Macroeconomic and firm-specific determinants of financial performance: Evidence from non-life insurance companies in Africa by Thabiso Sthembiso Msomi

“…Panel data of 1452 observations were examined using both ordinary least squares and two-step System Generalised Method of Moments estimators. The findings of this study show that lagged return on assets, equity capital, operational efficiency and leverage, investment capability and gross domestic product are the statistically significant determinants of financial performance in African non-life insurance companies even though equity capital, operational efficiency and leverage are inversely significant. …”
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Chlamydia trachomatis screening in resource-limited countries – Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of 3 different assays by Jelena Zivadin Tosic-Pajic, Predrag Sazdanovic, Marija Sorak, Jelena Cukic, Aleksandra Arsovic, Dragan Milovanovic, Dejan Baskic

“…Three screening tests were used: direct immunofluorescence (DIF) and rapid lateral immunochromatographic test (RT) for qualitative detection of chlamydial antigens and immunoenzyme (ELISA) test for detection of serum levels of anti-chlamydial IgA and IgG antibodies. Diagnostic efficiency of these tests were determined in relation to results obtained by RT-PCR method. …”
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Determining human resource management key indicators and their impact on organizational performance using deep reinforcement learning by Zongyu Sun

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Determination of 6 quinolones drug residues in milk by Ostro orifice plate combined with UPLC-MS/MS by WANG Yanpeng, ZHANG Biao, LI Peng, QIU Jianfei

“…An ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method for the determination of 6 quinolones drug residues in milk was established. …”
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Determination of main performance data of an aircraft threedimensional maneuver split-S with a permissible flight envelope limiter by K. A. Zhuravsky, P. S. Kostin

“…The article presents the various techniques to determine main performance data of a three-dimensional maneuver split-S, which include the calculation method, semirealistic simulation, and simulation modeling. …”
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Determining the parameters and chemical behaviour of the overdriven detonation reaction zone of CL-20-based aluminized explosives by Moyan Liu, Yan Liu, Fan Bai, Hongfu Wang, Shanyong Chu, Fenglei Huang

“…To this end, this paper is based on the impedance matching method to test the ODD conditions of CL-20 type aluminium explosive particle velocity. …”
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Simultaneous determination of multiple persistent organic pollutants in soil by ultrasonic extract-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry by ZHANG Hao, HUANG Ronglang, CHEN Minyan, JIANG Jun, YANG Lan, CHEN Jian, LÜ Zhijiang, LIAO Min, WANG Haizhen, XU Jianming

“…A method for simultaneous extraction, purification, and determination of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in soil, such as polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, was developed in this study. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Pyridine, Aniline and Nitrobenzene in Printing and Dyeing Wastewater by Headspace Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Yue WU, Yongzhong LAI, Guoyong LU, Xiaosheng LIN, Shusheng LIANG, Wenshuai XU

“…This method improves the detection efficiency, and is of significance for the simultaneous monitoring of pyridine, aniline, and nitrobenzene in printing and dyeing wastewater.…”
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PRINCIPLES OF DETERMINATION OF VALUE IN USE FOR MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS BASED ON QUALITY INDICATORS — THE COEFFICIENTS OF CONSUMER PROPERTIES by N. F. Neburchilova, I. V. Petrunina

“…The utility of products is determined by a complex of properties that reflect their value in use. …”
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Determinants of sleep quality and their impact on health outcomes: a cross-sectional study on night-shift nurses by Qingqing Xiao, Qingqing Xiao, Xia Huang, Xia Huang, Tao Yang, Tao Yang, Lei Huang, Nan Li, Jingjun Wang, Junqiang Huang, Yalin Huang, Hao Huang, Hao Huang, Ya Wang, Ya Wang

“…PurposeThis study aimed to identify determinants of sleep quality and explore their adverse health outcomes among night-shift nurses in China.MethodThrough convenience sampling, this cross-sectional study enrolled a total of 711 night-shift nurses aged 20-55 years who completed questionnaires from which details regarding their sociodemographic characteristics, health-related indicators and sleep quality based on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were extracted. …”
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Efficient Conditions of Enzyme-Assisted Extractions and Pressurized Liquids for Recovering Polyphenols with Antioxidant Capacity from Pisco Grape Pomace as a Sustainable Strategy by Jacqueline Poblete, Mario Aranda, Issis Quispe-Fuentes

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Global and regional impact of health determinants on life expectancy and health-adjusted life expectancy, 2000–2018: an econometric analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease s... by Kamran Irandoust, Rajabali Daroudi, Maryam Tajvar, Mehdi Yaseri

“…This study examines the impact of these determinants on life expectancy (LE) and health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) at both regional and global levels using econometric analysis.MethodsThis ecological study included all 194 WHO member countries from 2000 to 2018. …”
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Development of design and methods for soil directional thermostabilizer simulation by V. A. Maksimenko, V. V. Maksimenko, A. Zh. Shirazhiev

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Analytical procedures for methods of personnel management of audit firms by V.V. Іevdokymov, D.O. Gritsyshen, V.V. Savitskiy

“…Determination of the methodological provisions of the economic analysis of the effectiveness of human resources management allowed to form such components as, the total cost of continuing education, the assessment of economic benefits from continuing education, the assessment of losses of the audit firm from the competence of the auditor, the assessment of the effectiveness of methods of human resources management auditing . …”
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The review of modern methods to evaluate users servicing quality by N. S. Redkina

“…The most commonly used methods to assess the quality of library services are statistical indicators analysis of activities (attendance, the number of resources/services access, etc.); surveillance; user survey; questionnaires; analysis of online services and Internet resources to determine the level of user satisfaction (online questionnaires, «like» estimates and others). …”
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Reliability optimization methods: A systematic literature review by Singla Shakuntla, Mangla Diksha, Kumar Malik Ajender, Muhammad Modibbo Umar

“…In order to learn about the advancements in the field of reliability theory and to determine which research methods are most frequently employed by researchers, a brief survey covering the years 1958 to 2024 was conducted for the paper. …”
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Applications of mutagenesis methods on affinity maturation of antibodies in vitro by LIU Yuan, LIN Manman, ZHANG Xiao, XU Chongxin, JIAO Linxia, ZHONG Jianfeng, WU Aihua, LIU Xianjin

“…However, the efficiency of these methods was relatively low and there was a lack of a rational guidance to choose these methods. …”
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METHODS FOR ORGANIZATION OF CONTEXTUAL TRAINING OF FUTURE GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS by Karpenko Tetiana, Lakomova Olena, Shyian Daria

“…Several research methods were used to achieve the goal, including the method of comparative, substantive and reflective analysis of primary sources, advanced domestic and foreign experience, modelling, systematization and concretization of known approaches in the organization of contextual learning of future geography teachers. …”
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Simultaneous Separation and Determination of Nine Active Ingredients in Sanyetangzhiqing by Cyclodextrin-Modified Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary Electrophoresis-Diode Array Dete... by Shanshan Wang, Rui Zhou, Kunze Du, Ye Shang, Jun He, Jin Li, Yaqi Yao, Yan-xu Chang

“…Moreover, with the advantages of short time consuming, low energy consumption, high efficiency, and low cost, this method has laid a foundation for the determination and quality evaluation of multicomponents in Chinese herbal compounds.…”
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Quantifying the impact of external and internal factors and their interactions on thermal load behaviour of a building by Christoph Matschi, Isabell Nemeth

“…Due to the high effort required for transient calculations, a less complex method is needed at the neighborhood level. For this reason, a method is developed, which identifies the relevant parameters influencing the building heating load behavior. …”
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