Artificial Organs, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) technology has witnessed remarkable advancements during the last decades. However, further research and development of devices are required to increase, for example, performance‐efficiency, hemocompatibility, and long‐term stability.
Jutta Arens +41 more
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Sustainable Health Care Public-Private Partnerships in Emerging Economies. [PDF]
Int J Health Plann ManageMoro-Visconti R.
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Do tax havens affect the usage of share buybacks schemes?
Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines whether the use of tax haven subsidiaries by U.S. multinational corporations (MNCs) is associated with more intense usage of share buybacks. I find that MNCs' more intensive tax haven subsidiary usage is positively associated with a higher buyback ratio, a higher level of free cash flow and a higher level of return on ...
Alessandro Chiari
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Conscientious objection in pharmacist codes of ethics: An international comparison through document analysis. [PDF]
Explor Res Clin Soc PharmWong LS +9 more
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Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Ecuador's 2008 Constitution advanced an ambitious substantive economic vision through Buen Vivir (Good Living), recognizing a plural economy which encompasses private, public and solidarity economy (SE) sectors. This paper aims to analyze public procurement programs in Ecuador, one of the flagship Buen Vivir policies for SE promotion.
Maria‐José Ruiz‐Rivera +1 more
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The effects of genres on the development of multifaceted linguistic complexity in Chinese learners of German: A longitudinal corpus analysis. [PDF]
PLoS OneLi Y, Li Y.
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A Review of Corporate Reporting Transparency Quality: Current Status and Future Directions
Australian Accounting Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper critically assesses the current state of the literature and sets an agenda for future research on Corporate Reporting Transparency Quality (CRTQ) in formal corporate reporting. Employing a systematic literature review approach that follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) model and ...
Yashodha Madhavi Hewage +2 more
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From self-narration to a worldview: a phenomenological, narratological, and linguistic case study of a patient with a complex clinical picture of bipolar disorder. [PDF]
Front PsychiatryOblak A +10 more
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Independent Board of Directors Group Faultlines and CSR: Evidence From India
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study, leveraging group faultline and upper echelons theories, explores how relation and task‐based faultlines among independent board members influence CSR investment under the contingency effect of the financial slack of the firms. This study, leveraging the concept of group faultline and upper echelons, first hypothesizes how the supra‐
Arpita Agnihotri, Saurabh Bhattacharya
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AI-Driven Medical Device Risk Management: A New Paradigm Integrating Large Language Models and Prompt Engineering for Standard-Risk Knowledge Graph Construction and Application. [PDF]
Risk Manag Healthc PolicyZhu W +6 more
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