Board Structure and the Profitability of Listed Consumer Goods Firms in Nigeria by Yusufu, Ojochenemi Sunday, Ibrahim, Mohammed Gaddafi, Ali, Abubakar, Sunday Alewo Omale

“…This study investigated the relationship between board structure and the profitability of Listed Consumer Goods Firms in Nigeria. The ex post facto method was used for the study. The study drew on secondary data from twenty (20) listed consumer goods firms in Nigeria as of May 31, 2021. …”
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Feeding intensity and molecular prey identification of the common long-armed octopus, Octopus minor (Mollusca: Octopodidae) in the wild. by Qi-Kang Bo, Xiao-Dong Zheng, Zhi-Wei Chen

“…Therefore, the feeding intensity of O. minor was studied from April to July 2014 when females reaching ovary maturation, and prey composition was identified from stomach contents using a DNA barcoding method. Of the 172 sampled octopuses, 66 had stomach contents that were nearly digested into pulp. …”
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Decision support for the identification of testate amoebae in microscopy images to detect peat presence in horticultural substrates by Serge Zaugg, Camille Vögeli, Lena Märki, Clément Duckert, Edward A.D. Mitchell

“…This allows a human operator to quickly make a final decision regarding peat presence. Our method enables the monitoring of peat presence in commercial substrates. …”
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Wear and Friction of Polymer Fiber Composites Coated by NiCr Alloy by Zainab RAHEEM, Aseel Ameer KAREEM

“…So the goal of this research was to develop new coatings to enhance the surface properties of PMCs In this paper, flame sprayed NiCr graded coatings are investigated as a method to address a PMC poor resistance by providing high temperature and environmental protection to PMCs. …”
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Molecular recognition and phylogenetic tree analysis of Cystoisospora canis in stray dogs in Diwaniyah city, Iraq by Noor I. Jarad, Rana S. Al-Difaie, Nuha Q. Mohammed

“…Younger dogs (puppies) were much more common with prevalence at 38.02%, compared with 8.52% for the older dogs. …”
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Offset analgesia a unique paradigm to study pain modulation following 6 weeks of yogic intervention in fibromyalgia patients: A randomized controlled trial by Garima Sharma, Akanksha Singh, Raj Kumar Yadav, Uma Kumar, Renu Bhatia

“…Additional randomized controlled trials with larger sample sizes are needed to more fully understand this relationship.…”
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The Impact of Digital Capabilities on Peasants’ Wage Growth: Evidence from Chinese Farmer Entrepreneurs by Shanhu Zhang, Jinxiu Yang, Yun Shen, Zhuoli Li

“…This study empirically examines or validates the mechanism of digital capabilities on wage growth for employed peasants through the entropy weight method, the OLS linear model, the mediation effect model, and propensity score matching while using survey data from 490 farmer entrepreneurs as samples. …”
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First molecular characterisation and PCR ribotyping of Clostridium difficile strains isolated in two Algerian Hospitals by Abla Djebbar, Mohammed Sebaihia, Ed Kuijper, Celine harmanus, Ingrid Sanders, Nadia Benbraham, Hocine Hacène

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by the E-test method, according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute protocol. …”
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Biosynthesized ZnO Nanoparticles using Rivea Hypocrateriformis Pant Extract Assisted for Photocatalytic Activity in the Treatment of Wastewater by Murugesan Balaji, Pattulingam Rajesh, Sathasivam Kavica, Nagarajan Vignesh

“…Nanoparticles Synthesised by the Coprecipitate method and synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by UV visible spectroscopy showing a prominent peak at 350 nm conforming to the formation of Zinc Oxide nanoparticles, while FT-IR analysis shows the biomolecules responsible for the functional group involved in the formation of nanoparticles. …”
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Role of Village Government Policy Innovation: Mediating Influence of Promotion on Tourism Development in Sumenep by Raden Khaeru Ahmadi, Rachmad Hidayat, Sri Rahayu, Rifda Fitrianty

“…These three locations were chosen because they have high natural tourism potential and are a priority for local village government development. The method used in this study is Structural Equation Modeling - Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS), which allows for the simultaneous and comprehensive testing of causal relationships between variables. …”
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Safety Evaluation of Chicken Satay In Yogyakarta Indonesia Based on Benzo[a]pyrene Content by Khairunissa Irnanda, Argandita Meiftasari, Standie Nagadi, Endang Lukitaningsih

“…Analysis were performed by Gas Chromatography method using helium as carrier gas and CPCB-Sil8 as stationary phase. …”
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New Nanosized V(III), Fe(III), and Ni(II) Complexes Comprising Schiff Base and 2-Amino-4-Methyl Pyrimidine: Synthesis, Properties, and Biological Activity by Maged S. Al-Fakeh, Maha A. Alsikhan, Jawza S. H. Alnawmasi, Abdullah H. Alluhayb, Mona S. Al-Wahibi

“…The disc diffusion method was used to assess and analyze the inhibition of the growth of compounds against harmful bacterial and fungal strains. …”
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Determination of Students' Consumption Behavior Based on Their Awareness of Food Safety: The Case of Ordu University by Derya Öztürk, Gamze Aydın Eryılmaz, Osman Kılıç

“…Data were collected using survey method. Study sample consisted of 400 students of Ünye Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Ordu University, Turkey. …”
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Accelerometry-assessed sleep duration and timing in late childhood and adolescence in Scottish schoolchildren: A feasibility study. by Laura M Lyall, Natasha Sangha, Cathy Wyse, Elaine Hindle, Dawn Haughton, Kate Campbell, Judith Brown, Laurence Moore, Sharon A Simpson, Joanna C Inchley, Daniel J Smith

“…These data highlight that inadequate sleep is prevalent in this sample of schoolchildren. Future, larger scale investigations will examine in more detail the associations between sleep, circadian function and physical activity with mental health and wellbeing.…”
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Exploring consumer intention to use 5G technology: A Croatian perspective by Viktorija Jurić, Ivan Jajić, Božidar Jaković

“…The multivariate linear regression statistical method was implemented using JASP statistical software. …”
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Importance of Depolarization Current in the Diagnosis of Oil-Paper Insulation of Power Transformer by Alok Kumar, Deepak Mishra, Arijit Baral

“…Recently, Polarization Depolarization current (PDC) measurement is widely accepted time domain spectroscopy-based method for assessing the insulation condition. Various performance parameters like Dissipation factor (&#x0025;tan<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\delta $ </tex-math></inline-formula>), Paper Moisture (&#x0025;pm), Dielectric Adsorption Ratio (DAR), Polarization index (PI) etc. can be estimated by analyzing the PDC data. …”
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Effects of Short-Term Cognitive Remediation on Cognitive Dysfunction in Partially or Fully Remitted Individuals with Bipolar Disorder: Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial. by Kirsa M Demant, Maj Vinberg, Lars V Kessing, Kamilla W Miskowiak

“…The present study aimed to investigate the effects of CR on persistent cognitive dysfunction in BD.<h4>Method</h4>Patients with BD in partial remission with cognitive complaints were randomised to 12 weeks group-based CR (n=23) or standard treatment (ST) (n=23). …”
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RS-DETR: An Improved Remote Sensing Object Detection Model Based on RT-DETR by Hao Zhang, Zheng Ma, Xiang Li

“…Finally, we propose a novel bounding box regression loss function, Focaler-GIoU, which makes the model focus more on difficult samples, improving detection performance for small and overlapping targets. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Magnetic Abrasive Finishing for Post-Processing Additive Manufactured Inconel 939 Parts by Michał Marczak, Dorota A. Moszczyńska, Aleksander P. Wawrzyszcz

“…The findings validate the viability of MAF as a precise, controllable, and complementary finishing method for LPBF-manufactured Inconel 939 components, especially for geometrically complex or hard-to-reach surfaces.…”
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THERMOBAROMETRY OF DEPLETED PERIDOTITES by L. N. Pokhilenko, V. N. Korolyuk, N. P. Pokhilenko

“…Specially developed and tested method of microprobe analysis was used to determine Al and Ca microimpurities in the olivine samples studied. …”
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