The Effects of Business Strategy and Product Market Competition on Real Earnings Management by Luiza Dazzi Braga, Luiz Cláudio Louzada, Carolina Magda da Silva Roma

“…A composite strategy score based on Miles and Snow’s framework was used to empirically assess BS, while MC was measured through three distinct metrics, and REM was calculated based on Roychowdhury’s (2006) models of abnormal level of production, sales, and discretionary expenditures. Archival data from United Stated (U.S.) non-financial public listed firms in the period 1987-2020 was analyzed using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regressions, controlled for industry and year fixed effects. …”
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Global Scientific Overview of Dermatology Related to COVID-19: A Bibliometric Analysis by Miguel Cabanillas-Lazo, Carlos Quispe-Vicuña, Claudia Cruzalegui-Bazán, Juan C. Valencia-Martinez, Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza, Frank Mayta-Tovalino

“…Most papers were published in the first quartiles. The United States and Italy were the leading countries in terms of production. …”
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A review of additive usage in polymer manufacturing: case study phenolic antioxidants by Derek Orndoff, Sohail Lone, Betsy Beymer-Farris, Morgan Wood, Jennifer Sadler, Mary Ellen Ternes, Tracy Hester, Kevin M. Miller, Jeffrey Seay

“…The March 2, 2022, United Nations Environment Assembly Resolution 5/14: “End plastic pollution: Toward an international legally binding instrument by 2024” provides an important path for addressing global plastic pollution, from monomer design and production through the value chain to the final fate of plastic products, including resource recovery. …”
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INVESTIGATING REASONS FOR RESISTANCE AMONG PROJECT AND GENERAL MANAGERS IN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING IMPLEMENTATIONS by Amer Celjo, Azra Hanić, Marietta Kazalac

“… Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) primary goal is to connect all organizational units together under the single data base. It is intended to speed up all the processes and track all the actions easily. …”
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Digital Games as Safe Places: The Case of Animal Crossing by Ferreira Cátia, Ganito Carla, Gonçalves Soraia

“…It is a tool for escapism and provides a feeling of belonging to players who agree that the New Horizons Fan Community is a united, helpful, caring, and generous community.…”
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Better than Nothing? The Idea of “Rough Justice” for Individual Compensation in Disaster Cases by Thais Temer, Karina Denari Gomes de Mattos, Maria Cecília de Araujo Asperti

“…The article examines the application of the “rough justice” paradigm and assesses the relevance of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in disaster cases. …”
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Rationale for the Use of Cord Blood in Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy by Izabela Zdolińska-Malinowska, Dariusz Boruczkowski, Dominika Hołowaty, Paweł Krajewski, Emilian Snarski

“…Two phase-2 clinical studies are ongoing under the United States regulations, namely one controlled study and one blinded study.…”
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Metastatic SQSTM1-NTRK1 fused non-small-cell lung cancer treated with larotrectinib and stereotactic radiosurgery resulting in durable complete response: a case report by Colton Betts, Ari Kassardjian, Arya Amini

“…Lung cancer is one of the most common malignancies and causes the most cancer deaths in the United States. Targeted therapies have improved the survival of patients with advanced disease. …”
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Update on Babesiosis by Edouard Vannier, Peter J. Krause

“…Over the last 50 years, the epidemiology of human babesiosis has changed from a few isolated cases to the establishment of endemic areas in the northeastern and midwestern United States. Episodic cases are reported in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. …”
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Use of stock market instruments as a way to support small and medium-sized businesses during economic crises by K. V. Gluhov, M. V. Shipilova

“…Foreign experience of supporting small and medium-sized businesses through the stock market, using the United States and Polish examples, has been studied. …”
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Riding High in the Saddle: African American Subversion in the 1930s Western by Susan Savage Lee

“…While the 1930s in the United States is oftentimes overshadowed by the effects of the Great Depression on everything from the economy to everyday life, at the same time, it was an era filled with avid moviegoers. …”
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Importance of Artificial Intelligence-based Radiography in the Examination and Treatment of Patients with Subacromial Impingement Syndrome by Aytan Akhundova

“…According to experts, the number of these diseases is already approaching epidemic levels in Sweden, Finland, Japan, and the United States. Insurance payments for diseases caused by shoulder pain are second only to vertebrogenic pain. …”
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Balancing mitigation strategies for viral outbreaks by Hamed Karami, Pejman Sanaei, Alexandra Smirnova

“…Numerical results were supported by real data for the Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.…”
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Insights into excitonic behavior in single-atom covalent organic frameworks for efficient photo-Fenton-like pollutant degradation by Chao Zhu, Mingzheng Yang, Bo Jiang, Lun Lu, Qile Fang, Yong Zheng, Shuang Song, Baoliang Chen, Yi Shen

“…Temperature-dependent photoluminescence and ultrafast transient absorption spectra reveal that incorporating acenaphthene units into the linker (CuSA/Ace-COF) significantly reduces exciton binding energy (E b). …”
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Integrating the contribution of museums for building peaceful and inclusive society and promoting justice by Li Xiang, Tanot Unjah, Sharina Abdul Halim

“…Abstract Within the literature concerned with museums’ contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the most studied museums’ focus was on Goals 8 and 11, which promote decent work, economic growth and the sustainable development of cities and communities. …”
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Impact of Likelihood Ratios of Rheumatoid Factor and Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody in Clinical Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Two Available Platforms by Juan Irure-Ventura, María Díaz-Toledo, Noelia Palazuelos-Cayón, Marcos López-Hoyos

“…However, the results obtained are usually expressed in arbitrary units that are not comparable. Therefore, the aim of this study is to improve clinical interpretation of RF and ACPA test results using the likelihood ratio (LR). …”
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Experimental studies of dual electric induction spherical electric field intensity sensor in inhomogeneous field of point source by S. V. Biryukov, L. V. Tyukina, A. V. Tyukin

“…The comparison results have showed that the discrepancy between the static characteristics does not exceed +1,5 %, and the discrepancy in the errors of the dual sensor, estimated from experimental data in an inhomogeneous field and obtained theoretically, does not exceed ±2 % in absolute units. The obtained research results allow us to confirm the adequacy of the theory underlying the theoretical provisions laid down in the calculations of dual electric induction spherical strength sensors of the electric field. …”
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Effect of DGs on Power Quality of Distribution System: An Analytical Review by Iqbal Javed, Rashid Zeeshan

“…Distributed generators are small units that generate electricity close to customer sites. …”
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Obesity and Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Middle East and UAE by Mayank G. Vats, Bassam H. Mahboub, Hassan Al Hariri, Ashraf Al Zaabi, Deepa Vats

“…In fact, as per WHO report, Kuwait has the second highest obesity prevalence followed closely by other Middle East (ME) countries, namely, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Apart from direct medical, psychological, and quality of life related adverse effects of obesity, many indirect medical comorbidities, namely, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN), and metabolic syndrome, imposes a significant health burden on the individual and community with consequent morbidity and mortality. …”
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Les nuits contestataires des néo-charbonniers du Vercors : un chronotope forestier au service d’une hétérotopie by Christophe Baticle, Philippe Hanus

“…Behind the pretext of charcoal, their protagonists unite through a spatial practice (the clearing) and refer to the two great guardian figures of the region: the wood collier ancestor and the resistance fighter as “clandestines of the night”. …”
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