Recent empirical work shows evidence for higher valuation of firms in countries with a better
legal environment. We investigate whether differences in the quality of firm‐level corporate …

Recent empirical research shows evidence of a positive relationship between the quality of
firm‐specific corporate governance and firm valuation. Instead of looking at one single …

Using a simultaneous equations framework with a comprehensive set of publicly listed Swiss
companies, our findings suggest that the size of the board of directors is an independent …

This article investigates four models for minimizing the tracking error between the returns of
a portfolio and a benchmark. Due to linear performance fees of fund managers, we can …

Background A major cause of morbidity and mortality after blunt chest trauma remains
undetected injuries. This study evaluates the role of routine computed tomographic (CT) scan. …

This is a European cohort study on predictors of spinal injury in adult (≥16 years) major
trauma patients, using prospectively collected data of the Trauma Audit and Research Network …

BACKGROUND: Patients with cervical spine injuries are a high-risk group, with the highest
reported early mortality rate in spinal trauma. METHODS: This cohort study investigated …

OBJECTIVE: Dysnatremias are common in critically ill patients and associated with adverse
outcomes, but their incidence, nature, and treatment rarely have been studied systematically …

There are numerous empirical studies on the impact of speculation on commodity futures
markets. The papers strongly differ in terms of the focus variable (eg price, volatility, spill-over …

Hypothesis: Early recognition of coagulopathy may improve the care of patients with multiple
injuries. Rapid thrombelastography (RapidTEG) is a new variant of thrombelastography (…