Factors Affecting the Dividend Policy of Companies: A Meta-analysis Approach by Yalda Hassani, Bagher Asgarnezhad Nouri, Ghasem zarei, Allahyar Beigi Firoozi

“…Various studies have been conducted that have introduced various factors affecting the dividend policy, such as capital structure, agency cost, accounting reporting, and the effective tax rate, but the results have been contradictory and scattered. …”
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The major integration features of banking system by Mirhashimli Leyla, Hasanova Afag, Choriev A.

“…To maximize benefits and minimize risks, it is necessary to develop a strategy that ensures a balanced presence of foreign banks, supports competition and innovation, but does not allow excessive concentration of bank capital. In this context, the internationalization of financial services becomes an important tool for strengthening and liberalizing the financial systems of developing countries, opening new opportunities for their economic growth and sustainable development. …”
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Crowdfunding as a modern direction of business angel investing in Ukraine by H. M. Sitchenko

“…The article is devoted to the problem of regulating the accumulation of business angel investments for the implementation of innovative startup projects by small and medium enterprises and the issues of their legal regulation, namely the creation of affordable and effective legal means of venture capital. It is believed that the domestic legislator should pay special attention to crowdfunding. …”
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An Analysis of the Determinants of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Scores at the Firm level on Borsa İstanbul Companies by Sinan Aytekin, Nida Abdioğlu

“…While the dependent variables are the ESG scores, the independent variables are financial leverage (LEV),c the logarithm of total assets (SIZE), return on invested capital (ROIC), return on capital employed (ROCE), market to book value (MB) ratio, and foreign net transactions/total volume (YS) ratio. …”
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Madrid selon Basilio Martín Patino : le charme discret de l’imperfection by Bernard Bessière

“…Through the moviemaker’s thoughts on History (in this case the years of the Spanish Republic, of the civil war and of the first Franco regime) and on the sometimes antagonistic relations between History and memory, Madrid is a celebration of the Spanish capital. Though some critics think that Madrid has always wanted a global approach to its urban areas and its architecture – a criticism scathingly voiced by the intellectual in the movie (actually the philosopher Carlos Paris) when he discusses Madrid with Hans on the rooftop of a skyscraper - the German moviemaker is so enamored with the capital that he only sees charms and spells where others see an urban chaos and a lack of harmony and architectural coherence. …”
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Inclusión de género, exclusión de clase. Las mujeres en la educación jurídica colombiana by María Adelaida Ceballos Bedoya

“…A los pregrados de alta calidad solamente acceden: en el sector privado, quienes tienen alto capital económico (en su mayoría mujeres); y en el sector oficial, quienes tienen resultados académicos sobresalientes (en su ma yoría hombres). …”
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FIRM SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS AND DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO: AN INSIGHT OF QUOTED COMPANIES ON THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE by Oluwaseyi Ayodele Adedipe, Sunday Azeita Okoughenu

“…Hence, this study recommends that managers of Nigerian quoted firms should lower the amount of cash spent on capital intensity, labour intensity and R&D intensity so that the value of profitability will increase; and the same time, dividend pay-out ratio will equally increase. …”
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Surfing with the tide: Real estate as a hedge against inflation by Malović Marko, Roganović Miloš

“…After a multi-year period of low interest rates and monetary expansions following the so-called great moderation, the issue of how to protect capital from value erosion became highly relevant once again. …”
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Cultivos transgénicos y acumulación por desposesión en Argentina (1991-2021): Categorías de análisis y ejemplos empíricos by Sebastián Gómez Lende

“…A diferencia de la mayoría de los estudios académicos -que tienden a focalizarse en los conflictos entre capital, Estado y agricultores en torno a los derechos de propiedad intelectual-, este trabajo aborda la relación entre cultivos transgénicos y acumulación por desposesión a la luz de tres categorías: redistribuciones estatales; biopiratería/contrabando genético; y despojo del derecho a la salud y la alimentación. …”
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Preliminary Results of the Adoption and Application of the Integrated Comprehensive Care Bundle Care Program When Treating Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Jason R. Guertin, James M. Bowen, Carolyn Gosse, Gord Blackhouse, Daria J. O’Reilly, Emanuel Baltaga, Gerard Cox, Donna Johnson, Brandi Le Blanc, Jane Loncke, Stewart Pugsley, Ravi Sivakumaran, Laura Wheatley, Kevin Smith, Jean-Eric Tarride

“…The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the performance of the ICC program within patients admitted with chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (COPD). …”
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Experimental Development Process of a New Cement and Gypsum-Cemented Similar Material considering the Effect of Moisture by Qi Liu, Shaojie Chen, Shuai Wang, Jing Chai, Dingding Zhang

“…The similar material is composed of river sand, barite powder, cement, gypsum, and water. We determine the best test development process. …”
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Study protocol for virtual leisure investigating the effect of virtual reality-delivered stress reduction, entertainment and distraction on the use of coercion and need-based medic... by Julie Midtgaard, Lars Clemmensen, Louise Birkedal Glenthøj, Gry Jørgensen, Kristina Ballestad Gundersen, Lisa Charlotte Smith, Stephane Bouchard, Christina Plambøck Thomsen, Louise Turgut

“…The study began on 1 January 2023, and we expect to complete data collection by 31 December 2024.Ethics and dissemination The study is registered at Danish Data Protection Agency (j.no P-2022-466) and is approved by the Committee on Health Research Ethics of the capital region of Denmark (j.no 22013313). All patients will be required to provide informed consent. …”
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Eucalyptus-based livelihoods: enhancing household food security and resilience in Northwest Ethiopia by Fasika Belay, Fasika Belay, Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen

“…However, households that own eucalyptus plantations demonstrate a lower index for human capital than those without eucalyptus plantations. …”
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Diabetes Mellitus, Extreme Insulin Resistance, and Hypothalamic-Pituitary Langerhans Cells Histiocytosis by Mathilde Sollier, Marine Halbron, Jean Donadieu, Ahmed Idbaih, Fleur Cohen Aubart, Corinne Vigouroux, Martine Auclair, Olivier Bourron, Marie Bastin, Géraldine Béra, Philippe Touraine, Jacques Young, Héléna Mosbah, Agnès Hartemann, Fabrizio Andreelli, Chloé Amouyal

“…A 20-year-old patient was admitted for the evaluation of growth delay and hyperphagia. …”
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Effect of Small and Medium Enterprises on Growth of Business in Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of Kabale Central Market. by Atukunzire, Pross

“…The study highlighted that the primary source of startup capital for many of these businesses was personal savings. …”
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The Predictive Role of Lactate in the Emergency Department in Patients with Severe Dyspnea by Maciej Niczewski, Szymon Gawęda, Paulina Kluszczyk, Mikołaj Rycerski, Daria Syguła, Anna Danel, Szymon Szmigiel, Konrad Mendrala, Aleksandra Oraczewska, Czarosław Kijonka, Monika Nowicka, Michał Wita, Tomasz Cyzowski, Grzegorz Brożek, Maciej Dyrbuś, Szymon Skoczyński

“…The aim of our analysis was to assess whether blood gas parameters in patients with dyspnea at an increased risk of respiratory failure admitted to the ED can predict short-term outcomes. …”
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A machine learning approach for predicting treatment response of hyponatremia by Tamaki Kinoshita, Shintaro Oyama, Daisuke Hagiwara, Yoshinori Azuma, Hiroshi Arima

“…Among the 341 and 47 patients admitted to two tertiary hospitals for hyponatremia treatment (s-Na <130 mEq/L), those who were admitted to the general unit with urine sodium <20 mEq/L or treated with desmopressin were excluded. …”
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Alarming rise in prevalence of obesity among children with essential hypertension: Reflection of larger global epidemiological change of adolescent nutritional status by Vishwak Gundeti, Shrikiran Aroor, Koushik H, Leslie E. Lewis, Suneel C. Mundkur, Ramesh Bhat Y, Pushpa Kini

“…Results: The prevalence of hypertension among the admitted children during the study period was found to be 1.6 %. …”
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Epidemiology and outcomes of patients with penetrating trauma in Incheon Metropolitan City, Korea based on National Emergency Department Information System data: a retrsopective co... by Youngmin Kim, Byungchul Yu, Se-Beom Jeon, Seung Hwan Lee, Jayun Cho, Jihun Gwak, Youngeun Park, Kang Kook Choi, Min A Lee, Gil Jae Lee, Jungnam Lee

“…Among the admitted patients, 173 (50.1%) underwent nonoperative management and 172 (49.9%) underwent operative management. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Nomogram for Predicting Mortality in Patients with Postoperative Bloodstream Infection in Surgical Intensive Care Unit by Zengli Xiao, Yao Sun, Huiying Zhao, Youzhong An

“…In the training set, 7128 patients admitted to the SICU after different types of surgery were collected. …”
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