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Middleware for mobile computing: awareness vs. transparency (position summary) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Middleware solutions for wired distributed systems cannot be used in a mobile setting, as mobile applications impose new requirements that run counter to the principle of transparency on which current middleware systems have been built.
Capra, L, Emmerich, W, Mascolo, C
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Green banks versus non‐green banks: A financial stability comparative analysis in terms of CAMEL ratios

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines green and non‐green‐banks from a financial stability point of view and specifically whether there are any discernible performance differences between the two groups. Using the supervisory ratios namely CAMEL variables, and employing panel data techniques (random effects model) and a global panel data set of 165 banks from ...
Ioannis Malandrakis, Konstantinos Drakos
wiley   +1 more source

Bibliography of Structuralism III [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In two occasions a Bibliography of Structuralism has been published in Erkenntnis (1989, 1994). Since then a lot of water has flowed under the bridge and the structuralist program has shown a continuous development. The aim of the present bibliography is
Abreu, Cláudio   +2 more
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Major Conundrums and Possible Solutions in DeFi Insurance

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper empirically explores the early development of insurance projects in the decentralised finance (DeFi) industry, which is based on disruptive technologies like blockchain and smart contracts. A brief history of DeFi is narrated, stressing four risks of DeFi (volatility risk, cyberattack risk, liquidity risk, and regulation risk) and ...
Peng Zhou, Ying Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Bibliography of El Nino and associated publications [PDF]

open access: yes, 1975
ENGLISH: Citations from the fields of biological, physical and chemical oceanography, meteorology and marine fisheries are used to compile a new bibliography on El Nino phenomena and associated publications. An alphanumeric coding procedure relating this
Stevenson, Merritt R., Wicks, Helen R.
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Informed consent and ethical issues pertaining to female sterilization—Scoping review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Female sterilization, a safe, permanent method of contraception that blocks the fallopian tubes, has been in use since the 19th century. The procedure necessitates informed consent, a critical step that has been marred by reports of forced sterilization since World War II. These incidents often stem from inadequate consent processes
Sharol Malekobane Maila   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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