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What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley   +1 more source

How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama, Ricardo Emanuel‐Correia, Fábio Duarte, Mário Augusto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic Outcomes of Graduated and Progressive Compression in Chronic Venous Disorders: A Meta-Analysis. [PDF]

Cureus
Hassan Awaji HH, Hamadelniel Alhadi IA, Badawi AHE, Manea FA, Altwiraqi RM, Alotaibi FM, Mohamed AM, Aloufi SN, Alsultan ZS, Alotaibi MA, Alhajraf A.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Risk Forecasting in Shipping Exchange‐Traded‐Fund (ETF) Markets

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the risk properties of freight‐derivative‐based exchange‐traded funds (ETFs), focusing on the Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (BDRY), and evaluates the accuracy of Value‐at‐Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) forecasts across a range of econometric models.
Christos Katris, Manolis G. Kavussanos, Stergiani (Stella) A. Moysiadou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting EWMA in High‐Frequency‐Based Portfolio Optimization: A Comparative Assessment

Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper compares the statistical and economic performance of state‐of‐the‐art high‐frequency (HF) based multivariate volatility models with a simpler, widely used alternative, the Exponentially Weighted Moving Average (EWMA) filter. Using over two decades of 100 U.S.
Laura Capera Romero, Anne Opschoor
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Methylparaben on Cumulus Cell DNA Integrity and Porcine Oocyte Developmental Competence In Vitro

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Parabens (PBs) are compounds widely used as preservatives in personal care products, food, and pharmaceuticals. Methylparaben (MePB) is the most used by different industries due to its chemical properties and low cost. The high daily human exposure to these compounds has raised concerns about their potential effects on health, particularly on ...
Yenny Ramírez‐Jara, Brenda Casado, Miguel Betancourt, Adyeni Barajas‐Salinas, Eduardo Casas, Gabriela Hurtado‐Alvarado, Juan José Rodríguez‐Mercado, Alma López, Iván Bahena, Lizbeth Juárez‐Rojas, Leticia González‐Núñez, Fahiel Casillas   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in adults hospitalised for psychiatric illness: an evidence-based clinical practice guideline developed using GRADE. [PDF]

Int J Clin Pharm
Purcell A, Ní Áinle F, Hunt BJ, Delluc A, Roberts L, Jenkinson J, Hoblyn J, Keating D, Carolan A, Roche E, Morgan K, Duffy R, Garvey S, Flood J, O Neill AM, Agarwal A.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Novel Air‐Liquid Interface Exposure System for Continuous Gas Exposure of Airway Epithelial Cells: Exposure of NO2 With Viral Co‐Challenge

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most in vitro toxicological research investigating the effects of inhaled compounds employ short‐term exposures of a couple of hours, or repeated, intermittent exposures for a limited number of days with exposure free periods, whereas in reality, we are continuously exposed, albeit to variable concentrations.
Marcia M. Oldenburger, Evert Duistermaat, Pieter S. Hiemstra, Flemming R. Cassee, Yvonne C. M. Staal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

ACP Journal Club. Review: Graduated compression stockings reduce deep venous thrombosis in hospitalized patients. [PDF]

Ann Intern Med, 2010
Vazquez S, Rondina MT.
europepmc   +1 more source

Air Pollution Quinones Impair Intestinal Barrier Integrity and Endoplasmic Reticulum in Differentiated Caco‐2 Cells

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Particulate matter (PM) is a major global health threat, linked to millions of deaths annually. Beyond inhalation, PM components reach the gastrointestinal tract through the mucociliary escalator or contaminated food and water. Among PM's organic fraction, redox‐active quinones such as 1,2‐naphthoquinone (NQ) and 9,10‐phenanthrenequinone (PQ ...
Franco Cervellati, Giulia Trinchera, Alice Casoni, Alessandra Pecorelli, Mascia Benedusi, Maria Chiara Pietrogrande, Giuseppe Valacchi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source