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CFPB warning on whistleblower protection is a positive step

With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau joining the growing list of top enforcement agencies recognizing the value in whistleblowing, companies should take heed and avoid any provisions in employment and severance agreements that in any way impede or penalize whistleblowers.

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SARS-CoV-2 spike-induced syncytia are senescent and contribute to exacerbated heart failure

by Huilong Li, Luming Wan, Muyi Liu, Enhao Ma, Linfei Huang, Yilong Yang, Qihong Li, Yi Fang, Jingfei Li, Bingqing Han, Chang Zhang, Lijuan Sun, Xufeng Hou, Haiyang Li, Mingyu Sun, Sichong Qian, Xuejing Duan, Ruzhou Zhao, Xiaopan Yang, Yi Chen, Shipo Wu, Xuhui Zhang, Yanhong Zhang, Gong Cheng, Gengye Chen, Qi Gao, Junjie Xu, Lihua Hou, Congwen Wei, Hui Zhong

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Differential games in the supply chain of innovative products with consumer purchase regret induced returns

by Xianping Mu, Junjie Liu, Yutao Pu

Innovative products entering the market will cause dynamic changes in market demand, and consumers’ purchase regret and their return behavior make the market environment more and more complex, which in turn affects the dynamic decision-making in the supply chain. In this paper, under the situation of discrete decision time, combining with the objective reality, we make discrete modification to the classical Bass diffusion model (Bass model), construct a manufacturer-led... Читать дальше...

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Neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio is associated with chronic kidney disease: Evidence from NHANES 2009–2018

by Jinxi Li, Ting Xiang, Xinyun Chen, Ping Fu

Introduction

The neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR), a novel inflammatory biomarker, has been used to predict the prognosis of patients with cancer and cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship between NPAR and chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible association between NPAR and CKD.

Methods

The cross-sectional study included participants with complete information on NPAR... Читать дальше...

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Study on the dry shrinkage characteristics and size effect of swell-shrink characteristic soil

by Aijun Chen, Xu Zhang, Xiong Shi, Shanshan Zhao, Junhua Chen

Swell-shrink characteristic soils exhibit a high susceptibility to cracking during the drying process, which poses a significant risk of various geological disasters. Among these, the occurrence of drying shrinkage acts as a prerequisite for the cracking phenomenon. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to comprehend the specific characteristics associated with the drying shrinkage mechanism. To investigate the drying shrinkage behavior of swell-shrink characteristic soils... Читать дальше...

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Gender diversity and profit efficiency of microfinance institutions: A Sub-Saharan study

by Tarekegn Tariku Ebissa, Arega Seyoum Asfaw

Irrespective of the promising opportunity to improve profit efficiency by at least 73%, microfinance institutions operating in Sub-Saharan Africa are efficient only for 27%, far below the average value. The conclusion is drawn after analyzing the profit efficiency of the microfinance institutions using the stochastic frontier approach applied to data obtained from 128 microfinance institutions operating in 34 Sub-Saharan African countries. The... Читать дальше...

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A new power G-family of distributions: Properties, estimation, and applications

by Ahmed M. Gemeay, Waleed Hamoud Alharbi, Alaa R. El-Alosey

This article suggests a new method to expand a family of life distributions by adding a parameter to the family, increasing its flexibility. It is called the extended Modi-G family of distributions. We derived the general statistical properties of the proposed family. Different methods of estimation were presented to estimate the parameters for the proposed family, such as maximum likelihood, ordinary least square, weighted least square... Читать дальше...

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Research on coupling coordination between construction industry innovation and region economic development in China

by Yong Xiang, Yonghua Chen, Ailing Wan, Yangyang Su, Renkai Xiong

In numerous developing nations, challenges such as insufficient investment in innovation and limited capabilities for conversion impede the growth of the construction sector, thus affecting the overall economic well-being of these regions. This paper focuses on construction industry innovation (CII) and its correlation with region economic development (RED), providing valuable insights to overcome these challenges and promote sustainable economic advancement. Читать дальше...