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Firm characteristics and credit constraints among SMEs in the Philippines
Small 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
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Designed Lewis Acid–Base Passivation for High Performance Perovskite Solar Cells
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Silicon's high cost and long energy payback time remain major barriers to the global expansion of solar power. In contrast, metal–halide perovskites offer abundant, solution‐processable absorbers, and have achieved efficiencies of 25%–30%, positioning them as strong competitors to silicon.
Afna Manaf +4 more
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Small 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
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This study presents a bioengineered assembloid (ASM) system combining glioblastoma (GBM) cells in oxidized alginate (OA) microgels with dorsal organoids (DOs). This model simulates brain tumor‐host interactions, revealing enhanced GBM invasion, altered gene expression, and aggressive infiltration patterns, demonstrating ASM as a valuable platform for ...
Chao Liang +17 more
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Digitalization in small and medium enterprises: A review and research agenda
Ekonomski VjesnikPurpose: 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
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.The Y supersaturation in the [Ba‐Cu(I/II)‐O] transient liquid composition is the driving force toward YBCO nucleation and growth in TLAG. Tuning the initial (Ba:Cu) molar ratio in the ink composition determines the YBCO epitaxial nucleation through supersaturation control.
Lavinia Saltarelli +12 more
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Are humans (higher) animals? On the rational awakening and life transcendence of death cognition
Acta PsychologicaThis 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
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Small 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
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Importance and Challenges of SMEs: A Case of Pakistani SMEs [PDF]
Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 2020 This paper attempt to highlight the importance and challenges that SMEs facing now a days. The small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) regarded as a key contributor in progression of an economy and main pillar of GDP of any country. SMEs are the major source in generating employment.
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An Availability Study for a SME [PDF]
Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2004 A case study of an availability analysis for a small commercial company is presented. The analysis was carried out to meet a customer requirement for the availability of an electronic ground-based system in a benign environment. Availability calculations were based on failure data provided and an explanation of the methodology and problems encountered ...
McCollin, C, Disney, J
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