Search Results - "Tong, S H"

Heat stress induces apoptosis through transcription-independent p53-mediated mitochondrial pathways in human umbilical vein endothelial cell by Gu, Z. T., Wang, H., Li, L., Liu, Y. S., Deng, X. B., Huo, S. F., Yuan, F. F., Liu, Z. F., Tong, H. S., Su, L.

“…Cells apoptosis induced by intense heat stress is the prominent feature of heat-related illness. However, little is known about the biological effects of heat…”
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Institutional environment, firm ownership, and IPO first-day returns: Evidence from China by Chen, Yibiao, Wang, Steven Shuye, Li, Wei, Sun, Qian, Tong, Wilson H.S.

“…We examine two inconclusive issues in the IPO (initial public offering) underpricing literature. It is unclear whether private firms or state-owned enterprises…”
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The impact of reporting frequency on the information quality of share price: evidence from Chinese state-owned enterprises by Lee, Yin Toa, Tong, Wilson H. S.

“…As a major global exchange, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) only requires semi-annual reporting whereas other major exchanges including the ones in…”
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Target Information Asymmetry and Acquisition Price by Cheng, Peter, Li, Lin, Tong, Wilson H.S.

“…This study investigates the effects of target information asymmetry in a takeover transaction. We find that a target with more information asymmetry receives a…”
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Does reputation of sponsors matter in IPO? Evidence from Hong Kong by Tong, Wilson H. S., Wong, Michael B. T.

“…Contrary to other markets where underwriters perform a combined role of underwriting and sponsoring in an Initial Public Offering (IPO), IPO issuers in Hong…”
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Overseas listing as a policy tool: Evidence from China’s H-shares by Sun, Qian, Tong, Wilson H.S., Wu, Yujun

“…► We argue two reasons for China share-issue privatizes (SIP) state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Hong Kong. ► Market order reason is: China market cannot absorb…”
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How Does Government Ownership Affect Firm Performance? Evidence from China's Privatization Experience by Sun, Qian, Tong, Wilson H. S., Tong, Jing

“…The effect of government ownership on firm performance remains a controversial issue, especially in a transitional economy like China. Government ownership is…”
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Trading on inside information: Evidence from the share-structure reform in China by Tong, Wilson H.S., Zhang, Shaojun, Zhu, Yanjian

“…► We document empirical evidence for trading on inside information in China. ► Chinese listed firms made public announcement to start share-structure reform. ►…”
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Economic freedom and IPO underpricing by Chen, Yibiao, Wang, Steven S., Tong, Wilson H. S., Zhu, Hui

“…This paper examines how the difference in institutional environments constitutes differential IPO underpricing across countries. Using the Heritage…”
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Risk and the January effect by Sun, Qian, Tong, Wilson H.S.

“…We use a time-series GARCH framework with the conditional variance/covariance as proxies for systematic risk to reexamine the proposition by Rozeff and Kinney…”
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An association between a dopamine transporter gene (SLC6A3) haplotype and ADHD symptom measures in nonclinical adults by Tong, Janette H.S., Cummins, Tarrant D.R., Johnson, Beth P., McKinley, Leigh-Anne, Pickering, Hayley E., Fanning, Peter, Stefanac, Nicole R., Newman, Daniel P., Hawi, Ziarih, Bellgrove, Mark A.

“…Previous genetic studies have postulated that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should be regarded as the extreme end of a set of behavioural…”
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Dopamine transporter genotype is associated with a lateralized resistance to distraction during attention selection by Newman, Daniel P, Cummins, Tarrant D R, Tong, Janette H S, Johnson, Beth P, Pickering, Hayley, Fanning, Peter, Wagner, Joseph, Goodrich, Jack T T, Hawi, Ziarih, Chambers, Christopher D, Bellgrove, Mark A

“…Although lateral asymmetries in orienting behavior are evident across species and have been linked to interhemispheric asymmetries in dopamine signaling, the…”
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Assessment from space of mangroves evolution in the Mekong Delta, in relation to extensive shrimp farming by Tong, P. H. S., Auda, Y., Populus, J., Aizpuru, M., Habshi, A. Al, Blasco, F.

“…This study is an attempt to produce an assessment of the impact of shrimp aquaculture in the Mekong Delta (Viet Nam) on mangrove ecosystems. For this exercise…”
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How cross-listings from an emerging economy affect the host market? by Sun, Qian, Tong, Wilson H.S., Zhang, Xin

“…► We examine how cross-listings from China affect the Hong Kong market. ► We find that market capitalization and turnover increase while volatility decreases…”
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Osteoclast molecular phenotyping by random cDNA sequencing by Sakai, D., Tong, H.-S., Minkin, C.

“…The osteoclast is a cell type that is highly specialized for its bone resorption function. In order to decipher the numerous biochemical functions of…”
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A corporate governance explanation of the A-B share discount in China by Tong, Wilson H.S., Yu, Wayne W.

“…B-shares listed in China are traded at substantial discounts to their corresponding A-shares although they have identical rights. We offer a governance…”
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Who shall succeed? An examination of manager overconfidence and CEO selection by Li, Lin, Tong, Wilson H. S.

“…By categorizing managerial confidence attributes into overconfidence, rationality and diffidence with the methodology used in the finance literature, we…”
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Privatization Through an Overseas Listing: Evidence from China's H-Share Firms by Jia, Jin, Sun, Qian, Tong, Wilson H.S.

“…We study the partial privatization of 53 Chinese state-owned enterprises (by their listings on the Hong Kong Exchange over the period July 1993 to December…”
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Mechanisms of dislocation-defect interactions in irradiated metals investigated by computer simulations by Ghoniem, N.M, Tong, S.H, Huang, J, Singh, B.N, Wen, M

“…During irradiation, mobile defects, defect clusters and impurity atoms segregate on dislocations. When an external stress is applied, plastic flow is initiated…”
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When acquirers are short on cash flow in M&A deals by Ren, Yaru, Li, Lin, Tong, Wilson H.S., Lam, Peter

“…Studies on corporate takeovers are voluminous but typically assume that acquirers are not financially constrained. We show that acquirers' free cash flow (FCF)…”
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