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Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang, Enoch Owusu‐Sekyere, Karin Alvåsen, Helena Hansson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Important are Foreign Banks in the Financial Development of European Transition Countries? [PDF]

This paper analyzes the development of the banking sector in European transition countries. We find that, although bank assets increased during the 1990s, credit to the private sector remained relatively low. Foreign-owned banks have become major players
Bert Scholtens, Hanneke Bol, Ilko Naaborg, Jakob de Haan, Ralph de Haas   +4 more
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Enhanced Sensitivity of a Modified Quaking‐Induced Conversion Diagnostic Test for the Broad Detection of Sporadic and Inherited Prion Diseases: A Retrospective Study

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Quaking‐induced conversion (QuIC) tests, which detect prion‐seeding activity in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), have markedly advanced the antemortem diagnosis of prion diseases such as Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease (CJD). These tests provide high diagnostic accuracy and enable timely differentiation from other rapidly progressive neurodegenerative ...
Jennifer Myskiw, Rebecca Fox, Dominic M.S. Kielich, Lise Lamoureux, Melanie Leonhardt, Olivia Nykvist, Jessy A. Slota, Kristen Avery, Clark Phillipson, Kathy Frost, Sharon Simon, Brian S. Appleby, Ben A. Bailey‐Elkin, Stephanie A. Booth   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Bank-Specific Factors on the Profitability of Conventional Banks Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

Dialektika: Jurnal Ekonomi dan Ilmu Sosial
This study aims to analyze the effect of Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), Non-Performing Loan (NPL), bank size, and Cost to Income Ratio (CIR) on the profitability of conventional banks listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2020–2024 ...
Keiza Putri Maharanie, Dian Nur Waliyah, Farah Margaretha Leon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Profits and balance sheet developments at U.S. commercial banks in 2002 [PDF]

Despite the lackluster performance of the U.S. economy, the profitability of the U.S. commercial banking industry was again high in 2002, and the return on bank assets reached its highest level in more than three decades.
Mark Carlson, Roberto Perli
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Methane Generation Using an Anaerobic Biodigester From Waste Leachate Water

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Leachate wastewater (LWW) is characterized by slow biodegradation and low biogas production due to resistant materials and limited biological activity. Therefore, applying pretreatments is essential to improving biodegradation potential, which consequently boosts energy recovery.
Khairi R. Kalash, Nisreen S. Ali, Mustafa H. Al‐Furaiji, Mahir A. Abdulrahman, Talib M. Albayati, Buthainah Ali Al‐Timimi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The risk effects of bank acquisitions [PDF]

An examination of the risk effects of bank acquisitions that occurred between the first quarter of 1984 and the last quarter of 1993. Its findings -- that banks are not using acquisitions to increase their risk exposure and that acquisitions increase ...
Ben Craig, João Cabral dos Santos
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Finite element analysis of feeding in red and gray squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris and Sciurus carolinensis)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Invasive gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) have replaced the native red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) across much of Great Britain over the last century. Several factors have been proposed to underlie this replacement, but here we investigated the potential for dietary competition in which gray squirrels have better feeding performance than ...
Philip G. Cox, Peter J. Watson
wiley   +1 more source

Follicle Stimulating Hormone in Cattle Breeding: Fundamentals, Innovations, and Scope

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
FSH is crucial in cattle reproduction, with exogenous administration enhancing breeding and embryo production. Recombinant FSH offers advantages over pituitary‐extracted variants, including fewer injections, reduced stress, and safer production. These innovations improve breeding efficiency, optimize reproductive outcomes, and contribute to sustainable
Muhammad Shahzad, Hubdar Ali Kolachi, Jesse Oluwaseun Ayantoye, Xiaomeng Zhang, Muhammad Usman Mehmood, Rajilan Hilali Shanga, Pengcheng Wan, Xueming Zhao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Commercial Banks’ Profitability in the Emerging Economy: Evidence From Ethiopia

SAGE Open
The banking sector has undergone significant transformation in recent years. Nevertheless, combinations of bank-specific and macroeconomic elements present both opportunities and obstacles for bank managers in ensuring the success of their institutions ...
Bayelign Abebe, Ayalew Ali
doaj   +1 more source