Technology adoption by women-owned businesses in Canada by Huju Liu, Hassan Faryaar

“…This paper linked two cycles (2017 and 2019) of the Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy with the Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database to study the use of advanced and emerging technologies by women- and men-owned businesses in Canada. …”
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Cationic Polymers Inhibit the Conductance of Lysenin Channels by Daniel Fologea, Eric Krueger, Steve Rossland, Sheenah Bryant, Wylie Foss, Tyler Clark

“…These findings reveal key structural characteristics which may provide insight into lysenin’s functionality while opening innovative approaches for the development of applications such as transient cell permeabilization and advanced drug delivery systems.…”
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Organizational and Economic Aspects of Mountain Tourism Management by Almasov Nahid, Orujov Elshen

“…Addressing these challenges requires innovative solutions such as public-private partnerships, community involvement and sustainable tourism models that reconcile economic benefits with environmental conservation. …”
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MOX Nanosensors to Detect Colorectal Cancer Relapses from Patient’s Blood at Three Years Follow-Up, and Gender Correlation by Michele Astolfi, Giulia Zonta, Cesare Malagù, Gabriele Anania, Giorgio Rispoli

“…Therefore, it is crucial to develop and validate innovative low-invasive techniques to detect it before becoming intractable. …”
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Radiation-Enhancement Properties of an X-Band Woodpile EBG and Its Application to a Planar Antenna by Fabrizio Frezza, Lara Pajewski, Emanuele Piuzzi, Cristina Ponti, Giuseppe Schettini

“…These new experimental data highlight interesting properties of 3D EBG resonators and suggest possible innovative applications. Comparisons of the collected results with FMM show a satisfactory agreement. …”
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Assessing structural integrity of non-homogeneous systems by means of Acoustic Emissions and Non-Extensive Statistical Mechanics by Stavros K Kourkoulis, Ermioni Pasiou, Ilias Stavrakas, Dimos Triantis

“… Taking advantage of the interevent time intervals, namely the time intervals between two successive acoustic events recorded during mechanical loading of structural elements, it is attempted to detect indices warning about upcoming failure. The innovative aspect of the study is that the analysis is implemented in the frame of Non-Extensive Statistical Mechanics, a discipline founded on a class of entropies violating the additivity principle, which is the cornerstone of the Boltzmann-Gibbs Statistical Mechanics. …”
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Relay Node Selection Methods for UAV Navigation Route Constructions in Wireless Multi-Hop Network Using Smart Meter Devices by Shuto Ohkawa, Kiyoshi Ueda, Takumi Miyoshi, Taku Yamazaki, Ryo Yamamoto, Nobuo Funabiki

“…This study proposes four relay node selection methods: random selection, two adjacency-based methods, and our innovative approach using Multipoint Relay (MPR) from the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol (OLSR). …”
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Volatolomics for Anticipated Diagnosis of Cancers with Chemoresistive Vapour Sensors: A Review by Abhishek Sachan, Mickaël Castro, Jean-François Feller

“…However, the different steps of this complex and ambitious process are still paved with difficulties needing innovative answers. The purpose of this review is to provide a statement of the blocs composing the diagnostic chain to identify the improvements still needed. …”
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Designing and Implementing a Competency-Based Training Program for Anesthesiology Residents at the University of Ottawa by Emma J. Stodel, Anna Wyand, Simone Crooks, Stéphane Moffett, Michelle Chiu, Christopher C. C. Hudson

“…However, with approval from the RCPSC, the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Ottawa, launched an innovative competency-based residency training program July 1, 2015. …”
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Social Forestry in West Sumatra: A Review on Regulation and Its Implementation in Hutan Nagari Salibutan by Nurwansyah, Hariadi Kartodihardjo, Iin Ichwandi

“…Achieving the objectives of social forestry is not only limited to obtaining permits but needs more advanced, concrete, innovative business development that anticipates future challenges and prospects. …”
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Diagnostic classification in toxicologic pathology using attention-guided weak supervision and whole slide image features: a pilot study in rat livers by Philip Zehnder, Jeffrey Feng, Trung Nguyen, Philip Shen, Ruth Sullivan, Reina N. Fuji, Fangyao Hu

“…Even with advanced methods designed for digital histopathology, the domain of toxicologic pathology presents challenges in that histopathologic features may be at times complex, subtle, and/or rare. We propose an innovative weakly supervised learning method that leverages minimal annotations, a state-of-the-art self-supervised vision transformer for embedding extraction, and a novel guided attention mechanism that is better suited for heavily imbalanced datasets typical in toxicologic pathology. …”
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Harmonising careers: opera, hospitality and tourism industries unite to elevate graduate students employability by Sakhiseni Joseph Yende

“…Furthermore, it underscores the interconnectedness of opera, hospitality and tourism, catalysing innovative educational approaches that bridge artistry with practicality. …”
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L’histoire et « l’avenir possible » : Laroui, Djaït et la modernité du Maghreb dans les années 1970 by Idriss Jebari

“…These intellectuals’ participation in the public space was seen as innovative and daring. In this article, we look at their ideas and practices in relation to each other. …”
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Research on SDN Architecture and Security by Shu1ing Wang, Jihan Li, Yunyong Zhang, Bingyi Fang

“…With the rapid deve1opment of c1oud computing and mobi1e internet, the features that network exhibits, such as diversity, dec1are for urgent requirements for sca1abi1ity, manageabi1ity and security of the data center.The SDN architecture shows a promising way of dea1ing with the above requirements of network through revo1utionary innovation of the traditiona1 network architecture, which attracts great interest of companies and research institutes.However, according to the recent research and progress of SDN, security prob1em has not been addressed, which wi11 be a significant issue.Based on the situation, the basis of SDN, inc1uding the origination, architecture, standardization work and standardized protoco1, were described, and the security issue was a1so ana1yzed.In the security part, the exhibiting new features of security prob1em for SDN, were ana1yzed, by 1isting the undergoing work, and then the security threats in SDN were conc1uded.Fina11y, a suggested architecture for security research of SDN was proposed.…”
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Review of Progress on Printing Techniques Towards Commercialization of Perovskite Solar Cells by Mai Ali Alharbi, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Tapas Mallick

“…Exploring novel perovskite materials, deposition techniques, and innovative fabrication methods may further enhance the PSCs and facilitate their commercialization.…”
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The association of farmers’ cognition, intention and behaviour towards sustainable intensification of cultivated land use in Shandong Province, China by Xiao Lyu, Yuan Liu, Wenlong Peng

“…Therefore, this article measured the level of SICLU at the farmer scale using super-efficiency SBM model, and relying on structural equation modeling and an innovative research framework, explored the association mechanism among farmers’ cognition, intention and behavior of SICLU. …”
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Features of digital management of modern economy by F. F. Sharipov, M. A. Dyakonova, M. Xu

“…Among them are the formation of a methodology system for measuring and evaluating digital transformation; the disclosure of the value of a digital platform and the creation of a supervisory mechanism with multiple joint management; the promotion of digital innovation and the study of regulatory methods compatible with the development of new business formats; the improvement of laws and regulations and the creation of a legal digital economy management system; the use of the potential of big data to increase the level of digital governance, as well as strengthening international exchanges and cooperation, creation of a joint international digital economy management system.…”
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Deciphering cellular complexity: advances and future directions in single-cell protein analysis by Qirui Zhao, Qirui Zhao, Qirui Zhao, Shan Li, Shan Li, Shan Li, Leonard Krall, Leonard Krall, Leonard Krall, Qianyu Li, Rongyuan Sun, Yuqi Yin, Jingyi Fu, Xu Zhang, Xu Zhang, Xu Zhang, Yonghua Wang, Yonghua Wang, Yonghua Wang, Mei Yang, Mei Yang, Mei Yang

“…By discussing recent progress, technological innovations, and potential future directions, this review emphasizes the critical role of single-cell protein analysis in advancing life science research and its promising applications in precision medicine, biomarker discovery, and targeted therapeutics. …”
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Evaluating the Sustainable Growth of Small- and Medium-Sized Construction Enterprises Using the Multicriteria Decision-Making Method by Wenbao Wang, Wenhe Lin, Xinyi Dai, Yingzheng Yan, Aiping Xuan

“…Considering the development of small- and medium-sized construction enterprises, a growth evaluation index system that includes growth resources, growth ability, and growth innovation was established, and a growth evaluation model was constructed using the improved entropy-VIKOR algorithm. …”
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Application of machine learning in fracture analysis of edge crack semi-infinite elastic plate by Saeed H. Moghtaderi, Alias Jedi, Ahmad Kamal Ariffin, Prakash Thamburaja

“…The study demonstrates the potential of combining FEA and machine learning to improve fracture analysis capabilities, and it discusses limitations and future research directions, encouraging the exploration of advanced machine learning techniques and broader fracture scenarios for future fracture mechanics innovation…”
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