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Literature Review: policies adopted to support a healthy retail sector and retail led regeneration and the impact of retail on the regeneration of town centres and local high streets [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Communities Analytical Services, on behalf of the Regeneration Division of the Scottish Government, commissioned the Institute for Retail Studies at the University of Stirling to provide a literature review of the policies adopted to support a healthy ...
Sparks, Leigh, Findlay, Anne
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Retail Armageddon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
First paragraph: A couple of weeks ago we were delighted to have Helen Dickenson, Chief Executive of the British Retail Consortium deliver our Retail Futures lecture. Her title, Retail Armageddon or Reinvention? and her presentation were about the retail
Sparks, Leigh
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After the Hype: Resilience Seeking in Emerging Technology Ecosystems

open access: yesJournal of Product Innovation Management, Volume 43, Issue 5, Page 793-826, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Academic Summary Hype often helps emerging technology ecosystems gain early support for their innovative value propositions, but the initial excitement around the technology typically vanishes at some point. This decrease in excitement and support may lead some ecosystems to fail while others are resilient and recover.
Fiona Schweitzer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling the Distribution, Impacts, and Mitigation of Anthropogenic Heat in Los Angeles

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract Anthropogenic heat emissions from human energy consumption contribute to the urban heat island (UHI) effect, yet their spatiotemporal distributions and impacts remain uncertain. In this study, we develop a 100 m resolution, hourly anthropogenic heat flux (AHF) data set for Los Angeles County and use the Weather Research and Forecasting model ...
Joseph Ko   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Solar sailing : mission applications and engineering challenges [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Solar sailing is emerging as a promising form of advanced spacecraft propulsion, which can enable exciting new space-science mission concepts. By exploiting the momentum transported by solar photons, solar sails can perform high-energy orbittransfer ...
McInnes, Colin R.
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Lactuca sativa L. losses and wastes as a source of biobased ingredients

open access: yesJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 6, Page 3577-3591, April 2026.
Abstract BACKGROUND The growing global population and increasing consumer focus on healthy eating challenge the agricultural sector to ensure both sustainable food production and safety. Lettuce (Lactuca sativa Mill.), the most cultivated leafy vegetable worldwide, can lose up to 40% of its weight during processing.
Joana PB Rodrigues   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Remain thou as thou art: The bargain of vegetabling

open access: yesCrop Science, Volume 66, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
Abstract Vegetabling resulted in the development of a unique food source comprised of highly immature plant organs that delivers desirable textures, flavors, and nutritional diversity to human diets. In contrast to some dry‐seeded crops, perishable vegetables require enormous inputs of energy and technology during the postharvest period to preserve ...
Irwin L. Goldman
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of Energy Consumption and Energy Savings in an Urban Vertical Farm Benchmark

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 1086-1099, March 2026.
This research conducted a comprehensive energy consumption analysis of a vertical farm benchmark integrating cultivation, storage, transportation and office functions. It proposed the adoption of small‐scale wind turbines to reduce energy expenditure, hence addressing various sustainability development goals.
Simeng Xie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Curbing multinational digital tax avoidance with the general anti‐avoidance rule

open access: yesAmerican Business Law Journal, Volume 63, Issue 1, Page 33-55, Spring 2026.
Abstract Large multinational companies (MNCs) are increasingly leveraging the enormous value embedded in the global digital economy. This has resulted in numerous innovations; however, it has likewise resulted in the loss of billions of dollars in tax revenue to governments due to outdated laws that generally assume a brick‐and‐mortar economy and ...
Kathryn Kisska‐Schulze, Robert C. Bird
wiley   +1 more source

How is Coronavirus affecting the UK's Retail Sector? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
First paragraph: A couple of months ago, Professor Graeme Roy of the Fraser of Allander Institute invited me to try to answer the question posed at the head of this post. He is part of / leading an ESRC funded ‘observatory’ (Coronavirus and the Economy)
Sparks, Leigh
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