We examine the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the cost of equity capital
for a large sample of US firms. Using several approaches to estimate firms' ex ante cost of
equity, we find that firms with better CSR scores exhibit cheaper equity financing. In …

Infection with the human microbial pathogen Helicobacter pylori is assumed to lead to
invasive gastric cancer. We find that H. pylori activates the hepatocyte growth factor/scatter
factor receptor c-Met, which is involved in invasive growth of tumor cells. The H. pylori …

This study demonstrates the involvement of the MT2 (Mel1b) melatonin receptor in
mediating phase advances of circadian activity rhythms by melatonin. In situ hybridization
histochemistry with digoxigenin-labeled oligonucleotide probes revealed for the first time the …

The aim of this study was to identify the melatonin receptor type (s)(MT1 or MT2) mediating
circadian clock resetting by melatonin in the mammalian suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN).
Quantitative receptor autoradiography with 2-[125I] iodomelatonin and in situ hybridization …

Aim: To test the hypothesis of an association between polymorphism in FCGR3A (the gene
coding for FcγRIIIa, which is expressed on macrophages and natural killer cells, is involved
in antibody‐dependent cell‐mediated cytotoxicity and has recently been associated with a …

The decontamination of synthetic Pb (II), Zn (II), Cd (II), Ni (II) solutions was investigated,
using silica gels chemically modified with poly (ethyleneimine)(PEI) as sorbents. Two
families of sorbents, ie silica/PEI and crosslinked silica/PEI, were prepared and …

An experimental design was used to study the effect of various pressure values (50–600
MPa) and holding times (20–300 s) on color and microbiological quality of bovine muscle
(Biceps femoris). The experiments were conducted at 10° C. The pressure intensity is more …

The phase diagram of water shows that the melting temperature of water decreases with
pressure down to− 21° C at 210 MPa while the opposite effect is observed above this
pressure. This phenomenon allows the achievement of rapid freezing and thawing of foods …

PURPOSE: To provide a quantitative, morphologic description of differentiated lens fiber
cells in all regions of aged normal human lenses. METHODS: Transparent normal human
lenses (age range, 44 to 71 years) were examined with correlative transmission electron …

Abstract The infrared spectra (3700–500 cm− 1) have been recorded for kaolinite obtained
from the Baten El-Ghoul region/south Jordan. The spectra were recorded for raw and dried
samples, using KBr disk and nujol methods. The vibrational assignments of the basic …