This research tests the impact of the nomination of designated market makers in various market
conditions. We explore the effect of such announcements on three dimensions: liquidity, …

There are two essays in the dissertation. The first essay, proposes a new test for abnormal
performance in long-run event studies using the buy and hold abnormal return (BHAR). The …

Objectives. To examine: (a) the effect of music type on running time and on sensations and
thoughts experienced by the runners under high physical exertion, and (b) the role that music …

Background The 2007–2009 financial crisis, and its fallout, has strongly emphasized the
need to define new ways and measures to study and assess the stock market dynamics. …

What are the dominant stocks which drive the correlations present among stocks traded in a
stock market? Can a correlation analysis provide an answer to this question? In the past, …

The authors performed 3 studies to investigate the effects of social-cognitive variables on
physical effort perseverance. Linear hierarchical regressions indicated that task-specific …

… Conceived and designed the experiments: DYK YS AM SB-Z GG-G EB-J. Performed the
experiments: DYK. Analyzed the data: DYK GG-G EB-J. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis …

We review current evidence on the linkage between emotion and decision-making (DM) in
sports, and the appraisal, emotions, and cognitions linkage under temporal and societal …

The evolution of stimulated emission from the reactive excited state of bacteriorhodopsin is
compared with that of a modified protein containing a synthetic retinal which is unable to twist …

What are the dominant stocks which drive the correlations present among stocks traded in a
stock market? Can a correlation analysis provide an answer to this question? In the past, …