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Set-Shifting Ability Is Associated with Gray Matter Volume in Older People with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 2015
Background/Aims: An understanding of the association between gray matter volume and executive functioning could provide strategies to reduce dementia risk in older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Kota Tsutsumimoto, Hyuma Makizako, Hiroyuki Shimada, Takehiko Doi, Takao Suzuki   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incomplete Information, Risk Shifting, and Employment Fluctuations [PDF]

This paper explores one of the ways in which acceptance of the hypothesis that labor market transactions involve arrangements for shifting risk from workers to employers strengthens the case for accepting the hypothesis that incomplete information is the
Herschel I. Grossman
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Strategic Analysis of Risk-Shifting Incentives with Convertible Debt

, 2011
peer reviewedConvertible debt eliminates asset substitution in a one-period setting (Green, 1984). But convertible debt terms are usually set before the asset substitution opportunity.
Hübner, Georges, Papageorgiou, Nicolas, Francois, P., François, Pascal, Nicolas Papageorgiou, Hübner, G.M.B.J., Papageorgiou, N., Pascal François, Georges Hübner   +8 more
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The role of gender for the risk-shifting behavior of hedge fund and CTA managers

, 2022
This paper analyzes the risk-shifting behavior among hedge fund and CTA managers with respect to managers’ gender and other features such as location and assets under management.
Frömmel, Michael, Ahmadpour, Ayrin, Michael Frömmel, Kobra Ahmadpour   +3 more
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Going viral − Virus‐targeting nanobodies for research, diagnostics and therapy

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The increasing prevalence of viral diseases represents a major threat for global human health. Nanobodies, small binding fragments derived from camelid heavy‐chain antibodies, offer versatile tools for viral research, diagnostics, and antiviral therapy.
Domenic Ebert, Ulrich Rothbauer
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal Variability and Influence of Measurement Conditions of AI‐Based Atrial Fibrillation Risk Estimation

Journal of Arrhythmia
Background Although artificial intelligence (AI) has been developed to identify patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) during sinus rhythm, information on its variability remains limited.
Satomi Hamada, Miki Amemiya, Mie Ochida, Susumu Tao, Iwanari Kawamura, Tetsuo Sasano   +5 more
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Risk Shifting versus Risk Management: Investment Policy in Corporate Pension Plans [PDF]

The asset allocation of defined benefit pension plans is a setting where both risk shifting and risk management incentives are likely be present. Empirically, firms with poorly funded pension plans and weak credit ratings allocate a greater share of ...
Joshua Rauh
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Comparing the paths of Hedgehog release in artificial and natural settings

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Hh morphogens require solubilization factors to overcome their tight association with the plasma membrane and signal to distant cells, but the precise functions of these factors are controversial. Here, we use published in vivo observations as the most relevant evidence to test their suggested functions and discuss contradictions and gaps between in ...
Janna Puschmann, Kay Grobe
wiley   +1 more source

Does the Change in Financial Statement Format Influence Stock Price Crash Risk?

International Journal of Financial Studies
By employing the 2017 reform of China’s financial statement presentation as an exogenous shock, we evaluate how the change shapes the likelihood of stock price crashes. Our analysis indicates that firms affected by the reform exhibit notably higher crash
Qinqin Wu, Manjing Xiao, Wenli Zuo, Lingling Dai, Ping Cheng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

PRODUCTION CONTRACTS, RISK SHIFTING, AND RELATIVE PERFORMANCE PAYMENTS IN THE PORK INDUSTRY [PDF]

Actual performance records of production contract farmers are used to assess the extent to which contract production reduces the risk borne by pork producers.
Martin, Laura L.
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