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Influence of Audit Committee Composition on Dividend Policy of Dt Sacco Societies in Kenya

Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies
Purpose: This study sought to examine audit committee composition and dividend payout of DT Saccos in Kenya. Methodology/Approach: The study adopted causal as well as descriptive research designs. The study targeted 403 and sample of 201 stakeholders
Peter Anjeyo Vuhyah, Ondiek Benedict Alala, Denis Bulla   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

To what extent do governance, government funding and chief executive officer characteristics influence executive compensation in U.K. charities? Insights from the social theory of agency

Financial Accountability and Management, 2020
This paper draws on agency theory, as extended by the social theory of agency (STA) (Wiseman, Cuevas-Rodriguez & Gomez-Mejia, 2012), to examine the association between governance arrangements, reliance on government funding, chief executive officer (CEO)
T. Nguyen, T. Soobaroyen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Spatial Transcriptomics and snRNA‐seq Expose CAF Niches Orchestrating Dual Stromal‐Immune Barriers in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
HmmyCAFs may form a triple immunosuppressive niche: possibly secrete ECM (POSTN, etc.) as physical barriers to block CD8⁺ T cells, induce CD8⁺ T exhaustion via those molecules, and use HIF‐1α‐driven metabolism to create acidic, nutrient‐poor microenvironments that suppress T cells.
Yingxue Li, Changxiang Huan, Haoting Sun, Wei Zhang, Zhen Guo, Chuanyu Li, Jia Yao, Zhiqi Zhang, Shizhe Yu, Qiongzhu Dong, Lunxiu Qin, Jinze Li, Lianqun Zhou   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clean Cut (adaptive, multimodal surgical infection prevention programme) for low‐resource settings: a prospective quality improvement study

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
Clean Cut is a multimodal, adaptive, checklist‐based infection prevention programme designed to improve compliance with six critical perioperative infection prevention practices. After introducing the programme at five hospitals in Ethiopia, compliance with critical infection prevention standards significantly improved and the relative risk of ...
J. A. Forrester, N. Starr, T. Negussie, D. Schaps, M. Adem, S. Alemu, D. Amenu, N. Gebeyehu, T. Habteyohannes, F. Jiru, A. Tesfaye, E. Wayessa, R. Chen, A. Trickey, S. Bitew, A. Bekele, T. G. Weiser   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Future of Hydrogen‐Powered Aviation: Technologies, Challenges, and a Strategic Roadmap for Sustainable Decarbonization

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
Hydrogen‐powered aviation offers a transformative pathway to zero‐emission flight by eliminating in‐flight CO2 emissions. Key considerations include propulsion systems (fuel cells and hydrogen combustion), cryogenic storage and insulation challenges, infrastructure and cost barriers, and supply‐chain constraints.
Mubasshira, Md Mahbubur Rahman, Karib Hassan Khan, Md Nizam Uddin, Dewan Hafiz Nabil   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining upper echelons managers’ characteristics on financial restatements

Journal of International Studies, 2017
This study examines the effect of manager’s characteristics on financial restatements among Malaysian public listed firms. Manager’s characteristics in this study refer to the Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO) and Chairman of Audit Committee’s (CAC ...
Syarifah Saffa’ Najwa Tuan Besar, Mazurina Mohd Ali, Erlane K Ghani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wine Tourism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Corporate Legitimacy and Green Innovation

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó, Eduardo Sánchez‐García, Bartolomé Marco‐Lajara, Luis A. Millán‐Tudela   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Guidance on the self-assessment of a provider’s financial management and control arrangements using the financial management and control evaluation (FMCE) return: version 2, november 2010 [PDF]

, 2010
This guidance has been prepared for the providers that the Skills Funding Agency takes the “lead” for on assurance matters. However, it is also equally applicable to those providers that the YPLA directly funds and l takes the “lead” for on assurance ...

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Decoding Tattoo and Permanent Makeup Pigments: Linking Physicochemical Properties to Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Elimination Profiles Using Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR)‐Based New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This study applies QSAR‐based new approach methodologies to 90 synthetic tattoo and permanent makeup pigments, revealing systemic links between their physicochemical properties and absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination profiles. The correlation‐driven analysis using SwissADME, ChemBCPP, and principal component analysis uncovers insights
Girija Bansod, Ajay Vikram Singh, Preeti Bhardwaj, Tulika Rai, Sweta Vijay Nakhale, Amruta Shelar, Rajendra Patil, Peter Laux, Andreas Luch, Christopher J. Osgood, Michael W. Stacey   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinant of earnings management practices in manufacturing companies

Journal of Accounting and Investment
Research aims: This study aims to examine the effect of audit committees, independent commissioners, and the presence of women on boards, such as the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, on earnings management practices.
Firnanda Kasih Mulia, Driana Leniwati, Agung Prasetyo Nugroho Wicaksono   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source