Justina X. Caushi, Jiajia Zhang, Zhicheng Ji, Ajay Vaghasia et al.
Abstract PD-1 blockade unleashes CD8 T cells 1 , including those specific for mutation-associated neoantigens (MANA), but factors in the tumour microenvironment can inhibit these T cell responses. Single-cell transcriptomics have revealed global T cell dysfunction programs in tumour-infiltrating lym...
Jamie K. Reaser, Laura A. Meyerson, Quentin Cronk, Maj De Poorter et al.
Minimizing the impact of invasive alien species (IAS) on islands and elsewhere requires researchers to provide cogent information on the environmental and socioeconomic consequences of IAS to the public and policy makers. Unfortunately, this information has not been readily available owing to a pauc...
Manfred Zeller, Richard L. Meyer, Zeller, Manfred, Meyer, Richard L.
Contents: List of FiguresList of TablesList of BoxesForeword Preface 1 Improving the Preformance of Microfinance: Financial Sustainability, Outreach, and Impact MANFRED ZELLER AND RICHARD L. MEYERPART I Access to and Demand for Financial Services by the Poor 2 Access to and Demand for Financial Serv...
Helen E. Roy, Aníbal Pauchard, Peter Stoett, Tanara Renard Truong et al.
Although invasive alien species have long been recognized as a major threat to nature and people, until now there has been no comprehensive global review of the status, trends, drivers, impacts, management and governance challenges of biological invasions. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platfo...
Thomas W. Dichter, Malcolm Harper
Introduction 1 Thomas Dichter Part One: Clients 1. Can microcredit make an already slippery slope more slippery? Some lessons from the social meaning of debt 9 Thomas Dichter 2. Is microdebt good for poor people? A note on the dark side of microfinance 19 David Hulme 3. Imagining microfinance more b...
Richard L. Meyer
Major investments have been made in developing microfinance in Asia with reducing poverty as one of the frequently stated objectives. A variety of institutional forms of microfinance are being introduced in the region including by the ADBand financial institutions pursue different objectives, so it...
Richard L. Meyer
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Antonio Leidi, Flora Koegler, Roxane Dumont, Richard Dubos et al.
BACKGROUND: Serological assays detecting anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies are being widely deployed in studies and clinical practice. However, the duration and effectiveness of the protection conferred by the immune response remains to be assessed in popul...
Philip E. Hulme, Aníbal Pauchard, Petr Pyšek, Montserrat Vilà et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans the biological, physical, and social sciences.
Hanno Seebens, Laura A. Meyerson, David M. Richardson, Bernd Lenzner et al.
Biological invasions are one of the major drivers of biodiversity decline and have been shown to have far-reaching consequences for society and the economy. Preventing the introduction and spread of alien species represents the most effective solution to reducing their impacts on nature and human we...
M. A. Baqui Khalily, Richard L. Meyer
The rural loan recovery problem in developing countries is frequently analyzed from the perspective of borrowers or financial institutions. But a frequently overlooked problem is that borrowers often are discouraged to repay and/or institutions are not aggressive in loan recovery because governments...
Andrew Johnston, Jeroen Veldman, Robert G. Eccles, Simon Deakin et al.
The current model of corporate governance needs reform. There is mounting evidence that the practices of shareholder primacy drive company directors and executives to adopt the same short time horizon as financial markets. Pressure to meet the demands of the financial markets drives stock buybacks, ...
Michael McGillion, Joel L. Parlow, Flávia K. Borges, Maura Marcucci et al.
BACKGROUND: After nonelective (i.e., semiurgent, urgent and emergent) surgeries, patients discharged from hospitals are at risk of readmissions, emergency department visits or death. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we are undertaking the Post Discharge after Surgery Virtual ...
Manfred Zeller, Monahar Sharma, Richard L. Meyer
M. A. Baqui Khalily, Richard L. Meyer
This paper uses Bangladesh district data to determine the functional form of the demand for rural deposits through the Box-Cox transformation. The results show that the Box-Cox form generates better results than the linear and log-linear forms. Interest rates, branch density, a roads and vehicle ind...