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How Green Public Procurement Contributes to Sustainable Development in China: Evidence from the IISD Green Public Procurement Model [PDF]

, 2015
The People's Republic of China spent more than CNY 1.6 trillion (USD 252 billion) on procurement in 2013, accounting for 11.7 per cent of all national spending (Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China, 2014).
Benjamin Denjean, David Uzsoki, Hu Bo, Jason Dion, Lei Huo, Tilmann Liebert   +5 more
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Perspective on Aqueous Batteries: Historical Milestones and Modern Revival

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review retraces the development of aqueous batteries from classical Zn‐MnO2 chemistry to modern Zn and Ni systems, correlating voltage, capacity, and electrolyte formulation with practical performance. By mapping historical success and failure onto current and future research directions, it identifies guiding principles that steer the design of ...
Fangwang Ming, Dong Guo, Yizhou Wang, Hussam Qasem, Hanfeng Liang, Husam N. Alshareef   +5 more
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Roadmap to Precision 3D Printing of Cellulose: Rheology‐Guided Formulation, Fidelity Assessment, and Application Horizons

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This critical review presents a comprehensive roadmap for the precision 3D printing of cellulose. Quantitative correlations link ink formulation and rheological properties to print fidelity and final material performance. This framework guides the development of advanced functional materials, from biomedical scaffolds to electromagnetic shielding ...
Majed Amini, Hadi Hosseini, Seyyed Alireza Hashemi, Mohammad Arjmand   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ensuring Sustainability: Leadership Approach Model for Tackling Procurement Challenges in Bulgarian Higher Education Institutions

Administrative Sciences
At present, higher education institutions (HEIs) are increasingly expected to incorporate sustainability into all aspects by integrating it not only into education and research but also into operational processes, including procurement.
Mina Daskalova-Karakasheva, Denitza Zgureva-Filipova, Kalin Filipov, George Venkov   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pattern Formation in Non‐Equilibrium Architected Materials

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This article demonstrates an artificial mechanical system ‐ a robotic metamaterial ‐ as an accessible and versatile platform within which to explore and prescribe the reaction‐diffusion driven pattern formation hitherto associated with comparatively less accessible and versatile non‐equilibrium biological and chemical systems.
Vinod Ramakrishnan, Michael J. Frazier
wiley   +1 more source

Public entities driven robotic innovation in urban areas [PDF]

, 2017
Cities present new challenges and needs to satisfy and improve lifestyle for their citizens under the concept “Smart City”. In order to achieve this goal in a global manner, new technologies are required as the robotic one.
Bolea Monte, Yolanda, Casanovas Garcia, Josep, Grau Saldes, Antoni, Puig-Pey Clavería, Ana María   +3 more
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Photothermomechanically Efficient, Low‐Cost, High‐Cycle‐Life, Hybrid MXene‐Polymer Actuators

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The addition of MXenes to elastomer‐plastic‐paper films enables the creation of easily prepared actuators that are scalable for small robotic applications. Known as MXene‐polymer Trilayer Actuators (MPTAs), they bend from UV light. Their usefulness is demonstrated through kirigami‐inspired flower‐shaped art design, parallel manipulator for waveguiding,
Ken Iiyoshi, Georgios Korres, Orsolya Nagy, Gabriel Roldán, Panče Naumov, Stefan Schramm, Mohamad Eid   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

To Greener Pastures: An Action Research Study on the Environmental Sustainability of Humanitarian Supply Chains [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose: While humanitarian supply chains (HSCs) inherently contribute to social sustainability by alleviating the suffering of afflicted communities, their unintended adverse environmental impact has been overlooked hitherto.
Carrasco-Gallego, Ruth, Ronchi, Stefano, Zarei, Mohammad Hossein   +2 more
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Degradable Magnetic Composites from Recycled NdFeB Magnets for Soft Actuation and Sensing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a degradable soft magnetic composite made from recycled NdFeB particles embedded in a gelatin‐based organogel. The material is processed into magnetic sensors and soft robotic components, which can later be dissolved in a green solvent to recover NdFeB magnetic particles.
Muhammad Bilal Khan, Lin Guo, Kilian Schäfer, Eduardo Sergio Oliveros‐Mata, Xiaotao Wang, Florian Hofmann, Matthias Lutzi, Mark Suppelt, Proloy Taran Das, Jan Schmidtpeter, Imants Dirba, Stephan Rinderknecht, Mario Kupnik, Denys Makarov, Oliver Gutfleisch   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Sustainable Supply Chain Management on Procurement Environmental Performance: A Perspective on Resource Dependence Theory

Sustainability
To reduce medical waste, attention must be paid to the environmental friendliness of products during procurement. Thus, environmental awareness among hospital procurement personnel is crucial.
Chiang Chi, Mei-Chen Chuang
semanticscholar   +1 more source