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Processes Adopted to Integrate Intangible Resources in Global Acquisitions among Container Lines: Perceptions of Acquirer and Acquired

Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2018
The spectrum of strategic co-operations among container lines varies from loose-knitted slot charters, liner conferences, shipping alliances, joint services and consortia, through to mergers and acquisitions (M&As).
Indika Sigera, Stephen Cahoon
doaj   +1 more source

Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traceability plays an important role in promoting a safe food supply by fostering transparent information exchange along the food supply chain. New technological innovations have the potential to improve traceability outcomes, as greater transparency along the food supply chain can aid in pinpointing precise origins of the contamination ...
Kelsey Vourazeris, Mark R. Manfredo, Michael N. Kozicki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automatic Determination of Quasicrystalline Patterns from Microscopy Images

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This work introduces a user‐friendly machine learning tool to automatically extract and visualize quasicrystalline tiling patterns from atomically resolved microscopy images. It uses feature clustering, nearest‐neighbor analysis, and support vector machines. The method is broadly applicable to various quasicrystalline systems and is released as part of
Tano Kim Kender, Marco Corrias, Cesare Franchini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Two‐Stage Characterization Pipeline and Open‐Source Framework for Reproducible Tactile Sensing

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
The same soft tactile sensor returns different numbers when embodied in different robots. This is an Embodiment Gap that no shared framework currently captures transparently. A two‐stage characterization pipeline, paired with a FAIR open‐source digital datasheet, decouples intrinsic sensor behavior from embodiment effects and condenses cross‐laboratory
Matteo Lo Preti, Weng Buxiu, Petr Trunin, Muhammad Sunny Nazeer, Lucia Beccai, Perla Maiolino, Cecilia Laschi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Port governance in the post COVID-19 pandemic era: Heterogeneous service and collusive incentive. [PDF]

Ocean Coast Manag, 2023
Dong G, Liu Z, Tae-Woo Lee P, Chi X, Ye J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Structural changes in the container liner shipping influencing shipping agent’s role

Pomorstvo, 2016
The article presents structural changes in liner shipping sector, as many global Container shipping lines are opening their own agencies and many independent shipping agents are consecutively closing down their activities, either via takeovers or by going out of business completely.
openaire   +2 more sources

The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
wiley   +1 more source

Collaborative Optimization of Container Liner Slot Allocation and Empty Container Repositioning Based on Online Booking Platform

Applied Sciences
The shipping market is unpredictable and volatile due to some uncontrollable factors such as epidemic, conflicts and natural disasters. There is always an imperfect match between the supply capacity of liner companies and the actual demand of the market,
Wenmin Wang, Zaili Yang, Cuijie Diao, Zhihong Jin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Undetectable Hydroxyurea Levels in the Majority of Sickle Cell Disease Patients, Especially in Young Children

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydroxyurea (HU) is the most widely prescribed disease‐modifying treatment in sickle cell disease (SCD), though treatment responses vary due to metabolism and adherence. We examined HU blood levels and treatment response in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease (HbSS).
Sigrid van der Veen, Bart J. Biemond, Marjon H. Cnossen, Pablo Bartolucci, Maria P. Boaro, Betzabel Cajiao Garcia, Raffaella Colombatti, M. D'Agnolo, Karin Fijnvandraat, Anna Collado Gimbert, Amira Idrizovic, Petros Kountouris, Mar Mañú‐Pereira, Elisabetta Mezzalira, Mariane de Montalembert, Erfan Nur, A. Pham Hung D' Alexandry D'Orengiani, Tiziana Sanavia, Saskia E. M. Schols, Marissa J. M. Traets, Minke A. E. Rab, Sara I. Reidel, Anita W. Rijneveld, Yosr Zaouali, Nanda M. Verhoeven‐Duif, Judith J. M. Jans, Eduard J. van Beers   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hinterland transportation in Europe: Combined transport versus road transport [PDF]

The dominance of road for hinterland services could be challenged by using rail-road or waterway-road transport because of costs, congestion and growing environmental constraints.
Antoine Frémont, Pierre Franc
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