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Bank Income Smoothing, Societal Patriarchy and Policy Uncertainty

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a sample of 745 banks from 26 OECD countries over the period 1997–2023, we investigate the moderating effects of societal patriarchy on bank income smoothing (IS), amidst policy uncertainty (PU). Results indicate that in periods of high PU, banks operating in highly patriarchal societies tend to curtail the use of loan loss provisions ...
Tanveer Ahsan, Saqib Aziz, Akanksha Jalan, Fazal Muhammad, Dhoha Trabelsi   +4 more
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Impact of Sovereign Debt Maturity on Fiscal Sustainability

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study is the first to investigate the impact of the term structure of public debt on fiscal sustainability. We adopt the widely used backward‐looking measure of fiscal sustainability—fiscal responsiveness as proposed by Bohn. Using data from De Graeve and Mazzolini and focusing on a sample of 19 most developed countries, we demonstrate ...
António Afonso, José Alves, Oļegs Matvejevs, Oļegs Tkačevs   +3 more
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And Then There Was One: How the Ruling Styles of Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots Affected the Outcomes of Their Reigns

, 2003
In the mid-1500s, England was reeling from its first experience under the rule of a female queen. Mary Tudor had proved to be a ruthless Catholic, a monarch who took every opportunity to persecute Protestants, yet in all other realms of politics, was ...
Sivendran, Anushia
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Palbociclib plus letrozole as first-line therapy in estrogen receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative advanced breast cancer with extended follow-up. [PDF]

, 2019
PurposeIn the initial PALOMA-2 (NCT01740427) analysis with median follow-up of 23 months, palbociclib plus letrozole significantly prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) in women with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+)/human epidermal growth factor ...
Bartlett, C Huang, Castrellon, A, Diéras, V, Ettl, J, Finn, RS, Gauthier, ER, Gelmon, KA, Harbeck, N, Iyer, S, Joy, AA, Lipatov, O, Lu, DR, Mori, A, Rugo, HS, Slamon, DJ   +14 more
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Functional Stability Despite Taxonomic Changes in Mixed‐Species Foraging Flock Participants Along an Elevational Gradient in Knuckles Montane Reserve, Sri Lanka 斯里兰卡纳克斯山地保护区 (Knuckles Montane Reserve) 海拔梯度上混合物种觅食群参与者的功能稳定性与分类变化

Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.
This research reveals the functional stability of mixed species foraging flocks (MSF) and their foraging height change with different taxonomic differences along the elevational gradient at Knuckles Montane Reserve, Sri Lanka. This offers new insights into how MSFs sustain with the elevational gradients supporting the altitudinal shifting species ...
Vimukthi. R. Gunasekeara, Iresha Wijerathne, Tharuka Wickramasinghe, Sriyani Wickramasinghe   +3 more
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Modeling the Nexus Between Climate Risk, Energy Consumption, and Financial Market Performance in Emerging Countries

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the link between climate risk, energy consumption, and financial market performance in a sample of emerging countries over the period 2000–2024. The objective is to model the dynamic interactions between these three dimensions, in order to understand the extent to which energy dependence and exposure to climate risks ...
Abdelkader Mohamed Derbali
wiley   +1 more source

Monarch butterfly conservation through male germplasm cryopreservation

Scientific Reports
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus L.) populations have declined in North America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently classified the species as endangered, sparking public concern and conservation efforts. Our approach to
Courtney C. Grula, Arun Rajamohan, Joseph P. Rinehart   +2 more
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7. The Making of France as a National State

, 1958
The west Frankish kingdom of Charles the Bald, which he had received in 843 as his portion of his grandfather\u27s great empire, is geographically the genesis of modern France.
Bloom, Robert L., Crapster, Basil L., Dunkelberger, Harold A., Glatfelter, Charles H., Mara, Richard T., Richardson, Norman E., Schubart, W. Richard   +6 more
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Two Problems for the Political Inclusion of Animals

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, the field of animal ethics has taken a political turn, with scholars arguing that sentient nonhuman animals should be included in the political sphere. This article explores two key challenges arising from this turn towards the political inclusion of animals: the Conflict Problem and the Numbers Problem.
David Paaske, Angela K. Martin
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Monarchical Interdependence

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This article examines the philosophical reappraisal of vulnerability through the lens of John Zizioulas’s theological anthropology. While Western thought, shaped by libertarian ideals, has habitually framed vulnerability as weakness, recent philosophers—especially Judith Butler and Erinn Gilson—have recast the concept as an openness to affect that ...
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