Causal associations between dietary habits and liver cancer risk: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Wen-Hao Hu, Jia-An Sun, Chang Liu

“…Inverse variance weighting (IVW) was predominantly employed to assess the causal relationship. To ensure the validity of our findings, rigorous tests for heterogeneity and horizontal pleiotropy were conducted. …”
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OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE PRACTICES: EVIDENCE FROM LISTED NIGERIAN INDUSTRIAL GOODS FIRMS by Olayinka Olaitan ABIDOYE, Blessing Onyi AKINDE, Eucharia Ogechukwu OKAFOR, Ayodele Adebowale ADISA

“…Nigerian firms should establish environmental committees which will include representatives from major institutional investors, to enhance accountability and ensure consistent, transparent disclosures practices. …”
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Optimizing a modified cetyltrimethylammonium bromide protocol for fungal DNA extraction: Insights from multilocus gene amplification by Dar Gulam Jeelani, Nazir Ruqeya, Wani Shakil A., Farooq Saleem, Aziz Tariq, Albekairi Thamer H.

“…Genomic DNA (gDNA) extraction is an important step in many molecular studies of fungal biology, and it is necessary to evaluate the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and efficacy of different extraction methods to ensure successful amplification of the target gene and minimize deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) degradation. …”
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Does accountability for reasonableness work? A protocol for a mixed methods study using an audit tool to evaluate the decision-making of clinical commissioning groups in England by Sarah Clark, Katharina Kieslich, Peter Littlejohns, Albert Weale

“…The question is how to ensure that these decisions are fair and legitimate. …”
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Retrospective analytical evaluation of perfomance activities of businessstructures by Alla Moskovchuk, Viktoria Dorosh

“…The choice of such methods of analytical research, which will give their full assessment and ensure obtaining sufficient information for making management decisions, is justified. …”
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CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SERVICE FIRMS’ PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA by Moruff Sanjo Oladimeji, Adebiyi Julius Abosede, Benneth Uchenna Eze

“…The questionnaire was validated by eight assessors (four academics and four management staff of service firms), in order to ensure that the instrument measures what it is designed to measure. …”
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ADDED VALUES OF SOCIAL CRM: THE EXAMINATION OF CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE by Amila Pilav-Velic, Anes Hrnjić, Ljubica Milanović Glavan, Azra Hanić

“…Sampling technique was applied via an online questionnaire containing four sections of questions with a link posted to ensure a greater response rate for analysis. This study indicates that the most significant added values of SCRM compared to traditional CRM, of often called classic CRM, are: customers’ mutual collaboration and interactions, customers’ engagement and interactions with company, available and flexible interaction, and customers’ involvement. …”
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS, INVESTMENT POLICY AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATORS IN NIGERIA by Adeoye Amuda Afolabi, Mubaraq Sanni, Muritala Olatunji Oladele, Yusuf Alabi Olumoh, Muhammed Kamaldeen Usman

“… The pension sector plays a crucial role in ensuring the well-being and financial stability of retirees. …”
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Improving a Coffee Cooperative Operations Using Online Traceability Systems by Dana Karningsih Putu, Santhi Dewi Dyah, Kusumawardani Rindi, Salsabila Akhmad Rana

“…This application is developed using a User-Centered-Design approach to ensure its suitability to coffee cooperative member requirements. …”
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Monitoring business structures activity to predict their development under condition of martial law by Іgor Kryvovyazyuk, Bohdan Kryvovyazyuk

“…The relevance of its solution is caused by the scale of the impact of military conflicts on the business structures activity, which requires its monitoring to further establish the state and ensure compliance of the business with the norms that are considered necessary to maintain a certain level of development stability or to survive, to determine areas where the business can improve its activities and become more profitable. …”
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Why EU revenue matters: A case for an EU digital levy by Katerina Pantazatou

“…Therefore, I suggest that the Union should ensure that at least part of the revenue arising from digital taxation should be channeled to the supranational budget. …”
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Exploring Students’ Perceptions of Learning Medical Terminology With Teacher-Made Flashcards Used Electronically by Iman Alizadeh, Farideh Ebrahimi, Afsane Dehnad

“…The study recommends that although teacher-made materials can support the delivery of knowledge and continuity of education, considering students’ feedback on and perceptions of the materials can help secure the quality and usability of the materials and ensure quality teaching and learning. …”
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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE IT SECTOR: WAS THE ADJUSTMENT AS EASY AS IT SEEMED? THE CASE OF CROATIA by Julia Perić, Ružica Stanić

“…This paper examines the impact of the pandemic on employees in the IT sector and analyzes how leaders managed to ensure the psychological safety of their employees under these uncertain conditions. …”
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Systematic literature review on the theory of Social Embeddedness of Thriving at Work by Listya Istiningtyas, Debora E. Purba, Elizabeth K. Poerwandari, Bagus Takwin, Mirra N. Milla

“…Research approach/design and method: A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted using the PRISMA model to ensure a rigorous process. Data were sourced from Harzing’s Publish or Perish via Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar. …”
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Exploring idiosyncratic deal arrangements in a technology-based organisation by Sibongile Tshabalala, Nelesh Dhanpat

“…Practical/managerial implications: Human resource (HR) professionals should facilitate structured and transparent i-deal negotiation processes, provide training for managers and employees, and regularly monitor the impact of i-deals to ensure they benefit both the organisation and its employees. …”
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Real-time geo-decisional system for risk and disaster management in Madagascar by Rakotoarison Tsiorinantenaina René, Hajalalaina Aimé Richard

“…The proposed real-time ETL unit is composed of the capitalization of risk analysis experiments to ensure their reusability, as well as the insertion of processing parallelization to optimize the processing time of voluminous data. …”
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“Don’t leave us behind”: a qualitative study exploring the feasibility of a palliative care training program for non-health caregivers in Honduras by Sheryl Ruiz, Martin Stafström, Leda Parham, Luis Orellana

“…Further research and policy advocacy are essential to empower underserved populations and foster health equity across low- and middle-income settings, to ensure no one is left behind.…”
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The Performance of Multiple Imputation in Social Surveys with Missing Data from Planned Missingness and Item Nonresponse by Julian B. Axenfeld, Christian Bruch, Christof Wolf, Annelies G. Blom

“… Designs using planned missingness, such as the split questionnaire design, are becoming more and more important in social survey research. To ensure an acceptable questionnaire length, these approaches typically entail large amounts of planned missing data, which can be imputed after data collection. …”
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Fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control strategy for interleaved boost DC/DC converter dedicated to PEM fuel cell applications. by Belkheir Abdesselam, Amar Benaissa, Ouahid Bouchhida, Samir Meradi, Mohamed Fouad Benkhoris

“…This advanced control strategy ensures robust performance despite variations in reference voltage and load conditions. …”
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Resource-based view theory and its applications in supply chain management: A systematic literature review by Robert Agwot Komakech, Thomas Ogoro Ombati, Reuben Wambua Kikwatha, Michael Githii Wainaina

“…This method includes a comprehensive search and evaluation process, ensuring the inclusion of significant studies that discuss the application of RBV in SCM across various industries. …”
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