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Mergers and Acquisitions and Brexit: A Natural Experiment
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We study the impact of Brexit uncertainty on one of the most important forms of corporate investment: mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Brexit provides us with an ideal natural experiment to explore the real effects of economic uncertainty and understand the underlying transmission mechanism. We document a significant decline in the number of M&
Di Luo +3 more
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Youths, elders, and the wages of war in Enga province, Papua New Guinea
, 2010 "Here I will consider cycles of Enga warfare within the 350-year span for which we have information on warfare from oral and written historical records.
Wiessner, Polly
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The Impact of Geopolitical Risk on Trade Credit
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In light of escalating global geopolitical tensions, understanding how firms respond to external shocks has become a critical issue for policymakers, corporate managers, and investors. This study investigates the impact of geopolitical risk (GPR) on firms' reliance on trade credit (TC)—an essential form of short‐term financing, particularly ...
Wafa'a B. Al‐Yafei, Hamdi Bennasr
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Drone Warfare and Just War Theory [PDF]
, 2018 This book chapter addresses two questions. First, can targeted killing by drones in non-battlefield zones be justified on basis of just war theory? Second, will the proliferation and expansion of combat drones in warfare, including the introduction of ...
van der Linden, Harry
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Brexit and Its Impact on EU Financial Markets
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of Brexit on volatility spillovers across the EU countries. We introduce a Brexit intensity measure that assigns an intensity score reflective of the financial markets' reaction to the events that occurred as Brexit negotiations began to unfold.
Marwan Izzeldin +3 more
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Battle of Vellinghausen: Lessons Learnt? A Study of the British army in the closing stages of the Seven Years War in Western Europe as studied through the Battle of Vellinghausen [PDF]
, 2019 This is a study of the British military actions in Western Germany during the Seven Years War, investigating the army’s ability in combat and analysing its improvements through the case study of the Battle of Vellinghausen.
Dodson, Samuel
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Intelligent materials for on‐demand electromagnetic absorption
InfoMat, EarlyView.This review introduces an innovative “stimulus‐state‐property” paradigm, facilitating a fundamental transition from static to dynamically intelligent electromagnetic wave absorption (EMWA). The key advancement lies in the synergistic integration of external fields with structurally engineered metamaterials and tunable components.
Chongyang Chai +7 more
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Stimuli‐responsive hydrogels: An intelligent tool for wound management
Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.For chronic and complex wounds, this review focuses on intelligent hydrogels capable of responding to wound microenvironmental cues (e.g., pH, enzymes) or external stimuli (e.g., light, electricity). These advanced materials enable the dynamic regulation of drug release and real‐time monitoring of healing progression, thereby offering innovative ...
Debin Zheng +10 more
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Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Adolescents must plan their educational and occupational futures in a context shaped by globalization, social inequalities, and environmental crises. Although career guidance increasingly emphasizes sustainable and inclusive development, empirical interventions integrating social justice, sustainability, and critical consciousness ...
Sara Santilli +5 more
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The Information Warfare Life Cycle Model
South African Journal of Information Management, 2011 Information warfare (IW) is a dynamic and developing concept, which constitutes a number of disciplines. This paper aims to develop a life cycle model for information warfare that is applicable to all of the constituent disciplines.
Brett van Niekerk, Manoj S. Maharaj
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