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Understanding bio‐based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stock Market Participation Puzzle in Emerging Economies: the Case of Lithuania

open access: yesOrganizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, 2017
We examine underlying factors that explain an exceptionally low stock market participation rate among Lithuanian households by carrying out a comprehensive survey of mass affluent individuals.
Žygimantas Mauricas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Participation in a Simulation Game on Marketing Students' Numeracy and Financial Skills [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The need to endow marketing graduates with skills relevant to employability grows ever more important. Marketing math and elementary financial understanding are essential employability skills, particularly given the contemporary emphasis on marketing ...
Brennan, Ross, Vos, Lynn
core   +1 more source

The cooperative regulation of miR‐221 by APE1 and AUF1 impacts p27Kip1 defining a miR signature relevant for cervical cancer

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
A regulatory axis involving APE1, AUF1, and miR‐221 is proposed. Pri‐miR‐221 is processed by DROSHA and DICER to generate mature miR‐221, which targets p27Kip1 mRNA. APE1 and AUF1 compete for pre‐miR‐221 binding. Reduced APE1/AUF1 levels impair miR‐221 biogenesis, decrease p27Kip1 mRNA degradation, and promote cell cycle progression, chemoresistance ...
Matilde Clarissa Malfatti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF FINANCING HIGHER EDUCATION [PDF]

open access: yes
This article deals with theoretical aspects of financing higher education, to which primarily belongs the issue of the character of education as a good, but also particular reasons for the state intervention to the education and a question about student ...
Ing. Daša Vališová
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Exploring Determinants of Firms’ Participation in the New Offshore Renminbi Debt Securities Market [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Once in a while a major financial innovation creates a new product that changes the landscape for firms that adopt it. For example, junk bonds enabled leveraged buyouts, securitization stimulated off balance sheet growth in banks, and CDS offered pure ...
Mizen, Paul, Tsoukas, Serafeim
core  

Chameleon sequences reveal structural effects in proteins representing micelle‐like distribution of hydrophobicity

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Amino acids sequence of two different proteins with the same sequence (chameleon sequence—black boxes) represent in 3D structure of the proteins different secondary structures: HHHH—helical and BBB—Beta‐structural. The chains folded in water environment adopt different III‐order structures in which the chameleon fragments appear to adopt similar status
Irena Roterman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospects for immigrant-native wealth assimilation: evidence from financial market participation [PDF]

open access: yes
Because financial transactions are important for wealth accumulation, and rely on trust and confidence in institutions, the financial market behavior of immigrants can provide important insights into the assimilation process. Compared to the native-born,
Anna Paulson, Una Okonkwo Osili
core  

Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesAging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Performance of Sustainable Farmers Cooperative (Koptan) in Bali: Leadership, Organizational Culture, Participation, Budget and TQM

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agriculture System, 2016
This paper deals with financial performance of Koptan include leadership, participation budget, organizational culture and total quality management (TQM).
Ni Nyoman Juli Nuryani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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