Operation Performance Evaluation of Urban Rail Transit PPP Projects: Based on Best Worst Method and Large-Scale Group Evaluation Technology by Yuning Wang, Yingzi Liang, Cong Li, Xinyuan Zhang

“…Adopting the PPP model can alleviate local financial pressure and improve capital use efficiency. However, many existing urban rail transit PPP projects have fallen into the dilemma of cost overrun, schedule delay, and poor product quality. …”
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The usage of financial services among Malaysian SMEs: an exploratory study by Humberto Ramirez, Thien Sang Lim

“…They constitute conceptual grounded insights that expand our understanding of how SMEs behave financially, and how those practices can directly improve their efficiency and performance. The results have also relevant implications for practice. …”
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The Influence of School Principals' Learning Leadership and School Climate on Teacher Performance by A. Aulia Reski Novianti Alnisyar, Fatmiati Nur

“…The method used is quantitative research. Data was collected by distributing questionnaires and processed using the SPSS application. …”
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Enhancing User Satisfaction and Loyalty in MSMEs: The Role of Accounting Information Systems by Khairul Imtihan, Mardi Mardi, Ahmad Tantoni, Wire Bagye, Muhammad Fauzi Zulkarnaen

“…In practical terms, AIS should be designed with simplicity, reliability, and relevance to MSME needs, ensuring ease of adoption and operational efficiency. Policymakers are encouraged to promote digital literacy and provide affordable AIS solutions to accelerate adoption among MSMEs. …”
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Perceptions of AI in Higher Education: Insights from Students at a Top-Tier Chinese University by Yi Yan, Bin Wu, Jiaqi Pi, Xiaowen Zhang

“…Results revealed that while they viewed AI as useful for enhancing efficiency and easy to use, concerns about content accuracy, over-reliance, and ethical issues persisted. …”
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IMPLEMENTING CONTROLLED EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN CONSTRUCTION by Yasser M. R. Aboelmagd

“…The comparison between public and private sector projects emphasizes the need for stricter EVM adoption in public-sector construction to improve cost efficiency. …”
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CONCEPTUAL BASIS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT BASED ON TURNOVER DYNAMICS by Iryna Svyshchuk

“…It makes it possible to identify sectors with high growth potential and to increase the efficiency of management decisions in this area. Value / originality. …”
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Methane Emissions from Coal Mines: Quantification, Capture, and Utilization Strategies for Atmospheric Impact Mitigation—A Case Study from Poland by Marek Borowski, Klaudia Zwolińska-Glądys, Jianwei Cheng

“…This study aims to inform policymakers, industry stakeholders, and researchers by presenting actionable insights into mitigating methane emissions, while fostering the dual objectives of environmental protection and resource efficiency.…”
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Tissue-Specific Transcriptomic Responses to Avian Reovirus Inoculation in Ovo by Zubair Khalid, Shahna Fathima, Ruediger Hauck

“…These findings indicate that ARV replication efficiency and host molecular responses are dose-, tissue-, and time-dependent. …”
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Exploring sustainability oriented innovations in tourism: insights from ecological modernization, diffusion of innovations, and the triple bottom line by Muhammad Fikry Aransyah, Bambang Hermanto, Anang Muftiadi, Hera Oktadiana

“…Economically, SOIs improve financial performance, operational efficiency, and competitiveness while generating revenue through green certifications and eco-labels. …”
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SWRVM: Sliding Window Recurrent Vision Mamba Model for Long-Term Spatial-Temporal Prediction by Ge Peng, Yujing Zhong

“…The quantitative and qualitative visualization results demonstrate the SWRVM model outperforms the state-of-the-arts (SOTA) models in multi-scale variations long-term spatial-temporal prediction tasks.…”
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Study on the optimal scheme of shale complex cracks formation based on Xsite discrete lattice method. by Haoyong Huang, Guozhou Qiu, Jianfa Wu, Yintong Guo, Shuai Cui, Zhen Zhang

“…The advantage of the orthogonal experimental design scheme is that it can obtain as much information as possible in a relatively small number of tests, improving the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the test. Therefore, based on Xsite design 6 factor 5 horizontal orthogonal test, this paper obtained the optimal fracturing design scheme with crack area, crack shape volume, tensile crack area and shear crack area as evaluation criteria. …”
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User Satisfaction and the Impact of User Characteristics on A Library Automation System SLiMS 9 Bulian by Andi Saputra

“…This study aimed to assess user satisfaction and examine the influence of user characteristics—such as gender, age, and education level—on the performance of the SLiMS 9 Bulian. A quantitative approach was employed, using the PIECES (Performance, Information, Economy, Control, Efficiency, and Service) framework to measure user satisfaction. …”
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The tight balance state and mechanism of disaster-resilient resources in karst small towns: a Chinese karst landform case study by Sicheng Wang, Dinglin Song, Mingming Gao

“…Abstract Karst small towns globally face challenges due to limited disaster-resilient resources, making it difficult to handle increasingly severe disaster environments. Improving the efficiency of disaster-resilient resource utilization and maintaining a tight balance state of disaster-resilient resources (TBS) are crucial for enhancing disaster adaptability and resilience. …”
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Revealing and mitigating the inhibitory effect of serotonin on HRP-mediated protein labelling by Zora Chui-Kuen Chan, Cheng Qi, Yuanhong Cai, Xin Li, Jing Ren

“…To counteract this inhibition, we demonstrated that Dz-PEG, an aryl diazonium compound that consumes serotonin through an azo-coupling reaction, restores biotinylation efficiency. Label-free quantitative proteomics confirmed that serotonin inhibits biotinylation, and that Dz-PEG effectively reverses this inhibition. …”
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A Decentralized Signcryption Scheme Based on CFL by Leyi Shi, Mengting Liu

“…These quantitative improvements highlight the scheme’s promising application prospects and practical value.…”
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Effect of Green Manufacturing on Performance of Sugar Manufacturing in Western Kenya by Mercy Nafula Mwalati, Willis Otuya, Kelvin Machuki

“…Methodology/design; The study utilized descriptive and causal research design using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The study targeted 10 sugar manufacturing firms in Western Kenya. …”
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Reducing the Frame Vibration of Delta Robot in Pick and Place Application: An Acceleration Profile Optimization Approach by Hongtai Cheng, Wei Li

“…In order to reduce the frame vibration without sacrificing robot efficiency, those two goals are fused together according to their priorities. …”
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Toward Sustainable Development: Energy Transition Scenarios for Oil-Dependent Countries, with Iran as a Case Study by Bahareh Heidary, Mohammad Ali Kiani, Farzin Golzar

“…These scenarios, ranging from increased fossil fuel production to renewable energy deployment, subsidy reform, and energy efficiency, were developed based on a systematic literature review and expert interviews. …”
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Intra- and interspecific pollen morphology variation of invasive Reynoutria taxa (Polygonaceae) in their response to different habitat conditions by Blanka Wiatrowska, Łukasz Dylewski, Katarzyna Bzdęga, Barbara Tokarska-Guzik, Zygmunt Dajdok, Agata Gobber, Dorota Wrońska-Pilarek

“…The observed presence of male-fertile specimens of R. japonica may enhance the efficiency of generative reproduction in this species throughout its invaded ranges. …”
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