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ABSTRACT Objective To clarify the clinical relevance of dopamine transporter single‐photon emission computed tomography (DAT‐SPECT) abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with a prespecified focus on sex‐stratified associations with disease progression and short‐term prognosis.
Tomoya Kawazoe +7 more
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On the Determinants of the Implied Default Barrier [PDF]
We use the maximum likelihood (ML) estimation approach to estimate the default barriers from market values of equities for a sample of 762 public industrial Canadian firms.
Georges Dionne, Sadok Laajimi
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A Two‐Stage Questionnaire and Actigraphy Screening for iRBD in a Multicenter Retrospective Cohort
ABSTRACT Objective Isolated rapid‐eye‐movement sleep behavior disorder is a prodromal marker of synucleinopathies. However, most cases remain undiagnosed due to the insufficient predictive value of questionnaires and limited access to confirmatory video‐polysomnography. We assessed a two‐stage screening strategy combining a brief questionnaire on rapid‐
Caleb A. Massimi +17 more
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An Empirical Analysis of Equity Default Swaps (II): Multivariate Insights [PDF]
Equity default swaps (EDS) - contracts that trigger a payment when the underlying equity price falls below a predetermined level - have attracted much attention recently because of their similarities to credit default swaps (CDS) on the one hand, and ...
Norbert_Jobst, Arnaud_de_Servigny
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Factors influencing default in tuberculosis patients in Enugu, Eastern Nigeria
A retrospective analysis of the treatment outcome of 859 TB patients treated at the Chest Unit of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu in 1996 and 1997 showed that 276 (32.1%) defaulted.
C N Obionu
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THE ANALYSIS OF COUNTRY RISK BY MEANS OF ALTERNATIVE METHODS [PDF]
There are many situations in which the country risk must be considered. Those situations could be when one wants to make an investment in another country; when a loan is given; or, even when a stronger and a more powerful economic union is desired. There
ROBERT-GABRIEL DINU, MIHAELA PAPA
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Upper Cervical Cord Area as a Biomarker of Conversion to Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
ABSTRACT Objective This study assessed whether upper cervical cord area (UCCA) measured on routine brain MRI can serve as a biomarker of conversion to SPMS. Methods This is a single‐center retrospective cohort study of RRMS patients with cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses of clinical and MRI data. Future SPMS converters were matched by age, sex,
Nabil K. El Ayoubi +8 more
wiley +1 more source
Competitive equilibria in infinite-horizon collateralized economies with default penalties [PDF]
Araújo, Páscoa and Torres-Martinez (2002) have shown that, without imposing either debt constraints or transversality conditions, Ponzi schemes are ruled out in infinite horizon economies with default when collateral is the only mechanism that partially ...
Martins-da-Rocha, Victor Filipe +1 more
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ABSTRACT Objectives Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is the most common etiology of drug‐resistant epilepsy in children. Focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures (FBTCS) mark a high risk of drug‐resistant epilepsy and involve thalamocortical circuitry in their generation and propagation.
Hua Xie +8 more
wiley +1 more source
Valuation of default sensitive claims under imperfect information. [PDF]
We propose an evaluation method for financial assets subject to default risk, when investors face imperfect information about the state variable triggering the default.
Geman, Hélyette +2 more
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