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Cooperative Credit: How Community Development Credit Unions are Meeting the Need for Affordable, Short Term Credit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This report summarizes an 18-month evaluation of the affordable payday loan alternative products offered by six community development credit unions. In addition to describing loan activity, the report identifies the financial and operational factors that
Marva Williams
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Comparative cranial biomechanics reveal macroevolutionary trends in theropod dinosaurs, with emphasis on Tyrannosauroidea

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Tyrannosaurus is viewed as a model organism in vertebrate paleontology, with numerous studies analyzing its feeding biomechanics. Nonetheless, the evolution of this feeding performance has been under‐addressed in Tyrannosauroidea, especially in basal tyrannosauroids. Here we used muscle‐force reconstruction and finite element analysis (FEA) to
Evan Johnson‐Ransom   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of Digital Technologies on the Economic and Financial Performance of Brazilian Credit Unions

open access: yesBAR: Brazilian Administration Review
Objective: this article aims to identify the relationship between investments in digital technologies and the performance of Brazilian credit unions, measured by return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), and return on investment (ROI). Methods: the
Marcelo Ibrahim Lana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk Management in Lithuanian and Irish Credit Unions: Trends and Impacts on Credit Union Development [PDF]

open access: yes
The aim of this article is to examine the Irish and Lithuanian credit union movements in terms of risk management and risk performance, and to discuss credit union risk regulation.
Kaupelyte, Dalia, McCarthy, Olive
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Evaluation of the DWP Growth Fund [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The objective of the DWP Growth Fund was to raise levels of access to affordable credit by building the capacity of third sector lenders to serve financially excluded households.
Collard, Sharon   +2 more
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Improved Detection of Myositis‐Specific Autoantibodies Using Luciferase Immunoprecipitation Systems Assay: Comparison with Line Blot and Conventional Immunoprecipitation

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Background Myositis‐specific autoantibodies guide the diagnosis and classification of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, but current immunoassays vary in accuracy, particularly for autoantibodies associated with interstitial lung disease. Objective To compare the performance of the luciferase immunoprecipitation systems (LIPS) assay with line blot and
Peter D. Burbelo   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are credit unions in Ecuador achieving economies of scale? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This study tests the assertion that membership growth in credit unions is constrained by their unique structural features, such as their non-profit mission and member-based ownership.
Marchio, Nick A
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Legal and ethical considerations around the use of existing illustrations to generate new illustrations in the anatomical sciences

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 289-300, March 2025.
Abstract It is likely existing anatomical illustrations are often used as the basis for new illustrative works, given not all illustrators have access to human tissues, bodies, or prosections on which to base their illustrations. Potential issues arise with this practice in the realms of copyright infringement and plagiarism when authors are seeking to
Jon Cornwall   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Growth of Large-Scale Credit Unions in Iowa: Implications for Public Policy [PDF]

open access: yes
Over the past two decades, the financial services industry has experienced a significant increase in competition and internal rivalry. Driven by deregulation and advances in information technologies, many historical institutional distinctions among ...
Jolly, Robert W.   +2 more
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