Influence of spin-off decision on financing risk: Empirical insight from Indonesian Islamic banks [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations] by Abdul Hakim, Akhsyim Affandi, Jaka Sriyana, Zulfikar Bagus Pambuko

“…Furthermore, a noteworthy pattern emerges that spin-off Islamic banks with substantial assets demonstrate greater risk in comparison to their counterparts with more modest assets. System GMM also confirmed the result. …”
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Effects of migrant workers’ health capital on their returning home intentions: evidence from China by Haitao Li, Haitao Li, Haibo Li, Hao Xiang

“…These findings can also help local government pay more attention to returning migrant workers’ HC.…”
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Navigating challenges in pediatric trial conduct: integrating bayesian sequential design with semiparametric elicitation for handling primary and secondary endpoints by Danila Azzolina, Ileana Baldi, Silvia Bressan, Mohd Rashid Khan, Liviana Da Dalt, Dario Gregori, Paola Berchialla

“…Approaches based on Parametric priors are more effective in detecting treatment efficacy during interim assessments, particularly with larger sample sizes. …”
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The Extent and Patterns of Digitalization in Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) Farms in South Africa by Sukoluhle Mazwane, Moraka Nakedi Makhura, Athula Ginige

“…Therefore, digitalization is an emergent variable that can be measured using CCA. The average level of digitalization in PLAS farms was 0.02 and varied significantly across provinces. …”
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On the move: Influence of animal movements on count error during drone surveys by Emma A. Schultz, Natasha Ellison‐Neary, Melanie R. Boudreau, Garrett M. Street, Landon R. Jones, Kristine O. Evans, Raymond B. Iglay

“…Image overlap flight patterns were more likely to result in multiple counts even when accounting for mosaicking. …”
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Temporal Dynamics of Species Richness and Composition in a Peri‐Urban Tropical Frog Community in Central Brazil by Marcos R. Severgnini, Mônica M. deOliveira, Luciana M. Valério, Diogo B. Provete

“…We found that species richness varied little among years and was affected only by photoperiod, while species abundance was more variable both between and within years, being mostly affected by humidity, temperature, and photoperiod. …”
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Older adults’ attitudes towards deprescribing and medication changes: a longitudinal sub-study of a cluster randomised controlled trial by Katharina Tabea Jungo, Sven Streit, Kristie Rebecca Weir, Damien Cateau

“…Aim 3 outcome: binary variable on whether any prescribing recommendation generated during the OPTICA medication review was implemented. …”
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Impact of modified aggregate gradation on the workability, mechanical, microstructural and radiation shielding properties of recycled aggregate concrete by Mohy S. Fattouh, Mohamed A. Abouelnour, Alaa A. Mahmoud, Islam N. Fathy, A. F. El Sayed, Sameh A. Elhameed, Islam M. Nabil

“…Microstructural analysis revealed denser, more interconnected cement paste matrices and refined interfacial transition zones (ITZ) in the modified mixes. …”
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-associated Pneumonitis: A Narrative Review by Chang Li, Saadia A. Faiz, Megan Boysen-Osborn, Ajay Sheshadri, Monica K. Wattana

“…A multidisciplinary approach to management is recommended for the treatment of ICI-associated pneumonitis, and classification of severity helps to guide interventions. Treatment options in more severe cases include systemic immunosuppression. …”
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Decoding clinical diversity in monogenic TGFBR1 and TGFBR2 mutations: insights into the interplay of molecular mechanisms and hypomorphicity by Fadia Abu-Sailik, Nesrin Gariballa, Bassam R. Ali, Bassam R. Ali

“…This review also emphasizes the pressing need to unravel the complex genotype-phenotype correlations, which could pave the way for more precise diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.…”
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Monitoring the long-term molecular epidemiology of the pneumococcus and detection of potential 'vaccine escape' strains. by Gagan A Pandya, M Catherine McEllistrem, Pratap Venepally, Michael H Holmes, Behnam Jarrahi, Ravi Sanka, Jia Liu, Svetlana A Karamycheva, Yun Bai, Robert D Fleischmann, Scott N Peterson

“…Serotypes associated with more than one ST complex had a larger degree of sequence polymorphism than a serotype associated with one ST complex. …”
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Maturation and Physical Performance in National Level Youth Basketballers: Implications for Strength and Conditioning Coaches by Jaron Kung, Chris Whatman, Michael McGuigan, Craig Harrison, Stephen Bird

“…Girls were significantly more mature (greater %PAH) than boys (ES = 1.85; p <0.05). …”
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Criteria for Detecting Turn-To-Turn Short Circuit in Stator Windings Using Vector Analysis of Electric Motor Phase Currents by I. V. Zhezhelenko, V. E. Kryvonosov, S. V. Vasilenko

“…At industrial enterprises, seaports, ships, more than 80 % of all electrical engineering equipment is asynchronous motors. …”
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Shikonin-induced secondary metabolite modulation in grape berries (Vitis vinifera L. cv. ‘Öküzgözü’) under salinity stress by Adem Yağcı

“…Furthermore, anthocyanin profiling revealed profound shifts in composition; notably, malvidin-3-O-glucoside levels were elevated by more than 200% under combined high-salinity and shikonin treatment, indicating a strong synergistic effect on flavonoid pathway activation. …”
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Identification and Expression Analysis of Snf2 Family Proteins in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) by Dongdong Zhang, Sujuan Gao, Ping Yang, Jie Yang, Songguang Yang, Keqiang Wu

“…All SlCHRs contained a helicase-C domain with about 80 amino acid residues and a SNF2-N domain with more variable amino acid residues. In addition, other conserved motifs were also identified in SlCHRs by using the MEME program. …”
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Socioeconomic factors associated with choice of delivery place among mothers: a population-based cross-sectional study in Guinea-Bissau by Sanni Yaya, Ghose Bishwajit, Nathali Gunawardena

“…The place of delivery (home or health facility) was the outcome variable of interest using 7532 women of reproductive age (15–49 years). …”
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ECONOMICS OF UNDERUTILIZED CROP PRODUCTION IN AKOKNORTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENTAREA, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF PIGEON PEA (Cajanus cajan) by Olutope Stephen OJO

“…It was recommended that government should provide funds for the Research institutes for the innovations of improved pigeon pea production and hence boost the production of pigeon pea in Nigeria. Also, more studies should be carried out to consider the future outlook of the crop. …”
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Height-Diameter Allometry for Tree Species in Tanzania Mainland by W. A. Mugasha, E. W. Mauya, A. M. Njana, K. Karlsson, R. E. Malimbwi, S. Ernest

“…We therefore confirm a significant contribution of climate and forest structure variables in improving H-D allometry. Among the forest structure variables, basal area (BA) was far more important explanatory variable than other variables. …”
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The Effects of Different Straw-Returning Methods on Soil Organic Carbon Transformation in Rice–Rape Rotation Systems by Lening Hu, Yujiao Ge, Liming Zhou, Zhongyi Li, Anyu Li, Hua Deng, Tieguang He

“…The results of the study indicated that applying rice straw biochar during the oilseed rape growing season was effective in increasing variable carbon pools and soil organic carbon accumulation.…”
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Socioeconomic and behavioural factors that contribute to the co-occurrence of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases by Naftal Sakaria, Nelago Indongo

“…The significance of variables was tested using 5% level. The results showed that overall, co-occurrence of risks was more prevalent among respondents with HBP than those with diabetes or HRD. …”
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