The offering prices of 64 issues of a popular retail structured equity product were, on average,
almost 8% greater than estimates of the products' fair market values obtained using option …

We examine the extent to which firms from different countries rely on alternative sources of
capital, the locations in which they raise capital, and the factors that affect these choices. …

This paper uses a novel dataset of commodity-linked notes (CLNs) to examine the impact of
the flows of financial investors on commodity futures prices. Investor flows into and out of …

Iberia, Avalonia and the “Armorican” terranes form key constituents of the Variscan–Appalachian
orogen, but their Neoproterozoic origins along the northern Gondwanan margin …

Upregulation of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) is a venerable result of
chronic exposure to nicotine; but it is one of several consequences of pharmacological …

Understanding why the quit rate among smokers of menthol cigarettes is lower than non-menthol
smokers requires identifying the neurons that are altered by nicotine, menthol, and …

Introduction Although the use of combustible cigarettes has decreased in many urban
regions of America, the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) has dramatically …

PURPOSE: To maximize patient well-being, health and social care should, whenever
possible, address individual patient needs. The present study aims firstly, to identify prevalent, …

Upregulation of β2 subunit-containing (β2*) nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) is
implicated in several aspects of nicotine addiction, and menthol cigarette smokers tend to …

The properties of all materials at one atmosphere of pressure are controlled by the configurations
of their valence electrons. At extreme pressures, neighboring atoms approach so close …