This paper provides micro-econometric evidence on the relevance of non-market interaction for the timing of initial public offerings (IPOs) in the French and German primary equity markets. The surge of IPO volume in the late 1990s appears to be consistent with rational expectations, not with adaptive expectations derived from the performance of past IPOs. This finding tends to support the hypot...

Modelling nonlinear systems is a hot research topic! The main reason for this is that most real-life phenomena are inherently nonlinear in nature. This work focuses on the modelling of nonlinear block-oriented systems which have the advantage of giving the user some physical insight into the system under test. We start from the well-established linear modelling framework by using the Best Linea...

Extracts of the plant Serenoa repens are widely used in male adults for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Recently, therapy with S repens has been proposed as a "natural" alternative to conventional treatments for male androgenetic alopecia as well as for other hair disorders. Telogen effluvium is a form of alopecia characterized by abnormality of hair cycling, resulting in excessi...

UNLABELLED The use of caffeine supplements in athletic and military populations has increased in recent years. Excessive caffeine consumption in conjunction with exercise in a hot environment may predispose individuals to heat illness. PURPOSE To examine heat balance induced by a large dose of caffeine during exercise in a hot environment. METHODS Ten men, not heat acclimated and not habitu...

The temperature-dependent hydrolysis and solubility of chitosan in sulfuric acid solutions offer the possibility for chitosan extraction from zygomycetes mycelia and separation from other cellular ingredients with high purity and high recovery. In this study, Rhizomucor pusillus biomass was initially extracted with 0.5 M NaOH at 120 °C for 20 min, leaving an alkali insoluble material (AIM) rich...

51 Eri b is one of the only young planets consistent with a wide range possible initial entropy states, including cold-start scenario associated some models planet formation by core accretion. The most direct way to constrain measuring its luminosity and mass at sufficiently age that conditions still matter. We present tightest upper limit on b's yet (M < 11 Mjup 2$\sigma$) using cross-calibrat...

objective: triage procedure is one of the most important aspects of emergency departments as it has an undeniable role on the management of patients. it includes 5 categories based on the emergency severity index (esi) according to the condition of severity. for better decision making and management, it is important to have skillful and experienced nursing staff. in the current study, we aimed ...