On bank stock return spillovers in South Africa: Implications for portfolio hedging by Kingstone Nyakurukwa, Yudhvir Seetharam

“…A minimum return connectedness portfolio is constructed from the spillover indexes and compared with traditional portfolio optimisation methods in terms of risk reduction and reward-to-risk ratios. …”
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Effect of Blumea balsamifera extract on the phase and morphology of calcium oxalate crystals by Charlimagne M. Montealegre, Rizalinda L. De Leon

“…Methods: The effect of B. balsamifera extract on the morphology of calcium oxalate crystals was studied by light microscopy, image analysis, powder X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Discourse of Self-Presentation in Academic Communicative Space by L. G. Vikulova, O. I. Korolenko, Yu. G.  Tkachenko

“…The research employs interpretive, conceptual methods along with elements of quantitative analysis.…”
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A risk-return based model to measure the performance of portfolio management by Hamid Reza Vakili Fard, Mahmood Ansar, Amir Yekezare

“…The proposed study first ranks the resulted data and then uses some non-parametric methods to see whether there is any change because of the changes in markets on the performance of the portfolio. …”
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Epistemic Responsibility in Political Discourse (on Materials of D. Trump’s Press Conference) by A. I. Chepurnaya

“…The study was conducted using the methods of linguistic description, discourse, quantitative and content analysis. …”
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Partis politiques et médias en Grande-Bretagne : entre rivalité et complicité by Karine Rivière-De Franco

“…During the weeks preceding a General Election, British political parties try to convince the electorate to vote for them, but given the limited degree of direct communication, the parties need the media to transmit their messages. …”
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A Guide to the Florida 4-H Council by Stacey E. Ellison, Tracy Tesdall, J. A. Rutledge, Joy C. Jordan, Wendi Armstrong

“… The 4-H Program utilizes many tools or methods to provide educational experiences for youth. …”
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A Guide to the Florida 4-H Council by Stacey E. Ellison, Tracy Tesdall, J. A. Rutledge, Joy C. Jordan, Wendi Armstrong

“… The 4-H Program utilizes many tools or methods to provide educational experiences for youth. …”
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How much does your vote cost? by Manole Vlad

“…Firstly, the research explores various methods by which votes are manipulated-ranging from direct vote buying and economic pressures to sophisticated misinformation campaigns and clientelism. …”
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SELECTED PARAMETERS OF CHRONIC SOCIAL STRESS IN OPEN POPULATION — ASSOCIATION WITH THE PREVALENCE OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE by E. V. Akimova, V. Yu. Smaznov, M. M. Kayumova, E. I. Gakova, A. M. Akimov, V. V. Gafarov, V. A. Kuznetsov

“…To study the parameters of stress at work in men 25-64 years old in open population and their association with the prevalence of ischemic heart disease (CHD).Material and methods. The study conducted on representative selection, created using election lists of males 25-64 y.o. from one of the districts of Tyumen city. …”
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Quand le local se saisit du volet urbain de la politique de cohésion à Varsovie : une européanisation de la gouvernance et du territoire à l’épreuve des conflits politiques by Chloé Sénécat

“…This distinction enables us to analyse the localised translation of the urban strand in Warsaw: local players are taking advantage of these two approaches, both to make up for a shortfall in available infrastructure and to adopt new methods of project governance. This mobilisation of European tools has resulted in a twofold Europeanisation. …”
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Prevalence associations of various risk factors and arterial hypertension in male open urban population (by a one stage epidemiological study) by Е. V. Akimova, M. Yu. Akimov, E. I. Gakova, M. М. Kayumova, V. V. Gafarov, V. A. Kuznetsova

“…., of moderately urbanized Siberian city.Material and methods. One stage epidemiological study was conducted on representative selection, shaped from election lists of males 25-64 y. o., from one of Tymen city districts. …”
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Assessment of level of depression and anxiety in pre- and postoperative stages: A prospective cross-sectional study in SCB Medical College, Cuttack by Srikanta Panda, Narendranath Samantaray, Monisha Patanaik, Debasish Sahoo, Anshuman Sarangi, Somanatha Jena

“…Our study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms in pre- and postoperative stage in surgical patients. Methods: We included 60 surgical patients in this cross-sectional study which includes 43 male and 17 female patients and average age of 38.8 years. …”
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Revision Stapedectomy in a Female Patient with Inner Ear Malformation by Tirth R. Patel, Aaron C. Moberly

“…Computed tomography revealed bilateral inner ear malformations. She elected to proceed with revision stapedectomy. Results. …”
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Manajemen Krisis Hubungan Masyarakat Bawaslu Kabupaten Kudus dalam Merespon Kampanye Money Politic pada Pilkada Kudus Tahun 2024 by Lea anasytasya, M Nur Rofiq Addiansyah

“…The purpose of writing this article is to explain and analyze the crisis management of Bawaslu Kudus's public relations in responding to the money politics campaign in the Kudus district election campaign in 2024. This reseach employs qualitative methods to provide detailed explanations of events and experiences with detailed and complete data collection through interviews with the public relations of Bawaslu Kudus. …”
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“Alternative for Germany” against German trade unions: A political “right hook” by Oleg E. Grishin, Alexander V. Kanushkin

“…The reasons for the growth of right-wing sentiments among the class of employees are considered. The methods used by trade unions in the ideological struggle are shown, up to direct prohibitions for their supporters on parallel membership in the AfD. …”
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“…it's so funny to just throw off the blind girl” subjective experiences of barriers in physical education with visually impaired students—an emancipatory bad practice approach... by Martin Giese, Michelle Grenier

“…The objective of this study is to examine the subjective barriers experienced by blind and visually impaired students in general physical education (PE) using qualitative research methods. A total of 10 students, comprising six females and four males, between the ages of 17 and 19 (with an average age of 18.5 years) were interviewed. …”
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Political values in modern Russia in the context of new geopolitical challenges by G. P. Shchedrova

“…The article uses a political-systemic approach, analysis of political documents, political analysis and other methods. It is emphasized that the uniqueness of Russian political values is determined both by its geographical location and the course of the evolution of Russian statehood. …”
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Rationality, affect, and vote choice by Costas Panagopoulos, Ching-Hsing Wang

“…This study aims to fill that void and to explore the relative effects of rationality and emotion on individual political preferences.MethodsUsing data from the 2000–2016 American National Election Studies, we conducted statistical analyses to estimate the effects of the party differential and the emotion differential on individual voting decisions.ResultsFindings indicate that voters take competing parties’ policy positions as well as their emotional responses to competing candidates into consideration to make their voting decisions. …”
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Measures of constitutional legal enforcement in the constitutional law of Brazil by Irina A. Tretyak

“…The article is devoted to different measures of constitutional legal enforcement in the constitutional law of Brazil, their analyzing, depending on main goal of coercion.The purpose of the paper is to extend constitutional knowledge about measures of constitutional legal enforcement and to demonstrate generic character of constitutional legal enforcement theory for different countries.The methodology of the study includes general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, description) and legal methods.The main results and scope of their application. …”
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