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Eco-cosplay: Upcycling as a Sustainable Method of Costume Construction [PDF]
, 2017 This research addresses sustainability in the apparel industry from the specific perspective of repurposing materials for use in costume development.
Smith, Kathleen, West, Sarah
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi +2 more
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Return and Volatility Spillovers Among Major Cotton Markets
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores return and volatility transmission among major cotton markets. Several events have disrupted cotton supply and demand in recent years, leading to heightened price volatility and significant shifts in market interconnections.
Susmitha Kalli +3 more
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Sector Wide Solutions for the Sports Shoe and Apparel Industry in Indonesia [PDF]
, 2009 This document sets out sector-wide solutions for the sports shoe and apparel industry in Indonesia. These solutions are put forward by Oxfam Australia, the Clean Clothes Campaign and a network of labor rights groups worldwide (which include consumer ...
Clean Clothes Campaign
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
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Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.Flexible tactile sensors have considerable potential for broad application in healthcare monitoring, human–machine interfaces, and bioinspired robotics. This review explores recent progress in device design, performance optimization, and intelligent applications. It highlights how AI algorithms enhance environmental adaptability and perception accuracy
Siyuan Wang +3 more
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Economic Contribution of the Agricultural Sector to the Arkansas Economy in 2012 [PDF]
, 2013 This report is the ninth in a series of reports examining agriculture’s economic contribution on the Arkansas economy. Utilizing data from the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), USDA Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA National ...
English, Leah +2 more
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Wirelessly Powered Soft Magnetic Robot with Microneedle for Electrical Stimulation and Drug Delivery
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.A wirelessly powered soft magnetic robot integrates microneedles to enable dual functions: electrical stimulation (86.7% efficiency at 6 cm, tunable 0–20 V voltage, 0.4–50 ms pulses) and drug delivery. It switches surfaces via magnetic fields for gastrointestinal tract locomotion and treatment, with in vitro validation in fresh pig gut showing ...
Song Zhao +8 more
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Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.A novel self‐cascade catalytic strategy is proposed by designing an atomically dispersed Bi on deficient LaMnO3.15 perovskite (SABi/U‐LMO), serving as a promoter on subsequently lateral deposition of Zn enabled by interfacial electric field regulation.
Xiaomin Cheng +12 more
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Are Eco-Labels Valuable? Evidence from the Apparel Industry [PDF]
Using U.S. apparel catalog data, we estimate hedonic price functions to identify market valuation of environmental attributes of apparel goods. We identify a significant and robust premium for the organic fibers embodied in the apparel goods.
Beghin, John C., Nimon, W.
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