Controlling interest and firm efficiency: Comparing family- and nonfamily-controlled Taiwanese cultural and creative industry firms by Kweh, Qian Long, Ting, Irene Wei Kiong, Lu, Wen-Min, Le, Hanh Thi My

“…A novel chance-constrained network data envelopment analysis model measured efficiency from 2005 to 2020. Key findings include the following: (1) Nonfamily firms are more efficient than family-controlled firms, and (2) a nonlinear relationship between controlling shareholdings and efficiency is present only in family-controlled firms. …”
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Recent occurrences and regulation enforcement of per- and polyfluorinated substances in drinking water by Nurlin, Abu Samah

“…It synthesizes current research findings, highlighting the prevalence of PFAS contamination across various regions and its implications for public health. …”
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A review on antibacterial properties of Malaysian kelulut, tualang and acacia honey to prevent wound infectious bacteria by Mohd Amir Shahlan, Mohd-Aspar, Norhidayah, Kamarudin, Abdul Nasir, Abd Ghafar, Hadi, Manap

“…This review discusses the effectiveness of honey in inhibiting the growth of various wound-infecting bacteria, factors that contributed to the antibacterial properties of the honey, mechanisms of action of honey in inhibiting bacterial growth and their potential for future use in clinical practice. The findings of this review suggest that Malaysian honey has the potential to be used as an alternative and complementary therapy to conventional antibiotics in the prevention and treatment of wound infections.…”
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Rights versus morality : online debate about decriminalization of gay sex in Singapore by Detenber, Benjamin H., Cenite, Mark, Zhou, Shuhua, Neo, Rachel L., Malik, Shelly

“…The patterns of language use seem to reflect distinctly different approaches to the debate and suggest the difficulty of finding common ground amid this contentious social issue, but also reveal similarities to how Western cultures have framed the debate.…”
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Cytotoxicity of phosphorus allotropes (black, violet, red) by Naziah Mohamad Latiff, Mayorga-Martinez Carmen C., Sofer, Zdenek, Fisher, Adrian C., Pumera, Martin

“…We found that the cytotoxicity of phosphorus materials could be influenced by their degree of exfoliation arising from differences in morphology, as well as their extent of oxidation. These findings are important in preparing safe phosphorus materials for real life applications.…”
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Does an early start help or hurt? Statehood, institutions and modern climate change policies by Ang, James B., Fredriksson, Per G.

“…Climate change policy analysis may take these findings into account and incorporate state capacity building and bureaucratic and legal reforms into the design of international environmental agreements. …”
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Failure mode classification for reinforced concrete members using data-driven approaches by Ong, Billy

“…The study explores the probabilistic distribution characteristics of not only the ratio (m) but also other crucial parameters (ρvfyv, ρlfy, L/d, and P). The findings offer valuable insights into the likely failure modes of RC structures, enhancing our understanding of structural behaviour and providing essential information for structural assessment and maintenance.…”
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Zig-zag surface step migration and structure modulation in metallic nanowires by Li, Xiyao, Zhu, Qi, Song, Kexing, Wang, Jiangwei

“…Further, we discover that the unusual (001) slip can induce an anomalous stacking structure on the nanowire surface under uniaxial tension. These findings enrich our understanding of surface-mediated plasticity in metallic nanomaterials.…”
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The Influence of Compression Stocking on Jumping Performance of Athlete by Salleh, Mohamed Najib, Mad Lazim, Halim, Lamsali, Hendrik, Salleh, Ahmad Faizal

“…Evidence of compression stocking effectiveness are mixed, with some researchers suggests that the stocking can enhance performance while others dispute the finding. One of the factors that are thought to cause the mixed results is level of pressure used in their studies. …”
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Enhancing the Curriculum of Bachelor’s Degree toward Sustainable Development to Improve Sustainable Behaviour: An Exploratory Study by Abdulameer, Susan Sabah, Ibrahim, Yousif Munadhil, Hami, Norsiah, Yaacob, Noorulsadiqin Azbiya, Osman, Nor Hasni

“…The qualitative method was used based on the electronic records and documents available on the official websites of those colleges. The findings of the study demonstrate that all colleges have a very poor level regarding ESD in the curriculum. …”
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Bergin and Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change / by Barkham, Michael, editor 374493, Lutz, Wolfgang, editor 187254, Castonguay, Louis G., (Louis Georges), editor 584857, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…This bestselling reference remains the most important overview of research findings in psychotherapy. It is a rigorous and evidence-based text for academics, researchers, practitioners, and students. …”
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Effect of positive-negative image ratio on the performance of pedestrian detection model by Yee, Lai Kok, Ken, Tan Lit, Choo, Hau Sim, Asako, Yutaka, Lee, Kee Quen, Kang, Hooi Siang, Gan, Yee Siang, Chuan, Zunliang, Tey, Wah Yen, Nor Azwadi, Che Sidik

“…Pedestrian detection holds significant importance in computer vision, finding applications in video surveillance, human-computer interaction, and autonomous vehicles. …”
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Predicting Outcomes of Preterm Neonates Post Intraventricular Hemorrhage by Vignolle, Gabriel A., Bauerstätter, Priska, Schönthaler, Silvia, Nöhammer, Christa, Olischar, Monika, Berger, Angelika, Kasprian, Gregor, Langs, Georg, Vierlinger, Klemens, Goeral, Katharina

“…However, challenges remain in integrating large-scale, multiomic datasets and translating these findings into actionable clinical tools. Identifying reliable, disease-specific biomarkers and developing explainable ML models that clinicians can trust and understand are key barriers to widespread clinical adoption. …”
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Antiretroviral therapy optimisation without genotype resistance testing : a perspective on treatment history based models by Prosperi, Mattia C. F., Sloot, Peter M. A., van de Vijver, David A. M. C., Rosen-Zvi, Michal, Altmann, André, Zazzi, Maurizio, Schülter, Eugen, Struck, Daniel, Di Giambenedetto, Simona, Kaiser, Rolf, Vandamme, Anne-Mieke, Sönnerborg, Anders

“…Sensitivity analyses, carried out on a data subset that included antiretroviral regimens commonly used in low to middle income countries, confirmed our findings. Training on subtype B and validation on non-B isolates resulted in a decline of performance for models (i) and (ii). …”
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The relationship between leisure time physical activity patterns, Alzheimer’s disease markers and cognition by James, S, Sudre, CH, Barnes, J, Cash, DM, Chiou, Y, Coath, W, Keshavan, A, Lu, K, Malone, I, Murray-Smith, H, Nicholas, JM, Orini, M, Parker, T, Almeida-Meza, P, Fox, NC, Richards, M, Schott, JM

“…All models were adjusted for childhood cognition, education and childhood socioeconomic position, and examined by sex. Findings drawn from 468 participants (49% female) demonstrated a direct association between being active before 50 years old (≤43 years) and throughout life (up to age 69 years), with larger hippocampal volume at age 70 (P < 0.05). …”

Numerical simulation of a forced circulation solar water heating system by Remlaoui, Ahmed, Nehari, Driss, Kada, Benhanifia, Mohd Nasir, Nor Ain Azeany, Abd-Elmonem, Assmaa, Alhubieshi, Neissrien, ElSeabee, Fayza Abdel Aziz, Hussain, Syed M.

“…The model’s validation was conducted against literature results for the collector outlet temperature. Key findings include a maximum monthly average outlet temperature of 38 °C in September and a peak cumulative useful energy gain of 250 W in August. …”
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Clinical and microscopic evaluation of extracapsular stabilisation technique for treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in local dogs by Tahier, Abdullah

“…However, radiological examination showed no obvious abnormality findings such as sclerosis or osteophytes within the 6 weeks period. …”
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Impact of media literacy on soft drink consumption among adolescents in Klang Valley, Malaysia by Mohammad Shahid, Nur Nadirah

“…Finally, it was suggested that future studies should include adolescents in both urban and rural areas in Malaysia, to better enable generalisation of findings.…”
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Properties of sugar palm/glass fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composites by Mohd Afdzaluddin, Atiqah

“…Hybridization of SP/G at weight ratio (30/10, 20/20, 10/30, and 0/40) were developed by melt-mixing compounding followed by hot pressing moulding. The findings indicated that hybridization of SP with G fibres enhanced the tensile, flexural, and impact properties of hybrid composites. …”
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Environmental and social assessments of an Island Marine Park in Malaysia by Mohd Noor, Mohd Iqbal

“…The overall research process took over a year, in the month of May to August 2015 and June to August in 2016. The findings revealed positive effects of social capital and cultural capital on environmental behavior. …”
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