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Blockchain effect on the New Connect Stock Exchange

open access: yesJournal of Economics and Management, 2020
Aim/purpose – Blockchain is a distributed database system widely popular in social and business spheres. As a result, interest in blockchain technology is utilised by listed companies, who, thanks to the announcement of blockchain application, record a ...
Marcinkowska Elżbieta
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Two hearts that beat as one: Signals, narratives, and financing (less) novel ventures via equity crowdfunding

open access: yesStrategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Financial resource acquisition is crucial for ventures but hindered by uncertainty. While signaling mitigates this uncertainty, its effectiveness hinges on venture novelty and the narratives used to clarify embedded information. Adopting a configurational lens, we examine the interplay among novelty, signals, and narratives in
Jiahe Wang, Lien Denoo, Joris Knoben
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Enhancing General and Academic L2 Writing Complexity Through Dialogue Journal Writing: The Role of Learners' Motivational Beliefs

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Writing is crucial in tertiary education, yet enhancing the complexity of academic writing presents significant challenges for second language (L2) learners. This study explores the potential of dialogue journal writing (DJW), an interactive and low‐stress classroom activity, to enhance writing complexity among novice L2 writers.
Barry Lee Reynolds   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role(s) of Qualitative Content Analysis in Mixed Methods Research Designs

open access: yesForum: Qualitative Social Research, 2020
When discussing mixed methods research from a methodological point of view, it must be acknowledged that they have been developed from rather simple research designs to complex and multilayered frameworks in which qualitative content analysis (QCA) is ...
Katja Kansteiner, Stefan König
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Models of Quantum Cellular Automata

open access: yes, 2005
In this paper we present a systematic view of Quantum Cellular Automata (QCA), a mathematical formalism of quantum computation. First we give a general mathematical framework with which to study QCA models.
Cheung, Donny, Perez-Delgado, Carlos A.
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BIEN: A biodiversity informatics ecosystem advancing open and reproducible workflows for plant observation, plot and trait data

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract The rapid expansion of biodiversity data presents new opportunities to understand and forecast biosphere dynamics. However, disparate and dispersed data, taxonomic and geographic inconsistencies, pervasive quality issues, and a lack of reproducable workflows hinder synthesis, introduce biases and limit accurate assessment of biodiversity ...
Brian J. Enquist   +38 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling Hierarchical Configurations in Innovation Research With Two‐Step QCA: Methodological Recommendations and an Application to Workarounds

open access: yesCreativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Creativity and innovation are often understood as the result of a complex interplay of hierarchical factors, such as national, regional and firm characteristics, or between organisational and individual factors. While recent applications of qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) have begun to model such configurational links, their ...
Luc Sandfort   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Study of Children’s Preferences for the Design Elements of Learning Desks Based on AHP-QCA

open access: yesBioResources
Children’s study tables are an integral part of a child’s learning life.  Consumers are often attracted to their styling when deciding on the use and purchase of a children’s study desk.
Yanfeng Miao, Shuqi Yan, Wei Xu
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Designing As You Like It: exemplification level 6 (Active Shakespeare: Capturing evidence of learning) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
"What is it about; Providing active and engaging ways to integrate Shakespeare in the ongoing periodic assessment of pupils’ reading.

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Analysis of the relationship between firm innovation and corporate social responsibility: A systematic literature review

open access: yesEuropean Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Firm innovation and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are key strategic considerations that shape a firm's competitiveness and sustainability. However, studies exploring the relationship between the two are heterogeneous and sometimes obtain contradictory results, making it difficult to draw clear conclusions.
Daniel Alonso‐Martínez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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