CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by Kenneth S. Adeyemi, Lateef Olabisi Adedeji

“… The role of capital structure decision is critical to the performance of any bank. For any bank to efficiently perform its function of financial intermediation, it must be financially structured. …”
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Steady and periodical heat-mass transfer behavior of mixed convection nanofluid with reduced gravity, radiation and activation energy effects by Cyrus Raza Mirza, Zia Ullah, A. Dahshan, Md Mahbub Alam, Khadijah M. Abualnaja, Hanaa Abu-Zinadah, Abdullah A. Faqihi, Nidhal Ben Khedher

“…A refined mathematical model is solved using dimensionless variables; oscillatory stokes conditions and primitive variables. …”
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Thermal performance prediction of a V-trough solar water heater with a modified twisted tape using ANFIS, G.L.R., R.T. and SVM models of machine learning by A. Saravanan, S. Rama Sree, M. Sreenivasa Reddy, Elumalai PV, Krishnasamy Karthik, Ashok Kumar Cheeli, Nasim Hasan

“…The dependent variables in this study are the Nusselt number (Nu), friction factor (FF), and efficiency (η). 130 datasets were chosen for training purposes, while 32 were used for testing. …”
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Kernel Density Estimation for Joint Scrambling in Sensitive Surveys by Alvan Caleb Arulandu, Sat Gupta

“…Randomized response models aim to protect respondent privacy when sampling sensitive variables but consequently compromise estimator efficiency. …”
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Analyzing the influence of TOE factors on e-auditing adoption in audit firms: The moderating effect of trust by Reem Al-Araj

“…Data show that trust functions as a supportive variable for the relationship between TOE and e-auditing but provides minimal strength. …”
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Two-phase micropolar nanofluid flow in an isothermal extending porous sheet with heat radiation and chemical interaction: Numerical study by MD. Shamshuddin, Fakhraldeen Gamar, S.O. Salawu, B. Prabhakar Reddy

“…This study examines the capabilities of thermal radiation and chemical reactions on the transport of a micropolar nanofluid flow along a vertical sheet contiguous with an isothermal porous structure. Using similarity variable techniques, the partial differential equations (PDEs) which elucidate the envisioned model yield nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs) in their self-similar form. …”
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Analisis Kualitas Website Balai Besar Taman Nasional Gunung Gede Pangranggo (BBTNGGP) menggunakan Metode Webqual 4.0 by Muhammad Syahid Qadhafi, Atit Pertiwi

“…The results of the analysis of the quality of this website concluded that the variable usability and information quality had a good value compared to the variable service interaction quality. …”
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Assessment of the social capital impact on the household income of the Russian Federation regions by N. Е. Karmanova, A. V. Koritskiy

“…The authors propose a methodological approach that distinguishes the study from other economists – this is mathematical modeling using the extended Cobb-Douglas production function with the inclusion of indicators representing human and social capital in the number of independent variables of this function. …”
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Intelligent fault diagnosis of shearer based on simplified interval kernel global-local feature fusion by Ning LI, Hua DING, Xiaochun SUN, Zeping LIU, Guoshu PU

“…The results show that compared with the midpoint-radius kernel PCA, the kernel local preservation projection and interval kernel global-local feature fusion algorithms, the proposed method has a good monitoring effect on the single variable simulation fault, the multi-variable pick loss and the waterway blockage fault of shearers. …”
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Mathematical model of working processes of piston hybrid power machine of volumetric action with reduced fluctuations of gas pressure in discharge line by V. E. Scherba, A. V. Grigor’ev, A. V. Zanin

“…Based on the General laws of conservation of energy, mass, motion and the equation of state, a mathematical model for calculating the control volumes of the compressor section of constant and variable volumes is developed. Based on the use of the equation of continuity of motion and energy, taking into account the energy loss for friction and external heat transfer, a mathematical model of the gas flow in the interstage communications of the compressor section is developed. …”
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The Influence of Wind Speed on Pneumatic Conveying Characteristics of Solid Feed in Horizontal Pipe by Simulation and Experiment by Chengming Wang, Shihui Jiao, Zhuoyao Wang, Pengfei Guo, Hao Ma, Baojun Li, Weiwei Zhang, Wei Lv, Xingyuan Fu, Shuaihao Wang, Chenkai Dong, Ge Guo, Hongyang Wang

“…The results show that when the conveying wind speed increases from 18 m/s to 20.6 m/s, the solid feed changes from sedimentary flow to suspended flow, the particle accumulation gradually decreases and the conveying efficiency is significantly improved. The particle slug greatly reduces the collision and friction between the internal particles and the pipe and reduces the crushing rate to a certain extent. …”
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Economics production buffalo breeding farms in the province of Nineveh (Badush area a case stady) by Salim AL- Nuaimy, Zwaid, F. Abd, Mahasen, M, Sultan

“…Results of the estimation showed that the double logarithmic formula is the best formula for the representation of production function and that the function and all the explanatory variables are statistically significant except for green feed and veterinary services.The most significant effect of the employment variable was on the production process، with  elasticity of 0.277 and  positive indication، and the results of the cost function estimate the best formulas to represent the relationship. …”
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Surface Defect Detection for Small Samples of Particleboard Based on Improved Proximal Policy Optimization by Haifei Xia, Haiyan Zhou, Mingao Zhang, Qingyi Zhang, Chenlong Fan, Yutu Yang, Shuang Xi, Ying Liu

“…The method integrates the variable action space and the composite reward function and achieves the balanced optimization of different types of defect detection performance by adjusting the scaling and translation amplitude of the detection region. …”
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Enhanced Stability and Control of Solar Powered EV Charging Stations Using Disturbance Observer-Based Adaptive Sliding Mode Control for DC Voltage Stabilization by Surabhi Bagherwal, Subhasish Mahapatra

“…To address the chattering issue, a barrier function based SMC (BFSMC) approach is proposed. The distinctive aspects of this BFSM control approach is its capability to stabilize the designed sliding variable to a predefined neighbourhood around the origin within a limited duration, eliminating the need for prior understanding of the maximum limit of the lumped disturbance. …”
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Autonomous obstacle avoidance of underground coal mine transport robots based on intrinsic motivation reinforcement learning algorithm by ZHAO Kebao, LI Lingfeng, CHEN Zhuo, HAN Jun, YIN Rui

“…Existing robot obstacle avoidance methods mostly rely on preset rules or external reward signals, making it difficult to adapt to the complex and variable underground environment in coal mines. To achieve autonomous and efficient obstacle avoidance for underground coal mine transport robots, an autonomous obstacle avoidance method for underground coal mine transport robot based on Intrinsic Motivation Reinforcement Learning (IM-RL) algorithm was proposed. …”
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Zoning and Identification of Factors Affecting Illegal Livestock Grazing in Golestan National Park Using Logistic Regression by Meysam Madadi, HamidReza Rezaei, Alireza Mohammadi, Bagher Nezami Balochi, Maryam Shahbazi

“…The removal of each independent variable individually and the comparison of sensitivity analysis using statistical indices confirmed the independent variable of distance from the road as the most important factor affecting the occurrence of illegal grazing.Discussion: The results of the logistic regression model provided the best fitting function to describe the relationship between the factors influencing illegal livestock grazing and to predict its occurrence. …”
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Sparse Learning of the Disease Severity Score for High-Dimensional Data by Ivan Stojkovic, Zoran Obradovic

“…This problem is solved by addressing a dual formulation which is smooth and allows an efficient optimization. The proposed approach might be used as an effective and reliable tool for both scoring function learning and biomarker discovery, as demonstrated by identifying a stable set of genes related to influenza symptoms’ severity, which are enriched in immune-related processes.…”
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Anomalous Behavior in Weather Forecast Uncertainty: Implications for Ship Weather Routing by Marijana Marjanović, Jasna Prpić-Oršić, Anton Turk, Marko Valčić

“…This allows uncertainty to be quantified not as a static estimate, but as a function sensitive to both variable type and prediction horizon. …”
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Design and Simulation of Ornithopter based on Four-bar Mechanism by Zhao Zhifang, Qi Mingsi, Feng Jingkai, Zhang Wei, Wang Junyuan, Zhang Jiping

“…The model is established by MATLAB/SimMechanics,and the four-bar mechanism of the robot is simulated and integrated into the iSIGHT software to optimize the parameters and obtain the design variable value similar to the expected trajectory. …”
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Analysis Method of Agricultural Total Factor Productivity Based on Stochastic Block Model (SBM) and Machine Learning by Yanzi Li, Cai Chen, Fuqiang Liu, Jian Wang

“…It uses the SBM direction distance function and the Luenberger productivity index to measure the agricultural efficiency, total factor productivity, and their components. …”
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