For private equity (PE) funds, an initial public offering (IPO) is often an attractive portfolio
company exit strategy. However, since the 2008 recession, PE exits typically have taken place …

Pop culture—and the advertising that surrounds it—teaches young girls and boys five myths
about sex and sexuality: Girls don't choose boys, boys choose girls—but only sexy girls; …

Background: Silent cerebral infarct (SCI) is the most common cause of serious neurological
disease in sickle cell anemia (SCA), affecting approximately 22% of children. The goal of this …

Importance Although effective agents are available to prevent painful vaso-occlusive episodes
of sickle cell disease (SCD), there are no disease-modifying therapies for ongoing painful …

This study examined the promising practices employed by the West Coast Diocese that were
perceived to build the leadership capacity of future Catholic school principals. Additionally, …

Background Silent cerebral infarcts are the most common neurologic injury in children with
sickle cell anemia and are associated with the recurrence of an infarct (stroke or silent …

Rules for temporary labor visas in the United States are criticized on three grounds: for
failing to allocate visas efficiently, for failing to adequately protect domestic workers, and for …

The objectives of the present study are to evaluate feeding behavior, animal performance
and carcass characteristics of beef growing steers fed increasing amounts of carinata meal (…

In Off With Their Heads! A Serio-Comic Tale of Hollywood, scenarist Frances Marion speaks
of her attempts to secure a writing job in Hollywood at a reputable salary, particularly of her …

For tightly linked loci, cosegregation may lead to nonrandom associations between alleles
in a population. Because of its evolutionary relationship with linkage, this phenomenon is …