Firm Size Moderates the Effect of Free Cash Flow, Firm Growth, and Profitability on Debt Policy by Agus Wahyudin, Khansa’ Salsabila

“…This research used secondary data taken from annual reports. Testing of this research was done by using regression analysis with the difference absolute value test by IBM SPSS 21 version. …”
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Assessment of Road Vehicle Accident Approaches—A Review by Irina Duma, Nicolae Burnete, Adrian Todoruț, Nicolae Cordoș, Cosmin-Constantin Danci, Alexandru Terec

“…The addressed topics were summarized from a range of European and global strategies in the field of transportation, reports, testing protocols, as well as scientific research papers published in international databases. …”
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Testing of a reusable chemical warming pad and an insulating jacket to manage hypothermia of preterm or low birthweight neonates by Anisuddin Ahmed, Fariya Rahman, Md. Mahinur Islam, Mohammad Hridoy Patwary, K. M. Tanvir, Saifuddin Ahmed, Abul Hussam, Md. Mominul Islam, Mats Målqvist, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Shams El Arifeen, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman

“…Abstract Hypothermia remains a leading contributing factor to neonatal mortality. This study reports testing of a thermoregulatory device—‘Thermal Jacket’ that includes a reusable chemical warming pad (CWP) and an insulating jacket designed for hypothermia management. …”
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An Improved Test Method for Assaying the Inhibition of Bioflavonoids on Xanthine Oxidase Activity in vitro by Yuanyong Yao, Tao Wu, Meng Zhang, Daihua Fu, Hai Yang, Shixue Chen

“…Abstract The difference on inhibitory effects of bioflavonoids inhibiting XOD activity assayed by varying test methods cause of us to be further in consideration. The reported test method creating a micro‐environment surrounding XOD in the absence of ⋅O2−, which is seemly different from the assay in vivo. …”
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Generalized nonlinearity in animal ecology: Research, review, and recommendations by David R. Heit, Waldemar Ortiz‐Calo, Mairi K. P. Poisson, Andrew R. Butler, Remington J. Moll

“…Our review suggests that reporting tests for linearity are rare in recent studies employing GLMs. …”
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Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections Among a Population of South African Nonhealth Seeking Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Were Invited for Screening—A Brief Report by Matshidiso Adelaide Malefo MPH, Olalekan Abdulwahab Ayo-Yusuf MPH, PhD, Mathildah Mpata Mokgatle PhD, MPH

“…Results: Over half of the sample (58.5%; n  = 96) were in casual relationships, 81.7% ( n  = 134) had reported testing for HIV in the previous 3 months, and 68.9% tested positive for STIs. …”
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Association of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) with Diabetic Retinopathy in Human and Animal Models: Analysis of the Literature and Genome Browsers by Špela Tajnšek, Danijel Petrovič, Mojca Globočnik Petrovič, Tanja Kunej

“…Seven retrieved articles reported testing an association between PPARs with DR in human. …”
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Do Not Miss the Snake in the Grass – An Interesting Case Series of Mimics in Pap Smear Cytology Which May Impact Reporting by Nidha Gaffoor, Archana Shetty

“…Pap smears are one among the commonly reported tests in gynecologic pathology. It is not infrequent to routinely come across artifactual or less significant cytological findings that closely mimic relevant reportable findings both on liquid-based and conventional Pap smear examinations. …”
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Mass testing for discovery and control of COVID-19 outbreaks in adult social care: an observational study and cost-effectiveness analysis of 14 805 care homes in England by Ben Lambert, Sassy Molyneux, Susan Hopkins, Tom Fowler, Prabin Dahal, Kasia Stepniewska, Sheetal Silal, Sabine Dittrich, Sunil Pokharel, Siyu Chen, Bo Gao, Ricardo Aguas, Marta Wanat, Lisa White, Rima Shretta, Wirichada Pan-Ngum, Ainura Moldokmatova, Caroline Franco, Sompob Saralamba, Jared Norman, Rachel Hounsell, Reshania Naidoo, Merryn Voysey, Liberty Cantrell, Sophie Dickinson, Billie Andersen-Waine, Angus Ferguson-Lewis, Ma’ayan Amswych, Anastasiia Polner, Claire Keene, Emily Rowe, Kweku Bimpong, Muhammad Kasim, Randolph Ngwafor Anye, Richard Creswell, Sumali Bajaj, Tracy Evans, Sarah Pinto-Duschinsky, Gulsen Yenidogan, Joseph Tsui Lok Hei, Olumide Kolade, Adam Bodley, Umar Mahmood Ben Lambert, Melinda Mills, Katarzyna Przybylska, Joseph Tsui

“…We decomposed the mechanism of outbreak mitigation into outbreak discovery and outbreak control and used Poisson regressions to investigate how reported testing intensity was associated with the size of outbreak discovered and to uncover its association with outbreak control. …”
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Efficient Implementation of Radar Imaging Techniques Including Time Gating Clutter Removal for Through the Walls Applications by Orlandino Testa, Stefano Pisa, Renato Cicchetti

“…The adoption of the combined technique (reconstruction algorithms and time gating) allows to remove the artifacts on both simulated and measured data with performances comparable with those of the background subtraction technique. The reported test cases evidence the ability of the considered algorithms to operate with different fractional bandwidth and with very fast execution times.…”
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Five-year Trends in Various Communicable Diseases Reported under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program during 2014–2019 in Puducherry by K Sivaranjini, Durgesh Roy, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Ravivarman Lakshmansamy, Srividya Vissvesvaran, G Ragunathan, Mahalakshmy Thulasingam, Sitanshu S. Kar

“…This record-based study obtained disease details in terms of the number of suspected cases reported, tested, and positive for the selected diseases reported under IDSP from 2015 to 2019. …”
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The Role of Earnings Management Contribution as a Moderation of Social Responsibility Disclosure, Intellectual Capital, and Risk Towards Cost of Capital by Devina Gunawan

“…The research sample was obtained through a purposive sampling method based on the company's annual report. Testing was conducted using moderated regression analysis. …”
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Effectiveness of Coaching Interventions using Grammarly Software and Plagiarism Detection Software in Reducing Grammatical Errors and Plagiarism of Undergraduate Researches by Genaro V. Japos

“…The study involved a statistical analysis of data derived from software reports tested through the use of t-test and Pearson correlation. …”
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Tax Minimization Moderate Transfer Pricing by Lidya Manda Sari, Nelsi Arisandy

“…The source of data in this study is taken from  the company's published annual report. Testing in this study using E-Views 12 software. …”
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Audio Watermarking System in Real-Time Applications by Carlos Jair Santin-Cruz, Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek

“…In such cases, processing time is not a critical factor, as these systems generally do not account for real-time signal acquisition or report tests for real-time signal acquisition nor report the elapsed time between signal acquisition and watermarking output, known as latency. …”
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An Open Multifunctional FPGA-Based Pulser/Receiver System for Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Imaging and Therapy by Amauri A. Assef, Paula L. S. de Moura, Joaquim M. Maia, Phuong Vu, Adeoye O. Olomodosi, Stephan Strassle Rojas, Brooks D. Lindsey

“…The results of a multicycle excitation pulse applied to a custom 550 kHz therapy transducer for acoustic characterization and a pulse-echo experiment conducted with a high-voltage, short-pulse excitation for a 19.48 MHz transducer are reported. Testing results show that the proposed system can be easily controlled to match the frequency and bandwidth required for different IVUS transducers across a broad class of applications.…”
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Telephone-Administered Traumatic Brain Injury Common Data Elements and the Rehabilitation Needs Survey in Community-Dwelling Adults Exposed to the... by Casey LaDuke, Kabrianna Tamura, Micaela Linder, Ronald Day, Kristen Dams-O’Connor

“…Reported difficulties related to measures requiring detailed data collector training to administer and code, such as the Brain Injury Screening Questionnaire (BISQ) and Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone, or challenges inherent to self-report tests in general. In addition, data collectors recommended adding specific questions to the BISQ to query head injuries experienced during or as a result of their exposure to the criminal legal system. …”
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Malaria service provision in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe during the coronavirus pandemic: a cross-sectional survey of health facilities by John Pellegrino, Oscar Tapera, Joseph Mberikunashe, Mufaro Kanyangarara

“… # Results A total of 100 health facilities were surveyed and most were publicly managed health centers and clinics. 5% of health facilities reported testing for COVID-19, 3% reported COVID-19 related health worker absences and 1% reported disruptions to any essential health services. …”
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Social context influences Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp. infection in Alberta free-roaming wild pigs (Sus scrofa). by Kiera Middel, Hailey Strydhorst, Hannah McKenzie, Chunu Mainali, Darcy R Visscher

“…., corresponding with the respective true prevalence of 15.3% (95% CrI: 9.6-22.7%) and 3.8% (95% CrI: 1.8-6.5%) based on Bayesian analysis using reported test sensitivity and specificity. We found a difference in true prevalence of antibodies against Trichinella spp. between counties, and the prevalence of antibodies against Trichinella spp. and T. gondii was significantly higher in solitary wild pigs, suggesting social context of the individual is an important determinant of infection risk. …”
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La Gestalt-Play-Therapy: un intervento psicoterapeutico integrato per le famiglie – oncologiche by 1 Miriam Abbate, 1 Angela Ciulla, 1 Letizia Cacciabaudo, 1 Francesco Paolo Scarito

“…Method: Group, G.P.T techniques, questionnaires administration: - PSS,Perceived Stress Scale  - BAI Beck anxiety inventory self-report test to measure anxiety - The multidimensional scales of pain Brief Pain Inventory - GPTIO Gestalt Play Therapy Test in Oncological phenomenological test in planning Results: we hypothesize a reduction of anxiety and di-stress in the cancer family, an improvement in lifestyle, better ability to satisfy needs, greater awareness and acceptance of the disease. …”
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