Dividend policy and corporate investment under information shocks by Harakeh, Mostafa

“…Then, I find that the constraining effect of dividends on investments declines following the information shock, especially among firms with higher levels of information asymmetry ex-ante. Finally, I show that less constrained investments contribute to maximizing firm value. …”
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Electrically conductive hybrid organic crystals as flexible optical waveguides by Li, Liang

“…In cyclic operation mode, their conductivity decreases less than 1% after 10,000 thermal cycles. …”
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Wales’ tourists not a burden for local healthcare by Nature Research (16552612)

“…</p><p>Non-Welsh injury presentations were more common in the summer and between 5pm and 6pm, leading to mainly two- to three-hour-stays in the emergency department. The upper limb followed by the lower limb and finally the head were the most common parts of the body affected.…”

Regional variations in incidence of surgical site infection and associated risk factors in women undergoing cesarean section: A systematic review and Meta-Analysis by Nazmul, Islam

“…Meta-regression showed a significant decrease in SSI incidence in HICs. Maternal factors, procedural aspects, and care quality were associated with SSI. …”
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Phase II National Study: Job Satisfaction and Workplace Environment Among Community Pharmacists in Lebanon: Pre and Post Economic Crisis by Salaheddin, Amira Talaat

“…Average weekly working hours decreased from 59.2 hours in Phase 1 to 49.8 hours in Phase II. …”
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Driving and hypoglycemia by Stephen Beer (5480411)

“…Hypoglycemia has been associated with cardiac arrhythmia, a decreased ability to drive and driving mishap. Recent meta-analysis of 15 studies showed a risk road traffic collisions (RTC) of 12-19% greater than general populations. …”

A Case Study to Identify the Hindrances to Widespread Adoption of Electric Vehicles in Qatar by Amith Khandakar (14151981)

“…<p dir="ltr">The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) have proven to be a crucial factor to decreasing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. …”

Effect of phosphorus supplementation on weight gain and waist circumference of overweight/obese adults by Bassil, MS

“…Methods: This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 63 adults aged 18–45 years with a body mass index (BMI) of greater than or equal to25 kg m−2 and normal kidney function at the American University of Beirut. …”
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Influence of natural gas composition on adsorption in calcite Nanopores: A DFT study by Elkhansa Elbashier (14152815)

“…Additionally, in all cases, CO₂ has a greater affinity to the surface than CH₄; thus, it is more affected by the surface curvature and energy. …”

Putting the ‘HAT’ back on survival signalling by Sleiman, Sama F.

“…Decreased histone acetyltransferase activity and transcriptional dysfunction have been implicated in almost all neurodegenerative conditions. …”
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Investigating the Quality Combined Effect of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) in Quality Management in Manufacturing Firms by ALBLOOSHI, ROUDHA KHALID ABDULLA

“…Such products need to be manufactured more often if companies want to survive in the Middle East as consumers will not settle for anything less. Refined production line layouts and automated key assembly stages alongside lean production principles are crucial to eliminate non-value activities. …”
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Effects of selenium in comparison to exendin-4 on the expression of GLP-1R, IRS-1 and preproinsulin in the pancreas of diabetic rats by Rizk, Sandra

“…It binds and activates GLP-1R with greater potency than GLP-1 and is used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. …”
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Trends in criminal convictions in Japan for vehicle collisions where one driver suffers from an epileptic seizure by Mineko Baba (19774386)

“…To reduce collisions to an even greater degree, this type of collision should be prevented. …”

Vitamin D Association With Macrophage-Derived Cytokines in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Enhanced Risk of COVID-19 Infection? by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…Vitamin D deficiency was associated with decreased CD80 and IFN-γ in PCOS and IL-12 in both groups (p<0.05). …”

Effects of COVID-19 on Autism Spectrum Disorder in Qatar by Fouad A. Alshaban (17281108)

“…Parents also reported decreased access to family and social support networks, as well as decreased quality of clinical and community support. …”

Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Sirota, Sarah Brooke

“…The global all-age incidence rate of URIs decreased by 10·1% (–12·0 to –8·1) from 1990 to 2019. …”
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Case report: Safety and efficacy of voxelotor in a patient with sickle cell disease and stage IV chronic kidney disease by Awni Alshurafa (15468195)

“…<p dir="ltr">Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders characterized by the production of sickle hemoglobin which is less soluble than an adult or fetal hemoglobin. Voxelotor is a hemoglobin S polymerization inhibitor that has been approved for sickle cell disease treatment in the adult and adolescent populations. …”

Evidence of a universal relation between electron-mode coupling and �� in Ba1−�⁢K�⁢Fe2⁢As2 superconductor from laser angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy by Malaeb, W.

“…In addition, we could resolve another kink at higher BE (kink2) showing less doping and temperature dependence compared to kink1 and which thus may be of different origin.…”
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Clinical characteristics and outcome of children with acute cryptorchid testicular torsion: A single-center, retrospective case series study by Zlatan Zvizdic (9212371)

“…Preoperative color Doppler ultrasonography revealed absent or decreased testicular blood flow in the affected testes in 7/8 of patients. …”

COVID-19 biomarkers for severity mapped to polycystic ovary syndrome by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…These protein panels target biological processes involved in vessel damage, platelet degranulation, the coagulation cascade and the acute phase response [1], with greater protein changes dependent on the COVID-19 severity. …”