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BackgroundLast-mile logistics accounts for approximately 28% of total logistics costs and is a major contributor to urban carbon emissions. The integration of drones with electric trucks offers a path toward more efficie...

Orientation: Global supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to systemic disruptions, especially in port-centric logistics networks in emerging markets. South Africa’s Port of Durban, a critical point for retail supp...

Chronic renal diseases cause substantial problems to dialysis patients and their caregivers within medical, social and economical areas. In severe cases, renal transplantation is only hope for the life of these patients....

In the context of global changes and the complexity of socio-economic systems, making management decisions is becoming an increasingly challenging process. Digital transformation, which has become a key goal for the deve...

The article examines the impact of time management on the financial and motivational performance of an enterprise in a turbulent external environment. The relevance of the topic is due to the fact that modern enterprises...

The article investigates the integration processes within the African Union (AU) and examines the structural imbalances that hinder the formation of a unified economic, social, and political space across the continent. T...

The rapid growth of e-commerce provides unprecedented convenience but also generates environmental costs, including carbon emissions, plastic packaging, and reverse logistics waste. Understanding green consumer behavior ...

Looking at the global rules for maintaining world peace, everyone believed that the years after 1989 would be characterized by peace and diversification of trade relations between sovereign countries, since the Cold War,...

Abstract The loss of biodiversity, climate change, and disparities in human development are all interrelated challenges that the world is currently dealing with. In response, interest in applying Industry 5.0 technologie...

The global shift towards sustainable bioenergy demands not only improved biomass upgrading methods but also credible validation of their techno-economic and environmental feasibility at an industrial scale. Torrefaction ...

Abstract This paper proposes a corridor-based drone–carrier framework for last-mile urban delivery that explicitly minimizes environmental impact while improving logistics efficiency. Starting from a central warehouse,...

In conditions of rapid change, the strategic stability of agricultural enterprises and the ability to innovate are key factors in ensuring regional economic stability and food security. The purpose of the article is to s...

In this study, the Von Bertalanffy, Richards, Gompertz, Brody, and Logistics non-linear mixed regression models were compared for their ability to estimate the growth curve in commercial laying hens. Data were obtained f...

The pursuit of de-dollarization by BRICS, including Brazil, Russia, India, Chin and South Africa, though indirect, represents a development of growing global relevance in the evolving international monetary order. This s...

Abstract Background Delays in seeking appropriate treatment for malaria in children under five remain a major contributor to poor outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa, where multiple socioeconomic, geographic, and health-syste...

The purpose of this article is to analyse the key trends in Ukraine’s foreign trade reorientation and institutional support of competition under the influence of war and European integration processes. The study focuse...

Modern edge–cloud deployments integrate devices, edge servers, private networks, and cloud platforms into heterogeneous, multi-layer systems. Each layer exposes distinct metrics, measurement granularities, and tim...

The 1990s were marked by profound transformations due to the fall of the communist regimes from Central and Eastern Europe. On the one hand, the globalization process expanded all over the world at a rapid pace. On the...

Abstract The study investigated the implementation of a Behaviour-Based Safety (BBS) approach at an Electric Overhead Traveling (EOT) crane operating area in the logistics industry to improve workplace safety. The BBS ap...

This study develops a sustainable vehicle routing framework that addresses gender imbalance in freight transport, where women remain significantly underrepresented in driving roles. The framework integrates gender-differ...

Background: In the rapidly expanding e-commerce sector, stock-outs remain a critical failure, eroding customer trust and revenue. While lean principles are often applied to optimise internal inventory, this study propos...

Background: Thyroid cancer is one of the most prevalent endocrine neoplasms in Brazil, and radioiodine therapy (RAI) is a well-established adjuvant treatment. However, managing RAI can be particularly challenging in pati...

The aim of this research is to propose a performance evaluation system to rank the efficiency of fruit and vegetables (FV) distribution routes based on selected criteria related to logistic, distribution practices and ph...

The Gulf Coast region of Louisiana hosts one of the highest concentrations of petrochemical industries in the United States, contributing substantially to national economic output while simultaneously posing severe envir...