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Metaverse Integration in Agri-Food Supply Chain: Navigating Risks for Food Security and Sustainability

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Hybrid Sustainable Waste Upcycling: Integrating Bwm and Cocoso for Strategic Decision-MakingPreprint

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FabricTCA: A two-level conflict avoidance approach to consortium blockchains

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Sustainable Synergy: Transforming the Textile Sector by Leveraging Industry 5.0 Enablers

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Bridging Diversity and Fidelity Through a Multi-Attribute AI Framework for Collaborative Calligraphy Artistic Services Quality Evaluation

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Unravelling how Blockchain technology contributes to a resilient circular economy through stakeholder resource-based theory

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Decision Analysis for Non-value-added Activities using Z-numbers in the Mass-Customized Machinery Industry

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An Integrated Neutrosophic SNA-MABAC Approach for Blockchain Applicability Evaluation in Sustainable Supply Chains

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Scrutinizing blockchain applicability in sustainable supply chains through an integrated fuzzy multi-criteria decision making framework

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