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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective This study aimed to describe real‐world trends in preconception and prenatal use of antirheumatic drugs among pregnant individuals with rheumatic diseases in Ontario, Canada. Methods We conducted a time‐series analysis using repeated cross‐sectional data to examine annual patterns of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use among ...
Shenthuraan Tharmarajah +6 more
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PECKING ORDER VERSUS TRADE-OFF: AN EMPIRICAL APPROACH TO THE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE CAPITAL STRUCTURE [PDF]
In this paper, we explore two of the most relevant theories that explain financial policy in small and medium enterprises (SMEs): pecking order theory and trade-off theory.
José Lopez- Gracia +1 more
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Nonlinear modeling of target leverage with latent determinant variables: New evidence on the trade-off theory [PDF]
, 2008 The trade-off theory on capital structure is tested by modelling the capital structure target as the solution to a maximization problem. This solution maps asset volatility and loss given default to optimal leverage.
Sabiwalsky, Ralf
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective To investigate the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) prevalence, incidence, and progression over four years in adults without prior cardiovascular disease. Methods A case‐cohort study within the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐Brasil) included 585 participants (86 patients with ...
Patrícia Fonseca Estrada +7 more
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Firm Characteristics, Economic Conditions and Capital Structure Adjustment [PDF]
We use a dynamic framework and panel methodology to investigate the determinants of a firms’ time-varying capital structure. Our sample comprises 706 European firms from France, Germany, Italy and the U.K. over the period from 1983 to 2002.
Wolfgang Drobetz +2 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Race and household income impact outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions; however, their role in pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) remains poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate whether race and ethnicity and household income are associated with severe AAV disease and renal outcomes among
Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos +2 more
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Heterogeneity in the Speed of Adjustment to Target Leverage: A UK Study
, 2017 Responding to the need to address heterogeneity in the speed of adjustment (SOA) to target leverage in a manner that reflects the fractional nature of leverage, we estimate SOAs across sub-samples of UK firms using the Dynamic Panel Fractional estimator (
Fitzgerald, James +2 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective JAK inhibitors (JAKis) have shown promising effects in early‐phase studies of SSc. We aimed to assess the safety and explore effectiveness of JAKis compared to conventional immunosuppressants in SSc. Methods A longitudinal retrospective study of the EUSTAR cohort was performed.
Stefano Di Donato +27 more
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Further Evidence on Debt-Equity Choice [PDF]
Using a large sample of 5,365 European firms,we document the driving factors of debt-equity choices. Adjustments to a target debt level play a modest role except when debt exceeds an upper barrier, a result that underlines the importance of debt capacity.
Philippe GAUD +2 more
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The Relative Leverage Premium The Relative Leverage Premium * The Relative Leverage Premium
, 2020 The existing empirical evidence does not yet provide a clear understanding of how leverage and expected equity returns are related. While some studies show a positive relationship between financial leverage and returns, others conclude that returns are ...
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