Should R&D Champions be Protected from Foreign Takeovers? [PDF]
We analyze how the entry mode of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) affects affiliate R&D activities. Using unique affiliate level data for Swedish multinational firms, we first present empirical evidence that acquired affiliates have a higher level of R&D
Bertrand, Olivier +3 more
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What's on the inside counts: A grounded account of concept acquisition and development
Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 Understanding the factors which affect the age of acquisition (AoA) of words and concepts is fundamental to understanding cognitive development more broadly.
Serge eThill, Katherine eTwomey
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Age-dependent acquisition of pathogenicity by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2023 Imbiakha B +17 more
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How Age of Acquisition Affects Compound Word Recognition
Scientific Studies of ReadingPurpose: Adults recognise words that are acquired during childhood more quickly than words acquired during adulthood. This is known as the Age of Acquisition (AoA) effect. The AoA effect, according to the integrated account, manifests in tasks necessitating greater semantic processing and in tasks with arbitrary input-output mapping.
Mahmoud Medhat Elsherif, Jon Catling
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Computer-assisted transcription and analysis of speech [PDF]
, 2001 The two papers included in this volume have developed from work with the CHILDES tools and the Media Editor in the two research projects, "Second language acquisition of German by Russian learners", sponsored by the Max Planck Institute for ...
Bast, Conny +2 more
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Correction to: Two words as one: A multi-naming investigation of the age-of-acquisition effect in compound-word processing. [PDF]
Mem Cognit, 2022 Elsherif MM, Catling JC, Frisson S.
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Evaluating the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Employees: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data [PDF]
The unit of analysis in empirical studies of the employment and wage effects of mergers and acquisitions is typically the plant or firm. In contrast, the unit of observation in this study is the individual worker, which allows us to provide direct ...
Donald Siegel, Kenneth L. Simons
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Effects of Age-of-Acquisition on Proficiency in Polish Sign Language: Insights to the Critical Period Hypothesis. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2022 Tomaszewski P +3 more
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The role of domain-specific practice, handedness and starting age in chess [PDF]
, 2007 The respective roles of the environment and innate talent have been a recurrent question for research into expertise. This paper investigates markers of talent, environment, and critical period for the acquisition of expert performance in chess ...
Campitelli, G, Gobet, F
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Are mobile phone ownership and age of acquisition associated with child adjustment? A 5-year prospective study among low-income Latinx children. [PDF]
Child Dev, 2023 Sun X +4 more
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