REMITTANCES AND THE SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING

Remittances and the Size and Composition of Government Spending

Objective.We study the effect of remittances on the size and composition of public spending.Methodology.An optimization technique is used to develop a dynamic theoretical model and a simulation analysis.Results.It is demonstrated that remittances have a positive income effect on public goods, but a negative income effect and a price effect on socia

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392 Targeting One-Carbon Metabolism in Brain Cancer

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most malignant brain tumor in adults and remains incurable with an average survival of 15 months after diagnosis.There is great need for treatment options without side effects that are devastating to the quality of life for patients.GBM tumors can circumvent cellular damage by upregulating antioxidant pro

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Presence of the Jehol Biota turtle Ordosemys liaoxiensis in the Early Cretaceous Hengtongshan Formation of southern Jilin Province, China

Recently, a vertebrate assemblage of the Jehol Biota has been reported from the Early Cretaceous Hengtongshan Formation of Xingling Town, Meihekou City, Jilin Province, China.It is dominated by the fishes Lycoptera and Sinamia and the sinemydid turtle Ordosemys.Here, we describe the turtle specimens and referral to Ordosemys liaoxiensis, otherwise

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