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Institutional Theories and Public Institutions: New Agendas and Appropriateness

, 2012
This chapter covers the evolution of institutional theory and its application to public adminsitrations in the last 20 years. It discusses the various streams, their reseach agendas and their contributions, but also their limits to add value to knowledge.
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An Institutional Perspective on Public Services

, 2021
Abstract It is easy to think of public service organizations in generic terms. However, on the basis of a multidimensional institutional perspective of publicness, which includes authority, funding, and values, one can quickly understand that the publicness of organizations comes in various guises. This institutional perspective not only
van Loon, Nina, Vandenabeele, Wouter
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The Differential Impact of Public and Private Governance Institutions on the Different Modes of Foreign Investment

, 2016
This paper examines the respective impacts of public and private governance institutions on foreign direct and foreign portfolio investment inflows. We present two hypotheses: (1) there is a strong correlation between the quality of a country’s public ...
Solomon, H., Goda, T., Solomon, O. Helen, Lysandrou, P.   +3 more
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Septin 9 PB domains coordinate centrosome positioning and microtubule acetylation to control epithelial polarity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Septin 9 polybasic domains couple phosphoinositide‐rich membrane binding to centrosome positioning, Golgi organization, and microtubule acetylation to control epithelial polarity. Their loss disrupts this axis, causing centrosome mispositioning, Golgi fragmentation, reduced microtubule acetylation, and polarity inversion via upregulation of the ...
Ting ting Cai, Mohyeddine Omrane, Nassima Benzoubir, Didier Samuel, Ama Gassama‐Diagne   +4 more
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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis patients’ healthcare-seeking behaviors and doctors’ diagnosis delays

BMC Public Health
Introduction Since the onset of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, global healthcare systems have faced unprecedented challenges. To control the spread of COVID-19, China implemented multiple nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs).
Xinling Shi, Zhenpeng Guo, Qiao Liu, Qiang Zhang, Xiaolong Zhang, Qin Wen, Yuting Wang, Jianming Wang   +7 more
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Evaluation of the Impact of Government Audit on Quality Management, Based on Neutroalgebra Generated by the PROSPECTOR Function [PDF]

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems
The present study focuses on the evaluation of the impact of government audit on quality management, using a novel approach based on the neutralalgebra generated by the PROSPECTOR function. The central question of the research lies in the need to improve
Alexander Santos Silva Bernardo, Jeri Gloria Ramón Ruffner, David Sánchez Cruz, Patricia Padilla-Vento   +3 more
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Impact of internship programme on the performance of public health care institutions [PDF]

, 2012
The study seeks to obtain the impact of internship programme on the performance of public health care institutions. Contextual factors are sought that influence the relationship, impact and effect between internship programme and performance of public ...
Okaka, Ochieng, Odera, Odhiambo, Mumbo, Hazel Miseda, Mutsotso, Stanley N., Yeswa, Eunice A.   +4 more
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
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Association between anxiety, depression symptoms, and academic burnout among Chinese students: the mediating role of resilience and self-efficacy

BMC Psychology
Background To explore the associations between anxiety and depression symptoms and academic burnout among children and adolescents in China, and to examine the role of resilience and self-efficacy in addressing academic burnout.
Wanqing Liu, Ruiyun Zhang, Huan Wang, Andrew Rule, Min Wang, Cody Abbey, Manpreet K. Singh, Scott Rozelle, Xinshu She, Lian Tong   +9 more
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Acrolein-Triggered Ferroptosis and Protection by Intermittent Fasting via the AMPK/NRF2-CLOCK/BMAL1 Pathway

Toxics
Environmental pollution significantly exacerbates various diseases, particularly those affecting the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Our previous studies have shown that acrolein, an environmental pollutant, promotes atherosclerosis by ...
Yuandie Zhang, Hong Chen, Qianfeng Chen, Margaret Zaitoun, Ying Cheng, Jierong Ge, Qing Feng   +6 more
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