Academic Articles & Research Papers

Nanotechnology for a Sustainable Future: Addressing Global Challenges with the International Network4Sustainable Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology has important roles to play in international efforts in sustainability. We discuss how current and future capabilities in nanotechnology align with and support the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. We argue that,...

Adult Education and Globally Engaged Trainers: The Case of Vocational Training Institutes

Globalization provides access to people, services, goods, ideas, beliefs and values in a new way and poses fundamental challenges for all areas of education in every country. Education on global issues is a process of individual and collect...

Review of Novum Inventorium Sepulchrale: Kentish Anglo-Saxon Graves and Grave Goods in the Sonia Chadwick Hawkes Archive (Online Digital Corpus)

In 2007, the year in which the Society of Antiquaries of London celebrated its tercentenary, what more fitting tribute to those industrious individuals than that their work be made accessible to a new generation of students. One means was b...

The Craft of Archaeology

The idea of archaeology as craft challenges the separation of reasoning and execution that characterizes the field today. The Arts and Crafts Movement of the late nineteenth century established craftwork as an aesthetic of opposition. We es...

Grand challenges for archaeology

Archaeology is a source of essential data regarding the fundamental nature of human societies. Researchers across the behavioral and social sciences use archeological data in framing foundational arguments. Archaeological evidence frequentl...

A Companion to archaeology

Bintliff, John, ed., A Companion to Archaeology. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2004. word archaeology conjures up images of people in pith helmets digging into the sandy earth of the desert or monumental buildings rising above jungle foliag...

Multiplexed quantum repeaters based on single-photon interference with mild stabilization

Abstract Quantum repeaters are pivotal in the physical layer of the quantum internet, and quantum repeaters capable of efficient entanglement distribution are necessary for its development. Quantum repeater schemes based on single-photon in...

High-Energy Neutrino Astrophysics

▪ Abstract High-energy (>100 MeV) neutrino astrophysics enters an era of opportunity and discovery as the sensitivity of detectors approaches astrophysically relevant flux levels. We review the major challenges for this emerging field, amon...

Best practice relief supply for emergency services in a developed economy

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the challenges inherent in planning and responding to disaster events in a multi-agency context where numerous governmental and non-governmental actors and agencies are involved in the plann...

A Software Quality Model Combining Demand and Delivery Perspectives to Ensure Quality in IT Implementations

In this paper we describe a model which fosters the quality of the artefact within software development projects via defined quality gates. In combination with defined roles these quality gates facilitate communication and transparency rega...

Geographic patterns and dimensions of poverty in the Indian Himalayan region

Despite India's progress in reducing national poverty rates, pockets of severe poverty persist in the mountainous states comprising the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR). This paper examines the geographic patterns and dynamics of consumption a...

Edge-centric connectome-genetic markers of bridging factor to comorbidity between depression and anxiety

Abstract Depression-anxiety comorbidity is commonly attributed to the occurrence of specific symptoms bridging the two disorders. However, the significant heterogeneity of most bridging symptoms presents challenges for psychopathological in...

Digital Transformation and Climate ChangeAwareness: Mediated Impact on Financial Performance via Green Technology SMEs

This study investigates the direct and indirect effects of digital transformation and climate change awareness on SME financial performance, with green technology adoption serving as a mediating variable. Drawing from stakeholder theory and...

An Assessment of Group Lending Challenges Facing Microfinance Institutions in Mwanza, Tanzania

The purpose of this study is to thoroughly evaluate the difficulties Tanzanian microfinance institutions (MFIs) encountered when putting group lending concepts into practice. It specifically aims to pinpoint the main obstacles associated wi...

Editorial

Dear Authors and Readers,The closing issue of “Zeszyty Teoretyczne Rachunkowości” (ZTR, “The Theoretical Journal of Accounting”) for 2025, vol. 49, number 4, once again provides an engaging and multidimensional review of contemporary resear...

Editorial: Challenges and innovations in healthcare management and long-term care for an aging society

Review of cryptographic application security evaluation techniques for new critical infrastructures

The construction of new critical infrastructure, represented by high-speed full-time signal coverage, intelligent and fine-grained urban management, and deep space and deep sea scientific innovation experimental fields, has entered a new st...

China and International Business

Abstract This article discusses China's growing role in international business. It begins by describing developments in the country's inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI) and the forms adopted for such investment. China is bot...

International business and decentralized finance

Abstract Over the last decade, the green shoots of a new economic order have emerged as decentralized technologies challenge traditional financial systems. Decentralized finance (DeFi) holds the potential to transform international business...

The influence of green quality of work life, green employee engagement, and green rewards on green employee retention in SME employees

One of the biggest challenges for employers is retaining employees, who are crucial for enhancing company performance, especially in SMEs. This research aims to determine the influence of Green Quality of Work Life, Green Employee Engagemen...