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Journal of Dermatologic Science and Cosmetic TechnologyBackground: The skin barrier function is primarily determined by the stratum corneum (SC), which restricts the penetration of active compounds. Royal jelly (RJ) contains 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid (10H2DA), an unsaturated fatty acid with potential ...
Masayuki Yamaga +5 more
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ESG Controversies in Global Firms: A Black Mark?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite increasing attention paid by companies to sustainability, there is still evidence of environmental, social and governance (commonly referred to as ESG) scandals. As research on this topic is scant, this paper aims to analyse the impact of ESG controversies on firms' sustainability practices, that is, ESG policies, as well as ...
Beatrice Bais, Guido Orzes, Marco Sartor
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines why and how firms address biodiversity loss. Using a multiple case study of 10 large food and agriculture firms, we analyze 35 interviews and secondary data to show that firms pursue strategic objectives through biodiversity management beyond compliance or philanthropy.
Myriam Celine Rapior, Timo Busch
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Image-based honey bee larval viral and bacterial diagnosis using machine learning
Scientific ReportsHoney bees are essential pollinators of ecosystems and agriculture worldwide. With an estimated 50–80% of crops pollinated by honey bees, they generate approximately $20 billion annually in market value in the U.S. alone.
Duan C. Copeland +5 more
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Making Value‐Chain Risks Visible: Extending ENCORE for Systemic Insights
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Businesses in all sectors, including downstream segments, depend on biodiversity and the ecosystem services it sustains, yet firms also exert pressures that accelerate biodiversity loss. The latter generates material risks for both companies and their financial stakeholders.
Hjalmar Funke +3 more
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Biodiversity Strategies in Action—Empirical Evidence From the Food Value Chain
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is an increasing need for better understanding of firm activities that contribute to biodiversity preservation. Panwar, Ober, and Pinkse offer a valuable typology of corporate biodiversity protection strategies based on temporal and spatial dimensions, namely, the preloss (proactive) strategies of conservation and compensation, and the ...
Joanna Scott‐Kennel +2 more
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ОБЗОР И КЛАСИФИКАЦИЯ НА МЕТОДИТЕ ЗА РАЗМНОЖАВАНЕ НА ПЧЕЛНИТЕ СЕМЕЙСТВА
Животновъдни науки, 2014 Пчелната колония представлява свръхорганизъм, съставен от пчелни индивиди: пчели-работнички, пчелна майка и временно - търтеи, восъчни пити, със или без пчелен разплод според сезона, хранителни запаси - мед и прашец, и пчелно жилище.
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PERFECTA Loaded Lipid Cubosomes for 19F‐MRI: Physico‐Chemical Characterization
Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.Phytantriol‐based cubosomes loaded with PERFCTA, a fluorinated MRI probe, were developed as promising systems for imaging and drug delivery. The nanoparticles showed high PERFECTA encapsulation efficiency, strong fluorine MRI signals, and optimal colloidal stability in biological media.
Pietro Milesi +10 more
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