Overweight and obesity of mid-aged cohorts: Increasing burden, increasing educational inequalities

in Innovation in Aging (2018, November)

The owl of Minerva flies only at dusk? British diplomacy on the eve of Yugoslav wars

in East European Politics & Societies (2013), 27(3), 545-563

Could the Western foreign policy makers have done anything to prevent the violence accompanying the breakup of Yugoslavia? The answer to that question largely depends on their level of awareness of what ... [more ▼]

Could the Western foreign policy makers have done anything to prevent the violence accompanying the breakup of Yugoslavia? The answer to that question largely depends on their level of awareness of what was happening in the South Slavic federation in the run-up to war. This article analyzes a string of newly declassified documents of the British Foreign Office related to the February 1991 visit of a high-level British political delegation to Yugoslavia, together with interviews with some of the meetings’ protagonists. These declassified documents and interviews offer a unique snapshot in the development of the Yugoslav crisis and Britain’s policy in the region. They give us a clear picture of the goals and strategies of the principal Yugoslav players and show us what the West knew about the true nature of the Yugoslav crisis and when. The article’s conclusions are clear. Yugoslavia’s breakup and impending violence did not require great foresight. Their cause was known well in advance because it was preannounced— it was the plan of the Serbian regime of Slobodan Milošević to impose a centralized Yugoslavia upon the other republics or, if that failed, to use force to create a Greater Serbia on Yugoslavia’s ruins. Crucially, British policy at the time did nothing to dissuade Milošević from his plan and likely contributed to his confidence in using violence to pursue the creation of a new and enlarged Serbian state. [less ▲]

Ownership Concentration and the Innovativeness of Corporate Ventures

in Research Policy (2018)

Ownership of Satellites

Book published by Nomos/ Hart - 1st. (2017)

The ownership of a satellite is an important legal title which empowers the owner to specific activities. The UN space law, however, connects legal consequences with other preconditions. The book composed ... [more ▼]

The ownership of a satellite is an important legal title which empowers the owner to specific activities. The UN space law, however, connects legal consequences with other preconditions. The book composed of contributions by prominent authors analyses this discrepancy and offers several solutions. [less ▲]

Ownership structure and investment-cash flow sensitivity

in Journal of Management and Governance (2018), 22(1), 31-54

This study investigates the effect of ownership structure on the use of cash flow in financing corporate investments—the investment-cash flow sensitivity—in a concentrated ownership context. Using a ... [more ▼]

This study investigates the effect of ownership structure on the use of cash flow in financing corporate investments—the investment-cash flow sensitivity—in a concentrated ownership context. Using a sample of 6797 French listed firms from 2000 to 2013, results show that investment-cash flow sensitivity decreases with the cash-flow rights of the controlling shareholder and increases with the separation of its cash-flow and control rights (excess control rights). Firms are, thus, less likely to use cash flow in investments when the interests of controlling shareholders are aligned with those of minority shareholders. However, they appear to use considerable internal funds for their investments when they have severe agency problems, driven by excess control rights of the controlling shareholders. Overall, our findings help advance the understanding of the role of agency relationship in shaping corporate financial policy. [less ▲]

Oxford Handbook of Comparative Administrative Law Research

Book published by Oxford University Press (2020)

Oxidative and conjugative metabolism of diethylstilbestrol by rabbit preimplantation embryos.

in Developmental Biology (1985), 109(2), 370-4

Five- and six-day-old rabbit preimplantation embryos were found to be capable of metabolizing [3H]diethylstilbestrol (DES) in vitro. Based on the analysis of the metabolites formed during a 24-hr ... [more ▼]

Five- and six-day-old rabbit preimplantation embryos were found to be capable of metabolizing [3H]diethylstilbestrol (DES) in vitro. Based on the analysis of the metabolites formed during a 24-hr incubation period we conclude that these early stage embryos do have active monooxygenase and conjugative activity. The monooxygenase seems to be specific to this early stage of embryonic development. [less ▲]

Oxygenated sterols and intracellular calcium dynamics - comparison with cholesterol and clinical application

in Beck, J; Crastes de Paulet, A (Eds.) Biological activities of oxygenated sterols (1988)

Oxytocin and intergroup relations: Goodwill is not a fixed pie

in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2011), 108(13),

Oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism modulates the effects of social support on heart rate variability

in Biological Psychology (2016), 117