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Profits, Image, and Sustainability in Plastic Waste Recycling Behavior
ABSTRACT Plastic waste is an environmental and public health concern. In the agricultural sector, plastic waste handling is largely unregulated. Using survey data from horticultural firms, we investigate a previously unexplored relationship between a firm's decision to voluntarily discard recyclable plastic containers and the firm's perception about ...
Yawotse Nouve, Wojciech J. Florkowski
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ABSTRACT Biodiversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services, yet it continues to decline due to intensive agriculture, pollution, habitat loss and climate change. Although ecolabels are increasingly used to communicate sustainability attributes and influence consumer choices, their role in addressing biodiversity ...
Marzieh Aminravan +4 more
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African Twist of Circular Economy: Insights, Policies and Recommendations
ABSTRACT While the circular economy (CE) has gained traction, this paper argues that mainstream CE approaches risk being misaligned in the African context. Drawing on a mixed‐methods synthesis of empirical studies, policy documents and cross‐country examples, the study shows that Africa's CE transition is fragmented and uneven, leaving the continent at
Michael Odei Erdiaw‐Kwasie +4 more
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ABSTRACT Circular innovation (CI) research has identified a wide range of circular strategies and design approaches, yet offers limited insight into how CI evolves as a learning process within firms and which governance mechanisms guide this progression. Drawing on organizational learning (OL), this study examines how exploration and exploitation shape
Shamima Haque +2 more
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ABSTRACT This study assesses and compares the eco‐efficiency of six olive production systems in the Alentejo region, southern Portugal, employing a life cycle costing (LCC) approach directly integrated with a prior life cycle assessment (LCA). Although LCC has been increasingly applied to Mediterranean olive‐growing, empirical research in Portugal ...
Rachel Hermeto de Pádua Souza +3 more
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ABSTRACT Rice production sustains food security and rural livelihoods across many low‐income countries but remains highly vulnerable to climate‐related hazards, including floods, droughts, salinity intrusion and heat stress, which reduce yields and threaten the long‐term sustainability of rice production.
Apurbo Sarkar +4 more
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Irrigation scheduling......an on-farm update
Presented at the Central Plains irrigation short course and exposition on February 17-18, 1998 at the Camino Inn in North Platte, Nebraska.
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Abstract Background Traumatic dental injury (TDI) most often requires complex and interdisciplinary management. Several factors are associated with the success of TDI treatment, including proper treatment planning and periodontal maintenance. Methods The present 16‐year follow‐up report describes the interdisciplinary management of an extrusive ...
João Carnio +3 more
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Subperiosteal tunnel assisted graft (STAG) technique: Report of two cases
Abstract Background This case report describes the clinical application of the subperiosteal tunnel‐assisted graft (STAG) technique, a novel approach for peri‐implant phenotype modification and keratinized tissue augmentation. Although free gingival grafts remain the gold standard for increasing keratinized tissue width, their effectiveness may be ...
Seiko Min
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Abstract Background This case report describes 18‐month clinical and digital outcomes after bilateral treatment of multiple gingival recessions using coronally advanced flap plus acellular dermal matrix (ADM). Methods A 46‐year‐old woman with multiple maxillary recessions received bilateral surgery.
Edgar Daniel Vargas‐Quiroga +7 more
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