Longitudinal monitoring of sewershed resistomes in socioeconomically diverse urban neighborhoods by Jangwoo Lee, Kevin Xiang, Emily Au, Shahrzad Sarabi, Nicole Acosta, Srijak Bhatnagar, Jennifer Van Doorn, Stefania Bertazzon, John M. Conly, Elissa Rennert-May, Johann D. D. Pitout, Bonita E. Lee, Xiaoli Pang, Christine O’Grady, Kevin Frankowski, Casey R. J. Hubert, Michael D. Parkins

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Call for Papers: Intergenerational Justice Prize 2020 by FRFG, IF (Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations, Intergenerational Foundation)

“…Inheritance taxes deprive the testator of the opportunity to pass on their assets to their direct descendants. Instead, the state distributes them to all citizens. …”
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Effect of Gender Equality on Economic Development of Household Heads in Uganda: A Case Study of Rwamucucu Sub-County, Rukiga District. by Nsimire, Millicent

“…It was however established that education and household income which are the key roles of gender equality can be increased by ensuring that women groups at the local level get access to big financial institutions, women should also have access to assets like land, and houses among others.…”
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Exploring the Nonlinear Effect of Intellectual Capital on Financial Performance: Evidence from Listed Shipping Companies in China by Jian Xu, Yi Zhang

“…The empirical results show an inverted U-shaped relationship between the aggregate IC and FP (measured through return on assets). Regarding IC components, human, relational, and innovation capitals have an inverted U-shaped relationship with FP, while the quadratic relationship between structural capital and FP is not significant. …”
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The Impact of Intellectual Capital on Bank Profitability during COVID-19: A Comparison with China and Pakistan by Jian Xu, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Irfan

“…Profitability is measured by return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE), and IC is measured by the value added intellectual coefficient (VAIC) model. …”
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Un régime monétaire traditionnel contesté par la monnaie d’État : l’histoire du kip au Nord-Laos de 1975 à 2000 by Pierre Alary

“…It transformed monetary representations, and the traditional currencies and assets with monetary attributes were relegated as goods. …”
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Reducing the Possibility of Ruin by Maximizing the Survival Function for the Insurance Company’s Portfolio by Masoud Komunte, Christian Kasumo, Verdiana Grace Masanja

“…Thus, this paper suggests that in this situation, more investments should be made in risk-free assets.…”
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CHANGES IN SUBSTITUTION OF BANK LOANS AND EU SUBSIDIES IN POLISH BUSINESSES by Paulina Filip

“…Changes in companies’ assets and performance, andvariables referring to the financial effectiveness, were analyzed. …”
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Risco de alagamentos no Estado do Paraná: análise da periculosidade e da vulnerabilidade by Marcelo Gonçalves, Mirian Vizintim Fernandes Barros

“…This work was developed methodologically, in two stages: the first, with the analysis of danger in the state of Parana from studies on the likelihood of floods and susceptibility to the occurrence of these events; the second, with vulnerability analysis, consisting of studies of the exposed population and assets exposed to events and social vulnerability of the state's municipalities. …”
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Pourquoi tant de malls à Téhéran ? by Ronan des Vallières

“…Its main hypothesis is that the proliferation of these buildings is not related to business strategies but to their quality of financial assets, allowing fast, substantial land-based profits. …”
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Country-by-Country Reporting: A Step Towards Unitary Taxation? by Miguel Viegas, António Dias

“…Abstract Multinational companies are now obliged to deliver an annual report to the tax authorities with information disaggregated by country (country-by-country reporting) in order to show where the assets and workers are allocated, how profits are distributed and to whom taxes are paid. …”
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CHANGES IN SUBSTITUTION OF BANK LOANS AND EU SUBSIDIES IN POLISH BUSINESSES by Paulina Filip

“…Changes in companies’ assets and performance, andvariables referring to the financial effectiveness, were analyzed. …”
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Repolitizando el « desarrollo ». Las ONGD y la acción colectiva en España by Beltrán Roca

“…To sum up, this article assets that the discourse of « repolitisation » shows significant contradictions with the reality of Spanish DNGOs.…”
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“In the interests of all of us…”: Theodore Roosevelt and the Launch of Immigration Restriction as an Executive Concern by Hans Krabbendam

“…In keeping a balance between state power and public opinion, between assets and liabilities, between opportunities and threats, he set the basic course of debate and policy for decades to come. …”
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Ukrainian universities in new realities: Strategies for preserving academic potential during the war by Yana Suchikova, Yuriy Danko

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Regeneration versus demolition. Strategies, actions and local practices on Yongqing Fang Site by Edoardo Bruno, Francesco Carota

“…The analysis of the Yongqing Fang case study, located in the old town of the megacity Guangzhou, shows the need to change the practice of the regeneration project within a detailed and negotiated co-operation between public and private, to favour the demand towards the historical Assets of the city. Moreover, the case study allows to implement an analysis model to recover cultural heritage within a holistic and procedural perspective, where the project becomes a tool for negotiation, selective space transformation, urban renovation and social inclusion.…”
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La métamorphose d’une institution collective. Les patriziati des Alpes tessinoises, entre héritage historique et nouvelles fonctions by Luigi Lorenzetti, Roberto Leggero

“…The results suggest that financially stronger corporations are better able to integrate these new functions, thus promoting the sustainable management of their assets. However, the abandonment of two regional park projects, rejected in two popular votes, shows that the diversification of the functions of the patriziati must be embedded in inclusion processes capable of bypassing rivalries in the use of their resources.…”
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Comparing the Performance of Logit and Probit Early Warning Systems for Currency Crises in Emerging Market Economies by Fabio Comelli

“…Stronger real GDP growth rates and higher net foreign assets signifi cantly reduce the probability of experiencing a currency crisis, while high levels of credit to the private sector increase it. …”
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Seeing through the Ground: The Potential of Gravity Gradient as a Complementary Technology by N. Metje, D. N. Chapman, C. D. F. Rogers, K. Bongs

“…It is therefore important to accurately locate and map these services to aid the installation of new, and repair and maintenance of existing, assets. This will help avoid damage to adjacent services and reduce the direct and social costs associated with finding buried utilities. …”
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The impact of working capital management on the business performance: Evidence from food and beverage firms listed on the Vietnamese stock market by Nguyễn Thị Như Quỳnh, Trần Như Quỳnh

“…By utilizing the Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS) regression model and using data from 44 F&B enterprises listed on HOSE and HNX, covering the period from 2017 to 2022, the research results indicate that certain independent variables such as Inventory Conversion Period (ICP), Receivables Conversion Period (RCP), Payable Deferral Period (PDP), and Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) exhibit adverse effects on the dependent variable, Return On Assets (ROA). Moreover, the model incorporates control variables indicating that enterprise Size (SIZE) has a positive impact, while financial Leverage (LEV) exerts an inverse effect on ROA. …”
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