Evidências Empíricas de Modelos de Estimação do Custo do Capital Próprio by Eliseu Martins, Fernando Caio Galdi, Gerlando Augusto Sampaio Franco de Lima, George Anthony Necyk, Cesar Henrique Shogi Abe

“…Este artigo investiga se existem diferenças estatisticamente significantes entre os valores estimados para o custo de capital próprio de empresas brasileiras através de 4 modelos e suas variantes: Gordon, CAPM, APM e Ohlson-Juettner. …”
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Afroturismo nos sítios dos patrimônios mundiais brasileiros: desafios e oportunidades com ênfase em uma narrativa decolonial by Ana Maria Vieira Fernandes, Gabrielle Cifelli

“…Considerando a redução narrativa existente nos discursos de patrimonialização, que frequentemente destacam o patrimônio colonial hegemônico, essa pesquisa busca esclarecer como esses Patrimônios Brasileiros estão sendo revelados por meio do Afroturismo, a partir de uma narrativa decolonial, e até que ponto a comunidade local desempenha um papel central no desafiador processo de revelação da memória afro-brasileira e de seus bens culturais materiais e imateriais.…”
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A tecnologia a serviço da segurança pública: caso PMSC mobile by Carolina Cutrupi Ferreira, Beatriz Rossi Corrales, Larissa Costa Cote, Mariana Toledo Teixeira

“…Resumo Este trabalho objetiva analisar como a adoção de inovações tecnológicas pode afetar o desempenho de atividades ligadas às práticas e aos procedimentos realizados pelos órgãos do sistema de justiça criminal. …”
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Adherence patterns, risk factors and complications among patients with tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study at Nsawam Government Hospital by Abraham Norman Nortey, Amanda Adjoda, Amidu Alhassan, Godfred Yawson Scott

“…In this study, we determined the level of TB medication adherence, risk factors and complications of TB in outpatients attending the Nsawam Government Hospital.Method This cross-sectional study randomly recruited 277 patients with TB attending the Nsawam Government Hospital for care. …”
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Ketahanan dan Kualitas Visual Watermarked Image Menggunakan Integer Wavelet Transform (IWT) dan Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT) by Bambang Harjito, Eka Tri Kustanti

“…Kemudahan untuk mengakses dan berbagi media digital saat ini menimbulkan kekhawatiran mengenai pelanggaran hak cipta atau pembajakan. Sehingga perlu untuk memberikan identitas kepada setiap media digital agar tidak mudah dibajak atau diklaim oleh pihak-pihak yang tidak bertanggung jawab. …”
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Forest Futures in the Making: Legal Infrastructures and Multispecies Speculation in Planning Climate-Adaptable Forests by Irene van Oorschot

“…In so doing it creates the necessary empirical and conceptual space to attend to the way multiple temporalities become implicated in the making of “forests for the future”. …”
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The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Incident Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Aged Population: A Cohort Study by M. L. Tang, Y. Q. Zhou, A. Q. Song, J. L. Wang, Y. P. Wan, R. Y. Xu

“…Previous studies reported that overweight older adults had a lower mortality after cardiovascular diseases attack, indicating being thinner might not always be better. …”
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Candida Biofilms and the Host: Models and New Concepts for Eradication by Hélène Tournu, Patrick Van Dijck

“…Biofilms define mono- or multispecies communities embedded in a self-produced protective matrix, which is strongly attached to surfaces. They often are considered a general threat not only in industry but also in medicine. …”
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Experimental investigation on polymer coated fibre bragg grating sensor for temperature measurement in sewer environment by Bharathi Raju, R Kumar, Samiappan Dhanalakshmi, Roman Hrbac, Lukas Demel, Narayanamoorthi R

“…Under sewer environments, atmospheric factors like temperature and humidity promotes Microbial Induced Corrosion which pose serious risks to structural integrity. …”
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Implantação da metodologia 5S na biblioteca do Centro de Habilitação de Menores (CHAME) de Itaú de Minas by Lo-Ruana Karen Amorim Freire Sanjulião, Wilton de Souza Paiva Junior, Thales Volpe Rodrigues, Vinícius José de Pádua Borges, Adna Amorim dos Santos

“…Conclui-se que apesar de algumas resistências encontradas, os objetivos foram atingidos e o resultado do trabalho foi satisfatório. …”
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Design Space Approach in Optimization of Fluid Bed Granulation and Tablets Compression Process by Jelena Djuriš, Djordje Medarević, Marko Krstić, Ivana Vasiljević, Ivana Mašić, Svetlana Ibrić

“…Type of diluent and atomization pressure were selected as the most important parameters. …”
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A Study on Dust Storm Pollution and Source Identification in Northwestern China by Hongfei Meng, Feiteng Wang, Guangzu Bai, Huilin Li

“…In April 2023, a major dust storm event in Lanzhou attracted widespread attention. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the causes, progression, and dust sources of this event using multiple data sources and methods. …”
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Affective economies of racism on social media by Rodwell Makombe, Bright Sinyonce, Mpitseng Tladi, Saneliso Thambo

“…This article draws on Ahmed’s idea of “affective economies” and Ekman’s (2019) notion of “affective publics” to investigate how white supremacist groups in South Africa have used social media to express racist views, attitudes and sentiments. The internet in general and social networks in particular are based on a libertarian logic that emphasises freedom of speech at the expense of the rights of minorities whose views may not meet the required algorithmic thresholds of specific social media sites. …”
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Barriers and Facilitators to the Preadoption of a Computer-Aided Diagnosis Tool for Cervical Cancer: Qualitative Study on Health Care Providers’ Perspectives in Western Cameroon by Magali Jonnalagedda-Cattin, Alida Manoëla Moukam Datchoua, Virginie Flore Yakam, Bruno Kenfack, Patrick Petignat, Jean-Philippe Thiran, Klaus Schönenberger, Nicole C Schmidt

“…Each interview was audio-recorded, transcribed, and independently coded by 2 researchers using the ATLAS.ti (Lumivero, LLC) software. The technology acceptance lifecycle framework guided the content analysis, focusing on the preadoption phases to examine the perceived acceptability and initial acceptance of the CAD tool in clinical workflows. …”
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Deambulações cotidianas: a emergência de um método na observação dos sem-teto by José Machado Pais

“…Para o efeito, coloquei à prova ideias feitas, sem vacilar em as desfazer. As pernas atrás dos sentidos, dando passo a uma metodologia que alguém já dominou de passeiologia. …”
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Side Effects of Steroidal And Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on The Oral Cavity. by Shayma Ghazi, Khalid Yasin Rasul, Aras Khidhir Hamad, Aso Abdulkhaliq Khidhir, Lozan Khalil Ahmed

“…Patients and Methods: A total number of 82 patients who were attending the teaching clinics at the college of dentistry and were using steroids or NSAIDs participated in this study and they were interviewed and examined clinically for the presence of any abnormal oral presentation. …”
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Physicochemical characteristics and trophic state evaluation of post glacial mountain lake using multivariate analysis by S. Nayek, S. Gupta, K.K. Pobi

“…Deviations between Trophic state indices (TSI_CHLa-TSI_SD: -14±7.88, TSI_CHLa-TSI_TP: -9.17±3.33, and TSI_CHLa-TSI_TN: -17.56±5.29) infer that the nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen) are not limiting factors for the algal biomass, and non-algal components such as suspended solids soil/sediment particles affects the light attenuation in the monitored lake. The observations reveal that trophic condition of monitored lake is in alarming stage. …”
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O papel dos contratos de opções na cobertura da variação da taxa de câmbio e do juro na importação do combustível em Moçambique by Torres Filipe Charles

“…O contrato de opções pode apresentar três funções: A função de Protecção, (Hedge), com objectivo de proteger riscos contra a queda de preços no mercado; A função de Especulação, com objectivo de tirar proveito de determinado momento de mercado; A função de Arbitragem, com objectivo de quando se observa um comportamento atípico no mercado que possa fazer com que o investidor tenha lucros sem incorrer riscos. …”
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Mucho ruido y pocas nueces: cobertura mediática y participación ciudadana en el debate de la nueva ley de comunicación en Ecuador by Isabel Ramos

“…Debate que ha tenido como protagonista a las empresas periodísticas quienes se sienten atacadas, no tanto por las expresiones del Presidente, como por el afán del gobierno de regular actividades que, como la de la comunicación, han estado liberadas las lógicas del mercado. …”
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Investigation of ANN Architecture for Predicting Load-Carrying Capacity of Castellated Steel Beams by Thuy-Anh Nguyen, Hai-Bang Ly, Van Quan Tran

“…Castellated steel beams (CSB) are an attractive option for the steel construction industry thanks to outstanding advantages, such as the ability to exceed large span, lightweight, and allowing flexible arrangement of the technical pipes through beams. …”
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