Estrogens promote beneficial effects in the cardiovascular system mainly through the estrogen receptor (ER)α and ERβ, which act as ligand-gated transcription factors. Recently, the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) has been implicated in the estrogenic signaling in diverse tissues, including the cardiovascular system. In this study, we demonstrate that left ventricles of male Spontaneo...

In this discussion of Almeida and Dalmacio (2015), we highlight some theoretical considerations that links analyst forecast properties with two disciplining mechanisms (i.e. product market competition and corporate governance) and also provide some directions for future research especially in the Brazilian context. © 2015 University of Illinois. All rights reserved. JEL classification: G15; G30...

Following the well-known approach by Adler and Dumas (1984) we evaluate the foreign exchange rate exposure of nations. Results based on data from 27 countries show that national foreign exchange rate exposures are significantly related to the current balance variables of corresponding economies. JEL Classification: G15, F31

Custodians play a key but discrete role in the global financial market infrastructure. In Europe, they are licensed as “credit institutions ”, legal requirement for European deposit-taking institutions, and therefore face same prudential requirements “traditional” banks. However, their business model risk profile different from those of traditional banks since core activity does not encompass b...

Glucose induces insulin secretion (IS) and also potentiates the insulin-releasing action of secretagogues such as arginine and sulfonylureas. This potentiating effect is known to be impaired in type 2 diabetic patients, but its cellular mechanisms are unclear. IS and cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) were measured in mouse islets during perifusion with 3-15 mmol/l glucose (G3-G15, re...

Genotype-environment interaction (GEI) is very important for breeders. It considered a complicated issue in breeding programs to obtain stable and high-yielding genotypes release new genotypes. This study was conducted achieve genotype that adaptive climatic conditions of potato-producing regions Iran. A total 20 potato lines along with five commercial varieties (Savalan, Agria, Caesar, Luta Sa...

This paper examines the preferences of foreign and dometic institutional investors in Indian stock markets. Foreign and domestic institutional investors both prefer larger, widely dispersed firms and do not chase returns. However, we find evidence of strong differences in the behaviour of foreign and domestic institutional investors. Foreign investors prefer to buy private, liquid, young and gl...

A major obstacle for research in international asset pricing and corporate finance has been a lack of reliable and publicly available data on international common risk factors and portfolios. To address this gap, we provide a step-by-step description of how appropriately screened data from Thomson Reuters Datastream and Thomson Reuters Worldscope can be used to construct high-quality systematic...

This paper describes a pure-exchange, continuous-time economy with two heterogeneous agents and complete markets. A novel feature of the economy is that agents perceive some security returns as ambiguous in the sense often attributed to Frank Knight. The equilibrium is described completely in closed-form. After identifying agents as countries, the model is applied to address the consumption hom...