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Examining the performance of Shari’ah-compliant versus conventional stock indexes: A comparative analysis pre‑, during, and post-COVID-19

open access: yesEconomics and Business Review
This study aims to conduct an empirical comparative analysis of the performance of Shari’ah and conventional stock indexes during the period 2017–2023, which includes the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abu-Alkhei Ahmad M.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanism Analysis and Experimental Validation of Employing Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage to Enhance Power System Stability

open access: yesEnergies, 2015
This paper investigates the mechanism analysis and the experimental validation of employing superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) to enhance power system stability.
Xiaohan Shi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The EU 2018 Draft Directive on UTPs in B2b Food Supply Chainsand the Polish 2016 Act on Combating the Unfair Useof Superior Bargaining Power in the Trade in Agriculturaland Food Products [PDF]

open access: yesYearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies, 2018
The Polish Act on Counteracting the Unfair Use of Superior Bargaining Power in the Trade in Agricultural and Food Products was adopted on 15 December 2016 and entered into force on 12 July 2017. The new legal framework resembles,
Anna Piszcz
doaj   +1 more source

Does ESG Matter for Unlisted Companies in the Agri‐Food Industry? Evidence From Japan's Unlisted Agri‐Food Companies

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is emphasized among listed companies for their stakeholders and ESG disclosures, ESG engagement among unlisted companies has been rarely examined due to data limitations. This is particularly problematic for the agri‐food industry that has significant impacts on the environment and consists ...
Ying Wang, Satoru Shimokawa
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Financial Dimensions of Lebanese SMEs: Comparative Study between Family and Non-family Business

open access: yesInternational Review of Management and Marketing, 2019
This study investigates the financial dimensions of family and non-family SMEs in Lebanon from 2005 to 2016. Based on 81 family SMEs and 45 non-family SMEs, the results reveal that family SMEs have outperform the non-family SMEs during economical and ...
Hani El-Chaarani, Zouhour El-Abiad
doaj   +4 more sources

Toward Autonomous Self‐Healing in Soft Robotics: A Review and Perspective for Future Research

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
In this article, five different phases (damage detection, cleaning, damage closure, material healing, and healing assessment) are investigated to have an autonomous self‐healing at the system level with the focus on soft robotics. It delves into the importance of each phase, why and where they matter, and reviews relevant technologies that enable ...
Seyedreza Kashef Tabrizian   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability of SMEs in the Competition: A Systemic Review on Technological Challenges and SME Performance

open access: yesJournal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity, 2019
In the era of economic globalization, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are recognized as an engine of sustainable economic development in both the developed and developing world. In literature, three competitive challenges—the sustainability challenge,
R. Prasanna   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

4D Printing of Polyethylene Glycol‐Grafted Carbon Nanotube‐Reinforced Polyvinyl Chloride–Polycaprolactone Composites for Enhanced Shape Recovery and Thermomechanical Performance

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study introduces polyethylene glycol‐functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to enhance dispersion, interfacial bonding, and 4D printability in polyvinyl chloride‐PCL nanocomposites. The optimized 4D composite (0.5 wt% CNT) achieves a 25% increase in tensile strength, 95.78% shape fixity, and 5‐s recovery time.
Davood Rahmatabadi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Material Circularity and Manufacturing Sustainability in the Automotive Industry

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper reviews technologies being developed toward material circularity and manufacturing sustainability in the automotive industry; aluminum sustainability is used herein as an exemplar. While aluminum is increasingly used for lightweighting applications in the transportation industries to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint ...
Alan A. Luo, Diran Apelian, Alan I. Taub
wiley   +1 more source

ICTs FOR SMEs:

open access: yes, 2018
In a blitz co-operative effort, Fabrimetal and CRIF-WTCM, along with the Belgian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, reached 1,600 SME managers with a promotion campaign concentrating on Internet and on E-Commerce. Fabrimetal is convinced that SMEs should not wait any longer to get acquainted with the Internet.
openaire   +2 more sources

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