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Materials libraries as knowledge tools on the path toward a circular construction industry
Extensive factual and target knowledge about the need for a turnaround in the construction industry and a circular building sector must be effectively communicated to stakeholders and translated into practical knowledge.
Andreas Seebacher+2 more
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Taming Data Explosion in Probabilistic Information Integration [PDF]
Data integration has been a challenging problem for decades. In an ambient environment, where many autonomous devices have their own information sources and network connectivity is ad hoc and peer-to-peer, it even becomes a serious bottleneck.
Keijzer, Ander de+2 more
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ABSTRACT Benefit corporations are businesses characterised by a dual purpose: profit and the common good. While these businesses are expected to pursue a high level of transparency, some studies have noted ambiguous and inconsistent behaviour in the quality of their reports and communication with stakeholders.
Vincenzo Riso+2 more
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Software Engineers' Information Seeking Behavior in Change Impact Analysis - An Interview Study [PDF]
Software engineers working in large projects must navigate complex information landscapes. Change Impact Analysis (CIA) is a task that relies on engineers' successful information seeking in databases storing, e.g., source code, requirements, design ...
Alégroth, Emil+2 more
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Digital Technologies: Description, Classification, and Links to Circular Economy
ABSTRACT Digital technologies (DTs) and circular economy (CE) are currently two topics that are expected to contribute significantly to sustainable development, and digitization is generally considered a key enabler of CE. However, most studies only cover the most known Industry 4.0 technologies, and very limited research detailing how DTs can support ...
Laura Piedra‐Muñoz+3 more
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Ontology-based identification and prioritization of candidate drugs for epilepsy from literature
Background Drug repurposing can improve the return of investment as it finds new uses for existing drugs. Literature-based analyses exploit factual knowledge on drugs and diseases, e.g.
Bernd Müller+2 more
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ABSTRACT Decarbonisation requires firms to rethink and redefine growth, informed by strong sustainability principles. Management consultants are important enablers for clients to strategically manage resource constraints, given their limited capabilities in this transition.
Robin Strueber+2 more
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Evaluating Companies' Impression Management Tactics in Mandatory Sustainability Reporting
ABSTRACT The study aims to investigate how a sample of Italian companies adopt impression management (IM) tactics in sustainability reports under mandatory sustainability disclosure regulations. Using longitudinal panel data analysis on sustainability reporting and firm features of 76 Italian companies over 5 years, it evaluates the influence of GRI ...
Antonio Iazzi+3 more
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Does It Pay to Be Green? A Total Quality Perspective
ABSTRACT The question of whether, when, and how efforts for better corporate environmental performance (CEP) improve corporate financial performance (CFP) remains controversial. We revisit this question from a total quality perspective, which unites previous research and highlights interdependencies between mediators of the CEP–CFP relationship.
Christine Reitmaier+3 more
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Building capacity in climate change policy analysis and negotiation: methods and technologies [PDF]
Capacity building is often cited as the reason “we cannot just pour money into developing countries” and why so many development projects fail because their design does not address local conditions.
Aczel, James+2 more
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