DOES TAXATION AFFECT BANKS’ PROFITABILITY: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA by Emmanuel Imuede Oyasor

“…The paper examines how taxation impact the profitability of commercial banks in Nigeria. To test the hypothesis, the paper applied the panel regression on published information from fifteen banks from 2011-2022. …”
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Survival analysis of COVID-19 versus non-COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care for acute respiratory distress syndrome: An observational retrospective study by Paulo Navas Boada, Kevin Chamorro, Santiago Ballaz

“…The survival analysis was completed with Kaplan-Meier and the log-rank tests. # Results A Random Forest model revealed that mechanical ventilation-related factors, oxygenation, blood pH, superinfection, shock, and ICU length of stay have the greatest effects on ICU survival. …”
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The occupational roles of hospitalized people due to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome by Natália Augusto Nunes Gil, Marysia Mara Rodrigues do Prado De Carlo

“…Quantitative data were collected by means of the application of the protocol “List of Identification of Occupational Roles”, validated in Brazil, and analyzed by Fisher Exact Test. Interviews were carried out with 20% of the persons of the group of study, for collection of qualitative data, and analyzed according to the content analysis method. …”
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Levels of some heavy Metals in Cocoyam (<i>Colocasia esculentum</i>) grown on Soil receiving Effluent from a Paint Industry by ED Udosen, EO Akpan, SM Sam

“…Correlation analysis tested at 0.05 level of significance show that no significant correlation existed between the metals levels in the soil and the level in the tuber. …”
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Metabolic reprogramming of naïve regulatory T cells by IL-7 and IL-15 promotes their persistence and performance upon adoptive transfer by Jessica Filoni, Arianna Ferrari, Tatiana Jofra, Anna Rita Putignano, Lorenzo Da Dalt, Susanna Cesarano, Carla Di Dedda, Fabrizia Bonacina, Federica Marchesi, Danilo Norata, Chiara Bonini, Lorenzo Piemonti, Paolo Monti

“…However, the final Treg product has limited survival once infused in patients, potentially affecting therapeutic effectiveness. Here, we tested a novel expansion protocol in which highly purified naïve Tregs were expanded with a combination of IL-7 and IL-15, in the absence of IL-2. …”
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Antiphospholipid Syndrome as a Cause of Recurrent Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Man with a Medical History of other Thrombosis by R. G. Sayfutdinov, R. R. Saifutdinov, R. R. Akhunova, T. V. Saifutdinova, G. R. Absalyamova, T. V. Dvoryankina, G. R. Akhunova

“…During the current examination, APS was suspected, and the result of a blood test for antibodies against phospholipids was positive.Conclusion. …”
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A telenovela como produto cultural do capitalismo tardio no contexto brasileiro by Marcia da Silva Cezar Gadea

“…Assim, o presente artigo discute, a partir dos autores Berman, Jameson e Anderson, como a telenovela se constitui como produto cultural do capitalismo tardio, capaz de interferir em diversos âmbitos, como os da moda, da mídia, do lazer e, também, dos valores. Isto leva o artigo a indagar se a lógica do capitalismo tardio resulta em mero consumo ou se há relevante produção de sentido na cultura. …”
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Streptococcal Infections of Fish by Roy Yanong, Ruth Francis-Floyd

“…Diagnosis involves identifying Gram-positive cocci in affected tissues, while treatment options include specific antibiotics like erythromycin, amoxicillin, and florfenicol, contingent on sensitivity testing. Preventive measures emphasize maintaining optimal water quality, minimizing stress, and employing vaccines and immunostimulants. …”
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Mechanical properties of honeycomb structure with zero Poisson’s ratio for flexible trailing edge by ZHOU Yue, LI Bo, XU Weiwei, WEN Youyi

“…To provide technical support for the design of new seamless flexible trailing edge structures，a comparative study of the elastic properties of four novel zero Poisson’s ratio honeycomb structures（sinusoidal-type，V-type，segmented sinusoidal-type and cosine-type）is conducted through theoretical analysis and finite element simulation. A tensile test on the cosine honeycomb is also carried out. …”
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Mechanism of methanol and formaldehyde emissions from methanol-fueled engines by Fangjie Liu, Hengrui Guo, Xinguo Zheng, Haizhao Li, Xin Wang

“…The mechanism of methanol and formaldehyde was investigated respectively in a methanol premixed combustion test bench (PCTB) and a 304 stainless-steel flow reactor (SFR). …”
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MEDIATING EFFECT OF INTERNAL AUDITORS’ ETHICAL CONDUCT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN USAGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT, AND INTERNA... by Nura Badamasi, Adura Binti Ahmad

“…In the subsequent studies the proposed framework will be empirically tested through data collection and analysis of relevant data. …”
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Gastroduodenal form of Crohn's disease by I. V. Mayev, D. N. Andreev, Yu. A. Kucheryavy

“…Endoscopy of the stomach and duodenum with histological examination are the «gold» standard of GDCD diagnostics and quite often have crucial importance in the proof of diagnosis. In difficult cases test for antiSaccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) can be used as additional tool of differential diagnostics. …”
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A hybrid swarm intelligent optimization algorithm for antenna design problems by Supreet Singh, Harbinder Singh, Nitin Mittal, Gurpreet Kaur Punj, Lalit Kumar, Kinde Anlay Fante

“…The effectiveness of SSNMRA is validated through the CEC 2019 benchmark test suite and applied to various electromagnetic optimization problems. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Health Insurance to Social Development of People in Rukomo-Nyagatare District-Rwanda. by Mutesi, Grace

“…Using integrated household living condition survey data and qualitative data, i explored the effects of illness on households and whether they are prevented from impoverishment effects of health expenditure payments. In addition, i tested whether insured households were protected from dropping their children out of school as adjustment mechanisms when they face severe illness. …”
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Design of a Regulated DC Power Supply. by Twinomugisha Jackline

“…The project is guided by the following objectives which are to design a regulated dc power supply that can be used to charge phones, power radio and decoders,To simulate the circuit using multism-, to reduce the costs incurred in having unregulated power flow and to test the circuit. Ritvikdave in design of a ―Regulated Linear DC power supply‖ involves a number of steps such as process, rectification, Filter Circuit and voltage regulation. …”
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Design and Prototype of a Solar Array Malfunction Identification System. by Wabuyi, Richard

“…The report details the design process, including hardware selection, software development, and system integration, alongside testing results that validate the system's effectiveness across various operational conditions. …”
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An Assessment of the Accounting Techniques on Business Performance in Selected Commercial Banks in Kabale Municipality, Uganda by Moses, Agaba, Turyasingura, John Bosco

“…The study sample comprised 118 respondents selected by both simple random sampling and purposive sampling. The data were tested for reliability and analysed using SPSS and results were presented based on the study objectives. …”
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The Efect of Accountability on Business Performance in Selected Commercial Banks in Kabale Municipality, Uganda by Moses, Agaba, Turyasingura, John Bosco

“…The results were presented in accordance with the study goals after the data had been reliability-tested and analyzed using SPSS. The study's findings show that some commercial banks in Kabale Municipality's accountability and financial performance have a strong positive association (.911). …”
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Sistem Rekognisi Citra Digital Bahasa Isyarat Menggunakan Convolutional Neural Network dan Spatial Transformer by Mohammad Alfiano Rizky Mahardika, Novanto Yudistira, Achmad Ridok

“…When tested on a plain background such as black or white, the model was able to detect all 26 alphabets with almost perfect probability. …”
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The long-term and short-term effects of interest rate volatility on corporate bankruptcy risk: An industry and supply chain perspective. by Lingfei Chen, Kai Zhang, Xueying Yang

“…Using data from China's construction industry, this study empirically tests these findings and, based on the main conclusions, provides policy suggestions regarding the long- and short-term effects of monetary policy on the sustainable development of China's construction industry: (1) focus on short-term interest rate risks and be vigilant against commercial credit bubbles; (2) long-term monetary policy should prioritize industrial structure optimization.…”
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