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Impact of Oil and Agricultural Shocks on the Financial Markets of Emerging Market Economies
Attílio Luccas Assis 한국국제경제학회 2023 International Economic Journal Vol.37 No.2
We assess oil and agricultural price shocks in the financial markets of six EMEs (Brazil, Chile, Mexico, India, South Africa, and Turkey) using the GVAR. Positive oil price shocks provoke falls in all stock mar- kets, devaluations in four domestic currencies, and tight monetary policies in two economies. The variance decomposition indicated that this shock is more influential in the stock markets, followed by the exchange rates. Compared to the oil price, shocks in agricultural prices caused appreciations in all domestic currencies. This shock is pervasive in all exchange markets in the first months, losing importance over time. The distinct responses to different commodities shocks point out that the kind of shock is relevant to comprehend its influence on EMEs. We detected relevant heterogeneities concerning the spreading of commodities shocks on domestic financial markets, especially in South Africa.
EL VÍNCULO PARTIDO-SINDICATO EN EL BRASIL DE LULA Y LA ARGENTINA DE KIRCHNER
Juan B. Lucca Institute of Iberoamerican Studies Pusan Universit 2012 International Journal of Latin American Studies Vol.2 No.-
Resumen. El presente artículo busca analizar la vida al interior del “Partido dos Trabalhadores” y la “Central Única dos Trabalhadores” (Brasil) y el Frente Para la Victoria-Partido Justicialista y la Confederación General del Trabajo (Argentina) durante la conformación del gobierno de Lula da Silva y Néstor Kirchner. Este análisis comparativo permitirá reconocer que muchas veces el posicionamiento externo de los partidos y sindicatos en tanto actores, ofrecen por detrás un extenso juego de poder, coalición y conflicto entre los sectores que interactúan al interior de cada uno. Esto nos permitirá a su vez distinguir y diferenciar cuál y cómo es el apoyo sindical de ambos presidentes, considerados a priori como exponentes de partidos de fuerte base sindical. Abstract. This paper analyzes life within the “Partido dos Trabalhadores” and the “Central Unica dos Trabalhadores” (Brazil) and “Frente Para la Victoria-Partido Justicialista” and “Confederación General del Trabajo” (Argentina) during the respective governments of Lula da Silva and Néstor Kirchner. This comparative analysis will help us recognize that, often, the external positioning of parties and trade unions as actors hide an extensive the game of power, coalition and conflict between sectors that interact with each other, and therefore one of the main areas where establishing the identity characteristics and political strategies that are externalized. This will allow us to distinguish and differentiate what and how the unions supported both presidents, considered a priori as presidents of parties with an extensive history of strong labor-basement.
Arnas Rakauskas,Thomas Tawadros,Ilaria Lucca,Fernanda Herrera,Jean Bourhis,Rodolfo Burruni,Maria Natal Gomes,Caroline Codeluppi,Laura Jolliet,Stefano La Rosa,Jean-Yves Meuwly,Patrice Jichlinski,Domini 대한비뇨의학회 2021 Investigative and Clinical Urology Vol.62 No.4
Purpose: To compare the clinical outcome of males with low-risk and favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer managed within a standardized modern protocol of active surveillance. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective cohort study with strict and expanded active surveillance criteria in males with prostate cancer. Baseline assessment included multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI), extended systematic biopsy, and software-based MR-targeted biopsy. Follow-up included biannual prostate-specific antigen (PSA) check, mpMRI, and control biopsy once a year for the first 2 years, and afterward mpMRI every 2 years with additional tests as clinically indicated. The primary outcome was the transition rate to active treatment. Results: A total of 51 patients were included: 17 (33%) and 34 (67%) followed protocols of strict (study arm 1) and expanded (study arm 2) active surveillance criteria, respectively. Median age and PSA were 65 years (IQR, 60–69 years) and 5.3 ng/mL (IQR, 4.5–7.7 ng/mL), respectively. At baseline, a median of 2 (IQR, 1–3) cores were positive out of 13 (IQR, 12–14) cores; 22 males (43%) had visible mpMRI lesions. Eight males (24%) in study arm 2 had Gleason score 3+4. After a median follow-up of 36 months (IQR, 24–48 mo), no patient in study arm 1 compared with 17 patients (33%) in arm 2 underwent active treatment (p<0.0005). Conclusions: Although expanding eligibility criteria leads to a greater transition rate to active treatment, active surveillance should be contemplated in well-selected males with favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer as the curability window seems to be maintained.
Bioimpedance vector analysis (BIVA) predicts morbidity following hepatic resection for cancer
Simone FAMULARO,Matteo DONADON,Linda ROCCAMATISI,Gabriele DI LUCCA,Edoardo BACCALINI,Marco ANGRISANI,Eloisa FRANCHI,Pio CORLEONE,Guido TORZILLI,Luca GIANOTTI 한국간담췌외과학회 2022 Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery Vol.26 No.-
Sebastian L. Hofbauer,Michela de Martino,Christoph Seemann,Nura Zamani,Ilaria Lucca,Andrea Haitel,Shahrokh F. Shariat,Tobias Klatte 대한비뇨의학회 2014 Investigative and Clinical Urology Vol.55 No.8
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of presenting symptoms on survival in a contemporaryseries of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Materials and Methods: We prospectively recorded data on the presenting symptoms,pathology, and RCC-specific survival of 633 consecutive RCC patients who underwentsurgery between 2003 and 2012. Results: Four hundred thirty-three RCCs (68%) were incidental, 111 (18%) were associatedwith local symptoms, and 89 (14%) were associated with systemic symptoms. Among those with incidental RCC, 317 patients (73%) were completely asymptomaticand 116 patients (27%) presented with symptoms not related to the tumor. During amedian follow-up interval of 40 months (interquartile range: 39 to 69 months), 77 patientsdied from RCC. In univariate analyses, symptom classification was significantlyassociated with RCC-specific survival (p<0.001). Patients with incidental RCC andunrelated symptoms tended to have worse prognosis than did patients who were completelyasymptomatic, although this difference was not statistically significant(p=0.057). The symptom classification was associated with advanced TNM stages (p<0.001) and grade (p<0.001). Conclusions: This study confirms that presenting symptoms are associated with tumorcharacteristics and survival. The majority of RCCs are diagnosed incidentally in patientswithout any symptoms or with symptoms not related to RCC. Patients in the lattergroup tend to have a worse prognosis than do patients who are completelyasymptomatic. With the increasing number of incidentally diagnosed RCCs, substratificationof patients with incidental tumors may be prognostically relevant.
Kang, Bo Soo,Stan, Liliana,Usov, Igor O.,Lee, Jung‐,Kun,Harriman, Tres A.,Lucca, Don A.,DePaula, Raymond F.,Arendt, Paul N.,Nastasi, Michael,MacManus‐,Driscoll, Judith L.,Park, Bae Ho,Jia, WILEY‐VCH Verlag 2011 Advanced Engineering Materials Vol.13 No.12
<P><B>Abstract</B></P><P>A novel strain mismatch induced tilted epitaxy method has been demonstrated for producing high quality (000l) hexagonal films on (001) cubic substrates. Highly oriented hexagonal (000l) ZnO films are grown on cubic (001) MgO substrates using Sm<SUB>0.28</SUB>Zr<SUB>0.72</SUB>O<SUB>2−<B>δ</B></SUB> (SZO) as a template. The large lattice mismatch of >13% between the obvious crystallographic matching directions of the template and substrate means that cube‐on‐cube epitaxy is energetically unfavorable, leading to growth instead of two high index, low energy compact planes, close to the {111} orientation. These planes give three different in‐plane orientations resulting from coincidence site lattice matching (12 in‐plane orientations in total) and provide a pseudo‐hexagonal symmetry surface for the ZnO to grow on. The texture of the ensuing (000l) ZnO layer is markedly improved over the template. The work opens up both a new avenue for growing technologically important hexagonal structures on a range of readily available, (001) cubic substrates, as well as showing that there are wide possibilities for heteroepitaxial growth of a range of dissimilar materials.</P>
Methodologies for the Determination of Endogenous Phosphorus Losses in Growing Pigs
Alves, Debora Aline,da Rocha, Leonardo Tombesi,dos Santos Camargo, Claudiele Aparecida,Figueiredo, Andriele Medianeira,Ceron, Marcos Speroni,Lucca, Walter,Zanella, Irineo,de Oliveira, Vladimir Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2016 Animal Bioscience Vol.29 No.11
A study was conducted to compare the endogenous basal losses of phosphorus (EBLP) in pigs fed diets containing gelatin (GEL) or spray-dried porcine plasma (SDPP) as protein sources and to determine the standardized total tract digestibility (STTD) of phosphorus (P) in SDPP. The trial was carried out at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. Twelve castrated pigs with an initial body weight of 55 kg were individually allotted in metabolic crates during two 12-day periods, each with 7 days of adaptation and 5 days of total fecal collection. The beginning and the end of the collecting periods were determined according to the marker-to-marker approach, using ferric oxide as an indigestible marker. Pigs were submitted to four semi-purified diets, one being a P-free diet with 30% of GEL as the protein source and three were diets with 10%, 20%, and 30% inclusion of SDPP respectively. Data were subjected to analysis of variance and the model included the effects of period, animal and treatments; the results of the three diets with increased levels of SDPP were subjected to linear regression analysis. The intercept of the relation of between ingested P and absorbed P represented the EBLP, while the slope indicated the STTD of P in SDPP. The EBLP means obtained by P-free diet and regression method were compared with the Student t test. The EBLP were 128.95 mg/kg dry matter intake (DMI) and 153.63 mg/kg DMI (standard error = 77.0; p<0.06) using the P-free diet with GEL as the protein source and the regression method, obtained with diets containing increased levels of SDPP, respectively. The apparent digestibility of P was 87.9%, 94.2%, and 92.9% for the treatments containing 10%, 20%, and 30% inclusion of SDPP, respectively. The estimated STTD of P obtained with the linear regression was 97.4%. When the EBLP estimated by the P-free diet was used to corrected the apparent digestibility of P in diets containing SDPP, the STTD of P in SDPP was 96.9%, 98.8%, and 95.9% for 10%, 20%, and 30% SDPP, respectively. Therefore, it can be concluded that SDPP can replace GEL to estimate the endogenous losses of P. In addition, the STTD of P in SDPP estimated with the P-free diet was 97.2% and it was 97.4% by the regression method, utilizing SDPP.