Tournaments of financial analysts by Yin, Huifang, Zhang, Huai

“…This finding survives several robustness checks and is more pronounced when the interim assessment date is closer to the end of the tournament period, when analysts are inexperienced, and when the market activity is high. …”
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Does CEO power affect audit's report lag in the Gulf Cooperation Council economies? the curtailing role of corporate governance by Khan, Faisal, Abdul-Hamid, Mohamad Ali, Saidin, Saidatunur Fauzi

“…Further, the impact of CEO power on ARL remains unchanged when there is a gender-diverse board. However, gender diversity curtails the positive impact of CEO power (CEO-tenure and CEO duality) on ARL only when female representation is two or more on the corporate board. …”

Effect of harvest rate, waste loading, and stocking density on the yield of duckweeds by M. Said, M. Zaki, Culley, Dudley D., Standifer, Leon C., Epps, Ernest A., Myers, Robert W., Boney, Steve A.

“…In an outdoor tank culture system with 10 to 20 g/liter fresh dairy cattle manure dilutions (ca 60 to 120 mg/liter TKN), maximum growth of duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza) was obtained when harvested at 6‐day intervals. An initial stocking of 70 g fresh duckweed/0.14 m2 (505 g/m2) gave the highest yield when the excess fresh biomass (34.4 g) was harvested daily or 33% of the standing stock. …”

Effect of nano-silica on the mechanical properties of LWC by Nashat, Alghrairi, Abd Aziz, Farah Nora Aznieta, Abdul Rashid, Suraya, Mohamed, Mohd Zuhri, Mohammed Ibrahim, Amer

“…On the other hand, when dosages 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, and 20% were added, the percentage of improvement in tensile strength at 28 days of age was 77, 75, 84, 51, 55, and 53%. …”
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Strategies for translating idioms in The Murder on the Links into Arabic by Obaid H., Al Harbi Emad

“…Second, to investigate the strategies used by the translator when translating idioms into Arabic. Third, to examine the implications of using these strategies when deducing the meanings of idioms translated into Arabic. …”
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the other child / by Atkins, Lucy, 192824 author

“…Sometimed a lie seem kinder than the truth...but wbat bappens when that lie destroys everything you love? When Tess is sent to photograph Greg, a high-profile paediatric heart surgeon, she sees something troubled in his face, and feels instantly drawn to him. …”

Conditional conservatism and debt versus equity financing by Goh, Beng Wee, Lim, Chee Yeow, Lobo, Gerald J., Tong, Yen Hee

“…We use the setting of a firm's choice between equity versus debt when it seeks a significant amount of external financing to examine this research question. …”
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Investigation of gamma index parameters in patient specific quality assurance (PSQA) for radiotherapy treatment planning technique: retrosective study by Mukhtar, Siti Yuni Sara

“…In conclusion this study proves that apart from 3%/3mm (≥95%), 3%/2mm (≥95%) and 2%/2mm (>90%) are suitable for IMRT, VMAT and SBRT cases for all treatment region to be applied in HUSM, except for IMRT and VMAT when applied on HN region, as well as for VMAT when applied on HN, pelvic and chest region using 3%/2mm.…”
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Study of cascade failures of power grids by Ng, Jason Wei Long.

“…The effects of the high and low load attacks are identical at α = 0.8 and only when α  1 then high load attack will cause a greater cascading failure. …”
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A robust 6-D pose tracking approach by fusing a multi-camera tracking device and an AHRS module by Wang, Zengwei, Dai, Houde, Zeng, Yadan, Lueth, Tim C.

“…However, its 6-D tracking practicability is impaired by the line-of-sight issue and the complicated tracker based on multiple markers. Hence, we implemented a custom-built hybrid tracking system consisting of four-camera equipment and a 6-D tracker comprising a single optical marker and an automatic heading reference system (AHRS). …”
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Navigating identity threat: the role of identity salience and centrality in predicting attitude advocacy online by Pow, Jonathan Weng Keong

“…When faced with a threat to one’s identity, people are motivated to defend against that threat. …”
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Numerical modeling of explosion of a reinforced concrete magazine : secondary trajectory of debris due to roll-and-bound motion by Choo, Kay Wei.

“…There are many factors to be considered when considering maximizing usage of land. One of the factors is to consider the required clearance zone measured from the hazardous source such as an explosive-storing magazine. …”
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Prototyping a mobile user interface for viewing footage from a panoramic camera recording system by Lim, Kian Hwee

“…The camera nodes have to be placed such that they share the same axis of projection because there is no parallax when camera is rotated about the projection center. …”
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The effect of visual gaze location on sprint start biomechanics by Chan, Michael Yi Wei

“…Athletes tend to be overwhelmed when coaches do not communicate effectively and tell them to make many corrections. …”
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Experimental and numerical evaluation of aeroacoustic damping performance of in-duct double-layer orifice plates by Li, Jing

“…Furthermore, when the flow direction is changed, the damping performance of the double-layer perforated plates is varied. …”
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Tailoring the properties of shape memory polymers via UV cross-linking by Gay, Angela Shi Hui

“…This study covers the experimental investigation of ultraviolet (UV) resin and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)-like resin properties when it is cross-linked via UV and its shape memory behaviour. …”
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The Devotion of Suspect X / by Higashino, Keigo, 1958-, author 656116, Smith, Alexander O., translator 656118, Alexander, Elye J., translator 656119, Minotaur Books (Online service) 656121

“…Yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a Tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only child. But when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one day, her comfortable world is shattered. …”
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Revealing SEI Formation and Evolution at the Li Anode/Liquid Electrolyte Interface in Li-ion Batteries by in situ Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy by Wang, Daniel

“…In the case of 1.2 M LiPF₆ in EC, LEMC formation was observed when the potential was brought below 1.50 VLi. LEMC growth accelerated when the potential was reduced below 0.0 VLi, upon contact with freshly plated Li metal. …”
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Trial-based dominance for comparing both the speed and accuracy of stochastic optimizers with standard non-parametric tests by Price, Kenneth V., Kumar, Abhishek, Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam

“…This paper describes how trial-based dominance can totally order this two-variable dataset of outcomes so that traditional non-parametric methods can determine the better of two algorithms when one is faster, but less accurate than the other, i.e. when neither algorithm dominates. …”
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Effect of the shapes of foundation soil on the seismic response of dikes by Loo, Zhi Yung

“…Much focus is given to the comparison of Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) and ground settlement readings at the dike crest when the dike sits above different subsoil shapes. …”
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