Do internally managed REITs manage earnings more than externally managed REITs? by Ajayi, Oluwaseun Damilola, Akinsomi, Omokolade

“…The study’s findings imply that good corporate governance is a critical safeguard for stakeholders in exceptional circumstances when REITs have special incentives to manage earnings; as a result, it is suggested that REITs’ corporate governance is important, despite being overlooked in some circumstances. Specific to South African REITs, policymakers as well as nominating committees of the board of directors may wish to take note that financial competence is an important quality of external directors in order to effectively curb earnings management. …”
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Budget allocation management model for seismic rehabilitation of infrastructure assets. by Mohammadreza Yadollahi

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Measurement uncertainty evaluation in soil liquid limit testing by Lua, K L, Lim, A J M S, Sim, S Y

“…Soil mechanical properties testing for example plastic and liquid limits conventionally do not provide uncertainty figure; however due to laboratory accreditation requirement, laboratory is required to provide it in the test report for some specific purposes for example Proficiency testing and quality validation. …”
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R software for traffic crash by Hartatik, Nurani, Prasetijo, Joewono, Dwi Prasetyo, Yudi, Theresia, Theresia, Khilda Nistrina, Khilda Nistrina, Atqiya Muslihati, Atqiya Muslihati

“…Starting with the available analytic packages, examples of study utilizing OSS "R," and its advantages over other data processing software, this paper covers the use of data processing and statistical OSS, specifically the "R" program device in traffic crash research. …”
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Lean Six Sigma in healthcare: a systematic literature review on challenges, organisational readiness and critical success factors by McDermott, Olivia, Antony, Jiju, Bhat, Shreeranga, Jayaraman, Raja, Rosa, Angelo, Marolla, Giuliano, Parida, Ratri

“…This study is one of the most comprehensive SLRs covering the importance and specificity of understanding challenges, CSFs and organisational readiness for LSS in healthcare. …”
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How appraisals of an in-group's collective history shape collective identity and action: evidence in relation to African identity by Makanju, Damilola, Livingstone, Andrew G., Sweetman, Joseph, Okafor, Chiedozie O., Attoh, Franca

“…Across three experiments (Ns = 950; 270; and 259) with Nigerian participants, we tested whether the effect of historical representations–specifically the valence of the in-group’s collective history–on in-group engagement, in turn, depends on whether that history is also appraised as subjectively important. …”
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Fashioning the academic by Davenport, Emma

“…This may also be the product of an increasing pedagogic emphasis on the student at the centre of the learning process, rather than both the teacher and the student in a specific communicative interaction. This paper will not only highlight examples of how academics are aware of dress in their professional lives but also argue that using a material culture approach to research academic identities puts academics at the heart of their scholarly and pedagogical experiences.…”
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Unfolding the role of metaverse in agri‐food supply chain security: current scenario and future perspectives by El Jaouhari, Asmae, Arif, Jabir, Jawab, Fouad, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil

“…Even so, the literature provides little evidence for this effect and primarily focuses on specific indicators, leaving little knowledge about it. …”
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Data integration and visualization of air quality in urban environment by Sowinski-Mydlarz, Viktor, Vassilev, Vassil, Gasiorowski, Pawel

“…Users can interact with the data, zoom in/out, rotate the view, and access additional information about specific data points. All elements of the map are interactive – clicking on the air quality stations domes gives the station details and measurements, selecting an OSM 3d building shows the semantic context (address, type of building, name in Bulgarian and English, owner, etc.). …”
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Communication in the workplace: request mitigations in Instant Messaging (IM) among native Malay speakers by Petani Mohd Noor, Marlyna Maros, Kesumawati Abu Bakar, Normalis Amzah

“…Hence, it is advisable to mitigate requests with supportive moves generally or with grounders specifically when producing effective requests in the work environment. …”
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Comparative framing of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in newspapers: an analysis of affect by Abdallah ZA Warshagha, Pei, Soo Ang, Huan, Changpeng

“…Based on the Faircloughian socio-dialectical perspective and Martin and White’s (2005) affect subsystem within the appraisal theory, this study investigates how language choices shape meanings, select voices, and perpetuate specific ideologies. The analysis of a corpus of 117 news articles from Al Jazeera English (AJE) and 115 from The Washington Post (WP) reveals that both outlets utilize interpersonal emotions to craft narratives that are more provocative than informative. …”
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Principal competency, teacher readiness, and teacher commitment in STEM education implementation: a qualitative study by Sariati Talib, Bity Salwana Alias, Mohd Effendi @ Ewan Mohd Matore

“…It aims to identify the principal competencies that influence teacher readiness and commitment, as well as the elements of teacher readiness that affect their commitment, and the specific aspects of teacher commitment crucial for STEM implementation. …”
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Challenges of online collaborative learning among special needs university students by Hidayu Shafie, Ireena Nasiha Ibnu, Noori, Abdullah, Nurhilleny Rosly, Nadia Anuar, Nur Husna Serip Mohamad

“…Analysis of data was performed using SPSS, specifically employing descriptive statistics analysis. …”
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E-Module in TVET: unveiling brazing and riveting methods through VAK learning by Hashim, Suhaizal, Mohamad Ali, Nur Alianni, Masran, Saiful Hadi

“…This research focuses on the creation of an educational e-module for vocational colleges, specifically targeting the refrigeration and air conditioning program. …”
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Predicting wealth score from remote sensing satellite images and household survey data using deep learning by Shekhar, Shashank, Singh, Pratibha, Mishra, Rashmi, Kumar, Sunil

“…Phase 3 focuses on images of specific regions of Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Telangana, using the Lasso RM, as it emerged as the best predictor of cluster wealth score in the previous two phases. …”
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Teaching person-centered practice to pre-registration physiotherapy students: a qualitative study by Killingback, Clare, Tomlinson, Amy, Thompson, Mark, Whitfield, Clare, Stern, Julian

“…Conclusion: Understanding the person and knowing what is important to them is central to the participant’s philosophy of practice. They drew on specific personality traits such as listening, being patient, or using small talk to develop rapport to better understand the person they were working with. …”
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Book review : Religion, populism, and modernity: confronting white Christian nationalism and racism by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…As the book explains, Christian nationalism is a politically important form of religious nationalism, drawing on specific Christian values and beliefs. Christian nationalism is a controversial issue, understood in various ways.…”
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Topical and transdermal botanical formulations of the Chinese pharmacopoeia—a review by Gu, Jingyi, Lane, Majella E., Sil dos Santos, Bruno, Heinrich, Michael

“…Adhesive plasters were the most commonly recorded TCM dosage form, employing specific matrix blends. This new perspective of study reveals the prevalence of pungent and aromatic botanical materials, the common use of adhesive plasters, multifunctional properties of botanical oils, and formulation adaptability in TCM topical/transdermal products. …”
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AutoCoach: an automated playing eleven selection framework in cricket by Sharma, Pulkit, Hassan, Bilal, Wasiq, Muhammad Farooq

“…In our opinion, this is one of the unique contributions made for automated team selection in cricket specific to the format and encompassing performance indicators not only accumulated from IPL but also from the International Cricket Council (ICC).…”
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Label flipping attacks in hierarchical federated learning for intrusion detection in IoT by Elmahfoud, Ennaji, El Hajla, Salah, Maleh, Yassine, Mounir, Soufyane, Ouazzane, Karim

“…Our findings reveal significant decreases in classification accuracy by 10.53% and recall rates, even with a minimal number of compromised participants, primarily affecting the specific classes targeted by the attackers. We further examine how the availability of these malicious nodes influences the attack’s success. …”
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