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Towards Effective Implementation of Carbon Reduction Strategies in Construction Procurement: A Case Study of New Zealand

Buildings, 2022
In light of climate change, the construction industry plays a crucial part in alleviating carbon emissions and other environmental impacts. The focus on improving the public procurement process poses an important opportunity for the successful ...
Philip He, Thao Thi Phuong Bui, Wajiha Shahzad, Suzanne Wilkinson, Niluka Domingo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability best practice in PPP: Case study of a hospital project in the UK [PDF]

, 2013
Globally, sustainable development has been given high priority for the Government agenda in order to achieve a balance of social, economic and environmental factors.
Smith, Andrew James, Zhou, Lei
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Ultrasound‐Triggered Nanobubbles for Endothelial‐Targeted Drug Delivery in the Detection and Treatment of Doxorubicin‐Induced Cardiotoxicity

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The DA/VTP‐NBs selectively recognized cardiac ECs damaged by DIC and achieved cell‐level targeted imaging. Then US‐triggered controlled release successfully enabled the release of DAPA within the DA/VTP‐NBs at the site of injury. This precise on‐demand drug release approach amplifies a series of localized therapeutic effects through the mtDNA‐mediated ...
Jun Zhang, Yi Ling, Xin Li, Deng Liu, Li Dong, Xuemei Chen, Yingxin Sun, Yongning Shang, Yanli Guo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green Procurement and Service Delivery of County Governments in Western Region, Kenya

International Journal of Business, Economics, and Social Development
The framers of the Public Procurement Law envisaged to streamline how public procurement should be conducted in order to realize value for money in public procuring entities. The primary objective of the research thus was to determine the effect of green
Kennedy Wandera Walubengo
doaj   +1 more source

Green public procurement: An instrument for achieving environmental goals in the transport sector [PDF]

Tehnika
Transport, especially road transport is one of the main sources of emissions of greenhouse gasses as well as numerous air pollutants that have harmful effects on human health, particularly in urban areas. The European Union, as well as many of its Member
Kaplanović Snežana M., Manojlović Aleksandar V., Bojković Nataša Z.   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Automatic analysis of the sustainability of public procurement based on Text Mining: The case of the Moroccan ICT markets

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 2021
The rapid growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs) worldwide is increasing the consumption of energy and raw materials at unprecedented levels.
Tarik El Haddadi, Oumaima El Haddadi, Taoufik Mourabit, Ahmed El Allaoui, Mohamed Ben Ahmed   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Використання «зелених» критеріїв під час здійснення публічних закупівель (The usage of «green» criteria in public procurement) [PDF]

, 2016
Стаття присвячена питанню здійснення ефективних публічних закупівель. Висвітлено базові «зелені» критерії для закупівлі товарів, робіт та послуг. Визначено економічні, соціальні, екологічні, політичні переваги використання практики «зелених» закупівель.
Конащук, Н. (N. Konashchuk)
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Revision of the EU Green Public Procurement (GPP) Criteria for Textile Products and Services: Technical Report with final criteria. [PDF]

, 2017
The revision of the Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for Textile products and Services is aimed at helping public authorities to ensure that textiles products and services are procured in such a way that it delivers environmental improvements that
DE OLIVEIRA GAMA CALDAS MIGUEL NUNO, DODD NICHOLAS   +1 more
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Perspective on Aqueous Batteries: Historical Milestones and Modern Revival

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review retraces the development of aqueous batteries from classical Zn‐MnO2 chemistry to modern Zn and Ni systems, correlating voltage, capacity, and electrolyte formulation with practical performance. By mapping historical success and failure onto current and future research directions, it identifies guiding principles that steer the design of ...
Fangwang Ming, Dong Guo, Yizhou Wang, Hussam Qasem, Hanfeng Liang, Husam N. Alshareef   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

USP9X as a Candidate Mediator of Prenatal Aspirin‐Induced Ovarian Reserve Reduction in Offspring Mice

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study suggests that prenatal aspirin exposure is associated with reduced ovarian reserve in offspring, associated with HDAC1‐linked epigenetic downregulation of Usp9x as a candidate mechanism. These preclinical findings provide new insights into fetal‐origin ovarian disorders and contribute to the evidence base concerning aspirin's gestational ...
Yating Li, Caiyun Ge, Wai Yen Yim, Hui Feng, Tiancheng Wu, Lu Chen, Qiaohua Xiong, Shumin Pan, Mei Wang, Huijun Chen, Yuanzhen Zhang, Hui Wang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source