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Advanced Flame Retardant Strategies and Fire Performance Assessment for Safer Photovoltaics in Buildings: A Two‐Part Review

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems into building structures introduces distinct fire risks with critical implications for occupant safety. This review examines the key fire hazards associated with PV implementation and explores mitigation strategies, including flame‐retardant additives.
Florian Ollagnon, Olaia Aurrekoetxea‐Arratibel, Emma Gottis, Heng‐Yu Li, Xabier Olano‐Azkune, Matthieu Despeisse, Antonin Faes, Christophe Ballif   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing the resilience of vulnerable social-ecological systems: pathways toward sustainable oases in southeastern Tunisia

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Oases have long been a source of life for farming communities in regions characterized by water scarcity. Adopting “resilience thinking” to analyze the capacity of oases to continue providing goods and services despite their vulnerability means ...
Hichem Charieg, Hichem Charieg, Mohamed Zied Dhraief, Inès Gharbi, Abdallah Ben Saad   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using scenarios to explore UK upland futures [PDF]

, 2009
Uplands around the world are facing significant social, economic and environmental changes, and decision-makers need to better understand what the future may hold if they are to adapt and maintain upland goods and services.
Arblaster, K., Bullock, C., Burton, R. J. F., Davies, A. L., Holden, J., Hubacek, K., May, R., Mitchley, J., Morris, Joe, Nainggolan, D., Potter, C., Quinn, C. H., Reed, M. S., Swales, V., Thorp, S.   +14 more
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Host‐Directed Biomaterials for Combatting Bloodstream Infections: From Macrocyclic Peptides to Immune‐Activating Cell Backpacks

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bloodstream infections (BSI) are one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in both civilian and military populations. This paper summarizes recent progress in novel treatment strategies to manage BSI arising from both bacterial and fungal pathogens using molecules, particles, and materials to elicit host‐directed immunity.
Thomas Thomou, Jagadish Krishnappa, Justin B. Schaal, Prasad Tongaonkar, Dat Q. Tran, Wenchao Gu, Yung‐Fu Chang, Michael E. Selsted, Shaoyi Jiang, Samir Mitragotri, Michael Super, Christopher J. Bettinger   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutionalization of agricultural insurance in Ukraine: impact factors and vectors of development

Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2020
Purpose. The purpose of the paper is investigation of the development of the Ukrainian market of insurance products in agriculture with the identification and classification of factors that affect the dynamics of the main market indicators, and ...
Natalia Shibaeva, Tetiana Baban
doaj   +1 more source

Cultivating diversity and food quality. Proceedings of Diversifood EU Forum, Brussels, 11 April 2018 [PDF]

, 2018
To tackle this issue, Diversifood team organised a forum with policy makers and stakeholders on the 11th of April 2018, in Brussels. Diversifood’s aim is to share results and key lessons including new approaches for the management of cultivated ...
Bocci, R., Chable, V., Constanzo, A., Drexler, D., Goldringer, I., Oehen, B., Padel, S., Rey, F.   +7 more
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Bioprinting Organs—Science or Fiction?—A Review From Students to Students

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Bioprinting artificial organs has the potential to revolutionize the medical field. This is a comprehensive review of the bioprinting workflow delving into the latest advancements in bioinks, materials and bioprinting techniques, exploring the critical stages of tissue maturation and functionality.
Nicoletta Murenu, Camilla Mussoni, Mateo S. Andrade Mier, Paula Buettner, Nathaly Chicaiza‐Cabezas, Yi‐Yu Robin Dai, Jessica Faber, Maren Fiedler, Zan Lamberger, Xuen Jen Ng, Vanessa Moessler, Anna Rederer, Jonas Roeder, Sabrina Stecher, Katinka Theis, Jeanette Weigelt, Silvia Budday, Gregor Lang, Natascha Schaefer   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel hybrid architecture for agriculture and land use in an integrated modeling framework : MATISSE (Methods and Tools for Integrated Sustainability Assesment) [PDF]

, 2008
As part of a cluster workshop on sustainability of hydrogen transport technologies held in Frankfurt on 21st February 2006, MATISSE researchers conducted break-out discussion groups with, and distributed self-completion questionnaires to, stakeholders in
Cassen, Christophe, Crassous, Renaud, Dorin, Bruno, Gitz, Vincent, Hourcade, Jean-Charles   +4 more
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Kidney Organoids in Drug Development: Integrating Technological Advances and Standardization for Effective Implementation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines how emerging enabling technologies enhance the physiological relevance, scalability, and reproducibility of kidney organoids, while advanced analytical approaches support model validation and deepen mechanistic insight into nephrotoxicity.
Helen Kearney, Silvia M. Mihăilă, Lorenzo Moroni, Carlos Mota   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stakeholders' Impact on Turnaround Performance: The Case of German Savings Banks [PDF]

, 2018
This study explores how savings banks as powerful stakeholders of SMEs in Germany assess turn-around performance. It tests the impact of the support provided by German savings banks and distressed SMEs’ actions with survey data from corporate advisors ...
Decker, Carolin
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