Richemont performs well in Asia, off-setting decline in US
Swiss luxury goods company Richemont has enjoyed a strong rise in sales off the back of healthy demand in the Asia Pacific region.
Swiss luxury goods company Richemont has enjoyed a strong rise in sales off the back of healthy demand in the Asia Pacific region.
Amid positive consumer demand for luxury timepieces, Watches of Switzerland’s group revenue increased by 25 per cent for the full fiscal year.
Hong Kong jewellery retailer Luk Fook enjoyed a strong rise in sales in the opening quarter of the financial year.
In the wake of the alleged murder of a homeless man, Montana shelter providers are speaking up about "dehumanizing" comments.
Following the $AU19 million collapse and liquidation of diamond tracing company Everledger Australia, the bad news has continued for founder Leanne Kemp.
The Great Rivers 211: Carrier Alert Program is changing how mail carriers can look after people who might need extra help in the community.
As we said back in 2017, when the Beats Studio3 Wireless headphones debuted, Beats’ products have been getting better and better since Apple bought the company and started contributing to their design and hardware. The new Beats Studio Pro, the first new addition to the Beats Studio line in six years, bring excellent…
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by Joanna Clarke, Pamela C. Ronald
Climate change is affecting the types of plant varieties we can cultivate, as well as how and where we can do so. A new collection of articles explores the twin challenges of engineering plants for resilience to climate change and enhancing their carbon-capture potential.
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The trade speculation is heating up!
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MLB news roundup
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I’m fortunate that my wife is also a baseball fan. It runs in her family as her maternal grandmother almost always had a game on. We’d arrive at her home late on a Friday and she’d have on a Dodger game, or some other west coast game on TV. Good memories.
Despite being a fan, my wife struggles with the names of the players. Birthdates of third cousins, anniversaries of great aunts and uncles, 50-year-old phone numbers, she’s killer on those things. Читать дальше...
A 27-second video of Donald Trump extolling the virtues of vaccines resulted in 104,036 vaccinations, researchers claim.
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The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of Fiji takes place on 19 and 21 July 2023. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Fiji.
Developed in a mixed structure, the LEMA Residence was implemented taking advantage of the topography, prioritizing the location of the social and private programs on the same level. The unevenness of the terrain allowed the garage to be placed on the street level, while the house is established on a higher level and as a single floor, highlighting the architecture and allowing a more integrated and broad space for the development of the environments.
by Lena Ostermann, Benjamin Seeliger, Sascha David, Carolin Flasche, Regina Maus, Marieke S. Reinboth, Martin Christmann, Konstantin Neumann, Korbinian Brand, Stephan Seltmann, Frank Bühling, James C. Paton, Johannes Roth, Thomas Vogl, Dorothee Viemann, Tobias Welte, Ulrich A. Maus
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by Xike Zhang, Jiaqi Gao
The COVID-19 had a huge impact on the transportation industry. In the post-epidemic stage, intercity transportation will face great challenges as places are unsealed, tourism and other service industries begin to recover, and residents’ travel demand gradually increases. An in-depth study of residents’ intercity travel behavior during holidays in the post-epidemic era will help restore public trust in public transportation and improve the quality of public transportation services. Читать дальше...
by Jessica Soldavini, Margaret Read, Lauren Clay
ObjectiveThe goal of this scoping review is to examine the published research on federal nutrition assistance programs administered by the United States (U.S.) Department of Agriculture during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the U.S., U.S. territories, and tribal nations. The review will identify the scope of the available research and provide research and policy recommendations.
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic made individuals more vulnerable to experiencing food insecurity. Читать дальше...
by Duc Hong Vo
In 2021, when the Covid-19 pandemic had a severe impact on the economy, a significant number of enterprises in Vietnam temporarily suspended doing business. Previous studies have focused on either model for predicting bankruptcy and financial distress or measuring market risk during extreme events. The effects of market risk and financial distress on a firm’s performance have largely been ignored in the literature, particularly in Vietnam. This study examines the effects of market risk... Читать дальше...
by Mary Kagujje, Sarah Nyangu, Minyoi M. Maimbolwa, Brian Shuma, Lilungwe Mutti, Paul Somwe, Nsala Sanjase, Chalilwe Chungu, Andrew D. Kerkhoff, Monde Muyoyeta
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by Taewook Kim
This study aimed to assess factors affecting pregnancy intention among women of reproductive age in Korea. We analyzed data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), a population-based survey that included 22,731 women aged 15–49. As age was associated with birth year and was found to be a confounding factor in the analysis of participants’ characteristics, we used propensity score matching to assess the characteristics of pregnant women compared... Читать дальше...
by Yue Xie, Tianhui Wang, Jinhua Zhang, Na Wang
Based on the perspective of performance pressure, we explore the influence of controlling shareholders’ share pledge on excessive financialization behavior of enterprises and its internal mechanism. The results show that the share pledge of controlling shareholders is positively correlated with the excessive financialization behavior of enterprises. After the controlling shareholder’s share pledge, the actual performance of the enterprise is lower than expected... Читать дальше...
by Patrick Nyambo, Hammond Motsi, Cornelius Chiduza, Mashapa Elvis Malobane
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by Shaan Stephanie Naughton, Helena Romaniuk, Anna Peeters, Alexandra Chung, Alethea Jerebine, Liliana Orellana, Tara Boelsen-Robinson
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by Sutinee Soopairin, Chanthawat Patikorn, Suthira Taychakhoonavudh
BackgroundCross-neutralizing strategy has been applied to improve access to antivenoms, a key to reducing mortality and disability of snakebite envenoming. However, preclinical studies have been conducted to identify antivenoms’ cross-neutralizing ability when clinical studies may not be considered ethical. Therefore, this study aimed to identify and summarize scattered evidence regarding the preclinical efficacy of antivenoms against Asian snakes. Читать дальше...