The proper and sustainable management of nitrogen fertilization is one of the most common problems of cereal cultivation in semiarid regions, which are characterized by a wide variability in climatic conditions. The current work was conducted to eval...
Poland has a large potential for biogas production from agricultural sources and food waste. This potential is still poorly used. There are many reasons for this state of affairs. We can indicate both the policy of the state towards renewable energy...
Understanding the role of liquidity and leverage is crucial in assessing financial performance, particularly in the consumer goods sector. This study examined the impact of liquidity and leverage on financial performance, using a sample of 13 consume...
Nitrogen (N) deficiency can limit rice productivity, whereas the over- and underapplication of N results in agronomic and economic losses. Process-based crop models are useful tools and could assist in optimizing N management, enhancing the productio...
This study investigates the impact of corporate governance characteristics and political connections of directors on the profitability of banks in Pakistan. The study uses the data of 26 domestic banks over the latest and large period of 2007–2...
This study aims to determine the impact of banking efficiency on the profitability of the Indian banking division. The ratios (key variables) used in the study are mentioned by the Reserve Bank of India—RBI (Central bank of India). Through a qu...
Given that prior research has provided inconsistent findings on the relationship between financial performance and the adoption of environmental management practices (EMPs), we aim to resolve the inconsistency by positing that the firm may consider d...
This study presents a hybrid multicriteria decision-making approach for evaluating stocks in the Saudi Stock Market. The objective is to provide investors and stakeholders with a robust evaluation methodology to inform their investment decisions. Wit...
This study examines the relationship between the financial performance and working capital management practices of South African retail firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The study sample comprised a panel of 16 South African retail fir...
Maize farmers in Bangladesh are unaware of the benefits of maize cultivation due to a lack of information and concept generation. The objectives of this study were to estimate the cost and return of maize cultivation; assess the input use efficiency...
This study examines the determinants of profitability for 21 Bulgarian commercial banks over the period from the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2025, using financial statement data. Bank profitability is measured by return on assets (R...
Processing tomato is an important worldwide horticultural crop. It is generally grown in high-input systems; nevertheless, plant responses to nitrogen fertilization, in terms of the effects on dry matter production and allocation to different plant o...
Bioenergy recovery from biomass by-products is a promising approach for the circular bioeconomy transition. However, the management of agri-food by-products in stand-alone treatment facilities is a challenge for the low-capacity food processing indus...
The main aim of this study is to empirically examine and compares the impacts of oil price shocks, Arab revolutions, some macroeconomics, and bank-specific variables on bank profitability indicators between Conventional and Islamic banks in Gulf Coop...
This study examines the association between ESG disclosure and corporate financial performance (CFP) and assesses whether this association differs across selected Western European (WE) and Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. Using Bloomberg...
Profitability is one indicator appropriate for measuring performance within a company. This study aims to determine the effect of financial ratios, namely, the influence of Current Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio, Total Assets Turnover, Net Profit Margin...
The net value of urban agriculture has not been studied, especially accounting for the cost of water. This study has sought to remedy this gap in the literature by examining the varying price of water in different climates. A two-stage linear program...
This study presents a decision support system for the financial analysis of an acorn chain used in food production. The application of these fruits, in fact, shows potential in human nutrition and valorization of rural and marginal areas. A multi-ste...
Light is a key environmental factor regulating plant photosynthesis, yet the coordinated effects of photoperiod and light intensity on photosynthetic dynamics in non-heading Chinese cabbage remain unclear. Using experimental data, we developed a circ...
Extensive surfaces of land are currently under-utilized, marginal and/or contaminated (MUC) in many EU and neighbouring countries. In the past few years, scientific research has demonstrated that bioenergy crops can potentially render this land profi...
A strong capitalized position of financial institutions is essential to ensure their solvency. Because of their unique nature, banks must always keep an optimum level of capital to ensure smooth banking earnings. Consequently, it is mandatory for all...
The paper’s prime objective is to understand the impact of Shareholder activism on firm performance. This study is conducted in a unique setup where traditional activist investors such as pension funds and hedge funds are not present. However,...
Distributed multimodal sensor networks support agricultural monitoring and decision-making, but sensing nodes differ in data structure, sampling strategy, and environmental distribution, and centralized data pooling raises privacy and bandwidth conce...
Cereals–soybean intercropping is not well studied, despite the importance of these crops in increasing agricultural profitability and ensuring nutritional and food security in Southeast Asia. We compared different intercropping practices (IPs)...
This study applied a broad continuum of risk analysis methods including mean-variance and coefficient of variation (CV) statistical criteria, second-degree stochastic dominance (SSD), stochastic dominance with respect to a function (SDRF), and stocha...
Onshore farming for premium aquaculture is under scrutiny and criticism partially due to possible causes of adverse environmental impacts on other resource users and the surrounding environment. The best alternative to preventing or minimizing these...
Agriculture is the main driver of deforestation. In other to reduce deforestation, a viable alternative livelihood strategy, aside from agriculture, must be in place to provide a sustainable income for investors. Managing forests for sustainable prod...
The rice–wheat cropping system being the backbone of food security in South-Asia has resulted in soil health deterioration, declining water table, and air pollution affecting livability index of the region. The effect of rice residue retention...
Economic and population growth has increased the demand for freshwater worldwide, generating pressure on the environment and creating conflicts among users. Water markets have emerged as a solution for managing this resource, and Chile has been a pio...
This study examines the association between documented corporate social responsibility (CSR) recognition and accounting performance in eleven Moroccan banks during 2014–2023. Reconciliation of the original 110 bank-year records identified measu...
This study delves into the financial performance of the Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A.U. (CEPSA) within the context of the ongoing ESG transformation in the Energy Sector. The primary aim of this research is to under...
The paper examines the key determinants of European banks’ profitability by analyzing the return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), net interest margin (NIM), and the risk-adjusted measures of profitability, RAROAA and RAROAE, across 34 E...
This study empirically isolates the marginal CO2 abatement efficiency of wind and solar power within the Greek electricity system, utilizing hourly dispatch data from August 2012 to December 2018—a period characterizing the grid’s “...
Working capital management is critical because it affects a company’s profitability, liquidity, and investment decisions, all of which have an impact on financial performance. As a result, effective and efficient working capital management is a...
Theoretically, accounting earnings could be used to estimate the intrinsic value of equity. If accounting earnings could be predicted accurately, then, so could be the value of equity, thereby, creating much less risk in equity investment. However, e...
There is an inconclusive debate concerning the relationship between environmental research and development (R&D) and corporate financial performance (CFP). The debate becomes more complex because a win–win situation between environmental and fina...
This study investigates the relationship between diversification and profitability in Macau’s gaming firms, offering quantitative evidence from the world’s largest gambling market. Compared to other major gambling hubs such as Las Vegas,...
This article presents the Asymmetric Cross-Market Dynamics Network (ACMD-Net), a forecasting framework built on the premise that commodity markets are fundamentally asymmetric. Three symmetry assumptions are statistically tested and rejected: volatil...
The post-pandemic recovery of the hotel sector has been primarily associated with revenue growth; however, there is limited evidence on how this process translates into the generation of financial value. The aim of this study was to carry out a descr...
Impact investing pursues the dual goals of creating socio-economic value for the marginalized, and ensuring net positive financial returns. Impact investing firms achieve their goals through their investments in projects and enterprises which create...
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings are now central to how firms’ sustainability is assessed, yet leading providers disagree sharply, injecting measurement error and uncertainty into any rating-based decision. This study propose...
In the field of biomass and bio-energy production, an analysis was performed of the whole production process from biomass supply to bio-energy production. The available biomass, harvesting and transportation costs and the distribution of supply area...
This study investigates the interplay between asset quality, financial ratios, and market valuation in Indian commercial banks over a twelve-year period (2014–2025). Using a hybrid approach combining Structural Equation Modeling, correlation an...
This paper investigates how tax benefits for companies affect future firm value and current corporate performance. In addition, this paper also examines the relationship between tax benefits and future firm value for each major industry. The findings...
Cordyceps militaris is a high-value medicinal mushroom with growing demand in functional-food and nutraceutical markets, yet practical frameworks for small-scale, family-operated cultivation remain limited. This study presents an integrated technical...
As financial markets are characterized by the increasing incidence and complexity of fraudulent activities, generating substantial losses for companies while posing serious risks to potential investors, financial fraud is a constantly debated issue,...
This study aimed to examine the impact of enterprise risk management (ERM) on the firm performance of capital markets in developing nations such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. In order to achieve the study’s primary purpose, the economic envi...
The agrarian communities of South Asia are dominated by small and marginal farmers (<2.0 ha operational holdings) and are confronted with manifold challenges of lower productivity, income, and resource degradation. For optimized and efficient reso...
Improved agricultural value chains linking rural and urban areas can provide opportunities to initiate development interventions. This paper was aimed at mapping the value chain of cauliflower and tomato along with the identification of internal and...
Bank performance depends not only on capital strength but on the governance environment in which that capital operates. Yet existing studies treat capital buffers and institutional quality as parallel, additive drivers, thereby underexploiting their...
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