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The Industrialisation Process of Asian Small and Medium Firms [PDF]

open access: yes
National governments throughout the Asia-Pacific Region have identified small and medium enterprises as an important source of economic growth and employment.
Hodgkinson, A.
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Conference Summary Understanding Small Enterprises Conference, 25-27 October 2017. [PDF]

open access: yesAnn Work Expo Health, 2018
Brown CE   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traceability plays an important role in promoting a safe food supply by fostering transparent information exchange along the food supply chain. New technological innovations have the potential to improve traceability outcomes, as greater transparency along the food supply chain can aid in pinpointing precise origins of the contamination ...
Kelsey Vourazeris   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impediments to Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Scale Maize Milling Enterprises in South Africa [PDF]

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The maize milling industry is highly characterised by continuous growth in maize milling and retailing margins in real terms (Traub and Jayne, 2004) despite the benefits and opportunities brought about by the deregulation of the South African maize ...
Orefi, Abu
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How Does Patient Capital Enhance Agribusiness Resilience? Evidence From Chinese Listed Agribusinesses

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In emerging economies where smallholder farming dominates agricultural production, agribusinesses serve as critical intermediaries linking smallholders to broader markets, and their resilience directly affects agricultural sustainability. Short‐term‐oriented capital is reluctant to adequately finance highly uncertain and cyclical agricultural ...
Siyuan Lyu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automated generative process synthesis via transformer‐based dual‐loop simulation and optimization

open access: yesAIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study presents a novel framework for automated generative process synthesis, addressing the complexity of simultaneously optimizing discrete topologies and continuous operating variables. To overcome conventional superstructure limitations, we propose a dual‐loop architecture integrating generative transformers with rigorous process ...
Yeong Woo Son   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Generalized Framework for Data‐Efficient and Extrapolative Materials Discovery for Gas Separation

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This study introduces an iterative supervised machine learning framework for metal‐organic framework (MOF) discovery. The approach identifies over 97% of the best performing candidates while using less than 10% of available data. It generalizes across diverse MOF databases and gas separation scenarios.
Varad Daoo, Jayant K. Singh
wiley   +1 more source

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