Government expectation and firm performance nexus in the context of a developing country: does non-mandatory disclosure matter? by A.E. Adegboyegun, O.E. Igbekoyi, I.J. Okon

“… In developing economies like Nigeria, where government expectations on firms intensify amid underdeveloped institutional frameworks, the performance implications of fiscal obligations and voluntary transparency remain poorly understood. …”
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Social support for cancer patients and alcohol and tobacco use: an integrative review by Juliana Benevenuto Reis, Karina Dal Sasso Mendes, Rogério Adriano Bosso, Natália Priolli Jora Pegoraro, Márcia dos Santos, Sandra Cristina Pillon

“… Objective: to assess the knowledge about social support and mental health of people diagnosed with cancer, smokers, and alcohol users, and the implications of these behaviors for cancer treatment. …”
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Developing Scientific Writing Skills Instrument Using An Inquiry-Based Approach to Local Wisdom Dilemma Stories for Senior High School Students by Erwin Salpa Riansi, Yuliarty Yuliarty, Ahmad Sulthon, Suhaele Sohnuy

“…The findings of this study have important implications for educational assessment and instructional design. …”
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Suboptimal industry adherence to the design specifications of the mandatory pregnancy warning label by Asad Yusoff, Bella Sträuli, Alexandra Jones, Paula O’Brien, Jacquie Bowden, Michelle Jongenelis, Aimee Brownbill, Tim Stockwell, Simone Pettigrew

“…Methods: Between June and November 2023, data collectors photographed 5,964 unique alcoholic products from three Sydney alcohol retailers. …”
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Fallowed agricultural lands dominate anthropogenic dust sources in California by Adeyemi A. Adebiyi, Md. Minhazul Kibria, John T. Abatzoglou, Paul Ginoux, Satyendra Pandey, Alexandra Heaney, Shu-Hua Chen, Akintomide A. Akinsanola

“…Here, we used the Cropland Data Layer from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to identify crop types and land use/cover and leveraged satellite-derived estimates of major dust events between 2008 and 2022 over California. …”
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The development and testing of an integrated neuroscience coaching framework for leadership by Liesl Keen, Dirk J. Geldenhuys

“…Practical/managerial implications: Applying an integrated neuroscience framework to leadership coaching can enhance the development of transformational leadership behaviour. …”
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Psychological Stressors and Psychological Recovery Among University Students During and After Psychological Distress (Covid-19 as a Model) by Fuaad Mohammed FREH, Muhand Mohammed Abdulsattar AlNuaimy, Noor Wadah Satea

“…Conclusions: The clinical and research implications of the findings are discussed.. …”
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Transcending the past into the future: the effects of succession planning and incumbents’ willingness to step aside on the sustainability of family businesses by Denis Samwel Ringo, Vicent Kadoke Kibambila

“…Design/methodology/approach – The study employs a cross-sectional survey design. Data were collected through structured questionnaires from 190 successors of family businesses in Tanzania. …”
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Unlocking Islamic Consumer Behaviour on Gen Z: The Impact of E-Wallet Usage, Lifestyle, and Self Control by Indri Ayu Saputri, Muh Shadiqul Fajri AF, Angelita S. Villaruel

“…Design/methodology: A quantitative explanatory research design was employed, targeting Generation Z in Samarinda. Data were collected via purposive sampling, with 100 respondents who actively use e-wallets. …”
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Predicting patient engagement in IAPT services: a statistical analysis of electronic health records by David Betts, Alice Davis, Theresa Smith, Jenny Talbot, Chris Eldridge

“…In order to intervene effectively, it is important to target the patients who are most likely to miss their appointments.Objective This research aims to develop and test a model to predict whether an IAPT patient will attend their first appointment.Methods Data from 19 adult IAPT services were analysed in this research. …”
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Paid care worker organizing in England: priorities and progress? by Duncan Uist Fisher, Liam Foster

“…These challenges within the sector and limited organizing mean that it is important to understand priorities and progress in relation to ASC organizing.MethodsThirty-five semi-structured interviews were conducted with key actors (organizers, administrators, founders) and paid direct care workers involved in organizing in the ASC context in England. Data were examined using thematic analysis.ResultsThe results identify four groupings where paid ASC workers and their representatives seek change: Pay and conditions; Systemic/structural change; Awareness-raising and being heard; and Environment and practices.DiscussionThe discussion assesses the implications of these findings for ASC worker organizing and prospects for change. …”
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SD-LSTM: A Dynamic Time Series Model for Predicting the Coupling Coordination of Smart Agro-Rural Development in China by Chunlin Xiong, Yilin Zhang, Weijie Wang

“…This study focuses on the theme of digital rural construction (DRC) and high-quality agricultural development (HAD), combining the two into smart agriculture and rural development. Utilizing panel data from 31 Chinese provinces from 2011 to 2022, a comprehensive evaluation index system is constructed to assess development levels. …”
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Effect of Educational Sessions Regarding Women Reproductive Rights on Student Nurse Theoretical Achievement, Attitude and Satisfaction by Fatma K. Ashry, Kamilia R. Abo Shabana, Inaam H. Abdel Ati, Maha R. Ali

“… Context: Women's reproductive rights are a nursing concern that is considered of vital importance and has widespread implications on the health, wellbeing, and development of the entire population. …”
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Understanding spatial variations in the impact of accessibility on land value using geographically weighted regression by Hongbo Du, Corinne Mulley

“…This study contributes both to a quantification of the impact of public transport infrastructure on accessibility and its policy implications, and a demonstration of a new methodology in the transport field that elegantly takes account of the spatial nature of the data required in this process.…”
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“Women’s experiences of head and neck cancer: an interpretative phenomenological analysis” by Charlotte Vandamme, Sophie Cremades, Sylvie Testelin, Sophie Lelorain

“…We selected seven particularly rich interviews regarding the experience of cancer and first conducted a thematic analysis to identify key patterns in the data. We then applied interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to explore in depth how participants made sense of their experiences. …”
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Establishment of a Lymph Node Metastasis-Associated Prognostic Signature for Lung Adenocarcinoma by Jiao Yu, Gang Li, Yingxuan Tian, Shufen Huo

“…Methods. RNA sequencing data and clinical information of LUAD patients were extracted from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases. …”
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Chinese private enterprises and human capital development in Nigeria: Assessing the educational and skill transfer dimensions by Nomeh Anthony Kanayo, Yuanhao Tian

“…Relying on publicly available data from Nigerian government websites, independent local media outlets—including newspapers and television reports—Chinese government websites, and interviews with three Nigerian Chinese-language interpreters, the study found that Chinese enterprises contribute significantly to human development through educational initiatives. …”
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Understanding the Spatial Scale of Genetic Connectivity at Sea: Unique Insights from a Land Fish and a Meta-Analysis. by Georgina M Cooke, Timothy E Schlub, William B Sherwin, Terry J Ord

“…We then compared these estimates to simulations of a range of marine dispersal scenarios and to collated FST and distance data from the literature for marine fish across diverse spatial scales. …”
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PCR Detection, Genotyping, and Differentiation of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> from <i>Hammondia hammondi</i> Excreted in the Feces of Cats in Poland Between 2020 and 2024 by Dawid Jańczak, Rafał Stryjek, Aleksandra Kornelia Maj, Jakub Olszewski, Olga Szaluś-Jordanow

“…</i> Comparative analysis with data from other countries highlights notable regional differences in genotype prevalence. …”
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Population genetics of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense: clonality and diversity within and between foci. by Craig W Duffy, Lorna MacLean, Lindsay Sweeney, Anneli Cooper, C Michael R Turner, Andy Tait, Jeremy Sternberg, Liam J Morrison, Annette MacLeod

“…We have examined T. b. rhodesiense populations from East (Uganda) and Southern (Malawi) Africa using a panel of microsatellite markers, incorporating both spatial and temporal analyses. Our data demonstrate that Ugandan T. b. rhodesiense existed as clonal populations, with a small number of highly related genotypes and substantial linkage disequilibrium between pairs of loci. …”
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