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The upregulated scavenger receptor CD36 is associated with the progression of nontarget lesions after stent implantation in atherosclerotic rabbits
Li R · Cui S · Xu Y · Xing J · 2018-11 · Journal of Inflammation Research
Ruijian Li,1–3,* Sumei Cui,1–3,* Youshun Xu,4 Junhui Xing,5 Li Xue,1–3 Yuguo Chen1–3 1Department of Emergency, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China; 2Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China; 3Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling & Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education & C…
A Robust Information Life Cycle Management Framework for Securing and Governing Critical Infrastructure Systems
Vrettos Moulos · George Chatzikyriakos · Vassilis Kassouras · Anastasios Doulamis · 2018-10 · Inventions
In modern societies, the rampant growth of the Internet, both on the technological and social level, has created fertile ground for the emergence of new types of risk. On top of that, it enhances pre-existing threats by offering new means for accessing and exploiting Critical Infrastructures. As the kinds of potential threats evolve, the security, safety and resilience of these infrastructures must be updated accordi…
Exploring racial differences in financial socialization and related financial behaviors among Ohio college students
Martha Fulk · Kenneth John White · 2018-1 · Cogent Social Sciences
This study examined how White and Black college students, particularly Black students, gain financial knowledge and skills. Recognizing that training in money management begins in childhood and adolescence, it is important to study the ways that college students adopt financial behaviors prior to pursuing higher education. Since, the availability of formal financial education is inconsistent across the American educa…
Consideraciones sobre las riquezas de España (1727-1728 ca.)
Charles Louis de Secondat · Barón de Montesquieu · 2018 · Araucaria
Stakeholder Relationships in the Framework of R&D-based Startups: Evidence from Turkey
Elif Kalayci · 2017-September · Foresight and STI Governance
It is widely acknowledged that R&D based startups play a significant role in the economic growth of many countries. However, founding such an enterprise is a risky endeavor, one that requires a balance between the technological search process and business capabilities. Most of the time these varied skills are found among several different people. The task becomes more difficult for recent engineering school graduates…
Sources of Finance for Entrepreneurship Development
Mladenka Balaban · Slobodan Župljanin · Periša Ivanović · 2017-October · Economic Analysis
Entrepreneurship is one of the most important categories that are now associated with small and medium-sized enterprises, employment and the creation of new jobs and new business category. Entrepreneurial behavior in finance implies a readiness to take risk and a taste for independence and self-fulfillment. It can develop in any sector of the economy and in any type of business. Through entrepreneurship strengthen pe…
Cluster approach in organization of transportation in the Baltic Sea Region
Olga Nežerenko · Ott Koppel · Tarmo Tuisk · 2017-May · Transport
The urgency of the issues discussed in this paper stems from the fact that cross-border collaboration is an essential part of commercial transportation today. With the extension of multimodal transportation concept, the efficiency and performance of not only national but also of regional transport systems depend on a synergy which occurs as a result of cooperation between transport enterprises and different modes of …
The metabolic equivalents of one-mile walking by older adults; implications for health promotion
Mandy Lucinda Gault · Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems · 2017-9 · Health Promotion Perspectives
Background: Instructions for older adults regarding the intensity of walking may not elicit an intensity to infer health gains. We recorded the metabolic equivalents (METs) during a 1-mile walk using constant and predicted values of resting MET in older adults to establish walking guidelines for health promotion and participation.Methods: In a cross-sectional design study, participants (15 men, 10 women) walked 1-mil…
The intervention process in the European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) trial: a mixed method protocol for evaluation
I. van de Glind · C. Bunn · C. M. Gray · K. Hunt · 2017-7 · Trials
Abstract Background EuroFIT is a gender-sensitised, health and lifestyle program targeting physical activity, sedentary time and dietary behaviours in men. The delivery of the program in football clubs, led by the clubs’ community coaches, is designed to both attract and engage men in lifestyle change through an interest in football or loyalty to the club they support. The EuroFIT program will be evaluated in a multi…
World Congress Integrative Medicine & Health 2017: part two
Carolyn Ee · Sharmala Thuraisingam · Marie Pirotta · Simon French · 2017-6 · BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Aetiological pathways to Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms in early adolescence: childhood dysregulated behaviour, maladaptive parenting and bully victimisation
Catherine Winsper · James Hall · Vicky Y. Strauss · Dieter Wolke · 2017-6 · Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation
Abstract Background Developmental theories for the aetiology of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) suggest that both individual features (e.g., childhood dysregulated behaviour) and negative environmental experiences (e.g., maladaptive parenting, peer victimisation) may lead to the development of BPD symptoms during adolescence. Few prospective studies have examined potential aetiological pathways involving these …
Understanding Figure of Sunan Kudus as the Internalization of Gusjigang to Develop Entrepreneurship in the Global Competition
Rabith Jihan Amaruli · 2017-12 · IHiS (Indonesian Historical Studies)
This article discusses the Gusjigang, cultural values of Kudus people through the understanding figure of Sunan Kudus, the founder of the city. The acronym of Gusjigang is derived from Javanese language, Gus-Ji-Gang, means Bagus (good, capable, or something related to goodness), Ngaji (learning the Qur’an or learn about anything in life), and Dagang (commerce, trade, or everything related to the spirit of business an…
Managing employee well-being: A qualitative study exploring job and personal resources of at-risk employees
Cecile Gauche · Leon T. de Beer · Lizelle Brink · 2017-11 · SA Journal of Human Resource Management
Orientation: Job and personal resources influence the well-being of employees. Currently, limited information exists in literature surrounding the experience of these resources in employees identified as at-risk of burnout. Research purpose: To investigate the experience of job and personal resources from the perspectives of employees identified as at-risk of burnout. Motivation for the study: Empirical evidence on t…
ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY IN THE CONDITIONS OF PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREAS
E. V. Gruzdeva · 2017-1 · Модернизация, инновация, развитие
This article presents an analysis of the most important issues in priority development areas, including the commitment of the Kamchatka region in which such territory is focused primarily on the development of tourism. The relevance of the article due to the increase in the activity of creation of territories of operahouse development in Russia.Goal/objectives. The purpose of this article is to identify both advantag…
The Behavioral Effects of tDCS on Visual Search Performance Are Not Influenced by the Location of the Reference Electrode
Amanda Ellison · Amanda Ellison · Keira L. Ball · Keira L. Ball · 2017-09 · Frontiers in Neuroscience
We investigated the role of reference electrode placement (ipsilateral v contralateral frontal pole) on conjunction visual search task performance when the transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) cathode is placed over right posterior parietal cortex (rPPC) and over right frontal eye fields (rFEF), both of which have been shown to be causally involved in the processing of this task using TMS. This resulted in …
Sprawozdanie ze spotkania Koła Naukowego Praw Zwierząt pt. „Teologia zwierząt”
Justyna Knosała · 2016-December · Zoophilologica
Innovative Entrepreneurship: a Source of Economic Growth in the Region
Elena Leonidovna Andreeva · Hermann Simon · Dmitry Andreyevich Karkh · Pavel Leonidovich Glukhikh · 2016-9 · Экономика региона
This article presents the findings of the study on the role of innovative entrepreneurship in the regional economy. The analysis is based on the methodology developed by Hermann Simon, a German scientist who has coined the term ”hidden champions” describing the phenomenon of little-known successful companies that act as innovative growth engines in the German economy. Today, the economies in different countries are d…
Can a Technology Enterprise Transition from Niche to Wider Market Appeal in the Turbulent Digital Media Industry?
Prescott C. Ensign · Jonathan Fast · Stefan Hentsch · 2016-9 · Vikalpa
THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF STUDENTS
Evgeniy A. Deviatkin · Svetlana V. Laskovets · 2016-8 · Статистика и экономика
The article discusses the conceptual issues of formation of the competence approach, foreign experience of study competencies, the introduction of competence-based approach in the Russian universities in the transition to the GEF, presented requirements of the labor market to a graduates , found the place and role of entrepreneurial competencies of students in the recruitment process, shown teaching methods forming e…
Unternehmen unter der Dominanz der Finanzmärkte? Orientierungen aus sozialethischer Perspektive
Wolf-Gero Reichert · 2016-7 · Acta Universitatis Carolinae Theologica
There is a crucial change in the German financial system and listed corporations: The influence of the financial markets has grown in both fields. Subsequently, shareholders can enforce their interests more efficiently than other stakeholders (e.g. affiliates, NGOs, political communities, and employees). In the paper, diverse explanations for this development are presented and evaluated: disintermediation, financial …