… courses in the first year of life only in the group of girls (p < 0.001). Among the boys, the
differences in the distribution of this factor turned out not to be statistically significant (p = 0.268). …

… as follows: r p - r f σ p where r p is the 30-year geometric average return on the portfolio, r f
is the 30-year geometric average of 4-week T-Bill return and σ p is the standard deviation of …

This paper presents a risk assessment of individuals with respiratory allergies who are exposed
to active and passive tobacco smoke (environmental tobacco smoke or ETS). Smoking …

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) represent a new alloy design paradigm that involves simultaneous
mixing of multiple elements in an equimolar or near-equimolar composition to form multi-…

Approximately 20% of choledochal cysts (CC) present in adult patients and they are commonly
associated with a high risk of complications, including malignancy. Additionally, children …

Dollar-Cost Averaging investment strategy has been widely criticized by academics for
decades. We propose an Augmented Dollar-Cost Averaging (ADCA) strategy that conditions …

We find that independent directors in more corrupt countries receive greater pay. This
relation could reflect outside directors in corrupt countries expropriating firm value, or it could …

We revisit factors associated with seasonality of stock markets. We find that interest rates and
their seasonal components exhibit a strong relationship with returns and that association is …

Purpose: Over the past decade, there has been an increased level of attention focused on
improving radiology’s contributions to global health programs in resource-restricted areas of …

DISCUSSION Pulmonary vascular slings were first defined in 19581 by Contro et al and
recognized as a rare cause of congenital bronchobstruction. They were found to make up only 4…