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Corporate Control Activism

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2015
We identify a commitment problem that prevents bidders from unseating resisting and entrenched incumbent directors of target companies through proxy fights. We discuss potential solutions and argue that activist investors are more resilient to this commitment problem and can mitigate the resulting inefficiencies by putting such companies into play ...
Doron Levit, Adrian Aycan Corum
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Towards Real-Time and Affordable Strain-Level Metagenomics-Based Foodborne Outbreak Investigations Using Oxford Nanopore Sequencing Technologies

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
The current routine laboratory practices to investigate food samples in case of foodborne outbreaks still rely on attempts to isolate the pathogen in order to characterize it.
Florence E. Buytaers, Florence E. Buytaers, Assia Saltykova, Assia Saltykova, Sarah Denayer, Bavo Verhaegen, Kevin Vanneste, Nancy H. C. Roosens, Denis Piérard, Kathleen Marchal, Kathleen Marchal, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker   +11 more
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Active Noise Control [PDF]

Advances in Acoustics and Vibration, 2008
The book presents an overview on the most advance experiences in the field of the active control of nose. Novel control strategies and application field are in the book presented and compared.
Marek Pawelczyk, VISCARDI, MASSIMO
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COSO-based internal control: efforts towards good university governance

Journal of Islamic Accounting and Finance Research, 2020
Purpose - The purposes of this study are to determine the implementation of internal control, to determine the application of good university governance, and to determine the effect of internal control on good university governance. Method - The research
Rahman El Junusi
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Control of a medical activities – main characteristics [PDF]

SHS Web of Conferences, 2023
The main purpose of the of the paper is to analyze the infringement and the penalties imposed on inpatient and outpatient facilities for the period 2013-2022 and to highlight the problem areas in the inspected facilities.
Vasilev Presiyan
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Fermented Astragalus and its metabolites regulate inflammatory status and gut microbiota to repair intestinal barrier damage in dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Fermentation represents an efficient biotechnological approach to increase the nutritional and functional potential of traditional Chinese medicine. In this study, Lactobacillus plantarum was used to ferment traditional Chinese medicine Astragalus, the ...
Junxiang Li, Yingchun Ma, Xiaofeng Li, Yafei Wang, Zeqi Huo, Zeqi Huo, Zeqi Huo, Yang Lin, Yang Lin, Yang Lin, Jiaru Li, Hui Yang, Zhiming Zhang, Pingrong Yang, Pingrong Yang, Chunjiang Zhang, Chunjiang Zhang, Chunjiang Zhang   +17 more
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A Practical Method to Implement Strain-Level Metagenomics-Based Foodborne Outbreak Investigation and Source Tracking in Routine

Microorganisms, 2020
The management of a foodborne outbreak depends on the rapid and accurate identification of the responsible food source. Conventional methods based on isolation of the pathogen from the food matrix and target-specific real-time polymerase chain reactions (
Florence E. Buytaers, Assia Saltykova, Sarah Denayer, Bavo Verhaegen, Kevin Vanneste, Nancy H. C. Roosens, Denis Piérard, Kathleen Marchal, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker   +8 more
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Perceived utility and feasibility of pathogen genomics for public health practice: a survey among public health professionals working in the field of infectious diseases, Belgium, 2019

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Pathogen genomics is increasingly being translated from the research setting into the activities of public health professionals operating at different levels.
N. Van Goethem, M. J. Struelens, S. C. J. De Keersmaecker, N. H. C. Roosens, A. Robert, S. Quoilin, H. Van Oyen, B. Devleesschauwer   +7 more
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The impact of COSO control components on internal control effectiveness: An internal audit perspective

Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2013
Boards of directors have the ultimate responsibility for governance – including internal control – in their organisations. Management is tasked with the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control systems. Internal auditors play a key role
Houdini Fourie, Christo Ackermann
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The Benefits of Whole Genome Sequencing for Foodborne Outbreak Investigation from the Perspective of a National Reference Laboratory in a Smaller Country

Foods, 2020
Gradually, conventional methods for foodborne pathogen typing are replaced by whole genome sequencing (WGS). Despite studies describing the overall benefits, National Reference Laboratories of smaller countries often show slower uptake of WGS, mainly ...
Stéphanie Nouws, Bert Bogaerts, Bavo Verhaegen, Sarah Denayer, Florence Crombé, Klara De Rauw, Denis Piérard, Kathleen Marchal, Kevin Vanneste, Nancy H. C. Roosens, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker   +10 more
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