Nuclear receptors are ligand-dependent transcription factors responsible for controlling differentiation, growth and development of higher eukaryotes. Three amino acids within the recognition alpha-helix of the DNA-binding domain of the nuclear receptors constitute the so-called "P-box" which determines response element specificity. In the ultraspiracle (Usp) protein, which together with EcR fo...

The sociological literature on social movement organizations (SMOs) has come to recognize that under neoliberal globalization many SMOs have moved from an emphasis on the state as the locus of change toward a focus on corporations as targets. This shift has led some SMOs to turn to forms of market-based private regulatory action. The use of one such tactic—voluntary, third-party product certifi...

The struggle between bureaucracy and professionalism has been described repeatedly during the last 50 years. Their opposing logics are at the heart of this struggle. Bureaucracy focuses on administrative hierarchies of formal authority, subordination and control, while professionalism focuses on professional autonomy. Since professionals joined organizations, their professional autonomy has dec...