The PR domain is a newly recognized protein motif that characterizes a subfamily of Krüppel-like zinc finger genes. Members of the PR domain family have been shown to play important roles in cell differentiation and malignant transformation. The RIZ gene is the founding member of this family; it was isolated because its gene products can bind to the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein. Here...

The responsiveness to information is thought to be one channel through which education affects health outcomes. This paper tests this hypothesis by examining the effectiveness of an information campaign that aims at preventing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Uganda. Previous studies in the epidemiological literature have generally concluded that, in Africa, there was either a positive or no associatio...

We investigate the effects of a positive income shock on mental health among adolescent girls using evidence from a cash transfer experiment in Malawi. Offers of cash transfers strongly reduced psychological distress among baseline schoolgirls. However, these large beneficial effects declined with increases in the transfer amount offered to the parents conditional on regular school attendance b...

Objective: In this study, the levels and antioxidant activities of some secondary metabolites isolated from five pistachio (Pistacia vera)cultivars collected from four different geographical regions of Iran, were studied. Materials and Methods: Total phenolic compounds levels were determined by Folin-Ciocalteu method. Total flavonoid content was determined as AlCl3 complex and expressed as mg o...

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The Policy, Planning, and Research Cxrnplcx dasinbutes PPR Working Papers to disseminatc the finidngs of work in progrcss and to enonurage the exchange of ideas amoang Bank staff and aU others interested in devclopmcnt issues Thesc papers carry the names of the authors, reflect only their views, and should be used and cited accordingly Thc findings interpretauons, and conclusions arc the author...