Benchmarking the outsourcing factors of third-party logistics services selection: analysing influential strength and building a sustainable decision model by Ahmed Khan, Sharfuddin, Alkhatib, Shahed, Ammar, Zaina, Moktadir, Md. Abdul, Kumar, Anil

“…A courier company in the United Arab Emirates is considered for implementation. Findings: All identified and validated factors are segregated into two categories (cause and effect). …”
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A rule and graph-based approach for targeted identity resolution on policing data by Phillips, Michael, Hossein Amirhosseini, Mohammad, Kazemian, Hassan

“…Therefore, an identity resolution approach using both a rule-based scoring system and graph analysis, could be effective in facilitating the investigation process for law enforcement agencies and assisting them in finding criminals using false identities.…”
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Evaluation of sustainable supply chain risk: evidence from the Iranian food industry by Tavakoli Haji Abadi, Yasamin, Avakh Darestani, Soroush

“…Risk management in the sustainable supply chain has the role of identifying, analyzing and providing solutions to control risks. Findings The following criteria in each group gained more weight: loss of credibility and brand, dangerous and unhealthy working environment, unproductive use of energy, human error, supplier quality, quality risk, product perishability and security. …”
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Progress and trends in integrating Industry 4.0 within circular economy: a comprehensive literature review and future research propositions by Agrawal, Rohit, Wankhede, Vishal A., Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Huisingh, Donald

“…The review provided insights into the present and future trends in integration of I4.0 and related Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in CE’s. Based on the findings, a framework for integrating I4.0 and CE, was developed to guide CE decision-making that will help researchers and industrialists, integrate I4.0 tools within CEs to improve logistics, resource efficiency, safety, product quality, and reduce fossil-carbon footprints.…”
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Forecasting exchange rates : an empirical investigation of advanced, emerging and frontier market economies by Newaz, Mohammad Khaleq

“…The results show that single volatility models outperform other time series and a causal model in many of the emerging and frontier markets. These findings also provide additional evidence on leverage effects of advanced, emerging and frontier currencies exchange rates. …”
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Non-performing bank loans and banking crisis in the Pakistani banking system by Masood, Omar

“…The inefficiency of the banking sector was highlighted in our findings, showing an increase in interest spread between lending and deposit, as well as unequal distribution of credit among different sectors. …”
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Making sense of humour: some pragmatic and political aspects by Willis, Ken

“…The study then examines the relevant aspects of gender before the final analysis is then elaborated. Some of the findings challenge the conventional conversation analytical notion of preference organisation, draw attention, contra CA theory, to its significant subjective content, and also point up how politeness phenomena also play a prominent role, further underlining the subjective element. …”
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The social dimension of chronic pain: problems of measurement by Rennell, Beverley

“…There has been little research into patients own accounts of their pain and in particular how the measurements relate to their experiences. The findings in this study suggest that the pain measurements are both methodologically and theoretically problematic. …”
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The sexual politics of asylum: lived experiences of sexual minority asylum seekers and refugees in the UK by Giametta, Calogero

“…Second, I elaborate on the structural discourses explored throughout the thesis by putting them into direct dialogue with the findings arising from the ethnography. Within this space respondents' biographical accounts highlight how being situated in liminal socio-political and legal interstices produc.es precarious forms of life. …”
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Corticospinal and peripheral responses to heat-induced hypo-hydration: potential physiological mechanisms and implications for neuromuscular function by Uddin, Nasir, Tallent, Jamie, Patterson, Stephen D., Goodall, Stuart, Waldron, Mark

“…With the development of magnetic resonance imaging and neurophysiological techniques, such as electromyography, peripheral nerve, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), the integrity of the brain-to-muscle pathway can be further investigated. The findings of this review demonstrate that heat-induced hypo-hydration impairs neuromuscular function, particularly during repeated and sustained contractions. …”
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An empirical analysis of European retail banking integration by Rughoo, Aarti

“…The results on integration depend crucially on which methodology and data is employed. In particular, the findings point to a more heterogeneous consumer credit market compared to the household deposit and mortgage market and the deposit and lending market to non-financial corporations. …”
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Poor vitamin D status, obesity and associated health outcomes: focus on groups at risk by Hirani, Vasant

“…It has also been identified that the low income/deprived population is another group at high risk of poor vitamin D status and findings from this study show inverse associations between 25(OH)D levels and body mass index. …”
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Heritage tourism and symbolic representation of national identity: an ethnographic study of Changdeok Palace, Seoul by Park, Hyung Yu

“…This study utilises a multi-method (qualitative) approach: ethnographic interviews with visitors and palace employees; observational accounts derived from `systematic lurking' situations; participatory techniques through active involvement in guided tours; utlisation of friendly conversations; and open evaluation of written (visitor) narratives. The findings indicate that a sense of `Koreaness' is firmly grounded in an emotional attachment to the nation, evoked during people's heritage encounters. …”
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A pilot study on peptidylarginine deiminases and protein deimination in animal cancers across vertebrate species by Inal, Jameel, Hristova, Mariya, Lange, Sigrun

“…Both PAD2 and PAD3 were the most predominantly expressed PADs across all of the cancers assessed, while PAD1, PAD4, and PAD6 were overall expressed at lower, albeit varying, levels. The findings from this pilot study provide novel insights into PAD-mediated roles in different cancers across a range of vertebrate species and may aid in the understanding of cancer heterogeneity and cancer evolution.…”
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Exploring behavioural bias affecting investment decision making: a network cluster based conceptual analysis for future research by Bihari, Anshita, Dash, Manoranjan, Kar, Sanjay Kumar, Muduli, Kamalakanta, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil

“…This study analyses the trends, the intellectual structure, and provides directions for the future of academic research. Findings: In the article, it was determined which contributed documents were the most significant in this particular subject area, along with the citations, publications, and nations that were associated with them. …”
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Tourism destination quality and the UN sustainable development goals: Tourism Agenda 2030 by Mason, Peter A., Augustyn, Marcjanna M., Seakhoa-King, Arthur

“…This is followed by examining potential links between destination quality and the SDGs, using results of a recent empirical research on tourism destination quality (henceforth the TDQ study). • Findings: The paper reveals that most of the SDGs are largely focused on quantity, whilst relatively few are concerned primarily with quality. …”
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Sustainable performance through digital supply chains in industry 4.0 era: amidst the pandemic experience by Joshi, Sudhanshu, Sharma, Manu

“…The study calls for firms to employ multiple DSCs once they have set clear strategic priorities. The overall findings of the work fill the literature gaps of studies in the digitalization of supply chains.…”
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Blockchain technology and circular economy in the environment of total productive maintenance: a natural resource-based view perspective by Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Agrawal, Rajat, Kumar, Anil, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo

“…Responses from 316 Indian manufacturing firms were collected to conduct the analysis. Findings - The investigation outcomes indicate that BCT positively influences CE and TPM and that TPM has a significant positive impact on CE under the premises of NRBV theory. …”
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Association between iron metabolism and SARS-COV-2 infection, determined by ferritin, hephaestin and hypoxia-induced factor-1 alpha levels in COVID-19 patients by Aslan, Elif Sibel, Aydm, Huseyn, Tekin, Yusuf Kenan, Keles, Sami, White, Kenneth, Hekim, Nezih

“…Further studies are needed to corroborate the findings, utilizing a broader range of markers to monitor inflammatory as well as iron status.…”
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Co-creating an art-based livelihood development in West Bengal: an actor-oriented ethnographic approach by Rowan, Jane M.

“…A key result of this study is that being positioned in between local and global networks means that social enterprises are well positioned to act as social change agents; however, co-created models reinforce top-down development structures rather than challenging them. The findings from this study make several contributions to the current literature. …”
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