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Nanotechnology, at the intersection of science and engineering, holds immense promise for revolutionizing various aspects of our lives. This study employs the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (SEM AMOS) algorithm to comprehensively analyze the effects of nanotechnology on the future living standards of society. We examine how nanotechnology innovations in fields such as medicine, energy, materials, and electronics are poised to reshape our quality of life. Through an extensive review of existing literature and empirical data, we provide insights into the potential benefits and challenges associated with the widespread adoption of nanotechnology. Our findings suggest that nanotechnology has the potential to significantly enhance future living standards by enabling advancements in healthcare, sustainable energy solutions, and cutting-edge materials. However, we also identify key considerations, including ethical and safety concerns that must be addressed to ensure the responsible development and utilization of nanotechnology. This research contributes to a better understanding of the multifaceted impacts of nanotechnology on society, offering valuable insights for policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders seeking to harness its transformative potential for the benefit of humanity.

The development of the nation’s economy is supported by the growing diversity and enthusiasm of interest among academics, particularly in the transforming procedures with an entrepreneurial orientation. The study investigates changing entrepreneurial-oriented practices and the performance of SMEs utilizing a cross-sectional survey amongst the four top grocery registered SMEs operating in Ikorodu local government division of Lagos State, Nigeria. The tool for gathering data is a questionnaire with two sections: bio-data and research questions. While 100 respondents formed the sample size proportionally selected from the study focus. Pearson correlation is the statistical tool for data analysis. The study reveals that creativeness and alleviation of business loss have a highly significant impact on SMEs performance; with pro-activeness having a weak, but positive relevance on SMEs performance. In conclusion, to further improve and optimize entrepreneurial orientation practices and adapt to future threatening changes, firms need to strengthen the desire for healthy competition, identifying and targeting the weaknesses of their competitors. It is recommended that more innovativeness should be sought after as guiding principles for capability and adaptability to handle the complexity of the ever-changing business surrounding, while involvement in risk-taking should be adopted with inevitable zeal and willingness to attain organizational growth and improved performance. Pro-activeness should be given adequate consideration to maintain and surpass existing performance as opportunities come but once. Despite study limitations, future researchers may need to enlarge the sample size and create awareness of research conducted on SMEs generally. Keywords: Change, Entrepreneurial orientation, Performance, Practices, SMEs.

The positive impacts of fiscal policy could be undermined when accompanied by uncertainty. We examined the effect of fiscal policy uncertainty on economic activities in the provinces of Iran. It includes production, investment, unemployment, and economic participation of the active workforce in these provinces, taking into account the effects of economic sanctions imposed on the economy. We employed two types of shocks: fiscal level shock (representing fiscal policy) and its volatility shock (as fiscal policy uncertainty), which derived from a specified fiscal reaction function. We estimated a Panel VAR model using provincial data from 2003 to 2020. The results of the impulse response function indicated that following the impulse in the fiscal policy uncertainty, the response shows an increase in the unemployment rate in the short run, a decrease in the capital investment, and an increase in the inflation rate in the short and medium terms. In the medium and long term, the response indicates a decrease in GDP growth and a reduction in the economic participation rate of the active workforce.