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A Comparative Performance Analysis of Non-Life Insurance in Tanzania and Kenya

Kembo M. Bwana, Evelyne F. Magambo • International Journal of Advanced Business Studies (2025)

This study compares the performance of non-life insurance in Tanzania and Kenya. Specifically, the study compares the Technical and Scale Efficiency (TSE) of non-life insurance in the two countries. It further explores the sources of techni...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.59857/ijabs.6214

TOURISM GLOBALIZATION. THE CASE OF ROMANIA

Oana Adriana GICA, Cristina Ioana BALINT • Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Negotia (2016)

Travel & Tourism is one of the largest industries in the World, its total contribution to world GDP in 2014 was US$7 58 trillion (9.8%) and sustained over 276 million jobs (including indirect and induced employment). Increased mobility of p...

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Unveiling Area Estimation through Newton's Forward Divided Difference Method

Nurzalina Harun, Zubaidah Sadikin, Che Nurul Hanna Che Sulaiman, Nur Hamiza Basri et al. • Malaysia Journal of Invention and Innovation (2024)

In this era of globalization and technological advancements, Malaysia stands out as a vibrant hub for innovations and technology, along with an entrepreneurial spirit. However, it appears that there will be occasions when the creation of ...

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Translating research on seed dormancy and germination from Arabidopsis to temperate cereals to control pre-harvest sprouting

Renqiang Li, Muhammad Usama Hameed, Koen Geuten • Frontiers in Plant Science (2026)

From slow, non-uniform germination to pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), both extremes of seed dormancy have posed challenges for plant breeders. Because this trait needs to be genetically tuned in relation to environmental cues, controlling the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1763984

Influence of Radar Parameters and Sea State on Wind Wave-Induced Velocity in C-Band ATI SAR Ocean Surface Currents

Rui Zhang, Jie Zhang, Xi Zhang, Chenghui Cao et al. • Remote Sensing (2022)

Wind wave-induced artifact surface velocity (WASV) is an important component of the sea surface motions detected by synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems. Understanding the characteristics of the interference of WASV on SAR current velocit...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rs14174135

Reclaimed water in Taiwan: current status and future prospects

Hai-Hsuan Cheng, Wan-Sheng Yu, Shu-Chuang Tseng, Yi-Ju Wu et al. • Sustainable Environment Research (2023)

Abstract According to the Taiwan Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the average water demand shortage is 530.6 million m3 yr−1 during the period of 2011 to 2019, and the situation will worsen in the near future due to glo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s42834-023-00177-8

A short review on water management and reuse in textile industry – a sustainable approach

Nitin Thombre, Pritesh Patil, Ankita Yadav, Anand Patwardhan • Discover Water (2025)

Abstract The textile industry is one of the important and largest industry that consumes major chunk of the water in the world. This industry produces a large amount of wastewater during the processes such as sizing, de-sizing, scouring, bl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s43832-025-00215-z

Prioritization of Surface Runoff Management Scenarios Using TOPSIS Method in Different Weighting Conditions (Case Study: Bojnord City)

Raziye Izanloo, Vahedberdi Sheikh • آب و فاضلاب (2019)

In the past decades, urban development and the increase in densely populated urban areas have led to expansion of the impervious surfaces. This resulted in an increase in the volume and peak discharge of runoff. To face the intensified urba...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22093/wwj.2017.81822.2381

GIS-Based Geothermal Favorability Mapping and Geological Consistency Assessment in the Lower Kura Basin

Allahverdi Tagiyev, Elmir Karagozov, Mehriban Ismayilova, Lala Abdullayeva et al. • Energies (2026)

The Lower Kura Basin is a tectonically active sedimentary region of Azerbaijan where geological and hydrogeological conditions may favor geothermal fluid circulation. This study develops a Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based multi-cr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/en19174061

Sustainable Use of By-Products and Wastes from Greece to Produce Innovative Eco-Friendly Pervious Concrete

Petros Petrounias, Panagiota P. Giannakopoulou, Aikaterini Rogkala, Maria Kalpogiannaki et al. • Applied Sciences (2022)

This study was based on the reduction of the extraction of natural resources and, at the same time, was focused on the use of by-products and various wastes in construction applications by following the principles of circular economy. Steri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app12125861

Weighing and Prioritizing the Eight Principles of Integrated Health, Safety, Environment and Energy Management in Industries Covered by the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade

Rasoul Yarahmadi, Hamed Moridi, Ali Asghar Farshad, Fereshteh Taheri • Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān (2020)

Abstract: Aim and Background: Today, with the growth of different dimensions of sustainable development, managers at the organizational and governmental levels have become more and more interested in the components of sustainable developmen...

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Identification of DDIT4 as a potential prognostic marker associated with chemotherapeutic and immunotherapeutic response in triple-negative breast cancer

Xuanzhao Chen, Zeyan Li, Meihua Liang, Ziyang Zhang et al. • World Journal of Surgical Oncology (2023)

Abstract Background Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most heterogenous and aggressive subtype of breast cancer. Chemotherapy remains the standard treatment option for patients with TNBC owing to the unavailability of acceptable t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12957-023-03078-7

Potential barriers in implementing the rural toilet retrofitting project: A qualitative study in Jiaozuo, China

Yuan Wang, Yueqi Zhu, Caiyun Qi, Lu Li • Frontiers in Public Health (2022)

BackgroundChina has launched a large “toilet revolution” in rural areas, but the results show that sanitation has not always been markedly improved. Few scholars have paid attention to this issue, and the list of the reasons is scattered an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.965150

How Do Employees Understand Negative Leadership? The Non-linear Relationship Between Abusive Supervision and Employee Innovation Behavior: Job Performance as a Moderator

Kuo-Shu Yuan, Tung Ng, Tung-Ju Wu • Frontiers in Psychology (2022)

This study aims to investigate the non-linear relationship between abusive supervision and employee innovation behavior and further examine how job performance moderates this relationship. Two hundred and seventy-six employees across three ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.867862