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Institutionalisation and Institutional Evolution: A Model of Selecting Government Officials in Ancient China

open access: yesEconomics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The evolution of institutions in selecting government officials in ancient China reflected efficiency considerations and increased power concentration in the hands of the ruler. Selecting government officials in ancient China became more rule‐based over time, and standardisation and centralisation were some key features of this process.
Haiwen Zhou
wiley   +1 more source

‘Back to Basics’: A Self‐Administered Survey of Undergraduate Dentists' Prevalence, Impact and Understanding of Lower Back Pain

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The aim of this paper is to assess the prevalence, impact, and understanding of Lower Back Pain (LBP) amongst final year dental students to inform the development of a module in the dental curriculum. LBP has a significant impact on the dental workforce; yet little is reported about the profession's knowledge, or the necessity for
Samuel Cope   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Limits, Limitations, and Necessity in Margaret Macdonald

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT I offer a contribution to recent work on Margaret Macdonald (1903–1956), a prolific though largely unknown figure in the history of analytic philosophy who applied Wittgensteinian insights to a broad range of issues. Here I examine the development of Macdonald's views with respect to idealism and conventionalism, through the application of a ...
Oliver Thomas Spinney
wiley   +1 more source

Pharmacokinetics and adverse effects of a long‐acting IM dopamine agonist: Cabergoline in healthy horses

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary Background Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is commonly treated with pergolide mesylate, a dopamine receptor agonist. Cabergoline is a dopamine receptor agonist that has shown activity on prolactin secretion in horses for up to 10 days.
H. Hess   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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