Radio synchrotron emission, its polarization and Faraday rotation of the polarization angle
are powerful tools to study the strength and structure of magnetic fields in galaxies.
Unpolarized synchrotron emission traces isotropic turbulent fields which are strongest in
spiral arms and bars (20–30\upmu μ G) and in central starburst regions (50–100\upmu μ G).
Such fields are dynamically important; they affect gas flows and drive gas inflows in central
regions. Polarized emission traces ordered fields, which can be regular or anisotropic�…

Financial inclusion is gaining attention in African policy circles in view of the recent African
growth renaissance, but which has been characterised as non-inclusive. While not
conclusively documented in the literature, financial inclusion is viewed among the drivers of
inclusive growth. This special issue takes a stock of the extent of, and the factors affecting
financial inclusion; the role of cross-border banking in financial deepening and access
across Africa and the impacts of financial innovation on access as well as monetary policy�…

Este art�culo tiene como objetivo describir el uso del grupo focal como t�cnica de colecta de
datos y del an�lisis de contenido como medio de organizaci�n de los resultados, ambos
utilizados en una investigaci�n cualitativa, cuyos sujetos fueron agentes comunitarios de
salud. Se observ� que el grupo focal es una estrategia metodol�gica viable para ser
aplicada en enfermer�a, pues valora las experiencias de cada participante, permite la
interacci�n del grupo y el intercambio de experiencias. Se considera que el an�lisis del�…

Objective Cancer‐related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most common, persistent, and
disabling symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment. Evidence‐based treatments
that are acceptable to patients are critically needed. This study examined the efficacy of
mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) for CRF and related symptoms. Method A
sample of 35 cancer survivors with clinically significant CRF was randomly assigned to a 7‐
week MBSR‐based intervention or wait‐list control group. The intervention group received�…

Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are biochemotherapeutics consisting of a cytotoxic
chemical drug linked covalently to a monoclonal antibody. Two main classes of ADCs,
namely cysteine and lysine conjugates, are currently available on the market or involved in
clinical trials. The complex structure and heterogeneity of ADCs makes their biophysical
characterization challenging. For cysteine conjugates, hydrophobic interaction
chromatography is the gold standard technique for studying drug distribution, the naked�…

Alu repetitive elements are known to be major contributors to genome instability by
generating Alu-mediated copy-number variants (CNVs). Most of the reported Alu-mediated
CNVs are simple deletions and duplications, and the mechanism underlying Alu–Alu-
mediated rearrangement has been attributed to non-allelic homologous recombination
(NAHR). Chromosome 17 at the p13. 3 genomic region lacks extensive low-copy repeat
architecture; however, it is highly enriched for Alu repetitive elements, with a fraction of 30�…

There is no doubt that ultraviolet radiation (UVR) contributes to the generation of acquired
lentigines in human skin, as indicated by the term solar lentigo. A growing number of recent
epidemiological and mechanistic studies, however, strongly suggest that in addition to UVR,
other environmental factors contribute to lentigines' formation as well. We therefore here
introduce the term 'environment‐induced lentigo'(EIL) to refer to acquired pigment spots of
human skin. In this view point, we (i) summarize the existing evidence to support a role of�…

Background: Mammographic density (MD) is a strong breast cancer risk factor. We
previously reported associations of percent mammographic density (PMD) with larger and
node-positive tumors across all ages, and estrogen receptor (ER)–negative status among
women ages< 55 years. To provide insight into these associations, we examined the
components of PMD [dense area (DA) and nondense area (NDA)] with breast cancer
subtypes. Methods: Data were pooled from six studies including 4,095 breast cancers and�…

Theoretical and empirical work on banking emphasizes the role of banks in overcoming
information asymmetries and agency problems between borrowers and lenders. This paper
investigates the importance of bank ownership in determining the sorts of customers that a
bank serves, and consequently, the sorts of information problems a bank lender chooses to
address. Using survey data for over 16,500 households from 19 emerging economies in
Central and Eastern Europe in 2010 this paper is the first to document that information�…

Distal arthrogryposis is the most common known heritable cause of congenital contractures
(eg clubfoot) and results from mutations in genes that encode proteins of the contractile
complex of skeletal muscle cells. Mutations are most frequently found in MYH3 and are
predicted to impair the function of embryonic myosin. We measured the contractile
properties of individual skeletal muscle cells and the activation and relaxation kinetics of
isolated myofibrils from two adult individuals with an R672C substitution in embryonic�…