Does Economic Policy Uncertainty Affect M&A Operations? Evidence from the Brazilian Market by Alexandre Teixeira Norberto Batista, Wagner Moura Lamounier, Poueri do Carmo Mário

“…Using a sample of 128 publicly traded non-financial companies, from 2010 to 2018, we identified that Economic Policy Uncertainty reduces the propensity of acquiring firms to engage in Mergers and Acquisitions activities. The alternative metric used as a proxy for uncertainty, the Economic Uncertainty Indicator - Brazil, was not statistically significant. …”
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Biparatopic antibodies: therapeutic applications and prospects by David L. Niquille, Kyle M. Fitzgerald, Nimish Gera

“…These are not only attractive properties for therapeutic antibodies but are increasingly being explored for other modalities such as antibody-drug conjugates, T-cell engagers and chimeric antigen receptors. Recent advances in bpAb engineering have enabled the construction of ever more sophisticated formats that are starting to show promise in the clinic.…”
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The development of children's teaching varies by cultural input: evidence from China and the U.S. by Nina Ni Ye, Yixin Kelly Cui, Samuel Ronfard, Kathleen H. Corriveau

“…Results showed that children from traditional Chinese preschools were less likely to engage in verbal and contingent teaching than their U.S. and “westernized” Chinese counterparts. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of reward-based crowdfunding related research: current trends and future prospect by Fatma Tatli Kalayci, Hasan Aydin Okuyan

“…The insights gleaned from these analyses are anticipated to offer valuable guidance to researchers engaging in explorations within this particular domain. …”
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Application Area and Scope of the Principle of Social Risk by Nemetullah Agahabaleı Fanıd

“…If the administration causes damage while engaging in dangerous activities or using hazardous vehicles, it is held liable even in the absence of fault. …”
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La présence d’un enseignant supplémentaire comme opportunité pour développer la différenciation et le travail collaboratif : le cas d’un projet pilote au sein du cycle 5-8 ans... by Sandrine Biémar, Anaïs Corfdir, Anne Libert

“…Federation Wallonia Brussel from Belgium is engaged in a reform aimed at developing personalized support to sustain differentiation: an additional teacher is in the classroom for a few hours. …”
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Unraveling the Hidden Costs: How Cable Theft and Vandalism Fuel Soaring Energy Tariffs in Emerging Economies by Farrukh Nawaz, Umar Kayani, Ahmet Faruk Aysan

“…Our study aims to identify the organizational factors and individual personality traits that motivate employees to engage in cable theft and vandalism, subsequently driving up tariffs. …”
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Walking for transport and all-cause mortality: a prospective cohort study of Australian community-dwelling older adults by Rory Wolfe, Neville Owen, Ben Beck, Yang Chen, David W Dunstan, Alice Owen, Robyn L Woods, Danijela Gasevic, Joanne Ryan, Shivangi Shah, Carlene Britt

“…Analyses were adjusted for age, sex, education, smoking, alcohol consumption, living status, rurality, household income, socioeconomic status, chronic conditions, body mass index and overall physical activity levels.Conclusions Engaging in any weekly transport-related walking helps older adults prolong survival. …”
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Factors associated with having a steady homosexual partner among men who have sex with men, based on internet recruitment by Peng Zhang, Weiyong Chen, Jing Li, Yun Fu, Fang Wang, Xing Wang, Zhongrong Yang

“…Participants less likely to have a steady HP had used condoms consistently during anal sex with a HP in the prior 6 months (aOR: 0.56; 95% CI: 0.35–0.90) and engaged in one-night stands with HPs (aOR: 0.44; 95% CI: 0.29–0.65).ConclusionA low proportion of participants had steady HPs (34.93%). …”
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Identifying the Dimensions and Consequences of Digital Customer Experience: A Phenomenological Study by Fatemeh Eslahi, Seyed Mohammad Reza Mirahmadi, Mojtaba Aghajani

“…Today, customers are not only accessing and searching for information on the Internet but also engaging in interactions, uploading, and sharing content themselves. …”
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Assessing the determinants of out-of-pocket health expenditures among Cambodian households in informal employment using survey data by Andrea Hannah Kaiser, Sovathiro Mao, Jesper Sundewall, Marlaina Ross, Sokunthea Koy, Searivoth Vorn, Pichenda Koeut, Bjoern Ekman

“…Methods In 2023, we conducted a cross-sectional multistage clustered sampling survey across seven Cambodian provinces, surveying 3,254 households engaged in informal employment and not covered by any formal social health protection scheme. …”
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Social and Humanitarian Factor in South Korea's External Relations and The Korean Question by O. S. Pugacheva

“…Progressive administrations prefer engaging the DPRK in social, humanitarian and economic interactions. …”
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Political economy analysis of health financing reforms in times of crisis: findings from three case studies in south-east Asia by Sophie Witter, Maria Paola Bertone, Sushil Baral, Ghanshyam Gautam, Saugat K. C. Pratap, Aungsumalee Pholpark, Nurmala Selly Saputri, Arif Budi Darmawan, Nina Toyamah, Rizki Fillaili, Valeria de Oliveira Cruz, Susan Sparkes

“…Conclusion The lessons from these case studies include that technical teams can and should engage in Political Economy Analysis (PEA) thinking and strategizing, including being aware of and adaptable to the changing PEA landscape and prepared to take advantage of windows of opportunity, including, but not limited to, those emerging from crisis. …”
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Involving national stakeholders in a systems approach to map drivers of childhood obesity and actions to prevent childhood obesity in Denmark: the Generation Healthy Kids Study by Knud Ryom, Paul Bloch, Ulla Toft, Didde Høeg, Louise T. Thomsen, Steven Allender, Harry Rutter, Adrian Bauman, Rikke Fredenslund Krølner, Anders Blædel Gottlieb Hansen

“…Tackling childhood obesity calls for a holistic approach that engages with complexity and recognizes that there is no single “magic bullet” intervention to prevent obesity. …”
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