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Heme Regulates Exocrine Peptidase Precursor Genes in Zebrafish
(Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2007-10-01)
We previously determined that yquem harbors a mutation in the gene encoding uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD), the fifth enzyme in heme biosynthesis, and established zebrafish yquem (yqetp61) as a vertebrate model for ...
Differences in Vascular Reactivity Between Men and Women
(Angiology, 2007-12-01)
The purpose of this study was to compare the gender and age-related differences in vascular reactivity in healthy men and women across a wide age range. Fifty-seven men and 61 women between 20 and 89 years of age, free of ...
The Morning After: Assessing the Effect of Major Terrorism Events on Prosecution Strategies and Outcomes
(Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 2007-05-01)
A major terrorism event has several important consequences for officials involved in the investigation and prosecution of terrorist activities. Such events are likely to bring increased scrutiny by both public policy ...
The Rise of Rentier Capitalism and the Financialization of Real Sectors in Developing Countries
(Review of Radical Political Economics, 2007-09-01)
Using microlevel company panel data, the article analyzes the impacts of financial liberalization on real investment behavior under capital market imperfections, volatile macroprices, and changing country risk levels. The ...
The Burden of Acting White: Implications for Transition
(Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2007-12-01)
This study used a phenomenological qualitative approach that engaged Black students in discussions about the burden of acting White and its impact on their in-school and postschool outcomes and postschool transition visions. ...
Alternate methods for sampling in coordinate metrology
(Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 2007-06-01)
A variety of inspection equipment exists in industry to capture the points on a surface that will envisage manufacturing form errors. Manufacturing inspection faces a problem of finding optimal methods to capture an evenly ...
A review of vegetation—atmosphere interactions and their influences on mesoscale phenomena
(Progress in Physical Geography, 2007-06-01)
Vegetation strongly influences exchanges of energy and moisture between land and atmosphere through (1) the vegetation's response to incoming radiation and its emission of longwave radiation (2) the vegetation's physical ...
Academic integrity: The relationship between individual and situational factors on misconduct contemplations
(2007-03-22)
Recent, well-publicized scandals, involving unethical conduct have rekindled interest in academic misconduct. Prior studies of academic misconduct have focused exclusively on situational factors (e.g., integrity culture, ...
The Regional Dimension of Russia’s 2007–2008 Elections
(2007-04-17)
The key to Russia’s presidential and parliamentary elections lies in the regions. The March 2007 regional elections show that United Russia will continue to dominate, but that it will face new challenges from the rapidly ...
Role conflict and burnout: The direct and moderating effects of political skill and perceived organizational support on burnout dimensions
(2007)
Drawing from previous research on the effect of role conflict on burnout and the Conservation of Resources theory, we propose that individual differences in political skill and perceptions of organizational support will ...