Governance mechanisms and earnings management practices: evidence from Egypt
Published in: Journal
Dec 23, 2018
This study develops an aggregate corporate governance index (ACGINX) composed of four individual corporate governance (CG) indices – disclosure and transparency index, board of directors index (BoDINX), shareholders’ rights and investor relations index and ownership and control structure index – to investigate the assumed effect of each sub-index and the ACGINX on mitigating the practices of earnings management in the Egyptian context during 2008–2016. In addition to the effect of board size,...
How much Self-Presentation Behavior do Applicants from the United Arab Emirates Exhibit?
Published in: International Journal of Selection and Assessment
Dec 16, 2018
Applicants from different cultures vary in their self-presentation behavior during job interviews. This study investigates self-presentation behavior in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the second largest economy in the Arab world. Specifically, it examines self-presentation behavior of applicants from the UAE and compares it to the behavior of American, European, and Chinese applicants from previous studies. The randomized response technique was used to gather self-presentation prevalence data ...
Moderating Effect of Competitive Strategies on the Relation between Financial Leverage and Firm Performance: Evidence from Jordan.
Published in: Business and Economic Horizons
Dec 07, 2018
This study examined the moderating role of competitive strategy in the relationship between financial leverage and performance of firms based on a sample of industrial firms in Jordan between 2007 and 2016. The interaction between competitive strategy and financial leverage was revealed to influence the effects of financial leverage towards the performance of firms in terms of return on assets (accounting-based measure) and market-to-book ratio (market-based measure). Conclusively, obtained res...
High gain dielectric resonator antenna with soft cavity and soft surface for millimeter-wave applications
Published in: International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology
Dec 01, 2018
In this paper, a 60 GHz high-gain dielectric resonator antenna (DRA), integrated with soft surface and capacitive soft cavity is presented. The soft surface consists of a perforated dielectric cylinder, shorting vias, and three concentric layers of metallic strips printed on both sides of the dielectric cylinder. The capacitive soft cavity comprises ten concentric planar strips printed on top of a dielectric substrate. The soft surface blocks surface wave propagation by introducing a gap wavegu...
Panorama sur le Roman Algérien d’Expression Française : Espaces et Espérances
Published in: Synergies Algérie
Dec 01, 2018
The 47th ESCP symposium on clinical pharmacy Personalised pharmacy care. 24–26 October 2018, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Influence of primary care antibiotic prescribing on incidence rates
Published in: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
Nov 29, 2018
Triacylglycerol-lowering effect of docosahexaenoic acid is not influenced by single nucleotide polymorphisms involved in lipid metabolism in humans
Published in: Lipids 2018 Nov 8. doi: 10.1002/lipd.12096
Nov 08, 2018
Design and optimization of a novel miniaturized low-profile circularly polarized wide-slot antenna
Published in: Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications
Nov 02, 2018
The impact of an antibiotic policy on reducing high-risk antibiotic usage and on the incidence of MRSA and CDI at a teaching hospital in United Kingdom
Published in: Medication Safety Conference AbDhabi 2-4 November 2018
Nov 02, 2018
Comparison of the application of treatment Panel III and American Heart Association guidelines for blood cholesterol treatment in Saudi Arabia.
Published in: J Saudi Heart Associa.
Oct 30, 2018
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental brain disorder characterized by two core behavioral symptoms, namely impairments in social communication and restricted/repetitive behavior. The molecular mechanisms underlying ASD are not well understood. Recent genetic as well as non-genetic animal models contributed significantly in understanding the pathophysiology of ASD, as they establish autism-like behavior in mice and rats. Among the genetic causes, several chromosomal mu...