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Evaluating the Sustainability Performance of Typical Conventional and Certified Coffee Production Systems in Brazil and Ethiopia Based on Expert Judgements

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2020
Increasing consumer awareness on sustainability issues has led to the growing adoption of voluntary sustainability standards in agriculture. This study assesses the sustainability performance of typical conventional and certified coffee production ...
Eva Winter, Silvia M. R. R. Marton, Lukas Baumgart, Michael Curran, Matthias Stolze, Christian Schader   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino, Phuoc Thien Phan, James Davies, Bibhu Sharma, Tianruo Guo, Chi Cong Nguyen, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

BENEFITS OF REGULATORY AND VOLUNTARY SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS COMPLIANCE: A REVIEW ON MALAYSIAN PALM OIL [PDF]

, 2015
Compliance to regulatory and voluntary standard is one of the most important elements of sustainability in palm oil production.  This paper assessed key regulatory and voluntary standards as references in relation to sustainability in Malaysian palm oil.
Abdullah, I., Wan Mahmood, W.H., Ab Rahman, M.N., Md Fauadi, M.H.F.   +3 more
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A systematic review of the impacts of voluntary sustainability standards on the cocoa global value chain

Discover Sustainability
The paper presents a Systematic Literature Review that examines the effects of VSSs on a sector facing increasing social, environmental and economic sustainability challenges: the cocoa sector.
Sara Romano, Federica Demaria, Anna Carbone   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

NAVIGATING THE REGULATORY LANDSCAPE OF VOLUNTARY SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS IN INTERNATIONAL FOOD TRADE: A MULTILATERAL INTERPLAY - DOI: 10.12818/P.0304-2340.2024v85p171

Revista da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) are non-mandatory criteria designed to foster sustainable practices throughout the global supply chain. These standards are particularly prevalent in the agri-food sector, where they aim to support wider ...
Jiangyuan Fu
doaj   +1 more source

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

Muscle Control of an Extra Robotic Digit

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study compares muscle‐ and movement‐based control for operating a supernumerary robotic thumb. While movement control performs better in the proposed tasks, muscle‐based (EMG) control promotes broader motor learning. The results highlight the promise and challenges of using biosignals for human augmentation, offering new insights into intuitive ...
Julien Russ, Lucy Dowdall, Francesco Cenciarelli, Kitty Goodridge, Mabel Ziman, Hristo Dimitrov, Danielle Clode, Tamar R. Makin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent Advances in Laser‐Induced Graphene‐Based Gas Sensors: From Sensing Mechanisms to Biomedical Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Laser‐induced graphene (LIG) provides a scalable, laser‐direct‐written route to porous graphene architecture with tunable chemistry and defect density. Through heterojunction engineering, catalytic functionalization, and intrinsic self‐heating, LIG achieves highly sensitive and selective detection of NOX, NH3, H2, and humidity, supporting next ...
Md Abu Sayeed Biswas, Ankan Dutta, Shuvendu Das, Abu Musa Abdullah, Wanqing Zhang, Fatema Tuz Zohra, Huanyu Cheng   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

From commoditisation to de-commoditisation... and back again. Discussing the role of sustainability standards for agricultural products [PDF]

Sustainability standards are flooding global agricultural markets. Standards however, are not recent: standards for the exchange of grain and tropical products emerged in the 19th century.
Vagneron, I., Daviron, B.
core  

Environmental Sustainability in Practice

, 2017
1. Introduction: What is Environmental Sustainability?2. Sustainability Education3. Environmental Planning and Management4. Sustainable Agriculture5. Geospatial Technologies and Environmental Sustainability6.
Environmental Sustainability Research Centre
core   +1 more source