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Procurement and Renegotiation [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Political Economy, 1986
Parties bound by an incomplete contract have an incentive to renegotiate after acquiring new information. The issue of the parties' investment in the relationship before renegotiation is analyzed in a simple two-period procurement model. The firm invests in the first period.
openaire   +2 more sources

Deux hommages en l’honneur de deux chevaliers en Afrique Proconsulaire : Caecilius Secundus et L. Sempronius Ianuarius

open access: yesAntiquités Africaines, 2019
Two Latin inscriptions recently discovered in Tunisia pertain to two equestrian officers. The first, totally unpublished from Bisica Lucana, refers to Caecilius Secundus who had an abbreviated military career commending just one unit. The second – having
Moheddine Chaouali
doaj   +1 more source

Invisible money, visible crime? The emergence of cryptocurrencies in economic crime

open access: yesBelügyi Szemle
Aim: The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between economic crime and cryptocurrencies, particularly with regard to the role that crypto assets can play in the commission of economic crimes and in removing illicitly obtained assets from ...
Bálint Gábor Nagy
doaj   +1 more source

Speculation in Procurement Auctions

open access: yesProceedings of the 23rd ACM Conference on Economics and Computation, 2022
A speculator can take advantage of a procurement auction by acquiring items for sale before the auction. The accumulated market power can then be exercised in the auction and may lead to a large enough gain to cover the acquisition costs. I show that speculation always generates a positive expected profit in second-price auctions but could be ...
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NICOCLES AVGGG. LIB. PROC. R. L’inscription d’un nouvel affranchi et procurateur impérial de l’époque sévérienne en numidie (Bedjene, Algérie)

open access: yesAntiquités Africaines
This article looks at the “function of the procurator” in relation to a recently published latin inscription from Bedjene (Algeria) which mentions the freedman of the Severian period, Nicocles, procurator regionis.
Gian Luca Gregori
doaj   +1 more source

Health‐Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Among Patients With PIK3CA‐Related Overgrowth Spectrum: A Mixed‐Methods Study to Understand Real‐World Experience With Alpelisib Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The governor and other representatives of Roman authority in the province: between collaboration and conflict

open access: yesRUDN Journal of World History
This study is devoted to the problem of the relationship between representatives of the Roman authorities in the provinces. The focus is on the figure of the governor as the main bearer of state power outside Italy.
Sergey V. Telepen
doaj   +1 more source

Un nouveau fragment du cursus du procurateur impérial M. Aemilius Laetus découvert à Lyon

open access: yesGallia, 2020
The article is devoted to the study of a fragment of an unpublished inscription that was discovered in 2018 during an archaeological survey carried out at 1, rue de l’Antiquaille, located on the Fourvière hill in Lyon.
Catherine Bellon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epigenetic blind spots – the role of DNA methylation dynamics in stem cell‐based models of embryogenesis

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Embryo‐like structures (stembryos) are an innovative tool, but they are hindered by experimental variability and limited developmental potential. DNA methylation is crucial for mammalian development, but its status in stembryo models is poorly characterized.
Sara Canil   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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