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Secondary Forest Products Industry in Alberta, 1986

open access: yesThe Forestry Chronicle, 1988
Alberta's secondary forest products industry is discussed in terms of firm size, number of firms, location, employment created and value of sales. These statistics are compared with previous studies. The source of this information was the Alberta Development and Trade Departments, Alberta Manufacturers Index.
M. J. Heit, R. A. Bohning
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Can Advocacy-Led Certification Systems Transform Global Corporate Practices? Evidence, and Some Theory [PDF]

open access: yes
There is emerging evidence that globalization is beginning to provide new opportunities for global coalitions of advocacy groups to bring market-based pressures to bear upon major transnational firms in a way that promotes higher standards of social and ...
Michael E. Conroy
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Grounds for Argument: Local Understandings, Science, and Global Processes in Special Forest Products Harvesting [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
In posing the question Where are the pickers? , Love and Jones suggest that the shifting paradigm in forestry is real and that academia is not leading the shift.
Jones, Eric, Love, Thomas
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Microplastics from Wearable Bioelectronic Devices: Sources, Risks, and Sustainable Solutions

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bioelectronic devices (e.g., e‐skins) heavily rely on polymers that at the end of their life cycle will generate microplastics. For research, a holistic approach to viewing the full impact of such devices cannot be overlooked. The potential for devices as sources for microplastics is raised, with mitigation strategies surrounding polysaccharide and ...
Conor S. Boland
wiley   +1 more source

Asset Building for Social Change: Pathways to Large-Scale Impact [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Provides an in-depth examination of current and historic initiatives, in an effort to discern patterns of successful scaling up from among Ford's Assets Program portfolios ...

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Smarter Sensors Through Machine Learning: Historical Insights and Emerging Trends across Sensor Technologies

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights how machine learning (ML) algorithms are employed to enhance sensor performance, focusing on gas and physical sensors such as haptic and strain devices. By addressing current bottlenecks and enabling simultaneous improvement of multiple metrics, these approaches pave the way toward next‐generation, real‐world sensor applications.
Kichul Lee   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the Regulatory Effects on California Specialty Crops: An Examination of Various Issues Impacting Selected Forest Products, Tree Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Crop Industries [PDF]

open access: green, 2006
Sean P. Hurley   +9 more
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The Global Forest Sector: An Analytical Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
The world's forests, like its oceans and atmosphere, are global resources. Tree-covered landscapes blanket large parts of every major land mass except Antarctica and contribute to the well being of every individual on earth.
Binkley, C.S., Dykstra, D.P.
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