Academic Articles & Research Papers

Identification of Interfunctional Coordination Items Important for Business Performance of SMEs

This paper provides a deeper analysis of the relationships between interfunctional coordination (IFC) and business performance (BP). IFC is studied in many fields such as marketing, management, logistics, informatics or human resources. The...

Evaluating the Suitability of the Simplified Pairs Trading Strategy for Short-term Equity Market Trading

Pairs trading has been a successful tool for traders since its inception in the 1980s and has evolved significantly with the introduction of algorithmic, machine, and AI trading. This evolution has compli­cated the implementation of this st...

Preparation of adlay (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) starch nanoparticles by food-grade Fenton-assisted ultrasonication: structure-property relationships and potential as Pickering nanoemulsions stabilizers.

Mechanochemical Synthesis of TiO₂-CeO₂ Mixed Oxides Utilized as a Screen-Printed Sensing Material for Oxygen Sensor

TiO2 and CeO2 are well known as oxygen sensing materials. Despite high sensitivity, the actual utilization of these materials in gas detection remains limited. Research conducted over the last two decades has revealed synergistic effects of...

A confirmatory analysis of the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions questionnaire for community-based surveillance of infectious diseases: a cross-sectional study in Malaysia

Objectives This study aimed to validate the psychometric properties of the recently developed knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions questionnaire for community-based surveillance of infectious diseases (KAP-CBS-ID questionnaire), using conf...

Hybrid Coatings Based on Polyvinylpyrrolidone/Polyethylene Glycol Enriched with Collagen and Hydroxyapatite: Incubation Studies and Evaluation of Mechanical and Physiochemical Properties

Coating materials offers an intriguing solution for imparting inert implants with additional bioactive characteristics without changing underlying parameters such as mechanical strength. Metallic implants like endoprostheses or polymeric im...

Mnemonic Topographies in Green Border Film: Migration, Memory, Trauma and Cultural Identity

Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border (2023) theorizes contemporary migration as a cultural formation inscribed within regimes of memory, identity, and border aesthetics, articulating displacement as a constitutive condition of Europe’s collecti...

The use of tear ferning test in cats for evaluation of ocular surface

Abstract Background The tear film is a trilaminar fluid composed mainly of lipids, electrolytes, proteins and water. It is responsible for lubrication, nutrition and protection against microbial and toxic agents. Disruption of any these com...

The influence of storage conditions on the dynamics of physicochemical markers of champignon (<i>Agaricus bisporus</i>) quality

Agaricus bisporus are the most common cultivated mushrooms. Champignons are a source of chitin, glycogen and minerals, and also have attractive organoleptic properties. Physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics of fresh Agaricus bisp...

Online Course Tailoring Design through Project-Based Learning Syntax in Fashion Studies

In learning Tailoring courses, understanding theory is a very important basis before students practice. Without a strong understanding of theory, tailoring practice will only be trial and error. Therefore, lecturers must ensure that each st...

Design and characterize of kirigami-inspired springs and the application in vertebrae exoskeleton for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis brace treatment

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a common condition that affects children between the age of 10 and young adulthood. Rigid brace treatment is an effective treatment to control the progression of spinal deformity. However, it limits mobili...

Outcome of pregnancy in the morbidly obese woman

Background: Obesity is a growing global health problem. In South Africa, more than half of the adult women are overweight and almost 30% are obese. The problems associated with obesity, such as diabetes, hypertension, thrombo-embolism and c...

Quantifying the Impact of Adaptive Space and Inclusive Design on User Experience in Exhibition Halls: A Mixed-Methods Study in Wuhan, China

As exhibition halls become highly adaptable and technology-driven, they risk excluding aging demographics due to cognitive barriers. Addressing the empirical gap regarding this tension, this study validates a quantitative evaluation model b...

Editorial: Public health challenges in post-Soviet countries during and beyond COVID-19, volume II.

Cascading Training Model to Promote Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Across South Africa: Rollout in an HIV Service Organization

Background In South Africa, rates of HIV and alcohol use are among the highest globally, with a detrimental synergistic relationship. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based, cost-effective appr...

Meticulous parade on naringin respecting its pharmacological activities and novel formulations

Objective: Medicinal plants having antioxidant potential possess numerous constituents which are responsible for different beneficial effects and are used as an alternative resource of medicine to lessen diseases linked with oxidative stres...

Women’s perception about the discovery of breast cancer amid the covid-19 pandemic

Background Breast cancer is considered a health problem at a worldwide level. In Brazil, the South and Southeast regions have the highest mortality rates. Understanding how they dealt with the diagnostic of a stigmatized disease amid the CO...

Patterns of compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures in Armenia: results from a cross-sectional survey

Abstract While numerous studies have explored adherence to individual COVID-19 preventive behaviors and their predictors, their combinations and clustering have been less frequently investigated. We explored the patterns and socio-demograph...

The SKP1-like gene family of Arabidopsis exhibits a high degree of differential gene expression and gene product interaction during development.

The Arabidopsis thaliana genome encodes several families of polypeptides that are known or predicted to participate in the formation of the SCF-class of E3-ubiquitin ligase complexes. One such gene family encodes the Skp1-like class of poly...

A review of European-funded projects implementing living labs for the sustainability of agri-food systems.