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The continental shelf of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico harbors extensive reefs and banks that support diverse coral reefs and mesophotic communities. Mesophotic communities range in depth from 40 to 200 m and, in this region, foster some of the densest
Marissa Faye Nuttall +6 more
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Liquidity, Banking, and Bank Failures [PDF]
A multiperiod model with risk-neutral agents is constructed in which a liquidity problem arises in an equilibrium with decentralized tradin g in capital, which banking institutions are able to alleviate. Depos it contracts provide for early withdrawal, banks hold debt, and agent s who borrow from banks hold compensating balances.
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The identification of the fuel found in a crime scene and establishing its source is important for forensic investigations. In this study petrol and diesel samples were analysed in order to identify chemical composition and additives with the aim of ...
Suppajariyawat Praew +4 more
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When a bank experiences an adverse shock to its equity capital, one way to return to target leverage is to sell assets. The price impact of the fire sale may impact other institutions with common exposures, resulting in contagion. We propose a simple framework that accounts for this effect.
Greenwood, Robin +2 more
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Biophysical Determinants and Constraints on Sperm Swimming Velocity
Over the last 50 years, sperm competition has become increasingly recognised as a potent evolutionary force shaping male ejaculate traits. One such trait is sperm swimming speed, with faster sperm associated with increased fertilisation success in some ...
Carl D. Soulsbury, Stuart Humphries
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Banks are financial intermediaries between economic agents with surplus funds and those with a shortage of funds and convert short-term deposits into long-term loans.
Cassimon, Danny +2 more
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Are Drosophila preferences for yeasts stable or contextual?
Whether there are general mechanisms, driving interspecific chemical communication is uncertain. Saccharomycetaceae yeast and Drosophila fruit flies, both extensively studied research models, share the same fruit habitat, and it has been suggested their ...
Catrin S. Günther +3 more
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Background Tubulointerstitial fibrosis represents the key underlying pathology of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), yet treatment options remain limited. In this study, we investigated the role of connexin43 (Cx43) hemichannel-mediated adenosine triphosphate
Gareth W. Price +9 more
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Production and Analysis of Recycled Ammonium Perrhenate from CMSX-4 superalloys
The process to extract rhenium from a superalloy is an immense technical challenge due the complex chemistry involved. Being one of the rarest elements in the earth’s crust the scarcity and cost of rhenium makes it advantageous to recover the element ...
Gonzalez-Rodriguez J. +4 more
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AbstractThis chapter takes stock of the current state of banking systems across sub-Saharan Africa and discusses recent developments including innovations that could help Africa leapfrog more traditional banking models. Using an array of different data, the chapter documents that African banking systems are shallow but stable.
Thorsten Beck, Robert Cull
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