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Exact optimum coin bias in Efron's randomization procedure

, 2015
Efron’s biased coin design is a restricted randomization procedure that has very favorable balancing properties, yet it is fully randomized, in that subjects are always randomized to one of two treatments with a probability less than 1.
ZAGORAIOU, MAROUSSA, William F. Rosenberger, Yang Wang, BALDI ANTOGNINI, ALESSANDRO   +3 more
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Target Firm's ESG Engagement and Post–M&A Performance: The Mediating Role of Acquirer's CSR Strategy

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper examines whether the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of target firms influences both accounting‐based and market‐based corporate financial performance (CFP) within the merger and acquisition (M&A) context and whether this relationship is mediated by the acquirer's corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy.
Francesco Gangi, Nicola Varrone, Mario Ossorio, Lucia Michela Daniele, Maria Coscia   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coin 08-05-074

This piece appears to be a double struck coin (a coin which was hit twice by the minter's hammer creating a shadow image on the metal). However, a close examination shows this shadow to be the actual design of the coin.

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Market and Nonmarket Strategies in Focus: How Entrepreneurs Tackling the Grand Challenge of Waste Management Navigate Institutional and Market Adversity in Ghana

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Waste management remains a critical grand challenge in African countries. While entrepreneurship has been a viable strategy for addressing this challenge, it is fraught with constraints. This study investigates the strategies orchestrated by entrepreneurs to navigate adversity in Waste management and ensure the social and economic viability of
Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong, Abiodun Samuel Adegbile, Augustine Awuah Peprah, Bede Akorige Atarah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic Spillovers Between FinTech, Blockchain, and Green Finance: A Quantile Connectedness Approach

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores how financial innovation and environmental sustainability intersect by analyzing spillovers between FinTech, blockchain energy use, and green finance. Using a Quantile Vector Autoregression (QVAR) framework, we examine weekly data from 2018 to 2024 across 11 digital, environmental, and macro‐financial indices.
Mehmet Sahiner, Sisi Sung, James Devlin
wiley   +1 more source

A Prospective Randomized Dose-Finding Study of Intrathecal Opioids for Postoperative Analgesia After Minimally Invasive Colorectal Operation

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Objective: To determine the optimal dose of intrathecal morphine and hydromorphone in patients undergoing minimally invasive colorectal operation for postoperative analgesia. Patients and Methods: The study was a double-blinded clinical dosing trial that
Patrice A. Vinsard, MD, Josef Pleticha, MD, Emily E. Sharpe, MD, Jason K. Panchamia, DO, David A. Olsen, MD, Hans P. Sviggum, MD, Sherief F. Shawki, MB, MD, Kevin T. Behm, MD, David W. Larson, MD, MBA, Allison M. LeMahieu, MS, Adam D. Niesen, MD, Adam W. Amundson, MD   +11 more
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Policy and Market Mechanisms for Sustainable Finance: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable finance has emerged as a critical instrument for addressing the dual challenges of climate change and sustainable development. Nonetheless, a substantial financing gap persists, while the concept remains under‐theorized without a universally accepted definition, and empirical evidence of its effectiveness remains inconsistent and ...
Jihyung Joo, Byounguk Keum, Taewoo Roh
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Minimum effective concentration of ropivacaine for ultrasound-guided transmuscular quadratus lumborum block in total hip arthroplasty: a randomized clinical trial☆

Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Objective: This trial aimed to identify the Minimum Effective Concentration (MEC90, defined as the concentration which can provide successful block in 90% of patients) of 30 mL ropivacaine for single-shot ultrasound-guided transmuscular Quadratus ...
Jian Hu, Xingcheng Li, Qiuru Wang, Jing Yang   +3 more
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Does Disclosure Type Matter? Climate‐Related Financial Disclosures and Corporate Performance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Our study examines the financial implications of corporate climate‐related financial disclosures while distinguishing between quantitative and qualitative disclosures. We use a multiple‐period difference‐in‐differences approach to analyze Japanese firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market from 2019 to 2023.
Alexander Ryota Keeley, Jun Xie, Chao Li, Masaaki Nagamura, Shunsuke Managi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Tree of Life Synagogue Attack: A Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol‐18 Examination of Pre‐Attack Warnings and Post‐Attack Contagion and Copycat Effects

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This is a retrospective case study of an antisemitic lone actor terrorist who completed the deadliest attack against the Jewish community in American history. The analysis through the lens of the Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol (TRAP‐18) finds that 72% of the warning indicators were present, including four proximal warning ...
Molly Amman, Julia Kupper, J. Reid Meloy
wiley   +1 more source