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Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.Abstract The sustainable production of jojoba oil derivatives depends on research and development focused on eco‐friendly valorization processes. This study establishes optimal conditions for converting jojoba oil into jojobyl alcohols, which is a key step in realizing its economic potential.
Laura Mendoza‐García +3 more
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Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2008 Important changes were observed in maternal characteristics, health care indicators, and child health during the 22 years covered by the three population-based birth cohort studies conducted in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil.
Fernando C. Barros, Cesar G. Victora
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Underperformance in affluence: the remarkable relative decline in American heights in the second half of the 20th-century [PDF]
, 2006 Objective: We use the complete set of NHES and NHANES data collected between 1959 and 2004 in order to construct trends for the physical stature of the non-Hispanic white and black US adult population and compare them to those of Western- and Northern ...
Komlos, John, Lauderdale, Benjamin E.
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Graduates' conceptions of meaningful work
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores how meaningful work is conceptualised by recent graduates. Whilst the imperative to maximise economic returns from higher education (HE) endures in HE policy, less attention is given to how meaningful work is and its relationship to values and identities.
Michael Tomlinson, Manuel Souto‐Otero
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Transforming the Manufacturing Sector Towards Circular Economy—A Configurational Approach
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite growing awareness of—in principle—easily transferable circular economy (CE) best practices, their adoption remains limited. As scholarly discourses on CE and operations management concentrate on linear construct relations, the complex interdependence of practices and their determinants is overlooked.
Annika Mies, Stefan Gold
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Population aging and economic growth: evidence from ASEAN countries
Cogent Business & ManagementNumerous recent empirical studies underscore the adverse impacts of an aging population on economic growth. This could stem from reduced labor force participation and productivity among older workers, or the potential for aging to result in an imbalance ...
Nguyen Thanh Trong +2 more
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Secular Stagnation: Theory and Remedies
, 2015 This paper relies on a Ramsey model with money to o¤er a simple theory of secular stagnation. The permanent failure of the economy to produce at full capacity results from three features: (i) The combination of the zero lower bound on the nominal ...
Michau, Jean-Baptiste
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Revisiting the Reaction Mechanism of Electrochemical 1,4‐NADH Regeneration on Carbon Electrodes
ChemCatChem, EarlyView.The mechanism of NAD+ electrochemical reduction on carbon‐based electrodes varies with the applied potential. Catalyst loading, buffer, and initial NAD+ concentration can be optimized to achieve the highest 1,4‐NADH selectivity. Abstract The direct electrochemical regeneration of 1,4‐NADH, an essential cofactor in many enzymatic reactions, has emerged ...
Mohammed Ali Saif Al‐Shaibani +3 more
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Gallium Nitride in Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: Fundamental Insights and Emerging Trends
ChemistryEurope, EarlyView.Gallium nitride is a binary III–V direct band gap semiconductor. Recently, it has emerged as a promising material for next‐generation heterogeneous photocatalytic systems due to its unique electronic and structural properties. This review outlines the fundamental principles and key design strategies of heterogeneous photocatalysis and provides a ...
Hyotaik Kang, Chao‐Jun Li
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