Conflict and contract use in cross-cultural buyer–supplier relationships: the role of cultural context by Roehrich, J, Sarafan, M, Squire, B, Lawson, B, Bouazzaoui, M

“…Study 1 involves multiple, in-depth case studies of conflict between three Indian suppliers and six of their international buyers from China, Germany, and the United States. Our findings highlight how the use of contractual control or coordination is interpreted differently depending on the supplier's cultural context. …”

How are climate policies assessed in emerging economies? A study of ex-ante policy appraisal in Brazil, China, and India by Qin, J, Lynch, C, Barbrook-Johnson, P, Salas, P, Yang, G, Haddad, MFC, Nijsse, F, Pasqualino, R, Mercure, J-F

“…Across all countries, political considerations can outweigh appraisal findings; respondents suggested this can be negative, in the sense that appraisal results are sometimes ignored, but can also be positive in the sense that other objectives are considered. …”

Quantum Monte Carlo study of the phase diagram of the two-dimensional uniform electron liquid by Azadi, S, Drummond, ND, Vinko, SM

“…System-size-dependent errors in Slater-Jastrowbackflow DMC energies caused by partially converged VMC energy minimization calculations are discussed. We find that, for 1 ≤ rs ≤ 5, optimizing the backflow function at each twist lowers the twist-averaged DMC energy at finite system size. …”

Long-term effects of early life rainfall shocks on foundational cognitive skills: evidence from Peru by Pazos, N, Favara, M, Sánchez, A, Scott, D, Behrman, J

“…Our results show significant negative effects of early life exposure to rainfall shocks on EFs—especially, on working memory—measured in later childhood. We also find evidence of rainfall shocks decreasing households’ abilities to invest in human capital, which may affect both FCSs and domain-specific test scores. …”

Enhanced restoration of visual code after targeting ON bipolar cells compared to retinal ganglion cells with optogenetic therapy by Rogers, J, Hughes, S, Ebrahimi, A, Allen, A, Storchi, R, Lindner, M, Peirson, S, Badea, T, Hankins, M, Lucas, R

“…For both targeting strategies, we find ReaChR-evoked responses have equivalent sensitivity and can encode contrast across different background irradiances. …”

Emergence and spread of two SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest in Nigeria by Olawoye, IB, Oluniyi, PE, Oguzie, JU, Uwanibe, JN, Kayode, TA, Olumade, TJ, Ajogbasile, FV, Parker, E, Eromon, PE, Abechi, P, Sobajo, TA, Ugwu, CA, George, UE, Ayoade, F, Akano, K, Oyejide, NE, Nosamiefan, I, Fred-Akintunwa, I, Adedotun-Sulaiman, K, Brimmo, FB, Adegboyega, BB, Philip, C, Adeleke, RA, Chukwu, GC, Ahmed, MI, Ope-Ewe, OO, Otitoola, SG, Ogunsanya, OA, Saibu, MF, Sijuwola, AE, Ezekiel, GO, John, OG, Akin-John, JO, Akinlo, OO, Fayemi, OO, Ipaye, TO, Nwodo, DC, Omoniyi, AE, Omwanghe, IB, Terkuma, CA, Okolie, J, Ayo-Ale, O, Ikponmwosa, O, Benevolence, E, Naregose, GO, Patience, AE, Blessing, O, Micheal, A, Jacqueline, A, Aiyepada, JO, Abejegah, C, Adetifa, IM

“…By integrating travel data and phylogeographic reconstructions, we find that these two variants that arose during the second wave in Nigeria emerged from within Africa, with the B.1.525 from Nigeria, and then spread to other parts of the world. …”

Energy democracy, public participation, and support for local energy system change in Canada by Fiander, J, Walker, C, Rowlands, IH, Devine-Wright, P, Wilson, C, Soutar, I, Gupta, R

“…and iii) What motivates the public to participate? We find overall support for energy democracy across Canada, yet varied support among provinces and regions. …”

Motion and deformation of a bubble in a Hele-Shaw cell by Wu, K, Booth, DJ, Griffiths, IAN, Nunes, JK, Stone, HA

“…As in the case of a horizontal Hele-Shaw cell, we find that, with increasing bubble size, the bubble shape can switch from being flattened to elongated in the direction of motion. …”

B cell receptor repertoire kinetics after SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination by Kotagiri, P, Mescia, F, Rae, WM, Bergamaschi, L, Tuong, ZK, Turner, L, Hunter, K, Gerber, PP, Hosmillo, M, Hess, C, Clatworthy, MR, Goodfellow, IG, Matheson, NJ, McKinney, EF, Wills, MR, Gupta, RK, Bradley, JR, Bashford-Rogers, RJM, Lyons, PA, Smith, KGC

“…We analyze serial samples from 171 SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals and 63 vaccine recipients and find the global BCR repertoire differs between them. …”

Soft-finite-element-method-driven multiphysics airfoil optimization by Nguyen, VD, Naharro, P-S, Peña, J-M, Jerusalem, A

“…The results demonstrate that this approach can effectively find optimal solutions with improved aerodynamic performance in all three cases. …”

Seismic node arrays for enhanced understanding and monitoring of geothermal systems by Hudson, T, Kettlety, T, Kendall, J-M, O'Toole, T, Jupe, A, Shail, RK, Grand, G

“…In our example case study, we find that the injection‐site fracture orientations significantly differ from that of the crust above and the regional stress state. …”

Iris: dynamic privacy preserving search in authenticated chord peer-to-peer networks by Aktypi, A, Rasmussen, K

“…<p>In structured peer-to-peer networks, like Chord, users find data by asking a number of intermediate nodes in the network. …”

Tipping point in ice-sheet grounding-zone melting due to ocean water intrusion by Bradley, AT, Hewitt, IJ

“…We consider the susceptibility of present-day Antarctic grounding zones to this process, finding that both warm and cold water cavity ice shelves may be vulnerable. …”

Local climate action from the middle-out: the social potential of craft guilds to facilitate low-carbon installations in Germany by Wehden, S, Janda, KB, Jansen, J, Creutzig, F

“…Situated between policymaking and on-the-ground installation, guilds have unique agency and capacity qualities deriving from preferential access to the local implementers of low-carbon transitions and legal commissions with critical tasks including training, informing, and associating installers. However, we find that guilds suffer from resource constraints, membership declines, and a lack of deliberate activation. …”

Interferon-α promotes HLA-B-restricted presentation of conventional and alternative antigens in human pancreatic β-cells by Carré, A, Samassa, F, Zhou, Z, Perez-Hernandez, J, Lekka, C, Manganaro, A, Oshima, M, Liao, H, Parker, R, Nicastri, A, Brandao, B, Colli, ML, Eizirik, DL, Aluri, J, Patel, D, Göransson, M, Burgos Morales, O, Anderson, A, Landry, L, Kobaisi, F, Scharfmann, R, Marselli, L, Marchetti, P, You, S, Ternette, N

“…Here we characterize the HLA-I antigen presentation in resting and IFN-α-exposed β-cells and find that IFN-α increases HLA-I expression and expands peptide repertoire to those derived from alternative mRNA splicing, protein cis-splicing and post-translational modifications. …”

Experimentation in wicked situations: how activists construct pragmatic action frames by Savaget, P, Roulet, T, Ventresca, M

“…This pragmatic action frame prompts them to initiate pilot experiments that involve trial-and-error and collective learning, and that sometimes scaffold into cumulative small wins. Reflecting on our findings, we build a model of how pragmatic action frames fuel distributed possibilities to experiment in wicked situations. …”

The origin of cultivated mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana): critical assessments and an evolutionary-ecological perspective by Yao, T. L., Nazre, M., McKey, D., Jalonen, R., Duminil, J.

“…Its origin remains contentious, although recent findings suggest G. mangostana L. var. malaccensis (Hook. f.) …”
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Financial development, institutions, and economic growth nexus: A spatial econometrics analysis using geographical and institutional proximities by Ahmad, Mahyudin, Law, Siong Hook

“…However, the growth-effect of FD becomes negative beyond a certain threshold. We also find significant positive spatial lag growth in the model, indicating the presence of indirect spillover effects of FD and institutions on the growth of neighbouring countries in both geographical and institutional spheres. …”
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Impact Tip Speed Ratio in Performance Analysis for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT) with Optimal Twist and Tapered (OPT) Blade Shape by Mat Zin, Muhammad Al,Ain, Ishak, Izuan Amin, Mohammad Arafat, Mohammad Arafat, Samiran, Nor Afzanizam, Sahari, Norain

“…This simulation was performed using the Moving Ratio Frame (MRF) method. To find the optimum grid resolution, a Grid Independence Test (GIT) was conducted comparing the coefficient of power (Cp). …”
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Strengthening the relationship between Shariah Committee and Board of Directors of Islamic Banks by Hussain, Mohammad Azam, Mohd Noor, Fauziah, Md. Nor, Mohd Zakhiri, Azhar, Alias

“…This study is carried out to seek the opinion of SC in order to bridge the gap between the two bodies and to find out the best method to be offered to the Islamic bank in this regard. …”
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