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Pathogenesis and Therapeutics for Chronic Pruritus of Unknown Origin: A Systematic Review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chronic pruritus of unknown origin (CPUO) is a distressing condition characterized by persistent itch lasting over 6 weeks without an identifiable cause. The underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood, complicating diagnosis and treatment.
Yagiz Matthew Akiska   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A matheuristic for the traveling salesman problem with positional consistency constraints

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract We propose a matheuristic for the traveling salesman problem with positional consistency constraints, where we seek to generate a set of routes with minimum total cost, in which the nodes visited in more than one route (consistent nodes) must occupy the same relative position in all routes.
Luís Gouveia, Ana Paias, Mafalda Ponte
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of a Patient Safety Culture Instrument for Home Care—A Multicentre Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To adapt an instrument to measure patient safety culture, as rated by home care workers, and examine its psychometric properties. Design A multicentre cross‐sectional psychometric study. Methods We adapted the Nursing Home Survey SOPS to measure safety culture in home care.
Tania Martins   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Managers' Mix of Real and Accrual‐Based Earnings Management on Future Performance

open access: yesJournal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prior research finds that firms use both accrual‐based earnings management (AEM) and real earnings management (REM) to manage financial reporting outcomes and that each practice influences firm performance. We extend this research by examining how managers’ choices regarding the mix of AEM and REM relate to future performance.
Bowe Hansen, E. Scott Johnson, Lijun Lei
wiley   +1 more source

Investors’ Natural Disaster Experience and Cost of Raising Equity Capital: Evidence From Seasoned Equity Offering Pricing

open access: yesJournal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate whether and how investors’ experiences of natural disasters affect the cost of raising new equity in a setting of seasoned equity offerings (SEOs). Our proprietary database contains comprehensive information on geographical distribution, investor profiles, investor office location, and bidding specifics related to SEOs.
Shenghao Gao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does legal protection of trade secrets reduce the cost of debt? Evidence from the inevitable disclosure doctrine

open access: yesJournal of Financial Research, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine the effect of the inevitable disclosure doctrine (IDD) on cost of debt. Our difference‐in‐differences analyses reveal that the IDD significantly reduces the loan spread for borrowers in adopting states. To elucidate the mechanisms of such finding, we find that the IDD's effect is weaker in industries with high management turnover ...
Haiyan Jiang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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