Variable Speed of Light Cosmology and Bimetric Gravity: An Alternative to Standard Inflation
, 2004 A scalar-tensor bimetric gravity model of early universe cosmology is reviewed. The metric frame with a variable speed of light (VSL) and a constant speed of gravitational waves is used to describe a Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universe.
Clayton M. A. +4 more
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Location, Proximity, and M&A Transactions [PDF]
, 2015 In this paper, we examine how the geographic location of firms affects acquisition decisions and value creation for acquirers in takeover transactions. We find that firms located in an urban area are more likely to receive a takeover bid and complete a ...
Cai, Ye, Tian, Xuan, Xia, Han
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Non-Universality in Semi-Directed Barabasi-Albert Networks
, 2012 In usual scale-free networks of Barabasi-Albert type, a newly added node selects randomly m neighbors from the already existing network nodes, proportionally to the number of links these had before.
Landau David P. +4 more
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An effective privacy enhanced interface to support record linkage decisions
International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018 Introduction Privacy enhanced technologies (PET) are those that measure and protect privacy by preventing unnecessary use of personal data without loss of the functionality of the information system.
Hye-Chung Kum +4 more
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Grain-subdivision-dominated microstructure evolution in shear bands at high rates
Materials Research Letters, 2020 Shear banding is an important deformation and failure mechanism in metallic systems, especially at high-rate straining. Dynamic recrystallization was often reported to account for the refined microstructure of shear bands but rarely confirmed using ...
Xiaolong Ma +4 more
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Board connections and M&A transactions [PDF]
, 2012 We examine M&A transactions between firms with current board connections and find that acquirers obtain higher announcement returns in transactions with a first-degree connection where the acquirer and the target share a common director. Acquirer returns
Cai, Ye, Sevilir, Merih
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Teacher perceptions of influence, autonomy, and satisfaction in the early Race to the Top era
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2018 In the present study, hierarchical linear modeling with random intercept models was used to estimate the impact school and teacher-level factors had on K-12 teachers’ perceptions of school influence, curricular and pedagogical autonomy, and job ...
Kim B. Wright +4 more
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An impact of cross-border M&A deals on economic growth of the Russian Federation
Путеводитель предпринимателя, 2020 This paper analyses the dependence of the cross–border M&A deals on economic growth of Russia using correlation regression analysis. Data for the value and quantity of M&A deals on the Russian market and macroeconomic indicators of growth was ...
V. K. Bataeva
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Reliable visual analysis of single-case data: A comparison of rating, ranking, and pairwise methods
Cogent Psychology, 2021 The most common method of single-case data analysis is visual analysis, but interrater reliability among visual raters tends to be poor. A new paradigm of visual analysis is presented and tested with the goal of addressing this persistent limitation.
Kevin R. Tarlow +5 more
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THE VALUE OF THE NEW BUSINESSES FROM THE DIGITAL ECONOMY: CASE STUDY FROM E-COMMERCE [PDF]
Business Excellence and Management, 2019 This paper aims to challenge the conventional wisdom in finance by studying the success factors of the development of unicorn companies as the most successful and fastest-growing start-ups/ established firms.
Mădălina Viorica MANU , Ilie VASILE
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