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Understanding bio‐based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hedging in Presence of Market Access Risk [PDF]

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Existing literature predominantly assumes perfect knowledge of production methods when deriving optimal futures position hedging rules. This paper relaxes this assumption and recognizes situations where producers interested in hedging may not know the ...
Tonsor, Glynn T.
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Enhancing Oncological Care for India's Aging Population: Addressing the Complex Needs of Older Adults With Cancer

open access: yesAging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Aging‐associated physiological and molecular alterations pose significant challenges in cancer management among India's elderly. Limited geriatric oncology expertise, financial constraints, and inadequate specialized care exacerbate disparities. Strategic expansion of insurance coverage, integration of palliative care, and infrastructural advancements ...
Nihanthy D. Sreenath   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Investment and Fiscal Performance in New EU Member States [PDF]

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In this paper we analyze the dynamics of public investment and public finance in new members of the European Union, and also how these sectors were affected by changes in economic freedom and corruption.
Evzen Kocenda, Jan Hanousek
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Russia’s Practice of the State Finance Control Implementation at the Terms of the Social-Economic Crisis

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Economics, 2011
Article is dedicated to the activity of the state finance control authorities and its importance at the overcoming of the crisis effects in Russia. There is analysis of the role of control efforts at the realization of anti crisis state programs.
V V Mizintseva
doaj  

Professional Development of Transference Teachers to Administration / Finance Positions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2018
The aim of this study is to investigate a) the reasons which incited teachers to take the decision to transfer, b) the degree of satisfaction and the problems they face, and c) the professional development in the new working environment. For the data collection of this research a questionnaire was used. Finally, 126 questionnaires have been answered by
Mihail Diakomihalis   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Empowering Online Adult Educators: Integrating Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Instructional Strategies

open access: yesNew Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores how artificial intelligence (AI) can support online adult learning by aligning with Knowles’ four principles of andragogy: involvement, experience, problem‐centeredness, and relevance. Three activities were analyzed using a comparative case study (CCS) method.
Xi Lin, Steve W. Schmidt
wiley   +1 more source

Biases of professional exchange rate forecasts: Psychological explanations and an experimentally based comparison to novices [PDF]

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The empirical performance of macroeconomic exchange rate models is more than disappointing. This dismal result is also reflected in the forecasting capabilities of professional analysts: all in all, analysts are not in a position to beat naïve random ...
Bofinger, Peter   +2 more
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Legal theory of finance: Evidence from global financial networks

open access: yesCogent Economics & Finance, 2019
Katharina Pistor proposed the Legal Theory of Finance (LTF), based on the premise that finance is legally constructed. In this paper, we apply network science to provide empirical evidence from global financial networks (GFN) to support the argument of ...
Prince Kwasi Sarpong, Jugjith Deodutt
doaj   +1 more source

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