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Modeling asymmetric volatility of financial assets using univariate GARCH models: An Indian perspective
(LLC CPC Business Perspectives, 2022)In recent years, numerous models with various amounts of variance have been developed to estimate and forecast important characteristics of time series data. While there are many studies on asymmetric volatility and accuracy ... -
High performance antenna-on-chip inspired by SIW and metasurface technologies for THz band operation
(Nature Research, 2023)In this paper, a high-performance antenna-on-chip (AoC) is implemented on gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer based on the substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) and metasurface (MTS) technologies for terahertz band applications. ... -
Corporate Investment Decision: A Review of Literature
(MDPI, 2022)This study is an attempt to review relevant literature on the theme of corporate real investment decisions. We have conducted a comprehensive survey of literature on the studies published in well-reputed journals of finance, ... -
Motivators, Barriers, and Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination among Residents of Western Saudi Arabia
(MDPI, 2022)Background: There are limited studies that have assessed COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and side effects, both globally and in the western region of Saudi Arabia (SA). Objective: This study assessed the acceptance of vaccination ... -
The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Educators’ Performance in Higher Education Sector
(MDPI, 2022)The significance of emotions in the classroom has been thoroughly explored, but discussions on educators’ abilities to recognize, regulate, and manage their emotions are still ongoing. This paper aims to look at the concept ... -
Stabilization of Sandy Soils by Bentonite Clay Slurry at Laboratory Bench and Pilot Scales
(MDPI, 2022)Sand is one of the most abundant, naturally occurring materials in many parts of the world, which is used in local rural areas in infrastructure projects such as in the construction of low volume paved and unpaved road ... -
Carbopol Based Hydrogels for ITOPRIDE Hydrochloride Delivery; Synthesis, Characterization and Comparative Assessment with Various Monomers
(MDPI, 2022)The objective of the current study was to synthesize and characterize carbopol containing hydrogels with different monomers such as methacrylic acid (MAA), 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS) and itaconic ... -
Mathematical Modelling for Predicting Thermal Properties of Selected Limestone
(MDPI, 2022)Due to a lack of geotechnical and geothermal studies on Jordanian limestone, this paper aims to provide the thermal properties, including thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, and specific heat, using the Hot Disk ... -
Wound Rotor Synchronous Motor as Promising Solution for Traction Applications
(MDPI, 2022)Traction applications, such as electric and hybrid vehicles, require the electrical motor to be operated at low load conditions during most of their driving cycle. Permanent magnet (PM) motors in this case may not be an ... -
Effective Microorganisms and Glass Nanopowders from Waste Bottle Inclusion on Early Strength and Microstructure Properties of High-Volume Fly-Ash-Based Concrete
(MDPI, 2022)In concrete production, the use of high-volume fly ash (FA) as the cement substitute became interesting to achieve more sustainable and eco-friendly construction materials. However, concrete produced using high volumes of ... -
Examining the effect of social media interaction, E-WOM, and public relations: Assessing the mediating role of brand awareness
(Growing Science, 2023)The development of trust among the customers of the organization is a key objective and critical to obtaining a competitive advantage. Therefore, this study was examined to assess the effect of social media interaction, ... -
IGWO-IVNet3: DL-Based Automatic Diagnosis of Lung Nodules Using an Improved Gray Wolf Optimization and InceptionNet-V3
(MDPI, 2022)Artificial intelligence plays an essential role in diagnosing lung cancer. Lung cancer is notoriously difficult to diagnose until it has progressed to a late stage, making it a leading cause of cancer-related mortality. ... -
Current views of community and hospital pharmacists on pharmaceutical care services in the United Arab Emirates: A mixed methodological study
(F1000 Research Ltd, 2022)Background: The profession of pharmacy has evolved significantly in recent years in terms of professional service delivery. The aim of this study was to explore the current views of pharmacists in the United Arab Emirates ... -
Retraction notice to “Anxiety level and critical thinking associated with foreign language learning, depending on educational and professional activities
(Elsevier Ltd, 2022)This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editors-in-Chief. ... -
Analytical solutions for time-fractional diffusion equation with heat absorption in spherical domains
(Ain Shams University, 2022)Under the time-variable Dirichlet condition, the time-fractional diffusion equation with heat absorption in a sphere is taken into consideration. The time-fractional derivative with the power-law kernel is used in the ... -
Multi-Chaos-Based Lightweight Image Encryption-Compression for Secure Occupancy Monitoring
(NLM (Medline), 2022)With the advancement of camera and wireless technologies, surveillance camera-based occupancy has received ample attention from the research community. However, camera-based occupancy monitoring and wireless channels, ... -
Women leadership effectiveness: competitive factors and subjective and objective qualities
(Cogent OA, 2022)The purpose of this study is to identify the competitive factors that contribute to leadership effectiveness for women. I posed two research questions: How do women lead? And what are their competitive factors and leadership ... -
Role of 2008 financial contagion in effecting the mediating role of stock market indices between the exchange rates and oil prices: Application of the unrestricted VAR
(Cogent OA, 2022)This research article explores the mediating role of stock market indexes on the link between exchange rate variations and oil prices by utilizing unrestricted VAR. Previously mainstream research only explained the direct ... -
New approach for predicting the load-displacement curve of axially loaded piles in sand
(Elsevier Ltd, 2022)A relationship to predict the load-displacement curve for axially loaded piles in sandy soil is presented by using the tri-linear softening model to describe the shaft load-displacement relationships, as well as a bi-linear ... -
The role of professional socialisation in reducing drug-related problems during COVID-19: a new insight for future pandemics
(Adis, 2022)A drug-related problem (DRP) is “an event or circumstance involving drug therapy that actually or potentially interferes with desired health outcomes” [1]. DRPs can be classifed into problems in drug indication, ...