Does Corporate Policy Risk Affect Stock Liquidity? Panel Data Evidence from Listed Companies in a Major Emerging Market by Asis Kumar Sahu, Byomakesh Debata, Ştefan Cristian Gherghina

“…This study constructs a novel overall corporate policies risk index (PRI) for firms by capturing risk embedded in managers’ different policy decisions, such as investment, financing, diversification, and cash management, by weighting each policy risk through the regression decomposition method. Using a large sample of 466 India-listed firms from the financial year 2003–2004 to 2022–2023, this study finds that there is a negative association between PRI and stock liquidity. …”
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Islamic performance index for mustahiq empowerment by zakat collection institution by Nuri Aslami, Muhammad Syukri Albani Nasution, Fauzi Arif Lubis, Ismail Lutfi Japakiya

“…Purpose – This study aims to measure the performance of the Dompet Dhuafa North Sumatra Zakat collection institution in the transformation of mustahiq empowerment using the Islamic performance index (IPI) model. Method – This type of research is field research using a comparative descriptive method with a quantitative approach. …”
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Immune-neuroendocrine crosstalk in mood and psychotic disorders: A meta-analysis and systematic review by Minne Van Den Noortgate, Filip Van Den Eede, Violette Coppens, Erik J. Giltay, Livia De Picker, Manuel Morrens

“…Our objective was to perform an up to date systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and immune system functioning in mood and psychotic disorders. Methods: We searched the Pubmed, Web of Science and Embase databases for studies reporting correlations between one or more HPA- and immune markers (IM) in patients with mood or psychotic disorders. …”
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Changes in clinical, biochemical, immunological and integrative parameters in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection according to the virus genotype and the grade of act... by A. H. Lishnevska, M. D. Chemych

“…Patients with CHCV caused by different virus genotypes had evenly distributed clinical data (P > 0.05), with the exception of the 1b genotype patients who were diagnosed with telangiectasia 1.3 times more frequently than in the total sample; and liver enlargement were 1.5 times (P < 0.05) less frequently seen in the 2 genotype patients, there were no anemia cases (P < 0.05). …”
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Features of antihypertensive therapy in the Russian population: data from the ESSE-RF3 study by Yu. A. Balanova, S. A. Shalnova, V. A. Kutsenko, A. E. Imaeva, O. E. Ivlev, S. E. Evstifeeva, A. V. Kapustina, M. B. Kotova, S. A. Maksimov, G. A. Muromtseva, T. V. Repkina, T. O. Gonoshilova, A. V. Kudryavtsev, N. I. Belova, L. L. Shagrov, M. A. Samotrueva, A. L. Yasenyavskaya, O. A. Bashkina, S. V. Glukhovskaya, I. A. Levina, E. B. Dorzhieva, E. Z. Urbanova, N. Yu. Borovkova, V. K. Kurashin, A. S. Tokareva, Yu. I. Ragino, G. I. Simonova, A. D. Khudyakova, V. N. Nikulin, O. R. Aslyamov, G. V. Khokhlova, A. V. Solovieva, A. A. Rodionov, O. V. Kryachkova, Yu. Yu. Shamurova, E, V. Mikhailov, Yu. O. Tarabrina, M. G. Ataev, M. O. Radzhabov, Z. M. Gasanova, M. A. Umetov, I. A. Hakuasheva, i. V. Elgarova, E. I. Yamashkina, L. А. Balykova, A. A. Usanova, A. M. Nikitina, N. V. Savvina, Iu. E. Spiridonova, E. A. Naumova, V. S. Yudin, A. A. Keskinov, S. M. Yudin, A. V. Kontsevaya, O. M. Drapkina

“…The population study ESSE-RF3, based on the survey of a representative sample of the Russian population aged 35-74 years, showed that more than a half of participants with AH receiving therapy were used the monotherapy, only every tenth of those treated received SPC. …”
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The establishment of a molecular diagnostic platform for mitochondrial diseases: From conventional to next-generation sequencing by Ni-Chin Tsai, Chai-Wai Liou, Yin-Hua Cheng, Hao-Ting Lien, Tzu-Ling Lin, Tsu-Kung Lin, Min-Yu Lan, Pi-Lien Hung, Tzu-Jou Wang, Chen-Hao Lee, Yi-Chih Liang, Kuo-Chung Lan

“…The results revealed that Sanger sequencing is an accurate method with the benefit of being more cost-effective. …”
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Bacillus cereus is a key microbial determinant of intractable otitis media with effusion by Yue Fan, Junru Chen, Shenglong Xu, Hailu Zhou, Yingying Shang, Xu Tian, Bin Wang, Yang Zhao, Guangliang Shan, Yan Zhao, Peng Zhang, Xingming Chen

“…Methods MEE samples were collected from 46 OME patients, including 20 from the long course group and 26 from the short course group. …”
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy in trauma patients with grade IV–V duodenal or pancreatic injuries: a post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter trial by Jeffry Nahmias, Daniel N Holena, Bellal Joseph, Martin Schreiber, Lisa M Kodadek, Mayur Narayan, Grace Chang, Joe Patton, Abid Khan, Mark Seamon, Jessica H Beard, Michelle T Bover Manderski, Michael A Vella, Ryan Peter Dumas, Haytham Kaafarani, Alison A Smith, Rachel Leah Choron, Christopher Bargoud, Amanda L Teichman, Francesk Mulita, Christine T Trankiem, Hashim Ahmed, Aaron Anderson, Odessa Pulido, Caleb Mentzer, Jane Keating, Mira Ghneim, Reynold Henry, Dane R Scantling, Andrew Benjamin, Christopher W Foote, Carlos H Palacio, Randi N Smith, Meghan Jonikas, Dias Argandykov, Jason D Sciarretta, Joshua P Hazelton, Pascal Udekwu, Jordan Michael Kirsch, Charoo Piplani, Julia Kuzinar, Dustin Hanos, Iman N Afif, Navpreet Kaur Dhillon, Ashling Zhang, Rebekah Devasahayam, Oliver Gunter, Brandi Sun, Chloe S Cao, Jessica K Reynolds, Lauren A Hilt, Karla Echeverria-Rosario, Nathaniel S Fung, Caitlin A Fitzgerald, Jeremy H Levin, JaeHee Yoon, Jacqueline Blank, Christopher J McLaughlin, Rami Al-Aref, Daniel S Howard, Kate Dellonte, Brent Hopkins, Chloe Shell, Evan G Wong, Howard Lieberman, Walter A Ramsey, Collin H Stewart, Claudia Alvarez, John D Berne, Ivan Puente, Ilya Rakitin, Lindsey Perea, Jason Wade, Laura K Mann, Vasileios Mousafeiris, Shari Reid-Gruner, Erica Sais, Lilamarie Moko

“…In a subanalysis of patients without ampullary injuries (n=60), PD patients had more anastomotic leaks compared with the non-PD group (3 (30%) vs 2 (4%), p=0.028).Conclusion While PD patients did not have worse hemodynamics or blood product requirements on admission, they sustained more complex anatomic injuries and had more GI complications and longer LOS than non-PD patients. …”
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Effect of supercritical CO2 on pore structure and desorption characteristics of tectonic coal by Fanfan NIU, Erlei SU, Jiaqi WEI, Xinyu ZHU

“…The results show that the total pore volume of coal samples increases after supercritical CO2 treatment, and the pore expansion effect of supercritical CO2 on tectonic coal is more obvious. …”
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Knowledge of the Glasgow Coma Scale among Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana by Afizu Alhassan, Abdul-Ganiyu Fuseini, Ajara Musah

“…We collected data using a structured questionnaire and analysed the data using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, independent samples t-test, and one-way ANOVA. Results. A little more than half of the participants (50.4%) had low knowledge of the GCS as a whole. …”
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Examining the effect of imaginary short story activities in Turkish courses on the higher level thinking skills of eighth grade students by Nurullah Aydın, Vahit Ağa Yıldız

“…Given its originality, more studies on this topic are required to reach more generalizable results. …”
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Knowledge-Guided Reinforcement Learning with Artificial Potential Field-Based Demonstrations for Multi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Cooperative Hunting by Yang Wang, Weiye Wang, Deshan Chen

“…Subsequently, the fine-tuning phase leverages real-time APF knowledge to direct the learning process, encouraging agents to balance following demonstrated actions with seeking out more optimal solutions. We assess the efficacy of our method through extensive simulations across diverse tasks, demonstrating its ability to expedite the learning process and yield more strategic decision-making. …”
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Health literacy and therapeutic adherence of patients undergoing oral antineoplastic chemotherapy: a correlational study by Yasmin Araujo Braz, Maria Meimei Brevidelli, Edvane Birelo Lopes De Domenico

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: the sample consisted of 100 patients: 68% were 51 years of age or older; 52% without comorbidities and were taking three or more medications daily; 53% had 11 years of education or more; and 49% were retired or pensioners. …”
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Preparing controlled low strength materials with cement-treated construction waste clay improved by sodium hexametaphosphate. by Chenhao Li, Tinglong Xie, Jianwen Ding, Jian Tang, Mengying Gao

“…The results indicated that the SHMP greatly enhanced the flowability of samples, adding 1%SHMP increased the fluidity of the sample by more than 80%, whereas 5% water glass had negligible effect. …”
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Assessment of Elderly's Nutritional status in Geriatric Homes at Al-Furat Al-Awusat Governorates by Mona Abdul Wahab Khaleel, Ali H. Mohammed

“…Results: The study demonstrated that the majority of the sample at age group (76-80) years old (28.3%), more than half of the sample (58.3%) is males and the remaining is female. …”
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Antibiogram of bacterial isolates obtained from infants and children at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). by Emmanuel Onyekachukwu Ibeneme , Zenoh Danjuma Ali * , Glory Philemon Bebia , Joy Chinweokwu Ezema , JosephusBoniface.

“…Isolates susceptibility was tested on gentamicin, erythromycin, Zithromax, ampicillin, amoxicillin and penicillin using disc diffusion method by Kirby-Bauer. Of the 50 subjects examined, a total of 39 bacterial isolates were obtained from the 36(72%) culture positive samples. …”
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Incorporating 16S gene copy number information improves estimates of microbial diversity and abundance. by Steven W Kembel, Martin Wu, Jonathan A Eisen, Jessica L Green

“…We use theory and simulations to demonstrate that 16S genomic copy number can be accurately estimated from the short reads typically obtained from high-throughput environmental sequencing of the 16S gene, and that organismal abundances in microbial communities are more strongly correlated with estimated abundances obtained from our method than with gene abundances. …”
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Dealing with AFLP genotyping errors to reveal genetic structure in Plukenetia volubilis (Euphorbiaceae) in the Peruvian Amazon. by Jakub Vašek, Petra Hlásná Čepková, Iva Viehmannová, Martin Ocelák, Danter Cachique Huansi, Pavel Vejl

“…Thus, a complex analysis of genotyping error was carried out with the AFLP method in 169 samples of the oil seed plant Plukenetia volubilis L. from small isolated subpopulations in the Peruvian Amazon. …”
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Content Analysis of the Book of Payāmhāye Āsemāni in the 1st Grade of High School Based on Consideration for Religious Sentiment by Abolfazl Nikounazar

“…In order to choose the research sample, the survey method was used; therefore, the sample size was selected based on the statistical population. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Microfinance Literature: An ADO-TCM Framework Approach by Bahman Khodapanah, Mohammad Bashokouh Ajirlou, Fariba Mesri

“…6) What outcomes result from these decisions? Materials & MethodsMeta-synthesis is a research method within the broader category of research synthesis. …”
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