Political Connections, Debt Restructuring, and Enterprise Investment: Evidence from China by Xinlin Mo, Jinglu Jiang

“…Furthermore, the positive effect of debt restructuring on investment is more prominent in enterprises with weak strength of political connection. It is worth noting that as the strength of political connection increases from weak to strong, the positive impact of debt restructuring on investment turns to negative impact, which reflects the heterogeneity of connection strength on the relation between debt restructuring and investment. …”
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Social support to improve the self-care ability of people with mental disabilities: a qualitative study in the “Kampung Tunagrahita” by Dahlia Novarianing Asri, Dian Ratnaningtyas Afifah

“…Likewise, the much-needed skills training is set to produce works worth considering.…”
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Thomas Aquinas’ definition of the imago Dei and the development of lifelike portraiture  by Dominic Olariu

“…As a consequence of the new importance assigned to human corporeity, the bodies of virtuous persons become worth being represented. Lifelike portraiture of the 13th century wishes to underline the extraordinary quality of the shown persons. …”
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Sultan II. Abdülhamid’e Ermeni Komiteleri ve Faaliyetleriyle İlgili Sunulan Bir Fezleke (1895) by Bülent CIRIK

“…The period of Sultan Abdulhamid II, which is one of the most important breaking points of the Armenian Question, is a worth-stressing process in terms of the events taking place in Anatolia, the organization and international dimension of the Armenian committees. …”
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The Content Form of the Lexeme “Average”: Synchrony and Diachrony by T. A. Svetonosova

“…The word average is learnt in both above-mentioned classes and it is evident that it has different meanings. It is worth noting that not all these meanings can be found in monolingual dictionaries. …”
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Identification of Modal Parameters for Reinforcement of Walls in Earthen Ruins by Bei Liu, Yucheng Shi, Kun Liu, Tao Li, Shaopeng Wang

“…Then, according to the data of elastic modulus obtained in the lab, the finite element calculation is carried out, and referring to the results of field measurement, the revised elastic modulus value is 205.90 MPa. It is worth mentioning that the revised value is significantly improved from the original laboratory value, and it is also indicated that the seismic performance of the reinforced wall has been significantly improved. …”
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Features of economic sectors development in mountain territories of the Republic of Dagestan by A. M. Esetova, I. K. Kerimov

“…The article concludes that it is necessary to solve a number of problems that hinder development of mountain territories of the Republic of Dagestan. In particular, it is worth implementing measures aimed at deve loping infrastructure, attracting extra-budgetary investments, training qualified personnel, promoting tourism opportunities, and expanding measures of state support for business activities in the mountain territories.…”
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Revisiting Argentine Spanish intonation: Córdoba and San Luis by Laura Colantoni

“…If the relative duration of the pretonic to the tonic is a cue to stress in Spanish (Ortega & Prieto 2011; Hualde 2015), it is worth exploring what the cues are in a variety in which pretonic syllables are longer than tonic ones. …”
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Nieznane polonika kanadyjskie – William John Rose i jego archiwalna spuścizna by Tomasz Pudłocki

“…Due to the distance of Vancouver from Poland, the Rose Fond collected in the Archives of the University of British Columbia (Canada) has not been the subject of interest of Polish scholars so far, but it is worth noting due to its richness and thematic diversity. …”
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Sexual Inversion, Smoke, and Mirrors: The (In)Visibility of John Addington Symonds’s Homosexuality in his Autobiographical Writings by William Fize

“…He then developed an ideal conception of relationships between men, and found that satisfying his sexual needs was a way of living a life worth living that would no longer make him sick as he was trying to suppress this part of himself. …”
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Beyond EU Law Heroes: Unleashing Strategic Litigation as a Form of Participation in the Union’s Democratic Life by Alberto Alemanno

“…Ultimately, no legal order worth of its name should rely on the heroism of its citizens and residents to keep its legal system in check.…”
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A New Chaotic System with Only Nonhyperbolic Equilibrium Points: Dynamics and Its Engineering Application by Maryam Zolfaghari-Nejad, Mostafa Charmi, Hossein Hassanpoor

“…The proposed system does not have any linear term, and it is worth noting that the new system has one equilibrium point with triple zero eigenvalues at the origin. …”
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On Topological Analysis of Niobium (II) Oxide Network via Curve Fitting and Entropy Measures by Muhammad Kamran Siddiqui, Sana Javed, Sadia Khalid, Mazhar Hussain, Muhammad Shahbaz, Samuel Asefa Fufa

“…Although experimental results are worthful but they are expensive as well, so computational analysis provides an economical and rapid way. …”
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Exploring the Perspectives of Older People on the Concept of Home by Deborah Hatcher, Esther Chang, Virginia Schmied, Sandra Garrido

“…For the participants in this study remaining at home enabled a sense of independence and freedom, self-worth and identity, comfort, and an ongoing active role in the community. …”
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Strategic target management in  the energy sector by A. A. Seregina

“…Having considered the concepts of strategic planning and strategic management in their interrelation, the author notes their increasing role in the transformation period. It is worth noting that the strategic target management with regard to the predicted indicators of fuel and energy balances needs significant improvement. …”
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Establishing Lot Size through Sanitation Clean Breaks in Produce Packing Facilities by Benjamin Chapman, Michelle D. Danyluk

“…In other situations, a packer may choose to have a clean break conducted weekly, meaning that a food safety incident could result in a week’s worth of production being recalled. This 2-page fact sheet was written by B. …”
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Enhancing resilience in sexual harassment victims using narrative exposure therapy: a single case research by Saifa Hunafa, Gian Sugiana Sugara, Muhammad Muhajirin

“…Victims of sexual harassment often experience deep trauma, such as feelings of shame, fear, anger, and loss of self-worth. Intervention using Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) aims to enhance resilience in victims of sexual harassment and reduce the trauma symptoms they endure. …”
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Fecal DNA Screening in Colorectal Cancer by Suzanne Richter

“…Despite current challenges, fecal DNA testing is worth pursuing. Both the American Gastroenterological Society and the American Cancer Society maintain that molecular testing is in its infancy but is promising. …”
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Effect of Contact Preference among Heterogeneous Individuals on Social Contagions by Yining Xu, Jinghua Xiao, Xiaochen Wang

“…In social networks, individual heterogeneity is widely existed, and an individual often tends to contact more frequently with friends of similar status or opinion. It is worth noting that the contact preference characteristic among heterogeneous individuals will have a significant effect on social contagions. …”
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The role playing by social media in COVID-19 to exacerbate anxiety and depression among Pakistani community by Sadia Yasir Khan, Farah Rashid, Sadaf Konain Ansari, Sadaf Khalid, Ahmed Abdullah, Shehla Farhin

“…Key-words:  Social media; COVID-19; Myths; life worth; save humanity; Attitude;   …”
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