Financial Reporting Quality and Investment Efficiency Rodrigo S. Verdi The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania 1303 Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall Philadelphia‚ PA 19104 Email: rverdi@wharton.upenn.edu Phone: (215) 898-7783 Abstract This paper studies the relation between financial reporting quality and investment efficiency on a sample of 49‚543 firm-year observations between 1980 and 2003. Financial reporting quality has been posited to improve investment efficiency‚ but there has been
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The technical article I read was called "Ultra sound warning: Procedure may harm unborn babies’ brains." This article explained the danger to unborn babies when ultrasounds are performed on the mother to be. Research has been conducted to test the danger of ultrasounds on unborn mice. The research has shown some of the dangerous sides of ultrasounds. The mice were injected while in the womb to track their brain development. There were 335 mice injected. The research showed that the
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FDA CONTINUES WARNING ON COUNTERFEIT TOUCH BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST STRIPS Back in 2005‚ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted the public to counterfeit blood glucose test strips being sold in the United States claiming different models and under different brands. Upon tracing the origin of these counterfeited medicines‚ the authorities had found same copies distributed in developing countries including Jakarta‚ Indonesia‚ Bangkok‚ Thailand and some part of Northern Australia. Ten years later
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On the afternoon of May 1‚ the World Natural Heritage of Zhangjiajie‚ Hunan Wulingyuan Scenic Zone usher in thunderstorms‚ Tianzishan wonders of scenic spots in the rain‚ a large area of the sea of clouds‚ especially fairy flowers Yubi peak‚ West attractions Yunhai staggering‚ so tourists from home and abroad and Photography enthusiasts revel meantime‚ the openers. Deng reason photo (Xinhua survey they will be removed from this? - Zhangjiajie‚ Lushan‚ Wudalianchi by UNESCO yellow card incident
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The Impact of National Early Warning Systems (N.E.W.S.) of WANEP on Peace and Security in Nigeria and Ghana By Ifeanyi Okechukwu C. 161669 A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Peace and Conflict‚ Institute of African Studies‚ University of Ibadan‚ Ibadan in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of Degree of Master of Arts (M.A.) in Peace and Conflict Studies Supervisor: Dr. Nathaniel Danjibo September 2012 1 CERTIFICATION I certify that this research work
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Topic 1: The economic downturn in the US‚ as a result of the Global Financial Crisis has had significant effects on other world economies. Over the 100 years ago‚ the world economy has been going through‚ more or less continuously‚ a series of strains and stresses in the current wave of globalization. Until recently‚ however‚ most of the downside risks of globalization have been borne largely by the developing world. The global financial crisis (GFC) or global economic crisis is commonly believed
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practice of cigarette smoking experiences of young women‚ who smoke on a regular daily basis. Four semi structured interview sessions were carried out with participants’ who fitted the inclusion criteria. The transcripts generated from the interviews were analysed using the principle of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Three super-ordinate themes were revealed from the data analysis that extensively captured how participants perceive and relate to their gendered practice of cigarette smoking:
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INTRODUCTION These days‚ roles of food labels are use to inform the consumer and help sell the varieties of food products. The food labeling is significance for consumers to have the right to demand on the healthy products and having the guide in determine the health products such as nutrition information on the food packages. It is play role as assistance for consumers in making better choices as well as the encouragement to develop healthier products. Besides‚ most of adults’ consumers are very
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Phagocytosis in Tetrahymena Does Cigarette Extract Alter the Rates of Food Vacuole Formation? Amber Ellis 11/20/2014 Bio 1130 50 Jennifer Dubberke Abstract Does Cigarette Extract Alter the Rates of Food Vacuole Formation? The objective of the experiment is to visualize tetrahymena cells and vacuole formation‚ quantify tetrahymena and vacuole formation over a defined time period. Also‚ investigate if cigarette extract alters the rate of food vacuole formation. The materials needed in completing
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The acute effects of cigarette smoking on memory task performance have been investigated in a number of studies‚ using a variety of measures. However‚ reviews of the effects of nicotine on human cognitive performance have concluded that the findings are very mixed (Heishman et al.‚ 1993; Roth et al.‚ 1992; Sherwood‚ 1994; Wesnes and Parrott‚ 1992). For instance‚ Roth et al.‚ (1992‚ p.253.) noted: ‘Smoking and nicotine effects on memory are contradictory. Improvement‚ no change‚ and impairment have
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