Emergence of Food Matters in Val Poschiavo (Switzerland) through the Definition of a Regional Transition Project by Marjolaine Gros-Balthazard

“…In this Italian-speaking valley located within the German-speaking Swiss Canton of Graubünden (Grisons), the 100% Valposchiavo initiative, aimed at promoting local organic production, has gradually become a regional project. Through the processes underlying the initiative, this example shows how food matters, not initially explicitly addressed in the agricultural project, and subsequently promoted through the branding of local product through the tourism sector, are ultimately emerging from the initiative, even though not all food-related challenges are addressed.…”
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The Determinants of International Certification among Manufacturing Firms in Pakistan by Farrukh Iqbal, Aadil Nakhoda

“…About a third of such firms in Pakistan hold one or more certificates related to management or technical processes. The existing literature suggests that this demand is influenced by factors such as sector of activity, market competition, human capital and information environment, ownership type, and available resources. …”
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Packaging as source of efficient and sustainable advantages in supply chain management. An analysis of briks by Jesus García-Arca, A.T. González-Portela, J.C. Prado-Prado

“…<p class="Abstract">In higher competitive markets, the suitable supply chain management (particularly, in logistic processes) and the adoptionof sustainability programs are strategic points in companies. …”
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Understanding Accumulation: The Relevance of Marx’s Theory of Primitive Accumulation in Media and Communication Studies by Mattias Ekman

“…First, the role of news media content, news flows and news media systems are discussed in relation to social mobilization against capitalism, privatizations, and the financial sector. Second, Marx’s theory is used to examine how communication in Web 2.0 and the development of ICTs could advance the processes of capital accumulation by appropriating the work performed by users of Web 2.0 and by increasing the corporate surveillance of Internet users. …”
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Fordismo e novos paradigmas de produção: questões sobre a transição no Brasil by Alceu Gomes Alves Filho, Roberto Marx, Mauro Zilbovicius

“…It seems that the modernisation wave is taking place mostly in externally oriented sectors. Further, there is little evidence of a radical shift towards flexibility in any sector. …”
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Lepton flavor violation in the Majorana and Dirac scotogenic models by Raghavendra Srikanth Hundi

“…Hence, to compare these two models in future experiments, we have analyzed lepton flavor violating (LFV) processes in both of them, in the charged lepton sector. …”
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Brexit and UK Environmental Policy and Politics by Charlotte Burns, Neil Carter

“…Since the UK joined the EU in 1973, its approach to environmental policy-making has been profoundly shaped by processes of Europeanisation. Consequently, disentangling the UK from the environmental acquis communautaire will be a huge undertaking. …”
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Person-centred care in pharmacy: time to walk the talk by Tarik Al-Diery, Farhat Naz Hussain

“…To meet the evolving needs of the healthcare sector, pharmacists must embed person-centred care as a defining element of their professional identity. …”
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Decoding Romanian labour protests: insights from a topic modeling approach by Ciprian Panzaru, Gabriela Negoita

“…Using natural language processing (NLP) techniques, this study analyses press releases from Romania’s official news agency to identify recurring themes and patterns in union-led protests. …”
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THE ASSIMILATION OF MARKETING CONCEPT BY RETAIL COMPANIES IN ROMANIA by Marius BĂLĂŞESCU

“…These present realities (and even possibleevolutions) that characterize the sector of retail have been the element thatdetermined the initiation of the present scientific action. …”
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Knowledge Management for Improved Digital Transformation in Insurance Companies: Systematic Review and Perspectives by Younes Elgargouh, Mohammed Reda Chbihi Louhdi, El Moukhtar Zemmouri, Hicham Behja

“…Our examination centers on the diverse implementation processes of KM worldwide, emphasizing the integration of information technologies to enhance data collection, analysis, processing, and distribution within insurance companies. …”
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Metal Additive Manufacturing and Molten Pool Dynamic Characterization Monitoring: Advances in Machine Learning for Directed Energy Deposition by Wentao He, Lida Zhu, Can Liu, Hongxiao Jiang

“…Recognized as one of the most widely utilized metal additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, DED has found extensive applications in critical industrial sectors such as aerospace and aviation. Despite its potential, challenges such as inconsistent part quality and low process repeatability continue to restrict its broader adoption. …”
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New Farming as an Example of Social Innovation Responding to Challenges of Inner Mountain Areas of Italian Alps by Alessandro Gretter, Cristina Dalla Torre, Federica Maino, Andrea Omizzolo

“…Processes of social innovation arose sparsely in various alpine territories, and many of them are connected to a novel interest in the primary sector by locals and new residents. …”
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Master’s degree and job market: possibilities and incongruities by Adna Ribeiro Braquehais, Iliana Maria de Almeida Araújo, Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes

“…In what concerns the reason for the expectations to be fulfilled or not fulfilled: ‘I got better practice, amplified vision, independence towards learning’, ‘there is a lack of funding institutions’ and, finally, absorption of the postgraduate nurses’ demand in the job market: ‘Larger absorption in the private sector’, ‘Lack of selection processes in universities with great demand of postgraduate professionals’. …”
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Evolution of Lignocellulosic Macrocomponents in the Wastewater Streams of a Sulfite Pulp Mill: A Preliminary Biorefining Approach by Tamara Llano, Noelia García-Quevedo, Natalia Quijorna, Javier R. Viguri, Alberto Coz

“…The proposed methodology can be usefully incorporated into other related industrial sectors.…”
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The Structural Evolution and Driving Mechanism of Intercity Technology Transfer Networks in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River: Evidence from TERGM by Zhang Wenbei, Lyu Yifan, Dai Liang, Zheng Huibin, Zou Si

“…The reciprocity, activity, popularity, and hierarchical transitivity of intercity technology transfers positively affect network development, and the stability effect is stronger than the innovation effect in the network evolution process. Based on these findings, policy suggestions for optimizing technology transfer paths are proposed from the perspectives of promoting inter-provincial technology flows, enhancing spatial spillover and sector integration, and taking advantage of the network self-organizing laws of preferential attachment and clustering development. …”
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Educação continuada: concepção de enfermeiros em hospital filantrópico de alta complexidade [Continuing education as conceived by nurses in a high-complexity philanthropic hospital... by Thayane Roberto Simões, Marli Terezinha Oliveira Vannuchi, Mariana Ângela Rossaneis, Larissa Gutierrez da Silva, Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad, Sabine Jenal

“…Educational activities are part of the nursing work process. In that regard, this paper aimed to identify how nurses conceived continuing education. …”
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Exploration of Collective Coexistence and Social Governance of Water: A Study of the Citizens of Semirom by Mahmoud Ghasemi, Azimeh Sadat Abdelahi

“…The sampling method was purposive based on semi-structured interviews conducted with 30 individuals from the local community and the water sector. The interview process continued until theoretical saturation was reached, which was characterized by the absence of new emergent topics and development of sufficiently robust and nuanced categories and relationships. …”
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A hybrid renewable energy system for Hassi Messaoud region of Algeria: Modeling and optimal sizing by Yacine Bourek, El Mouatez Billah Messini, Chouaib Ammari, Mohamed Guenoune, Boulerbah Chabira, Bipul Krishna Saha

“…In Algeria, where the energy sector relies heavily on fossil fuels, integrating renewable energy systems is essential for enhancing energy security and reducing environmental impacts. …”
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Offshore carbon storage from power plants based on real option and multi‐period source‐sink matching: A case study in the eastern coastal China by Xingyu Zan, Panjie Ji, Yuxuan Ying, Long Jiang, Xiaoqing Lin, Angjian Wu, Qi Lu, Qunxing Huang, Xiaodong Li, Jianhua Yan

“…Carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) emerges as a pivotal strategy for CO2 reduction in the power sector, particularly focusing on the overlooked domain of offshore storage along China's east coast. …”
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