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The plasticisation model of dye diffusion: Part 8
Coloration Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Re‐evaluation using the Williams–Landel–Ferry equation, of exhaustion/rate of dyeing/fixation data previously reported for and acid dye, natural dye and two reactive dyes on three different types of silk substrate revealed that thermally activated dye diffusivity is governed by the thermally regulated structural relaxation times of the ...
Stephen M. Burkinshaw
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Direct democracy and political extremism
Economica, EarlyView.Abstract We study how citizens' right to directly decide on policies through popular initiatives affects the attractiveness of extreme candidates in representative elections. In our theoretical framework, single prominent policy issues on which individual voters hold extreme views get a large weight in their assessment of candidates, thereby favouring ...
Nicolas Schreiner, Alois Stutzer
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Calibrated Multivariate Regression with Application to Neural Semantic Basis Discovery
, 2015 We propose a calibrated multivariate regression method named CMR for fitting high dimensional multivariate regression models. Compared with existing methods, CMR calibrates regularization for each regression task with respect to its noise level so that ...
Liu, Han, Wang, Lie, Zhao, Tuo
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Udder typology of Arabian dairy camels and proposal of a linear scoring system for assessing their udder traits for machine milking [PDF]
, 2015 A total of 146 multiparous lactating Arabian camels at mid lactation, machine milked twice-daily and managed under intensive conditions were used to study the morphological traits of the udder for on-field udder evaluation. Pictures from the left side of
Aljumaah, Riyadh Saleh +4 more
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.Orius laevigatus engages in unidirectional intraguild predation on Transeius montdorensis. Despite this, both predators coexisted and suppressed the shared thrips prey. Aphids, a non‐shared prey, were effectively controlled by O. laevigatus even when its population was limited due to intraguild predation. T.
Angelos Mouratidis +3 more
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Financial fragility under implicit insurance scheme: Evidence from the collapse of Thai financial institutions [PDF]
Using the Thai experience as a clinical study of a financial crisis, we investigate financial failures of Thai financial institutions. This study augments the CAMEL perspective by considering corporate governance and the moral hazard problems under the ...
Anuchitworawong, Chaiyasit
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Organizational Learning from Extreme Performance Experience: The Impact of Success and Recovery Experience [PDF]
, 2009 This paper argues that two different types of a firm’s own extreme performance experiences—success and recovery—and their interactions can generate survival-enhancing learning. Although these types of experience often represent valuable sources of useful
Kim, Ji-Yub +2 more
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The Effects of Regulatory Office Closures on Bank Behavior
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, EarlyView.Abstract We investigate if the decentralized structure of regulatory office networks influences supervisory outcomes and bank behavior. Following the closure of an office, banks previously supervised by that office increase their lending and risk‐taking.
IVAN LIM, JENS HAGENDORFF, SETH ARMITAGE
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Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To understand how Registered Nurses perceive the impact of nursing leadership on managing moral distress and mitigating burnout. Background Moral distress and burnout are pervasive issues in nursing, compromising well‐being, patient safety and workforce sustainability.
Sherrie Bolton +7 more
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Social Threat as Motivation for Phonetic Divergence: Evidence From Nonbinary Participants
Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether nonbinary speakers’ imitation of extended voice onset time (VOT) in word‐initial English /p, t, k/ is impacted by whether they believe they are listening to a nonbinary or binary model speaker. Forty‐five nonbinary American English speakers participated in an online VOT shadowing task, and the results find that ...
Jack Rechsteiner
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