Evidence for West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus Infections in Wild and Resident Birds in Germany, 2017 and 2018 [PDF]
Wild birds play an important role as reservoir hosts and vectors for zoonotic arboviruses and foster their spread. Usutu virus (USUV) has been circulating endemically in Germany since 2011, while West Nile virus (WNV) was first diagnosed in several bird ...
Eiden, Martin+19 more
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What explains the rise in CEO pay in Germany? A Panel Data Analysis for 1977-2009 [PDF]
The compensation of executive board members in Germany has become a highly controversial topic since Vodafone's hostile takeover of Mannesmann in 2000 and it is again in the spotlight since the outbreak of the financial crisis of 2009.
Fabbri, Francesca, Marin, Dalia
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How does entry regulation influence entry into selfemployment and occupational mobility? [PDF]
We analyze how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and occupational mobility. We exploit the German reunification as a natural experiment and identify regulatory effects by comparing ...
Prantl, Susanne, Spitz-Oener, Alexandra
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Analyst behaviour: the geography of social interaction [PDF]
An analyst who works in Germany is more likely to publish a high (low) price target regarding a DAX30 stock if other Germany based analysts are also optimistic (pessimistic) about the same stock.
König, Frederik
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Digraph Complexity Measures and Applications in Formal Language Theory [PDF]
We investigate structural complexity measures on digraphs, in particular the cycle rank. This concept is intimately related to a classical topic in formal language theory, namely the star height of regular languages.
Hermann Gruber+1 more
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Complementary Currencies in Germany [PDF]
In several places in Germany colourful slips of paper replace the Euro as a medium of exchange. These unofficial tenders German Regiogeld, a phenomenon which occurred around 2001 and spread rapidly all over Germany.
Thiel, Christian
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Role of «Zvezda» Project in Germany’s Unification Process [PDF]
The article is devoted to «Zvezda» project – an unique political and economic think tank, which combined in 1974–1984 the best representatives of academic institutions of socialist countries.
Alexander Kamkin
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The 1966 German civil defense exercise Fallex 66 differed from other military exercises held on a regular basis during the Cold War. Firstly, because it took place in the recently completed government bunker.
Jandra Böttger
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Two German-Jewish rescue programmes launched in Great Britain, 1933–1939
Between 1933 and 1939 many British organisations, as well as individuals, who witnessed the rise of Nazi Germany, the implementation of anti-Jewish laws, and growing anti-Semitism, decided to take action.
Anna M. Rosner
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Evaluating Patient Preferences of Maintenance Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Discrete Choice Experiment in the UK, USA and Germany. [PDF]
Introduction: With increasing availability of different treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), we sought to understand patient preferences for COPD treatment in the UK, USA, and Germany using a discrete choice experiment (DCE ...
Doll, HA+7 more
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