Is the consumption-income ratio stationary? Evidence from linear and nonlinear panel unit root tests for OECD and non-OECD countries by Cerrato, Mario, Peretti, Christian de, Stewart, Chris

“…This extends evidence provided in the recent literature to consider both linear and nonlinear adjustment in panel unit root tests, to addresst he issue of cross-sectional dependence, and to substantially expand both time-series and cross sectional dimensions of the data analysed. We find that the majority (65%) of the series are nonstationary with slightly fewer OECD countries’ (61%) series exhibiting a unit root than non-OECD countries (68%).…”
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Structural Breaks and the Equilibrium Chinese Yuan/US Dollar Real Exchange Rate: A FEER Approach by You, Kefei, Sarantis, Nicholas

“…Third, we construct a unique set of quarterly data. We find structural breaks in all trade and the sustainable current account equations, with the break dates corresponding to important policy changes in China. …”
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Testing for convergence in stock markets : a non-linear factor approach by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Erdogan, Burcu, Kuzin, Vladimir

“…In the case of sectoral indices we find convergence in the middle of the sample period, followed by divergence, and detect four (two large and two small) clusters. …”
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Interest and exchange rate risk and stock returns : a multivariate GARCH-M modelling approach by Beirne, John, Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Spagnolo, Nicola

“…The econometric framework is a four-variate GARCH-in-mean model, which incorporates long-and short-term interest rates in turn. We find in most cases a positive effect of stock market returns on mean returns in each sector; by contrast, interest rates and exchange rates have a significant effect only in a few cases, respectively negative and without a clear sign pattern. …”
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University ownership and information about the entrepreneurial opportunity in commercialisation: a systematic review and realist synthesis of the literature by Kalantaridis, Christos, Merle, Kuttim

“…In addressing this issue we adopt a theory-led realist synthesis approach to the conduct of a systematic literature review. Whilst we find empirical evidence supporting the conclusions of theoretical models, i.e. the strengthening role of technology transfer offices, we also point to their shortcomings. …”
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Land remediation, event spaces and the pursuit of Olympic legacy by Gold, Margaret, Gold, John Robert

“…The third section documents the role of remediation as an option employed recently by Games’ organisers when needing to find spaces of suitable size to stage the Olympics, noting how choosing remediation ab initio involves commitment to legacy. …”
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Improved adaptive impedance matching for RF front‑end systems of wireless transceivers by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Shukla, Pancham, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The proposed automatic quantum genetic algorithm (AQGA) is used to find the optimum solution for a low-pass passive T-impedance matching LC-network inserted between an RF transceiver and its antenna. …”
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An analysis of UK retailers’ initiatives towards circular economy transition and policy driven directions by Upadhyay, Arvind, Kumar, Anil, Nur, Shaheda

“…For this reason, scholars are trying to find an effective solution to this problem by ensuring the re-use of the resources that are used. …”
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Nursery workers' narratives: what makes a 'good' nursery worker? by Mikuska, Éva

“…In order to find out what nursery workers think, know and feel about ‘good’ practice, twenty-two nursery workers from a wide range of nursery settings were interviewed. …”
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Geometric and homological methods in group theory: constructing small group resolutions by Gill, Olivia Jo

“…Our aim is to construct a free crossed resolution, A* --> G, by way of induction on the degree n, for any semidirect product G = K x H. First we show how to find a set Z1 of generators for the free group A1 and the corresponding unique epimorphism from the free group on those generators to the semidirect product. …”
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Online education management: a multivariate analysis of students' perspectives and challenges during online classes by Puiu, Silvia, Idowu, Samuel O., Meghisan-Toma, Georgeta-Madalina, Bădîrcea, Roxana Maria, Doran, Nicoleta Mihaela, Manta, Alina Georgiana

“…The aim of the present study is to find solutions for better management of online education, starting from students’ perspectives regarding the challenges they encountered in the last two years when online courses were imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Circular value creation through environmental entrepreneurship initiatives: a case-based exploration by Mohapatra, Subhalaxmi, Roy, Subhadip, Upadhyay, Arvind, Kumar, Anil

“…The findings support the theoretical tenets of circular value creation and circular entrepreneurship using an interpretive approach.…”
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FOSS CAD/EDA tools supporting the open access PDK initiative by Brinson, Mike, Grabinski, Wladek

“…To address the increasing need for well-trained workers worldwide, we need to find innovative ways to attract skilled talent and strengthen the local semiconductor workforce ecosystem. …”
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Do internally managed REITs manage earnings more than externally managed REITs? by Ajayi, Oluwaseun Damilola, Akinsomi, Omokolade

“…Using a sample of listed South African REITs for the 2013 - 2021 time period, we examine the relationship between management structures and earnings management. We do not find any aggressive practice in internally managed REITs during the study period. …”
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We’re too busy singing: acoustic analysis with apes by French, Fiona, Good, Stephen, Mokkadem, Karim, Frost, Naomi, Finch, Katherine

“…Ultimately, we are planning a deeper investigation of auditory perception, by developing interactive devices that offer agency to non-humans and enable us to find out more about the hearing capabilities of different species.…”
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Building and implementing a multi-level system of ethical code for biologists under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) of the United Nations by Xue, Yang, Shang, Lijun, Zhang, Weiwen

“…Biologists are at the front line of biotechnology development and are key to maintaining biosecurity awareness and moral self-discipline. …”
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Ferocious Marys and dark Alessas: the portrayal of religious matriarchies in Silent Hill by Beddows, Amy

“…Unsurprisingly, such stereotypical depictions are in line with the patriarchal norms which have long persisted in wider, secular society, which deem women as inferior and subordinate to men (Schur 1984). …”
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Handbook of research on fostering social justice through intercultural and multilingual communication by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Building trust impacts the bottom line for global companies, and multilingual communication is a core pillar for effective growth. …”

Bandwidth extension of planar antennas using embedded slits for reliable multiband RF communications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Sadeghzadeh, Ramazan Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…This is accomplished by embedding capacitive slits in the rectangular patch with a truncated ground-plane, and exciting the antenna through a meandered strip-line feed. The proposed antenna was fabricated on standard FR-4 substrate with permittivity of 4.6, thickness of 0.8 mm and loss-tangent of 0.001. …”
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Towards a broader approach to the community interpreter’s role: on correspondence between role perceptions and interactional goals by Kaczmarek, Lukasz

“…The various respondents seemed to differ in their perceptions of the interpreter’s role, ostensibly reflecting their own conversational goals, but not necessarily in line with their status as service provider, service recipient or interpreter.…”
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