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Universal features in the efficiency of ultra hot quantum Otto engines
We study internal work optimization over the energy levels of a generic hot quantum Otto engine. We find universal features in the efficiency that resembles the classical external power optimization over the coupling times to the thermal baths.
Kosloff, Ronnie, Uzdin, Raam
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Faced with historically low interest rates, investors are looking further into illiquid assets such as infrastructure in search of alternative sources of income, better diversification and a long-term investment perspective.
Lambrev Dimitar
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The main aim of this paper is to verify whether companies that received special state aid as part of anti-crisis help to mitigate the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic decided to pay dividends in 2020.
Kluzek Marta, Schmidt-Jessa Katarzyna
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Globalisation Effect on Inflation in the Great Moderation Era: New Evidence from G10 Countries [PDF]
The effect of globalisation on inflation is modeled and simulated for ten countries from G10 during the Great Moderation period. The results are supportive of the globalisation hypothesis.
He, Xinhua, Qin, Duo
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Abstract Objective Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurological emergency requiring immediate treatment. Although intravenous lacosamide (LCM) is used for the management of epilepsy, its effectiveness in treating SE remains unclear. We aimed to compare the in‐hospital outcomes between intravenous LCM and levetiracetam (LEV) as an early adjunctive therapy ...
Yumiko Nakamura +8 more
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What Kind Of Systemic Risks Do We Face In The European Banking Sector? The Approach Of CoVaR Measure
We measure a systemic risk faced by European banking sectors using the CoVaR measure. We propose the conditional value-at-risk for measuring a spillover risk which demonstrates the bilateral relation between the tail risks of two financial institutions ...
Karkowska Renata
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Laboratory Tests Of Waste Mixtures Consisting Recycled Tyre Rubber and Coal-Mining Wastes [PDF]
The paper presents the results of research on the application of recycled tyre rubber, in the form of rubber dust, in mixtures bound with a hydraulic binder, to improve the physical and mechanical parameters of unburnt coalmining slates.
Ciolczyk, Adrian, Walotek, Konrad
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This study compares the stretching structural evolution of two iPPs with distinct isotacticities. Deformation from spherulite to fibrillar crystal induces rapid thickening of lamellae (Lc), reduction in amorphous thickness (La), and transverse dimension (Lh).
Cheng Yao +4 more
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The determinants of securities trading activity: evidence from four European equity markets [PDF]
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to obtain new empirical evidence about the connections between equity trading activity and five possible liquidity determinants: market capitalisation, dividend yield, earnings yield, company growth and the ...
Silvio John Camilleri, Francelle Galea
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Beta Stability Over Bull and Bear Market on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
Beta parameter is one of the commonly used measures of the investment risk of individual stock or portfolio. It plays a crucial role in modern portfolio theory particularly in management of financial investment portfolios. In the field of beta parameter,
Dębski Wiesław +2 more
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