Results 61 to 70 of about 625,375 (305)
Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Islamic finance: an alternative financial system for stability, equity, and growth
PSL Quarterly Review, 2014 Conventional finance has long been plagued by crises that cause economic dislocations and impede sustained economic growth, with banks and non-bank financial institutions requiring periodic bailouts.
Hossein Askari, Noureddine Krichene
doaj +3 more sources
Cogent Engineering, 2018 This article aims to propose a new model to assess the Saudi public contract for risk sharing through the investigation of the perceptions and proposals of owners and contractors in Saudi Arabia on the statement of the clauses of the contract.
Khaled Ashmawi +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Optimal Risk Sharing in Society
Mathematics, 2022 We consider risk sharing among individuals in a one-period setting under uncertainty that will result in payoffs to be shared among the members. We start with optimal risk sharing in an Arrow–Debreu economy, or equivalently, in a Borch-style reinsurance ...
Knut K. Aase
doaj +1 more source
FEBS 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
Financial Attention and Household Consumption Upgrading
International Journal of Financial StudiesBased on data from the China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) conducted in 2019, this paper conducted an in-depth study on the impact and mechanism of financial attention on household consumption upgrading.
Han Li, Rui Zhang
doaj +1 more source
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2022 The sustainable development of cooperatives is essential to agricultural sustainability and is determined mainly by cooperation longevity. The risk sharing and benefit distribution mechanisms are important governance arrangements that affect cooperation ...
Zhen Zhong +3 more
doaj +1 more source
The human gut microbiome across the life course
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Addressing oil pollution compensation in China: an analysis of the CLC and domestic fund models
Frontiers in Marine ScienceChina’s current compensation mechanism for ship-source oil pollution integrates the 1992 Civil Liability Convention with a domestic compensation fund. However, it faces significant challenges in effectively addressing major oil spill incidents.
Xu Wu, Xiaowei Lu
doaj +1 more source
An Incentive Analysis of Availability Payment Mechanism in PPP Projects
IEEE Access, 2020 This study aims to investigate the incentive mechanism of different availability payment methods applied in Public Private Partnership (PPP) contracts. We present a basic model in a multitask environment in which a risk-averse private contractor chooses ...
Lei Shi, Weiwen Li, Yujia He
doaj +1 more source