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The Evidence Base for Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts of “Sustainable” Certification [PDF]

Initiatives certifying that farms and firms adhere to predefined environmental and social welfare production standards are increasingly popular. According to proponents, they create financial incentives for farms and firms to improve their environmental ...
Blackman, Allen, Rivera, Jorge
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Forest certification management experience in Asia Pacific and Europe: A case study of Malaysia and Sweden

Journal of Forest Science
The forest certification is a voluntary programme to ensure that the timber harvested from forests is processed in a sustainable manner by following specific standards.
Shah Badri Mohd Nor, Ahmad Fariz Mohamed, Shamsul Khamis   +2 more
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Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik, İsmail Güderer, Yi Wang, Tayyaba Alvi, Prasoon Pandey, Handan Melike Dönertaş   +5 more
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Point-of-care ultrasound training programme for internal medicine residents: the Triemli Blueprint

Swiss Medical Weekly
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a valuable addition to the diagnostic armamentarium of internal medicine specialists, improving patient assessment and treatment guidance.
Anja Forrer, Sebastian Kölmel, Mattia Arrigo, Roman Hari, Christoph Gubler, Lars C. Huber, Cédric Steinmann   +6 more
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A powerful intervention: general practitioners' use of sickness certification in depression [PDF]

, 2012
<b>Background</b> Depression is frequently cited as the reason for sickness absence, and it is estimated that sickness certificates are issued in one third of consultations for depression. Previous research has considered GP views of sickness
Whittaker, Will, Sara Macdonald, Whittaker, William, Sutton , Matt, Maxwell Margaret, Maxwell, M., Wilson, P, Whittaker, W., Morrison , Jill, Maxwell, M, Wilson, P., Michael Smith, Wilson, Philip, Macdonald, Sara, MacDonald, S, Whittaker, W, Macdonald Sara, Smith, M, Sutton Matt, Margaret Maxwell, Philip Wilson, Will Whittaker, Smith, M., Sutton, M., Wilson Philip, Macdonald, Sara R, Smith, Michael, Macdonald, S., Morrison, J, Whittaker, Will; id_orcid, Matt Sutton, Sutton, M, Whittaker Will, Morrison Jill, Morrison, J., Maxwell, Margaret, Smith Michael, Jill Morrison, Sutton, Matt, Morrison, Jill   +39 more
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ABL kinase‐dependent phosphorylation of SH proteins promotes their direct interaction with CRK family SH2 domains

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
CT10 regulator of kinase (CRK) and CRK‐Like (CRKL) are signaling adaptors driving cell adhesion, motility, differentiation, and proliferation. SH2‐domain containing (SH) proteins are enriched in YXXP motifs which when phosphorylated create preferred binding sites for CRK family SH2 domains.
Phoebe M. Cousens, Brendan W. Chandler, Anna M. Schmoker, Jaye L. Weinert, Charlotte A. Kearns, Warren T. Yacawych, Amila Šemić, Alicia M. Ebert, Bryan A. Ballif   +8 more
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B reader certification program

"NIOSH planned and held a scientific workshop-NIOSH B Reader Certification Program: Looking to the Future-March 5th, 2004, to discuss the important issues related to radiological surveillance for lung diseases.

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Benefits of Quality Certification in Hotels: The impact of motives and the usage of quality tools [PDF]

, 2013
This paper presents the results of a study of hotels that are certified for quality management to identify the reasons for seeking quality certification. The authors analyze whether internal or external drivers for seeking certification have different
Heras?Saizarbitoria, Iñaki, Dick, Gavin P.M., Tarí, Juan José   +2 more
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ISO 9000 certification benefits reality or myth? [PDF]

, 2000
Given the rapid recent growth in ISO 9000 applications and the business performance benefits being claimed for it by National Accreditation Registrars, it is timely to review the research in this area to see if any substantial proof exists for these ...
Dick, Gavin P.M., Gavin P.M. Dick
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Microbiome‐blood–brain barrier interactions in aging — mechanisms and therapeutic potential

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Aging reshapes the gut microbiome (↓SCFA‐producing commensals; ↑pro‐inflammatory outputs), shifting circulating metabolites (↓SCFAs; ↑LPS, ↑TMAO, ↑PAA) that act at the BBB to increase nonspecific transcytosis, alter transport, and promote astrocyte reactivity, heightening brain vulnerability.
Daniel Cuervo‐Zanatta, Hari Baskar Balasubramanian, Amir Pasokh, Marietta Zille   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source