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Institutional Change, Obsolescing Legitimacy, and Multinational Corporations: The Case of the Central American Banana Industry [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper studies the practice of integration of influential host country actors to a multinational corporation as a strategy to decrease problems of legitimacy to the foreign firm before the host country's society.
Bucheli, Marcelo, Kim, Min-Young
core  

Perspective on Aqueous Batteries: Historical Milestones and Modern Revival

open access: yesAdvanced 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   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microenvironment Modulation‐Based Nanomaterial‐Loaded Hydrogel Dressings for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Research Progress and Future Perspectives

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
xx xx. ABSTRACT Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a chronic complication of diabetes, primarily caused by hyperglycemia, peripheral vascular disease, and neuropathy. Characterized by persistent hyperglycemia, impaired perfusion, inflammation, and infection, DFUs pose significant challenges to healing and are associated with high morbidity and amputation ...
Tang Yuqing   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Uberization of Criminal Records: work impediments and legal legitimacies

open access: gold, 2023
Danilo dos Santos Rabelo   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

AI‐Enhanced Gait Analysis Insole with Self‐Powered Triboelectric Sensors for Flatfoot Condition Detection

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, Volume 10, Issue 6, March 18, 2025.
The given research presents an innovative insole‐based device employing self‐powered triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) for flatfoot detection. By integrating TENG tactile sensors within an insole, the device converts mechanical energy from foot movements to electrical signals analyzed via machine learning, achieving an 82% accuracy rate in flatfoot ...
Moldir Issabek   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementing Lisbon: A Critical Appraisal of the Citizens' Initiative [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In a much-heralded effort to bring people across Europe closer to the EU and enhance the Union's democratic legitimacy, the Lisbon Treaty has introduced the Citizens' Initiative (CI) -- an idea born in the final phase of the Constitutional ...
Corina Stratulat, Janis A. Emmanouilidis
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Photonic Crystal Enhanced Microscopy on a 2D Photonic Crystal Surface

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, Volume 10, Issue 6, March 18, 2025.
This work demonstrates the design, fabrication, and the first‐time test of a 2D photonic crystal surface for photonic resonator absorption microscopy. The designed surface uniformly enhances electromagnetic near fields, achieving > 100% improved detecting uniformity for surface‐captured AuNPs from a blocking biosensor assay aimed for detecting SARS‐CoV‐
Weinan Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political Legitimacy of Vietnam’s One Party-State: Challenges and Responses

open access: yesJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2009
This article focuses on the challenges to the authority of Vietnam’s one-party state that emerged in 2009 and state responses. Three separate challenges are discussed: opposition to bauxite mining in the Central Highlands; mass protests by the Catholic ...
Carlyle A. Thayer
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