Evaluating the technical efficiency of care among long-term care facilities in Xiamen, China: based on data envelopment analysis and Tobit model. [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2019 Zhang L, Zeng Y, Fang Y.
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DEMAND AND QUALITY UNCERTAINTY IN PECAN PURCHASING DECISIONS [PDF]
Fixed search costs associated with locating and purchasing pecans invalidate the Tobit model. Factors such as perceived quality, ease of purchase, and familiarity with marketing outlets influence the fixed costs of pecan purchases.
Florkowski, Wojciech J. +1 more
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Women Directors and R&D Investments Relationship: Does Their Intellectual Capital Matter?
R&D Management, Volume 56, Issue 2, Page 307-325, March 2026.ABSTRACT Recent corporate governance literature highlights the crucial role of women directors in shaping firms' strategic investments, particularly in research and development (R&D). Although existing studies often measure gender diversity by the percentage of women on boards, they overlook women directors' specific roles and characteristics.
Stefania Veltri +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 2600-2617, February 2026.ABSTRACT By integrating the perspectives of age dependence and resource dependence theory (RDT), this paper explores the relationship between dependence on age‐distant suppliers and green innovation. Meanwhile, considering the mechanisms adopted by firms to manage supplier dependence, we also examine the moderating effects of various dependency ...
Yang Yang, Yan Jiang
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Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 2, Page 1481-1491, February 2026.Both active and passive questing ticks, Hyalomma excavatum and Ixodes ricinus, were assessed for behavioural responses to two novel plant‐derived repellent volatile organic compound blends. Both tick species were repelled by the products, and both novo blends were significantly more repellent than currently available commercial products.
Martyn J. Wood +5 more
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Input-output efficiency, productivity dynamics, and determinants in western China's higher education: A three-stage DEA, global Malmquist index, and Tobit model approach. [PDF]
PLoS OneGuo R, Ye M.
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Scarring and Selection in the Great Irish Famine
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 189-220, February 2026.Abstract How do famines shape the health of survivors? We examine the long‐term impact of the Great Irish Famine (1845–52) on human stature, distinguishing between adverse scarring effects and the apparent resilience of survivors due to selection. Using anthropometric data from more than 14500 individuals born before, during, and after this famine, we ...
Matthias Blum +2 more
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Investigating the efficiency of medical and health resources and its influencing factors in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomerations: based on the undesirable super-efficiency SBM-Malmquist-Tobit model. [PDF]
Front Public HealthChen Y, Li Q, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Zheng H.
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Time-use surveys collect very detailed information about individuals’ activities over a short period of time, typically one day. As a result, a large fraction of observations have values of zero for the time spent in many activities, even for individuals
Jay Stewart
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How Early Trauma Shapes CEO Risk Appetite for Public Debt Versus Bank Debt
Financial Review, Volume 61, Issue 1, Page 39-58, February 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of CEOs’ early disaster experiences on the choice of debt structure. We find that firms led by CEOs who have endured disasters are more inclined to shift from bank debt to public debt. This evidence remains robust across various alternative measures, empirical specifications, and identification tests aimed at ...
Houjian Li +4 more
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