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A multicenter, video‐EEG‐based validation of a multimodal wearable device for focal seizure detection in adults: The SeizeIT2 study

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Currently available wearable devices for detecting focal seizures primarily target major motor seizures or involve semi‐invasive subscalp implants. There is a pressing need for accurate, non‐invasive methods to detect diverse focal seizures for long‐term, out‐of‐hospital monitoring.
Lauren Swinnen, Miguel Bhagubai, Christos Chatzichristos, Yvonne Weber, Stefan Wolking, Ummehan Ermis, Elisabeth Schriewer, Andreas Schulze‐Bonhage, Matthias Dümpelmann, Nicolas Zabler, Nino Epitashvilli, Benno Mahler, Arjune Sen, Mkael Symmonds, Mark P. Richardson, Andrea Biondi, Francisco Sales, Abuhaiba Sulaiman I, Maarten De Vos, Wim Van Paesschen   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anthropologist, heal thyself: Toward an anthropology of healing through relational interbeing

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract I call for an anthropology that confronts its own woundedness. Anthropologists often bear witness to suffering but rarely examine how our own grief, trauma, and institutional distress shape the affective tone of our work. Drawing on fieldwork with Runa (Quechua) women affected by forced sterilization in Peru and guided by my collaborator and ...
Lucía Isabel Stavig
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking Governance: Empirical Lessons Challenge Orthodoxy [PDF]

In this discussion draft, linking research findings with concrete operational challenges, we review key issues in worldwide governance, and present recent empirical evidence.
Daniel Kaufmann
core  

What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley   +1 more source

ANTI-CORRUPTION MONITORING OF LEGASLATIVE REGULATIONS AS THE DIRECTION OF SCIENTIFIC-PRACTICAL RESEARCH (METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS)

Russian Journal of Economics and Law, 2007
The acute issues of struggle against and prevention of corruption by means of anti-corruption monitoring are viewed in the article. The author presents the results of his activity in the workgroup of the State Duma commission on struggle against ...
V. V. Astanin
doaj  

The Impact of the 2016 EU Audit Reforms, Oversight, and Corruption on Earnings Management: Evidence From European Banks Using a Dynamic Panel Approach

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates earnings management in European banks in the context of the 2016 EU audit directive. Using a dynamic panel of 134 banks over 2012–2023, we apply two‐step System‐GMM estimators with three profitability measures—Earnings Before Provisions and Taxes (EBPT), Return on Assets (ROA), and Return on Equity (ROE).
Maria Christofidou, Epameinondas Katsikas, Dimitrios Koufopoulos, Konstantinos Spanos   +3 more
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Revisiting the Nexus Between Trade Liberalisation and Income Inequality: The Case of Sub‐Saharan African Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on income inequality across 24 Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2020. Using IV‐Tobit and 2SLS models, we consistently find that greater trade openness significantly exacerbates inequality in the region. Critically, we document an inverted U‐shaped relationship between trade
Guivis Zeufack Nkemgha, Le Roi Nso Fils, Ulrich Kevin Kamwa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are Princelings Truly Busted? Evaluating Transaction Discounts in China's Land Market

Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper replicates Chen and Kung's 2019 analysis (The Quarterly Journal of Economics 134(1): 185–226). Inspecting the data reveals that nearly one‐third of transactions (388,903 out of 1,208,621) are perfect duplicates of other rows, excluding the transaction number.
Julia Manso
wiley   +1 more source

INTERACTION OF STATE POWER BODIES AND LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES OF TATARSTAN REPUBLIC WITH CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS ON THE ISSUES OF ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICY AND FINANCIAL CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION

Russian Journal of Economics and Law, 2013
Objective: to analyze joint activity of state power bodies, local self-government bodies and civil society institutions to research the condition and reasons for corruption, as well as for studying the efficiency of corruption counteraction measures ...
M. S. Badrutdinov, S. F. Rakhimov
doaj  

Yes, Friendship and Love Can Be Bought and Sold

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Can friendship and love be bought and sold? I argue yes, contrary to philosophical consensus. The prevailing view rests on the common error of over‐reliance on idealized conceptions of friendship and love that bear little resemblance to actual relationships.
Simone Sommer Degn
wiley   +1 more source