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Entrepreneurs Health and Productivity in Nigeria: Analysis of Microfinance Bank Contribution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper investigates the effects of microfinance bank health related services on micro and small enterprise owners’ productivity. Productivity is measured as output value over resource input value.
Babajide, A. A
core  

Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) is debilitating and has limited treatments. Modafinil modulates beta/gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), like PPN deep brain stimulation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that Modafinil would improve FOG in PwPD.
Tuhin Virmani   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bayesian Estimation Improves Prediction of Outcomes After Epilepsy Surgery

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We estimated the statistical power of studies predicting seizure freedom after epilepsy surgery. We extracted data from a Cochrane meta‐analysis. The median power across all studies was 14%. Studies with a median sample size or less (n ≤ 56) and a statistically significant result exaggerated the true effect size by a factor of 5.4, while the ...
Adam S. Dickey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adipokines and Associations With Incident Osteoporotic Fracture in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We assessed whether circulating adipokines are associated with incident fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Three adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, and fibroblast growth factor [FGF]‐21) were measured using banked enrollment serum from participants in a longitudinal RA cohort.
Joshua F. Baker   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

MEVDUAT VE KATILIM BANKALARININ KARŞILAŞTIRMALI PERFORMANS ANALİZİ

open access: yesCumhuriyet Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, 2015
Türk bankacılık sistemi içerisinde faaliyet gösteren katılım bankaları, her geçen gün aktif büyüklüğünü ve sektör içerisindeki payını artırmış olmasına rağmen yeterli bir gelişme gösterememiştir.
Cengiz Toraman   +2 more
doaj  

Foreign and domestic bank participation in emerging markets: lessons from Mexico and Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes
It is generally agreed that strong domestic financial systems play an important role in attaining overall economic development and stabilization. The role played by foreign banks in achieving this goal, however, is still controversial.
B. Gerard Dages   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Combining Three Peripheral Blood Biomarkers to Stratify Rheumatoid Arthritis‐Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Risk

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective The purpose was to evaluate a biomarker score consisting of MUC5B rs35705950 promoter variant, plasma matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)‐7, and serum anti‐malondialdehyde‐acetaldehyde (anti‐MAA) antibody for RA‐associated interstitial lung disease risk stratification. Methods Using a multicenter cohort of US veterans with RA, we performed a cross‐
Kelsey Coziahr   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR COMMERCIAL BANKERS [PDF]

open access: yes
The report discusses commercial banks' role in supporting economic development in rural America. It details demographic and economic trends in rural America.
Duncan, Marvin R.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Childhood‐Onset Lupus: A Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Our objective was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Treatment and Education Approach for Childhood‐onset Lupus (TEACH), a six‐session cognitive behavioral intervention addressing depressive, fatigue, and pain symptoms, delivered remotely to individual youth with lupus by a trained interventionist.
Natoshia R. Cunningham   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peptide Sequencing With Single Acid Resolution Using a Sub‐Nanometer Diameter Pore

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
To sequence a single molecule of Aβ1−42–sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), the aggregate is forced through a sub‐nanopore 0.4 nm in diameter spanning a 4.0 nm thick membrane. The figure is a visual molecular dynamics (VMD) snapshot depicting the translocation of Aβ1−42–SDS through the pore; only the peptide, the SDS, the Na+ (yellow/green) and Cl− (cyan ...
Apurba Paul   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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