IOSR-JBM   Volume-27 ~ Issue-10 ~ October 2025

Abstract: The hospitality industry is increasingly characterized by intense competition, evolving customer preferences, and rapid technological change, making organizational adaptability a critical determinant of success. Against this backdrop, dynamic capabilities have emerged as a strategic resource that enables firms to integrate, build, and reconfigure competencies in response to shifting market conditions. In Kenya, the performance of hotels continues to worsen courtesy of the poor dynamic capabilities to survive hostile political, social, economic and institutional environment. However, most studies on Dynamic.....

Key Word: Hotels, Performance, Dynamic Capabilities.

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Abstract: Deposit taking microfinance institutions (DTMFIs) promotes the growth of the economy by increasing credit inclusion amongst the economically active poor population to make strategic investments. Financial performance of DTMFIs is adduced to firm’s resources and objectives summarized as firm characteristics which include structure, market and capital-related variables. DTMFIs in Kenya are incarnate of these variables but their financial performance is poor. This study thus examines the effect of firm size on the financial performance of Deposit-Taking Microfinance Institutions (DTMFIs) in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya financial performance, measured by Return on Assets (ROA).....

Keywords: Firm Characteristics and Financial Performance.

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Abstract: The paper examined optimization of perishable resources in an uncertain environment using mathematical model. The mathematical model was used to provide a systematical approach via which perishable goods can be preserved with their economic value not affected. To this end, two research questions were formulated to guide the study. Several related literature were reviewed and the basic features of the mathematical model were examined as well. The study employed the quantitative research method that made use of secondary data to analyse the research....

Keywords: Optimization, Perishable resource, uncertain environment, Mathematical model, Maximization

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Abstract: Nas últimas décadas, a saúde mental de estudantes universitários passou a ocupar lugar central nas discussões acadêmicas e institucionais, impulsionada por evidências crescentes sobre os efeitos adversos do estresse no desempenho acadêmico, na permanência no ensino superior e no bem-estar geral dos discentes. O período universitário, embora propício ao crescimento intelectual, frequentemente é marcado por desafios emocionais intensos, como.....

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Abstract: Resumo Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo é investigar as lacunas éticas e normativas associadas ao uso da Inteligência Artificial (IA) na escrita científica, analisando como docentes, pesquisadores e periódicos brasileiros têm incorporado essas tecnologias e quais diretrizes éticas orientam seu uso.
Referencial Teórico: A pesquisa fundamenta-se nos conceitos de ética científica, tecnoética e autoria responsável, dialogando.....

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Abstract: Resumo A polifarmácia em pacientes idosos ou com comorbidades crônicas é um desafio crescente na atenção primária, sendo as interações medicamentosas um dos principais riscos à segurança do paciente. Este artigo analisa, sob a ótica da farmacologia clínica, os principais tipos de interações farmacocinéticas e farmacodinâmicas identificadas em um....

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Abstract: Resumo A escolha do agente farmacológico inicial no tratamento do diabetes tipo 2 tem sido tema de debates clínicos, especialmente diante da ascensão dos inibidores do cotransportador sódio-glicose tipo 2 (SGLT2). Este artigo apresenta uma revisão sistemática de estudos clínicos randomizados que comparam a eficácia e a segurança dos SGLT2 com a metformina como primeira linha terapêutica em pacientes recém-diagnosticados. Os resultados indicam que ambos os grupos apresentaram redução significativa da hemoglobina glicada (HbA1c), porém os inibidores SGLT2.....

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