Ten Years After the 2008 Crisis: Has Risk Aversion Won? by Eliana Marcia Martins Fittipaldi Torga, Carolina Magda da Silva Roma, Paula Magda Roma, Bruno Pérez Ferreira

“…Five investment portfolios were built by taking into consideration the weight distribution criteria defined by the inverse of the standard deviation of assets, the natural logarithm and exponential of these values, as well as the minimum variance and tangent portfolios, based on the S&P 500 futures index, dollar futures index, US government long-term bond (10-year Treasury Bond) and gold futures. …”
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Constructions territoriales et dynamiques patrimoniales dans le périurbain de Porto-Novo (Bénin) by Cédric Tafuri

“…In the same way as in the city of Porto-Novo - the political capital of the country, which for some years has been undergoing a major dynamic heritagisation process - a spontaneous movement of identification and promotion of tangible and intangible cultural assets has emerged in the small municipalities of the Porto-Novo suburbs which have been marked by a profound re-composition of their landscapes and a redefining of their functions while undergoing a decentralisation process. …”
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It's dark under the lamp? The moderating role of executives' accounting competence on relationship between goodwill impairment signal and goodwill impairment. by Qiandan Deng

“…Further research shows that the negative effect of executives' accounting competence is more significant when the performance compensation commitment of the target assets is between 80% and 100%. Through heterogeneity analysis, it is found that the negative effect of executives' accounting competence will be suppressed when the sample is in the period of equity incentive or the auditor audits the key issues of goodwill impairment. …”
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The transformative role of the media in the formation of virtuous citizens: A contribution to reconciliation in a post-apartheid South Africa by E. Baron

“…Through such reporting, the audience could become virtuous people that will serve as assets in the process and journey for reconciliation in South Africa. …”
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Silver economy – a reply to challenges of population aging by Boris Cizelj

“…Only a few countries around the globe have recognized the huge potential of the seniors, intellectually being about a half, and economically 30-40% of the key global assets. The only rational response to this new reality is Silver Economy, not covering just the output and consumption by the seniors, but allowing the optimal mobilisation of all human and technological resources. …”
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Exploring Coinvestment Partner Selection Strategies Using Exponential Random Graph Models by Jie Ren

“…State-owned private equity funds in China currently oversee assets worth more than 12 trillion RMB. Due to the uncertainty in the private equity market and the presence of information asymmetry, these state-owned private equity firms frequently engage in coinvestments with other private equity firms. …”
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Constraints to agricultural finance in underdeveloped and developing countries: a systematic literature review by Farman Ullah Khan, Muhammad Nouman, Lucia Negrut, Junaid Abban, Laura Mariana Cismas, Muhammad Fahad Siddiqi

“…Consequently, farmers often grapple with inadequate access to formal credit sources and essential productive assets due to diverse constraints. Although, several studies have investigated constraints to agriculture finance; the literature is divergent and a holistic framework of constraints to agriculture finance is missing. …”
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Analysis of the Attractiveness of Tourism Destinations in Tehran by seyed komeil salehi, Habibeh Nabizadeh, amineh anjem shoa

“…Furthermore, the results concerning the factors influencing the enhancement of attractiveness in alignment with tourism development indicate that, among the four factors considered, the most significant were: 1) innovative business opportunities, with an impact coefficient of 0.613; 2) the city's natural, cultural, and historical assets, with an impact coefficient of 0.577; 3) the development of tourism infrastructure, with an impact coefficient of 0.497; and 4) urban development, with an impact coefficient of 0.473.…”
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Testing Methods for Masonry Cores: A way forward to increase reliability of mechanical properties evaluation by Rita Esposito, Francesca Ferretti

“… The assessment of unreinforced brick masonry structures and infrastructure is a worldwide challenge for the development of resilient urban areas and preservation of historical assets. Among other factors, the estimation of mechanical performance of masonry in existing construction is of importance. …”
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EVLearn: extending the cityLearn framework with electric vehicle simulation by Tiago Fonseca, Luis Lino Ferreira, Bernardo Cabral, Ricardo Severino, Kingsley Nweye, Dipanjan Ghose, Zoltan Nagy

“…Including the development, training, and testing in the context of Energy Communities (ECs) incorporating multiple flexible energy assets. Addressing this gap, first we introduce the EVLearn, an open-source extension for the existing CityLearn simulation framework. …”
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Company Size, Profitability, Leverage, and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Bank in Indonesia by Zaky Machmuddah, Anna Sumaryati, Acep Komara

“…This study aims to empirically test the influence of financial performance as proxied by return on assets and leverage on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure and is strengthened by company size. …”
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The Impact of Off-Balance Sheet Items on Business Leadership: Case of Bank’s Technical Efficiency by Faouzi Saifi, Brahim Khouiled

“…As for the Off-Balance Sheet Items (the independent variable), they were expressed by the ratio of the total off-balance sheet financing to total assets, with the help of a set of control variables that reflect the bank's performance level. …”
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Opportunities and challenges with the protection of ancient mining sites in mountain landscapes: A case study of the Kopaonik by Marić M.

“…The remains of ancient mining activities represent a significant part of Serbia's archaeological sites in the mountain landscapes, which are not yet officially treated as cultural heritage. This type of assets poses a significant challenge for cultural heritage protection services, as it requires cooperation between experts for the protection of natural and cultural values and other stakeholders, which is not yet established. …”
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ESG IN THE REAL ESTATE VALUATIONS. A PORTFOLIO SELECTION MODEL FOR ENERGY RETROFIT PROGRAMS by Francesco Tajani, Francesco Sica, Carola Clemente, Eugenio Arbizzani

“…The implementation of the proposed model, applied to a case study, returns a time priority list of assets to be energy efficient, balancing for each the investment costs, payback period and post-retrofit CO2 production. …”
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Abuse of Law in International Arbitration by D. M. Maksimov, P. K. Pakshin

“…In this study, the delay in the process, challenging the competence of arbitration, abuse of information disclosure and exchange of documents, the transfer of the assets of debtor to affiliates or third parties, a fraudulent application for bankruptcy of the debtor, as well as lies to arbitrators and fake evidence were considered. …”
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Serological Survey and Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Domestic Goats in Myanmar by Saw Bawm, Wint Yi Maung, Myat Yee Win, May June Thu, Hla Myet Chel, Tin Aye Khaing, Soe Soe Wai, Lat Lat Htun, Tin Tin Myaing, Saruda Tiwananthagorn, Makoto Igarashi, Ken Katakura

“…Goat farming is important for the livelihood of millions of rural people because it contributes to food security and creation of assets. However, infection of goats with Toxoplasma gondii could be a source of parasite transmission to humans. …”
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Application of multiparametric methods of data science for the classification of Russian subjects on the basis of subsidisation by A. V. Kuznetsova, L. R. Borisova, V. M. Khadartsev

“…Statistically significant patterns have been identified, reflecting the relationship of subsidisation with such indicators as investments in fixed capital, fixed assets, average per capita income and average size of assigned pensions, unemployment rate, etc. …”
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RETRACTED: Post COVID green intellectual capital management with the mediation of organizational learning capability by Elena Rostislavovna Schislyaeva, Inna Petrovna Krasovskaya, Kristina Sergeevna Plis

“…The study considered general importance of intellectual capital firm’s bundle of all knowledge assets that can be utilized for different strategic moves. …”
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A Critical Review on the Book Fundamentals and Theory of Religious Knowledge Management and its Applications by Rasoul Ranjbarian, Zainab Delrobaei

“…Knowledge management is a management tool and the process of creating value from the invisible assets of the organization. The purpose of this article is to critically review the book Fundamentals and Theory of Religious Knowledge Management and its Applications by Hassan Ali Nemati Shamsabad. …”
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Profitability Drivers in European Banks: Analyzing Internal and External Factors in the Post-2009 Financial Landscape by Suzana Laporšek, Barbara Švagan, Mojca Stubelj, Igor Stubelj

“…The paper examines the key determinants of European banks’ profitability by analyzing the return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), net interest margin (NIM), and the risk-adjusted measures of profitability, RAROAA and RAROAE, across 34 European countries during the period from 2013 to 2018—a time characterized by economic recovery and significant regulatory reforms, including the implementation of Basel III standards. …”
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