BACKGROUND Metabolomic processes have been identified as being strongly linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Thus, lipid metabolites appear to be highly useful as diagnostic substrates for the diagnosis of AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in plasma. METHODS We analyzed plasma samples from controls (n = 35), MCI (n = 33), and AD patients (n = 43) using the AbsoluteIDQ p...

Can e-governance reforms that reduce advance funds available to local administrators enhance accountability and reduce the leakage of public funds? We investigate this question via a large field experiment and the nationwide scale-up of a financial reform to India’s employment guarantee program. The reform replaced advance payments, authorized by intermediate administrative tiers, with direct i...