55 research outputs found
Social learning in LEADER: Exogenous, endogenous and hybrid evaluation in rural development
This paper considers the relationship between the centralised exogenous, institutions and the embedded, endogenous institutions of rural governance in Europe through an examination the evaluation procedures of the European LEADER programme. LEADER is presented in the literature as progressive in terms of innovation and stakeholder engagement. Yet while the planning and management of LEADER embraces heterogeneity and participation, programmatic evaluation is centralised and held at arms length from delivery organisations. The paper reviews previous efforts to improve evaluation in LEADER and considers alternative strategies for evaluation, contrasting LEADER practice with participatory evaluation methodologies in the wider international context. Can evaluation in itself be valuable as a mode of social learning and hence a driver for endogenous development in rural communities in Europe? The paper concludes by examining the challenges in producing a hybrid form of evaluation which accommodates endogenous and exogenous values
Rapid on-line profiling of estrogen receptor binding metabolites of tamoxifen.
Here we present a high-resolution screening (HRS) methodology for postcolumn on-line profiling of metabolites with affinity for the estrogen receptor α (ERα). Tamoxifen, which is metabolized into multiple metabolites, was used as the model compound. Most of the 14 metabolites detected exhibited affinity for the ERα. The HRS methodology shows great potential for metabolite bio-affinity profiling and application in drug discovery and development. © 2006 American Chemical Society
Intra-Subject Variability in Lung Dose in Healthy Volunteers Using Five Conventional Portable Inhalers
Mothers' and Fathers' Reports of Stress in Families of Infants with and without Single-Suture Craniosynostosis
A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF LIQUID ANTACIDS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Peroxynitrite-induced cytotoxicity in cultured astrocytes is associated with morphological changes and increased nitrotyrosine immunoreactivity
First episode of schizophrenia is accompanied by changes in the activity of blood amine oxidases
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