Capital adequacy, default risk and macroeconomic shocks in commercial banks in East Asian emerging countries by Janvisloo, Mohammadreza Alizadeh

“…Finally, this study estimates the relationship between the probability of default and macroeconomic risk factors using a dynamic panel data model with a Least Square Dummy Variable Bias Correction (LSDVBC) estimator. …”
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Peak to Average Power Ratio Reduction and Bit Error Rate Improvement in Wireless Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Communication Systems by Al-Azzo, Wisam Fahmi

“…The first method of PAPR reduction is done by the addition of complex Gaussian random signals, while the second one is done by insertion of dummy Gaussian subcarriers. The two techniques provide PAPR reduction in the order of 5 dB for PSK-OFDM systems with no out-of-band radiation. …”
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Impact of innovation and high-tech trade on national competitiveness and employment structure by Idris, Zera Zuryana

“…The empirical analysis was done using panel data estimation technique including the Bias-corrected Least Square Dummy Variable (LSDVC). An increase in high-tech trade by one percent increases national competitiveness by 0.09 index point. …”
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Effect of health-care professionals’ weight status on patient satisfaction and recalled advice: a prospective cohort studyResearch in context by Martin Čadek, Susanne Täuber, Blake J. Lawrence, Stuart W. Flint

“…Study hypotheses were examined using linear regression with dummy variables and follow up post-hoc analysis to estimate marginal means with adjustment for planned comparisons. …”
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The Sample Error Pre-Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Its Influencing Factors from the Perspective of Hospital Management: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yuanyang Wu, Qianning Wang, Feiyang Zheng, Tiantian Yu, Yanting Wang, Si Fan, Xinping Zhang

“…Independent variables were sample management information such as guidelines, record after collection, performance appraisal, training, and publicity activities, in which guidelines, record time, and record method were dummy variables, with 1 indicating having and 0 not. …”
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Physical Distancing and Social Media Use in Emerging Adults and Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Large-scale Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Survey Study by Thabo van Woudenberg, Moniek Buijzen, Roy Hendrikx, Julia van Weert, Bas van den Putte, Floor Kroese, Martine Bouman, Marijn de Bruin, Mattijs Lambooij

“…Participants aged between 18 and 24 years were considered emerging adults, and those aged >24 years were considered adults. In addition, a dummy variable was created to indicate per wave whether participants used social media for COVID-19 news and information. …”
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The lung function profile of once-daily tiotropium and olodaterol via Respimat® is superior to that of twice-daily salmeterol and fluticasone propionate via Accuhaler®... by Beeh KM, Derom E, Echave-Sustaeta J, Grönke L, Hamilton A, Zhai D, Bjermer L

“…This raises the question of the comparative effectiveness of this combination as maintenance treatment in this group compared to other combination regimens.Objective: The study aimed to assess the effect on lung function of once-daily tiotropium + olodaterol versus twice-daily salmeterol + fluticasone propionate in all participants with Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2 or 3 (moderate to severe) COPD.Methods: This was a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, four-treatment, complete crossover study in which participants received once-daily tiotropium + olodaterol (5/5 µg and 2.5/5 µg) via Respimat® and twice-daily salmeterol + fluticasone propionate (50/500 µg and 50/250 µg) via Accuhaler® for 6 weeks. …”
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Melt growth of BSO (Bi₁₂SiO₂₀) : critical issues for growth in a micro-g environment by Zheng, Yu, 1970-

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Impact of high-yielding varieties on paddy production in Muda Agricultural Development Authority Areas, Malaysia by Adedoyin, Abiola Olapeju

“…More so, since the coefficient of dummy is positively significant with a much smaller standard error of 0.02, the intercept of new high-yielding varieties is known to be higher than the old varieties which signify a shift in production function. …”
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Impact of free trade agreements and anti-dumping on Malaysian trade flows by Said, Rashidi

“…The anti-dumping actions caused reduction in intensive margin by 2.5 per cent a year following the imposition but only significantly reduced intensive margin by 6.3 per cent in the second year and 7.7 per cent in the third year. For WTOijt+ dummy variable, positive WTOijt+ coefficients indicate that a stricter anti-dumping discipline in FTAs has helped FTA members to increase both trade margins. …”
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Does High-Magnitude Centripetal Force and Abrupt Shift in Tangential Acceleration Explain High Risk of Subdural Hemorrhage? by Svein Kleiven, Xiaogai Li, Anders Eriksson, Niels Lyn?e

“…Further investigation revealed that the steel cable in the dummy neck had broken, which was assumed to have happened after Volunteer 2.? …”
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Once-daily single-inhaler versus twice-daily multiple-inhaler triple therapy in patients with COPD: lung function and health status results from two replicate randomized controlled... by Gary T. Ferguson, Nicola Brown, Chris Compton, Thomas C. Corbridge, Kelly Dorais, Charles Fogarty, Catherine Harvey, Morrys C. Kaisermann, David A. Lipson, Neil Martin, Frank Sciurba, Marjorie Stiegler, Chang-Qing Zhu, David Bernstein

“…Methods 207608 and 207609 were Phase IV, 12-week, randomized, double-blind, triple-dummy non-inferiority trials comparing once-daily fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol (FF/UMEC/VI) 100/62.5/25 μg via Ellipta inhaler, with twice-daily budesonide/formoterol (BUD/FOR) 400/12 μg via metered-dose inhaler plus once-daily tiotropium (TIO) 18 μg via HandiHaler. …”
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Factors Affecting the Formation of Change in Land Use in the Mazandaran Province: A Case Study of Tonekabon by M. Jamalipour, A.R. Shahpouri, M. Ghorbani

“…As well, satisfaction of supporting institutions also has the most negative role as a dummy variable. Conclusion: The issues of land use change, prevention of land destruction and preservation of land, are of the main challenges in recent years. …”
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Effect of Recent Exacerbation History on the Efficacy of Once-Daily Single-Inhaler Fluticasone Furoate/Umeclidinium/Vilanterol Triple Therapy in Patients with Chronic Obstructive P... by Panettieri Jr RA, Camargo CA Jr, Cheema T, El Bayadi SG, Fiel S, Vila TM, Jain RG, Midwinter D, Thomashow B, Ludwig-Sengpiel A, Lipson DA

“…Joseph’s Health/SUNY Upstate, Syracuse, NY, USA; 5Atlantic Health Systems/Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, 07960, USA; 6GSK, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA; 7GSK, Brentford, UK; 8Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; 9KLB Gesundheitsforschung Lübeck GmbH, Lübeck, Germany; 10Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 11GSK, Collegeville, PA, USACorrespondence: Reynold A Panettieri Jr, Rutgers University School of Medicine, 89 French Street, Suite 4210, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA, Tel +1 732-235-6404, Email rp856@rbhs.rutgers.eduBackground: In the FULFIL trial, once-daily single-inhaler triple therapy with fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol (FF/UMEC/VI) resulted in reduced moderate/severe exacerbation rates and conferred significant improvements in lung function and health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) versus twice-daily budesonide/formoterol (BUD/FOR) dual therapy.Methods: FULFIL was a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group study. Patients ≥ 40 years of age with symptomatic COPD were randomized 1:1 to FF/UMEC/VI 100/62.5/25 mcg or BUD/FOR 400/12 mcg. …”
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Corporate Governance and Managerial Performance in Public Enterprises: Focusing on CEOs and Internal Auditors by Yu, Seung-Won

“…As control variables, this study applied foundation year, asset size, government subsidies as a proportion to corporate earnings, and dummy variables by year. Analysis showed that there is significantly positive relationship between independence and financial expertise of internal auditors and managerial performance. …”
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Vietnam labour policies and its impact on rural wages: an experience from hired farm labourers in the Red River Delta by Hai Ninh Nguyen Thi

“…After checking for missing values, the author used the following methods: frequency distribution with mean and standard deviation for a description of respondents; cross tabulation and T-test were also used to test for differences in proportions and significant difference between groups; a linear regression model was applied to examine impact of wage regulation, social insurance and vocational training policies on wage of hired labourers in agricultural production (dependent variable was average money wage per month, it was estimated by sum of money wage and other remunerations that a labourer gets each month; independent variables were age, gender, education level and dummy variables which represented labourers’ participation in mentioned labour policies). …”
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Efficacy and safety of evogliptin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Brazilian population: a randomized bridging study by Cintia Cercato, Joao Soares Felício, Luis Augusto Tavares Russo, Joao Lindolfo Cunha Borges, Joao Salles, Patricia Muskat, Teresa Bonansea, Antonio Roberto Chacra, Freddy Goldberg Eliaschewitz, Adriana Costa Forti

“…Methods In this randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel trial, 146 patients with T2DM with inadequate glycemic control on diet and exercise (7.5% ≤ HbA1c ≤ 10.5%) were randomly assigned to a 12-week once-daily treatment with EVO 2.5 mg (N = 35), EVO 5 mg (N = 36), EVO 10 mg (N = 36), or sitagliptin (SITA) 100 mg (N = 39). …”
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The relationship between firefighters’ physical performance characteristics and simulated firefighting demands by McKayla Schmit, Mark DeBeliso

“…The SFGT was composed of: stair climb with hose bundle (SC), 30m charged hose advance (CHA), and 30m dummy drag (DD). The SFGT demands were completed in full PPE (personal protective equipment) gear and pack. …”
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Passivization in Taleshi dialect (of Sehsar) by Abdullah Ezzat doust, Mojtaba Monshizadeh, Hayat Ameri

“…The results of this research, which are obtained after analyzing the language data gathered through a field study, show that passivization exists in this dialect and it is commonly done by omitting the agent from the sentence while the object of the verb moves to the position of the omitted subject and the verb agrees with this dummy subject. In instances of passivization, by omitting the subject, the morpheme which means follows the object which occurs in the subject position. …”
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What makes equity crowdfunding successful in Japan? Testing the signaling and lack of financial literacy hypotheses by Yoshiaki Nose, Chie Hosomi

“…However, since “expected rate of return (Internal Rate of Return, hereafter abbreviated as IRR)” and “common stock dummy” are uncorrelated, we can conclude that they do not demonstrate financial literacy in “valuation,” nor whether or not the investment is profitable. …”
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