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The recognition of the brain’s vulnerability and plasticity under stress began with
investigations
of the hippocampus, and it now includes the amygdala, a brain region involved in fear, anxiety, and mood, and the prefrontal cortex, which is important in decision making, memory, and top-down control of impulsive behavior, as well as regulation of the autonomic nervous system and stress hormone axis.
The homes of several senior civil servants have been raided recently as part of corruption investigations, and serious accusations of sexual harassment have been leveled against India’s top environmentalist, Rajendra Pachauri, who headed the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change when it received the Nobel Peace Prize.
The case against the Gandhis – as well as many other high-profile
investigations
– is likely to drag on for years.
Last August, the US Trade Representative launched Section 301
investigations
against China in three broad areas: intellectual property rights, innovation, and technology development.
Racan would not have had to deal with the Hague Tribunal had he the courage to begin his own housekeeping and
investigations
of Tudjman's cronies and the war criminals the deceased president protected.
Although the scientific validity of their research is now the subject of several separate investigations, it is no less important to examine its ethical implications.
We will not know how close we are to the production of individually tailored stem-cell lines until the scientific
investigations
into Hwang’s research are completed.
The Derivatives Market’s Helpful EnemiesCHICAGO – The launch of two European antitrust
investigations
into the market for credit default swaps (CDS) might appear to be no more than a political vendetta against one of the alleged culprits behind the 2010 European sovereign-debt crisis.
That said, the existence of political motivations does not undermine the legitimacy of the new EU investigations, which will be conducted alongside an ongoing inquiry by the United States Justice Department into anti-competitive practices in the trading, clearing, and pricing of CDS in the US.
And, regardless of whatever political motivations might lie behind the latest investigations, this market concentration is a real problem.
But they did not hesitate to use the power of the state to perpetuate themselves in power, harassing opposition newspapers, manipulating judicial investigations, and abolishing the independence of the central bank.
Again,
investigations
are conducted and reports are written, but no one is ever brought before the bar of justice.
We ask the President of the Russian Federation and urge the Russian government to protect people in danger and to ensure quick and effective
investigations
into the murders of human rights activists, journalists, and independent-minded jurists.
Investigations
against some of the police and judges responsible for the human rights abuses committed last April have been launched.
Indeed, credible
investigations
are rarely conducted in such cases, as a result of official failures or obstruction, and Europe’s leaders have not intervened to ensure that the rule of law is upheld.
I myself have endured numerous politically inspired
investigations
and prosecutions of my former business as a means to drive me out of politics.
Despite the urging of staff members, leaders of these missions avoided launching criminal
investigations
into the missing.
New governments in several countries, from Nigeria to Sri Lanka, have ordered
investigations
into alleged Chinese bribery of the previous leadership.
Subsequent
investigations
revealed low pay, abused employees, and dangerous working conditions in one of Bangladesh’s most important economic sectors.
The most extreme transformation of this kind is, of course, the story of God’s favorite angel, Lucifer – a story that has set the context for my psychological
investigations
into lesser human transformations in response to the corrosive influence of powerful situational forces.
The use of Agent Yellow and Agent Orange as defoliants during the Vietnam War gave rise to an intensive debate about--and some
investigations
of--such chemicals' toxicological and ecological effects.
He is absolutely right, and his deposition details how the NDAA and similar legislation is being used to obstruct his
investigations
and intimidate him personally.
Such inhuman and degrading treatment, to say nothing of risk to life, warrants the deployment of the full force of the law in launching criminal investigations, bringing prosecutions, and meting out stiff punishments.
This attitude is exemplified in the proliferation of trials, investigations, demonstrations, convictions, and resignations relating to corruption, particularly in Brazil and Venezuela, and to a lesser extent Mexico and Guatemala.
Later
investigations
have shown that the transmitting agent in variant CJD shares identical biological properties with BSE’s agent, supporting a causal relationship.
If anti-corruption
investigations
target Berezovsky alone, others will keep their mouths shut.
They must tell a different story, based on observations, investigations, and critical assessments of claims made by both Republicans and Democrats in power.
The JAEA has initiated a project to model the future distribution of radioactivity on a regional scale, beginning with field
investigations
to acquire the data that are needed to develop conceptual and mathematical migration models of radiocesium’s environmental behavior.
Brazil’s Economic DeliveranceWASHINGTON, DC – Ongoing corruption
investigations
in Brazil have exposed a tangled network of illicit relationships between private firms, government bureaucrats, and elected politicians.
Even though most of the biggest corruption
investigations
and trials are still ongoing, Brazilian firms have already revamped their compliance efforts for fear of being caught.
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