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The interplay between green supply chain management practices and firm performance: does green technological innovation and institutional pressure matter? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Responsible Production and Consumption
PurposeThis study aims to investigate the impact of green supply chain management practices on firm performance and the intervening roles of green technological innovation and institutional pressures in this relationship.Design/methodology/approachThis ...
Alexander Otchere Fianko   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The risk of corruption in public pharmaceutical procurement: how anti-corruption, transparency and accountability measures may reduce this risk

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2020
Background: The goal of the public procurement of pharmaceuticals is to purchase sufficient quantities of high-quality pharmaceuticals at cost-effective prices for a given population.
J. Kohler, Deirdre Dimancesco
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Loss of Stat3 in Prx1+ Progenitors Impairs Molar Root Development

open access: yesAdvanced Biology, EarlyView.
Stat3 critically regulates mandibular first molar and alveolar bone morphogenesis. Conditional ablation of Stat3 disrupts the osteogenic capacity of Prx1+ mesenchymal progenitors, as evidenced across in vivo and in vitro models. Abstract Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (Stat3) acts as a central transcriptional modulator coordinating ...
Xin Feng   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Framework for Evaluating Cost Performance of Architectural Projects Using Unstructured Data and Random Forest Model Focusing on Korean Cases

open access: yesBuildings
Cost is a key performance indicator for evaluating the success of architectural construction projects. While previous studies have relied on quantitative data and statistical models to evaluate cost performance, recent advancements in methods have ...
Chang-Won Kim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE

open access: yesВестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов, 2016
Aim. To assess the possibilities of the use of laparoscopic transabdominal nephrectomy (LNE) for surgical treatment and preparation of the patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) for kidney transplantation.
O. N. Reznik   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sweatfree DC Amendment [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

An evaluation of the stimulants and impediments to innovation within PFI/PPP projects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This paper identifies the theoretical stimulants and impediments associated with the implementation of PFI/PPP (Private Finance Initiative/Public Private Partnership) projects. A current defect of this procurement approach is the unintentional constraint
Amabile T.M.   +22 more
core   +2 more sources

Unlocking the Power of Quercetin‐Encapsulated Mesoporous Bioactive Glass Nanoparticles: A Multifunctional Approach to Bone Regeneration

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles (MBGNs) are investigated for bone regeneration given their remarkable structural and functional properties. MBGNs are functionalized with Mn and Cu and incorporated with quercetin, a natural flavonoid exhibiting antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties.
Giovanni Lo Bello   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Industrial application experiment series [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
core   +2 more sources

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