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Strategic Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Blockchain technology entails more than new operational tools; it is a strategic decision‐making challenge that reshapes how organizations create, deliver, and capture value. This research uses a multiple‐case study approach in the Finnish context, conducting 11 semi‐structured interviews.
Melisa Petra Benchis +3 more
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Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose To improve on a multiparametric technique—known as Fat DESPOT—to map the fat‐ and water‐specific R1$$ {R}_1 $$ (R1f$$ {R}_{1f} $$, R1w$$ {R}_{1w} $$), R2*$$ {R}_2^{\ast } $$, and proton density fat fraction (PDFF) by upgrading the parameter initialization and introducing explicit model sensitivity to the complex phase of the water and ...
Renée‐Claude Bider +5 more
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Improving Affordability and Accessibility for Socially‐Beneficial Services via Government Incentives
Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.ABSTRACT Many socially‐beneficial services, like dental care, suffer from a dual challenge: Low affordability for citizens and long waiting times due to insufficient provider capacity. We model a government's problem of designing subsidy policies to address this issue.
Xiaoyan Zhao, Venus Lo, Stephen Shum
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Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper addresses two‐dimensional orthogonal packing within a confined space, integrating bin packing principles with facility layout concepts to address scenarios in which items must not only fit but also be arranged according to spatial priorities.
William K. Kirschenman +4 more
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Optimizing Household Waste Recycling Centre Network Reorganization in Hampshire
Networks, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Local councils across the UK are facing sustained financial pressures, and Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) are being increasingly considered for closure to reduce expenditure. In 2024, Hampshire County Council, which operates the largest HWRC network in the UK, proposed closing either five or twelve existing sites.
Montree Jaidee +4 more
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Nonprofit Governance and Financial Stability: A Study of Government‐Funded Social Services
Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nonprofit social service providers are essential in delivering vital services, often with public funding. This study adopts a contingency perspective to explore the relationship between organizational governance and financial stability in publicly funded nonprofit organizations. We use a combination of comparative multilevel analysis (CMA) and
Florentine Maier +4 more
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Conceptualizing the Street‐Level Bureaucrat Construct
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Differences among street‐level bureaucrats—across professions, institutional settings, regions, and countries—are largely overlooked in research. We propose conceptualizing the street‐level bureaucrat construct as a general variable that varies across institutional settings, professions, cultures, times, and locations. We analyze variations in
Faisal S. Cheema +3 more
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Identifying knowledge barriers to agroforestry adoption and co‐designing solutions to them
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Compared to monocultures, agroforestry can promote biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and climate resilience, whilst maintaining or enhancing production and profits. Despite this, uptake in temperate regions remains low. Knowledge gaps amongst land managers are a primary barrier to uptake, but little is known about which aspects of ...
Amelia S. C. Hood +7 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Air transport is one of the fastest‐growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions, yet it remains one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonize. The sector's climate impact is amplified by two factors: the steady rise in passenger demand and the absence of commercially viable low‐carbon technologies for long‐haul flights.
Jouni K. Juntunen +2 more
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The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong +3 more
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