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Accounting for Expected Cost Savings and Synergy Gains: The Role of Lenders’ Risk Preferences Comptabilisation des économies de coûts et des gains de synergie attendus : le rôle des préférences des prêteurs en matière de risque

Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether lenders' risk preferences explain the use of cost‐synergy adjustments in loan contracts. These adjustments represent an aggressive accounting choice that permits borrowers to add expected cost savings and synergy gains from mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings to contractual earnings. Using novel data from loan
Shushu Jiang
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Algoritmos como dispositivos produtores de subjetividades

Informação em Pauta, 2020
Caminho com Michel Foucault e Gilles Deleuze para expor compreensão, através deste ensaio, sobre o dispositivo – noção aberta pelo primeiro e que o segundo trabalha em sequência – para chegar à sociedade de controle e como isso se orienta a partir de ...
Jackson Medeiros
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Perceptions of female age, health and attractiveness vary with systematic hair manipulations

International Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
Two experiments were conducted to study how lay individuals evaluate systematic changes in female head hair. The results showed that participants tended to rate high‐shine hair more favourably than lower‐shine hair. When combining shine with alignment and volume, straight‐aligned hair with high shine and low volume was generally perceived as more ...
Susanne Will, Mandy Beckmann, Kristina Kunstmann, Julia Kerschbaumer, Yu Lum Loh, Samuel Stofel, Paul J. Matts, Todd K. Shackelford, Bernhard Fink   +8 more
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Suitability of Different Host Plants for Nymphs of The Sharpshooter Tapajosa rubromarginata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Proconinii) [PDF]

, 2007
The glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca vitripennis(Germar) has become a major pest in California primarily as a vector of Xylella fastidiosa a bacteria that cause severe diseases to grapes. Owing to the uncertainty of the effectiveness of egg
Cangemi, Lorena, Logarzo, Guillermo Alejandro, Virla, Eduardo Gabriel   +2 more
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The hidden science of haptics: A pedagogical review of tactile evaluation in cosmetics

International Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
This review explores the physiological basis of tactile perception and critically examines classical and emerging sensory methods used in cosmetics, advocating for broader methodological integration and recognition of sensory analysis in the field. Abstract Sensory analysis is a cornerstone of cosmetic development, yet remains underrepresented in peer ...
Morgane Postec, Daria Terescenco, Ecaterina Gore   +2 more
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Activity schedule and foraging in Protopolybia sedula (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) [PDF]

, 2015
Protopolybia sedula is a social swarming wasp, widely spread throughout many countries in the Americas, including most of Brazil. Despite its distribution, studies of its behavioral ecology are scarce. This study aimed to describe its
Barbosa, Bruno Corrêa, Castro, Mariana Monteiro de, Detoni, Mateus, Mattos, Maria do Carmo, Prezoto, Fabio   +4 more
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Simulação do Canal de Controle Digital do Sistema Móvel TDMA

Anais do XVIII Simpósio Brasileiro de Telecomunicações, 2000
O programa de simulação do Canal de Controle Digital (DCCH) do Sistema Móvel TDMA (Acesso Múltiplo por Divisão Temporal) é apresentado neste trabalho. Essa simulação considera o diagrama de estado da estação móvel e é implementada a partir da descrição ...
Magno Fernandes da Rocha, R. Baldini Filho   +1 more
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Friction and vibration generated during sliding over bare skin correlate with perceived smoothness and moistness

International Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
A tactile sensor with a probe replicating a fingerprint quantified skin texture by measuring vibration and friction. Regression analysis linked smoothness and moistness perceptions with high‐frequency vibration amplitude and friction. These findings support the objective assessment of skin texture, enhancing product evaluation consistency and bridging ...
Naoki Saito, Kohei Matsumori, Taiki Kazama, Naomi Arakawa, Shogo Okamoto   +4 more
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O pensamento de Montesquieu na era da comunicação digital

Revista Alterjor
A pesquisa analisa a relevância do pensamento de Montesquieu na era da comunicação digital. Destaca-se a necessidade de divisão de poderes e o papel das narrativas dominantes como formas de poder nas Big Techs.
Diego Campos Salgado Braga, Ricaule Mendes de Aquino, Edwaldo Costa   +2 more
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Narrativas interativas: imersão, participação e transformação no caso da nova tecnologia para games “kinect”

Rumores, 2012
O desenvolvimento tecnológico faz surgir novas formas de interação e participação no ambiente digital, onde os games se apresentam como importante artifício.
Raul Inácio Busarello, Patricia Bieging, Vânia Ribas Ulbricht   +2 more
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