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Measuring aid flows : a new approach [PDF]
Debate about the effectiveness of foreign aid has intensified in recent years, as budgetary pressures on aid have increased in donor countries. Whatever the merits of opposing arguments, the question is: do conventional measures of aid (such as OECD's ...
Chang, Charles C. +2 more
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Chemically Processed Porous V2O5 Thin‐Film Cathodes for High‐Performance Thin‐film Zn‐Ion Batteries
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 35, Issue 12, March 18, 2025.This study presents a rapid, cost‐effective chemical method for fabricating porous vanadium oxide thin‐film cathodes, aimed at enhancing charge storage in Zinc‐ion thin‐film batteries. The approach promises high‐performance, safe, and affordable thin‐film batteries, with industrial viability through efficient processing of highly porous cathodes ...
Jingli Luo +9 more
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3D Printed Ultra‐Fast Plastic Scintillators Based on Perovskite‐Photocurable Polymer Composite
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 35, Issue 12, March 18, 2025.The demand for radiation detection is increasing in a number of fields, including high‐energy physics, medical imaging, and homeland security. This study serves to demonstrate the potential for the fabrication of fast perovskite‐based scintillators with complex shapes via stereolithographic additive manufacturing, representing a new path toward the ...
Antonella Giuri +16 more
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Structurally Colored Physically Unclonable Functions with Ultra‐Rich and Stable Encoding Capacity
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 35, Issue 12, March 18, 2025.This study reports a design strategy for generating bright‐field resolvable physically unclonable functions with extremely rich encoding capacity coupled with outstanding thermal and chemical stability. The optical response emerges from thickness‐dependent structural color formation in ZnO features, which are fabricated by physical vapor deposition ...
Abidin Esidir +8 more
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Comparing Risk Perceptions and Risk Management in Organic and Conventional Dairy Farming: Empirical Results From Norway [PDF]
, 2004 This study was conducted to explore organic and conventional dairy farmers' perceptions of risk and risk management, and to examine relationships between farm and farmer characteristics, risk perceptions, and strategies.
Ebbesvik, Martha +4 more
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Life cycle assessment of constructed wetland systems for wastewater treatment coupled with microbial fuel cells [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this study was to assess the environmental impact of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) implemented in constructed wetlands (CWs). To this aim a life cycle assessment (LCA) was carried out comparing three scenarios: 1) a conventional CW system ...
Corbella Vidal, Clara +2 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This review explores Zn anode challenges in aqueous ZIBs, including dendrites, corrosion, and side reactions, and discusses strategies for improvement through Zn anode, electrolyte, and separator modifications to enhance stability and efficiency. Abstract Aqueous rechargeable zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) are emerging as promising candidates for next ...
Pragati A. Shinde +5 more
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Some factors affecting the use of lighter than air systems [PDF]
The uses of lighter-than-air vehicles are examined in the present day transportation environment. Conventional dirigibles were found to indicate an undesirable economic risk due to their low speeds and to uncertainties concerning their operational use ...
Havill, C. D.
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Energy and carbon footprints of biofuel systems using banana and plantain waste [PDF]
, 2010 Waste that accumulates in Musa production systems (up to 40% of total fruit biomass) has a great potential to be processed into bioethanol due to high sugar contents of fruits, and can open new energy sources and markets for small-scale banana and ...
Dufour, Dominique +5 more
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, 2015 Sicily has a long tradition in citrus fruit cultivations that with vineyard and olive tree represent the main Mediterranean tree crops. In this paper we have evaluated the economic and financial sustainability of lemon production, both in organic farming
F. Sgroi +6 more
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