Elevated mepolizumab levels in patients with severe asthma responsive to 1 year’s mepolizumab treatment by Takayasu Nishimaki, MD, Hitoshi Sasano, MD, PhD, Sonoko Harada, PhD, Tomohito Takeshige, MD, PhD, Yuuki Sandhu, MD, PhD, Yuki Tanabe, MD, Kei Matsuno, MD, PhD, Tetsutaro Nagaoka, MD, PhD, Jun Ito, MD, PhD, Ryo Atsuta, MD, PhD, Mayu Ohuchi, PhD, Shigehiro Yagishita, MD, PhD, Akinobu Hamada, PhD, Kazuhisa Takahashi, MD, PhD, Norihiro Harada, MD, PhD

“…Conclusions: The study observed a yearlong increase in mepolizumab concentrations, particularly in those with response, indicating a potential mepolizumab surplus. Correlations between mepolizumab concentrations and baseline characteristics suggested differing mepolizumab requirements between those with response and those with no response. …”
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La ferme à enclos quadrangulaire du Bois des Olivettes à Roncourt (Moselle) : une catégorie d’établissement romain largement diffusée dans la vallée mosellane by Gaël Brkojewitsch, Brice Chevaux

“…Some of these products may have been used for domestic purposes, but a marketable surplus cannot be ruled out. In short, when studied extensively, these small settlements attest to a wide range of activities –offering just as many means of subsistence– fuelling a diversified economy.To discuss the specific features of these farms in greater detail, we need to be able to compare the results of chemical or bioarchaeological studies, site by site, and these are still often lacking. …”
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Post-Pandemic Inflation Dynamics: a Comparative Study of the Fiscal Theory in the Czech Republic and France by Makovský, Petr, Descubes, Irena, Hřebík, František

“…Central to this analysis is the Fiscal Theory of Inflation, which argues that unanticipated inflation results in the devaluation of nominal treasury bonds, prompting a corresponding adjustment either in expected primary surpluses or the discount factor. This adjustment is crucial to ensure alignment between the total government debt's actual value and these surpluses' present value. …”
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EU Plans for a CO2 Border Adjustment by Fritz Söllner

“…The mechanism is not compatible with WTO principles and will cause trade conflicts from which Germany, due to its high export surpluses, will suffer most. Therefore, the proposal of the Commission should not be realised. …”
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The German Public Finances in the COVID-19 Pandemic by Heinz Gebhardt, Lars-H. Siemers

“…Abstract The general government budgetary position of Germany at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis is advantageous due to extremely favourable conditions of the 2010s. Since 2012, surpluses prevailed, and in 2019 the public debt ratio decreased below 60%. …”
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Services for reuse and repair – The arrangement between touchpoints and relational infrastructures by Chiara Olivastri, Giovanna Tagliasco

“… Regarding the circular economy and strategies, this paper describes the research/action project related to establishing a new Reuse and Repair Centre within the Surpluse network. The paper aims to illustrate the design choices of the setup, considered as a touchpoint for the definition of a network (service) and to facilitate interactions between displayed second-hand items and users. …”
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Digital transformation and corporate resilience: Evidence from China during the COVID-19 pandemic by AiMin Yan, Hao Ma, Dandan Zhu, Julan Xie

“…After rich robustness tests, the major findings of this paper hold. Performance surpluses and external competition positively moderate the inverted U-shaped relationship between digitalization and corporate resilience. …”
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Variability of climatic parameters in Tiefora, Burkina Faso: Scientific aspects and farmers' perceptions by Karambiri Bienvenue Lawankiléa Chantal Noumpoa

“…The area experienced 16 years of rainfall surpluses, compared with 14 years of rainfall deficits. …”
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Vascular Closure Devices after Endovascular Procedures in Swine: A Reliable Method? by P. Isfort, T. Tanaka, T. Penzkofer, P. Bruners, R. Tolba, C. K. Kuhl, A. H. Mahnken

“…In a study on endovascular therapy, VCD (StarClose, Abbott Vascular, Il, USA) was used in 20 female swines to achieve immediate hemostasis after percutaneous right femoral artery (FA) access. 10 animals were sacrificed immediately after the study and 10 animals were sacrificed 28 days after the initial study. …”
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L’exploitation financière des secteurs populaires argentins by Pablo Ignacio Chena, Alexandre Roig

“…This phenomenon differs from the traditional processes of financialization because it is not reflected in the household over-indebtedness, but in the use of the interest rate levels (absolute and relative) as the main mechanism to transfer the economic surpluses and to create a social hierarchy.Without trying to reduce the popular economy to pre-existing categories, this work describes this category how it’s claimed by the workers themselves: the way in which they identify their economic practices, how they build their social mobilization and by their representation form. …”
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Financing specifications production of small and medium enterprises by Ilić Đurđijana, Ilić Slađana

“…As a stable source of job creation, small and medium-sized enterprises also have an important social function by absorbing labor surpluses in transition processes and ownership transformations of state and social enterprises. …”
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Game-Theory-Based Approach for Energy Routing in a Smart Grid Network by June S. Hong, Mihui Kim

“…First, we propose strategies for choosing the desired transaction price for both electricity surpluses and shortages to maximize profits through energy transactions. …”
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Present and future challenges for hydraulic reliability and energy efficiency in collective irrigation systems: A participatory modelling approach by Maria do Rosário Cameira, Antónia Ferreira, Luis Boteta, Pedro Santos Fortes, Maria João Calejo

“…The current scenario, in which only 48 % of the command area is irrigated, is characterized by good hydraulic performance, although pressure surpluses were detected in most outlets. Co-designed scenarios anticipate an increase in the irrigated area and a shift towards more water-intensive crops, which could result in up to a 163 % in the peak demand flow compared to the current situation. …”
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Balancing the books or winning votes: unveiling the power of fiscal strategies in local elections and the fate of prudent mayors by Krzysztof Kluza, Hanna Kociemska, Wojciech Rafał

“…Increasing the deficit raises the likelihood of re-election by about 80% (odds ratios), while running large budget surpluses through reduced spending can effectively eliminate the chances of re-election. …”
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Hameaux et villages paysans de la période romaine en plaine d’Alsace by Antonin Nüsslein, Pascal Flotté, Mathias Higelin, Muriel Roth-Zehner

“…In addition, these indicators also show that these villages and hamlets had a sufficiently high production capacity to generate surpluses and thus played a significant, but not yet specified, role in the regional production system. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Corporate Cash Holdings and Speed of Adjustment by Abbas Aflatooni, Mohammad Khatiri, Farzad Eivani

“…Cash management is critical for firm value as both cash surpluses and deficits can diminish value. Consequently, firms aim to maintain optimal cash levels by adjusting their actual cash ratios towards target ratios. …”
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