Venture capitalists and the entrepreneurs they fund are observed to be co-located in order to enable both parties to extract value from their respective investments. This co-location may be relaxed in different conditions. In this paper, we explore conditions under which entrepreneurs not co-located with venture capitalists are still funded. Using the mechanisms of legitimacy and efficiency, we...

В статье выявляются и сравниваются особенности традиционного промысла починки фарфоровой посуды, носящего в Узбекистане название «чегачилик», распространенного также странах Азии Европы, определяются актуальные практики сохранения древнего ремесла. Основой научных изысканий являются результаты исследований археологов этнографов, материалы интервью бесед с мастерами, а свидетельства современнико...

BACKGROUND Men are overrepresented with regard to alcohol addiction and in terms of alcohol treatment worldwide. In Thailand, alcohol consumption continues to rise, but few of those afflicted with alcohol addiction attend alcohol treatment programs, even though there is universal care for all. No comprehensive studies have been done on men's experiences with addiction and alcohol treatment prog...

1.1 Iron deficiency – The problem Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for plants, humans and other animals. An adequate uptake of Fe is needed to ensure proper growth and development, as well as good health of organisms (Marschner, 1995; Vasconcelos and Grusak, 2007). When provided with insufficient quantities of Fe, organisms will suffer from Fe deficiency symptoms. Fe deficiency is a worl...

The accumulation of immune cells is among the earliest responses that manifest in the cardiac tissue after injury. Both innate and adaptive immunity coordinate distinct and mutually non-exclusive events governing cardiac repair, including elimination of the cellular debris, compensatory growth of the remaining cardiac tissue, activation of resident or circulating precursor cells, quantitative a...

Global warming has reduced the extent of permafrost, increased permafrost temperatures, and deepened active layer across Arctic. Permafrost degradation detrimental effects on infrastructure negative impacts ecosystem services for many Arctic communities. This study examines adaptive capacity managing in Northwest Greenland. The methods are based questionnaire interview data from fieldwork, froz...