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Evaluating Corruption-Prone Public Procurement Stages for Blockchain Integration Using AHP Approach

Systems
Corruption in public procurement remains a challenge to good governance, especially in developing nations. Blockchain technology has been espoused as a new paradigm for achieving sustainable public procurement practices for effective service delivery and,
Gideon Adjorlolo, Zhiwei Tang, Gladys Wauk, Philip Adu Sarfo, Alhassan Baako Braimah, Richard Blankson Safo, Benedict N-yanyi   +6 more
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Sustainable Procurement: Final Industry Report, Project 2.76

, 2022
Sustainable procurement is increasingly on the agenda for purchasing and supply managers seeking to demonstrate corporate social responsibility in their supply chains.
Shou, Wenchi (R19820), Caldera, Savindi, Mohamed, Sherif A., Zhang, Peng (R19643), Le, Tiendung, Shooshtarian, Salman, Papastamoulis, Vasilios (R20401), Feng, Yingbin (R16766)   +7 more
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A Decoy‐Receptor‐Armed Biomimetic Nanotherapeutic With Inherent Tropism for Conserved Pathogenic Macrophages for Treating Osteoarthritis and Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A biomimetic doppelgänger nanosystem neutralizes extracellular inflammatory cytokines and silences intracellular pyroptosis, reprogramming pathogenic macrophages to attenuate both joint and spine degeneration. ABSTRACT Osteoarthritis (OA) and intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) are debilitating musculoskeletal disorders driven by shared ...
Fudong Li, Bin Zhang, Zhiqiu Zhang, Bing Zheng, Linhui Han, Chen Yan, Jialin Li, Kaiqiang Sun, Tianyi Zhao, Jiangang Shi   +9 more
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Public Procurement for Sustainable Development in East Africa

, 2021
Through sustainable public procurement, governments can lead by example and deliver key policy objectives. Sustainable public procurement enables governments to meet environmental goals such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving energy and ...
Mutangili, Solomon Kyalo
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Leveraging AI for sustainable public procurement: opportunities and challenges

Frontiers in Sustainability
Even though sustainable public procurement is critical to achieving global climate goals, most public organizations struggle to implement it. While artificial intelligence holds promise for addressing these challenges, its use in the public sector ...
Marta Andhov, Marta Andhov, Nicole Darnall, Alexandra Andhov, Alexandra Andhov   +4 more
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IN-HOUSE PROCUREMENT EXCEPTION: THREAT FOR SUSTAINABLE PROCEDURE OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT?

Journal of Security and Sustainability Isues, 2014
The article analyses an in-house procurement concept in the contexts of scientific doctrine, substantive law and legal practice. The Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC is discussed in the part of provisions regulating cases where a public ...
Kanapinskas, Virginijus, Plytnikas, Žydrūnas, Tvaronavičienė, Agnė   +2 more
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Matrix Stiffness Orchestrates Mesenchymal Stem Cell Lineage Commitment Toward Osteogenesis and Adipogenesis Through the PIEZO1/SP1/STC2 Axis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Matrix stiffness directs mesenchymal stem cell lineage commitment through PIEZO1‐dependent activation of the SP1/STC2 pathway. Stiff matrices favor osteogenesis and suppress adipogenesis, whereas the loss of PIEZO1 function impairs early bone formation. STC2 retains lineage‐regulatory activity even when PIEZO1 is inactive.
Shuo Zhang, Siteng Li, Wenzhong Chen, Qingcheng Song, Haiyue Zhao, Peng Wang, Yiran Zhang, Wenquan Liang, Shaowei Zheng, Juan Wang, Wei Chen, Yanbin Zhu, Yingze Zhang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The right ingredients : Sustainable Development Commission Scotland response to the discussion on a national food policy for Scotland [PDF]

, 2012
Response of the Sustainable Development Commission Scotland to a consultation on national food policy for Scotland.Publisher ...
Sustainable Development Commission Scotland
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De la Responsabilité sociale des organisations à l’achat public responsable : entre contraintes et performances. Compte rendu de journée d’étude

Développement Durable et Territoires, 2019
Responsible public procurement can be understood as a new conception of public procurement, which could reaffirm the role of public actors in the institutionalization of sustainable development, especially on a territorial scale.
Olivier Gayot
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Hyper‐Intense Tumor Peripheral Accumulation of Antibody‐Conjugated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles can Enable Breast Cancer Detection by Magnetic Particle Imaging

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Tumor‐associated inflammation retains antibody‐targeted or non‐specific antibody conjugated nanoparticles within the tumor microenvironment. Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) enables non‐invasive detection and differentiation of tumors from other organs, owing to higher nanoparticle retention by inflammatory cells in the tumor periphery.
Preethi Korangath, Hayden Carlton, Theresa Wong, Sean Healy, Toby Sanders, Mason Song, Patrick W. Goodwill, Cordula Grüttner, Kathleen Gabrielson, Robert Ivkov   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source