Policies Affecting the Efficiency of Beef Production in Alberta: A Supply Chain Analysis by Derek Brewin

“…Any new industry policies must also consider key factors that currently affect market demand and expansion including: changing consumer preferences globally, the welfare of animals raised for slaughter and the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on supply chain sustainability. …”
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Possible scenarios of sustainable supply chain in dairy industry with future research approach by Meysam Abedini, Narges Mohammadalipour, Ashraf Shahmansouri, Mahnaz Rabiei

“…Therefore, the dairy industry needs a change in the entire supply chain in order to enjoy environmental and social sustainability in addition to cost effectiveness. …”
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Remarks on the Historic-geographic Method and Structuralism in Folklore Studies: the Puzzle of Chain Letters by Elo-Hanna Seljamaa

“…In this paper the relationship between the two is analysed through a comparison between Walter Anderson’s historic-geographic and Alan Dundes’ structuralist treatment of chain letters. …”
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Optimal Decision and Coordination of Organic Food Supply Chain from the Perspective of Blockchain by Junhui Ding, Shizhen Bai

“…Driven by the pain points of the organic food supply chain, which has been plagued by counterfeiting and difficulties in pursuing accountability, this paper investigates a secondary organic food supply chain consisting of suppliers and retailers and establishes two supply chain models under the traditional model and in the blockchain traceability context. …”
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Sub-suppliers model 4.0 and knowledge discovery in industry supply chain by Milena KRUMOVA, Evgeniy PETROV

“…Chapter one starts with the theoretical bases and state of the art of the Industrial Sub-Supplier Process (ISSP). Chapter two makes a link between the ISSP, knowledge management and knowledge discovery process using data from Supply Chain Management Software for management decision-making. …”
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USE OF INTELLEGENT AND BLOCK CHAIN TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Minsk Innovation University by U. A. Vishniakou

“…The main ideas of semantic technologies, in which a page of the semantic network contains information in two languages: the natural and special, understood only by intelligent software agents (IA) are discussed.The use of block chain technology for the control of various material and non-material assets are done. …”
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Use of data mining algorithms in prediction of eggshell thickness from egg quality traits of Potchefstroom Koekoek layers by Kagisho Madikadike Molabe, Thobela Louis Tyasi, Vusi Gordon Mbazima

“…CHAID and Ex-CHAID (R2= 0.35) discovered egg weight as the best predictor of eggshell thickness. …”
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Understanding the microscopic origin of the magnetic interactions in CoNb2O6 by Amanda A. Konieczna, David A. S. Kaib, Stephen M. Winter, Roser Valentí

“…Abstract Motivated by the on-going discussion on the nature of magnetism in the quantum Ising chain CoNb2O6, we present a first-principles-based analysis of its exchange interactions with additional modeling, addressing drawbacks of a purely density functional theory ansatz. …”
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Analytical Study on Dynamic Response of Deep Foundation Pit Support Structure under the Action of Subway Train Vibration Load: A Case Study of Deep Foundation Pit of the New Museum Near Metro Line 2 in Chengdu, China by Zhu Dapeng, Qin Liangkai, Lin Yundian

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Physical activity and motivational readiness for physical activity behavior change in adults with non-communicable diseases in Germany: a trend analysis of two cross-sectional health surveys from the German GEDA study 2014/2015 and 2019/2020 by Benjamin Wenz, Jonathan Graf, Gorden Sudeck, Wolfgang Geidl, Kristin Manz, Susanne Jordan, Andrea Teti, Lars Gabrys

“…Furthermore, motivational readiness for PA behavior change was analysed based on the transtheoretical model (TTM). …”
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Selection of green supplier by multi-moora combination method and two-stage clustering by Mahsa Niavand, Mohammad Amin Adibi, Adel Pourghader Chobar

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The first Russian newspaper in Shanghai (1918–1921) by Sun Yizhi

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Synthesis of thiophene and N-substituted thieno[3,2-d] pyrimidine derivatives as potent antitumor and antibacterial agents by Hafez Hend N., Alsalamah Sulaiman A., El-Gazzar Abdel-Rhman B. A.

“…Compounds 4b and 6b, both containing benzenesulfonamide linked to N-, 10 bearing imidazole moiety, and 15 and 19b,c with a thiophene-2-carboxylic acid chain, exhibited high activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.…”
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Nature-Inspired Metaheuristics for Two-Agent Scheduling with Due Date and Release Time by Hongwei Li, Yuvraj Gajpal, Chirag Surti, Dongliang Cai, Amit Kumar Bhardwaj

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Two dimentional lattice vibrations from direct product representations of symmetry groups by J. N. Boyd, P. N. Raychowdhury

“…Arrangements of point masses and ideal harmonic springs are used to model two dimensional crystals. First, the Born cyclic condition is applied to a double chain composed of coupled linear lattices to obtain a cylindrical arrangement. …”
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BUSINESS-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: THE LINK WITH SUSTAINABLE LOCAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN TANZANIA? by DIEDERIK DE BOER, MEINE PIETER VAN DIJK, LAURA TARIMO Researcher, Round Table Africa, Maastrich

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Understanding Transferable Supply Chain Lessons and Practices to a “High-Tech” Industry Using Guidelines from a Primary Sector Industry: A Case Study in the Food Industry Supply Ch... by Adrian E. Coronado Mondragon, Christian E. Coronado Mondragon, Etienne S. Coronado

“…This work uses the case study/site visit with analogy methodology to collect data from a Spanish leading producer of fresh fruit juice which is sold in major European markets and makes use of a cold chain. The study highlights supply base management and visibility/traceability as two elements of the supply chain in a “low-tech” industry that can provide guidelines that can be used in the configuration of the supply chain of the composite materials industry.…”
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Tritrophic associations and identification key for European species of the genus Binodoxys (Mackauer) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) by Lazarević Maja J., Žikić Vladimir A., Milenković Darija N., Tomanović Željko M.

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Gut Microbiota and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Association, Mechanism, and Translational Applications by Lili Zhang, Jinjin Chu, Wenhao Hao, Jiaojiao Zhang, Haibo Li, Chunjuan Yang, Jinghan Yang, Xiaohua Chen, Honggang Wang

“…Short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acid, imidazole propionate, branched-chain amino acids, and lipopolysaccharide are the main molecules related to T2DM. …”
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Climate change risks illustrated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “burning embers” by P. Marbaix, P. Marbaix, P. Marbaix, A. K. Magnan, A. K. Magnan, A. K. Magnan, V. Muccione, V. Muccione, P. W. Thorne, Z. Zommers

“…<p>The completion of the Sixth Assessment Cycle of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides a unique opportunity to understand where the world stands on climate-change-related risks to natural and human systems at the global level, as well as for specific regions and sectors. …”
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