A new species and 2 new records of lichen genus Buellia were discovered from Chuja-do Island in Jeju Province during a recent floristic survey: B. chujana X. Y. Wang, S. Y. Kondr., L. Lőkös & J.-S. Hur sp. nov., B. halonia (Ach.) Tuck., and B. mamillana (Tuck.) W. A. Weber. The new species is characterized by a brown, areolate thallus, the presence of perlatolic acid, and a saxicolous habitat. ...

How do multinational firms affect both the demand for and supply of skills in hostcountry labor markets? On the demand side, inward can FDI stimulate demand for moreskilled workers in host countries through several channels. To date, most empirical evidence indicates that these channels work mainly within multinationals themselves, rather than through knowledge spillovers to domestic firms. On ...

Phillips acknowledges financial support of the NSF through grant #0965328. Sertsios acknowledges the financial support of Fondecyt Proyecto Regular # 1160037. We thank Itay Goldstein (Editor) and two anonymous referees for very helpful comments. We are also indebted to Nicholas Crain, Erik Gilje, Kathleen Kahle, Yelena Larkin, P.T. Léger, Chen Lin, Evgeny Lyandres, Maria Teresa Marchica, Paul P...

Vol. XLIII (May 2006), 204–211 204 © 2006, American Marketing Association ISSN: 0022-2437 (print), 1547-7193 (electronic) *Scott A. Neslin is Albert Wesley Frey Professor of Marketing, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College (e-mail: scott.neslin@dartmouth. edu). Sunil Gupta is Meyer Feldberg Professor of Business, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University (e-mail: [email protected])....

BACKGROUND Regular consumption of a well balanced breakfast is a pre-requisite for normal growth and child development, along with the acquisition of proper eating habits. The family environment is crucial place where children learn such patterns of behaviour that form the basis for their development. OBJECTIVES To determine how family factors affect the regular eating of breakfast and types ...

We test whether firms use incompatibility strategically, using data from ATM markets. High ATM fees degrade the value of competitors’ deposit accounts, and can in principle serve as a mechanism for siphoning depositors away from competitors or for creating deposit account differentiation. Our empirical framework can empirically distinguish surcharging motivated by this strategic concern from su...

This article is the second in a series of evidence-based systematic reviews. Data reported cover the impact of dysphagia behavioral interventions on swallow physiology in healthy adults. The behavioral treatments investigated were three postural interventions--side lying, chin tuck, and head rotation--and four swallowing maneuvers--effortful swallow, the Mendelsohn maneuver, supraglottic swallo...

This evidence-based systematic review (EBSR) is part of a series of reviews investigating swallowing behavioral treatments for individuals with dysphagia. This EBSR focuses primarily on individuals with dysphagia postcancer treatments. The seven behavioral interventions under review included three postural interventions (side lying, chin tuck, and head rotation) and four swallowing maneuvers (e...