Three essays on corporate finance by Koh, Jee Youn

“…We find that acquirers belonging to Korean business groups (i.e., chaebols) and their targets in intragroup M&As realize negative and positive returns around the M&A announcement dates, respectively. …”
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Establishment and optimization of induced pluripotent stem cell technologies by Amir Morshedi

“…Undifferentiated transcription factor 1 (UTF1) belongs to the core transcriptional network regulating pluripotency and its expression pattern during cell reprogramming and subsequent differentiation appears to be tightly connected to the pluripotent state. …”
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Archaia Phusis: the original nature of the soul in Plato’s Middle Dialogues by Körner, H

“…Do we desire our fully realized state because it ‘belongs’ (is <em>oikeion</em>) to us or because it is good? …”

Investigation on flavanoid extract from Annona squamosa L. (sugar apple) fruit for potential anti-gout property: in vitro studies by Ibrahim, Iylia Farzana, Abdul Hakeem, Waheedah, Hassan, Masriana, Abdul Rahman, Shamima

“…Introduction: Annona squamosa L. (Sugar Apple) belongs to the Annonaceae family. Different parts of Annona squamosa L. have various medicinal properties such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antiulcer, and analgesic activity. …”
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Amelioration of saline stress on Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seedlings inoculated with halotolerant plant growth-promoting bacteria isolated from hypersaline environments by Yañez-Yazlle, María Florencia, Romano-Armada, Neli, Rajal, Verónica Beatriz, Irazusta, Verónica Patricia

“…Thirteen strains were selected for showing all the tested PGP activities; they belonged to the genera Kushneria, Halomonass, Pseudomonas, Planomicrobium, and Pseudarthrobacter. …”
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Dynamic Expansion and Merging of the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly During the 10–11 May 2024 Super Geomagnetic Storm by Aa, Ercha, Chen, Yanhong, Luo, Bingxian

“…Remote Sens. 2024, 16(22), 4290; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16224290 Submission received: 24 October 2024 / Revised: 14 November 2024 / Accepted: 15 November 2024 / Published: 18 November 2024 (This article belongs to the Special Issue Ionosphere Monitoring with Remote Sensing (3rd Edition)) Downloadkeyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Versions Notes Abstract This study investigates the responses of the equatorial and low-latitude ionosphere in the American–Atlantic longitude sector during the super geomagnetic storm that occurred on 10–11 May 2024. …”
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Developing of applications on the Googles Android powered devices and Arduino-powered platforms 1 by Muhammad Syafiq Ma'arof

“…People have spent much in order to protect themselves and their belongings. With the advancement in technology, the development of various security system have been made possible such as surveillance and tracking. …”
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Studies on the Chitin Binding Property of Novel Cysteine-Rich Peptides from Alternanthera sessilis by Kini, Shruthi G., Nguyen, Phuong Q. T., Weissbach, Sophie, Mallagaray, Alvaro, Shin, Joon, Yoon, Ho Sup, Tam, James P.

“…In this study, we report the isolation and characterization of six hevein-like peptides, aSG1-G3 and aSR1-R3, collectively named altides from green and red varieties of Alternanthera sessilis, a perennial herb belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. Proteomic analysis of altides revealed they contain six cysteines (6C), seven glycines, four prolines, and a conserved chitin-binding domain (SXYGY/SXFGY). …”
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Enumeration, isolation, identification and probiotic characterisation of lactic acid bacteria from Nigerian human breast milk by Abdullahi, Binta Sambo

“…Most of the LAB isolates belonged to the Lactobacillus genus, the rest were Leuconostoc, Weissella, Streptococcus and Enterococcus spp. …”
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Multiple introductions of NRCS-A Staphylococcus capitis to the neonatal intensive care unit drive neonatal bloodstream infections: a case-control and environmental genomic survey by Lees, EA, Gentry, J, Webster, H, Sanderson, N, Eyre, D, Wilson, D, Lipworth, S, Crook, D, Wong, THN, Mark, A, Jeffery, K, Paulus, S, Young, BC

“…No isolates from other wards belonged to this cluster. Phylogenetic comparison with published sequences confirmed that the cluster was NRCS-A outbreak strain but found a relatively high genomic diversity (mean pairwise distance of 84.9 SNPs) and an estimated NRCS-A S. capitis molecular clock of 5.1 SNPs/genome/year (95% credibility interval 4.3–5.9). …”

Childlessness and its associated factors among Chinese women: a nationwide population-based study by Han, Q, Dang, J, Wu, Y, Ye, W

“…Among childless women of reproductive age, higher education level, higher body image dissatisfaction, exposure to child abuse, parental issues during childhood, and belonging to ethnic minority groups were associated with increased reproductive anxiety. …”

Social inclusion in the legal profession: a study of the solicitor apprenticeship by Polding, E

“…The findings also indicate that the longer duration of the apprenticeship allows the apprentices significantly more time to become integrated into their organisations, moulding a professional identity and a sense of belonging within that organisation. This appears to act as a mechanism of inclusion, with the apprentices’ learning, both on and off the job, supported by the tripartite relationship between the employer, the apprentice and the education provider. …”

Apoptotic-related signalling pathways in mcf-7 cells treated with ethyl acetate extract of dillenia suffruticosa, and isolation of its major compounds by Yin, Sim Tor

“…Dillenia suffruticosa (Griff) Martelli that belongs to the family Dilleniaceae has been traditionally used to treat cancerous growth. …”
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P2P energy trading among isolated microgrids in the remote area by Huang, Rui

“…Therefore, the problem solved in this dissertation belongs to the category of a distributed optimization problem. …”
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Determination of mosquitoes species diversity and molecular detection of West Nile virus in wild bird habitats in Perak and Selangor, Malaysia by Jafar Ali, Natasha

“…Nested RT-PCR revealed that WNV RNA was detected from 35 out of 285 (12.28%) mosquito pools, which belongs to six different species namely Culex tritaeniorhynchus (24 pools), Culex vishnui (6 pools), 2 pools of Culex pseudovishnui, 1 pool of Culex gelidus, 1 pool of Armigeres subalbatus and 1 pool of Coquillettidia spp. …”
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Detection of florfenicol resistance in opportunistic Acinetobacter spp. infections in rural Thailand by Tan, Bernice Siu Yan, Mohan, Lalit, Watthanaworawit, Wanitda, Ngamprasertchai, Thundon, Nosten, Francois H., Ling, Clare, Bifani, Pablo

“…Florfenicol (Ff) is an antimicrobial agent belonging to the class amphenicol used for the treatment of bacterial infections in livestock, poultry, and aquaculture (animal farming). …”
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Creative ageing in Singapore : a population study on participatory arts engagement and wellbeing among adults aged 50 and above by Ma, Stephanie Hilary Xinyi

“…Findings from propensity score matching with t-test analyses revealed that respondents who passively engaged in the arts experienced better quality of life t(728) = 3.35, p = .0008, d = .25, self-perceived health t(728) = 2.21, p = .028, d = 0.16, and sense of belonging t(728) = 2.17, p = .028, d = 0.16, as compared to those who did not. …”
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Functional and structural studies of the flavivirus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase by Yap, Thai Leong

“…NS5 from two different strains belonging to serotype 2 and WNV were investigated. …”
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从华商网络来看侨乡认同的建构“林绍良”个案研究 = Qiaoxiang identity from the perspective of Chinese business network : a case study on Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Liem Sioe Liong... by 林若亭 Lin, Ruoting

“…During the course, Liem has cultivated his qiaoxiang ties and has strengthened his sense of belonging to qiaoxiang. From the author’s observation, social capital is the core of Liem’s business network, which not only helped to expand his businesses in his residing country but also exerted significant influence on his investment and other economic activities in his qiaoxiang.…”
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Formulation, optimization and characterization of palm kernel oil esters nanoemulsion system containing sodium diclofenac by Rezaee, Malahat

“…The smallest P-value and largest F-value belonged to O/S ratio for both responses. The optimized formulation (Opt.F) was formulated based on the achieved optimum conditions for preparation of sodium diclofenac nanoemulsions with the lowest values of particle size and viscosity to provide better drug penetration. …”
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