Technical University of Liberec

What do English football clubs prefer: sporting or economic performance?

Purpose The paper investigates whether 28 English football clubs competing in the Premier League and Championship prioritize sporting or economic performance. It aims to identify the relationship between sporting and financial efficiency and uncover strategic preferences of indiv...

From pelvic geometry to modal compliance: sex-specific deformation pathways in the human pelvic ring

Abstract Walking, posture and childbirth all depend on the pelvic ring, yet human pelvic dimorphism is usually interpreted from static birth-canal dimensions. We asked whether sex differences in pelvic function are explained by overall size and static pelvimetry or by available m...

Peritumoral B cells in primary colorectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases associate with longer survival

Abstract Purpose Prognostic value of local B cells across nontumor colon mucosa (NM), primary colorectal cancer (pCRC), and its paired synchronous and metachronous liver metastases (LM) are currently under investigation. This retrospective, single-center, hypothesis-generating st...

The two faces of digitalization: dimension-specific panel evidence from post-2004 EU labor markets

Purpose This article examines how different dimensions of digitalization are associated with unemployment in the post-2004 EU member states, focusing on the heterogeneous channels through which digital transformation influences labor market performance. Design/methodology/approac...

Agricultural Reuse of Phosphogypsum in Contrasting Soils: Wheat Yield, Potentially Toxic Element Uptake, and Soil Microbial Community Responses

Phosphogypsum (PG) is a high-volume industrial by-product that is receiving increasing attention as an alternative soil amendment. This study presents a two-year pot experiment evaluating the effects of PG on spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown on two contrasting soils: an...

Innovation dynamics across institutional environments: regulatory exposure and geopolitical shocks in nanotechnology

Nanotechnology represents a general-purpose technology with significant transformative potential across industrial sectors. Its commercialization, however, unfolds within regulatory systems that differ across application domains and countries, making institutional exposure a stra...