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Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate‐Smart Dairy Practices: The Role of Practice Clusters in Enhancing the Performance of Dairy Farms in Kenya

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate variability is affecting the productivity, profitability, and resilience of smallholder dairy producers in developing countries. The adoption of climate‐smart (CS) dairy practices has been promoted to mitigate these negative effects. However, while interest in dairy CS practices is growing, empirical evidence on their adoption patterns
Mercy Mburu, Amin Mugera, John Mburu, Rose Nyikal, Oghaiki Asaah Ndambi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating BIM-LCA to Enhance Sustainability Assessments of Constructions

Sustainability
The need for sustainable practices in the construction sector has never been more pressing, as the sector seeks to mitigate its carbon footprint, water consumption, and waste generation.
M. S. S. Lima, Susana Duarte, Hans Exenberger, Georg Fröch, Matthias Flora   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association Between Liver Function Grade and Post‐Hepatectomy Liver Failure in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Latent Class Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
We retrospectively analyzed clinical data from patients who underwent hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using LCA‐based grading system. These findings provide a new risk stratification framework for the design of precision surgery to treat patients with HCC.
Ling Liu, Jintao Zheng, Ye Wang, Chenao Yang, Jiachen Zhang, Changku Jia   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Quantum Support Vector Regression for Predicting Hydrogen Storage Capacity of Nanoporous Materials

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
In this study we employed support vector regressor and quantum support vector regressor to predict the hydrogen storage capacity of metal–organic frameworks using structural and physicochemical descriptors. This study presents a comparative analysis of classical support vector regression (SVR) and quantum support vector regression (QSVR) in predicting ...
Chandra Chowdhury
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating Life Cycle Cost, Environmental and Social Impacts of a Lithium–Ion Battery Pack

IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology
This study evaluates the environmental, economic, and social impacts of the life cycle of a battery pack for automotive applications. The analysis employs Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for environmental assessment, Life Cycle Costing (LCC) for economic ...
Antonella Accardo, Gaia Gentilucci, Luca Pontone, Ezio Spessa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bewertung der sozialen Nachhaltigkeit von Lebensmittel-Bereitstellungsketten – Überlegungen zur Eignung von LCA-Ansätzen [PDF]

, 2019
Der Beitrag stellt einen quantitativen LCA-basierten methodischen Ansatz vor, um wesentliche Aspekte sozialer Nachhaltigkeit von Lebensmittel-Bereitstellungsketten zu analysieren.
Hörtenhuber, Stefan, Zollitsch, Werner
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Removal of Methylene Blue and Congo Red Dyes Using Sustainable and Eco‐Friendly Bioadsorbents: A Review

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The continuous increasing discharge of synthetic dyes into aquatic systems seems to be an important environmental and health risk due to their high toxicity and resistance to biodegradation. Among these dyes, methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR) are widely used in textile and industrial applications, necessitating sustainable and efficient ...
Avanish Kumar, Ashish Kapoor, Dan Bahadur Pal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective LCA of Next-Generation Cells for Electric Vehicle Applications

IEEE Access
Several next-generation cells are now being researched to overcome the performance and sustainability limitations of the current Li-ion cells. The aim of this article is to assess the environmental impacts of the following next-generation cells chosen ...
Antonella Accardo, Ambrogio Garofalo, Giovanni Dotelli, E. Spessa   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Technobiological Pathways for High‐CO₂ Capture Using Micro‐/Macroalgae: Genetic Engineering, Process Automation, and Value‐Added Bioproducts

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have emerged as one of the most critical drivers of climate change; this is primarily due to high concentrations and long atmospheric life of carbon dioxide (CO2). For a significant amount of time, various biological processes such as microalgal cultivation, cyanobacterial systems, photosynthetic microorganisms ...
Sadhana Semwal, Harish Chandra Joshi
wiley   +1 more source