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ABSTRACT Biofouling on artificial surfaces in aquatic ecosystems leads to significant economic losses. Current antifouling paints, while effective, often harm the aquatic environment. This study explores ecologically safe antifouling alternatives derived from plants, focusing on the aquatic macrophytes Cabomba caroliniana (CC) and Schoenoplectus ...
Mikael Luiz Pereira Morales +9 more
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ABSTRACT Bisphenol A (BPA), a common industrial chemical used in plastics and consumer products, is increasingly detected in aquatic environments, raising serious concerns about its potential ecological impacts. This study evaluated the sublethal and acute toxic effects of BPA on the freshwater planarian Girardia tigrina, a recognized model for ...
Raquel de Jesus Selestrino +2 more
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ABSTRACT Objective To identify risk of long‐term institutionalization (LTI) among Veterans receiving care in the Veterans Health Administration (VA). Study Setting and Design We developed the “Predicted Long‐term Institutionalization” (PLI) risk model for Veterans alive in the community at the end of fiscal‐year (FY) 2017 followed for LTI in nursing ...
Bruce Kinosian +10 more
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Evaluating Pseudo-R2's for Binary Probit Models
Michael R. Veall, Klaus Zimmermann
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The demand for deductibles in private health insurance: A probit model with sample selection
W. P. Ven, B. Praag
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The Determinants of ESG Ratings: Rater Ownership Matters
ABSTRACT We examine whether and how common ownership affects Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings—an important research question given the increasing use of these ratings in investment decisions and corporate evaluations. We find that companies with major shareholders in common with the rating agency (“sister firms”) tend to receive ...
Dragon Yongjun Tang +2 more
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Persistency of financial distress amongst Italian households: evidence from dynamic probit models [PDF]
Elena Giarda
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ABSTRACT Most research questions in agricultural and applied economics are causal in nature: they study how changes in one or more variables (such as policies, prices or weather) affect one or more other variables (e.g., income, crop yields or pollution).
Arne Henningsen +6 more
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ABSTRACT Research based on farmer surveys is a cornerstone of agricultural economics. Farmer surveys provide unique insights into behavioural variables—such as values, motivations, attitudes, behaviours, and preferences—that are unavailable in secondary datasets.
Thomas Slijper +24 more
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