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Derivation and characterization of retinal pigment epithelium from urine‐derived iPSCs

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Age‐related macular degeneration causes vision loss via RPE dysfunction and loss. Traditional iPSC therapies rely on invasive biopsies, limiting scalability. Here, we utilize urine‐derived stem cells as an accessible source to generate u‐iPSCs, successfully differentiated into pigmented RPE. This “Urine‐to‐Retina” platform provides a promising path for
Daniella Beiner, Hainan Zhu, Carol Christine Bosholm, Heuy‐Ching Wang, Tracy Criswell, Anthony Atala, Jian‐Xing Ma, Yuanyuan Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of agency cost: Evidence from listed real estate firms on the Vietnam Stock Exchange

Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science - Economics and Business Administration
This study investigates the impact of corporate governance factors on agency problems in 42 listed real estate companies on the Vietnam stock exchange from 2013 to 2023, utilizing 462 observations and the Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS) model.
Tuan Anh Nguyen, Thi Thuy Dung Tran, Tuan Anh Vuong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

One size does not fit all: An in vitro evaluation of the effects of bezafibrate and medroxyprogesterone acetate on human SH‐SY5Y and U‐87 MG cancer cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Drugs previously repurposed to target blood cancers reduced neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cell growth and viability. However, their levels of anticancer activity were different and their clinical application may be problematic due to side effects at effective doses.
Abhishek Kharawatkar, Francesco Michelangeli, Farhat Latif Khanim, Christopher Martin Bunce, William Eustace Basil Johnson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Agency Cost on the Relationship between Corporate Governance and Cost of Equity Capital [PDF]

Journal of Asset Management and Financing, 2018
In this paper, the effect of agency cost on the relationship between corporate governance and cost of equity capital is studied. The models for testing hypotheses are multivariate regression model from Chen et al (2011) study.
Farzaneh Heidarpoor, mahmoud nazari tajar   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emerging insights into CC and CXC chemokines and their receptors in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The dual roles of CC and CXC chemokines in distinguishing active, latent, and subclinical tuberculosis were reviewed, along with an evaluation of their potential as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets to advance precision medicine in tuberculosis management. The graphical abstract was generated with AI assistance (Gemini 3.0).
Xuying Yin, Dangsheng Xiao, Jiezuan Yang
wiley   +1 more source

AGENCY COSTS, RISK SHOCKS, AND INTERNATIONAL CYCLES [PDF]

Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2017
We add agency costs into a two-country, two-good international business-cycle model. In our model, changes in the relative price of investment arise endogenously. Despite the fact that technology shocks are uncorrelated across countries, the relative price of investment is positively correlated across countries in our model, much as it is in detrended ...
Letendre, Marc-André, Wagner, Joel
openaire   +2 more sources

MagmaFlow: A desktop platform for artificial intelligence‐driven expression analysis

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
MagmaFlow is a free, no‐code platform for gene expression analysis. It generates interactive volcano plots, links genes to literature, pathways, and diseases, prioritizes candidates using millions of publications, identifies affected biological processes, builds network diagrams, and exports publication‐ready figures and reports for macOS and Windows ...
Carlos E. Buss, Ao Li, Eduardo H. Gilglioni, Mayank Bansal, Sumeet Pal Singh, Latifa Bakiri, Alessandra K. Cardozo, Esteban N. Gurzov   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence and Mental Well‐Being in Adult Education: Implications for Practice and Professional Responsibility

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental well‐being is central to adult learner success, yet many adult education institutions lack capacity to provide timely and accessible support. This article examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen mental health–adjacent supports in adult and continuing higher education, with attention to professional practice and ...
Adam L. McClain, Thomas Wade
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on management tone manipulation – evidence from China

China Accounting and Finance Review
This paper explores the association between directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (D&O insurance) and management tone manipulation. This study uses data from A-share listed non-financial companies from 2009 to 2021 as its sample for empirical ...
Wei Xiong, Tingting Liu, Xu Zhao, Zihan Xiao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agency Costs of Debt in Conglomerate Firms

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2021
AbstractI use an accounting reform to assess the agency cost of debt in diversified firms. Those firms that switch from single to multiple segments following the reform suffer a 12% increase in their bond spread when compared with their stand-alone peers.
openaire   +2 more sources