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Characterization of an Injectable Poly(vinyl alcohol)‐gelatin Hydrogel for Growth Factor Delivery in an Orthopedic Application

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces photo‐crosslinkable tyraminated poly(vinyl alcohol)‐gelatin (PVA‐GT) hydrogels as tunable injectable platforms for tissue engineering and growth factor delivery applications. This schematic illustrates the two developed hydrogel formulations and the experimental workflow used to evaluate their physico‐chemical properties in vitro ...
Alessia Longoni, Gretel S. Major, Sam Arnold, Samuel Tomkins, Eugenia Spessot, Scott Loeffler, Kieran Lau, Richard Tan, Jessica Harte, Roslyn Kemp, Tess Reynolds, Jelena Rnjak‐Kovacina, Gary J. Hooper, Tim B. F. Woodfield, David C. Kieser, Khoon S. Lim   +15 more
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Using Data Envelopment Analysis to Evaluate Environmentally Conscious Tourism Management [PDF]

This paper discusses a methodology to assess the performances of tourism management of local governments when economic and environmental aspects are considered as equally relevant.
Alessandro Lanza, Mariaester Cassinelli, Valentina Bosetti   +2 more
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Small Extracellular Vesicles from Neural Cells: Physiological and Pathological Roles, and Potential in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Neural cell–derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are emerging as pivotal mediators in neurodegenerative diseases, exerting both pathogenic and therapeutic functions. This review synthesizes current evidence on how sEVs from distinct neural cell types regulate neurodegeneration, neuroprotection, biomarker discovery, and targeted drug delivery ...
Muhammad Waqas Salim, Wei Zhang, Lyndsey Collins‐Praino, Yuling Wang, Andrew Care   +4 more
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Developing of a Dynamic Network Data Envelopment Analysis Model for Performance Evaluating Banking Sector [PDF]

چشم‌انداز مدیریت صنعتی, 2017
Data envelopment analysis is a mathematical technique to evaluate the performance of DMUs with similar inputs and outputs. The traditional models don’t consider the internal structure of DMUs and have a black box perspective, so in order to assess the ...
Reza Soleimani Damaneh, Mansour Momeni, Amin Mostafaei, Mohsen Rostami Malkhalife   +3 more
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Designing and Evaluating Sustainable Logistics Networks [PDF]

The objective in this paper is to shed light into the design of logistic networks balancing profit and the environment. More specifically we intend to i) determine the main factors influencing environmental performance and costs in logistic networks ii ...
Bloemhof-Ruwaard, J.M., Heck, H.W.G.M. van, Nunen, J.A.E.E. van, Quariguasi Frota Neto, J.   +3 more
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PolyGraph – Flexible, Biocompatible & Electrically Optimized Graphene‐Polymer Composites for Next‐Generation Neural Interfaces

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
PolyGraph, a flexible graphene‐polycaprolactone nanocomposite, unites conductivity, biocompatibility, and processability for next‐generation neural interfaces. Fabricated into microneedle arrays with ultra‐flexible backings, PolyGraph enables bidirectional neuronal recording and stimulation in brain tissue, advancing brain‐computer interface (BCI) and ...
Jack Maughan, Ian Woods, Cian O'Connor, Pablo Quintana‐Sarti, Eoin Caffrey, Jose M. Munuera, Tian Carey, Adrian Dervan, Alejandro López Valdés, Omar Mamad, Maeve A. Caldwell, Fergal J. O'Brien, Jonathan N. Coleman   +12 more
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Disentangling Within- and Between-Country Efficiency Differences of Bank Branches [PDF]

In this paper we propose a framework to assess the efficiency of bank branch networks operating in different financial environments. The framework can be used to disentangle within- from between-country performance differences.
Andreas Soteriou, Antreas D. Athanassopoulos, Stavros Zenios   +2 more
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Supramolecular Engineering of Fluid Pressure in Filamentous Hybrid Double Network Hydrogels for 3D Chondrocyte Culture

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Inspired by the water‐rich and interconnected biopolymer networks of native load‐bearing tissues, we disclose a connectable design for a hybrid filamentous supramolecular and covalent double network hydrogel generated through in situ photopolymerization.
Ciqing Tong, Ying Chen, Merel L. Janssen, Isabel Sariol, Joeri A. J. Wondergem, Marijn van den Brink, Mertcan Özel, Rob G. H. H. Nelissen, Ingrid Meulenbelt, Doris Heinrich, Yolande F. M. Ramos, Roxanne E. Kieltyka   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving Service Performance in Banking using Quality Adjusted Data Envelopment Analysis [PDF]

The goal of this research is to describe the application of data envelopment analysis (DEA) to the performance evaluations of bank branches. Special attention is focused on how to incorporate the quality dimension into branch efficiency.
Juraj Kopecsni
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Efficiency Predictions by Fuzzy Piecewise Auto-regression in Dynamic Network System [PDF]

, 2016
Workshop 2015 -Advances in DEA Theory and Applications (December 1-2, 2015)Since efficiency prediction can help managers to monitor future performance and detect potential failures, it is important for production and operation management.
CHEN Li-Hsueh, HSIAO Bo, YU Ming-Miin
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