Purpose of “Promoting Regionalism” Project in Osaka

Promoting domestic reforms through regionalism

There is a strong presumption among economists that domestic reforms are promoted by regionalism. Yet strong empirical evidence for this proposition is lacking. This paper examines both the theoretical arguments and empirical evidence on this issue, drawing on the relevant economic, political, and legal literature. The authors argue that in general, the case for reciprocity in domestic reforms ...

Posttranslational protein palmitoylation: promoting platelet purpose.

Posttranslational modification of proteins is the foundation of intracellular signaling. Without the ability to reversibly modify proteins and lipids, cells would be unable to react to signals received from their environment. Posttranslational modification of proteins usually, but not always, occurs after a protein has arrived at the appropriate subcellular location. In certain instances, howev...

Evaluation of project promoting health in adolescents.

OBJECTIVE Evaluate a program promoting exercise and healthy eating among adolescents. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of 911 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years old in public schools in Goiania, Midwestern Brazil, 2010. The participants were divided into two groups: intervention (schools taking part in the Healthy Living, project) and control. The following were deemed to be exercise: di...

Regionalism in Slovene Rural Prose

The term ›regionalism‹ is en vogue, but whereas fashion normally emanates from Paris, in this case the model is probably the American slogan, »small is beautiful«. The Dictionary of the Slovene Literary Language (Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika) lists three meanings of ›regionalism‹: 1. political, »an attribute of a specific area or region referring to its particular economic, socio-politic...

Regionalism and Growth