Biennial session of the National Conference of Jewish Charities in the United States

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Proceedings of the national conference of charities and correction

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The Politics of Poverty in the European Union: How States Respond to the Open Method of Coordination on Social Inclusion

This article assesses the responses of EU-15 member states to the poverty reduction objectives of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) on social inclusion between 2001 and 2006. As a flexible mechanism of information sharing between governments, the OMC could not produce strong convergence. A thorough analysis of the OMC documents indeed points to the enduring power of national institutions and partisan politics, for the three dimensions of social inclusion identified by the EU (rights, labour market policies, and participation). There was however some learning and adaptation around emerging policy ideas like activation and the participation of people experiencing poverty.

Report to the Jamaica chamber of commerce on the sugar duties question in England, as the same might affect the future cultivation of the British West India colonies.

"Memorial to the Honorable the Lords commissioners of Her Majesty's treasury": p. [17]-19.

Remarks on the speech of M. Dupont, made in the National Convention of France on the subjects of religion and public education,

"Exact translation from a speech made ... on Friday the 14th of December 1792 ... by Citizen Dupont": p. xi-xv.

Remarks on the doctrinal views of the Society of Friends : prefixed to the seventh edition of Observations on the distinguishing views and practices of the Society of Friends /

A reprinting of a portion of the introduction to the edition of 1834.

An elementary course of gymnastic exercises; intended to develop and improve the physical powers of man; with the report made to the medical faculty of Paris on the subject; and a new and complete treatise on the art of swimming.

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Letter of His Excellency Governor Hammond to the Free church of Glasgow, on the subject of slavery.

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Report to the Boston Board of Trade on the cotton manufacture of 1862.

Dated at end: March 1st, 1863.

The Report of the Special Commission on the Western & Atlantic Railroad : appointed under authority of an act of the General Assembly of Georgia ; approved August 19, 1913 ; made to the General Assembly of Georgia on July 23, 1914.

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The National register of historic places in Illinois : a comprehensive list through June 21, 2001.

"Printed by the authority of the State of Illinois (5M-11-01)."--P. [36]

Medroxyprogesterone abrogates the inhibitory effects of estradiol on vascular smooth muscle cells by preventing estradiol metabolism

Sequential conversion of estradiol (E) to 2/4-hydroxyestradiols and 2-/4-methoxyestradiols (MEs) by CYP450s and catechol-O-methyltransferase, respectively, contributes to the inhibitory effects of E on smooth muscle cells (SMCs) via estrogen receptor-independent mechanisms. Because medroxyprogesterone (MPA) is a substrate for CYP450s, we hypothesized that MPA may abrogate the inhibitory effects of E by competing for CYP450s and inhibiting the formation of 2/4-hydroxyestradiols and MEs. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the effects of E on SMC number, DNA and collagen synthesis, and migration in the presence and absence of MPA. The inhibitory effects of E on cell number, DNA synthesis, collagen synthesis, and SMC migration were significantly abrogated by MPA. For example, E (0.1micromol/L) reduced cell number to 51+/-3.6% of control, and this inhibitory effect was attenuated to 87.5+/-2.9% by MPA (10 nmol/L). Treatment with MPA alone did not alter any SMC parameters, and the abrogatory effects of MPA were not blocked by RU486 (progesterone-receptor antagonist), nor did treatment of SMCs with MPA influence the expression of estrogen receptor-alpha or estrogen receptor-beta. In SMCs and microsomal preparations, MPA inhibited the sequential conversion of E to 2-2/4-hydroxyestradiol and 2-ME. Moreover, as compared with microsomes treated with E alone, 2-ME formation was inhibited when SMCs were incubated with microsomal extracts incubated with E plus MPA. Our findings suggest that the inhibitory actions of MPA on the metabolism of E to 2/4-hydroxyestradiols and MEs may negate the cardiovascular protective actions of estradiol in postmenopausal women receiving estradiol therapy combined with administration of MPA.

International technical and cultural cooperation : United States participation, 1938-1948 : report for the U.S. Delegation to the 9th International Conference of American States.

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