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, 2010 Amendment proposed by the ILRF to the District of Columbia Councilmember Mary Cheh , to be added to the Omnibus Procurement Reform Amendment Act of 2010 to promote sweatshop-free procurement ...
International Labor Rights Forum
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Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Low‐interfacial toughness PDMS/SiO2 coatings are applied to aluminum substrates and tested under natural high‐altitude conditions. The coatings demonstrate strong anti‐icing, icephobic, and large‐scale deicing performance. Field results highlight delayed freezing, reduced ice adhesion, and stable durability, offering practical insights into the use of ...
Tao Zhu +7 more
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The house of competence of the quality manager
Cogent Business & Management, 2017 In modern organizations the work of the quality manager is varied and complex. Therefore, what common attributes should characterize an exemplary quality manager?
Helgi Þór Ingason +1 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Development of processing window for the continuous manufacturing of flexible and anisotropic piezoresistive films using magnetic‐field assisted alignment of Ni particles on a roll‐to‐roll processing line. Abstract Flexible pressure sensors are highly sought after for applications like rehabilitation healthcare, advanced wearable electronics ...
Nagarpita Moka Vidyanag +3 more
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The impact of level of documentation on the accessibility and affordability of new drugs in Norway
Frontiers in PharmacologyIntroduction: Over the preceding decade, an increasing number of drugs have been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) with limited knowledge of their relative efficacy.
Gro Live Fagereng +9 more
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Industrial application experiment series [PDF]
, 1980 Two procurements within the Industrial Application Experiment Series of the Thermal Power Systems Project are discussed. The first procurement, initiated in April 1980, resulted in an award to the Applied Concepts Corporation for the Capital Concrete ...
Bluhm, S. A.
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Legacy Procurement Practices Shape How U.S. Cities Govern AI: Understanding Government Employees' Practices, Challenges, and Needs [PDF]
Most AI tools adopted by governments are not developed internally, but instead are acquired from third-party vendors in a process called public procurement. In this paper, we conduct the first empirical study of how United States cities' procurement practices shape critical decisions surrounding public sector AI.
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Supramolecular Design of Polymeric Random Lasers
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.This research investigates the application of PolyHIPE scaffolds as scattering media inRLs. By modifying the scaffold's morphology, pore size, and surface chemistry, the dye distribution within the material is precisely controlled, achieving a tunable laser threshold.
Junyang Chen +6 more
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Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionBacterial wilt (BW) caused by Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum is a devastating soil-borne disease. Bacteriophages are important biocontrol resources that rapidly and specifically lyse host bacteria, showing good application potential in ...
Haoxin He +13 more
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Poka: A Necro‐Robot Beetle with a Measured Payload Ratio of 6847%
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Here, Poka, a necro‐robot beetle with the ability to carry more than 68 times its own weight, is introduced, making it also a walking robot with the highest payload ratio measured to date. This paper is concerned with the design, manufacture and validation of ‘Poka', a novel millimetre‐scale necro‐robot aimed at bridging the performance gap between ...
Yordan Tsvetkov, Parvez Alam
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