MACRO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF THE IPO WAVES: AN ASSESSMENT OF G-7 COUNTRIES [VERSION 2; PEER REVIEW: 1 APPROVED, 2 APPROVED WITH RESERVATIONS, 1 NOT APPROVED]

Macro-economic determinants of the IPO waves: An assessment of G-7 countries [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

Background The objective of this study is to explore the macroeconomic factors considered by companies in scheduling initial public offerings (IPOs).Methods The panel data analysis method was employed to investigate the relationship between the frequency of IPOs and selected macroeconomic Compression Stockings indicators within the stock markets of

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Maternal mRNA input of growth and stress-response-related genes in cichlids in relation to egg size and trophic specialization

Abstract Background Egg size represents an important form of maternal effect determined by a complex interplay of long-term adaptation and short-term plasticity balancing egg size SNAPS! with brood size.Haplochromine cichlids are maternal mouthbrooders showing differential parental investment in different species, manifested in great variation in e

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Habitat Mapping and Change Assessment of Coastal Environments: An Examination of WorldView-2, QuickBird, and IKONOS Satellite Imagery and Airborne LiDAR for Mapping Barrier Island Habitats

Habitat mapping can be accomplished using many techniques and types of data.There are pros and cons for each technique and dataset, therefore, the goal of this project was to investigate the capabilities of new satellite sensor technology and to assess map accuracy for a variety of image classification techniques based on hundreds of field-work sit

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