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Bulletin of Economic Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines student admissions to higher education based on past performance, focusing on two measures: high school GPA and national exam scores. GPA is teacher‐assigned and based on repeated assessments, while these exams are externally graded, one‐off standardized tests. Using a nationwide dataset, we investigate how the relevance of
Pedro Luis Silva +2 more
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Creativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores the limits of mission‐directed entrepreneurial states by drawing on the theory of recombinant innovation and F.A. Hayek's insights on the spontaneous growth of knowledge in society. First, the use of discretionary policymaking curtails the range of knowledge generated in the process of social interaction, limiting the scope
Bryan Cheang, Praharsh Mehrotra
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Cancer Science, EarlyView.Rising early‐onset colorectal cancer in Japan is compatible with substantial detection‐related effects, but a concurrent increase in invasive disease cannot be excluded. Incidence trends alone are insufficient to justify a true‐rise interpretation; stronger claims require population‐level corroboration. ABSTRACT Early‐onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) is
Keitaro Matsuo, Hidemi Ito
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Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to assess longitudinal associations between oral health and incident frailty, assessed by a multidimensional frailty index, in a national sample of older adults in England with participant mortality and drop out considered as competing risks.
Egle Petrauskiene +4 more
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Single Line Drawing Generation via Semantics‐Driven Optimization
Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.We present a method for automatically generating single‐line drawings in vector format, guided by a text prompt or an input image. Our approach leverages score distillation sampling to optimize the parameters of a uniform rational B‐spline (URBS) curve, ensuring that the drawing consists of a single continuous stroke by design.
Tanguy Magne +3 more
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The Developing Economies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gender inequalities persist across various domains where traditional social norms are deeply ingrained. This study examines gendered perceptions of career decision‐making autonomy in the Philippines through self‐determination, social role, and gender congruity theories.
Melisa Fabella +2 more
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Dental Traumatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background/Objectives The use of mouthguards protects teeth and the supporting tissues against impacts. Digital impressions and 3D‐printed models can reduce manufacturing steps and minimize discomfort. This study evaluated the fit, comfort, and usability of custom‐made mouthguards, obtained by conventional and digital workflow, in amateur ...
Maryuri Macías Bautista +8 more
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.This field mesocosm study examined the top‐down effects of hyperparasitoids, parasitoids and aphids on plant growth and fitness. Parasitoids reduced aphid populations, but this effect was attenuated by hyperparasitoids. However, these multitrophic interactions did not affect plant traits and reproduction, likely due to the plant's fast life cycle and ...
Mitchel E. Bourne +4 more
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Spanish stock returns, growth, and inflation, 1900–2020
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper studies equity returns in the Madrid Stock Exchange and their connections with the macroeconomy from the emergence of a stock market around 1900 to its ‘big bang’ at the turn of the twenty‐first century. Using high‐quality data from primary sources and the methodology of the modern IBEX35 (published since 1987), we constructed an ...
Stefano Battilossi +2 more
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Do diffractive intraocular lenses break the beneficial interaction between chromatic and monochromatic aberrations in the eye? [PDF]
Biomed Opt ExpressClavé L, Millan MS.
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