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Financial stability consequences of strengthening the legal rights of secured creditors under the EU Preventive Restructuring Directive

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract A key goal of the Capital Markets Union (CMU) Action Plan is to establish a functioning bond market, offering businesses finance options beyond traditional bank loans and creating a stable source of financing for the real economy across the EU.
Maryam Malakotipour
wiley   +1 more source

Introducing a Presumption Rule to Reduce the Burden of Proof in Trade Secret Infringement Legislation: Legislation Examples from China and Japan

Journal of Intellectual Property
In civil litigation, the plaintiff bears the burden of proof of holding the defendant liable for damages. However, in modern cases such as medical malpractice, pollution, and product liability, it is difficult for the plaintiff to bear the burden of ...
Dae Soon Jung
doaj   +1 more source

Revisiting the Nexus Between Trade Liberalisation and Income Inequality: The Case of Sub‐Saharan African Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on income inequality across 24 Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2020. Using IV‐Tobit and 2SLS models, we consistently find that greater trade openness significantly exacerbates inequality in the region. Critically, we document an inverted U‐shaped relationship between trade
Guivis Zeufack Nkemgha, Le Roi Nso Fils, Ulrich Kevin Kamwa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Sector Liquidity Timing Ability of Bond Mutual Funds

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate whether bond mutual fund managers exhibit market liquidity timing skills in the U.S. corporate bond market. At the portfolio level, we find only weak evidence that bond funds adjust their overall market exposure in anticipation of changes in corporate bond market liquidity.
Zhengnan Yin, Niall O'Sullivan, Meadhbh Sherman, Yuting Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering Bacteria for Medicine: Delivery, Diagnosis, and Therapy

iMetaMed, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With rapid advances in synthetic biology and genetic engineering, genetically engineered bacteria (GEB) have emerged as a promising platform for biological therapy, addressing key limitations of conventional drug delivery systems and demonstrating significant clinical potential.
Shiyu Xia, Guiling Fu, Xiaoyue Ding, Wen Yang, Ruijie Bai, Yawei Cai, Jing xuan Zhang, Yanxia Wei, Conghui Han, Yi‐Zhou Gao, Ying Li, Zuobin Zhu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The plant microbiome: From ecological foundations to precision microbial engineering for sustainable agriculture

iMeta, EarlyView.
From ecological principles to precision engineering of plant microbiomes for sustainable agriculture. The plant holobiont integrates diverse microbial niches (including rhizosphere, endosphere, phyllosphere, seed, and aerial‐root mucilagesphere), host genetics (namely M genes), and host metabolites. Furthermore, molecular dialogues, including rhizobial
Mi Wei, Tengxiang Lian, Liying Chen, Lanxiang Wang, Junjie Ye, Xiaofang Yao, Shilong Duan, Ziyu Lu, Jinji Tu, Hongfu Li, Xin‐Yue Xu, Jie Zhou, Junliang He, Feiying Zhu, Paola Bonfante, Lam‐Son Phan Tran, Zhiqiang Pang, Xin Zhou, Zhihui Xu, Lin Zhang, Mengcen Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Chang‐Fu Tian, Yong‐Xin Liu, Kai Sun, Ertao Wang, Xianan Xie   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiobjective Simulation–Optimization of Crop Allocation and Water Resources in Canal Command Areas Using Genetic Algorithms

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study develops an integrated simulation–optimization framework for sustainable crop allocation and water resource management in the Bargarh Canal Command (BCC), eastern India. Efficient irrigation allocation remains a critical challenge due to competing demands, groundwater–surface water interactions and environmental constraints ...
Priyanka Mohapatra, J. C. Paul, Sushree Sangita Dash   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies and Process of Trade Secret Misappropriation Mitigation: The Case of UK

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trade Secrets (TS) are vital for innovation‐driven companies, and their loss can inflict significant financial and reputational damage, particularly in the absence of established policies to mitigate misappropriation in the UK. The current academic literature lacks detailed strategies for firms to effectively address these threats.
Oleksandra Ozcan, David Pickernell
wiley   +1 more source

User privacy prevention model using supervised federated learning‐based block chain approach for internet of Medical Things

CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This research focuses on addressing the privacy issues in healthcare advancement monitoring with the rapid establishment of the decentralised communication system in the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). An integrated blockchain homomorphic encryption standard with an in‐build supervised learning‐based smart contract is designed to improvise ...
Chandramohan Dhasarathan, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Shayla Islam, Salwani Abdullah, Shailesh Khapre, Dalbir Singh, Abdulaziz A. Alsulami, Ali Alqahtani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non-compete clause as a protection remedy of employer`s trade secrets: pro & contra

Теорія і практика інтелектуальної власності
The article considers the non-compete clause as a protecting tool of employer's trade secret. Looking for optimal approach to the legal regulation of non-compete clause with employee, it is highlighted the latest trends of foreign experience (mainly the ...
Nina Bilousova
doaj   +1 more source