28 January 2022
(1) Background: The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the health services’ internal quality level in Greek public hospitals and to investigate whether there is a relation between internal quality and health care professionals’ jo...
This study investigates the moderating effect of corporate governance on the associations of the internal audit and quality of the internal audit with the quality of financial reporting among commercial banks in the Republic of Yemen. The final sampl...
This paper examines the association between company reputation and internal control quality. The prior literature suggests that reputation concerns reduce the range of risky choices by management. Building on this idea, we propose that reputation con...
The role of family owners in the internal control environment is characterized by contradictory theoretical arguments i.e., entrenchment and alignment behavior. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate the behavior exhibited by family...
The evolution of software is necessary for the success of software systems. Studying the evolution of software and understanding it is a vocal topic of study in software engineering. One of the primary concepts of software evolution is that the inter...
Sediment plays an important role in the water quality of a lake by acting as both a nutrient source and sink. The amount of phosphorus and nitrogen in the water depends on the internal load from the sediment as well as the external load. To estimate...
One of the most fundamental values that businesses must ensure to enhance sustainable production and productivity is the satisfaction of their internal customers. It is anticipated that an increase in the satisfaction levels of internal customers wil...
To increase the commercial value of damaged fragrant pears and improve marketing competitiveness, this study explored the degree of damage degree and effects of storage time on the internal quality of fragrant pears during storage and predicted the i...
The significance of internal auditing and its quality cannot be overstated, making it essential to investigate the factors influencing this quality. This study, employing a cross-sectional analysis, aims to assess how the characteristics of external...
This study develops an empirical model for accounting information systems’ quality. The paper identifies the manufacturing industry, intensity of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and internal control system quality as critical factors for...
Against the backdrop of a new wave of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, artificial intelligence has emerged as a pivotal technology for fostering new quality productive forces and advancing high-quality developmen...
The 2017 COSO framework highlights the increasing need to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into firms’ internal control and risk management practices. Top managers play a crucial role in risk management and...
This paper uses the data of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance of A-share listed companies in China from 2013–2017 as sample to study on the impacts of managerial shareholding on CSR performance. By dividing the sample into mandatory d...
Promoting structural deleveraging is a key strategy for China to reduce high debt levels and mitigate systemic financial risks. In this context, the deleveraging of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has become a national strategic priority. This study e...
Quality management and internal audit are important components of patient safety, regulatory compliance, and service quality in dental practice. This narrative review examined the current status of quality management and internal audit in Romanian de...
This review recalls some ISO 15189:2022 requirements for the management of examination results and emerging alternatives to internal quality control (IQC) in relation to Italian Society of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SIPMeL) Recommend...
This study provides a method for the rapid, non-destructive testing of the internal quality of Korla fragrant pears. The dielectric constant (ε′) and dielectric loss factor (ε″) of pear samples were tested at 100 frequency...
A software system undergoes many code changes, which may affect code quality and maintainability. Refactoring techniques are a common strategy for restructuring source code and improving internal architecture. However, refactoring activities are limi...
The purpose of this research is to investigate whether internal control (IC) managers’ experience in accounting influences audit quality, employing a regression analysis by utilizing a novel dataset of Korean firms from 2018 to 2020. According...
An audit team includes engagement partners, CPAs, and staff. Among them, partners play a vital role in performing tasks that require expertise and experience, such as analyzing and understanding the industry, and supervising the overall audit process...
Hass avocado quality varies by origin, season, and production practices. However, there is a lack of methodologies to guarantee that fruit reaching the market has consistent quality. The aim of this work was to identify predictive markers for quality...
Tree nuts are rich in nutrients, and global production and consumption have doubled during the last decade. However, nuts have a range of quality defects that must be detected and removed during post-harvest processing. Tree nuts can develop hidden i...
When the in-orbit geometric calibration of optical satellite cameras is not performed in a precise or timely manner, optical remote sensing satellite images (ORSSIs) are produced with inaccurate camera parameters. The internal orientation (IO) biases...
Persistent disagreement among environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating providers limits the comparability of corporate sustainability assessments but does not, by itself, indicate rating inaccuracy. This study examines whether firm-level in...
Postharvest quality detection and grading are important factors to improve the commercial value of fruit. The natural biological characteristics bring challenges to the rapid and non-destructive evaluation of the internal quality of fruits with large...
This study explores the relationship between audit committee characteristics and accounting information quality by justifying the role of the internal information environment and political connections under the theocracy state of Iran with syncretic...
Pears are susceptible to internal defects during growth and post-harvest handling, compromising their quality and market value. Traditional detection methods, such as manual inspection and physicochemical analysis, face limitations in efficiency, obj...
This study tests the performance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) on corporate innovation and the mediating effect of internal control effectiveness and analyst coverage on this relationship, by using data on China’s A-share liste...
Much affordable housing has poor accessibility to external urban public space facilities because of its suburb location, which makes the residents’ daily life and social activities mainly depend on the internal public space of the community. Such aff...
Protein misfolding and aggregation are pathological hallmarks of various neurodegenerative diseases. In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), soluble and toxic amyloid-β (Aβ) oligomers are biomarker candidates for diagnostics and drug development...
Numerous studies have examined how environmental restrictions affect innovation behavior; however, there has not been enough research focused on how public environmental concerns affect green innovation. This paper utilizes panel data of 4607 Chinese...
The automotive industry faces increasing challenges due to fuel scarcity and pollutant emissions, necessitating the implementation of strategies that optimize engine performance while minimizing the environmental impact. This study aimed to analyze t...
The consumption of pears has increased, thanks not only to their delicious and juicy flavor, but also their rich nutritional value. Traditional methods of detecting internal qualities (e.g., soluble solid content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA), and t...
The current discussion about the brand is how to sustain it, and previous sustainable brand management studies consisting of an outside-in approach have been carried out. However, an inside-out approach that may help sustain the brand internally also...
1 January 2026
This study explains repeat purchase intentions on e-commerce platforms as a problem of fit between what the interface signals (Customer Service Orientation, CSO) and what the system delivers (Internal Service Quality, ISQ). Using survey data from Chi...
Weight loss and decay are common physiological disorders during postharvest handling and storage of pomegranates. The study focused on relating the ability of plastic liners as internal packaging to modify both gaseous and moisture atmosphere around...
Background: The Six Sigma metric benchmarks analytical performance, but most reports assess one platform at one time point, merging trueness with imprecision. Using routine peer-group internal quality control (IQC), we profiled two clinical chemistry...
Purpose: This study investigates the mediating role of internal marketing (IM) in the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) applications and quality of work life (QWL). Methodology: A quantitative cross-sectional research design was emplo...
We contribute to the research stream emphasizing the competition between international organizations and citizens for influence over the domestic policy choices of national politicians. Drawing upon previous theoretical and empirical work on the comm...
Background/Objectives: Acne vulgaris (AV), a common dermatological condition in adolescence, has been widely recognized not only for its physical impact but also for its significant psychological and social consequences, particularly the internalizat...
This study investigates the relationship between sexual quality of life (SQoL) and internalized homonegativity among Italian lesbian and bisexual cisgender women, drawing on the minority stress model. The aim of this study is to compare levels of int...
The number of international students in China continues to grow rapidly. Consequently, taking practical and effective measures to achieve the sustainable development of education for international students in China has become an urgent problem. In th...
The home country’s institutional framework determines the capacity to compete in the global arena. This paper discusses the linkage between institutional quality (IQ) and international competitiveness (IC). We measured institutions’ quality in emergi...
10 March 2020
Purpose: The main objective of this study was to examine the role of social identification, collective action and resilience in reducing the negative consequences of internalized stigma on the psychological quality of life of people with physical dis...
Introduction: Several studies point to an association between minority stress, especially internalized homonegativity and the quality of the couple relationship. However, the dimensions of psychological functioning that might moderate this relationsh...
This paper explores passengers’ perceptions toward airport service quality through a content analysis. Using 1341 review comments posted on the Skytrax website, we identify satisfiers, dissatisfiers, and performance factors that determine passengers’...
Background/Objectives: Scabies is a contagious dermatological infestation that can cause not only physical symptoms but also considerable psychosocial burden. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between fear of scabies, internalized sti...
Topographic maps show both physical and artificial entities of the surface of the Earth which represent distinct features forming the building blocks in map composition. Their portrayal on the map is subject to constraints dependent on the method of...
Chinese steamed bread (CSB) is a traditional food of the Chinese nation, and the preservation of its quality and freshness during storage is very important for its industrial production. Therefore, it is necessary to study the storage characteristics...
To enhance the economic benefits of the Korla fragrant pear industry and reduce fruit loss rates, this study investigates changes in pear fruit quality during storage under different damage types. An adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), tes...
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