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Comparison of CT artifacts and image recognition of various fiducial markers including two types of thinner fiducial markers for CyberKnife treatment. [PDF]

Rep Pract Oncol Radiother, 2020
Suzuki T, Saito M, Onishi H, Mochizuki K, Satani K, Yamazaki A, Miura K, Taka S, Sano N, Komiyama T, Takahashi H.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Other People's Money: Political Embeddedness on Pension Boards, Alternative Assets and Investment Fees

Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract State‐administered pension plans report paying roughly $20 billion each year in fees to external asset managers, much of it for high‐cost, high‐risk “alternative” assets such as private equity and hedge funds. These outcomes involve trillions in pension investments that affect the retirement security of millions of public sector workers and ...
Jeffrey C. Diebold, Cody R. Taylor
wiley   +1 more source

Dose reduction potential of using gold fiducial markers for kilovoltage image-guided radiotherapy. [PDF]

J Appl Clin Med Phys, 2020
Takei Y, Monzen H, Tamura M, Doi H, Nishimura Y.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From Opportunity to Constraint: Structural Inequities in Public Pension Fund Investing

Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines how structural features shape participation in private equity across U.S. state and local public pension systems. Using panel data from the Boston College Public Plans Database the analysis introduces the concept of structural asymmetries to explain persistent differences in access to illiquid investment strategies ...
Odd J. Stalebrink
wiley   +1 more source

Common and civil law approaches to tort‐based corporate climate litigation: A comparative case law review

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract As corporate climate litigation intensifies globally, litigants consistently encounter the same procedural and substantive hurdles: duty of care, standing and causation. Success in navigating these hurdles has been sporadic, and most existing inquiry has sought to understand these trends according to geographical or case‐type lenses.
Calum MacLaren
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of Noncompliance With Vaccine Mandates—The Interplay Between Distrust, Rationality, Morality, and Social Motivation

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT COVID‐19 amplified the issue of public resistance to government vaccination programs. Little attention has focused on people's moral reasons for noncompliance, which differ from—but often build upon—the epistemic claims they make about vaccine safety and efficacy, disease severity, and the trustworthiness of government. This study explores the
Katie Attwell, Hang Duong, Amy Morris, Leah Roberts, Mark Navin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governance Structures, Political Change and Executive Turnover in State‐Owned Enterprises: Evidence From Chile

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To address the shortcomings associated with state ownership, countries have implemented various legal strategies to curb political influence in state‐owned enterprises. This research studies whether these strategies constrain the government's ability to use their appointment powers for political considerations.
Pablo Torres
wiley   +1 more source

Co‐ingesting whey protein with dual‐source carbohydrate enhances amino acid availability without compromising post‐exercise liver glycogen resynthesis

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Graphical overview of the experimental study. The upper‐left panel presents the research question, and the bottom‐left panel provides a schematic overview of the experimental design. The right‐hand panel depicts repetitive spectral data obtained by magnetic resonance spectroscopy, liver glycogen content during the 5 h post ...
Sophie C. Hannon, James McStravick, Libby Henthorn, Stephen J. Bawden, Jonathan C. Y. Tang, Rachel Dunn, Ryosuke Makino, Kenneth Smith, Javier T. Gonzalez, Nathan Hodson, James P. Morton, Aneurin J. Kennerley, Mark A. Hearris   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does a novel 3D printed individualized guiding template based on cutaneous fiducial markers contribute to accurate percutaneous insertion of pelvic screws? A preliminary phantom and cadaver study. [PDF]

BMC Surg
Tao X, Lyu F, Sugand K, Zhou K, Wang H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Integration of cortical inputs in the lateral hypothalamus is dominated by the medial prefrontal cortex

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend The lateral hypothalamus (LH) is a critical controller of innate behaviours such as feeding. It is anatomically connected to specific cortical areas. We mapped these areas using a combination of retrograde tracing and anterograde optogenetic circuit mapping.
Lotte J. A. M. Razenberg, Pieter Nicolaas de Greef, Huibert D. Mansvelder, Mahesh Miikael Karnani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source