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Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in Bionanotechnology: Current Advances and Future Perspectives
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) enables the nanoscale mapping of electrostatic surface potentials. While widely applied in materials science, its use in biological systems remains emerging. This review presents recent advances in KPFM applied to biological samples and provides a critical perspective on current limitations and future directions for
Ehsan Rahimi +4 more
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South African pension fund conversions: Dealing with environmental change
Acta Commercii, 2007 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse South African pension fund conversions from defined benefit to defined contribution structures and to develop a model for dealing with environmental change.
D. T. George, R. J.O. Joubert
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A methodological framework is presented for combinatorial REBCO thin films fabricated by drop‐on‐demand inkjet printing with controlled Rare Earth composition gradients. Automated, synchrotron‐based, and local characterization techniques produce comprehensive property maps that correlate composition and TLAG process parameters with superconducting ...
Emma Ghiara +15 more
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török +6 more
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Reversal of the Pension Reform in Poland
Socialiniai Tyrimai, 2016 In the past, the Polish pension system was based on a pay-as-you-go rule. On 1 January 1999 Poland introduced a major pension reform in order to improve sustainability of the pension system. The new system consisted of three independent pillars.
Sebastian Jakubowski
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background For much of the 20th century, the South African mining industry had a statutory compensation system for pneumoconiosis and tuberculosis characterized by gross racial inequality. This study examines the impact of inflation over the period 1973–2024 on the real value of miners' lung disease compensation, including the effect of the ...
Martin Nicol +3 more
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Regulating private pension funds’ structure, performance and investments: cross-country evidence [PDF]
A number of countries have introduced individual, privately managed defined-contribution accounts, where the value of the pension benefit will depend on accumulated contributions and investment returns.
Srinivas, P.S. +2 more
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Konsep Pengelolaan Dana Pensiun Dalam Tinjauan Hukum Islam (Studi Kasus Dana Pensiun Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta) [PDF]
, 2018 Pension fund is one of the non-bank financial institutions that manage and implement program that promise retirement benefits. Many people are together to become civil servants in order to get the benefits of retirement. But since the presence of Law No.
, Dr. Imron Rosyadi, M.Ag +1 more
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Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue +2 more
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