Numerous studies have documented abnormal returns available to investors around index
changes. S&P 500 index fund managers face competitive pressures to replicate the index as …

Securities lending has been a lucrative business for mutual funds and ETFs over the past
decade. The authors examine the impact of securities lending activities on the return …

Numerous studies to date have addressed short-term returns earned by insiders with mixed
results. Longer-term performance of executives and directors, however, has not been …

Flood risk management is a critical concern worldwide, as communities and regions face
increasing threats of flooding due to climate change, urbanization, and natural variability. As a …

Why should there be a collaboration project involving rice, Italy and Vietnam? There are many
reasons starting from rice itself. Rice cultivation is fundamental for the nutrition of the world …

The aim of this study was to isolate, elucidate the structures, and develop an HPLC method
for the simultaneous quantification of phenolic compounds in Flos Lonicerae. The isolation of …

Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis is a major global health problem. Viet Nam is 14th among
27 MDR-TB high burden countries with an estimated about 5,100 MDR-TB cases among …

… I thank my husband, Huu Tho, and my childs, Anh Thu and Minh Thuy for your unconditional
love and care, and support. Your sharing and supporting have motivated me to overcome …

This research examines the relation between political corruption and mergers and acquisitions
(M&As). We find that local corruption increases firm acquisitiveness but decreases firm …