Three essays on corporate finance by Fu, Kangkang

“…We find that firms with exchange-listed options are more likely to issue equity as opposed to debt. They issue equity more frequently but in smaller amounts and maintain low leverage ratios. …”
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Canadians' opinions towards COVID-19 data-sharing: a national cross-sectional survey by Savić Kallesøe, SA, Rabbani, T, Gill, EE, Brinkman, F, Griffiths, EJ, Zawati, M, Liu, H, Palmour, N, Joly, Y, Hsiao, WWL

“…Vaccination status was the most influential predictor of data-sharing opinion, with respondents who were ever vaccinated being 4.20 times more likely (95% CI 3.21 to 5.48, p=0.000) to be generally supportive of data-sharing than those unvaccinated. …”

Quality and outcomes of diabetes care in patients diagnosed with cancer by Griffiths, R

“…Cancer patients were no less likely to meet quality measures for retinal screening, foot examination, or dietary review. …”

'The listening series': increasing equity, diversity and inclusion in patient and public involvement and engagement for policy research by listening to and learning from under-repr... by Bevan, C, Alderdice, F, Darby, S, Gilzean-Hughes, S, McLeish, J, Mulla, S, Plachcinski, R, Wilkinson, S, Williams, H, Rowe, R

“…Research funders prioritise equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE), but people who are most likely to experience poor outcomes are also those least likely to be involved in research. …”

The (lack of) distortionary effects of proxy-means tests: Results from a nationwide experiment in Indonesia by Banerjee, Abhijit, Hanna, Rema, Olken, Benjamin A., Sumarto, Sudarno

“…We find no change in actual television sales, or reported or actual SIM card ownership, suggesting that consumption distortions are likely small.…”
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Artemisinin resistance in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, originates from its initial transcriptional response by Zhu, Lei, van der Pluijm, Rob W., Kucharski, Michal, Nayak, Sourav, Tripathi, Jaishree, White, Nicholas J., Day, Nicholas P. J., Faiz, Abul, Phyo, Aung Pyae, Amaratunga, Chanaki, Lek, Dysoley, Ashley, Elizabeth A., Nosten, François, Smithuis, Frank, Ginsburg, Hagai, von Seidlein, Lorenz, Lin, Khin, Imwong, Mallika, Chotivanich, Kesinee, Mayxay, Mayfong, Dhorda, Mehul, Nguyen, Hoang Chau, Nguyen, Thuy Nhien Thanh, Miotto, Olivo, Newton, Paul N., Jittamala, Podjanee, Tripura, Rupam, Pukrittayakamee, Sasithon, Peto, Thomas J., Hien, Tran Tinh, Dondorp, Arjen M., Bozdech, Zbynek

“…The genetic basis for this adapted response is likely to be complex.…”
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Background matters, but not whether parents are immigrants: outcomes of children born in Denmark by Jensen, M, Manning, A

“…While children of immigrants are more likely to come from deprived backgrounds, they do not experience substantially different outcomes conditional on parental background.…”

Distribution and cycling of terrigenous dissolved organic carbon in peatland-draining rivers and coastal waters of Sarawak, Borneo by Martin, Patrick, Cherukuru, Nagur, Tan, Ashleen S. Y., Sanwlani, Nivedita, Mujahid, Aazani, Müller, Moritz

“…DOC and CDOM showed conservative mixing with seawater except in the largest river (the Rajang), where DOC concentrations in the estuary were elevated, most likely due to inputs from the extensive peatlands within the Rajang Delta. …”
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Effects of mobile advertising (SMS) in Singapore. by Chan, Joel Yik Yeow., Chang, Hui Yi., Peh, Jia Hong.

“…Our findings will hopefully shed some light on Singaporeans’ attitude and likely acceptance of SMS advertisements and if it can become one of the mainstream forms of advertising in Singapore. …”
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Failure mode classification for reinforced concrete members using data-driven approaches by Ong, Billy

“…The findings offer valuable insights into the likely failure modes of RC structures, enhancing our understanding of structural behaviour and providing essential information for structural assessment and maintenance.…”
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Ambiguity Aversion and Household Portfolio Choice Puzzles: Empirical Evidence by Dimmock, Stephen Geoffrey, Kouwenberg, Roy, Mitchell, Olivia S., Peijnenburg, Kim

“…Conditional on stock ownership, ambiguity aversion is related to portfolio under-diversification, and during the financial crisis, ambiguity-averse respondents were more likely to sell stocks.…”
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Improved electrical performance of Erbium silicide Schottky diodes formed by pre-RTA amorphization of Si by Tang, L. J., Tan, Eu Jin, Pey, Kin Leong, Chi, Dong Zhi, Lee, Pooi See

“…Erbium silicide Schottky diodes formed on Si(001) substrate using rapid thermal annealing method show degraded Schottky-barrier height ϕ_Beff and ideality factor due to the presence of silicide-induced microstructural defects which are likely sources of trap states. A method to improve the ϕ_Beff and of the diodes utilizing in situ Ar plasma cleaning to induce a light amorphization of the Si(001) substrate is proposed. …”
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Mothers’ social networks and socioeconomic gradients of isolation by Andrew, AR, Attanasio, O, Augsburg, B, Behrman, J, Day, M, Jervis, P, Meghir, C, Phimister, A

“…Gendered norms around marriage, mobility and work likely shape this group’s opportunities to form and maintain ties. …”

The road to federalism : finding the middle ground in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka by Breen, Michael Gerard

“…An ethnic federal system is likely to have a narrower and less secure set of powers for units with any shortcomings in ethnic autonomy addressed by inclusion, non-territorial arrangements, local government and personal laws. …”
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Brazil-China Relations by Horta, Loro

“…The Sino-Brazilian strategic partnership is likely to produce significant changes in the balance of power in the Americas. …”
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ALMA spectral survey of Supernova 1987A – molecular inventory, chemistry, dynamics and explosive nucleosynthesis by Matsuura, M, Indebetouw, R, Woosley, S, Bujarrabal, V, Abellán, F, McCray, R, Kamenetzky, J, Fransson, C, Barlow, M, Gomez, H, Cigan, P, De Looze, I, Spyromilio, J, Stavely-Smith, L, Zanardo, G, Roche, P, Larsson, J, Viti, S, Van Loon, J, Wheeler, J, Baes, M, Chevalier, R, Lundqvist, P, Marcaide, J, Dwek, E, Meixner, M, Ng, C, Sonneborn, G, Yates, J

“…We obtained isotopologue ratios of ²⁸SiO/²⁹SiO > 13, ²⁸SiO/³⁰SiO > 14 and ¹²CO/¹³CO > 21, with the most likely limits of ²⁸SiO/²⁹SiO >128, ²⁸SiO/³⁰SiO >189. …”

Breastfeeding support during the Covid-19 pandemic in England: analysis of a national survey by Quigley, M, Harrison, S, Levene, I, Buchanan, P, McLeish, J, Alderdice, F

“…The proportion of women who wanted more help with breastfeeding increased from 30% in 2014–2018 to 46% in 2020. In 2020, women most likely to want more help with breastfeeding were nulliparous (aRR = 1.64, 95%CI:1.50–1.79), younger (aRR = 1.21, 95%CI:1.03–1.42) and of Pakistani ethnicity (aRR = 1.30, 95%CI:1.06–1.60). …”

Indo-European youth priesthoods and the Männerbund theory: a study of the Vedic Vrātyas and their ancient Indo-European analogues by Elby, T

“…It also discusses the possibility of a parallel tradition of sacred numerology relating to the number 432,000, but finds this likely to be a coincidental product of the mathematical constraints present. …”

Predicting
mergers
and
acquisitions
: a study of Tobin's Q. by Chong, Hui Shan., Lim, Jian Liang., Tan, Keng Tiong.

“…We find firms characterized by low Q ratios are more likely to be the targets of takeovers. This study makes use of a modified methodology that takes into account industry-wide levels in Q ratios. …”
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Skewness and portfolio selection evidence from Singapore by Pan, Yu Ming

“…As a whole, MVS showed strong and consistent persistence, which implied that such portfolios were likely to succeed. However, economic recession may cause these MVS portfolios to fail.…”
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