Identification of segments of European banks with a latent class frontier model by Barros, Carlos Pestana, Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…A latent class frontier model is used which allows the identification of different segments in the production frontier. We find that there are three statistically significant segments in the sample. …”
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Opinion on the compatibility of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) with the European Convention on Human Rights & the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by Korff, Douwe, Brown, Ian

“…It follows a request to find out “if the final Version of ACTA and its foreseen legislative procedure is in line with the Treaties of the European Union and which legal possibilities there are for the European Parliament to challenge this in front of the European Court of Justice.” …”
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Rain profile characterization and rain effect analysis of land mobile satellite based on measurement in Malaysia by Abo Zeed, Mohammad Ibrahiem

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Public libraries, social class and social justice by Pateman, John

“…In this paper I will examine the link between inequality, social class and the use of public libraries. …”
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Global attraction and repulsion of a heteroclinic limit cycle in three dimensional Kolmogorov maps by Hou, Zhanyuan

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Cybersecurity-based blockchain for cyber-physical systems: challenges and applications by Maleh, Yassine, Mounir, Soufyane, Ouazzane, Karim

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Making of intimate capitalism: from cultrural economy to creative and cultural industries by Nayak, Bhabani Shankar

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Group at a formal dinner by Waterford Association, WA

“…Colour photograph showing seven people sitting at a long table during a formal dinner. Photographer unknown.…”
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Understanding the decision making process of beginning hormone therapy for trans individuals: a grounded theory study by Wamsler, Loa Sofie

“…In discussing these results, the main problems indicated by the results of these findings regarded the mismatch between the urgent need for treatment trans people have, systemic issues of long waiting times, and a general sense of a gap between trans people and the professionals working with them, enforcing gatekeeper roles and feelings of being misunderstood and unsupported. …”
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The problem of the public good and the implications for researching educational policies for social justice by Ross, Alistair

“…We identified different types of potential injustices, and the subsequent chapters examined various of these in turn, in a range of educational contexts, through the prisms of research directed towards finding policy initiatives that might counter the effects of particular inequities. …”
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Group at a formal dinner by Waterford Association, WA

“…Colour photograph showing at least thirteen people sitting around a long table during a formal dinner. Photographer unknown.…”
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Group at a formal dinner by Waterford Association, WA

“…Colour photograph showing at least fourteen people sitting around a long table during a formal dinner. Photographer unknown.…”
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Presentation at a dinner by Kilkenny Association, KILK

“…Colour photograph showing two men handing over an unidentified item. in the foreground, a group of people are seated either side of a long table. Photographer unknown.…”
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Web service based Grid workflow application in quantitative remote sensing retrieval by Liu, Longli, Xue, Yong, Zhang, Jingzun, Liu, Jia, Yu, Qicheng, Li, Chi

“…Through the experiment, we can find that web service can work well with Grid workflow and provide a management ability of remote sensing model. …”
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Creep and shrinkage performance of kenaf bio fibrous concrete composite by Ogunbode, Ezekiel Babatunde

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Physiotherapists’ views on their role in self-management approaches: a qualitative systematic review by Killingback, Clare, Thompson, Mark, Chipperfield, Sarah, Clark, Carol, Williams, Jonathan

“…Self-management has been an increasingly important aspect of helping people manage their long-term conditions. The aim of this qualitative review was to synthesise the views of physiotherapists concerning their delivery of a self-management approach. …”
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Socially constructing healthy eating: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of healthy eating information and advice by Mackenzie, Joanna

“…Background: It is well recognised that eating a poor quality diet can lead to a number of long term health conditions and premature mortality. …”
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Fiscal deficit and inflation: an empirical measure in view of Pakistan by Khan, Aurangzeb, Siddiqi, Masood Mashkoor, Khan, Ameerzeib, Khan, Shahbano

“…The paper concluded that budget deficit and exchange rate are the variables that affect INFL in the short as well as in long-run, whereas MSP has only long run effect on inflation.…”
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Are rating agencies' assignment opaque? Evidence from international banks by Bellotti, Tony, Matousek, Roman, Stewart, Chris

“…Although support vector machines can identify significant determinants we argue that ordered choice models are more reliable for this. Our findings suggest that ratings reflect a bank’s financial position, the timing of rating assignment and a bank’s country of origin. …”
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Finite sample sensitivity of the critical value of an F-test for cointegration in a single equation ADL model by Stewart, Chris

“…Using simulation methods we find that these critical values are sensitive to the degree of autocorrelation and lag length in the DGP in finite samples. …”
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