New Jensen–Shannon divergence measures for intuitionistic fuzzy sets with the construction of a parametric intuitionistic fuzzy TOPSIS by Xinxing Wu, Qian Liu, Lantian Liu, Miin-Shen Yang, Xu Zhang

“…Finally, a practical example on the credit evaluation of potential strategic partners and a comparative analysis with other TOPSIS methods is developed to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed TOPSIS method.…”
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The mycobacterial ABC transporter IrtAB employs a membrane-facing crevice for siderophore-mediated iron uptake by Imre Gonda, Simona Sorrentino, Laura Galazzo, Nicolas P. Lichti, Fabian M. Arnold, Ahmad R. Mehdipour, Enrica Bordignon, Markus A. Seeger

“…Our data suggest that IrtAB imports mycobactin via a credit-card mechanism in a transport cycle that is coupled to the presence of zinc.…”
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THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN CAMEROON by Nguiffo Joel Salomon, Etoa Etoa Jean Bosco

“…On the other hand, domestic credit provided by the financial sector, banking availability, economic development, and income have a positive impact on renewable energy consumption. …”
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The Effect of Inflation on Fund Supply of Participation Banks: An Application to Türkiye with ARDL Approach by Mercan Hatipoğlu, Caner Dilber

“…All in all in an inflationary environment, the loans offered by the participation banks to the markets follow a U-shaped trend, first decreasing and then increasing and increases in inflation rates threaten the credit growth of participation banks. In addition, we pointed out that it is a necessity to bring inflation rates to a modarate level so that participation banks are not excluded from financial markets in Turkey.…”
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Features of management and implementation of financial and economic activities of various forms and types of institutions by A. Yu. Yakovlev

“…It has greater freedom of financial and economic activity (it can open not only personal accounts in the treasury, but accounts in credit institutions, purchases on the basis of regulations approved by the supervisory board, etc.) and has a collegial body represented by a supervisory board consisting of representatives of state and municipal government, workers and independent specialists. …”
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Technology adoption and extreme stock risk: Evidence from digital tax reform in China by Kangqi Jiang, Xiaofeng Chen, Jiayun Li, Mengling Zhou

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4-H Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Workbook by John Pipoly, Angelina Toomey, Sarah Hensley, Esen Momol, Jennifer W. Marvin, Kelly Perez

“…All volunteers and instructors utilizing this resource should work with their local 4-H Extension Agent to appropriately enroll youth in 4-H in order for them to experience the full benefits of the 4-H Youth Development program and to receive credit for completion of a 4-H project. Workbook; https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4h422 …”
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Assessing current state and prospects for housing construction development in the Far Eastern Federal District of the Russian Federation by A. P. Alekseenko, I. A. Lavrentiev, N. Ye. Latysheva

“…The Government of the Russian Federation implemented the program on preferential mortgage lending “Far Eastern Mortgage” that led to an increase in the housing availability in apartment buildings in the macro-region, purchased on credit, while stimulating price growth at a rate outpacing the increase in household incomes. …”
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Challenges and interventions in water resource management for horticultural crop production in rural and tribal communities in India by Muganyizi J. Bisheko, Rejikumar G

“…The study identified various critical challenges, including water scarcity, lack of rainwater harvesting systems, outdated irrigation methods, lack of land ownership, limited agricultural extension services, land fragmentation, fragmented community efforts, limited access to credit, cultural practices and beliefs, and insufficient knowledge of water conservation practices. …”
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Analysis and main digital bank development directions in Russia by T. Yu. Mazurina, K. L. Neopulo, E. I. Shamanina

“…A comparative analysis of the performance indicators of leading traditional credit institutions and wellknown digital banks has been made. …”
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An Innovative Methodological Approach for Monitoring and Chemical Characterization of Odors around Industrial Sites by A. Di Gilio, J. Palmisani, G. de Gennaro

“…This methodology reveals to be a useful tool to collect real-time information about the emission sources and their impacts on the surrounding area giving credit to citizens’ complaints. Moreover, it allows to overcome the limitations of the conventional approaches related to the lack of instrumental sensitivity and to identify the chemical compounds contributing to the odor annoyance.…”
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Using Russian Ruble in International Transactions by I. Z. Yarygina

“…The analysis of problems of development cooperation partners countries in the monetary sphere and shows that the main causes hindering greater use of domestic currencies are: hard currency regulation; a rare use of letters of credit and guarantees, which increases the financial risk operations; significant transaction costs; asymmetrical measures, currency regulation, burdening the mutual interests of the parties. …”
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Variation in Likert scale of the mathematics usefulness test by Facundo Juan Pablo Abal, Sofía Esmeralda Auné, Horacio Félix Attorresi

“…Likert scales with more categories increased test reliability at the extreme levels of the trait, but at the expense of compromising the internal structure validity evidences (Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Partial Credit Model of the Item Response Theory). The relative efficiency function revealed that similar information is obtained for all levels of the trait when using 5 or 6-point scales. …”
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THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN CAMEROON by Nguiffo Joel Salomon, Etoa Etoa Jean Bosco

“…On the other hand, domestic credit provided by the financial sector, banking availability, economic development, and income have a positive impact on renewable energy consumption. …”
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Multidimensional time series classification with multiple attention mechanism by Chen Liu, Zihan Wei, Lixin Zhou, Ying Shao

“…Abstract The classification of multidimensional time series holds significant importance across various domains, including action classification, medical diagnosis, and credit assessment. Within multidimensional time series data, features pertinent to classification exhibit variance in their positional distribution along the entirety of the sequence. …”
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Evolution of Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Debt Security by Kirov Bohdan S.

“…Excessive debt accumulation can lead to serious economic problems, such as rising borrowing costs, credit rating downgrades, and economic downturns. …”
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Evaluation of Merdeka Belajar program of the Kampus Merdeka by Bernadetha Nadeak

“…As for the lecturer himself, the lecturer must be able to interfere with himself (self-disruption), continue to improve their competence from time to time (long-life learner) to be able to become a "companion" for students towards the gateway to the real world of work success and Lecturers are required to have competencies that will be "inherited" to students and have experience in coaching the MKBM program for students, as well as having expertise in designing Postgraduate Learning Outcomes and converting the Semester Credit System.…”
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Forecasting CDS Term Structure Based on Nelson–Siegel Model and Machine Learning by Won Joong Kim, Gunho Jung, Sun-Yong Choi

“…In this study, we analyze the term structure of credit default swaps (CDSs) and predict future term structures using the Nelson–Siegel model, recurrent neural network (RNN), support vector regression (SVR), long short-term memory (LSTM), and group method of data handling (GMDH) using CDS term structure data from 2008 to 2019. …”
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Determinants of Shea Nut Marketing Arrangements in Northern Uganda. by Akatwetaba, Deborah, Okello Daniel, Micheal, Kasharu, Apollo, Egeru, Anthony, Mugonola, Basil

“…The probability of choosing each marketing arrangement was influenced by several factors including experience, education, income level, access to extension, training, access to credit, awareness of innovations in the shea value chain, awareness of value addition supporting institutions, main occupation (farming), distance to the market, access to information and means of transport used (head portage). …”
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The effects of financial distress on financial performance: An empirical analysis of SMEs in Sheema, Buhweju, Rubirizi, and Bushenyi districts by Mpora, Eliab Byamukama, Bwengye, Anny Katabaazi, Atukunda, Emilly, Ngirababo, Rwusira Dan

“…The study recommends that SMEs leverage technology to manage their financial records, ensuring ease of auditing and access to credit. Additionally, SMEs should employ skilled accountants for bookkeeping to enhance the quality of their financial records.…”
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