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Gel‐Amin for Improving Extracellular Recordings of Cardiomyocytes in a 3D Microphysiological System
Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.This work combines a conductive collagen‐based hydrogel with a laser‐cut and assembly technique to fabricate microphysiological systems that improve extracellular recordings of cardiomyocytes in 3D on microelectrode arrays. The inclusion of choline acrylate into GelMA imparts a higher electrical conductivity and improves the signal‐to‐noise ratio of on‐
Dominic Pizzarella +4 more
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Grameen Bank: Impact, Costs, and Program Sustainability
Asian Development Review, 1996 Grameen Bank of Bangladesh is known worldwide for its innovative credit delivery to the rural poor. By incorporating group-based lending, mandatory savings and insurance, repayment rescheduling in case of disasters, and similar other schemes, it has been
Shahidur R. Khandker
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How important are peer effects in group lending?: Estimating a static game of incomplete information [PDF]
group lending, Microfinance, peer effects, repayment, group heterogeneity, peer pressure,
Deininger, Klaus +2 more
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Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.The work examines the electrochemical and interfacial behaviors of crystalline NaAlCl4 and amorphous Na–Al–oxychloride solid electrolytes with NaNi0.5Mn0.5O2 cathodes. Operando gas evolution and ToF‐SIMS analyses highlight that pure chloride solid electrolytes offer greater interfacial stability and safety compared to the oxychloride solid electrolytes
Erick Ruoff +2 more
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Joint Liability Lending in Microcredit Markets with Adverse Selection: a Survey [PDF]
This paper reviews recent literature on joint liability lending in microcredit markets characterized by adverse selection. This mode of lending consists of granting individual loans to wealthless borrowers provided that they form groups: if a group does ...
Alessandro Fedele
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Beyond the Ban—Shedding Light on Smallholders' Price Vulnerability in Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Indonesian government imposed a palm oil export ban in April 2022 to address rising cooking oil prices. This study explores oil palm smallholders' vulnerability to the policy using descriptive statistics, Lasso, and post‐Lasso OLS regressions.
Charlotte‐Elena Reich +3 more
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Can Group Credit Work for Housing Loans? Some Evidence from the CMP [PDF]
In recent years, a number of lending instruments have been introduced and tried out in the area of housing finance. In the Philippines, a group lending scheme is being implemented through the government's Community Mortgage Program (CMP).
Ballesteros, Marife Magno, Vertido, Dam
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia +4 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross +2 more
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Group Lending and Its Implications in Credit Markets for Poor People [PDF]
Group lending has proved to be a successful form of lending in credit markets for poor people. In this paper, the policy of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh is modeled.
Woerz, Julia
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