What Drives Innovation Activities in German SMEs in the Service and Production Sector? An Integration of Theoretical and Empirical Findings by Marcus Triller, Dennis Vogel, Michael Fellmann

“…Innovation management is an essential prerequisite for the effective and efficient generation, planning, and implementation of ideas and thus for the further development of companies in a dynamic market and competitive environment. In order to investigate the internal innovation potential of production and service companies, this article examines basic success factors and challenges of innovation management in German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a view to the sector to which they belong. …”
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Advertising as a tool to stimulate the sales market of construction company services by N. M. Suray, M. A. Vasilenko

“…Each company chooses its own unique approach to advertising, taking into account the peculiarities of its target audience and competitive environment.…”
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A two-stage contour optimization network for building outline extraction from remote sensing images by Youping Xie, Bin Feng, Longjie Luo, Bin Hu, Li Cao, Fan Lei

“…For the SpaceNet dataset, our proposed method also achieved a very competitive F1 score.…”
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Relationship between the perception of classroom learning environment and student academic emotions by Lira Fessia Damaianti, Risda Awaliya, Ifa Hanifah Misbach

“…The results showed a positive correlation between the dimensions of competitiveness with negative academic emotions and a negative correlation between the dimensions of satisfaction with negative academic emotions in junior high school students in the city of Bandung.…”
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Schlieren texture and topography induced confinement in an organic exciton-polariton laser by Florian Le Roux, Andreas Mischok, Francisco Tenopala-Carmona, Malte C. Gather

“…Morphology tuning also permitted polariton lasing in more lossy metallic microcavities while maintaining a competitive lasing threshold. The facile fabrication of these cavities will drastically reduce the complexity of integrating polariton lasers with other structures and the high conductivity of metallic mirrors may provide a route to electrical pumping.…”
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Using a Fuzzy NSBM Model with Shared Resources and Undesirable Variables for the Assessment of Universal Banking System by Homa Ghasemi, Esmaeil Najafi, Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfi, farzad movahedi

“…With regard to the entry of most banks into the competitive environment of universal banking, as a customer-centric approach aiming to provide financial services to customer groups, it is important to assess the performance of the business process in bank branches using this approach. …”
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Environmental Taxation: New Evidence for Energy Taxes by Maja Grdinić, Maja Klun, Žiga Kotnik

“…Various economic instruments, including taxation, may help policy makers in the EU meet environmental targets, among them a more secure and competitive green economy in Europe. The focus of this paper is on empirically investigating the direct effect of environmental taxes and the indirect effect of environmental expenditures sourced from environmental taxes on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the energy sector. …”
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The importance of emotional intelligence in the management of stress at work by Hamulić Ramiza, Bajrić Amela, Sivić Mujo, Bajrić Ajla

“…In today's fast-paced and competitive business world, the ability to understand and manage one's own emotions, as well as the emotions of others, becomes crucial for building professional relationships. …”
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AN ANALYSIS FOR THE IMPACT OF VERIFIED GROSS MASS IMPLEMENTATION ON PORTS AND EXPORTERS AND A POLICY PROPOSAL: “DEMOCRATIC WEIGHING” by Hüseyin Topuz, Hüseyin Ali Ersoy

“…In this way, both small-scale and value-producing firms will be supported, and a more competitive structure will be provided for growth path and a fair-trade environment will be provided through democratic weighing.…”
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Technological management of oil companies in face of global challenges by A. E. Miller, L. M. Davidenko

“…Factors of increasing competitiveness include technological superiority, the availability of sources of investment resources, as well as the improvement of technological management of industrial companies, based on a motivational approach to increasing the adaptability of human capital to environmental challenges…”
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Prediction Model of Mining Subsidence Parameters Based on Fuzzy Clustering by Fei Cheng, Jun Yang, Ziwen Zhang, Jingliang Yu, Xuelian Wang, Yongdong Wu, Zhengyi Guo, Hui Li, Meng Xu

“…The original fuzzy clustering method is improved, and the IWFCM_CCS algorithm based on competitive merger strategy is obtained. The data of rock movement observation are analyzed by fuzzy clustering. …”
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Relationship between Anti-European Brown Hare Syndrome Serological Titers and Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus Pallas) Densities by Gisella Paci, Antonio Lavazza, Marco Ferretti, Francesco Santilli, Marco Bagliacca

“…Serum samples were analyzed by competitive ELISA test for detection and titration of anti-European brown hare syndrome virus (EBHSV) antibodies. …”
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Defect “steel-melting captivity and swelling” on the inner surface of seamless hot-rolled pipes. Characteristic genetic features, the causes of formation and measures of prevention... by I. A. Kovaleva, N. A. Khodosovskaya

“…In a market economy, increasing the competitiveness of steel products is an urgent trend in science and practice. …”
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Acquired Localized Hypertrichosis Induced by Rivastigmine by Adrian Imbernón-Moya, Sebastian Podlipnik, Fernando Burgos, Elena Vargas-Laguna, Antonio Aguilar-Martínez, Eva Fernández-Cogolludo, Miguel Angel Gallego-Valdes

“…Rivastigmine is a reversible and competitive inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase used for symptomatic treatment of Alzheimer dementia and Parkinson’s disease. …”
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Identification and dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitory activity verification of peptides from mouse lymphocytes by Juan Wang, Yujia Xie, Yuanyuan Luan, Tingting Guo, Shanshan Xiao, Xingxing Zeng, Shaohui Zhang

“…Finally, two peptides showed better potent inhibition were verified with competitive and noncompetitive modes.…”
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The Periodic Table of Industries: Detection of Collaboration Opportunities Based on an Imitation of the Mendeleev Periodic Table of Elements by Ibrahim Koura, Frederick Benaben, Juanqiong Gou, Audrey Fertier

“…The concept of collaborative networks has been encountered very often lately as the answer when trying to adapt and improve enterprises in these highly competitive business environments, therefore the urge for constantly addressing this topic. …”
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Multirotor UAV-Based Photogrammetric Mapping for Road Design by Muhammad Akmal Zulkipli, Khairul Nizam Tahar

“…UAVs can provide the output that meets the accuracy of engineering surveys and policies, especially for small-scale mapping. UAVs are also a competitive technology which is stable and rapidly developing, same as other surveying technologies. …”
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Enhancing Islamic Religious Learning and Quranic Reading Through KKN-Thematic Program: A Case Study in Ridan Permai Village by Fakhrurrozi Pardosi, Sopian Sinaga, Dasa Syawal Syahputra, Dori Chandra, Candra Gunawan, Zulham Effendi, Ilham Tumanggor

“…Results show significant improvements in children's enthusiasm for Islamic studies and Quranic reading abilities following KKN-T student interventions through various learning activities such as Quran memorization and tahsin circles, Arabic language learning, prophetic biography studies, ablution and adhan practice training, and Islamic competitions. Community participation in village religious activities also increased. …”
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa alkyl quinolone response is dampened by Enterococcus faecalis by Maggie M. Fink, Abigail A. Weaver, Dharmeshkumar Parmar, Jon E. Paczkowski, Lingyun Li, Maggie K. Klaers, Ella A. Junker, Elizabeth A. Jarocki, Jonathan V. Sweedler, Joshua D. Shrout

“…While P. aeruginosa is known to exhibit a robust competitive response toward other bacterial species, this bacterium is frequently identified in polymicrobial infections where multiple species survive. …”
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The institutionalisation of research and innovation in Swiss sports federations – Analysis of the status quo by Cornel Gübeli, Hippolyt Kempf, Solange Emmenegger, Christelle Ganné-Chedeville

“…In addition, the research focus of the federations is on competitive sport. The results of the focus groups match the results of the content analysis. …”
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