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

Global 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

Double‐Interpenetrating Composite Bioink for Multi‐Component 3D Bioprinting and Biofabrication

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Marine‐polysaccharides‐derived double interpenetrating network hydrogel‐based bioink, combining the attributes of physical and ionic crosslinking, enables room‐temperature bioprinting of mechanically defined structures that can be handled and are cytocompatible.
Fabian Tribukait‐Riemenschneider, V. Prasad Shastri   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of reverse supply network in enhancing reverse logistics implementation in a developing country context: does the adoption of innovative technologies matter? [PDF]

Journal of Responsible Production and Consumption
PurposeThis study aims to examine the role of reverse supply networks (RSN) and innovative technologies in enhancing reverse logistics (RL) implementation, underpinned by the Complex Adaptive Systems theoretical lens.Design/methodology/approachA cross ...
Musa Mbago, Marcia Mkansi, Joseph M. Ntayi, Sheila Namagembe, Benjamin Tukamuhabwa, Noah Mwelu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of E-Procurement Adoption on Company Performance: Evidence from Indonesian Manufacturing Industry

, 2021
This study was conducted to determine the performance impact of e-procurement adoption in Indonesian manufacturing companies. This study consists of four variables: top management support, information quality, implementation of e-procurement, and company
I. Masudin, Ganis Dwi Aprilia, Adhi Nugraha, D. P. Restuputri   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Natural Biomaterials for Osteochondral Repair: From Source to Strategy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Biological origin‐guided overview of natural biomaterials and therapeutic strategies for osteochondral tissue engineering. The circular diagram categorizes representative materials and strategies into plant/algae‐derived, microbial‐derived, animal‐derived, and human‐derived sources, centered on an osteochondral defect repair model.
Hengyu Liu, Hanyang Zhang, Wenbo Yang, Hao Chen, Jincheng Wang, Fei Chang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Sustainability Practices in Supply Chains and Manufacturing Firms’ Performance

SEISENSE Journal of Management
Purpose- This study investigates the influence of environmental sustainability practices in supply chains on the performance of manufacturing firms in Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
Elinala Lutufyo Mwansasu, Leonada Raphael Mwagike   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Competition for procurement shares [PDF]

Games and Economic Behavior, 2011
We propose a new procurement procedure which allocates shares of the total amount to be procured depending on the bids of suppliers. Among the properties of the mechanism are: (i) Bidders have an incentive to par- ticipate in the procurement procedure, as equilibrium payoffs are strictly positive.
José Alcalde, Matthias Dahm
openaire   +5 more sources

Government Procurement and Changes in Firm Transparency

Accounting Review, 2020
The government requires its suppliers to have certain internal information processes to reduce uncertainty about their ability to fulfill their commitments.
D. Samuels
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thermally Modulated Metasurface Sensor for Dynamic and Time‐Resolved Isolation of Extracellular Vesicles

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A thermally adaptive plasmonic metasurface, functionalized with poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and anti‐CD63 antibodies, enables precise, on‐demand capture and release of extracellular vesicles (EVs). Delivering high recovery, improved purity, and intact vesicle structure, the platform offers a versatile, label‐free solution for real‐time EV ...
Beyza Nur Kucuk, Eylul Gulsen Yilmaz, Yusuf Aslan, Emre Ece, Özgecan Erdem, Murat Alp Gungen, Bengi Özgün Öztürk, Fatih Inci   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agri-food supply chain capabilities and smallholders’ on-farm economic viability: a moderated mediation analysis of subsidy schemes and dynamic pricing

Cogent Food & Agriculture
As the global agri-food supply chain system evolves, understanding the dynamics that influence smallholders’ on-farm economic viability (SFEV) becomes paramount.
Baraka Israel, Meshack Siwandeti
doaj   +1 more source