Audit committee’s chairman characteristics and auditor choice: an empirical evidence from Malaysia ACE market by Esam Mohammed A. Alsayani, Mohamad Naimi Mohamad Nor, Ebrahim Mohammed Al-Matari

“…These results have theoretical implications for the alignment and entrenchment hypotheses of the agency theory and practical implications for the regulators to improve the audit committee’s structure and regulations.…”
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The role of clinic visits: perceptions of doctors by I.D. Couper, J.F.M. Hugo, W.V. van Deventer

“…Conclusions: There is a need for clear consensus policy and guidelines on the role of the doctor in primary care clinics, the involvement of the doctor in the management of clinics, structuring doctors' visits to ensure continuity, facilitating transport for doctors, and ensuring that dedicated doctors are available to visit clinics, to support community service doctors visiting the clinics and to train clinic nurses.…”
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Green astaxanthin extraction using microwave and ultrasound pretreatments by Parisa Feizi, Yahya Maghsoudlou, Hoda ShahiriTabarestani, Seid Mahdi Jafari, Amir-Houshang Bahri

“…Ultrasonic-assisted extraction better preserved the structure and antioxidant properties of ASX, but the microwave method showed higher extraction efficiency.…”
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Microstructure evolution and improved tribological properties of laser deposited Fe-36Ni alloy coating with B addition by Ke Gao, Haitao Jiao, Qiang Xu, Guimei Liu, Bin Peng, Dazhi Zhong, Mingming Mei, Zhenguang Liu, Zilong Zhao

“…The results indicated that the addition of B element refined the FCC dendritic of Invar alloy coating and promoted the formation of a Ni2B + FCC eutectic structure, significantly enhancing the hardness of coating to a maximum of 770.5 HV0.2. …”
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Understanding the Treaty of Lisbon by Clive H. Church, David Phinnemore

“…The article assesses the status, structure and style of the treaty and its contents, highlighting its provisions on values and rights, powers and policies, institutional changes, democratization and enhanced external activity. …”
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Epidemiological aspects of caries complications

“…Analyzed affections anatomic groups of teeth (incisors and canines, premolars, molars) both jaws on segments, and also structure nosological forms and their communication among themselves. …”
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Insight into the Life Cycle of Enterovirus-A71 by Qi Liu, Jian-Er Long

“…This review article delves into the EV-A71 life cycle, with a particular emphasis on recent advancements in understanding the virion structure, tissue tropism, and the interplay between the virus and host regulatory networks during replication. …”
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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOYBEAN PRODUCTION DEPENDING ON THE AGROECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF SERBIA by Zlatica Mamlić, Vojin Đukić, Petar Čanak, Ana Uhlarik, Sanja Vasiljević, Marija Bajagić, Jegor Miladinović

“… In order for the production of a plant species to take a significant place in the crop structure, in addition to favorable agro-ecological conditions, there must be a national strategy. …”
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Vertical Second Harmonic Generation in Asymmetric Dielectric Nanoantennas by Davide Rocco, Carlo Gigli, Luca Carletti, Giuseppe Marino, Maria Antonietta Vincenti, Giuseppe Leo, Costantino De Angelis

“…The optimized design allows to redirect the SH signal toward the normal direction and to increase the SH power collection efficiency by 2 orders of magnitude in a small numerical aperture of 0.1 with respect to the symmetrical counterpart structure.…”
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Preparation of Rice Bran-Enriched Sweet Rice Wine and Its Quality Improvement Through Extrusion by Wantian Li, Teng Han, Yuxin Wen, Hao Zhang, Dandan Li

“…Extrusion modified the physical structure of rice bran, improving its performance as a fermentation substrate. …”
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Fault-tolerant Shunt Active Power Filter Based on Component Redundancy and Its Control Strategy by XU Qunwei, WANG Yue, ZHAN Jinxiang, CHEN Guozhu

“…In order to improve its flexibility whenapplied in industrial field, it proposed a three-phase four-switch fault-tolerant SAPF based on component redundancy. The structure and operation mode of the fault-tolerant circuit were analyzed in details. …”
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Selective hydrogenolysis of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural over Pd/C catalyst to 2,5-dimethylfuran by Bhanupratap S. Solanki, C.V. Rode

“…Detailed physico-chemical characterisation was done in order to understand structure-activity correlation. Uniformly dispersed Pd nanoparticles on activated carbon provided the adsorption surface to enhance the hydrogenation of 5-HMF. …”
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Nucleon decay as a probe of flavor symmetry: the case of fake unification by Masahiro Ibe, Satoshi Shirai, Keiichi Watanabe

“…These findings underscore the importance of nucleon decay searches in probing both baryon number violation and the underlying flavor structure.…”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis of different tissues of Hylomecon japonica provides new insights into the biosynthesis pathway of triterpenoid saponins by Bing He, Teng Xu, Shaowei Xu, Huqiang Fang, Qingshan Yang, Qingshan Yang

“…Nine transcription factors were found to be involved in the metabolism of terpenoids and polyketides in H. japonica and a spatial structure model of squalene synthase in triterpenoid saponin biosynthesis was established. …”
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Prediction of Compressive Strength of Concrete in Wet-Dry Environment by BP Artificial Neural Networks by Chengyao Liang, Chunxiang Qian, Huaicheng Chen, Wence Kang

“…Engineering structure degradation in the marine environment, especially the tidal zone and splash zone, is serious. …”
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Obsolescence Management in Defense Industry Satellite Projects by Ferdi Büyükgüral, Gizem Gönen, Ataberk Portakal

“…Throughout this study, Space systems has been introduced due to the obsolescence necessities and TOPSIS decision making method is used for predefined Logistics’ Breakdown Structure (LBS) items which is selected from different Satellite Ground Segment Equipment. …”
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Study of an adaptive bump control mechanism for shock wave/boundary layer interactions in supersonic flows by Shan-Shan Tian, Liang Jin, Wei Huang, Yang Shen, Kai An

“…Within the range of bump speeds studied, the analysis of the flow field structure reveals the patterns of change in the separation zone area during the control process, as well as the relationship between the bump motion speed and the control effect on the separation zone. …”
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Generalized Derivations on Power Values of Lie Ideals in Prime and Semiprime Rings by Vincenzo De Filippis, Nadeem UR Rehman, Abu Zaid Ansari

“…We will analyse the structure of R in the following cases: (a) R is prime and F(um)=G(un) for all u∈L and fixed positive integers m≠n; (b) R is prime and F((upvq)m)=G((vrus)n) for all u,v∈L and fixed integers m,n,p,q,r,s≥1; (c) R is semiprime and F((uv)n)=G((vu)n) for all u,v∈[R,R] and fixed integer n≥1; and (d) R is semiprime and F((uv)n)=G((vu)n) for all u,v∈R and fixed integer n≥1.…”
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Study on the Current Status of Egg Freezing Technology and Policies for Single Women by Mengyao YAN, Yuanli LIU

“…By drawing on international practical experience, we should explore the establishment of a scientific and rational service system tailored to China's national conditions, so as to better respond to social needs, adapt to technological advances, and positively address the challenges posed by changes in population structure.…”
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Efficient approach for producing pseudopeptide fragments – the key intermediates of the synthesis of polyamide nucleic acid mimics (PANAM) by A. V. Dezhenkov, I. A. Prokhorov, A. I. Lyutik, V. I. Shvets, Yu. G. Kirillova Yu.G.

“…The convenient synthesis of the key structure fragments of polyamide nucleic acid mimic (PANAM) monomers according to route using Mitsunobu’s reaction and subsequent thiolysis of protective o-nitrobenzenesulphonyl group is presented. …”
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