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Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social SciencesDeveloping countries face economic disruptions due to financing limitations generated by traditional financing practices. Although supply chain finance (SCF) is recognized as a significant financing strategy in academic literature, it is still overlooked as a proactive financial strategy to mitigate disruptions.
Shahzad, Aamir, Irfan, Muhammad
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MathematicsWith frequent interactions between social media platforms, the dissemination of information and the interaction of opinions on the internet have become increasingly complex and diverse.
Yaqiong Wang, Jinyi Sun, Zhanxin Ma
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Does vertical integration reduce investment reluctance in production chains? An agent-based real options approach [PDF]
This paper uses an agent-based real options approach to analyze whether stronger vertical integration reduces investment reluctance in pork production. A competitive model in which firms identify optimal investment strategies by using genetic algorithms ...
Balmann, Alfons +2 more
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ADB–OECD Study on Enhancing Financial Accessibility for SMEs: Lessons from Recent Crises [PDF]
, 2014 During the era of global financial uncertainty, stable access to appropriate funding sources has been much harder for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Asian Development Bank +1 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A programmable interpenetrating double‐network architecture, created via 3D‐TIPS printing and resin infusion, synergistically combines thermoplastic and thermosetting elastomers to balance structural rigidity and surface softness—crucial for paediatric laryngeal stents.
Elizabeth F. Maughan +14 more
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Product recalls: The effects of industry, recall strategy and hazard, on shareholder wealth [PDF]
, 2018 The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the effects of product recalls on shareholder wealth of manufacturing firms in different supply chains.
Bastl, Marko +3 more
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Tailoring the Properties of Functional Materials With N‐Oxides
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The properties of materials bearing N‐oxide groups are often dominated by the polar N+─O− bond. It provides hydrophilicity, selective ion‐binding, electric conductivity, or antifouling properties. Many of the underlying mechanisms have only recently been discovered, and the interest in N‐oxide materials is rapidly growing.
Timo Friedrich +5 more
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Scaling Up Inclusive Business -- Solutions to Overcome Internal Barriers [PDF]
, 2013 Sustainability challenges including poverty, social unrest, climate change and environmental degradation have become ever more urgent. Business has the technology, innovation capacity, resources, and skills to play a key role in providing the radical ...
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Two‐photon lithography (TPL) enables 3D magnetic nanostructures with unmatched freedom in geometry and material choice. Advances in voxel control, deposition, and functionalization open pathways to artificial spin ices, racetracks, microrobots, and a number of additional technological applications.
Joseph Askey +5 more
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Financial services for SME fisheries: the case study of South Africa [PDF]
, 2011 The primary objective of the South Africa case study has been to assess the availability of and access to financial services by SMEs in the fisheries sector.
Chiwara, Charles +2 more
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