Financial reporting quality and corporate hedging policy: preliminary evidence by Sipeng Chen, Yuan Huang

“…This study evaluates whether firms carry out hedging activities on interest rates and foreign exchange to mitigate the effect of financial constraints caused by the informational disadvantage. …”
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Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity Classes Correction after Isolated Arthroscopic Anterolateral Subtalar Arthrodesis by Alessio Bernasconi MD, PhD, Matthieu Lalevée MD, Céline Fernando PhD, Antonio Izzo MD, Cesar de Cesar Netto MD, PhD, François Lintz MD, PhD

“…Methods: In this retrospective study, we evaluated pre- and post-operative (at 6 months) weight bearing computed tomography (WBCT) images of patients diagnosed with PCFD with a degenerated SJ (2A according to PCFD classification) and/or peritalar subluxation (2D) with or without associated flexible midfoot and/or forefoot deformities (1B, 1C and 1E) which underwent ALAPSTA as a standalone procedure between 2017 and 2020. …”
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The Role of E-Cadherin in the Assessment of Esophageal Mucosal Damage in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome by Y. Ya. Shaukovich

“…Aim. To evaluate the E-cadherin content in the blood plasma of individuals with suffering from both gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and GERD combined with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).Materials and methods. 120 patients with GERD and/or OSAHS were examined. …”
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Level of satisfaction to clinical learning environment and its associated factors among nursing students of public universities in Central Ethiopia. by Birhanu Tesfaye, Adamu Birhanu, Jiregna Darega, Samuel Abate Walda, Meseret Robi Tura

“…Descriptive statistics like frequency, percentage, median and IQR were computed. Binary and multivariable logistic regression analysis was done. …”
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Dispersion Characteristics of Accidental LPG Release in Marine Engine Room by Phan Anh Duong, Hokeun Kang

“…The rapid release of LPG due to equipment punctures can generate dispersive gas clouds, posing risks to personnel and adjacent areas. To evaluate these risks, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was developed to simulate the dispersion behavior of LPG under various leak parameters (size, rate, and direction) and ventilation conditions in congested environments. …”
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Unseen Attack Detection in Software-Defined Networking Using a BERT-Based Large Language Model by Mohammed N. Swileh, Shengli Zhang

“…By utilizing Random Forest for feature selection, we optimize model performance and reduce computational overhead, ensuring efficient and accurate detection. …”
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Dengue Contingency Planning: From Research to Policy and Practice. by Silvia Runge-Ranzinger, Axel Kroeger, Piero Olliaro, Philip J McCall, Gustavo Sánchez Tejeda, Linda S Lloyd, Lokman Hakim, Leigh R Bowman, Olaf Horstick, Giovanini Coelho

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Available evidence was evaluated using a step-wise process that included systematic literature reviews, policymaker and stakeholder interviews, a study to assess dengue contingency planning and outbreak management in 10 countries, and a retrospective logistic regression analysis to identify alarm signals for an outbreak warning system using datasets from five dengue endemic countries. …”
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Artificial intelligence Defect Detection Robustness inReal-time Non-Destructive Testing of Metal Surfaces by Chaoyu Dong, Jovian Sanjaya Putra, Andrew A. Malcolm

“… Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing defect detection by employing advanced computational techniques to enhance accuracy and efficiency. …”
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Short-Term Effects of Strengthening Exercises of the Lower Limb Rehabilitation Protocol on Pain, Stiffness, Physical Function, and Body Mass Index among Knee Osteoarthritis Partici... by Muhammad Tariq Rafiq, Mohamad Shariff A. Hamid, Eliza Hafiz

“…The paired-sample t-test was used to analyze the differences within groups from baseline to posttest evaluations. The analysis of variance 2 × 2 factor was used to analyze the differences in BMI, knee pain, stiffness, and physical function between the groups. …”
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Flux-based plant water availability in tropical soils from Brazil by Quirijn de Jong van Lier

“…Using a flux-based approach, TAW and RAW were evaluated within the context of soil water balance simulations under a local climate and cropping scenario in a stochastic framework. …”
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Variability of morphometric traits of seeds of different genotypes of Lycium spp. by M. Yu. Zhurba, S. V. Klymenko, Iwona Szot

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the morphological parameters of Lycium spp. seeds from the collections in M. …”
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Optimized Energy Consumption of Electric Vehicles with Driving Pattern Recognition for Real Driving Scenarios by Bedatri Moulik, Sanmukh Kaur, Muhammad Ijaz

“…A sensitivity analysis was also performed to evaluate the relative importance of each feature. An EMS based on sequential quadratic programming (SQP) was combined with DPR for the computation of optimal energy consumption. …”
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Novel agents inhibiting the Marburg nucleoprotein using molecular docking, ADMET, MD, and quantum DFT methods by Haiwang Djefoulna Victorien Hermann, Fifen Jean Jules, Conradie Jeanet

“…This study targets the Marburg nucleoprotein (Marburg-NP, PDB ID: 5F5M) using a computational approach to identify potential inhibitors from African pharmacophore compounds. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity and temporal trends of thyroid cancer incidence in Iran from 2014 to 2017 by Mohsen Soleimani, Hossein Chiti

“…Global and Local Moran’s I statistics evaluated spatial autocorrelation and clustering by sex, and province. …”
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Risk factors for prolonged viral RNA shedding in patients with COVID-19; a nested case-control study by Yasemin Nadir, Pinar Kiran

“…No statistically significant differences between the two groups were observed in terms of clinical manifestation, comorbidities, computer tomography, severity index, antiviral treatment, and vaccination. …”
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Quantifying the Drivers of the Spatial Distribution of Urban Surfaces in Bangladesh: A Multi-Method Geospatial Analysis by Kazi Jihadur Rashid, Rajsree Das Tuli, Weibo Liu, Victor Mesev

“…Using Landsat 5 and 9 imageries, the Normalized Difference Built-up Index (NDBI) was computed for 1993 and 2023 to map urban surface changes. …”
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Anatomical characteristics of pulmonary veins for the prediction of postoperative recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. by Wei Wei, Jun-Bo Ge, Yu Zou, Li Lin, Ying Cai, Xue-Bo Liu, Wen-Qing Zhu

“…After radiofrequency catheter ablation, postoperative recurrence was evaluated during a 10-month term follow-up.<h4>Principal findings</h4>During follow-up, postoperative recurrence occurred in 44 patients. …”
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Oral and radiological features of mucormycosis in post-Covid patients – a clinical study by Nitish Kumar Kompalli, Rohit Kumar Kompalli, Soumya Athota

“…Mucormycosis, commonly referred to as “black fungus,” has emerged as a life-threatening opportunistic infection, particularly in post-COVID patients. This study aims to evaluate the clinical, radiological, and treatment-related features of mucormycosis in post-COVID patients and assess their outcomes. …”
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APPLICATION OF SOFT SETS TO ASSESSMENT OF MATHEMATICAL MODELLING SKILLS by Майкл Воскоглоу

“…The soft set assessment model is applied for evaluating student mathematical modelling skills with respect to the parameters excellent, very good, good, mediocre, and failed. …”
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Employing CNN mobileNetV2 and ensemble models in classifying drones forest fire detection images by Dima Suleiman, Ruba Obiedat, Rizik Al-Sayyed, Shadi Saleh, Wolfram Hardt, Yazan Al-Zain

“…As documented in the literature, MobileNetV2 consistently outperforms other architectures in computational efficiency and provides an excellent balance between efficiency and the quality of learned features over multiple epochs. …”
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