Do Permanent and Temporary Cash Flows Affect Corporate Buybacks? by V. Bhama

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of cash flow volatility on the buyback decisions of Indian corporate firms.   The sample comprised 132 Indian companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange from 2012–2019. …”
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Academic leadership attitudes toward employing artificial intelligence applications in developing administrative processes by Abdalmajeed Selmi Arrooqi, Mutlaq Miqad Alruqi

“…Given the findings of this study, several potential societal and managerial implications may emerge, such as ethical dilemmas in education and data-driven decision-making.…”
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Detection of a sinusoidal oscillation of unknownfrequency in a time series – a geodetic approach by Lehmann R.

“…Geodetic and geophysical time series may containsinusoidal oscillations of unknown angular frequency.Often it is required to decide if such sinusoidaloscillations are truly present in a given time series. Herewe pose the decision problem as a statistical hypothesistest, an approach very popular in geodesy and other scientificdisciplines. …”
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Cash holdings in MENA region: evidence from trade-off model, pecking order theory, and agency theory by Tahir Akhtar

“…The study provides insights into the firm’s decision to hold cash based on transaction costs and precautionary and agency motives.…”
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Adaptive Performance Evaluation of Container Terminals Through Normalization and Parameter Analysis by Mateusz Zajac

“…<i>Results:</i> The findings demonstrate that normalization ensures a transparent and adaptable evaluation framework. Sample calculations show how parameter weights influence terminal assessments across varied scenarios, confirming the robustness of the proposed method in capturing dynamic operational changes. …”
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Leadership in Technical Fields Through a Gender Lens by Irina S. Oblova

“…Although women have fought for labor rights for many years, they continue to be underrepresented at almost all levels of decision-making. The present study aims to provide insights into female leadership in technical fields both in the EU and in Russia. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of interdependent corporate sustainability choices by Simone Cenci, Matteo Burato, Marek Rei, Maurizio Zollo

“…Abstract Lowering the environmental externalities of business operations while preserving firms’ value is a challenging task that involves complex sustainability decisions. These decisions require navigating highly interconnected choices of actions and goals that characterise companies’ sustainability behaviour. …”
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Corporate Governance and Business Management, A Case Study of Equity Bank-Kampala, Uganda by Eliab Mpora, Byamukama, Frank, Hagumamina, Moses, Agaba, Chrisostom, Oketch, Arthur, Sunday

“…The study comprised 100 respondents sampled out of the total population of 134 employees being selected randomly from the Equity Bank. …”
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Multimodal versus non-contrast computed tomography for assessment of acute ischaemic stroke: the PRACTISE RCT by Keith W Muir, Salwa El Tawil, Alex McConnachie, Alicia Murray, Ian Ford, Grant Mair, Joanna Wardlaw

“…There was no significant interaction between times to decision, randomised group and treatment decision (p = 0.152). …”
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Construction and validation of a risk prediction model for extensive abdominal aortic calcification in hypertensive patients aged 40 and above: a cross-sectional study based on the... by Shanbing Hou, Ying Jiang, Fangfang Zhao, Zixuan Wei, Tingting Wang, Jing Chen, Min Dou, Lixiang Zhang

“…Group comparisons were performed using the independent sample t-test or the Mann-Whitney rank sum test, based on the distribution of continuous variables. …”
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Integrating AI predictive analytics with naturopathic and yoga-based interventions in a data-driven preventive model to improve maternal mental health and pregnancy outcomes by Neha Irfan, Sherin Zafar, Kashish Ara Shakil, Mudasir Ahmad Wani, S. N. Kumar, A. Jaiganesh, K. M. Abubeker

“…Data collection was conducted at Majidia Hospital, involving a diverse sample of 70,000 pregnant women recruited through antenatal clinics, online health platforms, community outreach programs, and telephone surveys using structured questionnaires. …”
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Associations between amino acid levels and autism spectrum disorder severity by Jing Li, Panpan Zhai, Liangliang Bi, Ying Wang, Xiaoqing Yang, Yueli Yang, Nan Li, Weili Dang, Gang Feng, Pei Li, Yuan Liu, Qiushuang Zhang, Xiaofeng Mei

“…The ROC (receiver operating characteristic) curve, decision curve analysis (DCA), and calibration curve were used to construct and validate predictive models and nomograms, thereby assessing their predictive performance. …”
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Causes and determinants of infant mortality using verbal autopsy and social autopsy methods in a rural population of Odisha: a community-based matched case-control study by Amit Kumar Satapathy, Arvind Kumar Singh, Priyamadhaba Behera, Debkumar Pal, Abhisek Mishra

“…We observed a significant delay in decision-making regarding seeking care among caregivers of sick infants.…”
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Clinicians’ Perceptions and Potential Applications of Robotics for Task Automation in Critical Care: Qualitative Study by Jiafeng Song, Rishika Iytha Sridhar, Darlene Marie Rogers, Cheryl Hiddleson, Carolyn Davis, Tina Lynn Holden, Shanna Ramsey-Haynes, Lisa Reif, Julie Swann, Craig S Jabaley, Mary Gullatte, Rishikesan Kamaleswaran

“…However, concerns persist regarding privacy, patient safety, and the loss of human touch, particularly for tasks requiring high-level clinical decision-making. Future research should involve broader, more diverse clinician samples and investigate the long-term impact of robotic assistance on patient outcomes while also incorporating patient perspectives to ensure ethical, patient-centered adoption of robotic technology.…”
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Identification of biomarkers for knee osteoarthritis through clinical data and machine learning models by Wei Chen, Haotian Zheng, Binglin Ye, Tiefeng Guo, Yude Xu, Zhibin Fu, Xing Ji, Xiping Chai, Shenghua Li, Qiang Deng

“…Clinical data from 2594 samples were obtained and stratified into training and validation datasets in a 7:3 ratio. …”
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Evaluating the Internal Quality of the Master's Curriculum in Auditing in Iran: Perspectives of Faculty and Students by Zahra Dianati Deilami, Mohammad Mehdi Noori, Hossein Abbasian

“…The goal is to inform the curriculum developers about the program's success rate in achieving the desired educational objectives (in what ways it has been effective and in what ways it needs to be changed or supplemented) and to facilitate decision-making for its improvement to achieve the desired efficiency and outcomes.MethodsThis research is quantitative and classified as a descriptive study. …”
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Cateterismo cardíaco: experiência vivenciada por pacientes hospitalizados [Cardiac catheterization: experience faced by hospitalized patients] [Cateterismo cardiaco: experiencia qu... by Tamires Diogo Alves de Lira, Melissa Negro-Dellacqua, Victor Emmanuell Fernandes Apolônio dos Santos

“…Narrative interviews were used as data collection instrument. Sample consisted of seven patients submitted to cardiac catheterization. …”
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The application of blockchain with a comparative approach and its impact on risk, flexibility and internal control evaluation by mohammadsadegh aminipoor, HamidReza GholamniaRoshan, azadeh kiapour, Iman Dadashi

“…Cochran's formula for limited communities has been used to calculate the sample size, and the statistical sample size reached 288 samples, and 320 questionnaires were distributed among them for greater certainty. …”
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Developing and presenting a mathematical model for the purpose of organizational culture architecture based on creating alignment between the strategic reference points of organiza... by Elyas hasanzadeh Shweili, Mir Mehrdad peidaie, Ali reza Rezghi Rostami

“…The statistical population of the research includes 20 academic and organizational experts, and the sampling was done in a purposeful, judgmental and snowball manner, and the interviews continued until theoretical saturation was reached. …”
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Presenting the conceptual model of organizational democracy with an emphasis on the development of employees' psychological capital by Sattar jahantabi neghad, Foad Makvandi, ezat allah Kiani, ghanbar Amirnegad, Vahid Chenari

“…Trust building happens by participation of people in decisions and the existence of cooperation and justice. …”
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