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African financial systems: A review

Review of Development Finance, 2010
AbstractWe start by providing an overview of financial systems in the African continent. We then consider the regions of Arab North Africa, West Africa, East and Central Africa, and Southern Africa in more detail. The paper covers, among other things, central banks, deposit-taking banks, non-bank institutions, such as the stock markets, fixed income ...
Allen, Franklin, Otchere, Isaac, Senbet, Lemma W   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Unraveling Mycobacterium tuberculosis acid resistance and pH homeostasis mechanisms

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis exhibits a remarkable resilience to acid stress. In this Review, we discuss some of the molecular mechanisms and metabolic pathways used by the tubercle bacilli to adapt and resist host‐mediated acid stress. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a successful pathogen that has developed a variety of strategies to survive and ...
Janïs Laudouze, Stéphane Canaan, Alexandre Gouzy, Pierre Santucci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bitcoin as an Efficient Method for the International Contract Settlement [PDF]

Bìznes Inform, 2017
The article is aimed to study the functioning of Bitcoin in today’s world. The issue of the nature of Bitcoin and tendencies in its development have been considered.
Diachek Olga Yu., Sardak Yana I.
doaj  

Identification of novel small molecule inhibitors of ETS transcription factors

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
ETS transcription factors play an essential role in tumourigenesis and are indispensable for sprouting angiogenesis, a hallmark of cancer, which fuels tumour expansion and dissemination. Thus, targeting ETS transcription factor function could represent an effective, multifaceted strategy to block tumour growth. The evolutionarily conserved E‐Twenty‐Six
Shaima Abdalla, Zary Forghany, Jin Ma, Johan G. Hollander, Ruta Nachane, Karoly Szuhai, Pancras C. W. Hogendoorn, Peter ten Dijke, Dipen Shah, David A. Baker   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The offline cash puzzle solved by a local blockchain

IET Blockchain
A major drawback in deploying central bank digital currencies (CBDC) is the offline puzzle, which requires that a CBDC must keep the liquidity provision given by cash, and, simultaneously, avoid double‐spending, cloning, and other issues.
Henrique de Carvalho Videira
doaj   +1 more source

legitimidad, complicidad y conspiración: la emergencia de una nueva forma económica en los márgenes del estado en Colombia

Antípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología, 2014
Between 2003 and 2008, DMG, a trading company with some of the characteristics of a classic pyramid scheme, challenged Colombia's core financial order, indicating the emergence of an alternative economic structure in a marginal part of the country. DMG's
María Clemencia Ramírez
doaj   +1 more source

Strengthening Financial System Stability Through Enhancing Intermediary Function and Efficiency of Bank Pembangunan Daerah (Regional Development Bank) [PDF]

, 2009
This paper analyzes the function of the regional development banks (BPD) as an intermediary institution using the loan to deposit ratio (LDR) and Bank Indonesia Certificate to deposit ratio (SDR) and efficiency performance with data envelopment analysis (
Endri, E. (Endri)
core  

The Governance of the Black Holes of the World Economy: Shadow Banking and Offshore Finance [PDF]

, 2013
This paper focuses on regulatory challenges posed by the two interconnected structures of the global financial system – the economy of tax havens (or offshore financial centres), and the shadow banking system. The financial crisis of 2007-09 has revealed
Nesvetailova, A., Palan, R.
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Unlocking the potential of tumor‐derived DNA in urine for cancer detection: methodological challenges and opportunities

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Urine is a rich source of biomarkers for cancer detection. Tumor‐derived material is released into the bloodstream and transported to the urine. Urine can easily be collected from individuals, allowing non‐invasive cancer detection. This review discusses the rationale behind urine‐based cancer detection and its potential for cancer diagnostics ...
Birgit M. M. Wever, Renske D. M. Steenbergen   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical applications of next‐generation sequencing‐based ctDNA analyses in breast cancer: defining treatment targets and dynamic changes during disease progression

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) offers a possibility for different applications in early and late stage breast cancer management. In early breast cancer tumor informed approaches are increasingly used for detecting molecular residual disease (MRD) and early recurrence. In advanced stage, ctDNA provides a possibility for monitoring disease progression and
Eva Valentina Klocker, Samantha Hasenleithner, Rupert Bartsch, Simon P. Gampenrieder, Daniel Egle, Christian F. Singer, Gabriel Rinnerthaler, Michael Hubalek, Katja Schmitz, Zsuzsanna Bago‐Horvath, Andreas Petzer, Sonja Heibl, Ellen Heitzer, Marija Balic, Michael Gnant   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source