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Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.Invertebrates are the classic neuroscience models and should make a comeback. Invertebrate organisms can be a more ethical and cost‐effective way to move bioelectronics research forward more rapidly. ABSTRACT The accelerating development of bioelectronic neural interfaces has brought increased attention to ethical considerations surrounding in vivo ...
Eric Daniel Głowacki
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Resource Efficient Print and Copy Management Solutions, Consip (Italy) [PDF]
, 2015 Consip is a public company owned by the Italian Ministry of Finance. It operates as Italy's central purchasing body, and implements the programme for the rationalisation of public spending on goods and services through the use of ICT (Information and ...
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Quantifying the land‐use change due to soybean‐based biodiesel in the United States
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract We quantify the impact of soybean oil‐based biodiesel production on US cropland, using a method that accounts for the intermediate effect of soybean crushing facilities. Based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data for biodiesel production and proprietary data for soybean crushing facilities over 2011–2020, we find that the elasticities ...
Ruiqing Miao +5 more
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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN GHANA: THE IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES TO THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW 2003 (ACT 663) [PDF]
International Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management, 2012 The purpose of this study was to identify various implementation bottlenecks to the Ghana Public Procurement Law 2003 (Act 663). The study adopted multiple research approaches, including; review of relevant literature, interviews and questionnaire survey
Ameyaw, Collins +2 more
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Innovation on Demand: Can Public Procurement Drive Market Success of Innovations [PDF]
Public procurement has been at the centre of recent discussions on innovation policy on both European and national levels (e.g., Aho-Report, Barcelona Strategy). It has a large potential to stimulate innovation since it accounts for 16% of combined EU-15
Aschhoff, Birgit, Sofka, Wolfgang
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How Green Public Procurement Contributes to Sustainable Development in China: Evidence from the IISD Green Public Procurement Model [PDF]
, 2015 The People's Republic of China spent more than CNY 1.6 trillion (USD 252 billion) on procurement in 2013, accounting for 11.7 per cent of all national spending (Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China, 2014).
Benjamin Denjean +5 more
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Law enforcement intelligence in detection of corruption in public procurement
, 2023 А. Н. Сидоренко +1 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Perennial bioenergy crops, such as miscanthus and switchgrass, and crop residues have the potential to scale up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and mitigate carbon emissions. However, high establishment costs, delayed returns, and risk–return profiles that diverge from those of conventional crops can hinder incentives to adopt ...
Fahd Majeed, Madhu Khanna, Ruiqing Miao
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What factors influence the uptake of GPP (Green Public Procurement) practices? New evidence from an Italian survey [PDF]
Green Public Procurement (GPP) is becoming a cornerstone of environmental policies both at European Union and Member State level. Drawing upon a database of public authorities located in three Italian Regions, this paper assesses the determinants and ...
Fabio Iraldo +3 more
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