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View article: Patterns and Predictors of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease from The Dialysis Units of Mardan Region
Patterns and Predictors of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease from The Dialysis Units of Mardan Region Open
Background: Anemia is a prevalent and serious complication associated with kidney disease, which increases morbidity, diminishes the quality of life, and impairs the prognosis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Knowledge of the…
View article: Quiet Encroachment and Female Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: An Intersectionality Plus Approach
Quiet Encroachment and Female Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: An Intersectionality Plus Approach Open
The feminist theory of intersectionality has received increasing scholarly application because of its ability to explain inequalities. Intersectionality as applied to entrepreneurship is a framework that highlights how structures and chara…
View article: Influence of Digital Literacy on Customer Purchase Intention: The Mediating Role of Social Media Usage and Moderating Impact of User Engagement and e-Word of Mouth
Influence of Digital Literacy on Customer Purchase Intention: The Mediating Role of Social Media Usage and Moderating Impact of User Engagement and e-Word of Mouth Open
This research investigated the influence of digital literacy on customer purchase intention through the mediating role of social media usage and moderating impact of user engagement as well as e-word of mouth. A quantitative research desig…
View article: Aspiring towards automotive circularity: A critical review and research agenda
Aspiring towards automotive circularity: A critical review and research agenda Open
The circular economy concept has emerged as an alternative economic paradigm to the established linear economy approach. With emphasis on limiting raw material inputs and generating value from waste outputs, there is growing interest in ci…
View article: The rate of biliary adverse events in duct-to-duct living donor liver transplant compared with deceased donor liver transplant
The rate of biliary adverse events in duct-to-duct living donor liver transplant compared with deceased donor liver transplant Open
Background and Aims: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) allows for decreased listing-to-transplant time in patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) but has been noted to be associated with higher rates of biliary adverse events.…
View article: Covid-19 disruption, resilience and industrial policy: the automotive sector in the West Midlands
Covid-19 disruption, resilience and industrial policy: the automotive sector in the West Midlands Open
The Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit have focused attention on resilience of key sectors and firms. This paper explores the financial resilience of the 50 largest automotive firms in the West Midlands region, UK, to respond to disruption and e…
View article: Spontaneous bacterial empyema: a tertiary care center experience and a systematic review
Spontaneous bacterial empyema: a tertiary care center experience and a systematic review Open
Spontaneous bacterial empyema (SBE) is an infection of a preexisting hepatic hydrothorax (HH). We aim to describe the experience in managing SBE in a liver transplant (LT) referral center and assessing the incidence and mortality rates of …
View article: Grand Challenges within IB: Conducting Qualitative Research in the Covid Environment
Grand Challenges within IB: Conducting Qualitative Research in the Covid Environment Open
The new circumstances imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic create considerable uncertainty about the future nature of International Business (IB). This presents IB scholars with a ‘grand challenge’ of conducting research to inform theorizing a…
View article: Improved Numerical Computation to Solve Lane-Emden type Equations
Improved Numerical Computation to Solve Lane-Emden type Equations Open
Lane-Emden equation is also of fundamental importance in mathematical physics, celestial mechanics,and computer science. It can be used to describe stellar structures, equilibrium density distribution in polytrophicisothermal gas, thermal …
View article: Public policy for addressing the low-skills low-wage trap: insights from business case studies in the Birmingham city-region, UK
Public policy for addressing the low-skills low-wage trap: insights from business case studies in the Birmingham city-region, UK Open
The idea that some local areas are characterised by a low-skills equilibrium trap is prominent in academic and policy debates in the Global North. Factors shaping this position and associated implications for local economic development are…
View article: Bridging the gap in creative economy and ICT research: a regional analysis in Europe
Bridging the gap in creative economy and ICT research: a regional analysis in Europe Open
Following Florida’s seminal work on the ‘creative class’ there is a great deal of interest concerning whether creativity, as an input, is important for regional growth. Answering this question requires developing a production framework tha…