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Lost ground, lost value: Investigating the relationship between soil erosion and agricultural land value

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the impact of soil erosion on agricultural land values in the United States (US) Midwest. Based on a novel county‐level panel data set with information on soil erosion levels and agricultural land values covering five census years (1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017), we separately investigate the direct effect of two types ...
Le Chen, Roderick M. Rejesus, Hongqiang Yan, Serkan Aglasan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate Board Attributes And Conditional Accounting Conservatism: Evidence From French Firms

Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR), 2015
We investigate the relationship between corporate board of directors attributes and conditional accounting conservatism in the French context. Using a pooled regression model over the period 2009-2012, our empirical results can be summarized as follows. First, greater board activity encourages more conservative reporting in financial statements. Second,
Boussaid, Nabila, Sougné, Danielle, Hamza, Taher   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Preferential trading in agriculture: New insights from a structural gravity analysis and machine learning

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) contain various non‐tariff provisions, yet identifying their trade effects remains challenging because these commitments are high‐dimensional and strongly correlated within agreements. We estimated a theory‐consistent structural gravity model with domestic flows for 26 agricultural subsectors over 1988–2017
Dongin Kim, Sandro Steinbach
wiley   +1 more source

Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The fossil record stays silent: Confusions and conundrums for hominin pelvis evolution

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The evolution of the hominin pelvis is commonly modeled as a series of stages driven largely by the requirements of bipedal locomotion, reproduction, thermoregulation, and pelvic floor muscular support. These patterns are complicated by variation in canal dimensions in relationship with different changes in overall pelvic breadths. To quantify
Helen K. Kurki, Cara M. Wall‐Scheffler
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of the Adoption of IFRS on the Information Relevance of Accounting Profits in Brazil

Revista Contabilidade & Finanças, 2014
This study aimed to assess the effect of adopting the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Brazil on the information relevance of accounting profits of publicly traded companies. International studies have shown that the adoption of IFRS
Mateus Alexandre Costa dos Santos, Paulo Roberto Nóbrega Cavalcante   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intra‐articular Orthobiologics Show Statistically but Not Clinically Meaningful Improvements Compared With Viscosupplementation in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Network Meta‐analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Purpose To evaluate the comparative effectiveness of intra‐articular platelet‐rich plasma (PRP), stromal vascular fraction (SVF), bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC), umbilical cord‐derived mesenchymal stem cell (UC‐MSC), and hyaluronic acid (HA) for pain relief and functional improvement in patients with knee osteoarthritis through network meta ...
Joo Hyung Han, Min Jung, Kwangho Chung, Hyun‐Soo Moon, Se‐Han Jung, Sung‐Hwan Kim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expert Perspectives: Defining and Managing Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Systemic sclerosis–associated interstitial lung disease (SSc‐ILD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in SSc, affecting up to three‐quarters of patients. The disease course is highly heterogeneous, ranging from indolent, nonprogressive forms to rapidly progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF).
Devis Benfaremo, Dinesh Khanna, Corrado Campochiaro, Vincent Cottin, Fabrizio Luppi, Marco Matucci‐Cerinic, Gianluca Moroncini, Yannick Allanore   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phantom citations: An empirical study of non‐existent and unverifiable references in scholarly literature

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract The integrity of scholarly communication depends critically on the accuracy and verifiability of cited references. Citations enable readers to trace prior work, assess evidence, and situate new contributions within the existing literature. However, concerns have emerged regarding the presence of references in published papers that cannot be ...
Chengcheng Han, Sathiamoorthy Manoharan, Xinfeng Ye, Ulrich Speidel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of the audit committee and the fiscal council on earnings quality in Brazil

Revista Contabilidade & Finanças, 2017
This study evaluates the effects of the audit committee and the fiscal council with their different characteristics on earnings quality in Brazil. The proxies of earnings quality used are: relevance of accounting information, timeliness, and conditional ...
Vitor Gomes Baioco, José Elias Feres de Almeida   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source