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Inquiry and Logical Form

Philosophical Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Joint inquiry requires agents to exchange public content about some target domain, which in turn requires them to track which content a linguistic form contributes to a conversation. But, often, the inquiry delivers a necessary truth. For example, if we are inquiring whether a particular bird, Tweety, is a woodpecker, and discover that it is ...
Una Stojnić, Matthew Stone
wiley   +1 more source

Periodontal and orthodontic management of impacted canines

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract The maxillary and mandibular canines are described by many clinicians as the “cornerstone” of the arch. When in their optimal position, they play a critical role in providing a well‐balanced occlusal scheme that contributes toward functional as well as neuromuscular stability, harmony, esthetics, and dentofacial balance.
Mohammad Qali, Chenshuang Li, Chun‐Hsi Chung, Nipul Tanna   +3 more
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Capital Structure Theories in US Corporate Divestitures: A Study on Spin-Off Firms

International Journal of Financial Studies
Some giant US conglomerates are now undergoing corporate spin-offs or are considering such spin-offs in the near future. Corporate spin-offs offer a unique opportunity to assess corporate capital structure decisions.
Xian Chen, Sanjib Guha, Tahsina Haque Simu   +2 more
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Pecking order theory of capital structure: empirical evidence from dynamic panel data [PDF]

, 2011
This paper tests the relation between profit and long term debt as well as the relation between profit and total debt in South Africa. This paper specifies a dynamic panel model and uses generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation technique which ...
Amin Noordin, Bany Ariffin, Tunde, Matemilola Bolaji   +1 more
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Pecking Order Theory

Proceedings of the First International Conference on Materials Engineering and Management - Management Section (ICMEMm 2018), 2019
- Nirwana, - Dinar, - Yasmi, Dian Novita
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Metaphysical dependence and the subset relation between powers

The Southern Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract What is the relation between the token powers of higher‐level occurrences and the token powers of more basic physical occurrences? In related but somewhat different ways, Sydney Shoemaker and Jessica Wilson argue that the former are a proper subset of the latter, and that this can provide a viable account of higher‐level causation within a ...
Kevin Morris
wiley   +1 more source

Firm-Specific and Macroeconomic Factors Affecting Capital Structure

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi
One of the primary objectives of financial managers is to ensure the optimal capital structure that maximizes firm value. Since the early 1950s, many theories have been developed to explain the optimal capital structure.
Hakan Yıldırım, Mehmet Emin Karabayır   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consolidation of water management and efficiency parameters for development of green building rating system [PDF]

, 2018
Water generation and distribution involve activities that leads to energy consumptions in various ways. This leads to GHG emission which make it important for various sustainable development assessment.
Abdullah, Kamil, Mohammed Usman, Abdullahi   +1 more
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Does Perceived Geopolitical Risk Constrain Corporate Borrowing? Evidence From Korean Firms

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how geopolitical risk affects corporate borrowing using firm‐level data from Korea. We construct a novel perception‐based geopolitical risk index related to North Korea and estimate a dynamic panel model using a long‐difference instrumental‐variables approach.
Dooyeon Cho
wiley   +1 more source

Pecking Order Theory and Korean Chaebol Firms

Korean Journal of Financial Engineering, 2013
null 정민규, null Byoung Gon Kim, null 김동욱   +2 more
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