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Predicting Penetration Performance in Current and Novel Sustainable Tissue Simulants Using Quasi‐Static Compression Data

open access: yesNano Select, EarlyView.
This study has investigated the viability of using commercially available biopolymers for use within survivability assessment applications. The findings highlight the potential of both traditional and vegan alternatives, which provide both economic and environmental benefits to research programmes.
James Read   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Framework for Understanding Localization in Its Institutional Context: A Systems Perspective for Incorporating Local Values

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores how we might integrate local traditional values into a systems approach for analyzing and maximizing localization in the context of foreign aid. The paper situates localization and its operationalization in the older and broader literature on the political economy of foreign aid.
Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff
wiley   +1 more source

Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding multiple pathways of the impacts of socio‐economic shocks on large carnivores

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Large carnivores are ecologically, economically and socially important, but they are also among the most threatened species worldwide. These species face numerous threats, most importantly habitat transformation, prey depletion and hunting.
Ranjini Murali   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Talking as friends: Weaving local and scientific knowledge to co‐produce an integrated index to assess rangeland multifunctionality in a dryland Biosphere Reserve in Mexico

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The complexity of sustainability challenges and the need for transformative change have prompted the exploration of novel approaches for knowledge co‐generation and decision‐making. This calls for integrative assessment methods that meaningfully include and represent diverse knowledge systems, capturing multiple values, needs and interests as ...
Ricardo Ismael Mata‐Páez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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