Using data on all corporate bond loans by one of the world’s largest custodian banks, we study the main determinants of shorting costs as measured by rebate rate specialness. We find that 3.0% of corporate bonds are on loan, and 11% of loaned bonds have substantial shorting costs above 50 basis points. In the cross section, specialness is higher for bonds that are of worse credit rating, higher...

Managing digital assets not only involves internal distribution, accessibilities and efficiencies, but also wider protections involved when derivative works or repurposings result from external distributions. The inherent polysemy of media artefacts has consequences for the reuse of such artefacts in multimedia systems. The multiplicity of possible meanings of a single media artefact depends on...

1 The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute for Hajj and Umrah Research, Umm Al -Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. 2 Air pollution Department, Nat ional Research Center, Cairo, Egypt. *Corresponding author: [email protected] Mob.: 00201151143456 ; ORCID: 0000-0002-2930-0168 Abstract The current study aimed to: i) Monitor levels of PM10, at Shebika, Haram, Masfala, Azizia, Awa...

Information is very essential in any organization especially in a government based environment where information are needed for policy making. However, some of the instruments used for getting information are not well managed by the civil servants who are the custodian of this research information. This study investigated the attitude of policymakers in terms of the types, availability and acce...

Global projection for elderly persons for the year 2030 is 1 billion with Africa peaking to 1.6 billion from 1.0 billion in 2010. Advanced age is often associated with disabilities thus challenges activities of daily living. In Kenya like other nations, the elderly are often discriminated and excluded from participating in development programs under different circumstances and situations on the...

This paper considers the role of smart home technology in relation to current housing design principles within the field of health and well being. The concepts of barrier free ‘lifetime homes’ and universal design are considered and UK community care and Building Regulations are investigated in relation to the design process. It is contended that the current role of assistive technology in rela...

In this paper, the importance of modern technology in forensic investigations is discussed. Recent technological developments are creating new possibilities to perform robust scientific measurements and studies outside the controlled laboratory environment. The benefits of real-time, on-site forensic investigations are manifold and such technology has the potential to strongly increase the spee...

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and to identify risk factors associated with Giardia lamblia infection in diarrheic children hospitalized for diarrhea in Goiânia, State of Goiás, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted and a comprehensive questionnaire was administered to the child's primary custodian. Fixed effects logistic regression was used to determine the...

Libraries can bring substantial expertise to bear on the collection, curation, and distribution of digital geospatial information, making them trusted and competent partners for organizations that wish to distribute geospatial data. By developing a well-thought-out data management and distribution policy, libraries can defi ne the parameters of a data distribution partnership and reinforce a da...

The subject of church health and its deteriorating condition has taken center-stage in leadership discourse across the world. A decline a negative implications not only on sustainability but also wider society owing to role as moral custodian society. An argument been advanced extant scholarship that transformational is suitable for guiding religious organizations. However, most studies this fr...