ABSTRACT We investigate the role of gender on aggressiveness sell-side analysts' questions during earnings conference calls. Our tests reveal that verbal is significantly associated with both analyst asking question and CEO fielding question. First, we find male analysts are more verbally aggressive than female analysts. Specifically, direct likely to be followed further questions, have a prefa...

Observations of 226 AGNs in the near-infrared J , H , and K ′ bands are presented along with the analysis of the observations for variability. Our sample consists mainly of Seyfert 1 AGNs and QSOs. About a quarter of the objects in each category are radio loud. The AGNs in the entire sample have the redshifts spanning the range from z = 0 to 1, and the absolute magnitudes from MB = −29 to −18. ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence and nature of injuries sustained by elite cricketers during a three season period in order to identify possible injury patterns. METHODS Thirty six physiotherapists and 13 doctors working with 11 provincial and the South African national teams completed a questionnaire for each cricketer who presented with an injury during each season to determine anatomic...

BACKGROUND The SarQoL® is a recently developed quality of life questionnaire specific to sarcopenia. AIM To compare the quality of life (QoL) of subjects identified as sarcopenic with that of non-sarcopenic subjects when using six different operational definitions of sarcopenia. METHODS Participants of the SarcoPhAge study (Belgium) completed the SarQoL®. Among the six definitions used, two...

Experimental evidence suggests that people make time-inconsistent choices and display overconfidence about positive personal attributes. Do these features affect consumer behavior in the market? To address this question we use a new panel data set from three US health clubs with information on the contract choices and the day-to-day attendance decisions of 7,978 health club members over three y...