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Firm Entry and Institutional Lock-in: An Organizational Ecology Analysis of the Global Fashion Design Industry [PDF]

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Few industries are more concentrated than the global fashion industry. We analyse the geography and evolution of the ready-to-wear fashion design industry by looking at the yearly entry rates following an organizational ecology approach.
Koen Frenken, Rik Wenting
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Update on Minimum Wage Violations in Bangalore, India [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
Worker Rights Consortium
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Return and Volatility Spillovers Among Major Cotton Markets

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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
wiley   +1 more source

CHINA'S ROLE IN WORLD COTTON AND TEXTILE MARKETS [PDF]

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The growth of China's textile industry has been one of the dominant factors shaping world cotton and textile markets in recent years. Since China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2001, China's textile and apparel (T&A ...
MacDonald, Stephen   +3 more
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Flexible Tactile Sensors: Recent Progress in Device Designs, Intelligent Algorithms, and Multidisciplinary Applications

open access: yesAdvanced 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
wiley   +1 more source

Machine Learning‐Augmented Loop‐Mediated Isothermal Amplification‐Enabled Point‐of‐Care for Mpox‐Specific Detection

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A low‐cost, portable point‐of‐care platform for rapid Mpox detection using loop‐mediated isothermal amplification is reported. The device integrates fluorescence readout and mobile monitoring. A machine‐learning model analyzes temperature data and correlates thermal changes with DNA concentration, enabling sensitive and reliable molecular diagnosis in ...
Nazente Atceken   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring the impact of the investment climate on total factor productivity : the cases of China and Brazil [PDF]

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This study measures the impact of investment climate factors on total factor productivity (TFP) of firms in Brazil and China. The analysis is conducted in two steps: first an econometric production function is estimated to produce a measure of TFP at the
Anderson, William P.   +2 more
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