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Surface anticoagulation of mechanical heart valves using electrically induced biomimetic glycocalyx: An in-vitro study to assess hemocompatibility and optimal voltage. [PDF]

PLoS One
Sajja LR, Koppula A, Mathew T, Bhatt A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Climate‐Related Risk Factors and Banks' Operational Risk: The Case of Italian Significant Institutions

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates significant Italian banks' exposure to climate‐related physical risks from the perspective of operational risk. Focusing on acute physical risks, proxied by floods and storms, the analysis adopts a microeconomic and spatial perspective to assess how the territorial distribution of banks' branches at the provincial ...
Maria Debora Braga, Dario Musolino, Gianmarco Vacca   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The economic returns to citizenship: Evidence from a meta-analysis. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Hainmueller J, Laitin DD.
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Circular Economy Adoption in Germany's Electrical Installation Sector

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition towards a circular economy is gaining importance across industries. However, its implementation remains uneven, particularly in highly regulated and safety‐critical sectors. This study examines the adoption of circular economy practices in the German electrical installation industry, characterised by standardised, long‐lived ...
Annika Nähring, Lambert T. Koch
wiley   +1 more source

Early childhood changes in BMI z-score and serum IGF-1 levels at age 6 years: the Japan environment and children study. [PDF]

J Endocr Soc
Nakatsu H, Hashimoto K, Nishigori T, Okabe H, Ogata Y, Nozaki T, Omoto T, Kuraya H, Yasumura S, Nishigori H, Fujimori K, Hosoya M, Go H.   +12 more
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Thresholds: The metaphorical foundations of powerful knowledge

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper advances a theoretical account of threshold concepts as metaphorical‐relational structures that reorganise meaning across contexts. Building on conceptual metaphor theory, we propose that threshold concepts can be understood as sites of schema‐level reorganisation: deep, embodied patterns of relational logic that scaffold abstract ...
Maria Karrol, Elizaveta Lyssova‐Golomzina   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nascent extracellular matrix: the missing piece in hydrogel design. [PDF]

Cell Biomater
Liu JY, Tan ML, Loebel C.
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Reusing depleted oil and gas wells for geothermal energy: Feasibility, challenges, and a decision‐making framework for sustainable conversion

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
The graphical abstract presents a structured decision‐support framework for assessing the feasibility of converting depleted oil and gas wells into geothermal energy systems. The left panel illustrates a comprehensive, multi‐stage decision‐making framework progressing from prefeasibility screening and technical–economic analysis to policy alignment ...
Karolina Bieryt, Yu Pan, Heinz Konietzky, Fei Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-producing access to care with young people living in Zambia through digital and vending machine-enabled innovation in sexual and reproductive health: A place-based, human-centred design research approach. [PDF]

PLoS One
Darking M, Ayles H, Belemu S, Chausa P, Gárate FJ, Gómez EJ, Gondwe M, Lane D, Kaluba-Milimo D, Mwamba M, Simwinga M, Whetham J, Vera JH.   +12 more
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