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The World Ecology of Desalination

Brian F O'Neill • Journal of World-Systems Research (2020)

World-systems scholars are increasingly engaged in issues at the intersection of ecological and economic concerns since the proliferation of debates on the Anthropocene. Recently, the alternative concept of Capitalocene—age of Capital—has e...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5195/jwsr.2020.987

Identification of Interfunctional Coordination Items Important for Business Performance of SMEs

Zuzana Hübnerová, Eva Tomášková, Josef Bednář • Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis (2020)

This paper provides a deeper analysis of the relationships between interfunctional coordination (IFC) and business performance (BP). IFC is studied in many fields such as marketing, management, logistics, informatics or human resources. The...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010169

Evaluating the Suitability of the Simplified Pairs Trading Strategy for Short-term Equity Market Trading

Julija Mosina, Grigorij Žilinskij • Comparative Economic Research (2025)

Pairs trading has been a successful tool for traders since its inception in the 1980s and has evolved significantly with the introduction of algorithmic, machine, and AI trading. This evolution has compli­cated the implementation of this st...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18778/1508-2008.28.20

Development and validation of the Customer Engagement Orientation scale: Assessing firms’ customer engagement orientation and its impact on performance

Katarzyna Żyminkowska, Izabela Kowalik, Agnieszka Pleśniak • Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review (2025)

Objective: The article aims to develop and validate a new scale – Customer Engagement Orientation (CENOR) – to measure a firm’s customer engagement orientation and to provide evidence of its impact on firm performance. Although customer eng...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15678/EBER.2025.130302

An innovative and sustainable design of intangible Miao wax printing patterns in combination of diffusion model and fuzzy TOPSIS

Xinhui Kang, Wenjie You, Huaqian Xie • Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (2025)

Abstract Miao wax printing is a dyeing and weaving process in which natural dyes replace chemical dyes. It is renowned for its unique patterns and exquisite craftsmanship. However, with the development of industrialization and the decreasin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1057/s41599-025-05724-9

Fashion Concept as Culturally Projected Within Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) Beauty Pageant in Ghana

Scholastica Wompakeah Azuah, Eric Asante Appau • Fashion and Textiles Review (2020)

The orientation toward continuous change can be found in the modern society through beauty pageants. Fashion is one of the most visible media of change which is reflected in aesthetics, politics, economics, cultural and social life. The Gha...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.35738/ftr.v2.2020.02

Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Koelreuteria paniculata (Sapindaceae) and comparative analysis within the family Sapindaceae

Young-Ho Ha, Jei-Wan Lee, Ji-Young Ahn • Scientific Reports (2026)

Abstract Koelreuteria paniculata (Sapindaceae) is an economically and culturally important species with ornamental traits, durable wood, and medicinal use. Plant mitochondrial (MT) genomes exhibit complex structures and variations in size. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-53883-9

Pollination and Essential Oil Production of <i>Lavandula angustifolia</i> Mill. (Lamiaceae)

Riley B. Jackson, Tyler M. Wilson, Joseph S. Wilson, Zabrina Ruggles et al. • International Journal of Plant Biology (2025)

Lavandula angustifolia Mill., lavender, is an aromatic plant in the Lamiaceae family. Lavender, which is native to the Mediterranean region but cultivated throughout the world, is an important economic plant. Several studies have investigat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ijpb16030072