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Biopsychosocial determinants of hand function and its trajectories over five years in patients with hand osteoarthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives This study aimed to investigate hand function trajectories over 5 years in primary hand osteoarthritis. Additionally, determinants of baseline and longitudinal hand function were assessed. Methods 538 patients with both baseline and 5‐year study visits were analyzed.
Annemiek V.E.M. Olde Meule, Coen van der Meulen, Jos Runhaar, Frits R. Rosendaal, Margreet Kloppenburg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Origins and Resolution of Financial Crises; Lessons from the Current and Northern European Crises [PDF]

Since July 2007 the world economy has experienced a severe financial crisis originating in the U.S. housing market. The crisis has subsequently spread to the financial sectors in European and Asian economies and led to a severe worldwide recession.
Ostrup, Finn, Oxelheim, Lars, Wihlborg, Clas   +2 more
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Perceived Impacts and Predictors of Cannabis Products used by Rheumatology Patients in Alberta: A Multivariable Analysis of Cross‐sectional Survey Data

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This study aimed to characterize cannabis product choices (cannabinoid content and formulation) among rheumatology patients, and their associations with patient factors, patient reported perceived side effects and positive impacts. Methods An online survey (delivered from March to November 2022) was distributed by Alberta Health Services to ...
Susan Zhang, Samuel A.J. Lowe, Frank Sun, Allyson Jones, Tarek Turk, Joanne Olson, Pauline Paul, Shelby Yamamoto, Linda Kolewaski, Elaine Yacyshyn, Cheryl A. Sadowski   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL IN THE WORLD [PDF]

SEA: Practical Application of Science, 2014
Beyond the multitude of definitions, internal control is found in the centre of managerial concerns worldwide. This amplification of interest towards internal control has its origin in a series of events, of which two can be mentioned: the growing business complexity and dispersal activity centres, which led to the growth and development of the ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Modernizing payment systems in emerging economies [PDF]

The authors address the following questions in this overview of payment systems: What is a payment system? How can efficient systems contribute to the development of modern, market-based financial institutions and markets? What elements are necessary for
Listfield, Robert, Montes-Negret, Fernando   +1 more
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Fighting Poverty, Profitably: Transforming the Economics of Payments to Build Sustainable, Inclusive Financial Systems [PDF]

, 2013
The Gates Foundation's Financial Services for the Poor program (FSP) believes that effective financial services are paramount in the fight against poverty. Nonetheless, today more than 2 billion people live outside the formal financial sector. Increasing
Jason Lamb, Megan Oxmen, Rodger Voorhies
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The Physician‐Scientist Pipeline for Pediatric Rheumatology – Current Landscape and Future Perspectives.

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Over the past 50 years, the science of pediatric rheumatology has grown exponentially due to an expansion in the understanding of complex rheumatic conditions and a surge in novel targeted therapeutics. Physician‐scientists in the field of pediatric rheumatology have played major roles in these advancements that have improved the care of children ...
Ekemini A. Ogbu, Linda T. Hiraki, Mara L. Becker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic risk diagnostics: coincident indicators and early warning signals [PDF]

We propose a novel framework to assess financial system risk. Using a dynamic factor framework based on state-space methods, we construct coincident measures (‘thermometers’) and a forward looking indicator for the likelihood of simultaneous failure of a
Koopman, Siem Jan, Lucas, André, Schwaab, Bernd   +2 more
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Real‐world trends in prenatal antirheumatic drug utilization in Ontario, Canada: A cross‐sectional time‐series analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives This study aimed to describe real‐world trends in preconception and prenatal use of antirheumatic drugs among pregnant individuals with rheumatic diseases in Ontario, Canada. Methods We conducted a time‐series analysis using repeated cross‐sectional data to examine annual patterns of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use among ...
Shenthuraan Tharmarajah, Swaleh Hussain, Sara J.T. Guilcher, Lisa M. McCarthy, Dharini Mahendira, Howard Berger, Mina Tadrous   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

MetaMoney: Exploring the intersection of financial systems and virtual worlds

Research in International Business and Finance
As digital assets and decentralized finance (DeFi) rapidly evolve, the integration between financial systems and virtual worlds—increasingly known as the metaverse—is expected to gain momentum. The metaverse promise to be a critical use-case for DeFi—a financial field that has so far struggled to find convincing use-cases.
Satish Kumar, Riya Sureka, Brian M. Lucey, Michael Dowling, Samuel A. Vigne, Weng Marc Lim   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources