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Health System Efficiency in Iran and Its Influencing Factors [PDF]
Journal of Community Health ResearchBackground: Given the importance of public health, evaluating the performance of the health system and striving to address its shortcomings is a concern for policymakers and health officials.
Habib Ansari Samani +1 more
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Performance evaluation of cashew nutshell ash as a binder in concrete production
Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2019 The agro-industrial sector annually produces large volumes of waste by-products which as a result of the ignorance of their values as well as their ineffective management, pose environmental, societal and economic threats.
Solomon Oyebisi +2 more
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rise of digital transformation (DT) has become an important driver of transparency in corporate environmental disclosure. Whether and how DT is related to the improvement of carbon information disclosure quality, particularly in heavily polluting firms that may have both information and symbolic roles, is still controversial.
Ruixiang Xue +2 more
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Rethinking a positive‐sum game: US FDI location decisions in the presence of Chinese FDI
Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary This study examines how rising Chinese outbound foreign direct investment (OFDI) in third‐country markets shapes US MNEs' foreign direct investment location decisions amid escalating US–China geopolitical rivalry. US firms initially benefit from complementary co‐location dynamics, as Chinese OFDI—particularly in infrastructure—
Injae Jeon, Jon Jungbien Moon
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Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health, 2018 Background: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard to estimate treatment effects. When patients receive effective treatment over time they may reach the limit of a certain measurement scale.
Jos Twisk +7 more
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Sustainability Incentives and Value Creation in Corporate Acquisitions
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using an extended international sample of domestic and cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), this paper provides the first comprehensive examination of the role of ESG‐linked executive compensation in the market for corporate control.
Athanasios Tsekeris
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Digital Adoption and Women in the Labor Market: Indonesia’s Case
JDE (Journal of Developing Economies)Although the advantages of digitalization are frequently mentioned, there is still a persistent gender disparity in labor participation, especially in developing nations.
Wahyuni Andriana Sofa +1 more
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BMJ Open, 2020 Objectives This study has three objectives. (1) Investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and the efficacy of primary hip replacement using a patient-reported outcome measure (PROMs) with a measurement floor and ceiling, (2) Explore the ...
Yoav Ben-Shlomo +5 more
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Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, EarlyView.Abstract Accurate estimates of consumer willingness to pay (WTP) are crucial in applied economic research. Rather than examining reference prices themselves, this study investigates how reference price formats affect willingness to pay (WTP) for labeled foods using national survey data by applying the Contingent Valuation Method and Seemingly Unrelated
Xiaohan Wei +5 more
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What Were the Sadducees Reading? An Enquiry into the Literary Background of Mark 12:18-23
Tyndale Bulletin, 1994 Where did the Sadducees’ case study (Mk. 12:20-23) originate? After dismissing 2 Maccabees 7, this article suggests that the Book of Tobit most probably provides the Sadducees with their story.
Peter G. Bolt
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