OSTRICHES AND GEOTOURISM: THE EVOLUTIONARY PATHWAY OF A SMALL TOWN TOURISM DESTINATION IN SOUTH AFRICA by Christian M. ROGERSON, Jayne M. ROGERSON

“…In terms of early 20th century tourism growth it is demonstrate d geotourism was a critical driver with the asset of Cango Caves. In the period after the Second World War, the local tourism economy diversifies with the revival and reorientation of ostrich farming which incorporates ostriches as tourism attractions. …”
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Long-Run Savings and Investment Strategy Optimization by Russell Gerrard, Montserrat Guillén, Jens Perch Nielsen, Ana M. Pérez-Marín

“…This result is fundamental to prove that if risk aversion and the maximum possible loss are both high, then holding a constant amount invested in the risky asset is optimal for a standard lifetime saving/pension process and outperforms some other simple strategies. …”
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A Scientometric Review of Digital Currency and Electronic Payment Research: A Network Perspective by Qing Shi, Xiaoqi Sun

“…Results show that, first, the knowledge bases can be classified into three main topics: (1) the usage and diversification effect of private digital currencies from the point of investment and asset allocation; (2) the price dynamics and market efficiency of private digital currencies; and (3) other economic roles of digital currencies and corresponding change brought into the monetary system. …”
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FIRM INNOVATIVENESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN MANUFACTURING FIRMS by Mubaraq Sanni, Lukman Adebayo Oke ABDULRAUF, Jamiu Alabere Abdulrasheed

“…Thus, this study recommends that Nigeria Exchange Group (NGX) should establish policy and penalties for companies that have not been adequate disclose information about their firms operating segment and new asset acquisition …”
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False Financial Statement Identification Based on Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm by Jixiao Li

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CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by Kenneth S. Adeyemi, Lateef Olabisi Adedeji

“…Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to examine the association between the dependent variable of financial performance proxied by the return on assets and independent variables represented by equity capital and leverage ratios while asset tangibility and liquidity were used as control variables. …”
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Assessing the unemployment rate as a mediator between SMEs and economic growth by Malik Cahyadin, Heru Irianto, Basem Ertimi

“…Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) on 96 observations, the findings reveal that the number of SME business units has a significant negative impact on the unemployment rate, whereas total assets have a positive impact. A higher asset value enhances the capacity for modernization and digitalization, which, in turn, reduces labor absorption and potentially increases unemployment. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN FARM CYCLING SEBAGAI STRATEGI AGROWISATA DI DESA PITRA, TABANAN by Yayu Indrawati, Ni Luh Kadek Laksmi Wulandani, LGLK. Dewi, I Putu Andre Putra Pratama

“…This is a qualitative research with asset based community development (ABCD)  approach. …”
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The fraud taxonomy in financial reports in the brazilian stock market by Noel Kentinus Olokodana, Rodrigo de Souza Gonçalves, Monize Ramos do Nascimento

“…Results: The following taxonomy is suggested: overestimation of assets, transactions with related parties, diversion of funds to offshore entities, overestimation of loss of asset value (impairment), overestimation of revenue, fictitious revenues, underestimation of expenses. …”
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A Desktop Review of Linguistic Practices in Higher Education Post #FeesMustFall Protests: An Appraisal of Academy and Multilingual Citizenship by Soyiso Khetoa

“…The institution also recognizes linguistic diversity as a valuable asset that empowers people in multicultural and multilingual settings. …”
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The Impact of Credit Risk on Bank Profitability in Nigeria by Onyeiwu Charles, Gideon Ajayi, Obumneke Muoneke B.

“…Using the regression analysis, relationship was drawn between credit risk parameters (which include capital adequacy ratio and non-performing loan ratio) and the profitability ratio (return on average asset, in particular) of five big Nigerian banks. …”
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Reinforcement learning for deep portfolio optimization by Ruyu Yan, Jiafei Jin, Kun Han

“…Additionaly, it was crucial to simultaneously consider the time series and complex asset correlations of financial market information. …”
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BOARD ATTRIBUTES AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING OF LISTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Idris Mohammed, Bejamin K. Gugong, Rofiat Adedokun, Abdulrahman A. Olorunloga, Mark G Tagwai

“…Consequently, the study recommends that the management of Nigerian listed firms should view large and diverse boards as an asset for promoting sustainability reporting. Such boards, comprising experienced and knowledgeable members, are more likely to make effective decisions on sustainability-related issues. …”
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Optimal Management of Computer Network Security in the Era of Big Data by Minfeng Chen

“…As the “new oil of the future,” big data is becoming the leading industry of the new economy, the core asset of the country and enterprises, the “new blue ocean” to be pursued, and the national strategy to be developed by all countries. …”
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CEO Characteristics and Earnings Management: A Study of Manager Tenure, Age, Gender, and Overconfidence by Chen Sitao, Tzavara Dionisia, Argyropoulou Maria, Koufopoulos Dimitrios, Argyropoulou Rachel

“…Additionally, firm size and asset-liability ratio are positively related to corporate earnings management behavior. …”
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Formation interdisciplinaire à la pédagogie dans l’enseignement supérieur : de l’expérience individuelle à la dynamique collective pour impulser une transformation pédagogique... by Catherine de la Fouchardière, Laure Abiad, Moussa Laanani, Marine Lanteri, Morgane Maridet, Annabelle Tenenbaum, Isabelle Colombet

“…This focus group interview helped us to carry out an individual and then collective reflective analysis of the individual transformation process and of the pedagogical transition that had taken place and is still in progress.This analysis showed that interdisciplinarity was a major asset and a source of synergies, allowing us to focus on the common ground: pedagogy. …”
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Form as a Driver for Regeneration: A Methodological Approach to Rethinking School Building Infrastructure in Italy by Caterina Barioglio, Daniele Campobenedetto, Lorenzo Murru, Caterina Quaglio

“…Italian school infrastructure is a multi-layered and diversified spatial asset which requires systemic rethinking in order to respond to evolving educational, energy and health needs. …”
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Rethinking Eurovision Song Contest as a Clash of Cultures by Zeynep Merve ŞIVGIN

“…Especially the privileged existence of popular culture; having an interdependence attachment to power relations in addition to an allowing structure for alternative discourses other than the official discourse is a cruicial asset. This article examines Eurovision Song Contest with its over 50 years of traditionaled history, as a noteworthy television program of popular culture. …”
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Sídlo a jeho pán. Rezidenční strategie hraběte Františka Karla Swéerts-Sporcka ve druhé čtvrtině 18. století by Vítězslav Prchal

“…Count Swéerts-Sporck differed from his socially highly active predecessor; he was a representative of the rural nobility, an efficient economist with good asset management as the main philosophy of life. …”
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No Way Back? ECB’s Forward Guidance and Policy Normalisation by Jakob de Haan

“…However, forward guidance constrained the central bank’s ability to decide to end asset purchases and raise policy rates once inflation had risen above target. …”
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