Capital expenditure, tax avoidance and bank performance: Evidence from Jordanian banks by Mohammad Fawzi Shubita, Nahed Habis Alrawashedh, Duaa Fawzi Shubita, Ahmed Dheyauldeen Salahaldin

“…Tax avoidance and capital expenditure are critical financial strategies employed by banks to enhance profitability. Understanding their impact on bank financial performance is essential for policymakers and bank managers seeking to optimize financial strategies. …”
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Iron metabolism in a mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma by Dilay Yilmaz, Umesh Tharehalli, Rossana Paganoni, Paul Knoop, Andreas Gruber, Yuexin Chen, Rui Dong, Frank Leithäuser, Thomas Seufferlein, Kerstin Leopold, André Lechel, Maja Vujić Spasić

“…To investigate iron metabolism during liver carcinogenesis, we employed a model of chronic carbon tetrachloride injections in liver-specific p53-deficient mice to induce liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and subsequent carcinogenesis. …”
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Variation of the Side Chain Branch Position Leads to Vastly Improved Molecular Weight and OPV Performance in 4,8-dialkoxybenzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene/2,1,3-benzothiadiazole Copol... by Robert C. Coffin, Christopher M. MacNeill, Eric D. Peterson, Jeremy W. Ward, Jack W. Owen, Claire A. McLellan, Gregory M. Smith, Ronald E. Noftle, Oana D. Jurchescu, David L. Carroll

“…Surprisingly, by moving to the commonly employed 2-ethylhexyl branch (P2), Mw decreases to 3.4 kg/mol. …”
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Synthesis, DNA-Binding, Anticancer Evaluation, and Molecular Docking Studies of Bishomoleptic and Trisheteroleptic Ru-Diimine Complexes Bearing 2-(2-Pyridyl)-quinoxaline by Sofia Balou, Athanasios Zarkadoulas, Maria Koukouvitaki, Luciano Marchiò, Eleni K. Efthimiadou, Christiana A. Mitsopoulou

“…Various spectroscopic techniques were employed to investigate the interaction of both complexes with calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA). …”
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Integrated assessment of environmental suitability and water-energy conflict for optimizing solar energy in Northwest China's desert regions by Weike Zhao, Zhangxinyue Zhao, Wenjuan Hou, Dezheng Jiang, Kaijin Zhang, Xueliang Zhang

“…A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) approach is employed, integrating seven key indicators that encompass climate, geography, and location perspectives. …”
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Protein Identification Improvement in Complex Samples Using Higher Frequency MS Acquisition and PEAKS Software by Arman Kulyyassov, Saya Makhsatova, Aruzhan Kurmanbay

“…Protein identification in complex biological samples using the shotgun mode of LC-MS/MS is typically enhanced by employing longer LC columns and extended gradient times. …”
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Exploring the role of the JEEViKA swasthya mitra helpdesk in improving healthcare access: a qualitative study in tertiary healthcare facilities in Bihar, India by Pragya Kumar, Shamshad Ahmad, Narottam Pradhan, Neha Chaudhary, Haripriya H., Sarita Kumari, Naveen K. G., Akanksha Yadav, Rakesh Jha, Md. Ashraf Parwez, Swati Swati, Apolenarius Purty, Somya Somya

“…Methods This qualitative study employed in-depth interview and thematic analysis to evaluate the Swasthya Mitra program in the Bhagalpur and Jamui districts in Bihar, India. …”
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A Decision-Making Model for Autonomous Vehicles at Urban Intersections Based on Conflict Resolution by Zi-jia Wang, Xue-mei Chen, Pin Wang, Meng-xi Li, Yang-jia-xin Ou, Han Zhang

“…After that, a nondominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) and deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG) are employed to select the optimal motions in comparison with each other. …”
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Evaluating Urban Sewage Sludge Distribution on Agricultural Land Using Interpolation and Machine Learning Techniques by Andrea Lazzari, Simone Giovinazzo, Giovanni Cabassi, Massimo Brambilla, Carlo Bisaglia, Elio Romano

“…Various interpolation methods and machine learning models were employed to analyze the spatial distribution patterns of the sludge. …”
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Targeted co-delivery nanosystem based on methotrexate, curcumin, and PAMAM dendrimer for improvement of the therapeutic efficacy in cervical cancer by Ayuob Aghanejad, Shiva Kheiriabad, Maryam Ghaffari, Simin Namvar Aghdash, Neda Ghafouri, Jafar Ezzati Nazhad Dolatabadi, Hashem Andishmand, Michael R. Hamblin

“…Various techniques were employed to evaluate the structural properties of the prepared Cur-PAMAM-MTX NC. …”
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Efficient FPGA based architecture for high‐order FIR filtering using simultaneous DSP and LUT reduced utilization by Mountassar Maamoun, Adnane Hassani, Samir Dahmani, Hocine Ait Saadi, Ghania Zerari, Noureddine Chabini, Rachid Beguenane

“…Furthermore, the special structures of the FPGA Look‐up‐table Shift‐Register (LUT‐SR) and their internal connections are fully employed for pipelining and selecting the input samples. …”
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Fine tuning enzyme activity assays for monitoring the enzymatic hydrolysis of PET by Krisztina Boros, Blanka Eszter Nagy, Raluca Bianca Tomoiagă, Róbert Tőtős, Monica Ioana Toșa, Csaba Paizs, László Csaba Bencze

“…The other predominantly employed UV-spectroscopy assay was also improved in terms of employed wavelength and medium extinction coefficient of the three aromatic degradation products, while being cross-validated by the improved HPLC method. …”
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Characterization of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized using probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum GP258 by Prashantkumar Siddappa Chakra, Aishwarya Banakar, Shriram Narayan Puranik, Vishwas Kaveeshwar, C. R. Ravikumar, Devaraja Gayathri

“…The fundamental goal of our investigation is to employ a sustainable synthesis method for zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), utilizing lactic acid bacteria isolated from curd as the key biological agent. …”
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Analysis of the integrated role of the Yangtze River Delta based on the industrial economic resilience of cities during COVID-19 by Cai Jia, Zini Cao, Jinkang Hu, Xudong Wang, Long Zhao, Junjun Zhi, Wangbing Liu, Gaohua Zhang, Shilong Ding, Yan Li, Luzhou Lin

“…The three cities in Anhui—Wuhu, Maanshan, and Chuzhou (Wu-ma-Chu) were selected as the research area. The study employed the UNet deep learning method to detect the land use types in Wu-ma-Chu. …”
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Patient's head position-dependent safety analysis of birdcage coil, loop array, and dipole array for applications at 300 MHz in magnetic resonance imaging based on hydrogen nuclei:... by Eunwoo Lee, Taewoo Nam, Daniel Hernandez, Donghyuk Kim, Yeunchul Ryu, Yeji Han, Kyoung-Nam Kim

“…In particular, the relatively short wavelength of radio frequency (RF) used in ultra-high field (UHF)-MRI generates non-uniform RF excitation (|B1+|) and electric (|E|)-fields within the body, with the potential to cause localized increases in tissue temperature. This study employs electromagnetic (EM) simulations to quantitatively assesses variations in SAR resulting from different patient's head positions across three types of RF coils (birdcage coil, loop array coil, and dipole array coil), frequently employed as transmission/reception (Tx/Rx) coils in 7 T MRI. …”
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Profiling the Secretome of Glioblastoma Cells Under Histone Deacetylase Inhibition Using Mass Spectrometry by Aline Menezes, Yara Martins, Fábio Nogueira, Denise De Abreu Pereira, Katia Carneiro

“…Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive brain tumor, and different efforts have been employed in the search for new drugs and therapeutic protocols for GBM. …”
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Red wine maceration with grapevine-cane residues: Influence of format and toasting level by Verónica R. Olate-Olave, Liudis L. Pino-Ramos, Paula A. Peña-Martínez, Ricardo I. Castro, Marcelo Muñoz-Vera, Sergio Reyes-Manríquez, Gerard Casaubon, V. Felipe Laurie

“…Given that the cane format employed significantly influences the phenolic composition of the wines, future studies could explore the mechanisms behind these differing effects, as well as the sensorial implications of these changes.…”
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Development of a checklist for cognitive assessment requirements (CARE) based on a Delphi consensus study by Vahid Nejati, Reza Estaji, Vicent Balanzá-Martínez, David A Balota, Suzanne Barker-Collo, Morris Bell, Jacquelyn H Berry, Khatereh Borhani, Munro Cullum, Anthony Feinstein, Charles J Golden, Raul Gonzalez, Jordan Henry Grafman, Steven D Hollon, Petra Jansen, Nicole A Kochan, Ryan Van Patten, Olivier Piguet, Sarah A Raskin, Sean B. Rourke, Andrew Scholey, Yaakov Stern, Steven Paul Woods, Michael I. Posner

“…The objective of this project was to develop a checklist for Cognitive Assessment Requirements (CARE) to identify these situational factors before conducting cognitive assessments and account for them. This study employed a four-round Delphi approach involving 22 experts to identify situational factors that can impact cognitive assessment results. …”
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Existence and Ulam–Hyers stability results for Caputo–Hadamard fractional differential equations with non-instantaneous impulses by Mesfin Teshome Beyene, Mitiku Daba Firdi, Tamirat Temesgen Dufera

“…Abstract In this manuscript, we investigated the existence, uniqueness, and Ulam–Hyers stability results of solutions to implicit Caputo–Hadamard fractional differential equations with noninstantaneous impulses and δ − d e r i v a t i v e $\delta -derivative$ initial conditions. By employing Banach’s and Schaefer’s fixed-point theorems, we attain the required results. …”
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On the stability estimation of Wang's characterization theorem by Romanas Januškevičius

“…The technique commonly employed in proving this characterization is the well-known Cauchy functional equ­ation φ(a√(xa + ya)) = φ(x)φ(y). …”
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