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Understanding circular economy transitions: The case of circular textiles
Abstract The circular economy has been proposed to transform global textile supply chains which are currently challenged by a complex nexus of sustainability issues related to the dominant fast fashion trend. Research on circular economy in the textile sector often focuses on businesses or consumers as key enablers in circular transitions, yet it ...
Denise Reike+2 more
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Concept and solution of digital twin based on a Stieltjes differential equation
We introduce the concept of a digital twin by using Stieltjes differential equations. A precise mathematical definition of solution to the problem is presented. We also analyze the existence and uniqueness of solutions, introduce the concept of main digital twin.
Iván Area+3 more
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Abstract L'article s'inscrit dans une démarche de mesure d'impacts territorialisés de la durabilité de I'Economie sociale et solidaire (ESS). La portée plurielle d’évaluation posant l'utilité sociale et la durabilité renvoie à considérer l'inscription de l'action évaluée « dans » un territoire donné.
Valérie Billaudeau+4 more
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History as heresy: Unlearning the lessons of economic orthodoxy
Abstract Unprecedented liquidity injections by central bankers have gained legitimacy in recent years to stave off economic crisis and enjoy strong support from prominent economists and economic historians. Such radical action by central bankers is underpinned by a remarkable agreement on a specific interpretation of the Great Depression of the 1930s ...
Mary A. O'Sullivan
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Stable Silica‐Based Zeolites with Three‐Dimensional Systems of Extra‐Large Pores
This minireview discusses the discovery and properties of the first stable, silica‐based zeolites with 3D systems of extra‐large pores. A hydrothermal synthesis using a large phosphonium cation affords the direct synthesis of aluminosilicate zeolite ZEO‐1 and chain silicate ZEO‐2.
Huajian Yu+3 more
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A geographic and social profile of Italy's great migration (1876–1913)
Abstract This article sheds light on Italian emigration flows with a focus on their geographical origins in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that is, during the so‐called Great Migration. Annual province‐level data on Italian emigration are analysed in order to reconstruct the regional origins of emigrants, the factors motivating their decisions,
Francesca Fauri, Giancarlo Gasperoni
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Abstract Several species of Lepidoptera with caterpillars bearing urticating hairs are increasing their range in metropolitan France from year to year, such as the pine processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis et Schiffermüller 1775) whose presence was historically limited to the south of France, and which is gradually being observed in the north ...
Nicolas Desneux+105 more
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Auditing standards have become a central feature in the world of auditing. One of the primary claims made for International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) is their capacity to reduce the audit expectations gap (AEG), but the gap persists despite the widespread adoption of ISAs.
Imen Jedidi, Chris Humphrey
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Corporate taxes, leverage, and investment: Evidence from Nazi‐occupied Netherlands
Abstract We examine the Netherlands around the Second World War, where the occupying Nazi regime overhauled the country's corporate tax regime and introduced a profit tax of 55 per cent. We estimate that the new tax regime cost investors at least 300 million guilders, an amount equivalent to 5 per cent of Dutch GDP in 1940.
Philip T. Fliers+2 more
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Abstract Wastewater reuse is encouraged and facilitated by legislation and policy across the EU. A recent example is the EU Regulation 2020/741 on minimum requirements for water reuse. This and other regulatory developments have gone hand in hand with an increase in research in technological innovations that facilitate wastewater reuse, including ...
Sophie Melchers
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