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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
wiley   +1 more source

Saying No in Aesthetic Surgery: Ethical Framework for Declining High-Stakes Requests. [PDF]

Aesthetic Plast Surg
Friedman O, Paniri Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

A new approach to assessment for young children referred by education professionals for socio‐emotional, behavioural, and cognitive difficulties

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Young children with emerging mental health problems and neurodevelopmental differences often do not receive the support they need early in life, and if they do receive support, it may not be appropriately targeted towards their individual needs.
Amy L. Paine, Steve Eaton, Aikaterini Bekiropoulou, Christopher Hobson, Cerith Waters, Anita Thapar, Katherine H. Shelton, Kate Langley, Catherine R. G. Jones, Dale F. Hay, Susan R. Leekam, Elisabeth von dem Hagen, The Neurodevelopment Assessment Unit Team, Stephanie H. M. van Goozen   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preventing Financial Elder Abuse: A Critical Commentary on Harmonisation of Enduring Power of Attorney Laws. [PDF]

Australas J Ageing
Ries N, Tsihlis E, Somes T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Phytotoxicity Assessment of Ashes Generated From Household Combustion of Conventional Fuels, Mixed Fuels, and Municipal Waste

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The main aim of the study was to assess the toxicity of ash generated in household furnaces through the combustion of materials most commonly burned in individual households. The toxicity tests were conducted using plant bioassays with cress (Lepidium sativum), mustard (Sinapis) and sorghum (Sorghum) seeds.
Alicja Kicińska, Urszula Klimiuk
wiley   +1 more source

America First, Africa Last? Health data deals and the new scramble for pathogens. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Sekalala S, Lake SJ, Maleche A, Wafula T.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

More Than Saying “It's AI”: How Role Disclosure Transparency in AI‐Generated Ads Influences Persuasion

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research examines how AI role disclosure transparency—the consumers' subjective perception of how clearly and informatively an advertisement communicates the role that AI played in the ad creation process—influences consumer evaluation of AI‐generated ads via ad creation process credibility. A high level of perceived transparency enhances
Khanh Bao Quang Le, Hina Khan, Fangfang Li, Werner H. Kunz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The EU AI Act: implications and compliance guidance for healthcare facilities. [PDF]

Front Digit Health
Dennstädt F, Hastings J, Windisch P, Jovanovic A, Marić TŽ, Brüningk S, Aebersold DM, Knopf A, Cihoric N.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mechanisms and impacts of future plant invasions: research agendas and management needs under disruptive social‐ecological change scenarios

Oikos, EarlyView.
No‐analogue futures are characteristic of the Anthropocene, but how global change, and societies' responses, will affect plant invasions remains unclear. Conducting research now to address future needs is crucial for guiding invasion management and policy.
Jennifer L. Bufford, Angela J. Brandt, Rowan Sprague, Christopher E. Buddenhagen, Richard P. Duncan, Nichola Harcourt, Philip E. Hulme, Hao Ran Lai, Kate G. McAlpine, Chris McGrannachan, Fiona J. Thomson, Vincent van Uitregt, Duane A. Peltzer   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

False start: Non-compliance with Victoria's new Mental Health and Wellbeing Act. [PDF]

Australas Psychiatry
Katterl S.
europepmc   +1 more source