Board diversity and firm performance: an empirical investigation in the Brazilian market by João Batista Fraga, Vinícius Augusto Brunassi Silva

“…The study covers all companies without majority control, a type of corporate structure that first appeared in Brazil in 2005. The results indicate that greater diversity in the educational disciplines and the presence or absence of independent board members negatively affect performance, while diversity in years of schooling has a positive effect. …”
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Secteur TIC et refonte de la gouvernance urbaine by Divya Leducq

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Insights into Viral Zoonotic Diseases: COVID-19 and Monkeypox by Alysha Kaur Sachdev, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 and the sporadic occurrences of monkeypox virus infections have presented substantial hurdles to global healthcare. The appearance of these viruses underscores the persistent menace of infectious diseases. …”
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The ‘True’ Splenic Wanderer by R Kanthan, JM Radhi

“…Abdominal ultrasonography conducted a few weeks before the CAT scan showed a normal splenic shadow in the left upper abdomen.…”
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Potato Physiological Disorders - Growth Cracks by Chad M. Hutchinson

“…Growth cracks can vary in severity from appearing as a surface abrasion to a split through the tuber. …”
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Croisements paysage/danse/musique : écritures entre composition et improvisation by Mathilde Christmann

“…But in the second half of the 20th century, and following the impetus of the “open works”, some music scores willing to link composition and improvisation have appeared. These researches will influence the American landscaper Lawrence Halprin who will work on scores for the landscape and urban conception. …”
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On the Elementary Symmetric Polynomials and the Zeros of Legendre Polynomials by Maryam Salem Alatawi

“…In this paper, we seek to present some new identities for the elementary symmetric polynomials and use these identities to construct new explicit formulas for the Legendre polynomials. …”
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Azalea Caterpillar, Datana major Grote & Robinson (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) by G. W. Dekle, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…While the caterpillar appears hairy, it is harmless to humans and can be picked off the bushes by hand. …”
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John McHale, l’Amérique passée à la machine by Juliette Bessette

“…In the collage entitled Machine Made, America appeared an intriguing figure evoking a robot, with a very powerful “Pop” visual impact. …”
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A geography of virtual universities in Korea by Woo-Kung Huh

“…The geography of distance education appeared to be resulted from a number of factors including the spatial structure of the nation and ruling of distance-decay.…”
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Les « Éducations à » et les sciences de la nature : entre dédisciplinarisation et redisciplinarisation by Denise Orange Ravachol

“…More than a school redisciplinarisation, it appears more profitable to consider new school disciplinarisations.…”
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Refuge or Resource: Home and Nostalgia in Postsocialist Estonia by Anu Kannike

“…The focus of this article is on nostalgia as it appears in the representations of home-decoration in postsocialist Estonia. …”
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PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND PHARMACOLOGY OFAMLODIPINE BESYLATE A BRIEF REVIEW by Syed Furqan Ahsan et al

“…Its basic mechanism of action is the blockage of calcium ions influx into cardiac muscles and vascular muscles. The physical appearance of ADB is white crystalline with a molecular weight of 567.1. …”
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Women of Ait Bouguemez: How Tourism Affects Identities by Wafaa Tizza

“…Despite women’s low income, social-cultural constraints and the alignement of ACF on institutions, it appears that these ACF have nevertheless strongly contributed to the reformulation of new female identities in rural settings.…”
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Entre archive et pratiques vivantes by Jean-Jacques Castéret

“…The past fifteen years have seen the appearance of various thematic websites and web portals, mediation tools gradually building a digital ecosystem that also includes social networks. …”
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Hadry a hadrnice: od důchodkového deliktu k průmyslové surovině a sběračkám odpadu by Marie Macková

“… A junkwoman/Lumpensammlerin ‒ a collector of waste rags, glass and bones appeared in the society in a broader context. Someone perceived her as a peculiar character of that time; others considered her to be the poorest being, and for the others she was a necessary labour force recycling solid municipal waste. …”
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Prophets at loggerheads. Accusations of adultery in Jeremiah 239-15 by W. Wessels

“…In this section the aspect of disloyalty to Yahweh is raised as hampering factor for being a true prophet. The research investigates the relationship between doing evil (cf. words such as adultery and ungodly/profane conduct) and the effect on the land (cf curse on the land, the land mourns, pastures drying up – 23:10-11). …”
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Acromegaly, Herniation of Cerebellar Tonsils, and Arnold–Chiari 1 Malformation: The Importance of Right Definitions by Alessandro Ciarloni, Gianmaria Salvio

“…Therefore, awareness of this condition in the clinical management of acromegaly appears crucial.…”
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Biology and Control of Goosegrass in Sugarcane by Dennis Calvin Odero, Ron Rice, Les Baucum

“…Because of the whitish to translucent color of the leaf sheath margins, goosegrass usually appears white to silver; this is why it is known as white or silver crabgrass. …”
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Autonomy in the Dock: Oscar Wilde’s First Trial by Bénédicte Coste

“…However I wish to discuss Wilde’s own words during his trial against the Marquess of Queensberry and envisage them as part of a Wildean discourse advocating personal radical autonomy, which had already appeared in ‘The Soul of Man under Socialism’ (1891). …”
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