Lexicographic Goal Programming Model for Bank’s Performance Management by Ali AlArjani, Teg Alam

“…In this study, the six goals of one of the leading banks in Saudi Arabia, namely, maximize asset, minimize liability, maximize equity, maximize operating income, maximize net income, and maximizing total goal achievements in the financial statement, were studied. …”
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THE STAGES OF FIRM LIFE CYCLE AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE RATIOS FOR COMPANIES OF INDUSTRY by Mirosław Wasilewski, Joanna Żurakowska

“…The enterprises in their stages of introduction and growth were characterised by a substantially lower level of total assets to shareholders' equity ratio in their sources of finance, when compared to those in the shake-out stage. …”
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Yoruba-Chinese Ethical Intersectionality: Towards a Community of Shared Future in Afro-Asian Diasporic Spaces by Philip Ademola Olayoku

“…The study explores case studies from performances of the Chinese Ru tradition, founded on three basic virtues of ren, yi and li, and juxtaposes them with Yoruba ethical equivalents of ṣ’ènìyàn (humaneness), òdodo (righteousness) and ìwà-ètọ́ ̣(propriety) as prerequisites for qualifying as omo ̣ lúàbí ̣ . The study contends that these ethical codes, retained in diasporic communities through family traditions, music and theatre, are viable templates for smooth Nigeria-China relations in building the proposed community of shared future within the context of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). …”
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Islamic Legal Perspectives on Climate Change and Global Policy Frameworks by Jasim Mohammed Hussein, Sawsan Khairy Abdullah, Zahraa Mahdi Dahash, Mohammed Zuhair, Asanalieva Meergul Maksutalievna

“…Islamic principles offer unique perspectives on environmental governance that prioritize equity and communal responsibility, bridging gaps in existing global policy frameworks. …”
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Theoretical Guidelines for Social Media Marketing Communication by Charmaine du Plessis

“…Organisations are interested in brand online communities because of their ability also to build brand equity and product differentiation in the long term. …”
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Impact of changes in primary care attachment: a scoping review by Kamila Premji, Leanda Godfrey, Antoine St-Amant, Jonathan Fitzsimon

“…These changes in attachment were consistently shown to impact patients, providers, clinics and the healthcare system, influencing all aims of the quintuple aim framework, including clinical outcomes, healthcare utilisation, costs, equity and patient experience. Commonly assessed outcomes included clinical impact (68%), health equity (48%), patient experience (32%) and costs (23%), with no study assessing provider experience.Conclusions This scoping review maps the published literature on changes in primary care attachment and introduces clarifying terminology. …”
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Share Capital Management in the Context of Ensuring Competitive Advantages of the Retail Business Entity by A. S. Dyadin, N. V. Bobro

“…The second stage – assessing the capital structure by the criterion of financial stability – is carried out by comparing the actual values of the ratio of the current assets of business entities in retail trade in equity with the “normal” value, where its minimum level is 0.1. …”
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Bridging gaps and leveraging opportunities for One Health: Feedback from the 8th World One Health Congress by Alexandre Caron, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky, Muriel Figuié, Julie Meunier, Prisca Mugabe, Jakob Zinsstag

“…This broader definition of health should be applied to all human groups with more equity and inclusivity, to non-human animals, as sentient beings, and to ecosystems and the environment in a more integrated way. …”
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Critical Engaged Pedagogy to Confront Racism and Colonialism in (Geo) Science Education Through a Historical Lens by Emily J. Diaz-Vallejo, Ken Keefover-Ring, Elizabeth Hennessy, Erika Marín-Spiotta

“…Using a U.S. university biogeography course as a case study, we describe an innovative framework for teaching equity through a critical historical lens that interrogates: 1) biases in the processes and forms of knowledge production, legitimization, and exclusion; 2) the source of inequities in representation in the discipline; and 3) how societal benefits and harms of scientific practices are felt disproportionately demographically and geographically. …”
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Determinants of Portuguese Banks’ Profitability – An Update by Maria Clara Pires, Maria Basílio, Carlos Borralho

“…The profitability proxy used is the return on equity (ROE). The empirical strategy followed was pooled OLS. …”
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L’agro-écologie en Montagne limousine : une production alimentaire plus diversifiée et relocalisée, au service de l’emploi et de la préservation des espaces semi-naturels by Nathan Morsel, Nadège Garambois

“…Local markets nevertheless have their limits and encourage a closer collaboration between breeders and butchers as well as reflection on the stakes of food equity in declining rural areas like the Limousin Mountains.…”
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Gender digital divide in education 4.0: A systematic literature review of factors and strategies for inclusion by Iris Cristina Peláez‐Sánchez, Carlos Enrique George Reyes, Leonardo David Glasserman‐Morales

“…It is concluded that more digital inclusion strategies are needed to reduce the GDD, thus requiring greater participation from society and universities to achieve digital equity.…”
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Wiedza niemożliwa do zignorowania. O procesach konstruowania rzeczywistości w raporcie „FutureBrand Index 2023” by Waldemar Bojakowski

“…Drugą z kwestii poruszanych w tekście jest wytwarzanie warunków światowej konkurencji między przedsiębiorstwami poprzez dokonywanie pomiarów wartości, „siły” czy też kapitału marki (brand equity). Jedna z centralnych tez artykułu głosi, że presja konkurencyjności jest wytwarzana między innymi w ramach wypowiedzi na temat wartości poszczególnych firm i repre- zentujących je marek. …”
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Agroecology in the Limousin Mountains: Relocating and Diversifying Food Production to Encourage Employment and Conserve Semi-Natural Spaces by Nathan Morsel, Nadège Garambois

“…Local markets nevertheless have their limits and encourage a closer collaboration between breeders and butchers as well as reflection on the stakes of food equity in declining rural areas like the Limousin Mountains.…”
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SMEs probability of default: the case of the hospitality sector by Luís Pacheco

“…Our results recommend that in ascertaining the creditworthiness of borrowers only debt and equity variables appear to be relevant to explaining failure, and overreliance on profit as an indication of good financial performance should be limited. …”
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On the epistemology of resilience in public health: a novel perspective in a changing world by Alessandro Jatobá, Paula Castro-Nunes, Paulo Victor Rodrigues de Carvalho

“…This epistemological approach aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice, providing a robust basis for developing evidence-based policies that strengthen public health systems' ability to meet evolving challenges while promoting equity and universality.…”
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Piotroski, Graham and Greenblatt: an Empirical Approach to Value Investing in the Brazilian Stock Market by Carlos Henrique Souza Domingues, Alexandre Aronne, Francisco Pereira, Frank Magalhães

“…In this paper, multifactor asset pricing models are used to assess and compare the performance - through the analysis of Jensen’s alpha - of three equity portfolios constructed according to the value investing strategies proposed by Joseph Piotroski, Benjamin Graham, and Joel Greenblatt. …”
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Speaking Up, Pushing Back, Closing the Door: Agency of Open and Covert Teacher Resistance in Dual-Language Bilingual Education by Brandon Sherman, Trish Morita-Mullaney, Jennifer Renn

“…Findings and theorization are relevant to successful DLBE program implementation and equity focused instructional coaching.…”
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When the microbiome meets One Health principle: Leading to the Holy Grail of biology and contributing to overall well‐being and social sustainability by Yazhou Zhou, Ziying Xu, Huan Zhang, Teng Liu, Jin Zhou, Yujing Bi, Yanping Han, Yafang Tan, Jing Yuan, Ruifu Yang

“…It paves the way for disease prevention, health equity, and sustainability, all of which are purviews of a balanced ecological system. …”
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The Problem of Women in the Department:  Sex and Gender Discrimination in the 1960s United States Foreign Diplomatic Service by Beatrice Loftus McKenzie

“…Alison Palmer, a United States Foreign Service Officer from 1959 to 1981, brought a gender equity complaint against the U.S. State Department in the late 1960s and then led a class action lawsuit by female officers that lasted until 2010.  …”
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