A Modified Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm with Firefly Algorithm Strategy for Continuous Optimization Problems by Amnat Panniem, Pikul Puphasuk

“…It has no sensitive control parameters and has been shown to be competitive with other well-known algorithms. However, the slow convergence, premature convergence, and being trapped within the local solutions may occur during the search. …”
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MACHINE MAINTENANCE MANAGER SELECTION PROCESS WITH FUZZY TOPSIS TECHNIQUE: AN EMPIRICAL APPLICATION by Burcu Doğanalp

“…Because of the fact that today human resources has been accepted as one of the most important source of competitive advantage of an organization, finding the right person for the job has become as a vital human resource management function. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIAN REGIONS ON THE BASIS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP by F. Ibyatov

“…In this regard, the state bears huge costs in parallel with the reduction of productivity and competitiveness of the regions and observing a lower standard of living. …”
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Do nano-boom à paralisação: a trajetória da política brasileira de nanotecnologia by Noela Invernizzi, Guillermo Foladori, Josemari Perschke de Quevedo

“…The area was declared strategic in the country´s science, technology and innovation policy since 2004, and considered a motor to increase competitiveness. In this article we assess the trajectory of nanotechnology policy throughout 15 years, since the initial euphoria to current virtual shutdown due to funding cuts. …”
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Ten Years After the 2008 Crisis: Has Risk Aversion Won? by Eliana Marcia Martins Fittipaldi Torga, Carolina Magda da Silva Roma, Paula Magda Roma, Bruno Pérez Ferreira

“…Results have evidenced that, together, risk-based portfolios using 12-month rolling window or conditional volatility were superior to the tangent portfolio, as well as that the minimum variance portfolio was competitive to other alternatives. The main contribution of the current study lies in the fact that risk aversion was relevant to portfolios’ performance in the post-crisis period.…”
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New challenges for banking, financial services and insurance by Radić Nikola

“…The pandemic has made customer experience even more differentiated, so banks, financial service providers and insurance companies need to optimize their operations and transform existing business models to meet new requirements and withstand competitive pressure. Because the processes are the "veins" of a highly regulated business, they must adapt to unprecedented change. …”
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PSYCHOLOGY OF CONSUMER CHOICE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON PRICING IN MARKET CONDITIONS by I. L. Goncharov, O. A. Gorelova

“…Two global approaches to segmentation of the consumer market have been considered, the use of which allows the manufacturer to assess the company’s competitiveness, assess the market size, and assess the customer’s commitment.…”
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BENEFITS RESULTING FROM DEVELOPING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH CUSTOMERS IN COMPANIES RENDERING SERVICES by Dorota Grego-Planer, Katarzyna Liczmańska, Joanna Petrykowska

“…The examples of such trends include intensification of competitiveness, market saturation, growing consumer demands, consumers’ increased access to modern technologies resulting in free use of information, which also means a possibility of comparing various market offers. …”
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN BANKS by Oloruntoba Oyedele

“…The study also confirmed that adoption of CSR by Nigerian banks was influenced by the demands and expectations of other stakeholders as a source of competitive advantage and to comply with government policies. …”
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Analyzing the Performance of Machine Learning Techniques in Disease Prediction by Khongdet Phasinam, Tamal Mondal, Dony Novaliendry, Cheng-Hong Yang, Chiranjit Dutta, Mohammad Shabaz

“…The history of data stored can be used to forecast potential patterns and help companies make competitive decisions to increase their success and benefits. …”
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Histocompatibility and Hematopoietic Transplantation in the Zebrafish by Jill L. O. de Jong, Leonard I. Zon

“…An understanding of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes in the zebrafish has lagged behind transplantation experiments, limiting the ability to perform unbiased competitive transplantation assays. This paper summarizes the different hematopoietic transplantation experiments performed in the zebrafish, both with and without immunologic matching, and discusses future directions for this powerful experimental model of human blood diseases.…”
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Implementation of a new pricing mechanism in the heat supply market by A. G. Zakrevskaya, N. G. Lyubimova

“…The article notes the lack of investment in heat supply market, which leads to increased wear and tear of both heat sources and heating networks, huge heat losses and non-competitiveness of district heating systems. A proposal is being considered to implement a new model of the heat market in all regions of Russia and to switch from direct state regulation of tariffs for heat energy (capacity) to contractual tariffs, the maximum level of which is determined by the “alternative boiler house” method. …”
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Vegan Triple-Ironman (Raw Vegetables/Fruits) by Roman Leischik, Norman Spelsberg

“…In this case report we present the findings of an ultra-triathlete (three times Ironman, means 11.4 km swim, 540 km bike, 125 km run in 41:18 h as a whole) living on a raw vegan diet and having finished the competitions under these nutritional conditions. To this end, the vegan ultra triathlete and a control group of 10 Ironman triathletes of similar age living on a mixed diet were investigated, using echocardiography and spiroergometry. …”
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World and Russian Market of Mergers and Acquisitions by N. S. Zagrebel’Naya

“…Such transactions could improve a company's development, make business more competitive and profitable. In today's global economy we could observe the growing trend of global integration, which is manifested in the access of various types of companies into new markets, as well as the concentration of capital and consolidation of business, on the one hand. …”
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Technology adoption by women-owned businesses in Canada by Huju Liu, Hassan Faryaar

“…Technology adoption is essential for improving the growth, productivity and competitiveness of businesses. Previous research suggests that women-owned businesses may be less likely to adopt technologies because they are usually smaller, face more financial constraints, are less likely to access technology knowledge or training, and have different risk-taking preferences. …”
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Military and technical cooperation evolution of the Russian Federation in the global economy by D. A. Repnikov

“…It has been shown, that the international competitiveness of the Russian defence industry and the development of its military-technical cooperation with foreign countries continue to be affected by the specific conditions of the industry, in particular: weak susceptibility to major changes in the arms trade; high role of state protectionism; international technology transfer; globalisation of the world economy as a whole. …”
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Modern features of organization’s management system in Germany on the example of BASF LLC by V. I. Ivanova, D. D. Mishchenko

“…In the context of changes in the production sector, it is necessary to adapt and modernize management system to maintain a company’s competitiveness, and it explains the relevance of the research topic. …”
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Characteristic of Elite Male 800-m Runner’s Race Performance Based on Hybrid Computing Methods by Chao Chen, Jie Ma, Jinzhuang Song, Shengbao He, Mengchao Tan

“…The study found that the competitive capability of elite athletes mainly include maximal speed running, speed endurance, and even pacing running. …”
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تصور مقترح لمؤسسات المعرفة کحاضنة للابداع باستخدام مدخل ادارة المواهب by د. أمینة خیر توفیق

“…Today, knowledge institutions must retain their valuable employees, whichare the most important and valuable assets, because it is difficult and expensiveto obtain an alternative with the same distinction in the competitive environment.Hence, the need for knowledge institutions today for Talent Management, andseeks to develop the skill set and provide the opportunity for employees toexpand their experience at work, while at the same time providing the talent tothe institution that needs them to grow and develop in the work.Therefore, the researcher saw the need to highlight Talent Management'sentrance and the importance of applying it to the knowledge institutions, due tothe impact it will have on the knowledge institutions that adopt this approach andits impact on its culture.The methodology of document analysis (the method of content analysis oroffice research as called by some methodological scientists) is based on theintellectual output, published on the subject of human talent management ingeneral, in addition to the field of researcher's experience and interviews with thestaff of some knowledge institutions, as well as through the knowledge of theresearcher of a number of employees of those institutions and those whoadminister them.…”
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Development and evaluation of the organization`s logistics strategy based on the application of bifurcation theory by M. Yu. Uchirova, L. A. Ilin, S. V. Khudyakov

“…The paper notes that the greatest competitive advantages in the process of carrying out activities can be obtained by the company when designing a unique logistics strategy based on the individual features of the organization’s logistics system. …”
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