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Can Engaging In Social Activities Prolong Life?

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Safer Walking And Cycling Crucial For Road Safety And Better Health

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Could Strawberry Tree Extract Prevent And Treat Gastrointestinal Disorders?

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Linear Systems Over Pura Vida Neutrosophic Algebra, Rayyanu Abdullahi Muhammad, Abdulhadi Aminu

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

Neutrosophic numbers offers a strong foundation for representing uncertainty, indeterminacy, and imprecision within mathematical systems. Pura Vida Neutrosophic Algebra (PVNA) expands upon max-plus algebra (also known as tropical algebra or path algebra) using neutrosophic numbers. In this study, we propose a novel extension of the Pura Vida Neutrosophic Algebra (PVNA) by formulating and analyzing linear systems within this algebraic context–an area that, to the best of our knowledge, has not been previously examined. Specifically, we introduce the concept of Neutrosophic Max-Plus Linear Systems, develop an algebraic methodology for their representation, and establish the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence …

Evaluating Disaster Relief In Supply Chains Using A Neutrosophic Mcdm Approach, Nada A. Nabeeh

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

Disaster-prone regions and affected areas encounter persistent challenges in maintaining supply chain continuity due to environmental uncertainties and infrastructure disruptions. Effective supply chain disaster management (SCDM) is essential for relief disaster disruptions, specifically in upstream processes and functions within the humanitarian supply chain. The integration of advanced technologies like the metaverse and Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) methods supports strategic planning and enhances resilience. This study presents a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) proposed approach for disaster relief evaluation in supply chain management. The proposed model integrates Interval-Valued Neutrosophic Numbers (IVNNs) to manage uncertainty and ambiguity inherent in disaster various criteria which are often …

Borderplex Business Barometer, Volume 9, Number 6, Thomas M. Fullerton Jr., Steven L. Fullerton

Border Region Modeling Project

No abstract provided.

Nationwide Survey Of Clinical Practice Patterns In Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Use In Emergency Departments, Yan-Rong Ho, Hung-Mei Chen, Su Weng Chau, Hua Li, Chien-Yu Liao, Yi-Kung Lee, Wan-Ching Lien, Tou-Yuan Tsai

Journal of Medical Education

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is widely used in emergency medicine (EM), but trends in familiarity and training needs in Taiwan remain unclear. This study aimed to assess trends in POCUS familiarity among EM physicians in Taiwan. Methods: This nationwide, questionnaire-based descriptive study was conducted in Taiwan during 2019 and 2023. EM physicians actively practicing in emergency departments were surveyed; those not practicing emergency medicine were excluded. The questionnaire evaluated demographic characteristics, overall POCUS familiarity using a 10-point scale, most familiar core emergency applications, and least familiar applications. Descriptive statistics summarized data, with Likert scale responses reported as medians with interquartile …

The Feasibility Of A Concise Online Anatomical Atlas For Nonmedical / Dental Healthcare Profession Education, Ming-Fong Chang, Chi-Chuan Yeh, June-Horng Lue, Chung-Liang Chien, Shu-Hao Hsu, Meng-Lin Liao

Journal of Medical Education

The web-based anatomical atlas of the National Taiwan University (NTU-WAA) was established in response to the reduction in teaching hours and reported to enhance the anatomy learning of nursing students. This study aimed to further analyze the use time over the entire semester and explore the learning outcomes of a large-scale cohort of students from seven nonmedical/dental healthcare professions using the NTU-WAA for their anatomy learning. The anatomy scores of lecture and laboratory examinations and questionnaires from 222 students were collected and analyzed. Participants were categorized into subgroups based on their self-report use time on NTU-WAA: less than 1 hour …

How “Green” Are Green Acquisitions Really?, Sri V Srinivasan

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

Our study finds that 43.14% of global green mergers & acquisitions (GMAs) from 2001 to 2020 may be susceptible to Green Embellishment—the gap between corporate environmental representations and actual performance, regardless of intent. Using a multi-criteria theoretical framework, we show that financial constraints strongly drive Green Embellishment in GMAs, with regulatory stringency and national culture moderating this effect. GMAs in weak regulatory environments are especially vulnerable, particularly under high stakeholder pressure. We further provide empirical evidence that financially constrained GMAs with lower green profiles and those in “browner” industries exhibit a higher propensity for Green Embellishment. Even in stringent …

Exploring How The High Or Low Of Firm Transparency And Speed Of Adjustment In Its Capital Structure Relates To The Implied Cost Of Capital Of A Firm, Yung Chee Leong

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

This dissertation tackles a core challenge in corporate finance — how firms can optimise both their capital structure decisions and the way those decisions are communicated to investors. It shows that while financial responsiveness (SOA) and transparency each help lower a firm’s implied cost of capital (ICC), the most meaningful reduction occurs when both are present and working together. For CFOs, the research offers a practical way to connect capital structure planning with communication strategy to improve market understanding and reduce financing costs. For investors and analysts, it introduces the idea of a transparency–SOA alignment measure to better assess firm …

Cutting Through The Infodemic Efficiently: News Claims Surveillance And Llm-Based Lightweight Fact Verification, Xuan Zhang

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

In the context of the current infodemic, the rapid spread of misinformation poses a severe threat to social stability and public health. Recently, the rise of deep learning technologies has offered the potential for accelerating the development of automated misinformation detection and verification. However, current technological capabilities and computational resources often prove inadequate for the exhaustive scrutiny required, rendering the enhancement of processing efficiency a critical imperative. Given the vast amount of data on the internet, current technology and computational power often fall short in timely and accurate scrutiny of each piece of information, making the improvement of processing efficiency …

Rich Models And Methods For On-Demand Same Day Deliveries, Zhiqin Zhang

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

Same-day delivery has brought numerous conveniences to people’s lives, but it has also presented challenges in terms of service management. To effectively optimize on-demand same-day delivery operations within urban logistics, intelligent decision-making strategies capable of adapting to rapidly changing circumstances are essential. Employing effective decisionmaking strategies that account for order allocation, route planning, courier scheduling, and other relevant factors, is pivotal in advancing logistics operations, enhancing efficiency, customer satisfaction, and resource utilization in the context of dynamic same-day delivery problems.

The focus of this thesis revolves around different emerging challenges presented by on-demand same-day delivery problems, with a particular emphasis …

The Association Between Different Succession Methods And Innovation Investments In Family Businesses In China, Lei Wu

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

Amidst the deepening of economic globalization, countries around the world are being progressively steered toward paths of innovative development, laying a solid foundation for enhancing national comprehensive strength and elevating international standing. Especially after the implementation of the reform and opening-up policy in our country, technological innovation has become the main direction of our transformation. According to the requirements of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, innovation-driven development will be fully applied to the country's development, creating favorable conditions for the realization of strategic development goals. National development and social progress are directly linked to corporate …

Interactive Generative Modeling: A Pathway For Improved Simulation And Decision Making, Changyu Chen

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

This dissertation presents Interactive Generative Modeling (IGM), a unified perspective that integrates interactive paradigm and generative modeling to advance the development of general-purpose intelligent systems. IGM is motivated by the observation that while reinforcement learning (RL) has mastered a wide range of complex simulated tasks, it struggles to generalize in high-dimensional, open-ended tasks. In contrast, generative models excel in such settings due to their expressivity and their ability to serve as powerful priors (e.g., LLMs pretrained on massive corpora). By bridging these two paradigms, IGM offers a promising path forward.

The first direction explored in this dissertation is IGM for …

Essays On Empirical Asset Pricing, Ruxue Gong

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

The dissertation consists of three chapters on behavioral finance, arbitrage activities, cryptocurrencies and ETFs. The first chapter examines the existence and trading behavior of triangular arbitrageurs in cryptocurrency markets. Using a novel account-level orderbook dataset from an Indian cryptocurrency exchange, we document persistent price deviations between USD- and INRquoted token pairs, and use the triangular arbitrage opportunities to identify arbitrageurs and noise traders. Our results show that arbitrageurs significantly outperform noise traders on their holding-based returns, after adjusting for market returns and trading fees. However, arbitrageurs are not immune to behavioral biases when making trading decisions. Using a composite behavioral …

Resilience In Stem: How Gender-Professional Identity Integration (G-Pii) And Self-Compassion Empower Women To Thrive, Isabelle Chiew

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

Fostering resilience is crucial for the retention of women in male-dominated fields such as STEM. This paper investigates the interplay between gender-professional identity integration (G-PII), resilience, and self-compassion through two complementary studies. It is hypothesised that G-PII positively predicts resilience, with higher levels of integration associated with greater resilience. Furthermore, self-compassion is expected to moderate this relationship. Study 1 employs a cross sectional survey design to explore the relationships between G-PII, self-compassion, and resilience, while Study 2 uses an experimental design to assess the causal impact of G-PII on resilience. Study 1 found that G-PII was significantly and positively associated …

Learning And Optimization Under Human-Centric Considerations, Qian Shao

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

This dissertation investigates learning and optimization problems shaped by humancentric considerations, such as preferences, demonstrations, behavioral patterns, and resource constraints. As real-world decision-making increasingly involves interaction with human agents, data, and limitations, modeling these factors becomes critical for building practical, adaptive, and robust systems.

The research spans four domains. First, we study preference-aware delivery routing by learning implicit practitioner preferences and incorporating them into a hierarchical route optimization framework. Second, we develop imitation learning methods for cost-constrained settings, enabling agents to mimic expert behavior while respecting safety and resource limitations. Third,we explore early rumor detection in data-limited environments, integrating large …

Using Multiculturalism To Combat The Negative Creativity Effect Of Cultural Tightness: How It Is Done Matters, Jung Kiu Choi

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

This study investigates the multifaceted influence of cultural tightness and multiculturalism on the global commercial success of pop music. Addressing an under-explored moderating effect of multicultural factors on creative output under tight culture, this research analyzes Billboard Global 200 and Spotify Top 50 chart data from 2013-2021. The empirical analysis reveals that cultural tightness negatively impacts pop song’s success. Conversely, multiculturalism, specifically through diverse languages and performance teams, generally enhances global success. A key finding is that while multicultural production teams do not directly correlate with success, they critically moderate the detrimental effects of cultural tightness, a buffering effect unique …

Heat, Smoke, And Resilience In East Central Spokane: Community Insights On Climate Adaptation, Sarah Bliss Matousek, Amanda Gray, Dante Jester, Brian G. Henning

Climate, Water, and the Environment Research

This report presents findings from a multi-methods research initiative exploring the impacts of climate-related hazards—specifically extreme heat and wildfire smoke—on residents of Spokane’s East Central neighborhood. The project combined a community survey with a World Café-style symposium to gather both quantitative data and lived experiences from local participants. Key themes that emerged include the need for more cooling infrastructure, accessible health education, improved indoor air quality, and stronger neighborhood-level communication and support networks. The report highlights how systemic underinvestment in East Central intersects with climate vulnerability, underscoring the urgency of equitable, community-driven solutions. Recommendations include expanding tree canopy, increasing funding …

Building A Smoke-Resilient Spokane: Guidance From Community Conversations, Anna Reed, Hannah Mckinley, Dante Jester, Brian G. Henning, Tania Busch Isaksen

Climate, Water, and the Environment Research

Wildfire season has grown in length and severity in the western United States due to decades of fire suppression and climate change. This trend is projected to continue, worsening air quality and increasing the risk to public health. In response, the Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment, in partnership with the University of Washington, hosted the Smoke Ready Spokane Symposium in July 2024 in Spokane, Washington. The event convened community partners across sectors to reflect on past wildfire smoke events and discuss locally-relevant wildfire smoke exposure reduction strategies. Symposium participants engaged in small group discussions using the World …

A Model Of Managerial Coach Learning And Development, Udayan Dhar

Faculty Journal Articles

Managerial Coaching has emerged as a compelling new approach to leadership in organizations. While research has so far demonstrated the key behaviors and competencies associated with successful managerial coaching, comparatively fewer studies have examined how managerial coaching can be developed in leaders, or how leaders learn managerial coaching behaviors. After reviewing the existing literature on managerial coach training and development, and drawing upon research from the fields of leadership development and active learning, a three-phase model of managerial coach learning and development is proposed. The model suggests that the development of managerial coaches can be understood as a process of …

The Frequency, Type, And Function Of Visual Displays In Upper Elementary Standardized Science Tests, Daibao Guo, Katherine Landau Wright, Lianne Josbacher, Eun Hye Son

Boise State University Publications and Presentations

Limited research has explored the use of visual displays (ViDis) in science tests, making it challenging to know how these tests align with classroom instruction and what skills students need to be successful on these tests. Therefore, the current study aims to describe the use of ViDis in upper elementary grade standardized science tests. We quantified the frequency, types, and functions of ViDis in science tests in 23 states and Washington, DC. Findings show that in the 741 test items examined, 74.5% included ViDis. Tables, diagrams, and images are the most common ViDis. Importantly, 42.1% of the ViDis in the …

Light & Faith: June 2025, Taylor University

Light & Faith

No abstract provided.

不同经济性质的实际控制人对公司治理的影响 : 以2019-2022年间有处罚记录的广东省上市公司为研究对象, Siyuan Jing

Lingnan Theses (Doctoral degree)

实际控制人作为公司治理的核心主体，在公司治理方面不仅能够影响股东与管理层之间的权力配置，而且可直接决定了公司治理机制的运行效果。故本文积极聚焦不同经济性质的实际控制人对公司治理的影响入手，积极选择选择2019-2022年间有处罚记录的广东省上市公司为研究对象，通过问卷调查与单因素分析的基础之上，发现不同经济性质控制人等基础治理要素对公司治理质量具有显著影响、内部控制体系对公司治理的影响呈现出系统性特征、信息披露质量受到多层次因素的影响以及不同维度的合规要求受到不同因素的主导性影响等，最终在基于上述发现的前提下提出有强化基础治理机制建设、完善内部控制体系建设、优化信息披露机制以及加强合规经营体系构建四个维度的具体建议策略，望能够以此为完善我国公司治理体系提供必要理论支持和为不同企业的治理实践提供必要的路径借鉴和策略参考。

As the core subject of corporate governance, the actual controller can not only affect the power allocation between shareholders and management, but also directly determine the operation effect of the corporate governance mechanism. Therefore, this paper actively focuses on the influence of actual controllers of different economic nature on corporate governance, and actively selects listed companies in Guangdong Province with punishment records from 2019 to 2022 as research objects. Based on questionnaire survey and single factor analysis, It is found that basic governance elements such as controllers of different economic nature have a significant impact on the quality of …

Atep 534.01 Emergency Management In Athletic Training - Techniques, Valerie J. Moody

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Atep 537.50: Foundations Of Research & Evidence Based Practice In Athletic Training, Valerie J. Moody

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Kin 447.01: Analytical And Communicative Techniques, Melanie L. Mcgrath

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

A Concise Formalization Of Partial Falsifiability, Water Logic, And Neither Nor Logic With Neutrosophic Logic, Takaaki Fujita, Florentin Smarandache, Victor Christianto

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.

Interval Valued Fermatean Neutrosophic For Analysis Risk Management Of Practical Teaching Quality In University Art And Design Programs, Yu Cai

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.

Machine Learning Models With Neutrosophic Numbers For Network Anomaly Detection And Security Defense Technology, Hussein S. Al-Khazraji, Ahmed M. Alkhamees, Humam M. Al-Doori, Ahmed A. Metwaly, Mohamed Eassa, Ahmed Abdelhafeez, Ahmed Salama S., Ahmad M. Nagm

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.