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How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bank Income Smoothing, Societal Patriarchy and Policy Uncertainty

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a sample of 745 banks from 26 OECD countries over the period 1997–2023, we investigate the moderating effects of societal patriarchy on bank income smoothing (IS), amidst policy uncertainty (PU). Results indicate that in periods of high PU, banks operating in highly patriarchal societies tend to curtail the use of loan loss provisions ...
Tanveer Ahsan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exchange Rates and Sovereign Risk: A Nonlinear Approach Based on Local Gaussian Correlations

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We empirically assess the interlinkages between sovereign risk, measured in terms of CDS spreads, and exchange rates for a sample of emerging markets. Our period of analysis includes episodes of severe stress, such as the Global Financial Crisis, the COVID‐19 pandemic, and the Ukrainian War.
Reinhold Heinlein   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of ovarian preservation on survival for premenopausal women with early‐stage endometrial carcinoma: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Up to 14% of women with early‐stage endometrial carcinoma (EEC) are diagnosed before menopause. Although ovarian preservation (OP) within surgical staging might avoid surgical menopause, its rate remains low in clinical practice, probably because the impact of OP on survival outcomes is unclear.
Antonio Raffone   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mobility‐enabling birth beds versus traditional gynecological tables: A quasi‐experimental study of birth experiences and clinical outcomes

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study compares birth experiences and clinical outcomes between women giving birth using mobility‐enabling labor–birth–postpartum (LBP) beds and those using a traditional gynecological table (TGT). Methods This quasi‐experimental study was conducted between June and October 2025 in a secondary‐level maternity unit in Turkey.
Ayşe Taştekin, Özlem Durmuş Tekin
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Sensor‐Integrated Lysimeter System for Affordable on‐Farm Crop Water Monitoring and Irrigation Management

open access: yesIrrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Accurate monitoring of crop water use is critical for precision irrigation, yet conventional lysimeter systems remain too costly and complex for widespread adoption. This study presents the development and field validation of a low‐cost, information and communication technology (ICT)‐enabled weighing lysimeter system that integrates load cells,
Stephen Okwang, Younggu Her, Taeil Jang
wiley   +1 more source

Radiation Safety in Practice: A Cross‐Sectional Study on Radiographers' Knowledge, Awareness and Adherence to Personal Radiation Monitoring Devices in Resource Limited Settings

open access: yesJournal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
This study examined how well radiographers in five major Namibian state hospitals understand and use Personal Radiation Monitoring Devices (PRMD), a critical tool for occupational safety. While most respondents showed strong knowledge and awareness of PRMDs, many were unaware of their own radiation exposure and rarely reviewed their dose records ...
Lindiwe Hungwe, Moneni Shilumba
wiley   +1 more source

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