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Riding the monsoon: Geography and Iron Age trade in the Indian Ocean

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper exploits ancient textual sources to develop a database of ancient trade in the Indian Ocean and model trade in the region during the Iron Age. Wind‐speed data are used to construct a gravity model of trade and are combined with detailed textual data from the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea to analyse historical development trends in ...
Conrad Copeland
wiley   +1 more source

Tim Burton's Christmas Chaos: Abject Transgression in Batman Returns, the Nightmare Before Christmas, and Edward Scissorhands

The Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tim Burton's Christmas trilogy, Batman Returns, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands are all characterized by his trademark features. These include characters with ambiguous identities, apparently “normal” worlds adjacent to spaces associated with difference and exclusion, and the inevitable intrusion of the latter into the ...
Fran Pheasant‐Kelly
wiley   +1 more source

Does local economic freedom matter for the cost of corporate borrowing from the banking sector? Evidence from the US states

Journal of Financial Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Using data on large loans to US firms, we show that higher economic freedom in borrowers' headquarters states reduces the cost of bank credit. A one standard deviation increase in economic freedom lowers loan spreads by 12.38 basis points ($1.5 million interest savings for the average loan).
Thanh Cong Nguyen, Theodora Bermpei, Antonios Nikolaos Kalyvas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding UK Productivity Using a Macroeconomic Lens

Journal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We survey UK labor productivity over the long run, comparing it with other advanced economies, and focus on the sharp slowdown since the global financial crisis. Using a growth accounting framework, we highlight the primary role of total factor productivity (TFP), while noting that the contribution of capital shallowing is influenced by ...
Jagjit S. Chadha, Issam Samiri
wiley   +1 more source

Meta‐Analysis of the Efficacy of Spirulina Intervention in Mitigating the Negative Impact of Heat Stress on Production Physiology and Health Indices of Broilers

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is an increasing number of published studies on the effect of spirulina (an aquatic plant known for its high nutritional value and potential health benefits) intervention on productivity and health of heat‐stressed broilers. However, the effect of spirulina intervention on the performance of broilers exposed to heat stress is poorly ...
Christian Anayo Mbajiorgu, Ifeanyichukwu Princewill Ogbuewu, Monnye Mabelebele   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of the paraspinal muscles in the development of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis based on surface electromyography and radiographic analysis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Patients with idiopathic scoliosis commonly present with an imbalance of the paraspinal muscles. However, it is unclear whether this muscle imbalance is an underlying cause or a result of idiopathic scoliosis.
Yinchuan He, Hongtao Dong, Ming Lei, Jianan Liu, Hongru Xie, Zepei Zhang, Jun Pang, Mengyue Jin, Jian Wang, Ziming Geng, Jing’an Zhang, Gang Li, Qilong Yang, Lin Meng, Jun Miao   +14 more
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Preferences for Consumption and Leisure Across Countries

The Manchester School, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Worktimes differ across countries and over time. The economics literature usually explains these differences by financial incentives such as wages and taxes, assuming identical and constant preference for leisure versus consumption. Non‐economic researchers recognize different attitude towards work across countries and over time and connect ...
Jim Jin, Geethanjali Selvaretnam
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical evaluation of the ability of a proprietary scoliosis traction chair to de-rotate the spine: 6-month results of Cobb angle and rotational measurements

Clinics and Practice, 2014
The aim of this study was to investigate the immediate and 6-month effects of a scoliosis traction chair on scoliosis rotation and Cobb angle. The scoliosis traction chair has been used clinically for 10 years and has been part of previous studies, but ...
Clayton J. Stitzel, Brian Dovorany, Mark W. Morningstar, Aatif Siddiqui   +3 more
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Patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis perceive positive improvements regardless of change in the Cobb angle – Results from a randomized controlled trial comparing a 6-month Schroth intervention added to standard care and standard care alone. SOSORT 2018 Award winner

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019
BackgroundThe Cobb angle is proposed as the “disease process” outcome for scoliosis research because therapies aim to correct or stop curve progression. While the Scoliosis Research Society recommends the Cobb angle as the primary outcome, the Society on
S. Schreiber, E. Parent, D. Hill, D. Hedden, M. Moreau, S. Southon   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Cervical Vertebral Bone Quality Score Is a Novel Reliable Index Reflecting the Condition of Paraspinal Muscles and Predicting Loss of Cervical Lordosis After Open‐Door Laminoplasty

Orthopaedic Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 5, Page 1406-1417, May 2025.
There is a close correlation between C‐VBQ scores and the cervical deep extensors, deep flexors, and overall paraspinal muscles relative cross‐sectional area (RCSA) and degree of fat infiltration (DFF). The C‐VBQ score is a comprehensive parameter reflecting the quality of cervical bone and paraspinal muscles.
Junhu Li, Xingxia Long, Linnan Wang, Qiujiang Li, Lei Wang, Yueming Song   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source