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How Green Public Procurement Contributes to Sustainable Development in China: Evidence from the IISD Green Public Procurement Model [PDF]

, 2015
The People's Republic of China spent more than CNY 1.6 trillion (USD 252 billion) on procurement in 2013, accounting for 11.7 per cent of all national spending (Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China, 2014).
Benjamin Denjean, David Uzsoki, Hu Bo, Jason Dion, Lei Huo, Tilmann Liebert   +5 more
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Green Public Procurement Criteria for Office Building Design, Construction and Management. Procurement practice guidance document [PDF]

, 2016
The development of GPP criteria for Office Building design, construction and management aims at helping public authorities to ensure that projects are procured and implemented with higher environmental standards.
DE OLIVEIRA GAMA CALDAS MIGUEL NUNO, DODD NICHOLAS, GARBARINO ELENA   +2 more
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Overview of molecular signatures of senescence and associated resources: pros and cons

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Cells can enter a stress response state termed cellular senescence that is involved in various diseases and aging. Detecting these cells is challenging due to the lack of universal biomarkers. This review presents the current state of senescence identification, from biomarkers to molecular signatures, compares tools and approaches, and highlights ...
Orestis A. Ntintas, Sylvia Vagena, Pavlos Pantelis, Giorgos Theocharous, Russel Petty, Konstantinos Evangelou, Vassilis G. Gorgoulis   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green Public Procurement for Accelerating the Transition towards Sustainable Freight Transport

World Electric Vehicle Journal, 2022
Requests for emission reduction in the freight transport sector will be more intense in the coming years. One possible strategy to reduce emissions from freight transport is through utilising zero emission vehicles, which requires substantial investments
Hampus Karlsson, Solveig Meland, Kristin Ystmark Bjerkan, Astrid Bjørgen, Nina Møllerstuen Bjørge, Sahar Babri   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public Procurement and the Circular Economy [PDF]

, 2017
The European Union adopted the Circular Economy Package at the end of 2015 and two directives part of European Public Procurement Reform in 2014, which was to be implemented by the Member States by April 2016.
Diófási-Kovács, Orsolya
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Self‐Powered Permeable Electronic Dressing for Exudate Management, Electrostimulation and Drug Delivery in Chronic Wound Healing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study develops a self‐powered permeable electronic dressing (SPED) that synergistically integrates exudate management, electrical stimulation, and on‐demand drug delivery. The dressing effectively absorbs exudate while demonstrating potent antibacterial activity and accelerated tissue regeneration in diabetic mouse models, thereby promoting ...
Jiaheng Liang, Jingjing Fu, Jin Chai, Hongyu Jiang, Fan Chen, Yufei Zhang, Weihao Zhao, Xian Song, Zhihao Zhou, Lingtao Fang, Qiyao Huang, Peng Li, Zijian Zheng   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green public procurement of certified wood : impact on international trade and global welfare [PDF]

, 2015
This paper investigates the impact of green public procurement (governments’ purchases) of certified wood in the EU. A spatial partial price equilibrium model is developed to analyse whether this policy impacts interregional trade flows of wood and other
Brusselaers, Jan, Buysse, Jeroen, Van Huylenbroeck, Guido   +2 more
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Redefining Therapies for Drug‐Resistant Tuberculosis: Synergistic Effects of Antimicrobial Peptides, Nanotechnology, and Computational Design

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Antimicrobial peptide (AMP)‐loaded nanocarriers provide a multifunctional strategy to combat drug‐resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. By enhancing intracellular delivery, bypassing efflux pumps, and disrupting bacterial membranes, this platform restores phagolysosome fusion and macrophage function.
Christian S. Carnero Canales, Jessica Ingrid Marquez Cazorla, Renzo Marianito Marquez Cazorla, Aline Martins dos Santos, Jonatas Lobato Duarte, Letícia Oliveira Catarin Nunes, Túlio Custódio Reis, Lara Cerazi Salvador, Norival Alves Santos‐Filho, Rafael Miguel Sábio, Hélder A. Santos, Fernando Rogério Pavan   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of the EU Green Public Procurement (GPP) Criteria for Paints, Varnishes and Road Markings. Technical Report with final criteria. [PDF]

, 2018
The Development of the Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for Paints, Varnishes and Road Markings is aimed at helping public authorities to ensure that paints, varnishes and road markings are procured in such a way that it delivers environmental ...
DODD NICHOLAS, KAPS RENATA BARBARA
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Evaluating the Antiviral Efficacy of Encapsulated PKC Inhibitor BIM‐I against influenza A Virus Infection

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study explores nanoparticle delivery of the protein kinase C inhibitor bisindolylmaleimide‐I (BIM‐I) to combat influenza A virus infections. Encapsulation in biodegradable PLGA nanoparticles improved safety while maintaining the compound's strong antiviral activity.
Laura Klement, Jana Ismail, Josefine Schroeder, Amod Godbole, Johanna Schreiber, Christine Weber, Zoltan Cseresnyes, Marc T. Figge, Bettina Löffler, Ulrich S. Schubert, Stephanie Schubert, Christina Ehrhardt, Carsten Hoffmann   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source