Science diplomacy as a tool for promoting the interests of Czechia in Africa by Mikhail V. Vedernikov

“…Its main instruments on the Black Continent have been studied – concluding official agreements with local partners, involving national businesses in promoting Czech science, advertising Czech higher education, and conducting scientific diplomacy through official development assistance. …”
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Revisiting the impacts of green purchasing practices on environmental and economic performances: A case study for the Marmara region of Türkiye by Ali Ibrahim Balin, Billur Engin Balin

“…The growing global emphasis on environmental sustainability and the role of businesses in addressing climate change has highlighted the importance of integrating green purchasing practices (GPPs) into supply chain management. …”
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Pendekatan Kualitatif Pengendalian Risiko Operasional pada Sistem Pembayaran Digital Usaha Kecil dan Menengah di Kabupaten Badung by Inggrid,T.M, Ni Nyoman Aryaningsih, I Made Bagiada

“…The implication of this research is that operational risk has a very important role for MSME businesses, so risks are designed to be anticipated at an early stage, for the sustainability of the MSME.…”
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ANALYZING THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES BEFORE AND AFTER INDUSTRY 4.0: AN APPLICATION IN THE BIST SUSTAINABILITY INDEX by Merve Kara, İsmail Fatih Ceyhan

“…Therefore, the importance of keeping up with innovations and providing sustainable performance is increasing for businesses in this age. On the other hand, it draws the attention of researchers to whether there is a difference between the financial performances of companies before-after industry 4.0. …”
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Automatic Estimation of Solar Rooftops and Power Generation From Publicly Available Satellite Imagery Through Georeferencing and Large-Scale Support by John Sullivan, Apichon Witayangkurn

“…Through satellite image analysis, this study aims to accurately identify and evaluate solar rooftops nationwide, providing valuable insights for homeowners, businesses, and government authorities. This facilitates informed decision-making, cost reduction, and contributions to environmental goals.…”
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SMC translocation is unaffected by an excess of nucleoid associated proteins in vivo by Zhongqing Ren, Lindsey E. Way, Xindan Wang

“…Our findings revealed that the DNA-loop-extruding activity of the SMC complex is unaffected by exogenously expressed DNA-binding proteins, which highlights the robustness of SMC motors on the busy chromatin.…”
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A parametric bootstrap control chart for Lindley Geometric percentiles. by Muthanna Ali Hussein Al-Lami, Hossein Jabbari Khamnei, Ali Akbar Heydari

“…Control charts are vital for quality control and process monitoring, helping businesses identify variations in production. Traditional control charts, like Shewhart charts, may not work well for skewed distributions, such as the Lindley geometric distribution (LG). …”
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A Quantified Analysis of Lean First Then Automate for a Synergetic Effect by Sharmin Akter Urmee, Mosharraf Hossain

“…This study could assist businesses understand that, before implementing automation, they should use lean technologies to improve system efficiency. …”
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Coincidence Anticipation Timing Performance during an Acute Bout of Brisk Walking in Older Adults: Effect of Stimulus Speed by Michael J. Duncan, Michelle Stanley, Mike Smith, Michael J. Price, Sheila Leddington Wright

“…The implications are that in everyday situations, where events require dual-task responses to be made at different speeds, for example, walking on the pavement whilst avoiding a crowd, compared to crossing a busy road, an understanding of how different stimulus speeds influence dual-task performance is extremely important, particularly in the older adult population.…”
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Narrating of collaborative governance in Sejarah Beach restoration, Batu Bara Regency, Indonesia by Tedi Gunawan

“…In addition, this collaborative initiative also created economic opportunities, including small businesses, new jobs, and revenue for the government. …”
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Imaging-Assisted Large-Format Breast Pathology: Program Rationale and Development in a Nonprofit Health System in the United States by F. Lee Tucker

“…This paper describes the successful creation of a large-format pathology program to routinely serve all patients in a busy interdisciplinary breast center associated with a community-based nonprofit health system in the United States.…”
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An exploration of South African corporate communication practices and trends by Meintjes Corne, Ilse Niemann-Struweg, Gideon de Wet

“…The sample, selected through purposive and convenience sampling, consisted of twenty-six professionals drawn from a wide range of businesses and sectors in South Africa. The study indicates that corporate communication professionals deal with stakeholder-relationship management and perceive their roles as being strategic, then managerial, and lastly technical in nature, which is however often not practically applied. …”
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The role of EIP-AGRI Operational Groups as a driver for innovation in viticulture by Chiara Mignani, Annapia Ferrara, Sabrina Tomasi, Michele Moretti, Alessio Cavicchi

“…Operational Groups (OGs) within the Partnership provide “interactive innovation” platforms in which research institutions work with farmers, advisors, businesses, NGOs and other interest groups to co-create innovative solutions for agriculture and forestry as well as rural communities; the rationale is that when farmers and foresters are engaged in the process, the solutions are more likely to be based on their concrete reality and thus relevant.  …”
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Tracking the Economic Benefits Generated by the Hard Clam Aquaculture Industry in Florida by Charles Adams, Leslie Sturmer, Alan Hodges

“…All of this alludes to the economic importance of the hard clam culture industry which, through the cultivation process and sales of products, generates local income and taxes, creates jobs and businesses, and draws new money into the local economy, as cultured hard clams are sold to non-residents and buyers outside the region and state. …”
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LUneXt: Simple and Efficient U-shaped Network Design for Medical Image Segmentation with Nonlinear Activation by Guanghong Deng, Bing Yu, Wenlong Jing, Yong Li, Xiaodan Zhao

“…The experimental results of this paper on the Breast Ultrasound Images (BUSI) data set reached an intersection over union (IoU) value of 62.64%, a Dice value of 76.12%, and a single inference speed of 807.57[Formula: see text]ms. …”
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Blockchain-Based Secure Traceable Scheme for Food Supply Chain by S. Thangamayan, Kalyani Pradhan, Ganesh Babu Loganathan, S. Sitender, S. Sivamani, Mulugeta Tesema

“…The typical food traceability system’s data layer is made up of relational databases managed by core businesses, which cannot ensure data security. It is inefficient and requires a lot of upkeep. …”
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Policy Development Framework for Operations Management During Crises: A Multiple Case Study of Nueva Ecija Cooperatives Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic by James Michael Alcaide Dalde

“…The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges to businesses worldwide, including cooperatives in Nueva Ecija, Philippines. …”
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A comparison of 3 rheumatoid arthritis disease activity indices in routine clinical practice by Amit Kumar Das, Rathindra Nath Sarkar, Chandan Kumar Das, Ritasman Baisya, Urmimala Bhattacharjee, Pallab Biswas, Akashdip Bhattacharya

“…There was substantial agreement between DAS 28 and RAPID 3 severity categories (kappa = 0.959, P < 0.0001) and also between CDAI and RAPID 3. Conclusion: In a busy clinical setting, our study has shown usefulness of RAPID3 compared to the two most commonly used indices to assess disease activity in RA, both in terms of measuring quantitative disease activity as well as monitoring of treatment response at follow up visits.…”
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State Participation in Energy Security Provision of the People’s Republic of China by I. F. Rakhimyanova

“…The article outlines the contours of energy security of China, the role of major players, including public authorities, government energy corporations, private businesses and the population. Particular attention is given to the Commission of National Development and Reforms, which main function is to form the five years' development plans. …”
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Using selective NIR wavelengths in portable devices to evaluate the chemical composition of cattle feeds by Lorenzo Serva, Luisa Magrin, Giovanni Chillemi, Giorgio Marchesini, Daniele Pietrucci, Francesco Renzi, Riccardo Valentini, Igino Andrighetto, Marco Milanesi

“…Although portable instruments are generally more affordable than benchtop equipment, the current costs of purchasing and maintaining these tools may still be prohibitive for small and medium-sized animal husbandry businesses. This makes their widespread adoption economically unsustainable for many farms. …”
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