FIRM-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS, MARKET RISKS AND ASSET QUALITY OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by Toluwa Celestine Oladele, Peters Ade Sanni

“…The data for the market risk variables was extracted from the Central Bank of Nigeria website and the World Development Index. Static panel regression was employed as the estimation technique. …”
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Study on Key Cost Drivers of Prefabricated Buildings Based on System Dynamics by Na Lou, Jingjuan Guo

“…The prefabricated building as a major initiative has been put forward by China in recent years to promote the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry, but its rapid development also faces high cost constraints. …”
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Understanding earthquake potential for future hazard mitigation by Wahyu Triyoso, Widjo Kongko, Gegar S. Prasetya

“…We estimate tsunami height, emphasizing the importance of multiple source areas and static stress loading. By examining pre- and post-event expectations, we aim to improve understanding of major earthquakes in the Sumatran Subduction Zone and inform disaster mitigation strategies. …”
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Cambios en la producción y consumo de viandas en Cuba by Norma Helen Juárez

“…To illustrate this thesis, we focus on a case study done in Cuba, a country that since the middle of the last century, has faced major political and social upheavals. The study is of the village of Güira de Melena, located in the province of Artemisa. …”
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Flood Disaster Control in Urban Watersheds Based on a Coupled Model-A Case Study of a Region in Guangzhou by ZHU Bifang, GAO Yanzhe, LAI Chengguang

“…Urban flood disasters have become one of the major disasters affecting urban development.Therefore,studying urban flood disasters is of great practical significance.Taking a region in Guangzhou as an example,this study constructs a coupled hydrodynamic model that comprehensively considers the rivers,the pipe network,and the surface under a holistic view of the watershed system to evaluate the effect before and after flood control measures.The results suggest the following conclusions:① The simulated risk points are basically consistent with those in the static flood risk map,indicating that the results of the constructed coupled model are reasonable.② Under the current conditions,the study area is exposed to a high flood risk in the case of a once-in-a-century rainstorm,and corresponding measures should therefore be taken urgently to mitigate the flood risk in this area.③ The implementation of reconstruction measures,such as pipe network reconstruction and pump station expansion,well alleviates the flood risk in the study area,indicating that the reconstruction scheme is reasonable.The reconstruction of the pump station at the Hengsha Chong Estuary effectively mitigates the waterlogging in downstream Hengsha Chong,which proves that approaching flood disaster control in the watershed from a holistic view of the watershed is more scientific and reasonable.…”
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A comparative study on the fatigue life of the vehicle body spot welds using different numerical techniques: Inertia relief and Modal dynamic analyses by A. Ahmadi, G.H. Farrahi, K. Reza Kashyzadeh, Sh. Azadi, K. Jahani

“…Numerical fatigue life analyses are typically divided into two different categories, the quasi-static methods which are faster and the dynamic methods which are more accurate. …”
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Comparative Study on the Harmonization of Resource- Utilization in the Case of Three Companies in the European Automotive Industry by Bogdan Cosmin GOMOI

“…The European automotive industry has faced two major challenges over the past five years, the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased competition in this business sector, respectively, following the emergence of new models, including electric and hybrid vehicles. …”
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Laser speckle contrast imaging with principal component and entropy analysis: a novel approach for depth-independent blood flow assessment by Yu. Surkov, P. Timoshina, I. Serebryakova, D. Stavtcev, I. Kozlov, G. Piavchenko, I. Meglinski, A. Konovalov, D. Telyshev, S. Kuznetcov, E. Genina, V. Tuchin

“…By combining LSCI and laser speckle entropy imaging with PCA filtering, the method effectively separates static and dynamic components of the speckle signal, significantly improving the accuracy of blood flow assessments, even in the presence of static scattering layers located above and below the vessel. …”
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STRAIN-RATE EFFECT ON THE STRESS CONCENTRATION IN A 45 STEEL PLATE WITH AN ELLIPTIC HOLE by ZHANG Jin, WU Jian, WANG WeiBo, YU PeiShi, ZHAO JunHua

“…Many studies have been carried out on linear elastic materials under static loading,including the effects of hole shape,material anisotropy and loading direction on stress concentration. …”
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Development and Testing of Road Signs Alert System Using a Smart Mobile Phone by Eric M. Masatu, Ramadhani Sinde, Anael Sam

“…Road traffic accident is a major problem worldwide resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Remote Facial Expression and Heart Rate Measurements to Assess Human Reactions in Glass Structures by Chiara Bedon, Silvana Mattei

“…In engineering applications, human comfort fulfillment is challenging because it depends on several aspects that can be mathematically controlled and optimized, like in case of structural, energy, or thermal issues, and others. Major troubles can indeed derive from combined human reactions, which are related to a multitude of aspects. …”
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Unlocking the diversification benefits of DeFi for ASEAN stock market portfolios: a quantile study by Shoaib Ali, Youssef Manel

“…Our sample includes four major DeFi’s and six ASEAN stock markets, spanning from March 2018 to December 2022. …”
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ELECTRONIC BANKING AND PERFORMANCE OF BANKING SECTOR IN NIGERIA by Kayode David KOLAWOLE

“…The acquired data was analyzed using static panel data regression. With a coefficient value of 0.0080 and at the 5% significant level, the regression analysis's findings showed that online banking has a major impact on Nigerian deposit money banks' net interest revenue. …”
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Optimizing Steam Consumption of Mushroom Canning Process by Selecting Higher Temperatures and Shorter Time of Retorting by Didik J. Pursito, Eko H. Purnomo, Dedi Fardiaz, Purwiyatno Hariyadi

“…Since steam consumption is a major element of production costs in the canning industry, the selection of higher temperatures and shorter time of retorting will have a positive commercial impact due to the reduction of production costs.…”
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Calibration of optical particle spectrometers using mounted fibres by J. Girdwood, J. Girdwood, J. Girdwood, H. Ballington, C. Stopford, R. Lewis, E. Hesse

“…In this paper, we present a new technique for OPS calibration that involves mounting a static fibre within the instrument sample area, measuring the scattering cross section (SCS), and then comparing the SCS with a calculated value. …”
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Optimizing Rotary Cement Kiln modelling: A comparative analysis of metaheuristics in a real-world application by Miguel Ángel Castán-Lascorz, Antonio Alcaide-Moreno, Jorge Arroyo

“…This model aims to significantly reduce simulation time, facilitating the analysis of multiple scenarios. A major challenge is the high proportion of invalid or infeasible solutions typical in industrial environments, compounded by the time-sensitive nature of real-world applications. …”
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Wem gehört die Interkulturalität? Über das Verhältnis von linguistischen Teildisziplinen und Kulturforschung by Csaba Földes

“…However, CL predominantly focuses on the influence of culture on language, LC largely investigates the impact of language on culture, and IL addresses inter- and transculturality as its major focal point. Additionally, the underlying cultural concepts seem to diverge significantly: while CL and particularly IL firmly work with a dynamic, semiotic-constructivist understanding of language and culture, the LK publications are mostly based on a static, essentialist-normative viewpoint. …”
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Optimizing the Electrical Interface for Large-Scale Color-Center Quantum Processors by Luc Enthoven, Masoud Babaie, Fabio Sebastiano

“…Among the different discussed functionalities, a specific focus is devoted to the generation of the static and dynamic magnetic fields driving the electron and nuclear spins, because of their major impact on fidelity and scalability. …”
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A TRPM4 Inhibitor 9-Phenanthrol Inhibits Glucose- and Glucagon-Like Peptide 1-Induced Insulin Secretion from Rat Islets of Langerhans by Zuheng Ma, Anneli Björklund, Md. Shahidul Islam

“…Our study shows that the major effect of 9-phenanthrol on the islets is a strong inhibition of insulin secretion, and we speculate that compounds related to 9-phenanthrol may be potentially useful in treating the pancreatogenous hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia syndromes.…”
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First GIC Estimates for the Mexican Power Grid by R. Caraballo, J. A. González‐Esparza, M. Sergeeva, C. R. Pacheco

“…It is an interesting result that these sites are of the major economic and strategic significance for the country. …”
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