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From plant to fabric: Environmental opportunities associated with annatto dye for sustainable development in the textile industry

Coloration Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Natural dyes are compounds that occur naturally in several organisms and are classified based on chemical structure and application method. The literature cites several natural dyes used in industrial transformation processes. Annatto dye is used in the food industry, and its biological pigment is extracted from the annatto seed. However, this
Marcel Jefferson Gonçalves, Tania Maria Costa, Karine Thaise Rainert, Vera Lúcia Vogel Faustino dos Santos, Ivonete Oliveira Barcellos, Lorena Benathar Ballod Tavares   +5 more
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From menace to marvel: An experimental study of tanned pufferfish leather from the invasive silver-cheeked toadfish ()

Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics
This study assesses the feasibility of utilizing an invasive and inedible pufferfish species ( Lagocephalus sceleratus ) for non-food purposes, aiming to help control its population in the Mediterranean Sea.
Aylin Ulman, Muhammet Uzun, Alexandra Ioanid   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Museum Care of Indigenous Cradles: Insights From Consultation With Tribal Communities

Curator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traditional cradles are important objects in many Indigenous American cultures. A historical tendency of museums to overlook Indigenous perspectives on proper object handling and display has often resulted in improper care of culturally sensitive objects in museum collections.
Abby S. Baka, Ephraim ‘Zefren’ Anderson, Shanandoah Anderson, Carmen Clark, Ira Coffey, Hayley Kievman, Olivera Masters, Ishmael Medina, Blanca Yagüe, Alyson Wilkins, Alexandra Greenwald   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Learning to Industrialize: Ideas, Institutions and Power in the Development of Industrial Parks in Ethiopia

Development and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past decade, industrial policy has had a resurgence across Africa as countries pursue catch‐up development, partly inspired by East Asia's state‐led transformation. With increased attention in the discussion given to learning by doing and learning by emulation at the government level, policy learning has invariably been advocated with
Jing Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Chasing the perfida Albione: Anglo‐Italian productivity gap in the late 1930s

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents new estimates of Anglo‐Italian labour productivity levels in manufacturing in the late 1930s, derived using the standard single‐deflation approach. The findings confirm a substantial productivity gap between Italy and the United Kingdom at the aggregate level, alongside pronounced intersectoral heterogeneity.
Tancredi Salamone
wiley   +1 more source

How do strategic leaders frame corporate purpose? Investigating competing frames and framing approaches in executive discourse

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Corporate purpose is gaining momentum in contemporary business communities, yet it often appears shrouded in ambiguity. Although research is growing in popularity, the analysis of corporate purpose from the perspective of strategic leaders remains an unexplored domain.
Chiara Pantalena, Luca Manelli, Josip Kotlar, Federico Frattini   +3 more
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Politicisation and Agricultural (Post‐)Exceptionalism in EU–Mercosur Association Agreement Negotiations

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how the politicisation of EU trade policy – defined by heightened public salience, stakeholder polarisation and contestation – reshapes agricultural lobbying strategies, with a particular focus on the EU–Mercosur Association Agreement.
Emilio Del Pupo
wiley   +1 more source

Demand Shocks, Export Diversification, and Firm Performance During the Great Trade Collapse

Journal of Economics &Management Strategy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the impact of external demand shocks from the 2008 to 2009 Great Trade Collapse on the performance of Chinese exporters and examines how export diversification mitigates these effects. Using Chinese Customs data merged with financial data from all listed Chinese firms, we construct firm‐specific demand shocks based on pre ...
Qianlin Hong, Zeyang Jin, Runjuan Liu, Jiadong Tong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rural Capitalists and Development in Colonial Africa: A Comparative Analysis

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the emergence and role of rural capitalists in colonial Sub‐Saharan Africa by comparing three peasant‐based economies: Bechuanaland, the Gold Coast and Tanganyika. Using social tables, we estimate the population and income shares of better earning agricultural producers and assess their impact on rural inequality and ...
Prince Young Aboagye, Ellen Hillbom, Sascha Klocke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source