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The Effect of Taxes on Multinational Debt Location [PDF]

, 2010
We provide new evidence that differences in international tax rates and tax regimes affect multinational firms\u27 debt location decisions. Our sample contains 8287 debt issues from 2437 firms headquartered in 23 different countries with debt-issuing ...
Arena, Matteo, Roper, Andrew H
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Clinical Practice Guideline for Evaluation and Management of Peripheral Nervous System Manifestations in Sjögren's Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives Sjögren's disease is an autoimmune disorder that can impact multiple organ systems, including the peripheral nervous system (PNS). PNS manifestations, which can exist concurrently, include mononeuropathies, polyneuropathies, and autonomic nervous system neuropathies. To help patients and providers in the decision‐making process, we developed
Anahita Deboo, Robert Fox, Katherine M. Hammitt, Julie Frantsve‐Hawley, Matthew C. Baker, Stamatina Danielides, Eduardo De Sousa, Brent P. Goodman, Jennifer K. King, Steven Mandel, Ghaith Noaiseh, Pantelis P. Pavlakis, George Sarka, R. Hal Scofield, Arun Varadhachary, Daniel J. Wallace, Matt Makara, Nancy Carteron, Steven Carsons, In collaboration with the Consensus Expert Panel (CEP) members   +19 more
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Drawing a Line Between Killing and Letting Die: The Law, and Law Reform, on Medically Assisted Dying [PDF]

, 1993
Traditional medical ethics and law draw a sharp distinction between allowing a patient to die and helping her die. Withholding or withdrawing life sustaining treatment, such as by abating technological nutrition, hydration or respiration, will cause ...
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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Characterization of Defect Distribution in an Additively Manufactured AlSi10Mg as a Function of Processing Parameters and Correlations with Extreme Value Statistics

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Predicting extreme defects in additive manufacturing remains a key challenge limiting its structural reliability. This study proposes a statistical framework that integrates Extreme Value Theory with advanced process indicators to explore defect–process relationships and improve the estimation of critical defect sizes. The approach provides a basis for
Muhammad Muteeb Butt, Varma Kvvssn, Hossein Laieghi, Zia Uddin, Peyman Ansari, E. Kıvanç Sadak, Can Barış Toprak, Hüseyin Kızıl, Enrico Salvati   +8 more
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Acceleration of Flower Bud Differentiation of Runner Plants in “Maehyang” Strawberries Using Nutrient Solution Resupply during the Nursery Period

Agronomy, 2020
The forced cultivation of strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) requires fast flower bud differentiation. Using temporary nutrient-withholding periods is a common management practice for inducing flower bud differentiation at strawberry nurseries in ...
Hee Sung Hwang, Hyeon Woo Jeong, Hye Ri Lee, Hyeon Gyu Jo, Hyeon Min Kim, Seung Jae Hwang   +5 more
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Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise for Paediatric Functional Constipation [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Introduction: Functional constipation (FC) is one of the most common gastrointestinal problems among children. This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle exercise on treatment of FC. Materials and Methods: In this
Fatemeh Farahmand, Aidin Abedi, Mohammad Reza Esmaeili-Dooki, Rozita Jalilian, Sanaz Mehrabani Tabari   +4 more
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Withholding or withdrawal of treatment under French rules: a study performed in 43 intensive care units

Annals of Intensive Care, 2015
BackgroundIn France, decisions to limit treatment fall under the Leonetti law adopted in 2005. Leading figures from the French world of politics, science, and justice recently claimed for amendments to the law, considering it incomplete.
O. Lesieur, M. Leloup, F. Gonzalez, M. Mamzer   +3 more
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GPs and end of life decisions : views and experiences [PDF]

, 2015
The views and experiences of GPs with respect to end of life (EoL) care are seldom addressed. The aim of this article is to better understand this aspect of care. A cross-sectional survey of all doctors in the country was designed and set up. The overall
Bashar Zogheib, Emran Tohidi, Stanford Shateyi   +2 more
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Decellularized Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds to Engineer the Dormant Landscape of Microscopic Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Decellularized liver extracellular matrix scaffolds provide a platform to study dormant liver‐metastatic colorectal cancer. They induce reversible dormancy, in combination with nutrient depletion and low dose chemotherapy, through cell cycle arrest and chemotherapy resistance.
Sabrina N. VandenHeuvel, Lucia L. Nash, Abigail J. Clevenger, Claudia A. Collier, Oscar R. Benavides, Sanjana Roy, Brinlee Goggans, Aelita Salikhova, Anvitha Tharakesh, Svasti Haricharan, Amber N. Stratman, Scott Kopetz, Alex J. Walsh, Shreya A. Raghavan   +13 more
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Process of life-sustaining treatment in general hospital: withholding and withdrawing

Revista de Bioética y Derecho, 2011
Introducción: La limitación del esfuerzo terapéutico (LET) es una práctica frecuente en los Servicios de Medicina Intensiva (SMI) que asocia a una mortalidad elevada.
Lorenzo Socias Crespí, Rosa Poyo-Guerrero Lahoz   +1 more
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