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A Trust-Boundary Reference Architecture for Secure Cyber-Physical Agriculture: Design and Software-Based Proof-of-Concept for Smart Irrigation

Alvertos Ioannis Mourikis, Iosif Polenakis, Christos Sarantidis, Romanos Kalamatianos et al. • Sensors (2026)

Smart irrigation is an operational technology (OT) problem as much as an Internet of Things (IoT) one: software decisions act directly on valves, pumps, pressure and water delivery, so a spoofed reading or a replayed command has physical co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/s26206545

Effectiveness of music-based interventions in acute care settings for people living with dementia to reduce anxiety and enhance the care experience: A systematic review.

Victoria McArthur, Susan Everington, Martyn Patel • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus (2024)

Introduction: Dementia is a global health priority, with an increasing percentage of overall hospital bed days occupied by people with dementia (PWD). This combined with increased demand and availability of complex scanning means that there...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2024.100087

El género de la deuda. Circulación de la deuda social entre mujeres de Ciudad Juárez, México

Maribel Núñez Rodríguez • Antípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología (2015)

The intention of this paper is to analyze the social debt contracted by women in southeastern Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), within the theoretical framework of feminist economic anthropology based on ethnographic data collected there during 2012 ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7440/antipoda21.2015.03

An Assessment of Group Lending Challenges Facing Microfinance Institutions in Mwanza, Tanzania

Evelyne F. Magambo • International Journal of Advanced Business Studies (2025)

The purpose of this study is to thoroughly evaluate the difficulties Tanzanian microfinance institutions (MFIs) encountered when putting group lending concepts into practice. It specifically aims to pinpoint the main obstacles associated wi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.59857/IJABS.3930

A Data-Driven Approach for Enhancing Customer Loyalty through Strategic Business Innovations and Technology Integration

Venkataramana Karri, Polamarasetty Nooka Appa Rao, Gopal Krishna Sanapala, V Vijaya Kumar et al. • Ianna Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (2025)

Background: Customer trust and loyalty are critical in today’s competitive business environment. Integrating technology, sustainability, and omnichannel approaches has been recognised as a key factor in enhancing customer experience. Howeve...

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Economics of International Business

Mark Casson • Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks (2000)

Economics of International Business sets out a new agenda for international business research. Mark Casson asserts that it is time to move the subject on from sterile debates about transaction cost economies and resource-based theories of t...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781843767015

Managing Networks in International Business

M. Forsgren, J. Johanson • Routledge eBooks (2014)

The book introduces a unique and innovative perspective for the study of international business networking. In contrast to the standard construction of models for optimal strategic decision-making, the essays in this book emphasise interpre...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315800417

International business

Sjoerd Beugelsdijk, Robbert Maseland • Cambridge University Press eBooks (2010)

Introduction After looking at entrepreneurial culture and trust, we devote this chapter to the relationship between culture, cultural differences, and the international organization and production of economic activity. As we explain in more...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511761539.010

Importance and performance evaluation tools for small and medium companies: critical analysis of national versus international literature

Sandro César Bortoluzzi, Sandra Rolim Ensslin, Leonardo Ensslin • Revista Produção Online (2015)

The research aims to map the importance and performance evaluation tools for small and medium companies. This descriptive and qualitative study analyzed 33 national articles and 21 international ones. Regarding the importance of performance...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14488/1676-1901.v15i4.1689

Promoting sustainable businesses for strong local communities: Qatar’s wild herbal plants industry

Macro Johann Sebastian Bejarano, Thiago Sabatinelli Rodrigues, Columba Marcelli Sánchez, Kaltham Al-Ghanim et al. • Energy Reports (2020)

Herbal medicine can improve economic diversification and sustainable livelihoods of local communities. In fact, the demand for herbal medicine is increasing globally while policymakers also value non-economic benefits, e.g. preserving tradi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2020.10.058

The moderating effect of psychological trust on knowledge spillovers and firms’ open innovation

Rui Huang, Jie Jin, Tianxin Sunguo, Yongsong Liu • Frontiers in Psychology (2022)

Psychological trust is an important link in building interpersonal relationships and has a significant impact on the attitude and behavior of knowledge subjects. Based on the characteristics of knowledge attributes, this paper analyzed the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1071625

The impact of technical barriers to trade on Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports to key markets

Phuong Thi Nguyen • Journal of International Logistics and Trade (2025)

PurposeThis paper examines Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports to major destination markets including The United States, South Korea, China and Japan with a particular focus on the impact of technical barriers to trade (TBTs) during the p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1108/JILT-09-2025-0082

Trust, Morality and International Business

George G. Brenkert • Business Ethics Quarterly (1998)

Abstract: This paper argues that trust is one of the crucial bases for an international business morality. To defend this claim, it identifies three prominent senses of trust in the current literature and defends one of them, viz., what I t...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/3857330

Reputation assessment mechanism for carpooling applications based on clustering user travel preferences

Athanasios Salamanis, Dionysios D. Kehagias, Dimitrios Tsoukalas, Dimitrios Tzovaras • International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology (2019)

One way to ensure sustainable and environmental friendly mobility is the use of less vehicles for carrying more passengers, and carpooling is a means to achieve this goal. One major concern in carpooling services is related to trust, as car...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijtst.2018.08.002

Investing in traditional medicine: leveraging evidence and innovative research to strengthen the fight against malaria in Nigeria

Francisca Ogochukwu Onukansi, Collins Chibueze Anokwuru, Stanley Chinedu Eneh, Goodness Ogeyi Odey et al. • Malaria Journal (2025)

Abstract Traditional medicine (TM) has been a cornerstone of healthcare across various cultures, especially in Africa, where it has played an integral role in the management of diseases such as malaria. Despite the popularity and historical...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12936-025-05359-w

History of Plant Sciences

Janet Browne • Wiley eBooks (2001)

Abstract The study of plants has played a significant, if sometimes undervalued, role in history. Plants have been important in science, medicine and economic affairs since Antiquity. The herbal tradition dominated investigations until the ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/npg.els.0003081

The role of feedback in supporting trainees who underperform in clinical environments

Rola Ajjawi, Margaret Bearman, Elizabeth Molloy, Christy Noble • Frontiers in Medicine (2023)

IntroductionUnderperformance in clinical environments can be costly and emotional for all stakeholders. Feedback is an important pedagogical strategy for working with underperformance – both formal and informal strategies can make a differe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1121602

Perceptions of cervical cancer prevention among a group of ethnic minority women in Denmark-A qualitative study.

Sara Badre-Esfahani, Lone Kjeld Petersen, Camilla Rahr Tatari, Jan Blaakær et al. • PLoS ONE (2021)

BackgroundCervical cancer screening (CCS) and human papillomavirus vaccination (HPVV) are effective measures against cervical cancer (CC). Attendance in HPVV and CCS provides the greatest protection, while combined non-attendance in HPVV an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250816

Influence of reputation on shareholder value

Runge Christopher • SHS Web of Conferences (2021)

Research background: This paper focuses on the topic of reputation management. Reputation is a social construct. It is based on a person’s opinion of another person, thing, or organization. It is also highly dependent on group interactions ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/shsconf/202112902017