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Competition Protection Issues of the Banking System in the Republic of Armenia

open access: yesКонтуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, 2023
The problems of protecting economic competition in the banking system, increasing the efficiency of competition regulation, taking into account the modern realities of digitalization and the widespread use of advanced financial technologies are gaining ...
A. G. Hakobyan
doaj   +1 more source

Herding in a Concentrated Market: a Question of Intent

open access: yesEuropean Financial Management, 2011
AbstractWhile considerable evidence exists that institutions herd, the issue of why herding takes place remains unresolved. Using monthly holdings data for Portugal, we find clear evidence of herding and investigate whether such behaviour is intentional or spurious.
Holmes, Phil   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The competitive status of the South African Wheat Industry

open access: yesJournal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2016
This article investigates the competitiveness of the South African wheat industry and compares it to its major trade partners. Since 1997, the wheat-to-bread value chain has been characterised by concentration of ownership and regulation.
Johannes van der Merwe   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceived Impacts and Predictors of Cannabis Products Used by Patients with Rheumatologic Conditions in Alberta, Canada: A Multivariable Analysis of Cross‐Sectional Survey Data

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to characterize cannabis product choices (cannabinoid content and formulation) among patients with rheumatologic conditions and their associations with patient factors, patient‐reported perceived side effects, and positive impacts.
Susan Zhang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real‐World Trends in Prenatal Antirheumatic Drug Utilization in Ontario, Canada: A Cross‐Sectional Time‐Series Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to describe real‐world trends in preconception and prenatal use of antirheumatic drugs among pregnant individuals with rheumatic diseases in Ontario, Canada. Methods We conducted a time‐series analysis using repeated cross‐sectional data to examine annual patterns of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use among ...
Shenthuraan Tharmarajah   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The potential of digital agriculture start-ups to reshape market dynamics in the ag-input industry: A case study from Argentina.

open access: yesBio-based and Applied Economics
Agri-food global value chains (GVCs) face growing pressure to enhance productivity and environmental sustainability, with technological innovation playing a critical role. In this context, start-ups have emerged as key innovation developers.
Pablo Mac Clay, Julián Arraigada
doaj   +1 more source

Is an Apple an Orange? A Large Language Model Benchmark for Candidate Term Extraction and Subclass Decisions Against Upper Ontologies in Engineering and Materials Science

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Building machine‐readable vocabularies for materials science is slow, expert‐driven work. This study benchmarks 13 large language models on two of its first steps: finding candidate terms in engineering articles and deciding where they belong in a class hierarchy.
Thomas Bjarsch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collaboration and Competition: A Social Network Analysis of Thailand’s Music Industry

open access: yesEconomies
This study quantitatively investigates the collaborative framework and competitive landscape of Thailand’s evolving music industry, driven by technological progress and changing consumer preferences.
Wichaya Peechapat, Nattapong Puttanapong
doaj   +1 more source

Current Status and Challenges in Data Collection for Aerospace Coatings Deposited by Plasma Spraying

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
An innovative approach has been integrated into the GRENAT project to optimize plasma spraying and coating performance. Raw materials are accelerated and melted in the plasma generated by torches, creating coatings. Monitoring sensors collect process data which are combined with ex situ characterization data.
Lila Randriamananjara   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Small is beautiful – the market structure best suited to produce development at “human scale”: empirical evidence

open access: yesResearch in Statistics
Our study, using statistical methods, provides empirical evidence to support the hypothesis that in order to get as close as possible to “human scale development”, as proposed by Max-Neef and colleagues in 1986 (English version 1991), we need to get as ...
Felix Fuders, Nathan Namatama
doaj   +1 more source

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