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Note 8 - Stock-based Compensation and Equity Transactions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2023
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Schedule of Share-Based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block] |
|  | Six Months Ended April 30, |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 3.76 | % |  |  | 1.23 | %
Dividend yield |  |  | 0.00 | % |  |  | 0.00 | %
Expected life of the option (in years) |  | 7.00 |  |  | 7.00 |
Volatility factor |  |  | 54.30 | % |  |  | 53.35 | %
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity [Table Text Block] |
|  |  |  |  |  | Weighted |
|  |  |  |  |  | Average |
|  | Shares |  |  | Exercise Price |
Outstanding at November 1, 2022 |  |  | 691,005 |  |  | $ | 5.87 |
Options granted |  |  | 158,181 |  |  | $ | 5.46 |
Options exercised |  |  | (45,000 | ) |  | $ | 1.90 |
Options cancelled |  |  | - |  |  | $ | - |
Options outstanding at April 30, 2023 |  |  | 804,186 |  |  | $ | 6.01 |
Options exercisable at April 30, 2023 |  |  | 405,840 |  |  | $ | 6.68 |
Options vested and expected to vest at April 30, 2023 |  |  | 798,697 |  |  | $ | 6.02 |

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