Influence of CEO characteristics and audit committee on financial performance: evidence from Iraq by Hazzaa, Omar Turki, Abdullah, Dewi Fariha, Mohammed Sadaa, Abdullah

“…Three models were used to analyze the data, and the preferred model was chosen by following several confirmation steps. The findings indicated that CEO education, CEO ownership, and CEO experience all influenced financial success. …”
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A study of cultural distance, eWOM and perceived risk in shaping higher education students' destination image and future travel plan by Yang, Xia, Mohammad, Jihad, Quoquab, Farzana

“…The partial least squares was employed to analyse the hypothesised relationships. Findings: The results of this study found support for the positive effect of cultural distance and eWOM on destination image. …”
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The Determinants of Growth In Banking Sector: Time Series Analysis of Conventional And Islamic Banking In Pakistan by Iqbal, Muhammad Saeed, Sofi, Mohd Fikri

“…The results of the empirical analysis indicated that growth in deposit, growth in GDP, and population growth are the main determinants of growth in the banking sector of Pakistan. Based on the findings of the study it is suggested that measures must be taken to increase deposits in both systems of banking by giving various incentives to households…”
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Smuggling of Migrants in Malaysia: The Case Study of Illegal Immigrants in the Northern Region by Ajis, Mohd Na'eim, Ahmad Zakuan, Ummu Atiyah, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Keling, Mohamad Faisol

“…Relevant authorities like Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Malaysia Immigration Department and Border Ranger Regiment, are being interviewed. Findings reveal that the activities of migrant smuggling are occurring in the Northern Region of the Peninsular Malaysia. …”
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How to learn Chinese characters? Exploring the effectiveness of different learning methods in young Singaporean children by Toh, Wendy Hwee Bin

“…In Experiment 2, it was revealed that generally, the repeated practice of character writing was more effective compared to repeatedly writing its Pinyin, especially among the low RA children. The findings of Experiment 3 demonstrated that the structured writing modality was effective for character learning and retention, be it focusing on radical/component or stroke sequence. …”
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Cryogelation of human hair keratins by Chua, Huei Min

“…In a nutshell, the major findings of this dissertation serve to elucidate the mechanism of HHK cryogelation while demonstrating the possibility of developing a cell compliant 3D HHK scaffold with tuneable properties through a facile and clean process.…”
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Institutions and agricultural transformation: a study of induced innovation in the Philippine rice sector by Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis P.

“…The 2019 Rice Tariffication Law is highlighted as a key “path-breaking” event which contributed to addressing not only the rice trade protectionism problem but also in part the farmers’ capitalisation problems. These findings imply the need for more nuanced approaches in promoting agricultural transformation which consider the roles of broader macroeconomic policies and their lingering impacts, to more effectively “securitise” the food sector.…”
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Investigating the neural substrates of Chinese character processing by Wu, Chiao-Yi

“…Regions-of-interest (ROIs) were defined based on the meta-analysis findings and a priori ROI approaches were implemented in the subsequent studies to examine the involvement and integrity of the sub-network. …”
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Sound event recognition in unstructured environments using spectrogram image processing by Dennis, Jonathan William

“…The motivation for such an approach is based on finding an automatic approach to ``spectrogram reading'', where it is possible for humans to visually recognise the different sound event signatures in the spectrogram. …”
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Structural study of ribosome : 1) structural basis of EF-G in translocation. 2) molecular mechanism of ribosome-dependent toxin YoeB in mRNA cleavage by Chen, Yun

“…The positioning of the catalytic His87 into the active site is coupled to the hydrophobic-gate opening and involves the ribosomal 23S rRNA sarcin-ricin loop as well as domain III of EF-G. These findings provide a structural basis for the GTPase activation of EF-G, based on which, a substrate-promoted mechanism is proposed. …”
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Design, modeling and performance optimization of active air terminal system by Ke, Ji

“…More importantly, the experimental findings provide a guideline for the operation and optimization of ATB systems. 3. …”
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Preclinical development of antisense conjugates for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy 1 by Stoodley, J

“…Subsequent <em>in vivo</em> testing confirmed these findings, demonstrating enhanced delivery to skeletal muscle, heart and significantly reduced nephrotoxicity, relative to its previous CPP-PMOs. …”

The effects of exercise, heat-induced hypo-hydration and rehydration on blood–brain-barrier permeability, corticospinal and peripheral excitability by Uddin, N, Scott, J, Nixon, J, Patterson, SD, Kidgell, D, Pearce, AJ, Waldron, M, Tallent, J

“…Serum UCH-L1 increased across time for all conditions (p &lt; 0.001) but was not significantly different between conditions. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate an increase in corticospinal inhibition after exercise with fluid ingestion, but a decrease in corticospinal excitability after heat-induced hypo-hydration. …”

Exploring Malaysian public universities Japanese language students' views on the effects of LGBT elements in anime and manga by Paee, Rokiah, Abdul Rashid, Roswati, Ahmad, Normah, Mamat, Roslina

“…There were 56 (37%) male and 94 (63%) female respondents. Findings: 34 (22.7%) respondents mentioned anime and manga titles that have LGBT elements, with some titles fitting under the LGBT genre. …”
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Characterization of liposome-encapsulated tylosin, in vitro Cytotoxicity and its antibacterial activitiy against Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis isolated from goats by Saddiqi, Mohammad Ehsan

“…The release behaviour of tylosin from the conventional liposomes is based on initial fast release followed by sustained and slow-released as compared to free tylosin. Cytotoxicity findings revealed higher cell viability (above 70%) for liposomal tylosin and below 70% for free tylosin at a high concentration of 1024 μg/mL. …”
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Cytotoxicity assessment of α helix Antarctic yeast oriented antifreeze peptide (Afp1m) on M. dunni (Clone III8C) cells by Khan, Muhammad Shuaib, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Abu Bakar, Mohd Zuki, Noordin, Mohammed Mustapha, Ullah, Shakeeb, Abdul Abubakar, Adamu, Rehman, Saifur, Saddiqua, Aisha, Mohammad Yusof, Loqman

“…Development was observed, albeit more slowly than in the positive control and treated with lesser concentrations. The findings of this work indicate that Afp1m exhibits cryoprotective properties without inducing toxicity when used for the cryopreservation of M. dunni (Clone III8C) cells.…”
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Production risk and technical efficiency of Thai Koi (Anabas testudineus Bloch) farming in some selected areas of Bangladesh by Sarker, Md. Al Amin

“…However, farms using the floating feed need more investment to improve their returns. The overall findings suggest that there was a lack of proper understanding of the technology practices. …”
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The development and validation of digital medical education environment (digimee) instrument in measuring online learning environment for undergraduate medical students by Haris, Noor-I-Kiran

“…In Phase 3, the usability of the Digi-MEE instrument was validated through a survey and phenomenology study, with participants rating their online learning environment at 2.95 ± 0.84 out of 4. Findings highlighted issues with content quality, engagement, and interactivity. …”
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Three Provocations for Civic Crowdfunding by Davies, Rodrigo

“…It offers three provocations to scholars and practitioners considering the practice, questioning the extent to which civic crowdfunding is participatory, the extent to which it addresses or contributes to social inequality, and the extent to which it augments or weakens the role of public institutions. In doing so, it finds that civic crowdfunding is capable of vastly divergent outcomes, and argues that the extent to which civic crowdfunding produces outcomes that are beneficial, rather than harmful to the public sphere, will be determined by the extent to which the full range of stakeholders in civic life participate in the practice. …”
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Digging Up Threats to Validity: A Data Marshalling Approach to Sensitivity Analysis by Zeng, Anna, Cafarella, Mike

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