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Showing 1 to 20 of 211 for “"regional differences"”.
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Past dominations, economic and social regional differences
… and the level of social capital across different regional environments, on the other side. In order to address likely endogeneity problems, we use the histories of the different foreign dominations that ruled Italian regions over seven hundred years before the creation of the unified Italian …
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Contextual Dynamics of Immigration Attitudes: Regional Differences in Southern Europe
"Research in the area of attitudes towards immigration will benefit from a more thorough discussion of the relationship between degrees of political engagement and the variance of political and social tolerance towards immigrants. Drawing upon institutional theory and realistic conflict theory, I …
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Regional differences in the control of the cutaneous circulation in humans
… purpose of this series of studies was to compare regional skin blood flow (SkBF) in adult humans. Forearm and calf skin sites were instrumented with microdialysis fibers, local skin heaters, and laser-Doppler probes in nine healthy volunteers. Baseline cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC) …
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Intra-Regional Differences in Cerebellar Vulnerability of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1 Mice
Increasing evidence demonstrates distinct regional differences across the cerebellum, yet whether these differences contribute to selective vulnerability in cerebellar disease remains an open question. Spinocerebellar Ataxia type 1 (SCA1) is a dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disease caused …
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Speech Network Regional Differences in Bulbar Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Neuroimaging and Neuropathology Investigations
… ALS. The results revealed left-lateralized differences in extramotor SpN regions with thinning in left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and diffusivity abnormalities underlying left primary auditory cortex (PAC) and posterior superior temporal gyrus (pSTG). Greater bulbar motor dysfunction was …
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Regional Differences in Brain Structure Underlying Childhood Stuttering Persistence and Recovery: An MRI Study
CWPS and CWRS exhibited similar structural anomalies when contrasted to CWNS in several cortical, subcortical, and cerebellar regions critical for speech motor sequencing and sensorimotor integration, such as the left inferior frontal area, bilateral temporoparietal regions, as well as several …
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Regional Differences in the Treatment of Karl Marx by the Founders of American Academic Sociology
Karl Marx has long been perceived as one of the individuals who helped to create and develop the field we now call sociology. Many studies have attempted to show his prevalence over time, but have done so deficiently. The current study is a qualitative content analysis of the manuscripts written by …
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Regional differences in task-related brain electrical activity and sources of variability in working memory function in early childhood
… of this study. First, this study focused on the regional differences in baseline-to-working memory task brain electrical activity and specifically investigated the hypothesis that there would be an increasing specificity of task EEG power between 3½ and 4½ years of age. The second goal of this …
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A Stable Isotopic (Carbon And Nitrogen) Evaluation Of Regional Differences In Herded Animal Diet And Pastoral Risk Management Practices During The Xiongnu Period Of Mongolia.
… the Xiongnu confederacy. This text centers on regional differences in herding patterns during the Xionngu Period (c. 300 BC- AD 100) of Mongolia and how they relate to Xiongnu statecraft through the use of [delta]13C/[delta]15N bulk sampling of mandibular and maxillary teeth of livestock …
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Regional Differences in the Spatial Patterns of Precipitation Bands in Hurricanes Through Landfall along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coasts of the United States
… storms exhibit decreased centrality. Significant differences were not found in storms that undergo extratropical transition or dissipate later in lifecycle. The holistic approach exhibited by this study reveals wide variability among a large dataset of storms making landfall; therefore, …
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DISORDERED EATING, ANTIFAT ATTITUDES, AND BARRIERS TO TREATMENT IN COLLEGE WOMEN FROM URBAN AND RURAL AREAS
… regions are international. Only one examined regional differences within the United States, and no significant differences emerged. Additionally, no investigations focus on DE treatment barriers specific to rural regions. In 106 college women with significant DE patterns, this study …
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DISORDERED EATING, ANTIFAT ATTITUDES, AND BARRIERS TO TREATMENT IN COLLEGE WOMEN FROM URBAN AND RURAL AREAS
… regions are international. Only one examined regional differences within the United States, and no significant differences emerged. Additionally, no investigations focus on DE treatment barriers specific to rural regions. In 106 college women with significant DE patterns, this study …
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Effect of local changes to shell permeability on the gas exchange of the avian embryo / by Kerstin Wagner.
… the perfusion of its chorioallantoic membrane to regional differences in shell conductance was investigated.
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The Lexington, Kentucky Civil Rights Movement
<p>This thesis seeks to describe the regional differences between the northern and southern civil rights movements through the examination of the black freedom struggle in Lexington, Kentucky. The geographical location of Lexington offers a unique perspective in civil rights movement activity, as …
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Regional variation in work absence cultures in the United States
… by assessing absenteeism as a manifestation of regional cultures. First, I establish that absenteeism is a spatially dependent phenomenon, and demonstrate that the retest reliability of absenteeism increases at higher levels of aggregation (from individual-level to city-level to state-level), to …
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Investigation of regional variation in Lunar crater morphometry from (Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter) LOLA observations
… are compared on a global level to investigate regional differences in terrain rheology and study the transition between the simple and complex crater regime. Furthermore, the relationship between known degradation mechanisms and crater morphometry is discussed, as well as the current state of …
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The impact of fiscal deficits on economic growth in developing countries : Empirical evidence and policy implications
… also examines whether there are any significant regional differences in terms of the relationship between fiscal deficits and economic growth in developing countries. The study uses panel data for thirty-one developing countries covering the period 1972- 2001, which is analysed based on the …
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The impact of fiscal deficits on economic growth in developing countries : Empirical evidence and policy implications
… also examines whether there are any significant regional differences in terms of the relationship between fiscal deficits and economic growth in developing countries. The study uses panel data for thirty-one developing countries covering the period 1972- 2001, which is analysed based on the …
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Loggers' perceptions of the costs of best management practices on timber harvesting operations in Virginia
… stratified by region to determine if there were regional differences in the unit costs. With the exception of haul road construction costs, the data showed no regional differences in the unit BMP costs across Virginia. Forty-six harvested sites in Virginia were visited to determine the number of …
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Regional Inequalities in Mortality in Bulgaria // Регионални неравенства в смъртността в България
[EN] Regional mortality differences can be used while making regional health care policy decisions. Aims: To measure regional differences in age-standardized mortality rates from all causes of death, from Class II, IX, X, and XX and different specific causes of death for all 28 regions in Bulgaria …
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