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Is a Green Building an Energy Efficient Building? [PDF]
Is a “green building” an energy efficient building? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is “not necessarily.” As the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) notes, green building rating systems are flexible, and buildings with poor energy ...
Mindy, Steven
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Best-Worst Scaling More Reliable than Rating Scales: A Case Study on Sentiment Intensity Annotation
Rating scales are a widely used method for data annotation; however, they present several challenges, such as difficulty in maintaining inter- and intra-annotator consistency.
Kiritchenko, Svetlana, Mohammad, Saif M.
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First-mover disadvantage: The sovereign ratings mousetrap. CEPS Working Document No 2020/02, February 2020 [PDF]
Using 102 sovereigns rated by the three largest credit rating agencies (CRA), S&P, Moody’s and Fitch between January 2000 and January 2019, we are the first to document that the first mover CRA (S&P) in downgrades falls into a commercial trap.
Klusak, Patrycja +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background The delipid extracorporeal lipoprotein filter from plasma (DELP) treatment can effectively reduce blood lipid, increase blood flow, and improve neurological deficits in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, its effect on vision and retinal microcirculation in stroke patients has never been reported.
Ning Li +9 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou +10 more
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THE PLACE OF «SBERBANK» ON THE MODERN FINANCIAL MARKET
This article describes the position of Sberbank in the financial market, reflecting its significance for the Russian economy. At the same time, the financial and investment activities of the bank have been analyzed, which give a general idea of its ...
Ekaterina Kalashnikova, Daria Teslenko
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ABSTRACT Background Chronic kidney disease is a growing public health problem worldwide, and the number of patients requiring renal replacement therapy is steadily increasing. Türkiye has experienced a similar rise in both the incidence and prevalence of renal replacement therapy over the past decades; however, national‐level projections of future ...
Arzu Akgül +2 more
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Object of research. Object is to analyze the indicators of Kazakhstan in the «The Global Competi-tiveness Index», the rating of the World Economic Forum, to consider the measures of responsible state structures on improvement of indicators in the ...
Mukhamediyev B.M., Assanova R.N.
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Courage to Capital? A Model of the Effects of Rating Agencies on Sovereign Debt Role-over [PDF]
We propose a model of rating agencies that is an application of global game theory in which heterogeneous investors act strategically. The model allows us to explore the impact of the introduction of a rating agency on financial markets.
Galina B. Hale, Mark A. Carlson
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ABSTRACT Introduction Patients with ovarian cancer often present with massive ascites, leading to significant protein loss during surgical procedures. Although cell‐free concentrated ascites reinfusion therapy (CART) is used in palliative settings to mitigate protein loss, its application in intraoperative settings remains unexplored.
Yutaka Yoneoka +7 more
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