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Timing Mechanotransduction: Mechanically Dynamic Biomaterials Reveal the Temporal Hierarchy of YAP/TAZ Control Nodes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work develops dynamically softening polyacrylamide hydrogels for time‐resolved imaging during continuous mechanical transitions. The study revealed that mechanotransduction is biphasic; YAP/TAZ inactivation is driven by early loss of the nucleocytoskeletal continuum connecting subnuclear adhesions, F‐actin, and the nuclear envelope, coupled with ...
Alessandro Gandin, Giada Vanni, Veronica Torresan, Margherita Pelosin, Rebecca Busetto, Anna Citron, Ambela Suli, Paolo Contessotto, Carlo Albanese, Francesca Zanconato, Tito Panciera, Stefano Piccolo, Giovanna Brusatin   +12 more
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate financial performance (CFP): a panel data analysis of BSE 500 companies in India

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a significant focus in the corporate world, emphasizing ethical practices and sustainable development. CSR is important because it ensures that businesses act ethically, contribute positively to economic ...
Shahin Sultana Mohammed, Musah Mohammed Saeed, Manisha Kumari, Premkumar Borugadda, Nafeesathul Basariya Mohamed Ismail   +4 more
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Graphene‐Skinned Alumina Fiber: Continuously Scalable Fabrication and Its Electrothermal Application in Fiber‐Reinforced Polymer Composites

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Graphene‐skinned alumina fiber (GAF) is a new composite with graphene conformally grown on individual alumina fibers via chemical vapor deposition (CVD). GAF's dynamic, continuous and scalable production is achieved by using a home‐made roll‐to‐roll (RTR) CVD system featuring integrated degumming and growth chambers. GAF possesses tunable conductivity,
Xiaobai Wang, Wenjing Jiang, Jingnan Wang, Yuejie Zhao, Enshan Liu, Fushun Liang, Yixin Zhang, Qingqing Liu, Kangyi Zheng, Yuyao Yang, Fan Yang, Xiao Jiang, Yue Qi, Zhongfan Liu   +13 more
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Applying Deep Generative Neural Networks to Data Augmentation for Consumer Survey Data with a Small Sample Size

Applied Sciences
Questionnaire consumer survey research is primarily used for marketing research. To obtain credible results, collecting responses from numerous participants is necessary. However, two crucial challenges prevent marketers from conducting large-sample size
Shinya Watanuki, Katsue Edo, Toshihiko Miura   +2 more
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FOREIGN EXPERIENCE FOR FINANCING SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESS

Baltic Journal of Economic Studies, 2018
The aim of the article is to study the peculiarities of the financial and credit mechanism of supporting small and medium enterprises in foreign countries with the purpose of identification of key areas for the development of financial and credit support
Valentyn Halunko, Vira Halunko, Мaryna Savyuk   +2 more
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Beyond the Ban—Shedding Light on Smallholders' Price Vulnerability in Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Indonesian government imposed a palm oil export ban in April 2022 to address rising cooking oil prices. This study explores oil palm smallholders' vulnerability to the policy using descriptive statistics, Lasso, and post‐Lasso OLS regressions.
Charlotte‐Elena Reich, Tim Ölkers, Vanessa Bonke, Oliver Musshoff   +3 more
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Corporate business intelligence solutions in small and medium enterprises

Revista Arbitrada Interdisciplinaria Koinonía, 2020
The objective was based on determining the intelligent system that adjusts to the operation of "Cordero" marketer, located in Azogues, Cañar province, Ecuador. The method is non-experimental and it is focused on a mixed approach.
Esteban Ismael Cordero-Naspud, Juan Carlos Erazo-Álvarez, Cecilia Ivonne Narváez-Zurita, Diego Marcelo Cordero-Guzmán   +3 more
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Markets Mitigate Land‐Use Competition From Energy Crops and Increase Farm Revenues

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Meeting the US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge target of 35 billion gal annually by 2050 will require an estimated 380 million–700 million dry tons of agricultural biomass feedstock. This study evaluates the implications of large‐scale biomass production for land use, crop production, and market outcomes under mature market ...
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Matthew H. Langholtz, Chad M. Hellwinckel   +2 more
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OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR FROM THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2014
It is currently widely known that small and medium enterprises are a major force for ensuring the stability ofeconomic development, increasing the mobility and adaptability of the national economy to internally and externallychanging conditions, also are
Olga SÂRBU, Boris COREŢCHI
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Small and Medium Enterprise Growth Index: A New Tool for Monitoring the State of the Small and Medium Business Sector in Russia. [PDF]

Stud Russ Econ Dev, 2021
Alekhnovich AO, Anuchin LL, Akhiev AO.
europepmc   +1 more source