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This article outlines the significance of the decentralisation reforms, which turned the dual federation of India into a multi-tier system, mandating systemic outcomes in democracy, accountability, local economic development, and social justice. It also examines how the grand design to strengthen the process of horizontal equity at the local level failed and probes into the
The placenta is the Rodney Dangerfield of organs; it gets no respect, no respect at all. This short-lived but critical organ supports pregnancy by bringing nutrients and oxygen to the fetus, removing waste, providing immune protection, and producing hormones to support fetal development.
Yet according to recent research, the United States has far less mobility and equality of opportunity today than the European Union or other OECD countries. First, the amount of economic advantage passed down from one generation to the next is much higher in the US. Approximately 50% of a father’s income position is inherited by his son. In contrast, the amount in Norway or Canada is less than 20%. What about rising from rags to riches? In the US, 8% of children raised in the bottom 20% of the income distribution are able to climb to the top 20% as adults, while the figure in Denmark is nea...
Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Cancer is one of the leading causes of human mortality worldwide. Even though leaps have been made in the fight against it, mortality rates still remain higher than they should be. In recent decades, there has been focused research on the molecular mechanisms of cancer to try and elucidate information that will help improve drug delivery and survival rates in patients. This article will give a brief overview of this subject. Image Credit: CI Photos / Shutterstock.com The Genetic and Molecular Basis of Cancer DNA is the basis of all life on Eart...