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E-readiness of the sultanate of Oman’s ports in improving logistics and supply chain global competitiveness

Cogent Social Sciences
This study investigates the level of e-readiness of the Sultanate of Oman’s port facilities and industries and explores their preparedness for global competitiveness in logistics and supply chain. The study employed a mixed research design.
Reason Masengu, Benson Ruzive, Mohamed Salah El Din, Nasser Hamed Al Harrasi, Ali al Kalbani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adaptation of Echinococcus Multilocularis to Oxidative Stress Depends on EmPDK‐Mediated Metabolic Reprogramming

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Metabolic adaption presents a vital survival strategy for E. multilocularis. This study identifies EmPDK as a central metabolic regulator governing glucose metabolic reprogramming. Oxidative stress activates EmHIF1α to induce EmPDK expression. Mechanistic characterization reveals this ROS/EmHIF1α/EmPDK axis drives glycolytic reprogramming to sustain ...
Huijuan Wang, Zhijian Xu, Ye Tian, Yao Zhang, Zhe Cheng, Yanhai Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining Container Port Resources and Environments to Enhance Competitiveness: A Cross-Country Study from Resource-Based and Institutional Perspectives1

Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2015
This study aims to analyze the competitiveness of container ports using a cross-country analysis with theoretical foundations. Tangible and intangible resources are discussed as determinants of container port competitiveness using the resource-based view
Hyuksoo CHO, Sangkyun KIM
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of import changes through shift-share, location quotient and BCG techniques: Gwangyang Port in Asia

Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2020
The main aim of this article is to analyze the import changes of Gwangyang Port using shift-share, location quotient and BCG matrix techniques. We perform the standard shift-share analysis and spatial shift-share analysis for the period 2010–2018 and ...
Soo Won Mo, Kwang Bae Lee, Yong Joo Lee, Hong Gyun Park   +3 more
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Developing Soft Interconnected Microchannel Network for 2D Skin‐Like Actuator

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A soft interconnected network of microchannels is proposed to develop new pneumatic actuators for future bio‐inspired soft robots. Simultaneous stimulation of this network generates regional asymmetric strains in walls of microchannels whose interaction across the entire surface leads to bending curvatures in multidimensions.
John Noee, Mohammad Akbari, Josephine Perto Justsen, Ulrich Doll, Rassoul Tabassian   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transhipment port competitiveness assessment: the importance of port location

WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs
Abstract Over the last decades, competition between ports to attract shipping lines to their facilities has intensified, and has become particularly fierce in the case of transhipment ports located in the Mediterranean Sea. This area has a large number of hubs and mixed ports competing to increase their transhipment share or maintain their ...
Martínez-Moya, Julian, Feo-Valero, Maria, Vanelslander, Thierry, Debón, A.   +3 more
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A Study on the Evaluation of Port Competitiveness in Busan Port and Shanghai Port

OALib, 2016
This study seeks the strategy alternatives for continuous port competitiveness of Busan port improvement in rapidly changing of environment in Northeast Asia shipping. This study aims: 1) to compare port competitiveness of Busan and Shanghai port using entropy weigh TOPSIS; 2) to seek ways to improve port competitiveness of Busan port.
A-Rom Kim, Jing Lu
openaire   +1 more source

Machine Learning‐Assisted Design and Performance Prediction of a Compact Dual‐Band Polarization‐Insensitive THz Metamaterial Absorber for Skin‐Cancer‐Related Refractive‐Index Sensing

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
A compact QASRR‐based THz metamaterial absorber enables polarization‐insensitive dual‐band absorption and skin‐cancer‐related refractive‐index sensing through measurable resonance shifts. Field, surface‐current, and circuit analyses clarify the dual‐resonance mechanism, while StackNet‐assisted prediction accurately estimates the simulated absorption ...
Md. Murad Kabir Nipun, S. M. Rifatur Rana, Md. Golam Morshed, Imrose Jahan, F. A. Sabbir Ahamed, Md. Jahedul Islam   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Perennial Groundcover in Corn and Soybean Acres: Impacts on U.S. Agriculture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable agricultural practices such as cover cropping can improve soil health, water quality, and carbon sequestration, yet U.S. adoption remains limited due to economic and operational barriers. We evaluate market and economic impacts of integrating perennial groundcover into U.S.
Sagar Dahal, Amani Elobeid, John Crespi
wiley   +1 more source

Boosting efficiency: Factors influencing operation at the Port of Ngqura, Gqeberha

Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management
Background: Port efficiency is a key determinant of competitiveness in global trade, as efficient ports enable faster cargo movement, reduced vessel turnaround times, and improved logistics performance.
Laura N.A. Amoah, Aluta Mlonzi
doaj   +1 more source