INNOVATION, POLICY DIFFUSION AND DECISION-MAKING IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: WHAT THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION CAN LEARN FROM THE UNITED STATES

INNOVATION, POLICY DIFFUSION AND DECISION-MAKING IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: WHAT THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION CAN LEARN FROM THE UNITED STATES

Governments and its officials today face increasing pressure to innovate.But often the reforms and policies proposed are formulated under conditions of limited knowledge.This bounded rationality may foster policy innovation, but in many cases public officials instead may seek to learn from other jurisdictions in the formulation of their policy opti

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Facial nerve palsy in otitis externa: A red flag?

Otitis externa is an infection of the external auditory canal.It rarely results in facial palsy except in severe cases such as necrotizing otitis externa, which is a life-threatening invasive infection Gas Thermocouple of the external auditory canal.Early recognition with prompt and appropriate treatment of necrotizing otitis externa is crucial to

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Multiple time points of transcriptome analysis revealed altered genes involved in maintaining hibernation in the hypothalamus of Tamias sibiricus

Hibernation, an adaptive mechanism to extreme environmental conditions, is prevalent among mammals.Its main characteristics include reduced body temperature and metabolic rate.However, the mechanisms by which hibernating animals re-enter deep sleep during the euthermic phase to sustain hibernation remain poorly understood.We selected the Tamias sib

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