Non-financial performance measurement and management practices in manufacturing firmsâ€
, 2007 Researchers have argued that organizations facing competitive business environment need to identify and meet customer desires, produce superior products at competitive costs and be market-orientated (Kohli and Jaworski, 1990; Senge, 1990; Day, 1991 ...
ABDEL MAKSOUD A +2 more
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Hydrogen‐Assisted Fracture of Iron‐Based Fe–Ni–Al Alloys
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Principal relations and fracture mechanisms of single‐phase and precipitate‐strengthened Fe–Ni–Al alloys subjected to prior electrochemical hydrogen charging are identified. The mechanisms of hydrogen effect on strength and microhardness are discussed, including hydrogen‐induced increase in microhardness and the role of hydrogen in fracture behavior ...
Nataliya Yadzhak +3 more
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EcoStack-Pro: an adaptive federated learning framework for interpretable ESG auditing across heterogeneous industrial sectors. [PDF]
Front Artif IntellAzad MAK +5 more
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Fatigue Crack Initiation and Growth in Nanocrystalline Ni at Multiple Length‐Scales
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Overview of miniaturized in situ SEM fatigue setup and resultant fatigue crack growth data for nanocrystalline Ni. The presented study focuses on the analysis of fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR) in focused ion beam‐notched microcantilevers prepared from nanocrystalline (NC) Ni as a model material.
Igor Moravcik +7 more
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Tailoring Functional Properties of Ti–Ni–Cu Shape Memory Alloy Thin Films for MEMS Actuators
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.A comprehensive study of critical parameters required to develop well‐performing Ti–Ni–Cu thin film shape memory alloy microactuators is provided. Materials science and device integration aspects are integrated by addressing structural and physical relationships using complementary characterization techniques as well as a practical fabrication solution
Elaheh Akbarnejad +6 more
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The Role of the Financial Sector in Economic Performance [PDF]
What distinguished financial institutions from other firms is the relatively small share of real assets on their balance sheets. Thus, the direct impact of financial institutions on the real economy is relatively minor.
Richard J. Herring, Anthony M. Santomero
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Financial Management Innovation in Hospital Groups: An Empirical Study of Ophthalmology Specialty Care Under Consolidation. [PDF]
Risk Manag Healthc PolicyYe B, Pan X, Wu Z.
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Creep‐Induced Microstructural Evolution in an A2‐B2 Superalloy
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.A 27.3Ta‐27.3Mo‐27.3Ti‐8Cr‐10Al (at.%) refractory high‐entropy alloy with precipitation‐strengthened A2‐B2 microstructure was studied by creep tests at 1030°C, which demonstrate a transition in deformation mechanisms in the range of 100–150 MPa applied stress. This is associated with changes in dislocation–precipitate interactions. Relevant deformation
Liu Yang +10 more
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Selective strategic adaptation and structural trade-offs in a public traditional Chinese medicine hospital under China's national performance appraisal: a longitudinal study. [PDF]
Front Health ServDu X, He C, Zhang D, Wang Z, Zhao M.
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.The present study investigates recycling of NiTi shape memory alloys via vacuum induction melting. An ingot was synthesized from elemental Ni and Ti and subjected to three subsequent remelting cycles. Remelting increases process durations and impurity levels and adversely affects microstructures and functional properties.
Sakia Sophia Noorzayee +7 more
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