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McDonaldization: an American menace to the Dutch labor market? : research report [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper considers a (static) portfolio system that satisfies adding-up contraints and the gross substitution theorem. The paper shows the relationship of the two conditions to the weak dominant diagonal property of the matrix of interest rate ...
Steijn, A.J., Witte, M.C. de
core   +1 more source

Growing trees on farms: Navigating the goals and values of farmers

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agricultural landscapes represent critical contexts for advancing policy objectives related to tree cover expansion. This paper explores how farmers' values influence their willingness or ability to grow trees on farms. Research is based on 49 interviews and two focus groups with farmers in England and draws on two social science research ...
Stephen McConnachie   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community perceptions and management of the fleshy‐fruited invasive alien plant Pyracantha angustifolia: Insights from South Africa's Montane grasslands

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Invasive alien plants can provide economic or cultural benefits to local communities, influencing perceptions and potentially affecting management decisions. Understanding these perceptions is crucial to avoiding inefficiencies, misunderstandings and conflicts in the management of invasive alien species.
Lehlohonolo D. Adams   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wear‐Mode‐Dependent Tribological Performance of Glass Fiber‐Reinforced Epoxy Composites Modified With Graphene Nanoplatelets

open access: yesPolymer Composites, EarlyView.
Graphical representation of the wear‐mode‐dependent tribological behavior of graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) modified glass fiber‐reinforced epoxy composites, highlighting the distinct mechanisms governing dry sliding wear and solid particle erosion. ABSTRACT Glass fiber‐reinforced epoxy composites are widely used in structural applications where surface ...
Elif Gültürk   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fordisme

open access: yes, 2013
Postel, Nicolas, Sobel, Richard
openaire   +2 more sources

Development of Cost‐Effective and Highly Transparent Melamine Formaldehyde Resin Modified With Sodium Chloride for Enhancing Glossiness and Abrasion Resistance of Melamine Impregnated Paper

open access: yesPolymer Engineering &Science, EarlyView.
An eco‐friendly melamine‐formaldehyde was produced by the addition of sodium chloride as a modifier. Modified MF resin improved surface gloss and abrasion resistance of decorative paper and decreased the formaldehyde emission. Curing time of the MF resin decreased with the addition of sodium chloride.
Saeed Kamrani   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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