Do board characteristics matter in the relationship between intellectual capital efficiency and firm value? Evidence from the Nigerian oil and gas downstream sector by Ahmed Jinjiri Bala, Aminu Hassan, Muhammad Liman Muhammad

“…Findings Overall, our results show no significant direct relationship between the modified value-added intellectual coefficient and our two measures of firm value (Tobin’s Q and Price Earnings Ratio (PER)). However, the board size is found to moderate the intellectual capital efficiency–PER relationship significantly and negatively, whereas board diversity significantly positively moderates the association between the modified value-added intellectual coefficient and PER. …”
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Community Science‐Informed Local Policy: A Case Study in Pinole Creek Litter Assessment by Win Cowger, Itzel Gomez, Norma Martinez‐Rubin, Ann Moriarty, Todd Harwell, Lisa Anich

“…The Thriving Earth Team estimated there were 37 m3 and 47,820 pieces of total trash in the creek channel with an average concentration of 2 m3 per km and 2,697 pieces per km. The community gained an understanding of the scale of the problem. …”
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Emission and absorption of CO2 during the sea ice formation and melting in the high Arctic by A. P. Nedashkovsky

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Ways to improve characteristics of the climate systems of passenger rolling stock by G. M. Stoyakin, A. V. Kostin, S. N. Naumenko

“…To ensure safe parameters of the car air environment, it is necessary to increase the influx of outdoor air to 20-35 m3/h per person, which allows achieving a CO2 content of 1000 ppm. …”
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Colored benches improved quality of ornamental pepper by Myrella de M. DOMINGUES, Giovana P.V. da SILVA, Rita de C.B. NUNES, Paulo H.R. MELO, Edilson COSTA, Fernanda P. de A.P. BORTOLHEIRO, Flávio F. da S. BINOTTI, Eduardo P. VENDRUSCOLO, Gustavo H. da C. VIEIRA

“…Five treatments were assessed in a completely randomized design with four replications and five plants per plot, as follows: bright white laminate material, bright yellow laminate material, bright red laminate material, bright dark blue laminate material, and control – with no material on the surface of the growing bench. …”
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A Bench-Scale Demonstration of Direct Air Capture Using an Enhanced Electrochemical System by Jinwen Wang, Xin Gao, Adam Berger, Ayokunle Omosebi, Tingfei Chen, Aron Patrick, Kunlei Liu

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The Evaluation of the Relationship between the Companies’ Sustainability Reporting and Their Financial Performance by Mihaela Ionela Socoliuc, Bogdan-Ştefan Ionescu, Flavius Andrei Guinea, Marian Socoliuc, Veronica Grosu, Elena Hlaciuc

“…A higher ESG disclosure index score results in higher earnings per share. However, it does not have a significant impact on the increase in the company's market value. …”
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Drivers of FDI inflows in Africa: do trade openness, market size, and institutional quality matter? by Abdikafi Hassan Abdi, Ibrahim Abdukadir Sheik-Ali, Farhia Hassan Mohamed, Salman Sh. Adem Mohamoud

“…Utilizing the pooled mean group (PMG) method, validated by the fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) cointegration technique, the study findings indicate that GDP per capita and domestic investment positively enhance FDI in the long run. …”
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Fodder value of sweet sorghum by N. A. Kovtunova, G. M. Ermolina, S. I. Gorpinichenko, A. E. Romanyukin

“…The largest amount of digestible protein per fodder unit was seen in green chop of the hybrids ‘Elisey’ and ‘Start’ (138 g and 135 g respectively).…”
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PENGARUH DEBT RATIO, DIVIDEN PAY OUT RATIO, RETURN ON EQUITY, PERUMBUHAN LABA, UKURAN KORPORASI, DAN PERPUTARAN KAS OPERASI TERHADAP PER (Studi Di Korporasi Sektor Manufaktur yang... by Herlambang Herlambang

“…The mean of this research is examine  influence  debt ratio, dividend payout ratio variable, return on equity variable, earnings growth, size, and operating cash flow on price earning ratio (PER) in finance and manufacturing companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period of year 2009 to 2012. …”
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Application of Geo-thermal Response Test in the Design of Ground-source Heat Pump System by Hao Xiaochong, Yu Yuejin, Mao Bingwen, Hu Chunliang, Zhang Hailin

“…Furthermore, the original ground temperature and the inlet and outlet water temperature response curve of the underground heat exchanger are also obtained, which are used to determine the heat exchange quantity of per well depth and other parameters. …”
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THE EFFECT OF THE CUTTING TIME OF GREEN CHOP OF ALFALFA ON ITS PRODUCTIVITY AND ITS FODDER VALUE by S. A. Ignatiev, T. V. Gryazeva, N. G. Ignatieva

“…The similar regularity was seen with exchangeable energy and fodder units per kg of dry matter. …”
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Assessment of the effect of heat transfer intensifiers on the energy and mass efficiency of crystallizers by V. V. Chernyavskaya, V. B. Sapozhnikov, I. Yu. Golovanov, M. A. Ugolnikova

“…It is shown that the most important parameter of heat exchangers (regardless of the process) is the amount of heat transferred per unit of time (thermal power, which is directly proportional to the surface area of the heat exchange). …”
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CURRENCY INDEX AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LEVEL OF COUNTRY’S DEVELOPMENT by ANATOLII ZADOI, OLEKSANDR ZADOIA

“…For a more accurate assessment of the impact of the exchange rate on foreign economic activity, it is advisable to use the currency index as the ratio of the market (official) exchange rate to purchasing power parity. …”
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OWNERSHIP CONCENTRATION’S MODERATING EFFECT ON DIVIDEND PAYOUT AND TOBIN’S Q OF LISTED CONSUMER GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Ovbe Simon Akpadaka

“…Also,the moderating effect of OWNC on the relationship between DPAY and Tobin’s Q was examined. 16 out of the 18 listed consumers goods sector of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX)were purposively selected for this study and the study period 2013 to 2022 and 160 statistical observations per variable were employed for the study. …”
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Physico-chemical characteristics of microcrystalline cellulose from switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) obtained in the presence of a solid catalyst by T. V. Tkachenko, O. O. Haidai, D. S. Kamenskyh, Y. V. Sheludko, O. V. Pavliuk, V. O. Yevdokymenko

“… The main idea of this work is the investigation of structural and morphological characteristics of microcrystalline cellulose with switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) by the method of organo-solvent cooking with the addition of various brands of ion-exchange resins instead of sulfuric acid. A sulfonated copolymer of styrene and divinyl benzene with two functional groups per ring - Purolite CT-275 and a sulfonated copolymer based on tetrafluoroethylene - Nafion NR-50 were chosen as initial ion exchange resins. …”
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Organic fertilizers and Azotobacter: effects on onion growth, yield, metabolites, and soil fertility by Waleed M. Ali, Sadoun M. E. Sultan, Ahmed M. Ali, Hassan M. Al-Sayed, Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Hanan G. Ismail, Islam I. Teiba, Ahmed Fathy Yousef

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Effect of a high carbohydrate pre-exercise meal on metabolic and performance-related parameters in male athletes following two different strategies to improve fat utilization: An e... by Denise Zdzieblik, Hilke Jerger, Albert Gollhofer, Daniel König

“…Participants continued their regular training routine during the intervention. Respiratory exchange ratio (RER), lactate concentrations ([La−]), substrate oxidation rates at rest and during a cycle ergometry with incremental workload were determined in the fasted state and 2 h after consuming a carbohydrate-rich (2 g per kg of body mass) pre-exercise meal. …”
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The assessment of grain quality indicators in spring barley cultivars and lines by L. M. Eroshenko, M. M. Romakhin, A. N. Eroshenko, O. V. Levakova, N. A. Eroshenko, I. A. Dedushev, V. V. Romakhina

“…The grain of naked barley dyhaploid form 9h1137 had the optimal nutritious content: 151 g of crude protein, 31 g of crude fat, 667 g of nitrogen-free extractives, and 18 g of cellulose per 1kg of dry mass. It was noted, that those cultivars were characterized by the exchange energy of 11.39-11.82 Mj per 1 kg of cattle forage, and 13.22-14.33 Mj per 1 kg of pig forage. …”
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The new maize hybrids for silage by G. Ya. Krivosheev, A. S. Ignatiev, D. R. Lupinoga, Yu. B. Arzhenovskaya

“…The hybrid had 6.56 t of feed units per 1 ha, 0.48 t of digestible protein and 90.0 GJ/ha of exchange energy. …”
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