Value Relevance of Corporate Economic Sustainability Reporting of Financial Services Quoted Firms in Nigeria by Muyiwa Ezekiel Alade, Wilson Adebayo Adepiti, Olusola Esther Igbekoyi, Ademola Tosin Olofintuyi

“…The sample size comprised of 35 financial services firms listed on Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) that have consistently submitted their annual reports to the NGX from 2010 to 2020, have adhered to Sustainability Reporting Guideline in line with GRI (G4), have been publicly listed on NGX not later than year 2010 and functional firms that have been incorporated for at least the past 11 years. …”
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RNA-Seq data provide new insights into the molecular regulation of breast muscle glycogen reserves, a key factor in muscle function and meat quality in chickens by Philippe Bochereau, Sarah Maman Haddad, Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval, Cécile Berri

“…Functional analysis of the genes overexpressed in the pHu- line highlighted enrichment in processes related to energy production from a wide range of substrates and pathways, as well as to processes involved in development of blood and lymph tissue. …”
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Transthoracic Lung Ultrasound in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Capacity to Differentiate Chest Computed-Tomographic Characteristic Patterns by Cinzia Rotondo, Giuseppe Busto, Valeria Rella, Raffaele Barile, Fabio Cacciapaglia, Marco Fornaro, Florenzo Iannone, Donato Lacedonia, Carla Maria Irene Quarato, Antonello Trotta, Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Addolorata Corrado

“…Furthermore, a total number of B-lines > 10 maximises LUS performance with 92.3% sensitivity, and an accuracy of 0.83 (<i>p</i> = 0.0001) for detecting the NSIP pattern, particularly GGO. …”
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Designing a supply chain resilience assessment model with the approach of NDEA(case of study: government hospitals of Yazd province) by Mohsen Shafiei Nikabadi, Fereshteh Bahrami

“…Therefore, according to the type of function they have and being in the first place of reference for the injured, hospitals should have the best performance. …”
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Bivariate GWAS performed on rabbits divergently selected for intramuscular fat content reveals pleiotropic genomic regions and genes related to meat and carcass quality traits by Bolívar Samuel Sosa-Madrid, Agostina Zubiri-Gaitán, Noelia Ibañez-Escriche, Agustín Blasco, Pilar Hernández

“…No allele variants were found to segregate differently between the lines in this region; however, it remains a promising region for future functional studies. …”
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Performance evaluation of the NG-TEST CARBA 5 and Genobio K.N.I.V.O. detection K-Set lateral flow assays for the detection of carbapenemases by Chloe N. Calica, Neda Domjacic, Jennifer Dacanay, Ethel C. de Carvalho Lopes, Mariel S. Mardoquio, Yan Chen, Ramzi Fattouh

“…Thus, the identification of CPOs is an important function of clinical microbiology laboratories. This study evaluates the performance of two lateral flow assays (LFAs), the NG-Test CARBA 5 (CARBA 5) and Genobio K.N.I.V.O. …”
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NMPC-Based 3D Path Tracking of a Bioinspired Foot-Wing Amphibious Robot by Heqiang Cao, Hailong Wang, Zhiqiang Hu

“…In this formulation, 3D path tracking—derived from the Line-of-Sight (LOS) guidance method—and attitude stabilization are jointly defined as control objectives. …”
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Dual functions of the ΔNp63-miR-141-3p-YAP1 regulatory axis in cervical cancer progression are dependent on histological subtype by Somayeh Panahi-Moghadam, Majid Sadeghizadeh, Shirin Farivar, Faezeh Vakhshiteh

“…The ΔNp63-miR-141-3p-YAP1 axis exhibited distinct, cell-line-specific functions. In HeLa cells, this axis promoted a prometastatic phenotype by upregulating YAP1, leading to increased proliferation, migration, invasion, and EMT. …”
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Clinical patterns of speech-language disorders in thalamic aphasias by Kuljić-Obradović Dragana, Ocić Gordana G.

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Associations between gut microbiota and sarcopenia or its defining parameters in older adults: A systematic review by Laurence Lapauw, Aurélie Rutten, Jolan Dupont, Nadjia Amini, Laura Vercauteren, Muriel Derrien, Jeroen Raes, Evelien Gielen

“…Nineteen studies reported at least one sarcopenia‐defining parameter (muscle mass, strength or physical performance). Studies found different GM‐taxa at multiple levels to be significantly associated with sarcopenia (n = 4/6), muscle mass (n = 13/14), strength (n = 7/9), and physical performance (n = 3/3); however, directions of associations were heterogeneous and also conflicting for specific GM‐taxa. …”
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A virtual execution platform for OpenFlow controller using NFV by Bata Krishna Tripathy, Kshira Sagar Sahoo, Ashish Kr. Luhach, N.Z. Jhanjhi, Swagat Kumar Jena

“…Upon receiving traffic from the data plane, NPS analyses the functional requirements of the traffic and different controller performance parameters. …”
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A structured investigation on the site supervisory traits in applying science and technology related fundamental concepts in construction operations by Kesavan Manoharan, Pujitha Dissanayake, Chintha Pathirana, Dharsana Deegahawature, Renuka Silva

“…This may result in constructive benefits to upgrading the current functions associated with urbanisation, sustainability and society. …”
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Genotype × environment interaction analysis and climatic factors impacts on grain yield in rainfed durum wheat trials in Iran by Reza Mohammadi, Moslem Abdipour, Mahnaz Rahmati, Mohammad Armion, Nastaran Mehri, Asghar Mehraban

“…The GGE biplot’s “which-won-where” function identified breeding lines G17, G24, G14, and G19 as top performers under drought conditions. …”
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Channel Estimation and Error Analysis of a Narrow FoV VLC System With Random Receiver Orientation by K. Nagaraja, Soumya P. Dash, Debasish Ghose

“…However, the reliability of VLC channels significantly depends on the orientation of the line-of-sight links, as the received signal strength is sensitive to the angular alignment between the transmitter and receiver. …”
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THE USE OF BIOMIMETIC 2D AND 3D UROTHELIAL IN VITRO MODELS WITH MOLECULAR, MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NORMAL AND CANCEROUS BLADDER TISSUE AS AN ALTERNATIVE MET...

“…The preparation of hAM followed the guidelines of COST Action CA17111.11 Comprehensive structural and functional characterization was performed using live-cell imaging, immunocytochemistry, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, freeze-fracture replica immunolabeling and 3D reconstruction techniques1–10. …”
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Status Identification and Restoration Zoning of Ecological Space in Maowusu Sandy Land Based on Temporal and Spatial Characteristics of Land Use by Tiejun Zhang, Peng Xiao, Zhenqi Yang, Jianying Guo

“…Then, a 2D relation judgment matrix was constructed by evaluating the importance of ecosystem service functions and ecological sensitivity. Next, restoration zoning of natural ecological space was performed, and relevant restoration suggestions were put forward accordingly. …”
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Assessment of the Integrated Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response System in Thamar Governorate, Yemen by Basem F. Abdel-Aziz, Saddam A.H. Al-Nahari, Ali A. Al-Waleedi, Shymaa M. Elshoura

“…Regarding epidemic preparedness and response function, respondents at all health facilities revealed complete deficiency of emergency stocks of drugs and supplies, lack of budget line for epidemic response, and absence of community public health measures. …”

A novel committee machine and reviews of neural network and statistical models for currency exchange rate prediction: An experimental analysis by Trilok Nath Pandey, Alok Kumar Jagadev, Satchidananda Dehuri, Sung-Bae Cho

“…However, in the case of higher-order neural network multi-stage radial basis function network is predicting better than single stage radial basis function network. …”
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Differentiated Energy Storage Planning Method of Provincial Power Grids Based on Multi-partition Time Series Production Simulation by Qian DAI, Jian ZHANG, Junling WU, Libo ZHANG, Xiaohui QIN, Yantao ZHANG, Yanqin NIU

“…Then according to this software, an optimal configuration method for energy storage capacity is proposed, with the minimum investment cost of energy storage as the objective function, after considering the differences in assessment objectives and tie-line transaction constraints of each partition. …”
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Design, construction, and deployment of a multi-locus transcranial magnetic stimulation system for clinical use by Heikki Sinisalo, Olli-Pekka Kahilakoski, Victor H. Souza, Jaakko O. Nieminen, Robin Rantala, Timo Tommila, Isabel Usuga, Mikael Laine, Oskari Ahola, Eva Gallegos, Gábor Kozák, David Emanuel Vetter, Ilkka Rissanen, Andreas Jooß, Renan Matsuda, Ana M. Soto, Dezhou Li, Dania Humaidan, Matti Stenroos, Timo Roine, Dubravko Kičić, Ulf Ziemann, Risto J. Ilmoniemi

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