Are privately owned shipping companies more succesful than public listed ones? by Zhang, Allen Tongren

“…However, being a public listed company not necessary to imply the company is successful especially for shipping companies where long term planning is more crucial to achieve business success. …”
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Fiscal deficit and inflation: an empirical measure in view of Pakistan by Khan, Aurangzeb, Siddiqi, Masood Mashkoor, Khan, Ameerzeib, Khan, Shahbano

“…The paper concluded that budget deficit and exchange rate are the variables that affect INFL in the short as well as in long-run, whereas MSP has only long run effect on inflation.…”
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Antigen–antibody complex density and antibody-induced HLA protein unfolding influence Fc-mediated antibody effector function by Murali, TM, Gu, Y, Minhat, RA, Yap, J, Wood, KJ, Wang, C, Gascoigne, NRJ, Anantharaman, V, MacAry, PA

“…Donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) targeting mismatched human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules are one of the principal threats to long-term graft survival in solid organ transplantation. …”

The dynamic effect of information privacy law

“…Under the standard law & economics account, as long as property rights are defined and transaction costs are low, initial right allocations should be irrelevant for social welfare. …”

Degradation monitoring and characterization in lithium-ion batteries via the asymptotic local approach by Couto, LD, Reniers, J, Zhang, D, Howey, DA, Kinnaert, M

“…Degradation mechanisms affecting the long-term performance of lithium-ion batteries should be monitored and characterized. …”

Forecasting green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) landing in Sarawak using grey model by Abang Mohammad Hudzaifah Abang Shakawi, Ani Shabri, Ruhana Hassan

“…Using data from 1949 to 2016, GM (1,1) was found to be the most suitable model for the given dataset, exhibiting the lowest Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and Mean Absolute Error (MAE) as compared to other statistical models such as Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Exponential Smoothing. …”
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Effect of low temperature blanching, cysteine-HCI, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, Na metabisulphite and drying temperatures on the firmness and nutrient content of dried carrots by Mohamed, Suhaila, Hussein, Rosli

“…Low temperature long time (LTLT) blanching (70C for 20 min) together with calcium treatment can be used to significantly improve the texture of rehydrated dried carrots when compared to high temperature short time (HTST) blanching (100C for 3 min). …”

Referring expression segmentation: from conventional to generalized by Liu, Chang

“…Secondly, we employ an attention-based network to model long-range dependencies in both image and language modalities. …”
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Forecasting of hydropower production using Box-Jenkins model at Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu by Nornabila, Abu, Nurul Nadrah Aqilah, Tukimat, Noratikah, Abu

“…Hydropower is one of the most essential mainstays in the long list of renewable energy resources that implements the use of potential energy of water to generate power by transforming the energy in the form of electricity. …”
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Design enhancement of overall paralympics wheelchair for para table tennis competition by Tang, Shao Qiang, Li, Holden King Ho, Lim, Davy See Leng

“…Such issues impact the immediate and long-term development of competitiveness in the player. …”
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Upscaling of aligned silver nanowires for large scale transparent electrode by Yeo, Yu Chen

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3D scene graph generation from synthesis 3D indoor scene by Qin, Huaiyuan

“…Scene graphs are a common representation of object relationships, but the long-tailed distribution of relationship types presents a challenge for accurate scene graph generation. …”
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Anisotropic conductive adhesive for micro joining in semiconductor interconnects application (solder alternative for fine pitch & environment friendly IC packaging) by Goh, Chin Foo

“…By using these encapsulated nickel particles as fillers in ACA interconnection, long-term reliability of ACA joints can be improved.…”
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Rethinking small-footprint counter-terrorism: moving from kinetic operations to security force assistance by Bell, Louis

“…In response to the 'body bag syndrome' produced by the long years in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Obama administration has adopted a small-footprint strategy founded on kinetic operations designed to capture or kill key militants. …”
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MicroRNA trimming in the nervous system by Lee, Li Ming

“…MicroRNAs are small, single-stranded RNAs about 22 nucleotides long which are involved in post-transcriptional regulation of mRNAs. …”
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Coseismic reverse- and oblique-slip surface faulting generated by the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, China by Yu, Guihua., Chen, Guihua., Klinger, Yann., Xu, Xiwei., Wen, Xueze., Hubbard, Judith., Shaw, John H.

“…This earthquake generated a 240-km-long surface rupture zone along the Beichuan fault and an additional 72-km-long surface rupture zone along the Pengguan fault. …”
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Omitting the intra-session calibration in EEG-based brain computer interface used for stroke rehabilitation by Arvaneh, Mahnaz, Guan, Cuntai, Ang, Kai Keng, Quek, Chai

“…This process is time-consuming and inconvenient for stroke patients who undergo long-term BCI sessions with repeating same mental tasks. …”
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Exploring the mechanisms of coordinated chick provisioning in the Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus by Gillies, N, Tyson, C, Wynn, J, Syposz, M, Vansteenberghe, C, Guilford, TC

“…Manx shearwaters Puffinus puffinus are Procellariiform seabirds that exhibit a dual foraging strategy during chick provisioning in which long foraging trips to maintain condition are alternated with short, frequent trips to feed the offspring. …”

Effect of operational parameters on fouling in membrane bioreactor by Tan, Mong Ai.

“…It was found that it is desirable to operate at high MLSS levels and long SRT as sludge yield will be reduced and a smaller reactor is sufficient.…”
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Exploratory study on sustainability of no frills airlines in Singapore by Lin, Chuyan, See, Boon Leng, Yan, Kexin

“…In light of the emergence of No Frills airlines in Southeast Asia, our study aims to explore the sustainability of No Frills airlines in Singapore over the long run, in terms of availability of market demand and ability to adopt cost leadership positions.…”
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