Micro-firms’ productivity growth in Poland before and during COVID-19: Do industry and region matter? by Emilia Gosińska, Mariusz Górajski, Magdalena Ulrichs

“…Firstly, we estimated the production function elasticities for two-digit NACE sectors of microenterprises. …”
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Mapping the value of commercial fishing and potential costs of offshore wind energy on the U.S: West Coast: Towards an assessment of resource use tradeoffs. by Blake E Feist, Robert Griffin, Jameal F Samhouri, Leena Riekkola, Andrew O Shelton, Y Allen Chen, Kayleigh Somers, Kelly Andrews, Owen R Liu, Jennifer Ise

“…The West Coast of the U.S. has a vast offshore wind energy (OWE) electricity generation potential with value on the order of billions of USD, and pressure is mounting to develop large OWE projects. …”
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A Study on Some Fundamental Properties of Continuity and Differentiability of Functions of Soft Real Numbers by Ramkrishna Thakur, S. K. Samanta

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Oil Extraction Systems Influence the Techno-Functional and Nutritional Properties of Pistachio Processing By-Products by Rito J. Mendoza-Pérez, Elena Álvarez-Olmedo, Ainhoa Vicente, Felicidad Ronda, Pedro A. Caballero

“…The oils extracted showed high levels of unsaturated fatty acids, particularly oleic acid (~48% of <i>ω-9</i>), highlighting their nutritional and industrial value. The findings support the valorisation of pistachio oil extraction by-products as functional food ingredients, offering a promising strategy for reducing food waste and promoting circular economy approaches in the agri-food sector.…”
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The effect of fixed capital formation rate on gross domestic product in Iraq by Sameer Siham Dawood, Bilal Kadhim Haidar, Mohammad Ghazi Nussaif Jasim

“…The results showed a robust relationship between fixed capital formation and gross domestic product, where the independent variable affects the dependent variable by 4.5%, while the oil sector dominated the total value added by its acquisition of the total fixed capital formation by 47.45%, and the productive sectors of agriculture and industry achieved value added of 3.8%. …”
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More than a paycheck: How non-financial incentives shape employee motivation in public administration by Andi Irwan, Vebby Anwar, Cakra Zaitun

“… This study examines how non-monetary rewards affect worker motivation in Indonesia’s public sector, highlighting the moderating influence of leadership style and the mediating function of perceived organizational support (POS). …”
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More than a paycheck: How non-financial incentives shape employee motivation in public administration by Andi Irwan, Vebby Anwar, Cakra Zaitun

“… This study examines how non-monetary rewards affect worker motivation in Indonesia’s public sector, highlighting the moderating influence of leadership style and the mediating function of perceived organizational support (POS). …”
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Investigations using potentiodynamic polarization measurements, cure durability, ultra violet immovability and abrasion resistance of polyamine cured ilmenite epoxy coating for oil... by A.M. Al-Sabagh, M.I. Abdou, M.A. Migahed, S. Abd-Elwanees, A.M. Fadl, A. Deiab

“…From the obtained electrochemical results for the coated steel films it was found that, the maximum performance was exhibited at 100% treatment of the processed ilmenite ore at which the corrosion current (Icorr) was less than the value 15 nA·cm−2 and exhibited the highest value of the protection efficiency (η) 99%. …”
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A Comparison of Patients’ Satisfaction after Functional and Camouflage Orthodontic Treatments in cl II Malocclusion by Luay Zaidan, Nisreen Saleh

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Interpretable Machine Learning Predictions of Bruch’s Membrane Opening-Minimum Rim Width Using Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Values and Visual Field Global Indexes by Sat Byul Seo, Hyun-kyung Cho

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Industry 4.0 digital technologies for the advancement of renewable energy: Functions, applications, potential and challenges by Ghinwa Naeem, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Khalid

“…The Fourth Industrial Revolution, driven by Industry 4.0 technologies, is rapidly transforming the Renewable Energy Sector (RES), offering significant benefits across the entire value chain of renewable energy systems. …”
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Physicochemical, Functional and Rheological Properties of Soy Protein Isolates Prepared with Various Iranian Soybean Cultivars by Behdad Shokrollahi Yancheshmeh, Mehdi Varidi, Seyed Mohammad Ali Razavi, Farshad Sohbatzadeh

“…Soybeans, a prominent legume, offer substantial health benefits due to their rich and beneficial nutritional profile. However, the food sector requires improved protein functions. The functional and physicochemical characteristics of isolates from four widely grown soybean cultivars in Iran, namely Katul, Sahar, Tellar, and Sari, were examined in this research. …”
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Estimation of linear regression parameters by minimizing the sum of the excesses of the approximation error modules relative to a given level by S. I. Noskov, S. V. Belyaev

“…A criterion for the adequacy of regression models is proposed, which is a modification of the loss function used in the least absolute value method.…”
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Ultra-Wide-Field OCT Measurements in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Relation to Their Visual Function by Maciej Gawęcki, Krzysztof Kiciński, Jan Kucharczuk, Sławomir Teper, Magdalena Hubert, Tomasz Kuc

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A Malmquist fuzzy data envelopment analysis model for performance evaluation of rural healthcare systems by Vishal Chaubey, Deena Sunil Sharanappa, Kshitish Kumar Mohanta, Rajkumar Verma

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Cardio-Respiratory, Functional and Antalgic Effects of the Integrated Thermal Care Protocol After Breast Cancer Surgery by Giovanni Barassi, Stefania Spina, Francesco D’Alessandro, Loris Prosperi, Celeste Marinucci, Massimo Lombardi, Maurizio Panunzio, Andrea Santamato

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Heptafluorobutyronitrile (C4F7N), Hydrolysis, a Density Functional Theory (DFT) Investigation by Muhammad Bilal Arif, Christophe Coquelet, Frank Jacquier, Carlo Adamo, Maxime Lacuve, Rachel Calvet

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How can food system actors influence food system resilience? A literature review via an actor-based lens by Jing Zhang, David Tyfield, Lingxuan Liu

“…Actor influence is also shaped by geographic location and position within the value chain, which affect their access to resources and ability to respond. …”
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Life cycle CO2 emissions of various transformers under different scenarios with multiple functional units by Chao Liu, Bo Miao, Shu-Zhen Li, Wan-Shui Yu, Qiu-Jie Yuan, Yu-Wei Cao, Yang Yu, Qing Yang

“…Carbon emission varies remarkably based on the choice of the functional unit, with values of 6955.40 kg CO2eq/MVA, 9.83 kg CO2eq/(MVA kV), 81.08 kg CO2eq/(kW h) and 1.36 × 10−4 kg CO2eq/(MW h kV). …”
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Self-Efficacy as a function of Work Engagement with the mediating role of Organizational Trust in Higher Educational Institutions. by Muhammad Adnan, Ather Ummad Khan, Raisham Hayee

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