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The Circular Economy in European Union Supply Chains: A Literature Review

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research aims to analyze the implementation of the circular economy (CE) in European Union (EU) supply chains (SC), highlighting its potential to transform production systems and maximize resource efficiency while minimizing waste. Our study identifies the major trends and advancements in this field, focusing on the barriers that prevent ...
Luis Oswaldo Rodríguez‐Mañay, Inmaculada Guaita‐Pradas, Inmaculada Marques‐Perez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overcoming barriers? The mixed results of social innovation accelerator programs for women entrepreneurs

Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Entrepreneurship accelerators are increasingly promoted as structural interventions to close gender gaps, yet studies have not established a differential impact of participation for women. This prior evidence—drawn from high‐tech, male‐dominated settings—may overlook how outcomes differ in more feminized domains such as social
Nilanjana Dutt, Sarah Kaplan
wiley   +1 more source

Failure mechanism and resistance predictions for one‐way slabs in transition between shear and punching coupling linear elastic finite element analyses with critical shear crack theory‐based models

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Linear elastic finite element analyses (LEFEAs) have become more frequent in the design and assessment of reinforced concrete slabs under concentrated loads, as they enable low‐cost evaluation of the distribution of shear forces over critical sections.
Alex Micael Dantas de Sousa, Eva Olivia Leontien Lantsoght, Andri Setiawan, Mounir Khalil El Debs   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measures of Science & Technology in Ecuador [PDF]

One of the structural problems in Latin-American has been the lower innovative capacity and lower generation of economically exploitable knowledge. This phenomenon has been produced by the absence of government’s incentives and strategies in order to be ...
Massón-Guerra, José Luis
core   +1 more source

FDI and Performance: A Comparative Analysis Between Emerging and Developed Economies

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the nuanced relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and firm performance, addressing the heterogeneity of FDI's impact across countries with different levels of development. While FDI is widely recognized as a catalyst for economic growth, technology transfer, and enhanced competitiveness, particularly in ...
Cintya Lanchimba, Mamadou Ndione
wiley   +1 more source

Virtual Exchange as a Strategy to Foster Global Learning and Internationalization of the Curriculum

New Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This chapter describes the constitution and development of one of the first institutional initiatives for implementing a virtual exchange program in a Higher Education Institution in Brazil. The focus is on the description and discussion of the role of stakeholders in fostering and supporting virtual exchange activities, as well as examples of
Ana Cristina Biondo Salomão, José Celso Freire Junior   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The birth of an earth being: ‘Rights of nature’ in Brazilian Amazonia and elsewhere Naissance d'un être de la terre : « droits de la nature » en Amazonie brésilienne et ailleurs

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In June 2023, the Laje River, located in the traditional territory of the Wari’ Indigenous people in Rondônia, Brazil, was declared a legal entity, an earth being, with rights, following the co‐ordinated action of an indigenous councillor and non‐indigenous activists.
Aparecida Vilaça
wiley   +1 more source

Procesos de manejo costero integrado en Ecuador y Sri Lanka: una perspectiva de comparación

Intropica, 2014
Ecuador (en 1989) y Sri Lanka (en 1990) empezaron sus procesos de Manejo Costero Integrado - MCI utilizando fondos de la misma Cooperación Internacional y asesoramiento y evaluación de la misma universidad extranjera.
Marcela de Avellar-Mascarello, Martin García Cartagena, Eddy Jara Torres   +2 more
doaj  

Global Inequality of Opportunity in Education Decreased During the 20th Century

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We document changes in global inequality of opportunity in education for women and men born between 1941 and 1983, using individual‐level census and survey data on 46.7 million individuals from 95 countries, representing all major regions of the world.
Michael Grätz, Mobarak Hossain, Martina Beretta   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction: Production and characterization of breadfruit flour (<i>Artocarpus altilis</i>): an alternative for the elaboration of flakes for children's alimentation. [PDF]

Front Nutr
Arteaga C, Arias-Gutiérrez R, Rodríguez A, Heredia-Aguirre S, Gozalbo M, Blesa J, Alvarado-Barba RA, Ríos-Romero CG, Villavicencio Barriga D, Vásquez J, Egas K, Quiroga-Torres E, Bustillos A, Carpio-Arias TV.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source