Maturity of risk management in agricultural supply chains by Ezequiel Scopel, Vilmar Rodrigues Moreira, Alex Antônio Ferraresi

“…Practical implications – Managerial implications underscore the formal establishment of a risk governance unit, the appointment of a Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and the constitution of an interdisciplinary risk management committee. …”
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Enhanced analysis of the genomic diversity of Mycobacterium bovis in Great Britain to aid control of bovine tuberculosis by Prizam Sandhu, Javier Nunez-Garcia, Stefan Berg, Jo Wheeler, James Dale, Paul Upton, Jane Gibbens, R. Glyn Hewinson, Sara H. Downs, Richard J. Ellis, Eleftheria Palkopoulou

“…At the local scale, we show that WGS provides greater discriminatory power and that it can reveal the origin of infection and associated risk pathways even in areas of high bTB prevalence. …”
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Structure and Fragmentation Scale of a Massive Star-forming Filament in NGC 6334: High-resolution Mid-infrared Absorption Imaging with JWST by Philippe André, Michael Mattern, Doris Arzoumanian, Yoshito Shimajiri, Annie Zavagno, Daisei Abe, Delphine Russeil

“…This characteristic scale  ∼0.1 pc has important implications for the origin of the star formation efficiency in dense gas and the initial mass function.…”
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Pyrogenic carbon and carbonating minerals for carbon capture and storage (PyMiCCS) part I: production, physico-chemical characterization and C-sink potential by Johannes Meyer zu Drewer, Johannes Meyer zu Drewer, Johannes Meyer zu Drewer, Maria-Elena Vorrath, Thorben Amann, Jens Hartmann, Jose Maria De la Rosa, Jens Möllmer, Sara Maria Pérez-Dalí, William Meredith, Clement Uguna, Colin Snape, Claudia Kammann, Hans-Peter Schmidt, Nikolas Hagemann, Nikolas Hagemann

“…However, the underlying mechanism and implications for biochar persistence in the environment need further investigation. …”
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Quantitative Mapping of Posterior Eye Curvature in Children Using Distortion-Corrected OCT: Insights into Temporal Region Morphology by Takahiro Hiraoka, MD, PhD, Masato Tamura, MS, Yoshikiyo Moriguchi, PhD, Riku Kuji, MS, Toshihiro Mino, PhD, Masahiro Akiba, PhD, Yosuke Takahashi, OD, Kenichi Yoshino, MD, PhD, Yoshimi Sugiura, MD, PhD, Toshifumi Mihashi, PhD, Tetsuro Oshika, MD, PhD

“…Further investigation is necessary to elucidate its origin and implications for ocular development. Financial Disclosure(s): Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.…”
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Going batty: US bat imports raise concerns for species conservation and human health by Mayla Tarango, Jonathan E. Kolby, Orion L.B. Goodman, C. Jane Anderson, Jen Tinsman, Jason Kirkey, Amanda Liew, Marshall Jones, Cadhla Firth, Jamie K. Reaser

“…From 2015 to 2023, at least 284 bat species were imported into the US from at least 106 countries of origin, predominantly Indonesia. Scientific use was the most frequently declared import purpose. …”
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Experiences of antibiotic use and healthcare access among migrants to the UK: a qualitative study by Luisa Silva, Amani Al-Oraibi, Shajwan Nanakali, Mayuri Gogoi, Osama Hassan, Isra Al-Sharabi, Pankhuri Sahare, Manish Pareek, Irtiza Qureshi, Laura B. Nellums

“…Methods Adult migrants were purposively recruited through community organisations, collaborators, online platforms and snowball sampling representing different migrant statuses, countries of origin and ethnicities. Semi-structured interviews were conducted online, by phone or face-to-face, in participants’ preferred languages, between March and July 2022 exploring antibiotic use and healthcare access. …”
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Unveiling barriers to Industry 5.0 adoption in supply chains: a DEMATEL approach by Seema Laddha, Anguja Agrawal

“…Originality/value – This research contributes original insights from practitioners, policymakers and researchers in navigating the complex landscape of I5.0 adoption, ensuring meaningful contributions to both academia and industry.…”
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Regulation of androgen receptor variants in prostate cancer by Yezi Zhu, Jun Luo

“…With regard to the molecular origin of AR-Vs, it is established that expression of AR-Vs is highly correlated with androgen deprivation and suppression of AR signaling. …”
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Influence of the salaries of the academic personnel of the co-financed universities on the number of scientific publications by Juan Antonio Jimber del Rio, Argentina Arias Barrionuevo

“…They may also design more effective incentive schemes that reward academic staff based on their research performance and impact, rather than their seniority or rank. Social implications: The paper has some social implications for society and academia. …”
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Optimization model: the innovation and future of e-ecotourism for sustainability by Fauziah Eddyono, Dudung Darusman, Ujang Sumarwan, Tutut Sunarminto

“…Social implications – Sustainable tourism development. Originality/value – This study finds the expansion of new theory competitiveness of ecotourism destinations.…”
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Integrating Industrial Property Education into the Curricula of Technical Studies by Angela Repanovici, Manolis Koukourakis, Ionela Maria Barsan, Dan Savescu

“…The project is an original initiative with ethical implications for and considerations of IP. …”
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Prevalence of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Risk Characterization Based on Virulence Genes in Retail Raw Ground Meat of Beef, Veal, and Lamb in Canada by Helen Zhang, Etsuko Yamamoto, Austin Markell, Catherine Carrillo, Annie Locas

“…STEC-contaminated foods of animal origin have been the most frequently implicated sources of foodborne outbreaks. …”
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Examining a new model of destination choice behavior: An empirical study from Vietnam by Trong Tien Bao BUI

“…Furthermore, the study has implications for both theoretical implications and practical implications for destination marketing and management. …”
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Going forward and beyond: on the track of a practice turn in supply chain sustainability studies by Raphael Lissillour, Minelle E. Silva

“…Research limitations/implications – The authors provide a research agenda with a comprehensive perspective of understanding the application and implications of practice theories to SCS. …”
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A model for enterprise resource planning in emergency humanitarian logistics by Jose V. Gavidia

“…Social implications – Because of the critical, life or death nature of the problem, social and ethical implications of this research are broad, including the divergence of coordination in humanitarian vs commercial and military logistics, as well as inter-agency politics. …”
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Strategic scaling initiatives and client networking dynamics for small and medium-sized enterprises growth: a comprehensive case study analysis by Ioannis Christodoulou, Satrio Utomo Putranto, Moustafa Haj Youssef, Aspasia Simillidou, Jana Chovancová

“…These insights serve as a roadmap for SMEs, guiding them towards strategic growth and success in a dynamic business landscape. Social implications – The research unfolds critical insights with profound social implications for SMEs worldwide. …”
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Unlocking Sustainability through Supply Chain Visibility by Md Mehedi Hasan Emon, Tahsina Khan

“…It offers original insights into the contingent relationships between supply chain connectivity, information sharing, product complexity, and sustainable performance. …”
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Placing Technology by Yuk Hui, Samuel Koh, Dulmini Perera

“… In this interview, the editors met with Professor Yuk Hui, the originator of the notion of cosmotechnics, to discuss the implications of cosmotechnical thinking for architecture, urbanism and design. …”
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A framework for facility layout problem characterization in a bi-directional logistics context by Paola Vintimilla Alvarez, Faustino Alarcón Valero

“…Originality/value: This article proposes an opening to study the impact of BL in the FLP for enterprises.…”
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