agents and scholars showcase Senegal's 1996 regionalization reforms as a step towards the deepening of decentralisation. Yet this article shows that the reforms narrowed down local democracy via neoliberal processes. The
Melis Ece
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What determines the scale of state ownership in enterprises? Some evidence from post-socialist countries

Economics and Business Review, 2020
State-owned enterprises still play an important role in many countries around the world. The aim of this research is to indicate which factors had a significant impact on the scale of state ownership in enterprises in the group of twenty eight post ...
Matuszak Piotr
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