Corporate Governance and its Role in Performance Improvement and Reducing Fraud in Islamic Banking by Leila Zamanianfar, Mohammad Reza Mahdyar Ismaili

“…The question raised in the present study is whether it is possible to maintain and improve the financial performance of Iranian banks and reduce fraud by using corporate governance procedures. This article is compiled with the aim of reviewing the theoretical foundations and existing research literature on good corporate governance and its role in improving performance and reducing fraud in Islamic banking. …”
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Community Perception on the Effect of Cultural Livelihoods on the Environment in Kogi State, Nigeria by G. O. Chukwurah, N. M. Aguome, M. O. Isimah, E. C. Enoguanbhor, N. E. Obi-Aso, N. U. Azani and O. C. Nnamani

“…Descriptive statistics using frequencies, percentages, and charts were used for the analyses. The results were compiled using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). …”
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Assessing the quality, reliability, and transparency of YouTube videos on spiritual palliative care: a content analysis by Fhaied Almobarak

“….), and overall quality and transparency of the content.MethodsOn 19th April 2024, a sample of 50 spiritual palliative care YouTube videos was compiled and examined for quality, reliability, and transparency assessment. …”
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The extent of western lowland gorilla social relationships within and between groups. by Kristena Cooksey, Jake Funkhouser, Crickette Sanz, Jean Marie Massamba, Thierry Fabrice Ebombi, Prospère Teberd, Gaston Abea, Gaeton Mbebouti, Kathryn Judson, Sean Brogan, Colleen Stephens, David Morgan

“…In this study, we examined the social relationships of four western lowland gorilla groups in the Ndoki landscape of northern Republic of Congo. To do so, we compiled all-occurrence social interaction and silverback nearest neighbor social networks from data collected during daily group follows conducted over several years. …”
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Antiasthmatic Medicinal Plants of Tanzania: An Ethnomedicinal and Ethnopharmacological Review by David Sylvester Kacholi

“…This review, a comprehensive compilation of ethnobotanical research evidence, aimed to provide a thorough understanding of TMPs used by the locals for asthma management and identify species that have already been investigated in preclinical studies. …”
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Comparative Analyses and Phylogenetic Dependence in Traits and Trends of the Dipterocarpaceae by Nazrin Malik, David Edwards, Robert P. Freckleton

“…Our objectives are to (i) assess whether dipterocarp species traits are phylogenetically conserved through a phylogenetic signal, indicating phylogenetic niche conservatism (PNC); (ii) determine the drivers of dipterocarp species distribution; (iii) examine the relationship between morphological traits with habitat factors; and (iv) assess the correlation between conservation status and phylogeny. We compiled a dataset of species‐level plant traits of the Dipterocarpaceae together with population‐level ecological trends. …”
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An Analysis of Linguistic Resources for Sports Tourism Media Discourse: A Case Study of the Women’s World Cup Final in Sydney by María Luisa Blanco-Gómez, María-José Gómez-Ortiz

“…To conduct this research, we compiled a corpus of 11,549 words comprising webpages, online publications and tourism blogs, using AntConc software for the analysis. …”
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The concept of a document in jurisprudence by V. S. Sezonov

“…A legal document is an information object that is compiled in accordance with legal requirements and contains legal information (confirmation of rights, obligations or confirmation of legal facts, events or actions that give rise to certain rights and obligations). …”
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Development of a guide for continuous positive airway pressure use - A good fit: Making continuous positive airway pressure work for you by Adeel Meraj, Lauren Koep, Muhammad R. Baig

“… # Results After a comprehensive evaluation process, we compiled a concise self-help guide combining principles of cognitive behavioural therapy using a behavioural hierarchy approach towards CPAP desensitization. …”
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Types of activity of a judge at the preparatory stage to court hearings by O. M. Tsilmak

“…The author has indicated perspective directions of research: 1) definition of the main professionally important qualities and varieties of competence by substantiating and specifying the main tasks of the types of judge’s activity at the main and final stages; 2) development of a psychic profile of a judge; 3) research of the level of development of the components that determine the competence of a judge and the compilation of “Judge’s Map of Competence”; 4) determining the directions of preparation of candidates for judicial activity; 5) specification of the basic forms and criteria of their qualification assessment.…”
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Hermeneutical approach as a methodological basis of soft skills development of technical students by Polina G. Labzina, Svetlana G. Menshenina

“…Practical part of the research is to compile a set of tasks for working with text material, which will ensure the information understanding and interpretation through certain reading strategies stimulating mental activity.…”
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Development of a mathematical model of dependence of specific volumetric electrical resistance of SIW-4 insulation on factors affecting its reliability by Denisov I. V.

“…During the multifactorial analysis, the task was to select the minimum and maximum values of each factor under study, followed by the compilation of a planning matrix for a full factorial experiment. …”
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Methotrexate-Associated Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Transaminitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Rajalingham Sakthiswary, Grace Yin Lai Chan, Ee Tzun Koh, Khai Pang Leong, Bernard Yu Hor Thong

“…The demographic and clinical characteristics of the above patients (cases) were compiled and compared with age- and gender-matched controls who were RA patients on long standing MTX therapy without any episode of transaminitis. …”
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Riding Through the Pandemic: Unveiling Motorcycle Crash Trends Amidst Three Years of the COVID-19 Crisis by Shahrin Islam, Armana Sabiha Huq, Sadab Ishraq Khan, Sabah Hossain Iqra

“…Data spanning 86 months (January 2016 to February 2023) were collected from the Accident Research Institute (ARI), which compiles newspaper-based data serving as an alternative source of information on crashes encompassing both pre-COVID (January 2016 to February 2020) and COVID-19 periods (March 2020 to February 2023). …”
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Static assessment of brittle/ductile notched materials: an engineering approach based on the Theory of Critical Distances by R. Louks, H. Askes, L. Susmel

“…An experimental data base was compiled from the technical literature. The investigated samples had a range of stress concentration features including sharp V-notches to blunt U-notches, and a range of materials that exhibit brittle, quasi-brittle and ductile mechanical behaviour. …”
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Effect of Spirulina Meal Supplementation on Growth Performance and Feed Utilization in Fish and Shrimp: A Meta-Analysis by Ling Li, Haiyan Liu, Peiyu Zhang

“…Nevertheless, they converged on compiling results from all possible relevant studies. …”
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Short-acting growth hormone supplementation for bone age and growth rate in children with idiopathic short stature: a meta-analysis by Lianlian Yang, Fan Yang

“…Methods The authoritative databases such as PubMed, Medline, and Web of Science were extensively searched through the systematic and comprehensive literature retrieval strategy to compile the clinical research data on the treatment of idiopathic short stature with short-acting GH. …”
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Postdocs in Russia: Peculiarities of Employment and Incentives by L. S. Skachkova, I. P. Malichenko, E. A. Yakovleva

“…As part of the study, tasks related to compiling a socio-economic portrait of a postdoc based on economic, socio-demographic characteristics and indicators of research efficiency, identifying the characteristics of the employment and placement experience of postdocs, objective factors and individual motives for making decisions in the field of choosing postdoctoral programs were solved, as well as diagnostics of tools and channels for young researchers to search for vacancies. …”
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Pinah Laman: The Construction of Religious and Ethnic Identity Within the Mentuka Dayak of West Kalimantan by Felisitas Yuswanto, Sekar Ayu Aryani, Ahmad Muttaqin

“…Religious conversion is inseparable from the driving factors for the emergence of a new identity and the implications of constructing a new identity due to the conversion process. This article was compiled from the results of research using the ethnographic method. …”
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Can incentives improve antipsychotic adherence in major mental illness? A mixed-methods systematic review by Nathan Hodson, Ivo Vlaev, Madiha Majid, Swaran Preet Singh

“…Papers measuring impact on adherence were synthesised, then a typology of ethical and policy issues was compiled, finally the empirical literature was compared with this typology to describe current evidence and identify remaining research questions.Results 26 papers were included. 2 RCTs used contingent financial incentives for long-acting injectable antipsychotic preparations. …”
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