BOARD INDEPENDENCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING QUALITY OF LISTED OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN NIGERIA MODERATED BY FIRM SIZE by Adamu Lawal Bello, J. Okpanachi, T. Nyor, Lateef Olumude Mustapha

“…Based on the findings, the study recommended that policymakers such as financial reporting council and Securities and Exchange Commission should enforce the code of corporate governance that will provide for mandatory independent directors with financial expertise. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of Radiographic Protection by Dental Undergraduate and Endodontic Postgraduate Students, General Practitioners, and Endodontists by Amal A. Almohaimede, Mohammad W. Bendahmash, Feras M. Dhafr, Abdullah F. Awwad, Ebtissam M. Al-Madi

“…However, only 34% are familiar with the recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP) and International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). The use of lead apron and thyroid collar for patients’ protection from X-ray radiation was practiced among endodontic postgraduate students more frequently as well as those who are proactive in the academic field. …”
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No Modulatory Effects when Stimulating the Right Inferior Frontal Gyrus with Continuous 6 Hz tACS and tRNS on Response Inhibition: A Behavioral Study by Hannah Brauer, Navah Ester Kadish, Anya Pedersen, Michael Siniatchkin, Vera Moliadze

“…During that process, a “go” reaction is intercepted particularly by the right inferior frontal gyrus (rIFG) and presupplementary motor area (pre-SMA). After the commission of inhibition errors, theta activity (4–8 Hz) is related to the adaption processes. …”
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Interacting with Compatriots in Russian Regions: the Experience of Tatarstan by R. R. Gimatdinov, I. R. Nasyrov

“…The Republic of Tatarstan interacts constructively with the Russian Foreign Ministry, Rossotrudnichestvo, takes part in the activities of the Government Commission on Compatriots Abroad. Work with compatriots is carried out by the executive authorities of the republic within a number of regional government programs. …”
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Long-term Measurements of PM2.5 Concentrations in Lubbock, Texas by Mary C. Kelley, Mallory M. Brown, Clifford B. Fedler, Karin Ardon-Dryer

“…The hourly PM2.5 concentrations were measured at the local Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) station, analyzed for diurnal, weekly, monthly, seasonal, and yearly changes, and compared with meteorological parameters (such as the temperature, wind direction or speed, and visibility) recorded by the local National Weather Service station at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. …”
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Reducing dementia-related stigma and discrimination among community health workers in Brazil: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial by Nicolas Farina, Deborah Oliveira, Sara Evans-Lacko, Cleusa P Ferri, Carolina Godoy, Fabiana A F da Mata, Elaine Mateus, Ana Carolina Arruda Franzon

“…Qualitative data will be analysed using content analysis.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the National Commission for Ethics in Research in Brazil (n. 5.510.113). …”
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Comparison of Efficacy of Azithromycin with Ciprofloxacin in the Treatment of Uncomplicated Enteric Fever in Children by Maimoona Akram, Qurrat ul Ain, Ayesha Tariq, Samra Javed, Kiran Nayab, Sampana Fatima

“…   Objective: To compare the effectiveness of azithromycin to ciprofloxacin in the management of uncomplicated enteric fever in children between 6-12 years of age in the paediatrics department of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) General Hospital. Methods:  It was a randomized control trial study, conducted at the Department of Pediatrics, PAEC General Hospital, Islamabad from 30-01-21 to 30-07-22. …”
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A novel ddPCR™ assay for eDNA detection and quantification of Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerilli and three congeners in US waters: challenges and application to fisheries independ... by P. Joana Dias, Ryan Lehman, Bryan L. Huerta-Beltrán, Ana Wheeler, Crystal L. Hightower, Jessica Heise, Theodore Switzer, Clint Rhode, J. Marcus Drymon, Lynne Stokes, Mark A. Albins, Sean Powers, Nicole Phillips

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Securitization of Energy Supply within the European Integration by Y. V. Borovsky, O. V. Shishkina

“…For both waves, the Commission was the main ‘securitizing actor’. However, during the second wave, the European Parliament, some EU countries, and even the United States made their own ‘securitizing moves’. …”
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Kinetics of Texture and Colour Changes in Chicken Sausage during Superheated Steam Cooking by Abdulhameed Asmaa A., Yang Tajul A., Abdulkarim A. A.

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Transitional justice mechanisms and processes: international experience for restoring Ukraine’s sovereignty and national security by O. V. Cherviakova

“…In particular, it has been determined that for Ukraine, the experience of transitional justice in Colombia can be taken into account when addressing a number of issues of amnesty, organisation of work of truth commissions and others, with an understanding of the different nature of the conflict in Colombia, which is purely internal (non-international armed conflict).…”
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We Now Have the Tools and Infrastructure to Hold Donors and NGOs in International Development to their Own Legal and Professional Standards by David H. Lempert

“…Keywords: sustainability, dependency, democracy, development, aid, capacity building, international relations, international law, donors, UNDP, World Bank, European Commission, NGOs, foundations. …”
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Administrative and Legal Liability of Entities Providing Cosmetological Services in Ukraine by А. I. Sadovenko

“…It has been established that administrative liability in the studied area arises on the basis of the commission of a tort by a specific subject. The classification of administrative liability in the field of providing cosmetological services, depending on the subject of the tort, has been accomplished. …”
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‘Wisdom is a gift given to the Wise’: Florence Farr (1860–1917): New Woman, Actress and Pagan Priestess by Muriel Pécastaing-Boissière

“…Admittedly, Shaw and Yeats wrote leading parts for her, but it was she who commissioned and staged some of their very first plays. …”
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The problem of ensuring the sovereignty of EU members states in modern legal and public discourse by Ye. Novikov

“…On the other hand, EU member states are facing less control over many national functions through supranational institutions such as the European Commission and the Court of Justice of the European Union, which will lead to partial restrictions on control over certain areas of domestic and foreign policy. …”
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Administrative and legal regulation of licensing for medical practice by О. V. Batryn

“…A specially created licensing commission of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine reviews documents for obtaining a licence. …”
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Classical Universities in the Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Empire and the USSR: Leaving the Ivory Tower by M. V. Gribovskiy

“…These components include: the work of some departments (primarily the department of technology), the promotion of ideas of industrial development in Russia by the professors, participation in all-Russian manufacturing (art and industrial) exhibitions, and the implementation of research work by universities commissioned by industrial enterprises; It is shown how during the First World War the emphasis on the practical component of higher education activities increased, for which it itself was not quite ready.Particular attention is paid to the profound (and not entirely positive) transformation that universities underwent in the first Soviet decades. …”
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Forensic Characteristics of Intentional Destruction or Damage of Property Belonging to a Law Enforcement Officer: Essence and Content by A. P. Chyzh

“…It has been established that the elements of the forensic characteristics of the studied crime include: the circumstances of the crime (time and place), modus operandi, tools and traces of its commission, the object of destruction or damage, the personality of the offender and the victim. …”
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The concept of the document in Forensic science by V. S. Sezonov

“…Electronic documents can act as a means of committing crimes in the field of computer information, as well as other crimes using computer technology, can be the object of criminal encroachment or information “traces” that arise during the preparation for crime and commission of criminal acts. A cryptocurrency is added to the subject of forensic research, which is essentially an electronic document, an object of civil rights, has value, turnover, place of storage and owner.…”
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Notes on Post-criticality: Towards an Architecture of Reflexive Modernisation by Robert Cowherd

“…In apparent rejection of the isolation and purity of critical architecture’s orthodoxy, Rem Koolhaas and others have chosen engagement with the forces (and commissions) of late capitalism to which the term ‘post-criticality’ has been applied. …”
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