<p>This study addresses the survival of Belgian venture capital (VC) backed companies,
compared to companies that did not receive VC. Survival analysis techniques are used to …

For two decades, computed tomography (CT) has challenged intravenous urography (IVU)
in the evaluation of urinary tract abnormalities. Compared with IVU, CT is more sensitive and …

… Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Baeyens, K., Vanacker, T. and Manigart,
S. (2006) ‘Venture capitalists’ selection process: the case of biotechnology proposals’, Int. …

The crystal structure of the RNA dodecamer 5′-GGACUUUGGUCC-3′ has been determined
from X-ray diffraction data to 2.6 Å resolution. This oligomer forms an asymmetric double …

… This model was subjected to rigid body and positional refinement followed by simulated
annealing with an initial temperature of 3000 K by using the program x-plor (13). The simulated …

The 1.4 A resolution structure of recombinant mouse tumour-necrosis factor [alpha] (mTNF)
at 100 K has been determined. The crystals are triclinic, space group P1, with unit-cell …

Background Public health campaigns encourage the public to protect themselves against
skin cancer by using sunscreens and taking other protective measures. However, it is difficult …

… Katleen Baeyens and Sophie Manigart Katleen Baeyens is a Ph.D. student in the
Department of Accountancy and Corporate Finance at Ghent University, Belgium. katleen.baeyens@…

This paper adresses the impact of trust on private equity contracts. Trust between investor
and entrepreneur is essential to help overcome control problems, especially in an …

… added of 2.1 times K, compared to a median value added of 1.6 times K for VC backed …
flow is 47% of K, cash flows of VC backed companies are 40% of K. The same conclusions hold …