On the Frontiers of Finance: Scaling Up Investment in Sustainable Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries [PDF]
, 2009 Outlines the economic, social, and environmental benefits of investing in sustainable small and medium enterprises; the lending practices of financial intermediaries; and barriers.
Belinda Richards +2 more
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Photocatalytic Water Splitting on the Lunar Surface: Prospects for In Situ Resource Utilization
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Water has been found in craters on the moon nearby locations which are illuminated >80% of the time. Photocatalysis uses energy from sunlight to drive chemical reactions such as water splitting to produce oxygen and hydrogen. It is a scalable technology that requires lighter equipment and utilizes resources available on the moon. ABSTRACT The discovery
Ranjani Kalyan +6 more
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SOCIAL BUSINESSES - THE MAIN ACTORS IN THE PROCESS OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [PDF]
Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2013 Social enterprise means an organization which aims principally to ensure/providing the welfare of the community, created at the initiative of a group of citizens and where the interests of those who invested capital are limited.
BUŞAN GABRIELA +2 more
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Can social enterprises aid sustainable development? Evidence from multi-stage investigations. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Bansal S, Garg I, Vasa L.
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Aquaponics and Social Enterprise [PDF]
, 2019 AbstractThis chapter presents some examples of recent initiatives by social enterprises using aquaponics. Aquaponics offers an innovative form of therapeutic horticulture, which can provide employment and promote well-being for people with disabilities.
Milliken, Sarah, Stander, Henk
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Ultra‐Thin Soft Pneumatic Actuation for Minimally Invasive Neural Interfacing
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Parylene C is a common polymer in bioelectronics, favored for its biological and chemical inertness. However, this makes bonding layers of Parylene C together very challenging. Here it is a laser to selectively weld layers of Parylene C to create high‐pressure fluidic actuation devices.
Lawrence Coles +4 more
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Practice, Profit, and Public Good: Temple Economies and Social Enterprises in Korean Buddhism
ReligionsIn contemporary Korea, particularly within the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, temple revenue relies on two primary sources: donations and production activities.
Junghyun Kwon
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Precarious Employment Relations as a Factor of Social Pollution [PDF]
, 2016 The paper discusses the assessment of precarious employment relations as one of the systemic factors of social pollution. The social pollution phenomenon in employment relations is caused by employers who use a strategy for the reduction of labour costs ...
Dvorakova, Z. +2 more
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3D Printing of Stretchable, Compressible and Conductive Porous Polyurethane for Soft Robotics
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A 3D‐printable porous dopamine‐polyurethane acrylate elastomer results in conductive, stretchable, and compressible structures that can be metallized in situ through catechol‐mediated silver reduction. The resulting material function as both compliant soft robot with a and strain sensors without complex assemblies, enabling fully 3D‐printed soft ...
Ouriel Bliah +3 more
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Éducation et SocialisationThe article addresses the issue of support relationships in professions involving care relations. More specifically, it aims to identify and illustrate the interactional competences that can help establish the “right distance” or “appropriate closeness ...
Ayla Bimonte
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