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Firm characteristics and credit constraints among SMEs in the Philippines

open access: yesSmall Business International Review, 2021
Access to finance is critical to support the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, lack of access to adequate financing is one of the biggest obstacles that SMEs face.
John Paul Flaminiano   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bio‐Orthogonally Crosslinked Supramolecular Polymer Bottlebrush Hydrogels for Long‐Term 3D Cell Culture

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Fibrous benzenetrispeptide (BTP) hydrogels, fabricated via strain‐promoted azide‐alkyne cycloaddition (SPAAC) crosslinking, form robust, bioinert networks. These hydrogels can support 3D cell culture, where cell viability and colony growth depend on the fiber content.
Ceren C. Pihlamagi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying the proper mix of growth-seeking strategies for Spanish SMEs: An analysis during times of economic boom and crisis

open access: yesSmall Business International Review, 2023
This study explores the potential effects of different combinations of growth-seeking strategies on performance in SMEs during long times of economic boom and crisis.
Diana Benito-Osorio   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

ANALYSIS THE EFFECT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATIONS AND ADAPTATION OF EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT TO SMEs PERFORMANCE WITH COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES AS INTERVENING VARIABLES (STUDY ON SMEs FASHION SECTOR IN SEMARANG) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Phenomenon in this study is the Performance of SMEs in the Fashion Sector Micro Enterprises Semarang experiencing fierce competition and the still weak.
HARTANTO, Wahyu   +2 more
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Additive Manufacturing of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys for Elastocaloric Applications: A Review

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Additive manufacturing enables complex NiTi architectures that overcome key limitations in elastocaloric refrigeration, including poor heat transfer and high mechanical work input. This review surveys recent advances in LPBF‐ and DED‐fabricated NiTi shape memory alloys for elastocaloric applications, highlighting process–structure–performance ...
Ignatius Andre Setiawan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digitalization in small and medium enterprises: A review and research agenda

open access: yesEkonomski Vjesnik
Purpose: The main goal of the paper is to thematically cluster, identify, and present the most significant topics in the field of digitalization within small and medium enterprises.
Maja Has, Danijel Knežević
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of organisational culture on WiMax adoption by Saudi SMEs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Although there is some research that examines Worldwide Inter-operability for Microwave Access (WiMax) adoption, the role of the organisational culture by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has not been studied in the context of the Kingdom of Saudi ...
Abousaber, I, Papazafeiropoulou, A
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Investigation of Halogen Substitution Effects in π‐Conjugated Organic Ligands of Chiral Hybrid Perovskites on Their Chiroptical Activity

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The role of novel thiophene‐based ligands with halogen substitutions in enhancing the chiroptical and optoelectronic properties of 2D chiral HOIPs has been investigated. By tailoring ligand design, enhanced CD and CPL properties are achieved, with improved CPL discrimination in photodetectors.
Boesung Kwon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are humans (higher) animals? On the rational awakening and life transcendence of death cognition

open access: yesActa Psychologica
This article delves into the fundamental cognitive question of whether humans are (superior) animals from a utilitarian perspective. Modern biology classifies humans as animals, yet nearly all religious doctrines assert a distinctiveness of humans from ...
Sherman XIE
doaj   +1 more source

SMEs’ competitiveness and international trade in the era of Global Value Chains (GVCs) in Tanzania: An assessment and future challenges

open access: yesSmall Business International Review, 2021
International trade continues to play a crucial role in economic transformation in African countries. The rise of Global Value Chains (GVCs) presents opportunities through which international trade can be effectively conducted.
Francis Lwesya
doaj   +1 more source

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