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Processability Assessment of Recycled Polymeric Nonwoven Materials in Injection Molding, Film Extrusion and Additive Manufacturing

open access: yesPolymer Engineering &Science, EarlyView.
Recycled nonwoven face masks are transformed into polymer feedstocks for injection molding, film extrusion, and additive manufacturing. Rheological behavior links composition to processability, enabling material selection and blending strategies.
Daniele Battegazzore   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Ways Can We Use Big Data to Offer More Personalized and Tailored HR Services to our Employees? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Big data analytics—analytic techniques operating on big data—is continuing to disrupt the way decision-making is occurring. Instead of relying on intuition, decisions are made based on statistical analysis, emerging technologies and massive amounts of ...
Lee, Soojung, Masannat, Jonathan
core   +1 more source

Hidden Costs of Ethical Fashion: Sustainable Development Goals and Garment Worker Exploitation in Bangladesh

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Across garment factories in the Global South, the promise of “ethical fashion” coexists with poverty wages and retaliation. This study examines why the global call for decent work has not improved labor conditions in Bangladesh's ready‐made garment industry.
Md. Rafiqul Islam Rana
wiley   +1 more source

Minimization of Illness Absenteeism in Primary School Students Using Low-Cost Hygiene Interventions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Objective: Safe water and hygiene intervention was evaluated to assess its impact on students’ health, hygiene practices and reduction in illness absenteeism in primary school students.
Shirsat, SD, Tambekar, DH
core  

Feasibility and acceptability of meticillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus biosecurity measures in equine facilities: A cross‐sectional study

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Biosecurity measures are recommended in stables housing meticillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)‐positive horses, but their feasibility and acceptability, as well as their implementation barriers, remain unclear. Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted among clients of a veterinary teaching hospital using an online ...
Pauline Planes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Used for COVID-19 Prevention in the Informal Settlements of Cape Town, South Africa

open access: yesCOVID
The COVID-19 pandemic and other infectious diseases continue to threaten public health, particularly in densely populated informal settlements. Effective hand hygiene, supported by alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHS), plays a critical role in preventing
Sisanda Dalasile   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of disinfectants on preventing the cross-contamination of pathogens in fresh produce washing water [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The potential cross-contamination of pathogens between clean and contaminated produce in the washing tank is highly dependent on the water quality. Process wash water disinfectants are applied to maintain the water quality during processing.
Banach, Jennifer   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Towards an anthropology of acquisition: ‘How did you get that?’ Vers une anthropologie de l'acquisition : « Où as‐tu trouvé ça ? »

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The production‐distribution‐consumption triad has structured how anthropologists understand exchange for roughly a century. This article argues for expanding this triad to include an explicit focus on acquisition – the systems, processes, and practices of acquiring.
Hanna Garth
wiley   +1 more source

Managing Vibrio cholerae with a local beverage: preparation of an affordable ethanol based hand sanitizer

open access: yesHeliyon, 2020
Research indicates an increased use of hand sanitizers globally, and in particular developing countries where bacterial epidemics such as cholera are common.
Christina Osei-Asare   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘The Good Couscous That Pleases Us!’: The Meanings of Enduring Imperialist Imagery in Postcolonial French Food Advertising, 1970–2000

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines a wave of Orientalism‐inspired food commercials that appeared on television in France between 1975 and 2000. Older commercials for couscous were more banal, emphasizing a given product's superiority or affordability. Around 1975, however, there was a concerted shift in the advertising; new spots contained exoticized ...
Kelly Ricciardi Colvin
wiley   +1 more source

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