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Photoepicutaneous tests: a series of 37 Brazilian patients

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2020
Maria Antonieta Rios Scherrer, Vanessa Barreto Rocha   +1 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Ruan da Silva Vianna, Carla Cristina Passos Cruz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equity Market Timing: Testing Using Brazilian IPOs

Revista Brasileira de Finanças, 2010
This paper analyzes whether the behavior related to the equity market timing affected the recent IPO wave of Brazilian firms and exerted an impact on companies'capital structure. Using data from january 2004 to december 2007 the paper classifies the months in the sample in hot or cold according the number of IPOs that took place in each month.
José Luiz Rossi Jr, Marcelo Marotta
openaire   +1 more source

Return and Volatility Spillovers Among Major Cotton Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores return and volatility transmission among major cotton markets. Several events have disrupted cotton supply and demand in recent years, leading to heightened price volatility and significant shifts in market interconnections.
Susmitha Kalli, Berna Karali, Yangxuan Liu, Munisamy Gopinath   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing Static Tradeoff against Pecking Order Models of Capital Structure in Brazilian Firms [PDF]

We test two models with the purpose of finding the best empirical explanation for the capital structure of Brazilian firms. The models tested were developed to represent the Static Tradeoff Theory and the Pecking Order Theory.
Cecilio Elias Daher, Otavio Ribeiro De Medeiros   +1 more
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Construction of a Feedback Comment Analysis Model for Evaluation of Endoscopic Surgical Skill

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Surgical education and skill assessments are important in improving surgical skills. However, instructors' comments tend to be complex and unorganized, with varying content and categories. This study aimed to develop a natural language processing (NLP) model to automatically classify feedback comments on surgical procedures and ...
Shusaku Iwai, Shin Takenaka, Daichi Kitaguchi, Hiroki Matsuzaki, Kei Nakajima, Yuya Takabe, Nobuyoshi Takeshita, Masaaki Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisit of Dynamic Brazilian Tests of Geomaterials

Understanding the dynamic behavior of geomaterials is critical for refining modeling and simulation of applications that involve impacts or explosions. Obtaining material properties of geomaterials is challenging, particularly in tension, due to the brittle and low-strength nature of such materials.
Brett Sanborn, Elizabeth Jones, Matthew Hudspeth, Bo Song, Scott Broome   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Functional Advantage of Central Pancreatectomy Over Distal Pancreatectomy for Benign or Low‐Grade Malignant Tumors: A Comparative Analysis Based on 75‐g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Central pancreatectomy (CP) better preserves postoperative pancreatic endocrine function than distal pancreatectomy for benign or low‐grade malignant tumors. The 75‐g oral glucose tolerance test demonstrated that CP maintained insulin secretion and glucose tolerance, highlighting its clinical advantage as a function‐preserving procedure.
Dongha Lee, Keiko Kamei, Chihoko Nobori, Yuta Yoshida, Takaaki Murase, Atsushi Takebe, Yuki Okuda, Naru Babaya, Yoshihisa Hiromine, Ippei Matsumoto   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serum Bile Acids Are Useful Indicators of Intrahepatic Recurrence After Initial Curative Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Bile acids accumulation in hepatocytes causes liver damage and contributes to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the association between serum bile acid levels and postoperative intrahepatic recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma remains unclear.
Tomoaki Bekki, Masahiro Ohira, Yuki Imaoka, Seiichi Simizu, Tomoyuki Abe, Shintaro Kuroda, Hiroyuki Tahara, Kentaro Ide, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Hideki Ohdan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source