Mapping the research landscape of blockchain and crowdfunding by Abderahman Rejeb, Karim Rejeb, Andrea Appolloni, Suhaiza Zailani, Mohammad Iranmanesh

“…Abstract Blockchain technology and crowdfunding (CF) have emerged as disruptive forces in the finance and entrepreneurship landscape, potentially transforming traditional modes of capital raising and investment. This study investigates the intersection of blockchain technology and CF to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of research through a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis. …”
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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

“…Five effects of tourism development are assessed by such partnerships, namely access to capital, access to skills/ knowledge, access to markets, access to infrastructure and access to land. …”
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Sociologia e gestão ambiental: considerações a partir de uma Reserva Extrativista Marinha by Maria Cristina Alves Maneschy, Tânia Guimarães Ribeiro, Edma Silva Moreira, Fernanda Valli Nummer, Ida Lenir Maria Pena Gonçalves

“…The local committees, assemblies and the joint designing of rules and plans foster the interactive learning, despite the capital inequalities of the involved actors.…”
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Employability resources of unemployed adults: longitudinal effects of a group career intervention by Catarina Luzia de Carvalho, João Marôco, Maria do Céu Taveira, Ana Daniela Silva

“…IntroductionThis study evaluates the efficacy of a group-based career intervention designed to promote employability resources among unemployed individuals conducted in face-to-face and online modalities.MethodsEmploying a longitudinal quasi-experimental design, with two intervention groups and a control group, data was collected pre-, post, and two months post-intervention.ResultsConditional Latent Growth Curve analysis revealed a significant decline in employability resources over time, mitigated by both intervention groups. Human capital and professional development were key at baseline and follow-up, while social capital and networking were crucial post-intervention. …”
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A Qualitative Study of Digital Religious Influence: Perspectives from Christian, Hindu, and Muslim Gen Y and Gen Z in Mumbai, India by Clyde Anieldath Missier

“…In this context, accrued social capital can help individuals develop resilience or resistance to online disinformation, hate speech, and radicalization. …”
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The Impact of Production Techniques on Pore Size Distribution in High-Strength Foam Concrete by Slava Markin, Genadijs Sahmenko, Aleksandrs Korjakins, Viktor Mechtcherine

“…Techniques such as the use of a cavitation disintegrator and a turbulent mixer were employed to produce foam concrete. …”
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA by CLAUDIA POPESCU

“…Next come the regional capitals, basically cities with more than 300,000 inhabitants, with a large sphere of influence and capacity of coordinating the regional economic space. …”
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Asymmetry of prosperity and business activity levels according to the regions of Georgia by Alim Kherkhadze

“…The per capita volume of direct foreign investment in Georgia's regions is ten times lower than in the capital, while business sector output is 3.4 times lower.…”
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Régulation et Croissance Économique au Brésil après la libéralisation : by Miguel Bruno

“…However, after almost two decades of adherence to the ideology of globalization, three main trends emerge from a long-term analysis: declining trend in the relative participation of productive capital in the total stock of fixed capital; rapid expansion of financial income, which reaches an average of 29% of gross disposable income during the period 1993/2005, an extremely high financial burden on total income; the corollary of this high financial burden is the trend towards a regime of slow economic growth coupled with a persistent flexibilization of wage-labor nexus and an increase of the functional income concentration. …”
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Social transformation of winongo river bank people in managing domestic waste by Zunariyah Siti, Sunesti Yuyun, Demartoto Argyo

“…It takes a reorientation of the institutional format based on social capital and innovation of household waste management strategies with economic and ecological value to reduce the impact of climate change.…”
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Maximizing Banking Profit on a Random Time Interval by J. Mukuddem-Petersen, M. A. Petersen, I. M. Schoeman, B. A. Tau

“…We study the stochastic dynamics of banking items such as assets, capital, liabilities and profit. A consideration of these items leads to the formulation of a maximization problem that involves endogenous variables such as depository consumption, the value of the bank's investment in loans, and provisions for loan losses as control variates. …”
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Examining Mathematics Achievement of Students from Different Provinces: What PISA 2018 says about Indonesia? by Kismiantini Kismiantini, Ezra Putranda Setiawan

“…On the other hand, PISA 2018 shows that students in two provinces, namely (1) Special Region of Yogyakarta, and (2) Special Region of Capital City Jakarta, exhibit higher mathematics achievement than students from other provinces. …”
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The Linkage Between Fiscal Policy and Financial Development: Exploring the Moderating Role of Institutional Quality in Emerging Economies by Charles K. Ricky Okine, Michael Appiah, Derrick Tetteh

“…Our results also show that an increase in foreign capital and industrial growth increases financial development in the long term. …”
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The effects of the antecedents of ewom on tourists' decision-making: Perceived trust as a mediator by Saad AL-SAAD, Yahya A. ALZGHOUL, Ayman HARB

“…Findings - The results demonstrate a significant influence of bridging social capital, homophily and perceived enjoyment on tourists’ decision making. …”
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Descolonizando a Marx: cuatro tesis para pensar históricamente Andalucía by Javier García Fernández2

“…Para deconstruir la idea hegemónica de Europa partiremos de un reconocimiento de Al-Andalus como una sociedad y una estructura política inserta en el espacio geopolítico afro-asiático-mediterráneo y como uno de los primeros territorios colonizados por lógicas de subordinación política y de división capital/trabajo.…”
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The Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Reporting and Financing (Bank Loans and Debt Securities) by Azam Valizadeh Larijani, Sarina Mafakheri Bashmagh

“…The results showed a positive and significant relationship between CSR reporting and the amount of financing obtained from both the capital market (through debt securities issuance) and the money market (bank loans). …”
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Experimental investigation of cracking behaviors of ductile and brittle rock-like materials by Hao Bai, Wei Du, Yundong Shou, Lichuan Chen, Filippo Berto

“…The cracking characteristics of ductile rocks were studied by similar materials with sand, barite, epoxide resin, polyamide, silicone rubber and alcohol, while the cracking characteristics of brittle rocks were investigated by similar material with sand, barite, rosin and alcohol. …”
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Clinical Findings in Diabetes Mellitus Patients with COVID-19 by Ting Guo, Qinxue Shen, Xiaoli Ouyang, Wei Guo, Jinhua Li, Wenlong He, Bo Yu, Chenfang Wu, Zhiguo Zhou, Hong Luo, Hong Peng

“…There were more patients in DM group admitted to the ICU than non-DM group (36.8% vs. 15.8%, P=0.045). …”
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México hacia una sociedad del conocimiento by Héctor Carreón Mendoza, Ricardo Melgoza Ramos

“…It's important for Mexico to become a knowledge society with a clear strategy in its development plan regarding the investment on transfer technology, the increment of intellectual capital, a greater linking of the entities that generate scientific advancements, the establishment of public policies that encourage science and technology innovation, and the protection of intellectual property.…”
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POTRET NILAI-NILAI KEARIFAN LOKAL DI BALIK PRAKTIK AKUNTANSI OLEH PEDAGANG TAKJIL by Mohamad Anwar Thalib, Anggun Fitra N. Mohamad, Amelia Ijini, Khairunnisa Ibahim

“…Employing an Islamic paradigm with an Islamic ethnomethodology approach, the research reveals three accounting practices: firstly, capital accounting based on the values of mutual assistance, known locally among the Gorontalo people as huyula, sharing, and gratitude. …”
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