Recent Submissions
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Navigating the Nexus: Blockchain technology, social Innovation, and complementary digital currencies
(ARBOR Ciencia, Pensamiento y Cultura 2025, 201 (813), 2025-06)This paper explores the tensions between democratic and technocratic forms of social innovation in the context of complementary digital currencies. Through an in-depth ethnographic case study of Moneda ... -
Breaking barriers: assessing the influence of female directors on financial performance beyond the boardroom
(Review of Managerial Science 2025, 19, 2025-10)The persistent under representation of women in executive committees continues to challenge gender equality in corporate leadership. Legislative interventions promoting gender quotas have led to ... -
B–N axis as a facilitating agent for the synthesis of 3D structures: the paradigmatic case of BN-[4.4.4]propellane
(Chemical Science 2025, 16 (48), 22970-22975, 2025-12-28)Flat aromatic compounds containing a boron–nitrogen (BN) fragment have gained significant attention in the field of organic optoelectronics. Unsurprisingly, therefore, an increasing number of synthetic ... -
Quantitative and qualitative comparison of mRNA loading techniques into extracellular vesicles
(Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2025, 193, 2025-12)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are increasingly recognized as natural therapeutic delivery systems (DDS). A critical challenge in realizing this potential is the loading of nucleic acids, particularly ... -
Analysis of the relationship between ESG and labor costs: the moderating effect of the legal tradition
(Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Journals, 2025-11)This study examines the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) scores and labor costs per employee (LCE) in firms operating under different legal traditions, specifically ... -
Programmable Shape-Directed Optical Binding of Plasmonic Nanoparticles
(Advanced Optical Materials 2025, 13 (34), 2025-12-02)Controlling the organization of plasmonic nanoparticles with optical forces is essential for designing reconfigurable light-responsive materials. However, the role of particle shape in determining optical ... -
Highly potent dipeptidyl peptidase 8/9 (DPP8/9) inhibitors designed via relative binding free energy calculations
(European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2025, 297, 2025-11-05)Dipeptidyl peptidases (DPP) 8 and 9 are emerging enzymatic drug targets with suggested applications in acute myeloid leukaemia and HIV infection, among others. In this work, we optimised a well-known ... -
Exploring How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Enable Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry
(Sustainable Development 2025, 33 (6), 7915-9487, 2025-12)The hospitality industry, encompassing operations from hotels and resorts to restaurants and event venues, faces increasing pressure to integrate sustainability into its core business practices. The ... -
Mapping innovation tools and financial inclusion: a bibliometric analysis
(Financial Innovation 2025, 11, 2025-11)This study employs bibliometric and visualisation techniques to analyse global trends in financial inclusion and the innovative tools that promote it. By examining a multi-database compilation of 4202 ... -
Credit cycles as predictors of labor market slack: Evidence from the U․S․
(Economic Analysis and Policy 2025, 88, 2025-12)This paper empirically studies the relationship between credit and unemployment fluctuations in the U.S. economy for the period 1955–2023. Drawing on the business cycle literature that focuses on changes ... -
The validity of subjective assessments of deprivation: Can it be true that poor people are happier than those who are well off?
(Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 2025, 12, 2025-11-13)This paper examines the validity of subjective information in assessing well-being under conditions of deprivation. It does so by comparing two mutually exclusive assumptions across disciplines. From ... -
Structure of a barrel-stave pore formed by magainin-2 reveals anion selectivity and zipper-mediated assembly
(Scientific Reports 2025, 15, 2025-11)Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are ubiquitous weapons of all higher organisms to suppress antimicrobial growth. Despite intensive research, the killing mechanism of these peptides after interaction with ... -
Non-thermal plasma CO2 conversion enhanced by CeO2-doped BaTiO3 and internal electrode cooling
(Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action 2025, 7, 2025-12)This work investigates the combined impact of using cerium oxide (CeO2) as a catalyst and internal electrode cooling on CO2 conversion into CO in a non-thermal plasma reactor packed with barium titanate ... -
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Mycotoxins Exposure and Effect on Brain Development in Infants and Young Children
(Developmental Neurobiology 2025, 85 (4), 2025-10)This comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify relevant studies on mycotoxins and brain development in children. Existing studies suggest that mycotoxin exposure during critical periods ... -
Functionalised gold nanoparticles using abietane diterpenoids from Plectranthus grandidentatus Gürke for cancer therapy
(Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2025, 114 (Part A), 2025-12)Nanoparticles (NPs) are very small particles with distinct properties stemming from their nanometric size and large surface area, setting them apart from bulk materials. NPs provide many benefits, such ... -
Microfoundations in international entrepreneurship: an analysis in the video game sector
(Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2025, 14, 2025)Studies about resources and capabilities have contributed to a better understanding of how small and recent companies perform in international entrepreneurship (IE). This study contributes proposing a ... -
A simple AI-driven process intensification protocol for active pharmaceutical ingredients synthesis
(Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 2025, 24, 2025-11)The synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) traditionally relies on batch reactors, which often exhibit challenges in terms of both selectivity and heat transfer control. This study ... -
Interfacial Assembly of Dye-Doped Microparticles Driven by Combined Optical and Non-Optical Forces
(Advanced Optical Materials 2025, 13 (31), 2025-11-05)Optical trapping has emerged as an alternative method for controlling the assembly of nano- and microparticles at the microscale. This process involves optical, electrostatic, capillary, and hydrodynamic ... -
Novel zwitterionic densely charged neutral sulfobetaine polymeric micelles for oral delivery of therapeutic peptides: a proof-of-concept study
(RSC Pharmaceutics 2025, 2 (6), 2025-11-01)Densely charged but neutral sulfobetaine polymeric micelles (PMs) were designed with the aim of efficiently permeating the intestinal mucus and releasing the intact peptide cargo close to the intestinal ... -
Non-Destructive Classification of Sweetness and Firmness in Oranges Using ANFIS and a Novel CCI–GLCM Image Descriptor
(Applied Sciences 2025, 15(19), 10464, 2025-10)This study introduces a non-destructive computer vision method for estimating postharvest quality parameters of oranges, including maturity index, soluble solid content (expressed in degrees Brix), and ...