OBJECTIVES: It is currently recommend to perform a liver biopsy for patients with chronically
elevated liver function tests (LFT) of unknown etiology (marker negative). The necessity and …

BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence suggesting the role of free radicals in bone
resorption and bone loss. Ovariectomized rats have been used as the animal model for the …

We examine changes in operating performance for a large sample of industrial firms
conducting seasoned equity offerings (SEOs). Our sample of SEO firms has significant …

This paper examines the information content of offerings of seasoned securities (equity and
debt) by public corporations by analyzing the relationship between information asymmetry …

While the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines has been a scientific triumph, the need
remains for a globally available vaccine that provides longer-lasting immunity against …

All parasitic protozoa studied to date are incapable of purine biosynthesis and must therefore
salvage purine nucleobases or nucleosides from their hosts. This salvage process is …

We examine the performance of 118 firms that downsized between 1989–1993. We find that
downsizing firms experience declines in operating performance prior to the downsizing …

We examine the announcement-period acquirer returns and target values for a large sample
of cross-border acquisitions by US firms, differentiating between private and public targets …

The flavivirus NS3 protein is associated with the endoplasmic reticulum membrane via its
close interaction with the central hydrophilic region of the NS2B integral membrane protein. …

Dengue virus is the most widespread geographically of the arboviruses and a major public
health threat in the tropics and subtropics. Scientific advances in recent years have provided …