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Heterogeneous risk and time preferences [PDF]

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2016
Assessing individuals’ time and risk preferences is crucial in domains such as health-related decisions (e.g., dieting, addictions), environmentally-friendly practices, and saving opportunities. We propose a new method to jointly elicit and estimate risk attitudes and intertemporal choices.
Ferecatu, Alina, Onculer, A
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
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Contextual influences on risk-taking in children and adults

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Human risk-taking is well known to be influenced by context-dependent factors. In a previous study, we demonstrated that non-human primates similarly exhibit contextual risk-preference: two species of great apes showed risk-prone or risk-neutral choices ...
Penelope Lacombe, Klaus Zuberbühler, Klaus Zuberbühler, Christoph D. Dahl, Christoph D. Dahl   +4 more
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Systemic Risk Caused by the Overlapping Portfolios of Banks Under a Bilateral Network

Frontiers in Physics, 2021
Frequent financial crises and economic globalization have made systemic risk a growing Research Topic. This paper constructs a dynamic banking system model based on the bank-asset bilateral network.
Qianqian Gao, Hong Fan
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Double or quits: should money found be risked? [PDF]

, 2000
This article examines social attitudes towards risk-preference and risk-aversion. First, we briefly discuss the theoretical approach to the analysis of risk-preference and risk-aversion that was developed within rational choice theory.
Szántó, Zoltán, Tóth, István György   +1 more
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Bridging the gap: Multi‐stakeholder perspectives of molecular diagnostics in oncology

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Although molecular diagnostics is transforming cancer care, implementing novel technologies remains challenging. This study identifies unmet needs and technology requirements through a two‐step stakeholder involvement. Liquid biopsies for monitoring applications and predictive biomarker testing emerge as key unmet needs. Technology requirements vary by
Jorine Arnouts, Senada Koljenović, Elise Daems, Karolien De Wael, Marc Peeters, Léon C. van Kempen, Greetje Vanhoutte, Karen Zwaenepoel, Timon Vandamme   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of risk preference on farmers’ e-commerce operations: evidence from rural China

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionFarmers’ own risk attitudes are important for e-commerce operations and digital transformation of rural economy.MethodsBased on the 3,670 farmers data of China Rural Revitalization Survey, using binary logit model and mediation effect model ...
Hailan Qiu, Xiangqi Wu, Ruohan Peng, Jiawei Wang, Biao Sheng   +4 more
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The Effect of the Economic Situation on Time and Risk Preferences: Does Financial Literacy Matter?

Studia Psychologica, 2022
Economic situation is considered to have an effect on economic decision-making, with poor people having more myopic preferences. However, this relationship might not be that straightforward as economic decision-making should also be determined by ...
Matúš Adamkovič, Ivan Ropovik, Marcel Martončik   +2 more
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Investigating the cell of origin and novel molecular targets in Merkel cell carcinoma: a historic misnomer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study indicates that Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) does not originate from Merkel cells, and identifies gene, protein & cellular expression of immune‐linked and neuroendocrine markers in primary and metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) tumor samples, linked to Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) status, with enrichment of B‐cell and other immune cell
Richie Jeremian, Sriraam Sivachandran, Melissa Galati, Brandon Ramchatesingh, Hibo Rijal, Johnny Hanna, Elena Netchiporouk, May Chergui, Margaret Redpath, Samy Abou Setah, Ivan V. Litvinov   +10 more
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Decisions for Others Are Less Risk-Averse in the Gain Frame and Less Risk-Seeking in the Loss Frame Than Decisions for the Self

Frontiers in Psychology, 2017
Despite the fact that people make decisions for others as often as they make decisions for themselves, little is known about how decisions for others are different from those made for the self.
Xiangyi Zhang, Yi Liu, Xiyou Chen, Xuesong Shang, Yongfang Liu, Yongfang Liu   +5 more
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