Quality of Democracy in Quadruple Helix Structures: The Quality of Democracy in the United States and in Austria, Challenges and Opportunities for Development. ACES Working Papers, 2012

This contribution focuses on analyzing the quality of democracy of the United States (U.S.) and of Austria by using a comparative approach. Even though comparisons are not the only possible or legitimate method of research, this analysis is based on the opinion that comparisons provide crucial analytical perspectives and learning opportunities. Following is the proposition, put directly forward: national political systems (political systems) are comprehensively understood only by using an international comparative approach. International comparisons (of country-based systems) are common (see the status of comparative politics, for example in Sodaro, 2004). Comparisons do not have to be based necessarily on national systems alone, but can also be carried out using “within”-comparisons inside (or beyond) sub-units or regional sub-national systems, for instance the individual provinces in the case of Austria (Campbell, 2007, p. 382).

Interplay between cardiac function and heart development

Mechanotransduction refers to the conversion of mechanical forces into biochemical or electrical signals that initiate structural and functional remodeling in cells and tissues. The heart is a kinetic organ whose form changes considerably during development and disease. This requires cardiomyocytes to be mechanically durable and able to mount coordinated responses to a variety of environmental signals on different time scales, including cardiac pressure loading and electrical and hemodynamic forces. During physiological growth, myocytes, endocardial and epicardial cells have to adaptively remodel to these mechanical forces. Here we review some of the recent advances in the understanding of how mechanical forces influence cardiac development, with a focus on fluid flow forces. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Cardiomyocyte Biology: Integration of Develomental and Environmental Cues in the Heart edited by Marcus Schaub and Hughes Abriel.

The leopard's claw : a thrilling story of love and adventure from a European castle through the West African jungle, disclosing a deep insight into the quality and spiritual influence of African social institutions and conditions, and revealing a profound psyschic [sic] interpretation of African inner life, all clustered about the mysterious function and significance of the leopard's claw /

Mode of access: Internet.

Groundwater quality monitoring of Western oil shale development : identification and priority ranking of potential pollution sources /

Mode of access: Internet.

Surface water quality parameters for monitoring oil shale development /

Mode of access: Internet.

Visual function studies during exposure to a mixture of diabasic esters (DBE) in Long-Evans rats : cooperative research and development agreement with E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company.

Mode of access: Internet.

Water-quality and physical characteristics of streams in the Treyburn Development area of Falls Lake watershed, North Carolina, 1994-98 /

Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-55).

Development of techniques and data for evaluating ride quality. Volume III: guidelines for development of ride quality models and their applications. Final report.

Transportation Department, Research and Special Programs Directorate, Washington, D.C.

Development of techniques and data for evaluating ride quality. Volume II: ride-quality research. Final report.

Transportation Department, Research and Special Programs Directorate, Washington, D.C.

Relationship between truck ride quality and safety of operations: methodology development. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Driver and Pedestrian Research, Washington, D.C.

Reservoirs and waterways : identification and assessment of environmental quality problems and research program development /

"July 1978."

Tocks Island Lake development : a comprehensive evaluation of environmental quality : Delaware River Basin Tocks Island Lake, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware Water Gap ... Kittatinny Mountain Project ... /

Cover title.

Final report : Air quality analysis of the Southern California Bight in relation to potential impact of offshore oil and gas development /

Mode of access: Internet.

Impact of development on availability and quality of ground water in eastern Nassau County, Florida, and southeastern Camden County, Georgia /

Bibliography: p. 106-113.

Effects of foods and drugs on the development and function of the nervous system : methods for predicting toxicity /

Symposium organized by the Office of Health Affairs, Food and Drug Administration.