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Mitigating the Exploitation of U.S. Borders by Jihadists and Criminal Organizations

open access: yesJournal of Strategic Security, 2011
Following the events of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Government began improving security in large population centers and near potential highvalue terrorist targets.
Todd Steinmetz
doaj  

EVOLUTIONARY ASPECTS OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION AND INSURANCE SERVICES IN ROMANIA IN 2008-2015 [PDF]

open access: yesAnalele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2017
Financial intermediation and insurance services are a well-defined category of services in the statistical databases and in the classification of the national economy activities, which determine us to analyze them in this manner.
RĂBONTU CECILIA IRINA   +1 more
doaj  

Can ‘meso-tier’ healthcare organizations enhance health system performance? - lessons from US Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and a discussion of the implications for Australia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Integrated Care, 2017
Background: USA: ACOs are becoming a prominent feature of the US healthcare system. ACOs are groups of physicians, hospitals, and other providers that agree to be held financially responsible for the total cost and quality of care for a defined patient ...
David Peiris
doaj   +1 more source

Organ trade using social networks

open access: yesSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2016
Organ transplantation is recognized worldwide as an effective treatment for organ failure. However, due to the increase in the number of patients requiring a transplant, a shortage of suitable organs for transplantation has become a global problem. Human organ trade is an illegal practice of buying or selling organs and is universally sentenced.
Waleed Alrogy   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

When international organizations bargain: evidence from the global environment facility [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Who gets what in bargaining between states and international organizations (IOs)? Although distributional conflict is unavoidable in international cooperation, previous research provides few empirical insights into the determinants of bargaining outcomes.
Bayer, Patrick   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organic synthesis using photoredox catalysis [PDF]

open access: yesBeilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2014
Natural photosynthesis is a remarkable chemical machinery that enables our life on earth and delivers a constant stream of oxygen and organic biomass. We should acknowledge this fact with humbleness, especially because we have not been able yet to mimic this process in a reliable way even after decades of intense research.
openaire   +3 more sources

September 11, two years later [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Like other historical milestones, the second anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack in the United States provides a good opportunity for critical evaluation.
Schweitzer, Yoram
core  

Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Age-Standardized Mortality Rates in the Caribbean: One Source, Three Different Interpretations

open access: yesJournal of Global Oncology, 2018
Purpose: A recent publication in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) provided the opportunity to calculate differences in published cancer mortality estimates for Caribbean jurisdictions from three organizations: MMWR, the International Agency ...
Nicholas G. Wolf   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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