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Education and the Shadow Economy: A Panel Cointegration Analysis

Kyklos, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of education on the shadow economy across 132 countries over the period 1991–2020. To this end, panel cointegration and panel error‐correction models are employed. The results of the panel cointegration tests indicate a stable long‐term relationship among the selected variables.
Salvatore Ciucci
wiley   +1 more source

Vocabulary and Processing Speed Explain Reading and Writing Disparities Between Linguistic Groups in Higher Education

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Selective admissions at universities in the United Kingdom aim to ensure a baseline language competence, yet, despite persistent achievement disparities across linguistic backgrounds, systematic comparisons of linguistic skills underpinning academic success remain rare.
Justyna Mackiewicz, Danijela Trenkic
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying Hydrological Drivers of Surface Water Extent in Endorheic and Exorheic Basins over the Mu Us Sandy Land

Remote Sensing
Surface water extent (SWE) is a key indicator of the regional water balance in dryland environments. However, the hydrological processes regulating SWE responses remain poorly constrained.
Guanhong Chen, Xingguo Mo, Suxia Liu, Shi Hu, Peter Bauer-Gottwein   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gendered Parenthood and Platform Work Across European Welfare Regimes

New Technology, Work and Employment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital platform labour has been growing and meanwhile successfully established in many parts of the world. Yet participation in platform work not only varies markedly across countries but also by individual‐level factors such as gender and parenthood.
Timon Kai Drewes
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Effectiveness of Workers' Selection Exams: The Case of the Bank of Italy

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High‐stakes exams can be used to rank and select candidates for job openings, and the ability of those selected hinges on the design of the exam. I propose a method to model candidates' performance to assess how effective the exam is at selecting high‐ability candidates.
Santiago Pereda‐Fernández
wiley   +1 more source

Real-time shear wave elastography in measuring normal ileocolon intestinal wall stiffness using colonoscopy as reference: A single-center research

European Journal of Radiology Open
Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of real-time shear wave elastography (SWE) in evaluating intestinal wall stiffness, and to establish the threshold SWE value of normal intestinal wall and explore the influencing factors of intestinal SWE.
Shuo Wang, Shihui Li, Shuling Chen, Manying Li, Xiaoyan Xie, Mao Ren, Yujun Chen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Better VAT for Both Explicit and Implicit Financial Fees

Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract Recently, several countries have initiated reforms on their VAT regimes to include financial services, following the emergence of various methods for taxing both implicit and explicit fees. This article provides a theoretical and empirical analysis of these reforms.
Guillermo Peña
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative diagnostic efficacy of two-dimensional shear wave and transient elastography in predicting the risk of esophagogastric varices and histological staging in patients with primary biliary cholangitis

BMC Gastroenterology
Background This study aimed to compare the diagnostic efficacy of Two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) with that of transient elastography (TE) in predicting the risk of esophagogastric varices and histological staging in patients with ...
Yuan Zhang, Fankun Meng, Xing Hu, Tieying Zhang, Xue Han, Jing Han, Huiyu Ge   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Choice of Growth Standard and Interpretation of Large for Gestational Age Outcomes: Evidence From the CDC4G Trial

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The lack of a standardised definition of large for gestational age (LGA) complicates clinical assessments and the interpretation of research. Objective The objective of this study is to assess how different definitions of LGA affect the interpretation of outcomes in a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (SW‐CRT ...
Sara Grass, Maryam de Brun, Anders Magnuson, Martina Persson, Anna‐Karin Wikström, David Simmons, Snehal Patil, Verena Sengpiel, Scott Montgomery, Kerstin Berntorp, Ulla‐Britt Wennerholm, Helena Strevens, Karin Hildén, Elisabeth Storck‐Lindholm, Helena Backman, Fredrik Ahlsson   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

CrustCheck: a conceptual framework for interpreting biocrust trait–function relationships in drylands

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Biocrusts are increasingly recognized for their contribution to soil stability, hydrology, nutrient cycling, and energy balance in drylands, yet practical field methods for assessing functional roles are limited. Existing approaches typically rely on cover estimates, taxonomic identification, or laboratory analyses, providing ...
Nicky Parker, Susanne Schmidt, Lea Condon, Jaidyn Eastaughffe, Peter Coates, Wendy Williams   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source