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Ukrainian NGOs as Opinion Makers: How Media Organizations Communicate about Progress in New Democracy with Western Donors
(Universitat Ramon Llull, Facutlat de Ciencies de la Comunicacio Blanquerna, 2015)
In the last 20 years, multiple media NGOs in Ukraine have been actively protecting the freedom of speech in the country with help of many Western donors who supported the development of its independent media system. Through ...
Economic foundations of morality: Questions of transparency and ethics in Russian journalism
(University of Wroclaw Press, 2015-08)
This study examines the questions of ethics and transparency in Russian journalism. The paper explains instances of non-transparent behavior among Russian journalists in light of economic hardship that Russian journalists ...
MsrA Overexpression Targeted to the Mitochondria, but Not Cytosol, Preserves Insulin Sensitivity in Diet-Induced Obese Mice
(PLos One, 2015-10-08)
There is growing evidence that oxidative stress plays an integral role in the processes by which obesity causes type 2 diabetes. We previously identified that mice lacking the protein oxidation repair enzyme methionine ...
Antisera Against Certain Conserved Surface-Exposed Peptides of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Are Protective
(PLos One, 2015-09-21)
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) cause significant disease, including otitis media in children, exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and invasive disease in susceptible populations. No vaccine ...
Sex-specific predictors of improved walking with step-monitored, home-based exercise in peripheral artery disease
(Vascular Medicine, 2015-08-03)
The aim of this study was to determine whether baseline clinical characteristics and the duration and intensity of ambulation during our step-monitored home-based exercise program were predictive of changes in ambulatory ...
Native Variants of the MRB1 Complex Exhibit Specialized Functions in Kinetoplastid RNA Editing
(PLos One, 2015-04-30)
Adaptation and survival of Trypanosoma brucei requires editing of mitochondrial mRNA by uridylate (U) insertion and deletion. Hundreds of small guide RNAs (gRNAs) direct the mRNA editing at over 3,000 sites. RNA editing ...
Anthropology
(2015)
Genetic Variation in the Platelet Endothelial Aggregation Receptor 1 Gene Results in Endothelial Dysfunction
(PLos One, 2015-09-25)
Platelet Endothelial Aggregation Receptor 1 (PEAR1) is a newly identified membrane protein reported to be involved in multiple vascular and thrombotic processes. While most studies to date have focused on the effects of ...
Sterilization of hydrogen peroxide resistant bacterial spores with stabilized chlorine dioxide
(2015-04-17)
Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032 spores isolated from a clean room environment are known to exhibit enhanced resistance to peroxide, desiccation, UV radiation and chemical disinfection than other spore-forming bacteria. The ...
Novel Inducers of Fetal Globin Identified through High Throughput Screening (HTS) Are Active In Vivo in Anemic Baboons and Transgenic Mice
(PLos One, 2015-12-29)
High-level fetal (γ) globin expression ameliorates clinical severity of the beta (β) hemoglobinopathies, and safe, orally-bioavailable γ-globin inducing agents would benefit many patients. We adapted a LCR-γ-globin ...