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Do consumers choose the right credit contracts? [PDF]

, 2005
We find that on average consumers chose the contract that ex post minimized their net costs. A substantial fraction of consumers (about 40%) still chose the ex post sub-optimal contract, with some incurring hundreds of dollars of avoidable interest costs.
Agarwal, Sumit, Chomsisengphet, Souphala, Liu, Chunlin, Souleles, Nicholas S.   +3 more
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Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier, Matthew N. Vigliotti, Paige E. Rice, Brian Pietrosimone, Shannon L. Mihalko, Edward H. Ip, Richard F. Loeser, David J. Hunter, Ali Guermazi, Ryan Hill, Santiago Saldana, Kim L. Bennell, Paul DeVita   +12 more
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Understanding smart contracts as a new option in transaction cost economics [PDF]

, 2019
Among different concepts associated with the term blockchain, smart contracts have been a prominent one, especially popularized by the Ethereum platform. In this study, we unpack this concept within the framework of Transaction Cost Economics (TCE). This
Halaburda, Hanna, Levina, Natalia, Semi, Min   +2 more
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High Health Care Utilization Preceding Diagnosis With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Although early diagnosis improves long‐term outcomes, patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) often experience prolonged, circuitous paths to diagnosis. To inform diagnostic improvement, we sought to characterize health care utilization in the year preceding diagnosis. Methods We identified 10,021 patients with an incident diagnosis
Anna Costello, Rui Xiao, Xuemei Zhang, Jahan Jazayeri, Irit R. Rasooly, Pamela F. Weiss   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cracking the Code: Which Ocular Symptoms Predict Dry Eye Signs? Insights from a large international sicca registry

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Purpose The study aimed to identify symptom‐based predictors of dry eye disease (DED) signs in the Sjögrens International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) cohort. Methods Retrospective analysis examining 16 ocular symptoms (most graded 0‐4) and artificial tear (AT) use (graded 0‐3) as predictors of DED signs [abnormal ocular surface staining ...
Pragnya R Donthineni, Chloe Shields, Rohit Muralidhar, Shreya Bhatt, Alan Baer, Robert Fox, Sara S. McCoy, Anat Galor   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discordance Between Patient and Physician Global Assessments in Early Systemic Sclerosis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to identify factors associated with patient global assessment (PtGA) and physician global assessment (PhGA) and discordance between them in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods Data from adults with early SSc (<5 years) from the Collaborative National Quality and Efficacy Registry were included.
Ellen Romich, Alexis Ogdie, Alisa Stephens Shields, Peter A. Merkel, Shervin Assassi, Elana J. Bernstein, Andreea Bujor, Flavia V. Castelino, Lorinda Chung, Luke B. Evnin, Tracy M. Frech, Jessica K. Gordon, Melissa Griffith, Faye N. Hant, Monica L. Harding, Laura K. Hummers, Dinesh Khanna, Kimberly S. Lakin, Dorota J. Lebiedz‐Odrobina, Yiming Luo, Ashima Makol, Maureen D. Mayes, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan, Jerry Molitor, Duncan F. Moore, Julie Paik, Carrie Richardson, Brian Skaug, Ami A. Shah, Ankoor Shah, Virginia Steen, John M. VanBuren, Elizabeth R. Volkmann, Carleigh Zahn, Nora Sandorfi, for the CONQUER Investigators   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermoreflectance Detection of Point Defects Resulting from Focused Ion Beam Milling

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Focused ion beam (FIB) milling is a common tool for nanoscale material processing, however irradiation damage, redeposition, and contamination can occur. We use several characterization tools to show FIB‐induced effects beyond 1 mm from the milled area.
Thomas W. Pfeifer, Eric R. Hoglund, Anton V. Ievlev, Patrick E. Hopkins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The valuation effect and determinants of corporate contracting : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Business Studies at Massey University, December 2002 [PDF]

, 2002
This study examined abnormal stock market returns to equity holders around corporate contract announcement that were obtained from Dow Jones & Company, Inc. between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 2000.
Chen, Lijia
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Low‐Cost, Large‐Scale Nanoporous Metals by Mechanical Alloying, Oxide Reduction, and Dealloying of Powders

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Powder metal processing provides scalable advantages in nanoporous (np) metal development. Mechanical alloying is used to produce unique precursors for hybrid nanopore formation by oxide reduction and dealloying. As demonstrated in np Ag, this approach improves process efficiency while promoting smaller ligaments and larger pores, both of which are ...
Mark A. Atwater, Oliver A. Fowler
wiley   +1 more source

Sweatfree Independent Monitoring Contract [PDF]

, 2009
This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
International Labor Rights Forum, Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium   +1 more
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