Controlling Shareholders’ Equity Pledge and Listed Companies’ Stock Repurchase by Zhaolin Wang

“…However, the earnings management behavior of listed companies has no significant influence on the positive influence of equity pledge on stock repurchase.…”
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USING THINK-PAIR-SQUARE-SHARE STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY FOR INDONESIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS by Devi Rufiana, Mulyadi Mulyadi

“…Based on the results of the test conducted at the end of the study and analysis of observation sheets, it could be said that the speech and behavior of students during the learning process had increased. …”
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Higher-Order Multifractal Detrended Partial Cross-Correlation Analysis for the Correlation Estimator by Keqiang Dong, Xiaojie Gao

“…By applying two artificially generated signals, we show that the new method is working reliably for determining the cross-correlation behavior of two signals. We also illustrate the application of this method in finance and aeroengine systems. …”
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Are Cows Comfortable in Modern Dairy Facilities? by Izabella Toledo

“…In addition, cows need to accomplish certain natural behavioral activities daily. Some factors that may decrease or limit the ability of cows to express natural behaviors include but are not limited to resting area and resting behavior, time spent away from pen (i.e. for milking and other management procedures), feed and water access and availability, stocking density, and environmental factors such as heat stress. …”
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Mathematical Modeling and Stability Analysis of Systemic Risk in the Banking Ecosystem by Irène Irakoze, Fulgence Nahayo, Dennis Ikpe, Samuel Asante Gyamerah, Frederi Viens

“…Numerical simulations further illustrate the dynamics of systemic risk, while the theoretical findings offer insights into the behavior of distressed banks under varying conditions. …”
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Comprehensive collection of uniaxial stress-strain data for rubberized concreteMendeley Data by Abdulaziz Alsaif

“…The datasets provide valuable insights for researchers interested in the compressive behavior of rubberized concrete and offers valuable resources for further analysis and modeling studies.…”
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Global Dynamics of Rational Difference Equations xn+1=xn+xn-1/q+ynyn-1 and yn+1=yn+yn-1/p+xnxn-1 by Keying Liu, Peng Li, Weizhou Zhong

“…These results completely described the behavior of the system.…”
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Communication between endothelial cells and osteoblasts in regulation of bone homeostasis: Notch players by Daria Perepletchikova, Anna Malashicheva

“…Endothelial cells can adjust their behavior in response to the changing microenvironmental conditions. …”
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On Predator-Prey Systems and Small-Gain Theorems by Patrick D. Leenheer, David Angeli, Eduardo D. Sontag

“…We use a small-gain theorem, adapted to a context of systemswith multiple equilibrium points to obtain the desired almost globalconvergence result, which provides sufficient conditions to rule outoscillatory or more complicated behavior that is often observed inpredator-prey systems.…”
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Analysis of Complex Dynamics in Different Bargaining Systems by Xiaogang Ma, Chunyu Bao, Lin Su

“…This paper focuses on the bargaining behavior of supply chain members and studies the stability of the bargaining system. …”
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Some Comments on the Nonlinear Dynamics of a Portal Frame under Base Excitation by Aline Souza de Paula, José Manoel Balthazar, Jorge Luis Palacios Felix

“…The numerical analysis shows a complex behavior of the system, which can be observed by phase spaces, Poincaré sections and bifurcation diagrams.…”
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The Global Dynamics of an Age-Structured Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Model with Saturation Incidence and Time Delay by Dongxue Yan, Mengqi Zhang, Jiashan Tang

“…The global dynamic behavior of an age-structured hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) model with saturation incidence and time delay is investigated in the work. …”
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Dynamics and Solutions of a Fifth-Order Nonlinear Difference Equation by M. M. El-Dessoky, E. M. Elabbasy, Asim Asiri

“…The main objective of this paper is to study the behavior of the rational difference equation of the fifth-order yn+1=αyn+βynyn-3/(Ayn-4+Byn-3), n=0,1,…, where α,β,A, and B are real numbers and the initial conditions y-4,y-3,y-2,y-1 and y0 are positive real numbers such that Ay-4+By-3≠0. …”
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Description verbale du mouvement dans le cadre de la typologie talmienne – une évaluation au croisement de deux paradigmes : le cognitivisme et l’enactivisme by Aurélie Barnabé

“…Relying on the Talmian typology, this investigation aims at assessing the linguistic behavior of French and English speakers, asked to describe entities in motion, in contexts where participants are submitted to different physical constraints pertaining to bodily experience. …”
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Tapping into Residents’ Perceptions to Diffuse Landscape Water Conservation and Protection Practices by Colby Silvert, Laura Warner, Matt Benge, John Diaz

“…The information and recommendations are intended for Extension professionals and other practitioners to promote behavior change in household landscaping practices. …”
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Orchard Orbweaver, Orchard Spider Leucauge argyrobapta (White), Leucauge venusta (Walckenaer) (Arachnida: Araneae: Tetragnathidae) by Donald W. Hall

“…This document describes its synonymy and nomenclature, distribution, description, behavior, and enemies. Also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures. …”
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Assessing Economic Impacts and Benefits of Commercial Horticulture Extension Programs by Alan Hodges, Shawn Steed, Jane Morse, Peggy Dessaint, Donald Rainey, Charles Vavrina

“…As fiscal pressures increase from federal and state government agencies to spend public dollars more effectively, it is imperative that the outcomes from educational efforts be clearly documented in terms of measurable changes in knowledge and behavior of clientele or stakeholders. This 5-page fact sheet presents a standardized approach for evaluating the economic impacts of extension educational programs in commercial horticulture in Florida, with which impacts are quantified in terms of measurable changes in revenues, income, or jobs. …”
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Labor Values and Attitudes of Modern Students by V. V. Retivina

“…Labor values, professional attitudes, preferences and orientations largely determine the young people’s labor behavior. The article presents an analysis of modern students’ values in the field of labor and their place in the structure of basic values. …”
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Cornsilk Fly (suggested common name), Euxesta stigmatias Loew (Insecta: Diptera: Otitidae) by Gregg S. Nuessly, John L. Capinera

“… The 'cornsilk fly,' Euxesta stigmatias Loew, is an attractive, dark metallic green fly with distinctive wing patterns and wing flapping behavior commonly found throughout southern Florida agricultural communities. …”
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Benign Mucinous Tumor of Ovary with a Sarcoma-Like Mural Nodule: A Case Report by Sailabala Garikaparthi, Renuka Inuganti Venkata, Krishna Bharathi Yarlagadda, Annapurna Parvatala

“…Distinction of these lesions from true sarcomatous nodules and foci of anaplastic carcinoma is important because of the worse prognosis of these tumors in comparison with the favorable behavior of sarcoma-like mural nodules. In this report we describe the case of a 35-year-old woman with a mucinous ovarian tumor having a mural nodule in the wall.…”
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