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Forced Saving, Redistribution and Nonlinear Social Security Schemes [PDF]

This paper studies the design of a nonlinear social security scheme in a society where individuals differ in two respects: productivity and degree of myopia.
Darío Maldonado, Helmuth Cremer, Philippe De Donder, Pierre Pestieau   +3 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Atropine Eye Drops in Childhood Myopia Control: A Review. [PDF]

Int J Med Sci
Zhu Q, Chen Y, Li X, Xue L, Zhang X, Zhou G, Zhou Y, Zhang J, Wilde A, Zhu Y, Li Y.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Time inconsistent preferences and Social Security [PDF]

In this paper we examine the role of social security in an economy populated by overlapping generations of individuals with time-inconsistent preferences who face mortality risk, individual income risk, and borrowing constraints.
Ayse Imrohoroglu, Douglas H. Joines, Selahattin Imrohoroglu   +2 more
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Why HR Has Failed to Address Healthcare's Workforce Crisis: The Need for a Systems Partner Role

Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Attempts to remedy sustained workforce challenges facing healthcare organizations globally have been largely ineffective, despite increased political attention. In this paper we draw on contextually based human resource theory to explain why these challenges remain intractable.
Aoife M. McDermott, Graeme Currie, Hector P. Rodriguez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Visual Training for Myopia Control: An Independent and Additive Inhibitor of Axial Growth. [PDF]

Clin Optom (Auckl)
Meng ZY, Wang H, Wang DD, Yang L, Zhou P.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How Professional Accountants Learn in the Workplace: A Structured Literature Review Modes d'apprentissage des comptables au travail : revue structurée de la littérature

Accounting Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Accountants must master a considerable body of highly complex knowledge to attain the level of professional proficiency required to comply with accounting standards and uphold their public responsibility. Postsecondary education and professional certification bodies provide only a portion of the technical knowledge that accountants need to ...
Leslie Berger, Nicholle Kovach, Dorian Lane   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Short-Term Changes in Retinal Activity With Four Myopia Control Spectacle Lenses. [PDF]

Transl Vis Sci Technol
Fernandes P, Marinho B, Alves-de-Carvalho RS, González-Méijome JM.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Alcohol Myopia and Risk Taking [PDF]

The aim of this paper is to develop a model that explains how the consumption of some additive substances a¤ects an individual?s choice between risky alternatives.
Alejandro T. Moreno-Okuno, Emiko Masaki
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Does Continuous Disclosure Improve Investment Efficiency? Evidence from a Unique Regulatory Setting

Abacus, EarlyView.
We examine the association between continuous disclosure and investment efficiency within the context of Australia's unique regulatory setting for continuous disclosure. Based on 8,527 firm‐year observations, we find that continuous disclosure is positively associated with investment efficiency and helps to mitigate both over‐investment and under ...
Sudipta Bose, Muhammad Jahangir Ali, Syed Shams, Muhammad Shahin Miah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source