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An approximate-copula distribution for statistical modeling. [PDF]

PLoS Comput Biol
Ji SS, Chu BB, Zhou H, Lange K.
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Insider Ownership and Investment Efficiency

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between insider ownership and investment efficiency in Indian publicly listed firms, utilising panel data spanning 2001 to 2015. It explores how agency conflicts contribute to suboptimal capital investment decisions. Our analysis reveals that increased insider ownership is associated with reduced investment
Bibek Bhatta
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Climatic and governance determinants of malaria transmission in Rivers State, Nigeria. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Egbom SE, Nduka FO, Nzeako SO, Nwafor GO, Bartholomew DC, Nwaigwe CC, Iwu HC, Ogbonna CJ, Nwokike CI, Opara MC, Ezenwaka CO, Anyanwu EO, Nwachukwu JI.   +12 more
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Urbanization and Seasonality Increase Introduced Plant Consumption by the World's Southernmost Parrot 城市化与季节性增加了全球最南端鹦鹉对引入植物的取食

Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.
Urbanization may alter bird foraging. Austral Parakeets (Enicognathus ferrugineus) in Patagonia rely on introduced plants in urban areas, especially in winter, despite preferring natives in the wild. This seasonal reliance on introduced species highlights urbanization trade‐offs and underscores the need to manage green areas with native plants to ...
Rocío Bahía, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Karina L. Speziale   +2 more
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Meta-analysis models relaxing the random-effects normality assumption: methodological systematic review and simulation study. [PDF]

BMC Med Res Methodol
Panagiotopoulou K, Evrenoglou T, Schmid CH, Metelli S, Chaimani A.   +4 more
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A Preliminary Assessment of Noise‐Related Impacts From the Urban‐Invasive Johnstone's Whistling Frog (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei) 城市入侵物种约翰斯通鸣蛙 (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei) 引起的噪声影响初步评估 Una evaluación preliminar de los impactos relacionados con el ruido de la rana silbadora de Johnstone (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei), especie urbana invasora

Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.
The Johnstone's whistling frog is an invasive species whose loud night‐time calls may affect human health and well‐being. Our study in Cali, Colombia, combined fieldwork and online surveys to assess its urban occupancy, density, and potential health impacts.
Rubén Darío Palacio, Sumana Goli
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Undetected circulation of monkeypox virus in Portugal: Evidence for a 50-day gap before first detection. [PDF]

Glob Epidemiol
Cordeiro R, da Conceição Batista F, Pelerito A, de Carvalho IL, Lopo S, Neves R, Rocha R, Palminha P, Borrego MJ, Núncio MS, Gomes JP.   +10 more
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Risk of Secondary Extinction in the Asian Songbird Trade, as Exemplified by the Selling of Crested Jayshrikes as Master Birds

Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.
The Asian Songbird Crises negatively affects so‐called master birds, species that are used to increase the song complexity of competitive songbirds. We assessed the trade in a master bird, the crested jayshrike, in Indonesia before and after its legal protection.
Vincent Nijman, Abdullah Abdullah, Ahmad Ardiansyah, Jessica Chavez, Katherine Hedger, Rifqi Hendrik, Abdullah Langgeng, K. Anne‐Isola Nekaris, I. Nyoman Aji Duranegara Payuse, Erly Sintya, Desak Ketut Tristiana Sukmadewi, Marco Campera   +11 more
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Reply to Compton et al.: Another paradoxical misunderstanding. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Butler G, Baker J, Amend SR, Pienta KJ, Venditti C.   +4 more
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