The aim of the article is the quantification of the effect size of business risks in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) sustainability according to gender. Data collection was carried out in the period 12/2022–01/2023 using the CAWI methodology. 1,090 owners and managers from the business environment of the SME segment partic...
Published in Frontiers in Public Health
The rising demand for medicinal oxygen due to the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an underlying chronic shortage of the commodity in Africa. This situation is particularly dire in protracted crises where insecurity, dysfunctional health facilities, poor infrastructure and prohibitive costs hinder equitable access to the commodity. Against this backdr...
Published in Frontiers in Political Science
Published in Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA
Among persons with neuromuscular mobility limitations, therapeutic positioning has been implemented to improve body function, avoid secondary complications such as contractures and body shape distortions, and optimize body energy through restorative sleep. This case study describes the application of a 24-hour posture care management intervention f...
Published in Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research
How are collaborative interactions associated with clients' progress in therapy? This study addressed this question, by assessing the quality of therapeutic collaboration and comparing it passage by passage with the clients' assimilation of problematic experiences in two cases of major depression treated with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, one recov...
À l’heure où le big data semble devoir révolutionner la pratique de recherche dans la plupart des domaines scientifiques, l’étude de cas reste-t-elle une méthodologie d’avenir? Pour faire d’un phénomène social un cas d’intérêt scientifique, la thèse défendue dans cet article est qu’il faut repenser ce que Blumer appelait l’exploration, c’est-à-dire...
Published in Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
Manufacturing has provided growth and employment opportunities to many developed countries. Digital technologies have further enhanced these opportunities and diversified manufacturing activities. However, it has not been as successful in developing countries, such as Botswana, due to the low absorptive capacity, lagging digital infrastructure, and...
Published in Language Learning in Higher Education
This article aims at analyzing the introduction of Critical Literacy as a transformative teaching approach in an English language teaching setting at tertiary level in Turkey. Applying a Freirian understanding of education, the method sought to tap the sociopolitical consciousness brought into the classroom by students and teachers and co-construct...
The root of organizational creativity depends on employee’s creativity and any factor increasing the staff ’s creativity. In recent years, specific features of the mind and the role of emotions in people are considered a competitive advantage that has been at the center of attention by organizations. Therefore, the present study focused on the rela...
This paper examines the use of the case study approach to teach English for specific purposes (ESP). Cases are used to teach disciplines, such as law, medicine, economics, etc. Nevertheless, they are less common in the areas related to teaching languages. A few articles describe the case study approach to teaching English for specific purposes, and...
