Three essays on the funds allocation of U.S. Firms by Shih, Chia Mei

“…We examine the spending patterns of these proceeds and find that firms do not have a greater tendency to spend option proceeds than they do with other equity proceeds. …”
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Galaxy bias in the era of LSST: perturbative bias expansions by Nicola, A, Hadzhiyska, B, Findlay, N, García-García, C, Alonso, D, Slosar, A, Guo, Z, Kokron, N, Angulo, R, Aviles, A, Blazek, J, Dunkley, J, Jain, B, Pellejero, M, Sullivan, J, Walter, CW, Zennaro, M

“…While we find that we can reduce the complexity of the bias model for HEFT without compromising fit accuracy, this is not generally the case for the perturbative models. …”

How are cognitive maps formed and encoded in humans? by Glitz, L

“…We investigate map learning using maps consisting of discrete images. We find that the spatial sampling of transitions during training affects participants’ retention as well as multi-step inference ability. …”

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers / by Sapolsky, Robert M., author 656050, Holt (Online service) 655998

“…Sapolsky focuses on the effects of glucocorticoids on the human body, arguing that such hormones may be useful to animals in the wild escaping their predators, (see Fight-or-flight response) but the effects on humans, when secreted at high quantities or over long periods of time, are much less desirable. …”
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An optimum closed loop supply chain network model in a stochastic product life cycle context. by Madadi, Najmeh

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Political unrest under IMF programmes: labour mobility, fiscal conditionality, and democratic representation by Metinsoy, S

“…<p>What triggers political unrest under International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes? Why do we see unrest—protests, strikes, and riots—in some countries under IMF programmes and not in others? …”

THE MAYFLY / by Hazel, James, author 656313

“…When his attacker is found murdered the next day, Priest becomes a suspect and the only way to clear his name is to find out about the mysterious House of Mayfly - a secret society that people will kill for. …”

The Effects of Spending Rules and Asset Allocation on Non-Profit Endowments by Halem, Zachery M., Lo, Andrew W, Matveyev, Egor, Quraishi, Sarah

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Smallest job completion time heuristics for yard crane dispatching in container terminals by Ching, Yu Xin.

“…Indeed, the computational results show that the proposed heuristic can find effective solutions for the scheduling problem.…”
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Implementation of Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm for vehicle routing by Pang, Jacquelyn Jiaqi

“…Services like Uber and Grab, have been finding the most optimum way to make their services less costly so as the increase their profit margin. …”
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Design a 16-bit Low power multiplier by Gu, Bin

“…By the comparison of the result, we are going to find a better design for low power consumption. …”
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Effect of gap resonance between moored ships by Tay, Kenny Zhi Xian

“…Mooring operations accident is the most common and dangerous operation onboard ship. It is essential to find ways to minimize it to reduce the number of fatality and injuries onboard ship. …”
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Heterogeneities in landed costs of traded grains and oilseeds contribute to unequal access to food by Verschuur, J, Vittis, Y, Obersteiner, M, Hall, JW

“…Here we quantify the landed cost for six grain commodities across 3,500 administrative regions, capturing regional cost differences to produce grain and transport it across international borders. We find large heterogeneities in the costs of imported grain, which are highest in Oceania, Central America and landlocked Africa. …”

Exploration of PolSAR image processing by Yi, Tianya

“…It is often that unable to see a place for months due to cloud cover, especially in tropical areas. …”
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Cooperation and cognition in wireless communication systems for spectrum efficiency enhancement by Yang, Han

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Accounting for brands by Chok, Nyuk Ling, Loo, Lay Nah, Tan, Buck Kiang

“…Some view it as a solution to the goodwill write-off problems faced by companies in jurisdictions like the United Kingdom. Others see it as an introduction to a whole new methodology to the accounting profession using the 'value-based' concept. …”
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Abu Bakar Bashir resigns from the Indonesian Mujahidin Council: what now? by Arianti, V., Fatima Astuti

“…Some argue MMI will be crippled as Bashir could draw away most of its members. Will we see increased radicalisation as a result?…”
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No Shangri-La for North Korea by Samaniego, Catherine

“…Kim Jong-un should expect to see his regime’s political leverage in Northeast Asia gradually reduced, while its biggest ally, China, remains preoccupied with its own domestic concerns.…”
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Investigation of the effects of distributed propulsion over a flying body by Lee, Ann

“…Since the introduction of powered flight, immense progress has been made to arrive at the aircrafts we see today. One of the focuses in the current age is to reduce fuel consumption. …”
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High and Dry: Rental Markets After Flooding Disasters by Brennan, Mark, Srini, Tanaya, Steil, Justin

“…How, if at all, do disasters affect rents? We find that severe floods are associated with significant increases in rents for households renting units priced at the bottom of the rent distribution, but not the middle or the top. …”
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