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Mitigating policy uncertainty: What financial markets reveal about firm‐level lobbying

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Elections can lead to substantial policy changes and, thus, are a significant source of risk. Firms can respond to such policy uncertainty by lobbying, but it is hard to quantify whether they do so and, if so, how much lobbying benefits them. We construct a new dataset and leverage investors’ expectations of variability in stock returns in the
Kristy Buzard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Survey of Single‐Use and Reusable Surgical and Anaesthetic Devices in Victorian Public Health Services

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To understand the adoption of reusable surgical and anaesthetic devices across public hospital operating suites and recovery areas in Victoria. Methods Snapshot audit of procurement data of common medical devices utilised in operating theatres that are available as either reusable or single‐use devices.
Elizabeth Peiwei Hu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

E711 - A public emergency wireless phone system

open access: yesJournal of Computer Science and Technology, 2009
This paper introduces the conceptual design of a new information technology integrating wireless telephony and Internet services to assist in locating lost or displaced people in a moment of crisis.
Victor Matos, Ben Blake
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Crisis, adaptation and recovery: A phase‐based exploration of Austrian non‐profit organizations during COVID‐19

open access: yesAnnals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic has severely impacted the external environment of social service non‐profit organizations (NPOs), resulting in diverse management challenges. Our study investigates how social service NPOs in Austria experienced these challenges and how they developed internal coping mechanisms.
Birgit Grüb‐Martin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to Medical Care Are Frequently Reported by Patients With Cirrhosis

open access: yesAlimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
In a telephone‐based survey study among > 1000 patients with cirrhosis, the most frequent barriers to care included time to travel to clinic, long wait times for appointments, and difficulty scheduling visits. Several barriers to care significantly differed by study site but were generally consistent across racial and ethnic subgroups.
William Chai   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

COPD-patients' perspective on adherence to therapy and its integration into a systematic literature review. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Pulm Med
Zimmermann M   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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