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Effect of Digital Business Model Design Strategy on Transient Competitive Advantages of Large-scale Manufacturing Companies in Kenya.

The University Journal
This paper investigates the impact of digital business design strategy on transient competitive advantages of large-scale manufacturing companies in Kenya. The research addresses the challenges faced by Kenya’s manufacturing sector, contributing only 14% to GDP.
Nderitu Kiarie, Charity Muraguri, Francis Wambalaba   +2 more
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THE INFLUENCE ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRY ATTRACTIVENESS AND CAPABILITIES ON THE TRANSIENT COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN INDONESIA

, 2020
The business of Small and Medium Enterprises in Indonesia ( SME; Indonesian: Usaha Kecil Menengah/UKM) in Indonesia has given positive impacts towards the economic growth of the people.The analysis of Competitive Advantage of Micro, Small and Medium ...
Roespinoedji, Djoko, Saudi, Mohd Haizam Mohd, Hermina, Nurul   +2 more
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Additive Manufacturing of Continuous Fibre Reinforced Composites: Process, Characterisation, Modelling, and Sustainability

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Additive manufacturing provides precise control over the placement of continuous fibres within polymer matrices, enabling customised mechanical performance in composite components. This article explores processing strategies, mechanical testing, and modelling approaches for additive manufactured continuous fibre‐reinforced composites.
Cherian Thomas, Amir Hosein Sakhaei
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge Conversion Processes and Transient Competitive Advantage in International Non-Governmental Organizations in Kenya

The University Journal
The current business and natural environment is characterized by turbulence resulting in an erosion of traditional competitive advantages. The resulting volatility has ushered in an era of temporary advantages collectively termed as transient competitive advantages. This study aimed to explore the relationship between knowledge conversion processes and
Rosemary Kihiu, Veronica Kaluyu
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Direct Metal Deposition of Graphene–Ti28Nb35.4Zr Matrix Composites With Enhanced Mechanical, Corrosion, and Biocompatibility Properties for Bone Implants

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Graphene nanoplatelet (0.1 wt.%) reinforcement significantly enhances the performance of β Ti‐28Nb‐35.4Zr alloy. Grain refinement, reduced water contact angle, and improved surface characteristics promote osteoblast adhesion and complete surface coverage after 7 days.
Khurram Munir, Jixing Lin, Yuncang Li, Li Zhu, Paul F. A. Wright, Cuie Wen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water Wave Optimization Algorithm-Based Dynamic Optimal Dispatch Considering a Day-Ahead Load Forecasting in a Microgrid

IEEE Access
A novel strategy is proposed to tackle an optimal dispatch of a microgrid in response to dynamic conditions, utilizing a water wave optimization (WWO) algorithm and considering a day-ahead load forecasting.
Duy C. Huynh, Loc D. Ho, Hieu M. Pham, Matthew W. Dunnigan, Corina Barbalata   +4 more
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Haem toxicity provides a competitive advantage to the clinically relevant Staphylococcus aureus small colony variant phenotype

, 2021
© 2021 The Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.Microorganisms encounter toxicities inside the host.
Islam, Shariful, Kopanski, Stephanie P., Wakeman, Catherine A., Rentschler, Kaitlin N., Herrin, Brittany E., Pert, Lauren H.   +5 more
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Designing Polymer Nanocomposites for X‐Ray Shielding: Mechanisms, Architectures, and Scalable Processing

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights advances in lightweight, lead‐free polymer nanocomposites for diagnostic X‐ray shielding. By linking filler chemistry, dispersion, architecture, and photon interaction mechanisms, it establishes structure–performance relationships guiding material design.
Aklilu G. Messele, Hossein Ipakchi, Tizazu H. Mekonnen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Competitive interactions of attentional resources in early visual cortex during sustained visuospatial attention within or between visual hemifields: Evidence for the different-hemifield advantage

, 2014
Performing a task across the left and right visual hemifields results in better performance than in a within-hemifield version of the task, termed the different-hemifield advantage.
Quigley, C., Walter, Sabrina, Quigley, Cliodhna, Walter, S., Mueller, Matthias M., Müller, M.   +5 more
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All‐in‐One Analog AI Hardware: On‐Chip Training and Inference with Conductive‐Metal‐Oxide/HfOx ReRAM Devices

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An all‐in‐one analog AI accelerator is presented, enabling on‐chip training, weight retention, and long‐term inference acceleration. It leverages a BEOL‐integrated CMO/HfOx ReRAM array with low‐voltage operation (<1.5 V), multi‐bit capability over 32 states, low programming noise (10 nS), and near‐ideal weight transfer.
Donato Francesco Falcone, Victoria Clerico, Wooseok Choi, Tommaso Stecconi, Folkert Horst, Laura Bégon‐Lours, Matteo Galetta, Antonio La Porta, Nikhil Garg, Fabien Alibart, Bert Jan Offrein, Valeria Bragaglia   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source