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Towards a quantum theory of de Sitter space

open access: yes, 2006
We describe progress towards constructing a quantum theory of de Sitter space in four dimensions. In particular we indicate how both particle states and Schwarzschild de Sitter black holes can arise as excitations in a theory of a finite number of ...
A. Ashtekar   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Regulating hate speech online [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The exponential growth in the Internet as a means of communication has been emulated by an increase in far-right and extremist web sites and hate based activity in cyberspace.
Banks, James
core   +1 more source

Regulating Eternal Inflation II: The Great Divide

open access: yes, 2006
In a previous paper, two of the authors presented a "regulated" picture of eternal inflation. This picture both suggested and drew support from a conjectured discontinuity in the amplitude for tunneling from positive to negative vacuum energy, as the ...
Anthony Aguirre   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Cell morphology governs directional control in swimming bacteria

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2017
The ability to rapidly detect and track nutrient gradients is key to the ecological success of motile bacteria in aquatic systems. Consequently, bacteria have evolved a number of chemotactic strategies that consist of sequences of straight runs and ...
Òscar Guadayol   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

RESERVES FOR EFFICIENT USE OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM ARE AT HAND

open access: yesФинансы: теория и практика, 2017
Before the discussion of the monetary policy problems, it is reasonable to review our financial system as a whole. Any market, including the financial market, is characterized by the balance of supply and demand.
G. A. Tosunyan
doaj   +1 more source

A Stringy Correspondence Principle in Cosmology

open access: yes, 2006
We study a d-dimensional FRW universe, containing a perfect fluid with p = w \rho and \frac{1} {d - 1} \le w \le 1, and find a correspondence principle similar to that of Horowitz and Polchinski in the black hole case.
Banks   +31 more
core   +2 more sources

Do Fintech Lenders Penetrate Areas that are Underserved by Traditional Banks?

open access: yesJournal of Economics and Business, 2018
Fintech has been playing an increasing role in shaping financial and banking landscapes. In this paper, we use account-level data from LendingClub and Y-14M data reported by U.S.
Julapa Jagtiani, Catharine M. Lemieux
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Does Interbank Borrowing Reduce Bank Risk? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In this paper we investigate whether banks that borrow from other banks have lower risk levels. We concentrate on a large sample of Central and Eastern European banks which allows us to explore the impact of interbank lending when exposures are long-term
Dinger, Valeriya, Hagen, Jürgen von
core   +2 more sources

Bad Bank(s) and Recapitalization of the Banking Sector [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2009
With banking sectors worldwide still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis, public discussion of plans to place toxic assets in one or more bad banks has gained steam in recent weeks. The following paper presents a plan how governments can efficiently relieve ailing banks from toxic assets by transferring these assets into a publicly ...
Schäfer, Dorothea, Zimmermann, Klaus F.
openaire   +8 more sources

Cyclic nucleotide signaling as a drug target in retinitis pigmentosa

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Disruptions in cGMP and cAMP signaling can contribute to retinal dysfunction and photoreceptor loss in retinitis pigmentosa. This perspective examines the mechanisms and evaluates emerging evidence on targeting these pathways as a potential therapeutic strategy to slow or prevent retinal degeneration.
Katri Vainionpää   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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