The Firm-Specific Determinants of Capital Structure in Public Sector and Private Sector Banks in India by Garach, Jatin Bijay

“…The results show that for private sector banks, all independent variables are statistically significant in explaining total leverage, where all the independent variables conform to the current literature on capital structure – profitability (-), firm size (-), growth (+) and credit risk (-). …”
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The relative importance of species richness and functional diversity for ecosystem functions performed by dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in South Africa. by Simba, Lavhelesani Dembe

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Species occupancy, distribution and abundance : indigenous and alien invasive vascular plants on sub-Antarctic Marion Island by Phiri, E. E.

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Aeolian dust emission dynamics across spatial scales: landforms, controls and characteristics by von Holdt, Johanna R C

“…A Boosted Regression Tree (BRT) machine-learning algorithm identified the most important surface and sediment characteristics determining dust emission from the measured surfaces. The model explained 70.8% of the deviance in the measured dust flux with the top predictor variables and their relative importance (%) as follows: gravel cover, 16%; moisture content, 14%; kurtosis, 13%; very coarse silt, 13%; very fine sand, 11%; fine sand, 8%; compressive strength, 7%, calcium, 7% and magnesium, 6%. …”
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The impact of the multiple currency system on the performance of the stock market in Zimbabwe by Mutodi, Energy

“…While some studies have looked at the impact of macroeconomic factors on stock markets, there is a possibility that due to the uniqueness of the Zimbabwean economy presented by the multiple currency system, existing studies may no longer be relevant in explaining the impact of the macroeconomic factors on stock market performance. …”
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Role of code-switching in teaching and learning in selected senior secondary schools in Botswana

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Activities of champions implementing e-Learning processes in higher education

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Theory and applications of univariate distribution-free Shewhart, CUSUM and EWMA control charts

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A study into the use of fatty acid and xanthate collector combination in the recovery of base metal sulphides : a holistic approach

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The influence of financial and non-financial sustainability on firm performance

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The applicability of the theory of planned behaviour in predicting adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among a South African sample by Saal, Wylene Leandri

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The factors related to performance in a first year commerce academic development programme : matriculation result, self-efficacy, goal-setting orientation and locus of control by Beretti, Michelle Andrea

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The size and composition of the South African middle class : implications for a consolidating democracy by Garcia Rivero, Carlos

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Determinants of premiums in acquisitions of JSE listed companies

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The factors associated with under-five mortality in Zambia by Zuze, Tia Linda

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The role of public opinion in Africa's third term bids by Mughogho, Dangalira

“…We focus on three public opinion variables that we believe to be critical in explaining variation across these outcomes: popular opposition to authoritarian rule, presidential popularity, and popular trust in the president.…”
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Water vapour transport from the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans and summer rainfall in southern Africa by Vigaud, Nicolas

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Determinants of intention to adopt maize drying technologies among small-scale farmers in Kenya by Kariuki, Grace

“…In addition, other control variables such as gender of the household head, farm size, age of the farmer, educational level of the household head and farm assets owned by the farmer were included as independent variables. …”
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The determinants of interest rates in the informal financial sector and its effects on microfinance - a case study of the Ashanti Region of Ghana by Banibensu, Elike Mensa

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