Determinants of capital structure: a case of hospitals in China by Qi Zhang, Audrey Laporte

“…Abstract Background Hospitals possess distinct characteristics that influence their capital structures, particularly in China, where the hospital industry is predominantly public but includes private not-for-profit and private for-profit hospitals. …”
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Managerial conflict of interests effects on duopoly market structure by Vrankić Ilko, Herceg Tomislav, Vuksanović Herceg Iva

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The Structure of the Giant Radio Fossil in the Ophiuchus Galaxy Cluster by S. Giacintucci, M. Markevitch, T. Clarke, Daniel R. Wik

“…The new images reveal intricate spatial structure within the fossil lobe, including narrow (5–10 kpc), long (70–100 kpc) radio filaments embedded within the diffuse emission at the bottom of the lobe. …”
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Phylogeography of the Endangered Endemic <i>Perkinsiodendron macgregorii</i> Based on Chloroplast Genome Data by Ming-Hui Yan, Yan-Rong Du, Jia-Yi Zhao, Ke-Xin Xu, Lu Zhao, Jia-Meng Su, Lu-Miao Yan

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Wetland restoration, household income, and livelihood structure of farmers by Ji Feng, Yali Wen, Huiyuan Zhang, Wei Duan, Haiguang Hao

“…Wetland restoration has changed their income structures. Additionally, the two wetland restoration policies and banning of fishing have had synergistic effects. …”
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Identification and characterization of new structured RNA classes in plants by Maximilian Sack, Maren Reinhardt, Rica Burgardt, Philipp Berg, Julia Bauer, Andreas Wachter, Zasha Weinberg

“…It has been shown that splicing can be affected by RNA secondary structures within pre-mRNAs. These structured regions of RNA (strucRNA) would affect their transcript in cis, but only a few such cases are known in plants. …”
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Investigation of the influence of the heterogeneous structure of concrete on its strength by V.M. Volchuk, M.A. Kotov, Ye G. Plakhtii, O.A. Tymoshenko, O.H. Zinkevych

“…The structure heterogeneity and the strength of concrete was evaluated using multifractal analysis. …”
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The structure of gonadal dysfunctions in cows with chronic gynecological pathologies by S. O. Sidashova, B. V. Gutyj, M. M. Ilchyshyn, V. B. Todoriuk, T. V. Martyshuk

“…The purpose of the scientific and industrial research was to determine the structure of gonadal dysfunctions in lactating cows with a history of chronic endometritis according to morphofunctional or pathomorphological indicators obtained in the conditions of industrial enterprises with the help of in vivo differential palpation diagnostics. …”
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Intracranial atherosclerosis: structure, clinical aspects and risk factors by Marine M. Tanashyan, Andrey S. Mazur, Anton A. Raskurazhev, Anna N. Berliand, Marina V. Dreval, Polina I. Kuznetsova, Оlga V. Lagoda

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Linking abiotic conditions to mosquito assemblage structure in bromeliads by Antônio Ralph Medeiros-Sousa, Rafael de Oliveira-Christe, Walter Ceretti-Junior, Karolina Morales Barrio-Nuevo, Eduardo Evangelista, Ramon Wilk-da-Silva, Luis Filipe Mucci, Marcia Bicudo de Paula, Mauro Toledo Marrelli

“…Relationships between variables were tested using generalized linear mixed-effects models and structural equation modeling (Piecewise SEM). Results indicate that rainfall and temperature influence the water volume of bromeliad tanks, which in turn affect physicochemical parameters, particularly pH. …”
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Structure and organisation of palliative care for children in Krasnodar Krai by A. V. Burlutskaya, A. V. Statova, E. V. Mamyan

“…An analysis of the provision of palliative care in accordance with No. 985 form “Data on patients receiving palliative care” and the report of the palliative care structure as of September 1, 2018 showed that 193 children needed round-the-clock inpatient care. …”
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Structure, bioavailability and physicochemical properties of icariin-soymilk nanoparticle by Jinping Wang, Lingrong Wen, Yueming Jiang, Hong Zhu, Weizheng Sun, Guangyi Dai, Bao Yang

“…The effects of high-pressure homogenization (HPH) treatment on structure and physicochemical properties of soymilk and nano-complexes were investigated. …”
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Evaluation of the Statistical Distribution of Indexes of the Structure of Budget Investments by N. N. Kovalenko

“…The purpose of the study is to substantiate methodological approaches for conducting a statistical study of the structure of budget investments and their approbation at the level of the regions of the Russian Federation on the basis of an assessment of data available in official statistical and administrative records on indexes of the composition of budget investments, analyzing scientific papers devoted to the study of the structure of investments, identifying and systematizing signs of gradation of budget investments for development and analysis their complex structure. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE VOLUME AND STRUCTURE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN UKRAINE by Oksana Zghurska, Nataliya Struk, Yuriy Safonov, Anna Kulik, Olesia Romanenko

“…To achieve this purpose, the research was conducted using the materials of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine and the data of the Ministry of Health to analyze the volume and structure of healthcare services in Ukraine in order to determine promising directions for the work of the national health care system, as well as to ensure the specified development parameters of the industry. …”
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Inventory and characteristics of Canadian interhospital transfer coordination structures by Marie-Eve Desrosiers, Lynne Moore, David Nguyen-Tri, Aubin Armand Keundo, Denis Boutin, Caroline Ouellet

“…Several studies have described interhospital transfer coordination structures in the US but there is a lack of data on Canadian coordination systems. …”
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Loss of Cochlin drives impairments in tendon structure and function by Emmanuela Adjei-Sowah, Elsa Lecaj, Neeta Adhikari, Clara Sensini, Anne E.C. Nichols, Mark R. Buckley, Alayna E. Loiselle

“…In addition, Cochlin-/- tendons demonstrated significant declines in structural and material properties at 6-months, and structural properties at 9-months. …”
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Organizational and technological level of major repairs of buildings and structures by Liya D. Mailyan, Nikolay O. Sizen

“…Carrying out major repairs is one of the main activities for achieving the goals of long-term preservation and normal operation of buildings and structures. Basically, major repairs are connected with the same problems as construction. …”
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MULTIMODAL UKRAINIAN BRAND NARRATIVE: SEMIOTICS, STRUCTURE, ARCHETYPES by Nataliia K. Kravchenko, Liudmyla O. Shanaieva-Tsymbal

“…The aim of the study is to identify the structural-narrative, semiotic, and archetypal properties of the Ukrainian multimodal narrative as a semiotic space of secondary signification and social mythologization. …”
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Research Progress on Anti-floating Design of Underground Structures by WANG Sheng-li, DONG Shu-qing, HUANG Yu, SONG Zhi-han, WU Tong, ZHENG Shan-suo

“…We also review the common scientific challenges and technical bottlenecks in current studies on the anti-floating performance of underground structures. The results show that: (1) the selection of anti-floating water levels requires comprehensive consideration of hydrogeological conditions and monitoring data, while there is currently no unified standard for multi-layer groundwater conditions. …”
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Recovering Cosmic Structure with a Simple Physical Constraint by Tian-Cheng Luan, Xin Wang, Jiacheng Ding, Qian Li, Xiao-Dong Li, Weishan Zhu

“…Radio observation of the large-scale structure (LSS) of our Universe faces major challenges from foreground contamination, which is many orders of magnitude stronger than the cosmic signal. …”
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