The approach in a paper to estimating duration and slope sensitivity for fixed-rate MBS is to
model the inherent non-stationarity as a function of sensible economic variables that change …

Do stock markets in transition economies benefit from more extensive and effective securities
laws? La Porta, Lopez de Silanes, and Shleifer (2003) identify three hypotheses of the …

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Skin cancer rates have continued to rise despite aggressive efforts by various organizations
such as the American Cancer Society and the American Academy of Dermatology. Both long…

Impacts of type 1 diabetes and relationship factors on health and wellbeing of both persons
with diabetes and partners (T1D partners) have not been investigated. Integrative review …

This empirical performance attribution methodology provides an objective alternative to the
existing practice of employing proprietary model-dependent systems with portfolio …

Progenitor (“oval”) cell expansion accompanies many forms of liver injury, including alcohol
toxicity and submassive parenchymal necrosis as well as experimental injury models …

Background— Tumor necrosis factor–like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK), a member of
the tumor necrosis factor superfamily, is a multifunctional cytokine known to regulate cellular …

Based on a conceptual analysis, a two-dimensional self-report questionnaire for assessing
workaholism (work addiction) is proposed, including (1) working excessively hard and (2) …