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How Media Represent Australian Indigenous Business: Comparing Australian and International Coverage

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Media representations of Indigenous business shape public perceptions, investor confidence and consumer demand, influencing how Indigenous enterprises are valued and understood. This Indigenous‐led study systematically reviews grey literature on Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses published between 2006 and 2024 ...
Maria Raciti, Marnee Shay, Bronwyn Fredericks, Daeul Jeong   +3 more
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Rethinking public procurement: toward a mission-oriented framework

Policy Design and Practice
Public procurement is a key tool for mission-oriented innovation policies. It has been relevant in industrial policy history, but underused as a tool for shaping markets to tackle social and ecological challenges. This paper argues for a new framework to
Mariana Mazzucato, Eduardo Spanó
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Green public procurement – legal base and instruments supporting sustainable development in the construction industry in Poland

E3S Web of Conferences, 2016
In the respect of value, public procurement in the construction industry belongs to one of the largest ones in the domestic market. Therefore, green procurement for construction works should become the center of attention of public authorities in a broad
Kozik Renata, Karasińska - Jaśkowiec Izabela   +1 more
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What factors influence the uptake of GPP (Green Public Procurement) practices? New evidence from an Italian survey [PDF]

Green Public Procurement (GPP) is becoming a cornerstone of environmental policies both at European Union and Member State level. Drawing upon a database of public authorities located in three Italian Regions, this paper assesses the determinants and ...
Marco Frey, Francesco Testa, Fabio Iraldo, Tiberio Daddi   +3 more
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A self‐retaining mouth prop for intraoral access during periodontal surgery in rat models: A technical note

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
A mouth prop designed to mimic the oral cavity of rats was made that provided stable, self‐retaining retraction, thereby facilitating oral surgery on rodents. Compared to conventional methods, it decreased surgical time, operator fatigue, and slippage. Its use led to higher efficiency and fewer complications and it was cost effective to produce.
Saravanan Sampoornam Pape Reddy, Delfin Lovelina Francis, Vivek Kumar Thakur, Balaji Manohar, Shaili Pradhan, Shesh Rai   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability requirements in EU public and private procurement – a right or an obligation?

Nordic Journal of Commercial Law, 2017
Procurement is no longer just about buying the cheapest possible supplies or services. Rather, it is understood as a process whereby organisations meet their needs in a way that achieves value for money on a lifetime basis and allows delivering aspects ...
Marta Andrecka, Kateřina Peterková Mitkidis   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Green Public Procurement as a Policy Tool: Cost-efficiency and Competition Considerations [PDF]

Public procurement is officially regarded as an effective means to secure environmental improvement. Estimates indicate that public authorities within the European Union typically purchase goods and services corresponding to approximately 16 percent of ...
Lundberg, Sofia, Marklund, Per-Olov, Brännlund, Runar   +2 more
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Body donor programs in Australia and New Zealand: Current status and future opportunities

Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 301-328, March 2025.
Abstract Body donation is critical to anatomy study in Australia and New Zealand. Annually, more than 10,000 students, anatomists, researchers, and clinicians access tissue donated by local consented donors through university‐based body donation programs. However, little research has been published about their operations.
Rebekah A. Jenkin, Kevin A. Keay
wiley   +1 more source

Green Public Procurement in Passenger Transport: Implications for Sustainable Urban Development

Proceeding Papers (BASIQ International Conference)
Urban passenger transport plays a central role in sustainable urban development, as it directly influences mobility, environmental quality, accessibility to public services and the overall quality of life in cities.
Gabriela Loredana Dinulescu, Raluca Florentina Cretu, Florentina Olivia Balu, Mădălina Ioana Moncea, Simona Rusu   +4 more
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Dissecting the dissection laboratory: Elements for designing a human anatomy laboratory

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The human anatomy dissection laboratory is a critical component of anatomical and medical education. Development, maintenance, and stocking of these laboratory spaces have unique demands, with all of the challenges in running a laboratory with Biosafety Laboratory Level 2 (BSL‐2) classification, housing a large volume of tissues saturated with
Rhiannon E. Robinson, Abbey Breckling, Danielle N. Edwards, Nicole Geske, Burhan Gharaibeh, Bobbie J. Leeper, Molly Ostwald, Mary Schilling, Bridgett Severt, Kelsey Stevens, J. P. Swigart, Jonathan J. Wisco, Melissa Zolnierz, Jeremy J. Grachan   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source