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Is public procurement going green? experiences and open issues

Public purchasing authorities are in a leading position for the introduction, promotion and development of green procurement. Indeed, the public sector can influence green procurement both by designing suitable policies and by driving “green” markets ...
D'Amato, Alessio, Appolloni, Andrea, Wenjuan, Cheng   +2 more
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The WTO Government Procurement Agreement and Its Impacts on Trade [PDF]

This paper assesses the impacts of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on trade in both goods and services among members using a gravity model applied to a panel dataset covering 20 OECD countries over the period 1996-2008 for trade in goods ...
Hejing Chen, John Whalley
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Drug‐Induced Cuproptosis Defines the Therapeutic Window of Celecoxib in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration via the HSP90‐RBX1 Axis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals the dual role of celecoxib in intervertebral disc degeneration. While low concentrations are protective, high concentrations induce toxicity by upregulating HSP90, which synergizes with USP15 to deubiquitinate and stabilize RBX1. This leads to degradation of COMMD1/ATP7B, copper dyshomeostasis, and ultimately, cuproptosis.
Youfeng Guo, Hongju Xiao, Shenghao Ba, Yu Zhou, Bijun Wang, Bin Yu, Yufeng Huang, Haihong Zhao, Zhefan Stephen Chen, Na Shen, Zhaoyu Ba, Desheng Wu   +11 more
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Bidder asymmetry in infrastructure procurement : are there any fringe bidders ? [PDF]

Asymmetric auctions are among the most rapidly growing areas in the auction literature. The potential benefits from improved auction efficiency are expected to be enormous in public procurement auctions related to official development projects.
Estache, Antonio, Iimi, Atsushi
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G6PC Downregulation Promotes Renal Calcium Oxalate Stone Formation via Lactate‐Induced SNAIL1 K206 Lactylation and Epithelial‐Mesenchymal Transition

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In renal calcium oxalate stone formation, G6PC downregulation leads to lactate accumulation. This lactate mediates CBP/p300‐dependent lactylation of SNAIL1 at K206, promoting its nuclear translocation. Nuclear SNAIL1 activates the TGF‐β/SMAD3 pathway, driving epithelial‐mesenchymal transition and fibrosis, which ultimately facilitates crystal ...
Kai Liu, Boming Zhang, Ruixin Fan, Chen Duan, Yangjun Zhang, Huahui Wu, Xiangyang Yao, Xiongmin Mao, Bo Li, Youmiao Zeng, Zhenzhen Xu, Yang Wang, Mengcheng Luo, Xinyu Xu, Ninghan Feng, Heng Li, Hua Xu   +16 more
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Sustainable procurement

, 2008
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A Bone Marrow–Mimetic Hydrogel Enables Dual‐Phase Hemostasis and Vascularized Osteogenesis for Cranial Defects

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A biomimetic, fiber‐reinforced hydrogel (FE‐PDA@Fib/Gel‐TG) that enables dual‐phase cranial defect repair. The system provides: instant hemostasis in the early stage, and sustained co‐delivery of pro‐angiogenic and osteogenic signals for synergistic vascularized bone regeneration.
Lingbin Che, Donghong Li, Huan Zhang, Tingting Xu, Juhan Li, Xuanzhou Chen, Louis D. Zhang, Shuguang Wang, Dianwen Song, Dongyong Sha   +9 more
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Engineered Carbon Dots from a Traditional Herb Pair Orchestrate Concurrent Antioxidant and AP‐1‐Mediated Inflammation to Attenuate Renal Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury

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This study integrates two complementary traditional Chinese medicine components as precursors to synthesize bioactive AM‐AS@CDs. Compared with single‐component CDs, these dual‐component CDs exhibit enhanced antioxidant capacity and superior renoprotective effects.
Bixiao Liu, Fuying Zhu, Zhuqing Wang, Jiawen Chen, Xiaomiao Cui, Congzhong Yang, Yao Peng, Dengyuan Feng, Li Lu, Hui Wei, Xiaozhi Zhao   +10 more
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PIEZO1 is Required for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Progression and Leukemia Stem Cell Maintenance via HIF1A‐SLC7A11 Axis‐Mediated Ferroptosis Defense

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study identifies the mechanosensor PIEZO1 as a key factor in promoting acute myeloid leukemia progression and uncovers a ferroptosis defense system mediated by PIEZO1‐HIF1A‐SLC7A11 axis that is essential for leukemia stem cell maintenance. This ferroptotic defense system may represent a unique vulnerability for leukemia stem cells, providing a ...
Tiantian Zhang, Ziyan Cao, Kexin Gao, Shuxin Yao, Yanbing Zheng, Manman Cui, Rong Yin, Guoqiang Han, Jin Hu, Chengyi Wang, Haojian Zhang   +10 more
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Procurement Auctions with Pre-award Subcontracting [PDF]

To be the lowest bidder in procurement auctions, prime contractors commonly solicit subcontract bids at the bid preparation stage. A remarkable feature of the subcontract competition is that "winning is not everything"; the lowest subcontractor gets a ...
Jun Nakabayashi
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