Watering Down Environmental Regulation in China*

Down Regulation of Osteocalcin Gene in Chickens Treated with Cadmium

Background: Cadmium is one of the heavy metals with harmful effects on different body organs and systems. The aim of this study was to investigate the harmful effects of cadmium, as a heavy metal, on the histological structure of bone and the expression of osteocalcin gene. Methods: Forty chickens were obtained, anesthetized and their femurs were surgically removed. The real time polymerase ch...

To Shut Down or To Shift: Multinationals and Environmental Regulation

According to the pollution haven effect (PHE) mobile capital responds to environmental regulation by moving from countries with high regulation to those with low regulation. Previous tests of the PHE have focused on host country regulation effect. This study also examines the effect of home country regulation on foreign direct investment (FDI). I use a panel of 28 OECD countries for 1981-2000 t...

political economy of china in central asia

this research is about the political economy of china in central asia. in this research the political & economic interactions affected on chinas political economy in central asia are examined. chinas goal of presence in central asia including political-security, economic and energy goals is described in one part. in another part, the trade relations between china and central asian countries ar...

Watering CanMEDS flowers

We expand on the discourse related to nature surrounding Canadian medical training and the CanMEDS flower. We advance the notion that a major contributor to burnout is the increasing complexity and segregation of not only the medical profession, but society as a whole, leading to choice overload and an overemphasis on complex, data driven, rational decision making. We then propose that the key ...

Down Regulation of DHFR Promoter Activity by PML Transcription Repressor