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(1) Background: Dynapenia is defined as lower muscle strength alone. Only a few studies have investigated muscle quality in subjects with dynapenia. (2) Methods: The muscle quality, characterized by texture parameters of biceps brachii, triceps brachii ...
Kuen-Cheh Yang +4 more
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The reaction of firms' expectations to monetary policy: evidence from Norwegian firms
Abstract An important transmission channel of monetary policy is the expectations channel. However, although this channel is important in theory, it has received limited attention in the empirical literature. One reason for this lack of focus is the scarcity of data on firms' expectations.
Jon Ellingsen
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A partir de los hechos estilizados de la economía mexicana del periodo 2003- 2012, se prueba la validez en el corto y largo plazo de la Ley de Thirlwall, medi - ante la técnica econométrica del var estructural cointegrado. En el modelo desar - rollado se
Guillermo Arenas Díaz +1 more
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The effects of oil price uncertainty on economic activities in South Africa
This paper investigates the link between oil price uncertainty shocks and key macroeconomic indicators of a net oil importing country, South Africa. Monthly data covering the period 1990:01 to 2015:12 is used.
Junior T. Chiweza, Goodness C. Aye
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Climate Shocks and Unemployment Claims
ABSTRACT Using a US state–level climate risk measure and the panel local projections framework, this study analyzes both linear and asymmetric effects of climate shocks on unemployment claims. The results provide strong evidence that climate shocks significantly increase both initial and continuing claims, with the linear estimates showing a stronger ...
Abeeb Olaniran +3 more
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The impact of gender on self‐assessed health knowledge in home economics
Abstract Studies show gender differences in children's self‐assessment with boys often overestimating their academic knowledge and girls tending to underestimate theirs. This study examines whether this pattern holds in home economics, a highly feminized subject.
Sidse Schoubye Andersen +1 more
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Echocardiographic diagnosis of sinus Valsalva aneurysm rupture in two pediatric patients
Sinus Valsalva aneurysm rupture (SVAR) is a rare cardiac abnormality that requires surgical correction when diagnosed. Previously, cardiac catheterization and angiography were thought to be necessary for its diagnosis.
Funda Öztunç +3 more
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Forecasting With Dynamic Factor Models Estimated by Partial Least Squares
ABSTRACT Dynamic factor models (DFMs) have found great success in nowcasting and short‐term macroeconomic forecasting when incorporating large sets of predictive information. The factor loadings are typically estimated cross‐sectionally with principal component analysis (PCA) or maximum likelihood (ML), which ignore whether the factors have predictive ...
Samuel Rauhala
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Mpox Airborne Transmission: A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT Since May 2022, mpox has been reported across multiple nonendemic regions, with concurrent outbreaks in diverse geographic settings, raising concerns about broader international spread. However, evidence regarding the risk of airborne transmission remains limited.
Lucas Ferreira Theotonio dos Santos +6 more
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ABSTRACT The effects of monetary policy shocks are regularly estimated using high‐frequency surprises in asset prices around central bank meetings as an instrument. These studies, insofar as they explicitly model the relationship between instrument and structural shock, assume a constant relationship between the instrument and the monetary policy shock.
Pooyan Amir‐Ahmadi +2 more
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