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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is substantial potential for the procurement of food by public institutions to contribute to Sustainable Development across multiple environmental, social, and economic outcomes. In this study we used theories of policy instrumentation and learning to analyse global guidance for designing public food procurement instruments to leverage ...
Erica Reeve +7 more
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The development of water services and their interaction with water resources in European and Brazilian cities [PDF]
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2008 The extension and complexity of large cities creates "urban water" and a related issue: public water services, including public water supply, sewage collection and treatment, and storm water control, had previously become a policy sector ...
B. Barraqué +2 more
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Who gets redeployed? Inventor characteristics and resource redeployment decisions
Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary While the literature highlights the benefits of internally redeploying resources, there is less empirical guidance on which resources are most likely to be redeployed. We examine the relationship between inventor characteristics and redeployment decisions, motivated by the tension between costs and benefits of keeping a ...
Kyungsoo Kim, Isin Guler, Samina Karim
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Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Butylparaben (BuP) recurrently contaminates soils worldwide, mainly by incorporating sewage sludge into cultivated areas, using wastewater in irrigation, and leaching contaminated soils. However, there are few studies on the ecotoxicological effects of this paraben on edaphic organisms.
Lorena Maihury Santos Tsubouchi +13 more
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Methodology of the biological risk classification of animal pathogens in Belgium [PDF]
, 2010 The biological hazards posed by micro-organisms have lead to their categorisation into risk groups and the elaboration of classification lists. Current classification systems rely on criteria defined by the World Health Organization, which cover the ...
Boyen, Filip +8 more
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Metals' Adsorption Onto Environmental Microplastics at Shoreline Sediments
X-Ray Spectrometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study assessed trace element concentrations and microplastic (MP) contamination in three sandy beaches on the southern coast of Ilha Grande (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Environmental MPs were manually extracted from sand samples, and beaches were classified using the microplastic pollution index (MPPI).
Adriana F. Curty +4 more
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Sensitivity analysis of heat losses in distribution systems : impact of different buildings typologies [PDF]
, 2016 This paper focuses on the sensitivity of heat losses in collective heat distribution systems using a simplified calculation method. The methodology considers several parameters influencing the performance of heat distribution systems.
Janssens, Arnold +1 more
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Microbiology and Immunology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a chronic skin and subcutaneous infection mainly caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi, a dematiaceous fungus with various morphotypes. Characteristic sclerotic cells—globe‐shaped, multiseptated and pigmented—are found in lesions of infected individuals, though their differentiation in the host remains poorly understood. To
Aline Barral Takahashi +6 more
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Reassessing the History of U.S. Hazardous Waste Disposal Policy - Problem Definition, Expert Knowledge and Agenda-Setting [PDF]
, 1997 The authors show that in the 1940\u27s technical consensus began to develop about the effects of land-based waste disposal on groundwater degradation.
Brown, Halina Szejnwald +3 more
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the nineteenth century, American agricultural fairs often featured ladies’ equestrian exhibitions. At these events, women constructed an athletic femininity based on skill and competitiveness that challenged traditional ideals of womanhood.
Gabrielle McCoy
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