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Teaching financial crises: A leverage experiment
Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.Abstract College students often struggle to understand the prevalence of asset price bubbles and the difficulty of timing asset purchases and sales. Even economics students are consistently surprised when bubbles burst. These breaks can have real macroeconomic effects, particularly when the price surge is fueled by leverage.
Lee Coppock, Daniel Harper, Charles Holt
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Determining the Characteristic Vocabulary for a Specialized Dictionary using Word2vec and a Directed Crawler [PDF]
, 2016 Specialized dictionaries are used to understand concepts in specific domains, especially where those concepts are not part of the general vocabulary, or having meanings that differ from ordinary languages.
Grefenstette, Gregory, Muchemi, Lawrence
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Evaluating Sex Disparity in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Risk in the UK Biobank Cohort
United European Gastroenterology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The incidence of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is lower in females than males (19.0 vs. 20.2 for 100,000 individuals in Europe). This disparity is commonly attributed to differences in exposure to lifestyle risk factors such as smoking and alcohol consumption; however, hormonal activity may also play a role. Objective This
Giulia Peduzzi +6 more
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Menstrual cycle and competitive bidding [PDF]
In an experiment using two-bidder first-price sealed bid auctions with symmetric independent private values, we collected information on the female participants' menstrual cycles.
Pearson, Matthew, Schipper, Burkhard C
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Sex Hormones and the Risk of Nasal Polyps: A Two‐Sample Mendelian Randomization Study
World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective The pathophysiological roles of sex hormones in airway inflammation have drawn much attention recently. We aimed to explore the causal effect of sex hormones on chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and nasal polyps (NP) via a Mendelian randomization (MR) study.
Ying Zhu +7 more
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Hunting method affects cortisol levels in harvested mountain hares (Lepus timidus)
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.The direct effects of hunting on hunted individuals and populations have been well known for a long time. However, recently there has also been an increased focus on the indirect, non‐lethal effects of hunting. When approached by a possible threat such as a predator, the prey releases various stress hormones into the bloodstream.
Simen Pedersen +5 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Glucocorticoids regulate many physiological functions and play an important role in coping with challenging stimuli. The non‐invasive assessment of glucocorticoids is increasingly used as a tool to evaluate individual and population health status in wild animals.
Carlo Cinque +6 more
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Physiological Differences in Sebum Composition in Regularly Menstruating Healthy Women
The Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sex hormones regulating the menstrual cycle influence sebaceous gland cell lipogenesis and the feeling of skin oiliness or dryness on the face. The aim of this study was to elucidate sebaceous lipogenesis in females during the menstrual cycle and define their facial sebum composition.
Hiu Fung Lau +11 more
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Testosterone transdermal patch (TTP) significantly improved sexual function in naturally menopausal women in a large Phase III study [PDF]
, 2004 Robin Kroll +5 more
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To analyse prescribing trends for oral and transdermal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in Wales from 1996 to 2023, including predictors of discontinuation within one year of initiation. Design Observational study using the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) databank.
Robin Andrews +3 more
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