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This describes a low-energy voltage level shifter (LS) architecture. We further introduce a regulated cross-coupled (RCC) pull-up network to achieve a considerable reduction in dynamic power consumption with higher switc...

Due to the rapid growth of significance of sustainable development in recent years, there have been many ideas regarding the practical application of environmental and social concepts in business management. Many of thes...

Foodborne pathogen outbreaks impose a substantial and escalating burden on global public health, food systems, and economies, with the World Health Organization estimating over 600 million illness episodes and 420,000 de...

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...

The increasing complexity of halal supply chains has intensified transparency challenges, yet limited studies integrate behavioural and innovation theories to explain consumer adoption of blockchain-based halal traceabil...

The phloem transport of amino acids is a key step in the efficient use of nitrogen (N). Despite the importance of this issue, little information is known about the regulation of phloem transport of amino acids in plants ...

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...

The study examines the transformation of Ukraine’s consulting services market under the influence of military conflict. It analyzes external and internal factors affecting the market’s development during wartime and ...

The article explores the conceptual foundations and strategic dimensions of logistics service management in the context of modern supply chain systems. Logistics service is viewed as a complex and dynamic system that int...

Food systems globally are under growing pressure to transition in response to climate change, ecological degradation, shifting consumer expectations, and persistent social inequities. Emerging biotechnologies, including ...

Abstract Background Diabetes is a major global public health burden. Effective diabetes management is highly dependent on the availability of affordable and quality-assured essential medicines (EMs) which is a challenge ...

Maize has a high nitrogen demand; as a result, more sustainable alternatives are needed to reduce demand for mineral fertilizers. This study aimed to evaluate and characterize the agronomic performance of maize genotypes...

Global food supply chains continue to expand in scale and complexity, heightening risks of fraud, mislabeling, and cross-contamination across certification systems. These vulnerabilities are particularly consequential fo...

Abstract Blue Foods from aquaculture and fishing vessels are essential for global diets and economies, yet shrimp aquaculture faces mounting challenges in supply, disease, climate, and market sustainability. This review ...

Communities are central to social-ecological systems where environmental dynamics, development pressures, and human well-being intersect. Yet, infrastructure planning often overlooks this complexity, leading to unintende...

Spatial expansion and increasing population of cities is turning them into neuralgic points of the food supply chain. Due to its structure and the speed of life processes, food is delivered to urban centres through con...

Introduction: Informal workers are a priority for health equity. However, Indonesian employment laws provide limited legal social protection to informal workers, which may constrain access to health insurance. From the s...

Abstract Food safety is a critical public health and economic issue in Afghanistan, where regulatory frameworks are evolving in response to complex political, social, and infrastructural challenges. This study examines t...

Abstract This is the first study which presents integrated geo-spatial prospective life cycle and supply chain sustainability modelling of two compound semiconductors: Indium Gallium Nitride (InGaN) and Indium Gallium Ph...

IntroductionAmid rising concerns over the fragility of global cereal supply chains under geopolitical tensions, infrastructure underutilization, and decarbonization pressures, this study examines how counterfactual reall...

This paper examines the impact of the 2008–2009 global financial crisis on water service quality challenges experienced by firms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Using data from the World Bank’s BEEPS IV and V s...

ABSTRACT Studies on B-vitamin requirements of cattle, conducted more than 60 years ago, concluded that mature ruminants do not require B-vitamin supplements because the amounts of vitamins provided by the diet and synthe...

Hepatic-driven metabolic alterations have impacts on both embryo implantation and subsequent fetal development. We previously found that dietary chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) improves maternal redox homeostasis and metabo...

BackgroundNon-compliant residues are a concern anywhere, regardless of the presence of an effective regulatory system. In Kenya, tomatoes are widely consumed, but data on pesticide contamination across different retail o...