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Long shadows of the walking dead on economic activity

open access: yesCentral Bank Review, 2023
This paper presents the panorama of zombie firms in the Turkish economy, which are highly inefficient, highly indebted firms that have low or sometimes negative productivity, and provides an analysis of the impact of these firms on economic activity for ...
N. Nergiz Dincer   +2 more
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El zombi en tres ucronías de lengua española

open access: yesILCEA, 2022
Three Spanish-language works take over the figure of the zombie to tell uchronias: the Conquest in Argentina zombie. Historia oculta de la patria (2013), by Argentine author Luciano Saracino, the Mexican war against the narco traffic in the 2000s in ...
Laurence Pagacz
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Weak Corporate Insolvency Rules: The Missing Driver of Zombie Lending

open access: yes, 2022
"Zombie lending"—lending to less-productive firms at subsidized rates—can help banks with misaligned incentives in the short run, but it prolongs economic downturns.
Ivashina, Victoria,, Becker, Bo,
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Resisting Bodies: Power Crisis / Meaning Crisis in the Zombie Film from 1932 to Today

open access: yesTextes & Contextes, 2011
Critics have repeatedly focused on the political subtexts of the living dead films of George A. Romero, revealing, notably, how they reflect specific social concerns. In order to determine what makes the zombie movie and the figure of the zombie
David Roche
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Zombies in TCGA [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Virology, 2015
ABSTRACT Next-generation sequencing results obtained to detect somatic mutations in human cancers can also be searched for viruses that contribute to cancer. Recently, human papillomavirus 18 RNA was detected in tumor types not typically associated with HPV infection.
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Gender monstrosity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Deadgirl (2008) is based around a group of male teens discovering and claiming ownership of a bound female zombie, using her as a sex slave. This narrative premise raises numerous tensions that are particularly amplified by using a zombie as the film’s ...
Steve Jones, Jones, Steve
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Zombie-Themes Outbreak Films and World War Z (2013)

open access: yesCINEJ Cinema Journal, 2022
There are many subgenres and a diverse range of creatures in horror cinema. One of these creatures is the Zombie. The Zombie character in cinema has evolved through eras.
Barış Tolga Ekinci
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The Humanity of the Zombie: A Case Study of a Korean Zombie Comic

open access: yesThe Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship, 2017
Originally defined as an undead human body by Haitian and Northern African voodoo culture, the zombie has become a popular cultural product. However, in most entertainment media, the zombie has been standardized as a frightful enemy to humans.
Mun-Young Chung
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The Role of Zombie Firms in Industrial Sustainable Development: Evidence From Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomerations

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
The development of the regional economy is of major concern against the backdrop of the “new normal.” As a problem that has persisted in China for decades, zombie firms have a negative impact on regional and industrial sustainable development. This study
Haijing Wang, Yusheng Kong, Junguo Shi
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Sake, sex and gore: The Japanese zombie film and cult cinema [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Zombie film is a minor, yet growing, sub-genre within Japan’s contemporary horror genre. This article seeks to situate this sub-genre within the context of cult cinema and examine the aesthetic qualities prominent within key Japanese zombie films.
Murphy, Kayleigh, Kayleigh Murphy
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