INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND FINANCIAL REPORTING QUALITY OF LISTED OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN NIGERIA by Olorunfemi Gbenga Samuel

“…It was recommended that the management should implement efficient risk assessment system in place to ensure preventions from irregularities and compliance to standards and other regulatory requirements. Also, there should be an effective risk assessment to reduce mismanagement of firm’s assets. …”
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Calculating age-specific prevalence rates of female genital mutilation / cutting (FGM/C) for use as an input variable in extrapolation calculations and as predictors of future prev... by Sean Callaghan

“…The proposed method offers a standardized approach applicable beyond the United States, potentially improving estimates globally. …”
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Computation and interpretation of mean absolute deviations by cumulative distribution functions by Eugene Pinsky

“…In recent years, there has been an increased interest in using the mean absolute deviation (MAD) around the mean and median (the L1 norm) as an alternative to standard deviation σ (the L2 norm). Till now, the MAD has been computed for some distributions. …”
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Linezolid and serotonin syndrome by Haytham A. Wali

“…This review emphasizes enhanced pharmacovigilance and standardized reporting criteria to better capture and analyze data on linezolid-induced serotonin syndrome. …”
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Percutaneous cystolitholapaxy in reconstructed bladder through the bowel segment by Razan Khalid Almesned, Abdulrahman Binjawhar, Waleed Altaweel, Mohammed Alomar

“…Special considerations are required as access to the reconstructed bladder is complicated. To date, a standard strategy is yet to be accepted. Objective: This study aims to investigate the efficiency and safety of percutaneous cystolitholapaxy (PCCL) access. …”
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Impact of JPEG compression on the metrological characteristics of industrial CT data by Steffen Kieß, Robin Trostorf, Hieu Tran, Jajnabalkya Guhathakurta, Sven Simon, Ulrich Neuschaefer-Rube

“…The JPEG compression standard is used for compression here because it is available in CT voxel data viewers and its compression artifacts are well known from its widespread use for image compression. …”
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The Influence of Company Size on Energy Management Systems Adoption: A System Dynamics Model by Camila Reis, Lívia Benvenutti, Lucila Campos, Maurício Uriona

“…This study reinforces the relevance that stakeholders have in promoting greener standards and initiatives, and offers useful lessons on the dynamics of adopting energy management systems.…”
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Investigation of Some Real Estate Valuation Problems in Turkey by Varol Koç

“…Today, real estate values are of much greater importance in terms of socioeconomic relations and activities in the world. Establishing a standardized real estate valuation system is among the important duties of public administrations. …”
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Whether pH-metry and investigation of esophageal motor function are necessary for diagnosis and choice of therapy for us today? by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Manometry is an auxiliary method at carrying out of 24-hour pHmetry of the esophagus as well. 24-hour (or 48-hour) pH-metry is «the gold standard» diagnostics of GERD. Impedance measurement method allows to observe bolus passage in the esophagus without application of X-ray investigation and irradiating of patients, to establish physical properties of refluxate (gas, fluid, mixed), that is important at a choice of treatment.Conclusion. …”
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Fashion meets journalism: Mapping and evaluating Australian fashion media by Wylie Shannon

“…This research contributes more generally to the field of media and cultural studies, by developing the three-part producer/text/reader model, which is the standard ‘media studies’ analytical framework. The study of fashion media from a cultural studies perspective acknowledges that cultural studies has pioneered the formal study of both journalism and fashion, for instance in studies of women’s magazines; but it has not brought the two areas together sufficiently. …”
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Handwriting Digital Image Generation based on GAN: A Comparative Study of Basic GAN and CGAN Models by Zeng Hongzhi

“…The basic GAN and CGAN models, based on the PyTorch deep learning framework and the Modified National Institute of Standards and Technology (MNIST) dataset, are applied to generate handwritten digital images respectively. …”
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Four analysis moments for fuzzy cognitive mapping in participatory research by Iván Sarmiento, Anna Dion, Mateja Šajna, Neil Andersson

“…Stakeholder maps are soft models of how they see causes of an outcome, such as access to services or systemic racism. Based on a standardized FCM protocol, we present four moments in FCM analysis. (1) Agree shared meaning across maps. (2) Calculate the maximum influence of perceived causes. (3) Simplify the maps for communication. (4) Identify priorities for action. …”
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SUSTAINABLE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCE RISK REDUCTION by Azra Ahmić, Selma Smajlović

“…Increased number of risks, especially with regard to managing human resources, do not cause only temporarily troubles for standard business activities, but can be much more devastating – calling into question company's survival. …”
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Visual Perturbation to Enhance Return to Sport Rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Clinical Commentary by Timothy R Wohl, Cody R Criss, Dustin R Grooms

“…This clinical commentary details a novel approach to supplement the current standard of care for ACL injury by incorporating stroboscopic glasses with key motor learning principles customized to target visual and cognitive dependence for motor control after ACL injury…”
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Spatial inequalities of COVID-19 incidence and associated socioeconomic risk factors in Portugal by Ricardo Almendra, Paula Santana, Claudia Costa

“…Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) models were applied to explore the spatially varying association between age-standardized COVID-19 incidence rate in 2020 and socioeconomic conditions in Portugal, at the municipality level. …”
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Efficacy of Sakacin on Selected Food Pathogenic Microorganisms Isolated from Fermented Milk Products by SSD Mohammed, D Damisa, TV Balogu, E Bala

“…This isolate was identified using standard scheme. The L .sake FCF 33 was propagated in De Man Rogosa Sharpe (MRS) broth for bacteriocin (sakacin) production. …”
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EFFECTS OF WASTE STEEL FIBRES ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MODIFIED SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE by ABIOLA ADEBANJO, MUTIU KAREEM, OLUWOLE OLAWUYI, KAZEEM ISHOLA, AYOMIPO ODEFEMI

“…The results showed that the blocking ratio varied marginally while other fresh properties of the SCC with WSF compared favourably to the standard. The CS of the hardened control samples after 56 days of curing was 36.18 N/mm2 while the CS of SCC with 15 % of RHA and 0.0 %-0.5 % of WSF, ranged from 37.04 - 43.64 N/mm2 with the maximum CS at 0.4 % WSF addition. …”
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University of Florida Potato Variety Trials Spotlight: Atlantic by Mario H. M. L. Andrade, Rodrick Z. Mwatuwa, Christian T. Christensen, Lincoln Zotarelli

“… ‘Atlantic’ is a white-skinned potato, being the standard variety for chiping commonly cultivated in Florida (Figure 1). …”
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A modern look at the oscillation physics case for a neutrino factory by Peter B. Denton, Julia Gehrlein

“…We show optimal beam configurations, the impact of charge identification, the role of statistics and systematics, and the expected precision to the relevant standard oscillation parameters in different DUNE vs. neutrino factory configurations.…”
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Micro-Credentialing: The Janus of Higher Education by Flip Schutte

“…These can be combined and aligned with industry standards, bridging the divide between traditional education and the evolving requirements of the job market. …”
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