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What explains the dramatic changes in cost and profit performance of the U.S. banking industry? [PDF]
The authors investigate the sources of recent changes in the performance of U.S. banks using concepts and techniques borrowed from the cross-section efficiency literature.
Loretta J. Mester, Allen N. Berger
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Tunable Regional Targeting of Self‐Assembling Peptide Nanomaterials in Acute Myocardial Infarction
In a rat model of acute myocardial infarction, intravascular delivery of peptide nanofibers with a collagen‐targeting peptide bound to the infarct vasculature while globular peptide nanoparticles penetrated into the infarct area. This study demonstrated that size, shape, and surface chemistry of nanomaterials control the delivery location within the ...
Alexander Chen +14 more
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Alternative frameworks for providing financial services [PDF]
Drawing on country experience, the authors analyze alternative frameworks for providing financial services. Scope of permissible activities: The integrated banking model (commercial banking fully integrated with other financial services, including ...
Klingebiel, Daniela, Claessens, Stijn
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Abstract The Pleistocene is a key period for understanding the evolutionary history and palaeobiogeography of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The species was first documented in southeastern Iberia at the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene and appears to have rapidly spread throughout Southwestern Europe, where it was found in numerous ...
Maxime Pelletier
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7000 Years of Aboriginal Mining at Sugarloaf Hill in the Riverland Region of South Australia
ABSTRACT Silcrete and chert are commonly represented in Aboriginal archaeological lithic assemblages across large parts of the southwestern Murray‐Darling Basin (MDB). In South Australia (SA), these materials were sourced from a series of quarries located along the incised course of the Murray River through the upper Riverland region.
Craig Westell +8 more
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The Regulatory Implications of Mobile and Financial Services Convergence
The long awaited integration of mobile telephone and retail financial services is beginning to emerge in developing markets. To enhance the potential benefits from innovations in this domain, governments need to make complementary adjustments to domestic
Mortimer-Schutts, Ivan
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Accessibility of Digital Financial Applications for People With Visual Impairment: Scoping Review. [PDF]
Puli L +5 more
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Dysregulation of U12‐Type Splicing in Lupus Neutrophils
Objective Neutrophil dysfunction is a hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but its molecular basis remains unclear. This study explores transcriptional and posttranscriptional changes in low‐density granulocytes (LDGs), a proinflammatory neutrophil subset expanded in SLE, focusing on NADPH oxidase (Nox) function and minor intron splicing ...
Luz P. Blanco +11 more
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