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Depigmented wing patch size is a condition-dependent indicator of viability in male collared flycatchers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Honesty of sexual advertisement is thought to be the result of signalling costs. Because production costs of depigmented plumage patches are probably very low, their role as honest signals of individual quality has been questioned. Costs of bearing these
Garamszegi, László Zsolt   +2 more
core   +1 more source

CEO personality traits and compensation: evidence from investment efficiency

open access: yesReview of Quantitative Finance and Accounting
Abstract We examine the effects of the big five personalities of CEOs (openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) on their annual compensation. We hand-collect the tweets of S&P 1500 CEOs and use IBM’s Watson Personality Insights to measure their personalities.
Yao Du   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

The Geography of Success: A Spatial Analysis of Export Intensity in the Italian Wine Industry

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the paradox of how Italy's fragmented, SME‐dominated wine industry achieves global export success. Moving beyond purely firm‐centric explanations, we test whether export intensity is spatially dependent, clustering geographically in regional ecosystems.
Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, Jonas Di Vita
wiley   +1 more source

Female Mate Choice is Influenced by Male Sport Participation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Sexual selection theory argues that females invest more heavily in reproduction than males and thus tend to be choosier in terms of mate choice. Sport may provide a context within which females can gain information about male quality to inform this ...
Eys, Mark A.   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Personality Traits and Investment Styles

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2022
Hens, Thorsten, Ding-Hirschfeld, Mei
openaire   +2 more sources

Effect of Personality Traits on Investment Intention of People: Kazakhstan Case

open access: yesInternational Journal of Business and Management (IJBM), 2022
The paper aims to study relationship between personality traits (“big five” traits, such as openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, neuroticism, and agreeableness), as well as financial literacy of retail investors on willingness to make investment decisions on financial assets in Kazakhstan.
openaire   +1 more source

Polymerase Chain Reaction. Perturbation Theory and Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence‐Experimental Microbiome Analysis: Applications to Ancient DNA and Tree Soil Metagenomics Cases of Study

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR).Perturbation Theory and Machine Learning framework integrates perturbation theory and machine learning to classify genetic sequences, distinguishing ancient DNA from modern controls and predicting tree health from soil metagenomic data.
Jose L. Rodriguez   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological and technological factors shaping cryptocurrency investment: The moderating role of personality traits

open access: yesActa Psychologica
Cryptocurrencies, as a disruptive innovation in the financial sector, are reshaping traditional investment behaviors. Despite their growing adoption, many individuals remain hesitant to invest, influenced by both psychological and technological factors ...
Chuleeporn Changchit   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enabling Metal‐Based Soft Robotics Through Investment Casting

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Vacuum investment casting enables manufacturing of compliant soft robotic structures out of AA7075 high‐strength aluminum alloy. Additively manufactured patterns are converted into metal soft robotic structures addressing long lasting challenges like durability and nonlinearity of elastomer‐based soft robotics.
Felix Pancheri, Tim C. Lueth, Yilun Sun
wiley   +1 more source

Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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