This article explores a key question in political sociology: Can post-communist policy-making be described with classical theories of the Western state or do we need a theory of the specificity of the post-communist state? In so doing, we consider Janine Wedel's clique theory, concerned with informal social actors and processes in post-communist transition. We conducted a case study of drug rei...

OBJECTIVE Apolipoprotein (apo)A-I exists in 3 forms in plasma: as lipid-free apoA-I, as a component of pre-beta-migrating discoidal high density lipoproteins (HDLs), and as a component of alpha-migrating spherical HDLs. This study investigates (1) the in vivo metabolism of apoA-I in each of these forms and (2) the effects of hepatic lipase (HL) on apoA-I metabolism. METHODS AND RESULTS Wild-t...

The objective of this article is to check the reliability attribution medieval Chinese painting “Fanqi tu” (“Nomads”) Hu Huan (Hu Huai), an artist living at end 9 th – beginning 10 century. In order achieve objective, two tasks must be undertaken: 1) compare with other paintings by Huan, and 2) widen range comparisons including renwu genre artists close Huan’s paintings. Some compared pictures ...

Introduction: This scoping literature review explored the characteristics and behaviours of a subset Australia’s older population: ‘grey nomads’, many who live travel with type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus. Grey nomads are people aged more than 55 years, in caravans motorhomes for extended periods time around rural remote areas Australia. challenging established view ageing Australia by their lifes...