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Risk factors associated with pain episodes among sickle cell patients that visited Mulago National Referral Hospital-Uganda

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research
Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic hematologic disease associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The study aims to investigate the suggested socio-economic and clinical factors and their contribution to the frequency of pain ...
Nassiwa Shamira   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scenario planning approach to strategic management of small travel business in Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yes
Scenario planning, an alternative strategic management tool, has given a new meaning and dimension to the way strategy should be thought, discussed and implemented in organizations.
Safa, Mohammad Samaun, Sevaguru, Nithi
core   +1 more source

“Bio‐based Plastic? Hm, I've Never Seen It!”—A mixed‐methods investigation into consumer preferences for different packaging material of fresh apples and tomatoes

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Packaging of fresh fruits and vegetables is standard in many grocery stores. This mixed methods study aims to identify the role packaging plays in consumer choice and what packaging material consumers prefer. We analyzed data from quantitative stated preference experiments with a quota sample of 485 consumers living in Germany.
Mira Lehberger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring barriers to utilizing local agricultural products in the catering industry

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Both the proportion and expenditure of dining out and takeaway in Taiwan have been increasing year by year. This study investigates the factors influencing the catering service providers (CSPs) procurement of domestically produced or imported food materials.
Wan‐Yu Liu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of a data asset registration platform based on blockchain cross-chain technology

open access: yesDianzi Jishu Yingyong
The pace of market-oriented reform concerning data elements is rapidly increasing, necessitating the establishment of a data asset registration platform capable of fulfilling the needs for property rights confirmation, traceability, evidence collection ...
Lu Qigang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Approaches to Using e- and m-Business Components in Business [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper discusses using e- and m-business components in supporting and enhancing existing businesses and in creating new business innovations. A framework illustrating two different approaches companies have to adoption of e- and m-business components
Anckar, Bill   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Planning for Institutional Development and Developing Budgets and Financial Management Systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
This section lays out issues related to strategic planning by the Foundation for Community Development (FDC) and illustrates the development of budgets and financial management systems by the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP).
A. Scott DuPree   +4 more
core  

Relative cost of ginning cotton using saw, conventional roller, and high‐speed roller gins in the United States

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract The primary objective of this study was to investigate whether the cost of processing cotton using high‐speed roller gins is comparable to saw gins. The results from a “true” random effect model estimated using proprietary data voluntarily shared by cotton gins operating in Arizona and California showed that the average cost inefficiency for ...
Ram N. Acharya   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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