Selection ability and market timing skills of mutual fund and unit trust managers in a developing economy: evidence from Ghana by Richard Danquah, Baorong Yu

“…Findings – The results indicate that, on average, mutual funds and unit trust managers possess market timing skills but no selection ability. …”
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Current Perspectives in Detection of Bioactive Compounds From Costus spicatus Through GC–MS and LC-MS/MS: Antioxidant Properties and In Silico Analysis for Industrial Applications... by Dharmar Manimaran, Ararsa Tessema, M. Govindarajulu Yadav, S. Parthasarathi, Vasan Palanisamy

“…The aqueous extract possessed the highest antioxidant activity for DPPH scavenging activity and lipid peroxidation inhibition assays, whereas the alcoholic aqueous extract showed superior efficacy for hydroxyl radical scavenging activity. …”
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Perceptual service robot attributes affecting customer value co-creation intention in luxury hotels industry by Qian Li, Songyu Jiang

“…The results indicate that when service robots are perceived as possessing anthropomorphism, animacy, perceived intelligence, and perceived safety, they significantly enhance the customer hospitality experience. …”
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Cellular Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities of Bamboo Sasa albomarginata Leaf Extract and Its Constituent Coumaric Acid Methyl Ester by Shiori Kojima, Masatoshi Hakamata, Toshimichi Asanuma, Rie Suzuki, Jun-ichi Tsuruda, Takeshi Nonoyama, Yinzhi Lin, Hitomi Fukatsu, Naoki Koide, Kazuo Umezawa

“…Hot water extract of Sasa albomarginata (Kumazasa) leaves is commercially available and used as a dietary supplement or skincare cream. The extract possesses anti-inflammatory activity on the mouse atopic dermatitis model. …”
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Mediterranean landraces of durum wheat preserved in the Vavilov collection (VIR) by O. A. Lyapunova

“…The studied durum wheat landraces possess valuable morphological characteristics. Identification of the Triticum durum Desf. accessions revealed new varieties and forms. …”
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Bioactive Molecules, Ethnomedicinal Uses, Toxicology, and Pharmacology of <i>Peltophorum africanum</i> Sond (Fabaceae): Systematic Review by Nkoana I. Mongalo, Maropeng V. Raletsena

“…Phytochemically, the plant possesses various classes of compounds, dominated by flavonols, which may well explain its wider range of pharmacological activities. …”
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A comparative study of chemical composition, phenolic compound profile and antioxidant activity of wild grown, field and greenhouse cultivated Physalis (P. alkekengi and P. peruvia... by Parisa Yari, Abolfazl Alirezalu, Soghra Khalili

“…Ripe fruits of P. alkekengi in comparison to P. peruviana, which is already regarded as an extremely functional fruit, possessed higher values of phytochemicals as well as antioxidant activity. …”
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Chemical Composition and In Vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Marrubium vulgare L. by Ibrahim Mssillou, Abdelkrim Agour, Noureddine Hamamouch, Badiaa Lyoussi, Elhoussine Derwich

“…Analysis of the chemical composition revealed the presence of 13 compounds with a total of 96.14%, with the major compound being malic acid (22.57%). Both extracts possess a good total antioxidant activity. DPPH and FRAP assays indicated that the MVE extract possesses a better antioxidant activity, with IC50 = 52.04 µg/mL ± 0.2 and EC50 of 4.51 ± 0.5 mg/mL, compared to MVA extract (IC50 = 60.57 ± 0.6 µg/mL and EC50 of 6.43 ± 0.0411 mg/mL). …”
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Genetic control of scald resistance in barley landraces by O. N. Soboleva, G. S. Konovalova, E. E. Radchenko

“…Accessions k-18398 and k-16231 from China are likely to possess allelic genes for scald resistance, while the gene (or genes) of accession k-31075 from Nepal is allelic to the Rrs9 gene. …”
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Effect of Oral intake of Stevia Leaf Powder on Body Weight – An Experimental study by Amna Faruqi, Sikander Subuctageen, Irfan Afzal Mughal, Shahida Parveen, Tooba Zafar, Asma Irfan

“… Introduction: The steviol glycosides are found  in the stevia leaf. These glycosides possess sweetening properties as well as they have antioxidant, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, antihyperglycemic, and anti-hypertensive effects. …”
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Immunomodulatory Effects of Taiwanese Neolitsea Species on Th1 and Th2 Functionality by Yin-Hua Cheng, Ying-Chi Lin, Ih-Sheng Chen, Sian-De Liu, Jih-Heng Li, Chia-Chi Wang

“…N. aciculata and N. villosa leaf extracts possessed differential immunomodulatory effects on Th1/Th2 balance. …”
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Novel platinum nanoclusters (Pt NCs) induce mitochondrial apoptosis and damaging autophagy for the treatment of osteosarcoma—from the perspective of P53 mutation status in differen... by Jialin Wang, Haodi Yue, Xin Huang, Hongjian Liu, Mengjun Zhang

“…Animal experiments have substantiated the in vivo anticancer properties of Pt NCs, while also revealing their lower toxicity on cells and tissues. Pt NCs possess the ability to impede cell proliferation by inducing DNA damage and arresting the cell cycle in the G1 phase and possess the ability to promote BAX/Bcl-2/Caspase-3/mitochondrial apoptosis. …”
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Chemical composition and glucose uptake effect on 3T3-L1 adipocytes of Ligustrum lucidum Ait. flowers by Lili Cui, Jinmei Wang, Mengke Wang, Baoguang Wang, Zhenhua Liu, Jinfeng Wei, Wenyi Kang

“…Ligustri lucidi Fructus is a traditional Chinese medicine and possesses various bioactivities, including hypoglycemic effect. …”
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Role of autophagy defects and significance of adherent-invasive <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Crohn's disease development by I. V. Mayev, D. N. Andreev, D. V. Rakitina, Yu. P. Baykova

“…Besides that intestinal dysbiotic disorders associated with elevation of quantity of microorganisms, possessing pathogenic potential, in particular AIEC is characteristic for CD. …”
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The Quantum Description of BF Model in Superspace by Manoj Kumar Dwivedi

“…Furthermore, we provide a superspace description for the BF model possessing extended BRST and extended anti-BRST transformations.…”
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Solid state photochromism of spiropyrans by B. S. Lukyanov, A. V. Metelitsa, N. A. Voloshin, Yu. S. Alexeenko, M. B. Lukyanova, G. T. Vasilyuk, S. A. Maskevich, E. L. Mukhanov

“…A series of spiropyrans possessing photochromic properties in solid state were investigated. …”
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Realization of Intercultural Penetration Principle in the Professional Training of Specialists in Japanese Studies by A. V. Derkach

“…According to the author, they are to be aimed at preparing a specialist that can act as an intermediary in the intercultural community, thus possessing such qualities as empathy and ability of intercultural consensus.…”
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Optimally stable fifth-order integration methods: a numerical approach by D. J. Rodabaugh, S. Thompson

“…Also described is a practical and efficient nonlinear optimization procedure which made it possible to locate in a precise manner the methods of this type which possess optimal ranges of relative stability in the sense-that the corresponding relative stability regions contain maximal disks centered at the origin.…”
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ADMINISTRATION MECHANISM OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION by A. Yakovlev

“…The structure and functioning of the real estate administration system located in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation have been considered. In Russia the possession, use and disposal of military property costs mansions in comparison with other federal property. …”
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Catalytic Synthesis and Antifungal Activity of New Polychlorinated Natural Terpenes by Hana Ighachane, Brahim Boualy, Mustapha Ait Ali, My. H. Sedra, Larbi El Firdoussi, Hassan Bihi Lazrek

“…The antifungal bioassays showed that 2c and 2d possessed significant antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Foa), Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. canariensis (Foc), and Verticillium dahliae (Vd).…”
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