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Objective The concern that nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may precipitate flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has limited their use in managing musculoskeletal symptoms in those with IBD, but safety data are mixed. Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients with IBD aged at least 18 years from Optum's deidentified ...
Adam S. Mayer +4 more
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Institutional Ownership, Firm Size, and Agency Cost: A Moderating Role of Leverage
Agency fees are a form of internal company costs borne by shareholders to oversee and control the activities of agents. These costs arise from core dissatisfaction, inefficiency, and disruption.
Evlin Evalina, Gusni Gusni
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Objective This study aimed to describe real‐world trends in preconception and prenatal use of antirheumatic drugs among pregnant individuals with rheumatic diseases in Ontario, Canada. Methods We conducted a time‐series analysis using repeated cross‐sectional data to examine annual patterns of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use among ...
Shenthuraan Tharmarajah +6 more
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Analisis Keagenan pada Bank yang Memiliki Anak Perusahaan Leasing
The relationship between the depositor and the bank can be explained by the Agency perspective. Problems occur when bank as the depositary of fund depositors is not careful and at risk choosing the investments whether it is a decision to extend credit ...
Novia Nour Halisa +2 more
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Objective Race and household income impact outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions; however, their role in pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) remains poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate whether race and ethnicity and household income are associated with severe AAV disease and renal outcomes among
Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos +2 more
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This study examines the effects of state ownership and its interaction with corporate governance mechanisms—specifically, the number of non-executive directors, board size and foreign ownership—on agency costs in Vietnamese-listed construction and real ...
The Son Tung Than, Manh Dung Tran
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Agency Costs and Scarce Resources: Influences on Brazilian Franchising
This paper revisits a traditional issue in literature on franchising: the contractual mix (i.e., the proportion between franchised and company-owned stores). We analyze 270 Brazilian chains to better understand the Brazilian scenario.
Eugenio Jose Silva Bitti +2 more
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Objective We aimed to determine whether the short‐term response to biologics in biologic‐naive psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is better in patients initiating biologic treatment early in the disease course. Methods Patients with PsA who started on biologic therapy from the year 2000 to 2025 were included for analysis.
Sung Min Cho +4 more
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The role of agency costs and shareholder protection in family firms’ cash-holding decisions [PDF]
PurposeThis study analyzes the effects of country-level shareholder protection and agency costs on the cash-holding policies of family firms.Design/methodology/approachData were collected for 2,159 European firms for the period 2010–2019.
Serhat Yaman, M. Belén Lozano
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Expense Shifting: An Empirical Study of Agency Costs in the Mutual Fund Industry [PDF]
Using a dataset comprising almost all equity and bond funds in existence in 1996, we find that fund providers shift advertising and distribution expenses via so-called 12b-1 fees onto fund shareholders.
Nicolaj Siggelkow
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