Building capacities for evidence and outcome-based food policy planning and implementation [PDF]
The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is an Africawide framework for revitalizing agriculture and rural development in order to accelerate economic growth and progress toward poverty reduction and food and nutrition security.
Badiane, Ousmane +2 more
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The small and medium enterprises Act as catalyst for economic growth and development in Pakistan: Economic growth and development perspective [PDF]
, 2007 This paper explores the value of small and medium enterprises for the economic growth and development especially in Pakistan. Moreover, it assesses the usage of information technology in SMEs sector of Pakistan.
Ali Qureshi, Muzaffar +1 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Clinical translation of biohybrid medical implants requires the previous implementation of drying schemes that can facilitate their sterilization and storage. This study addresses that critical aspect and elucidates the impact of drying on biohybrid vascular grafts, highlighting the need for implant‐specific drying strategies to ensure safety ...
Dominic Pascal Andre +5 more
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Fiscal Scenario of South Asian Countries: Implications for Economic Growth and Poverty Alleviation [PDF]
Sustainable economic growth and Poverty alleviation is a principal objective of the developing countries. The present study aims to historically review of fiscal policy and its consequences for the economic development of the four South Asian economies i.
Akram, Naeem
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The Planning Tax: The Case against Regional Growth-Management Planning [PDF]
, 2007 Regional growth-management planning makes housing unaffordable and contributes to a business-unfriendly environment that slows economic growth. The high housing prices caused by growth-management planning were an essential element of the housing bubble ...
Randal O'Toole
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Designing for Degradation: Transient Devices Enabled by (Nano)Cellulose
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Recent progress in transient devices enabled by (nano)cellulosic materials is reviewed. Transiency mechanisms, advantages of nanocelluloses, and a suite of applications are discussed. A circular thinking approach coupled with life cycle assessment is applied to critically revisit the potential, advantages, and challenges of nanocellulose‐enabled ...
Lucas J. Andrew +2 more
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Synthetic Aspects and Characterization Needs in MOF Chemistry – from Discovery to Applications
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Overcoming the challenges of phase discovery, synthesis optimization and scale‐up, characterization, and computational studies is essential to accelerate the large‐scale application of MOFs. Life‐cycle analyses and techno‐economic analyses need to be performed to realistically assess their potential for industrial relevance.
Bastian Achenbach +4 more
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‘Urbanisation of Everybody’, Institutional Imperatives, and Social Transformation in Pakistan [PDF]
Cultural change and social transformation are essential elements of the process of development. They complement and sustain economic growth. Economic historians acknowledge that the rise of the West from poverty to wealth was as much the result of ...
Mohammad A. Qadeer
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Challenges and Opportunities for Rechargeable Aqueous Sn Metal Batteries
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Rechargeable aqueous batteries with metal anodes promise enhanced energy density, combining higher output voltage and capacity with high safety. This perspective highlights the emerging potential of the Sn metal anode, emphasizing its resistance to hydrogen evolution, high reversibility, and sustainability.
Haozhe Zhang +3 more
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Planning and development regulation amid rapid urban growth:explaining divergent trajectories in Africa [PDF]
, 2013 Why are urban plans, land use regulations and construction codes implemented effectively in some African states but not others? This constitutes an increasingly urgent development concern with major implications for the environment and the urban poor ...
Goodfellow, Tom
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