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A Large‐Scale Study on the Relation Between Multilingualism and Social Traits in Adults With and Without Autism Diagnoses

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by persistent difficulties in social interaction and communication alongside restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities. Emerging evidence suggests that bi/multilingualism may enhance social interaction skills, yet prior research has largely ...
Margreet Vogelzang, Sean Dong Wei Gan, Jamie Setch   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Credit Ratings and UK Defined Pension Fund Portfolio Values [PDF]

The emergence, in recent years, of large financing deficits in the portfolio values of UK DB pension funds, along with changes in the way such funds are valued by actuaries, has led fund managers to increase the weighting of fixed income securities ...
Martin Sullivan
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Rating de crédito no Brasil: fatores determinantes e impacto de anúncios nos preços das ações [PDF]

, 2013
Tese (doutorado] - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Sócio-Econômico. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, Florianópolis, 2013.O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar o rating de crédito de companhias abertas no Brasil, com ...
Murcia, Flávia Cruz de Souza
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Evaluating and leveraging large language models in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics assessment: From exam takers to exam shapers

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims In medical education, the ability of large language models (LLMs) to match human performance raises questions about their potential as educational tools. This study evaluates LLMs' performance on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CPT) exams, comparing their results to medical students and exploring their ability to identify poorly formulated
Alexandre O. Gérard, Diane Merino, Marc Labriffe, Fanny Rocher, Delphine Viard, Laurence Zemori, Thibaud Lavrut, Erik M. Donker, Joost D. Piët, Jean‐Paul Fournier, Milou‐Daniel Drici, Alexandre Destere   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Practice, knowledge and attitude of physicians and pharmacists towards the spontaneous reporting system of adverse drug reactions in Switzerland

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Introduction Introduction Reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is essential for detecting drug risks. Despite legal obligations in Switzerland, underreporting remains an issue. This study assessed practice, knowledge and attitudes towards the spontaneous ADR reporting system among physicians and pharmacists.
Fiona A. Strobel, Thomas Stammschulte, Patrick E. Beeler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Crux of the Matter: Ratings and Credit Risk Valuation at the heart of the Structured Finance Crisis [PDF]

The 2007/2008 global credit crisis was born out of opaque securitization transactions. Introducing structured products risk estimation techniques shows how the most basic investment analysis could not be done without detailed and updated knowledge on the
Adrian Roche, Michel Aglietta, Ludovic Moreau   +2 more
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall, Yusraa Maryam, Sumeya Loonat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

Do Regulations Based on Credit Ratings Affect a Firm's Cost of Capital? [PDF]

In February 2003, the SEC officially certified a fourth credit rating agency, Dominion Bond Rating Service ("DBRS"), for use in bond investment regulations.
Philip E. Strahan, Darren J. Kisgen
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