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A sustainable business ecosystem: a case study demonstrating biochar's potential

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract The need for renewable, climate‐friendly resources has become urgent as legislators worldwide have sought to find ways to cut emissions while ensuring resource security for consumers. The use of biochar could help to achieve these goals. This study examines the current state of commercial biochar production and the maturity of the related ...
Juuso Kivijakola, Eemeli Erkheikki, Viljo Lukka, Pekka Tervonen, Harri Haapasalo   +4 more
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Driving continuous improvement of sustainability certification for industrial biobased systems through comprehensive sustainability requirements

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Existing monitoring frameworks for sustainability certification schemes and labels (CSLs) have largely prioritised environmental aspects, while the social and economic pillars of sustainability remain comparatively underdeveloped. Also, dedicated circularity requirements tailored to biobased systems are still largely lacking, despite being ...
Iris Vural Gursel, Heleen Ballemans, Heike Axmann, Lesly Garcia‐Chavez, Marta Rodriguez‐Illera, Laura Väyrynen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A university‐certified course on dossier assessment for regulatory scientists in Africa—Reporting on our 5‐year experience

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim The shortage of trained clinical assessors in African National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) poses a challenge to effective regulatory decision‐making. Developed in line with the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Competency Framework (WHO‐GCF), a university‐certified short course, Dossier assessment for clinical assessors in Africa, was ...
Stephanie Leigh, Boitumelo Semete‐Makokotlela, Ivana Škrnjug‐Yudov, David Mukanga, Delese Mimi Darko, Eric Karikari‐Boateng, Peter Stonier, Luther Gwaza, Precious Matsoso, Bernd Rosenkranz, Birka Lehmann, Arnold G. Vulto, John G. Woodland, Shabir Banoo, Frieda Shigwedha, Maphutheho Selikane, Unathi Mabona‐Mgoqi, Asare Yeboah, Ntombi Mthembu, Goonaseelan ( Colin) Pillai   +19 more
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Warfarin time in therapeutic range of primary healthcare patients in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Introduction Warfarin therapy is the mainstay of anticoagulation treatment in South Africa and requires frequent INR monitoring due to interindividual patient variability. Time in therapeutic range (TTR) reflects the proportion of total treatment time during which INR values are within therapeutic range.
Masudah Paleker, Christopher Kelly, Robin Dyers, Eric Decloedt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic evaluations of antiobesity medications: A systematic literature review

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
The global prevalence of obesity is rising rapidly. With several antiobesity medications approved and many more in development, understanding their economic value is increasingly important. This study reviews full economic evaluations of approved antiobesity medications to assess cost‐effectiveness and inform reimbursement and access decisions.
Martina Jurković, Almir Fajkić, Andrea Katrin Faour, Mirna Momčilović, Petra Turčić, Andrej Belančić   +5 more
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Defining a comprehensive set of value assessment criteria for funders of drug repurposing initiatives

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims This study aims to develop a structured list of value assessment criteria for drug repurposing (DR) projects designed to support consistent, evidence‐informed decision‐making by funders. The assessment criteria were developed within the REMEDi4ALL project, a multi‐stakeholder Horizon Europe funded initiative to advance DR and were validated ...
Dalma Hosszú, Kristóf Gyöngyösi, András Perényi, Helene G. van der Meer, Dunja Huijbers, Pan Pantziarka, András Inotai, Donald C. Lo, Rick Thompson, Zoltán Kaló, Marcell Csanádi   +10 more
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String Figuring young children's perspectives of quality in English early childhood education and care

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a contested concept and has generally been conceptualised by inter‐related indicators such as staff qualifications, educational environment, policy or child‐to‐staff ratios. There has been a more limited emphasis on how young children might perceive and experience quality.
Nikki Fairchild, Éva Mikuska
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Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source

Reception Baseline Assessment and ‘small acts’ of micro‐resistance

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In September 2021, following the global COVID‐19 pandemic, the Department for Education introduced a national standardised digital Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) for all English 4‐year‐old children. We analyse RBA and its associated Quality Monitoring Visits, as a further intensification of the new public management of early years ...
Guy Roberts‐Holmes, Diana Sousa, Siew Fung Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
wiley   +1 more source