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The entry of Brazilian fresh fruit small and medium producers into the global market

Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural, 2010
The objective of this paper is to identify some elements which contribute to the entry of small and medium producers into the global market. Specifically, it analyses the case of the greatest Brazilian mango and grape exported region - the Petrolina ...
Roberta de Castro Souza, João Amato Neto   +1 more
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State, Competition and Industrial Change in Ireland 1991-1999 [PDF]

As job losses increased rapidly in 2003 amid calls for increased competitiveness, it becomes all the more crucial to understand the character and causes of such industrial upgrading that did occur in Ireland in the 1990s. This paper argues that despite a
Séan Ó Riain
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Advances in Solid‐Phase Processing Techniques: Innovations, Applications, and Future Perspectives

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Based on practical manufacturing challenges, this review examines advanced solid‐phase processing techniques that overcome the inherent limitations of conventional melting‐based and traditional solid‐phase manufacturing, enabling the production of higher‐performance components at reduced cost through process innovation and improved supply‐chain ...
Tianhao Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Virgo upgrade investigations

Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2006
While the current interferometric gravitational wave detectors are approching their nominal sensitivity, the new generation of detectors is in an advanced design phase. The Virgo collaboration is de.ning now the path to arrive to a complete design of the advanced version of the detector within about two years.
F. ACERNESE, M. ALSHOURBAGY, P. AMICO, S. AOUDIA, S. AVINO, D. BABUSCI, G. BALLARDIN, F. BARONE, L. BARSOTTI, M. BARSUGLIA, F. BEAUVILLE, S. BIRINDELLI, M. A. BIZOUARD, C. BOCCARA, F. BONDU, L. BOSI, S. BRACCINI, C. BRADASCHIA, A. BRILLET, V. BRISSON, L. BROCCO, D. BUSKULIC, E. CALLONI, E. CAMPAGNA, F. CAVALIER, R. CAVALIERI, G. CELLA, E. CHASSANDE MOTTIN, A. C. CLAPSON, F. CLEVA, C. CORDA, J. P. COULON, E. CUOCO, V. DATTILO, M. DAVIER, R. DE ROSA, L. DI FIORE, A. DI VIRGILIO, B. DUJARDIN, A. ELEUTERI, D. ENARD, I. FERRANTE, F. FIDECARO, I. FIORI, R. FLAMINIO, J. D. FOURNIER, O. FRANCOIS, S. FRASCA, F. FRASCONI, A. FREISE, L. GAMMAITONI, A. GENNAI, A. GIAZOTTO, G. GIORDANO, L. GIORDANO, R. GOUATY, D. GROSJEAN, GUIDI, GIANLUCA MARIA, S. HEBRI, H. HEITMANN, P. HELLO, L. HOLLOWAY, S. KARKAR, S. KRECKELBERGH, P. LA PENNA, N. LETENDRE, M. LORENZINI, V. LORIETTE, G. LOSURDO, M. LOUPIAS, J. M. MACKOWSKI, E. MAJORANA, C. N. MAN, M. MANTOVANI, F. MARCHESONI, F. MARION, J. MARQUE, MARTELLI, FILIPPO, A. MASSEROT, M. MAZZONI, L. MILANO, C. MOINS, J. MOREAU, N. MORGADO, B. MOURS, A. PAI, C. PALOMBA, F. PAOLETTI, S. PARDI, A. PASQUALETTI, R. PASSAQUIETI, D. PASSUELLO, PERNIOLA, BRUNA, PIERGIOVANNI, FRANCESCO, L. PINARD, R. POGGIANI, M. PUNTURO, P. PUPPO, K. QIPIANI, P. RAPAGNANI, V. REITA, A. REMILLIEUX, F. RICCI, I. RICCIARDI, P. RUGGI, G. RUSSO, S. SOLIMENO, A. SPALLICCI, R. STANGA, R. TADDEI, A. TONCELLI, M. TONELLI, E. TOURNEFIER, F. TRAVASSO, G. VAJENTE, D. VERKINDT, VETRANO, FLAVIO, VICERE', ANDREA, J. Y. VINET, H. VOCCA, M. YVERT, Z. ZHANG   +121 more
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Global Value Chains, Technology Transfer and Local Firm Upgrading in Non-OECD Countries [PDF]

The productivity and competitiveness of local firms in non-OECD countries depends as much on technological capacities and successful upgrading as in industrialized countries.
Juliane Brach, Robert Kappel
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Development of High‐Performance Multilayer Monochromators

Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
Detailed insights into the optical and multilayer design of Double Multilayer Monochromators (DMM) are presented and fully characterized, including key optimization strategies and solutions to fabrication challenges. By integrating in‐house Ion Beam Figuring and a high uniformity multilayer coating process, the developed DMMs achieve high reflectivity,
Wadwan Singhapong, Arindam Majhi, Wai Jue Tan, Vishal Dhamgaye, Riley Shurvinton, Paresh Pradhan, Igor Dolbnya, Lucia Alianelli, Chris Bowen, Alexander J. G. Lunt, Hongchang Wang, Kawal Sawhney   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Skill Upgrading and Production Transfer within Swedish Multinationals in the 1990s [PDF]

This paper studies the link between production transfer in Swedish-headquartered multinational enterprises (MNEs) and skill upgrading in Swedish manufacturing in the 1990s.
Hansson, Pär
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Factors facilitating upgrading process of knowledge-intensive business services' clusters in global value chains [PDF]

, 2018
The aim of this article is to describe the factors that facilitate upgrading process of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) clusters in global value chains. The observed phenomenon which can be described as an increase in value added produced by
Bohatkiewicz, Joanna
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Organic Light‐Emitting Diode in Phototherapy Applications

Advanced Photonics Research, EarlyView.
This article systematically reviews the development of organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs) in phototherapy, constructs a technical framework, and establishes a multidimensional knowledge graph encompassing indications, wavelengths, and light intensity.
Yingguang Zhu, Yonglan Hu, Yingjie Cui, Lixue Guo, Guohui Zhang, Haixia Qiu, Defu Chen, Changyong Pan, Huijuan Yin, Suling Zhao   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liquid Metal Sensors for Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review thoroughly reviews liquid metal sensors in soft robots. Their unique material properties like high conductivity and good biocompatibility are analyzed. Working principles are classified, and applications in environmental perception, motion detection, and human—robot interaction are introduced.
Qi Zhang, Nan Li, Yujia Song, Chen Hua, Tangzhen Guan, Yibing Ma, Cai Cheng, Jing Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source