Enhancing hand hygiene compliance in healthcare environmental services staff: a systematic approach to indicator development. [PDF]
Liu Y +6 more
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Decoding the Circular Economy Job Market in the EU: A Quantitative and Comparative Analysis
ABSTRACT The circular economy (CE) is increasingly promoted as a pathway to sustainable development, yet systematic evidence on the structure of the CE labor market remains limited. Little is known about how CE‐related job opportunities are distributed across countries, which job characteristics dominate this market, and how such patterns compare with ...
Pavlos Fafalios +2 more
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Reducing blood culture contamination: an environmental imperative. [PDF]
Gregg S, Purcell N, Doyle M, Chan G.
europepmc +1 more source
ABSTRACT The adoption of circular economy (CE) practices supported by Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies remains limited, despite their strong potential to enhance sustainable performance (SP). Organizations continue to face practical challenges in identifying effective strategies, enabling technologies, and implementation conditions.
Than'a Alsaoudi, Adolf Acquaye
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Microplastic Contamination of Human Sperm before In Vitro Fertilization Warrants Attention for Early Life Exposure Risks. [PDF]
Su Y +11 more
europepmc +1 more source
Circling the Archetype: Tensions Limiting the Transformation to a Circular Economy
ABSTRACT This research examines key tensions and the archetypal paradox that prevent the transformation to a circular economy (CE) across individual, organizational, and systems levels, problematizing CE assumptions. Tension manifestations are analyzed using a qualitative case study across eight diverse industries and geographies.
Helleke Heikkinen +5 more
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AI chatbots for health information seeking among Chinese patients with precancerous ENT lesions: a descriptive qualitative study. [PDF]
Huang Y +7 more
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ABSTRACT This integrative review explores the evolution of sustainability in supply chain management and positions regenerative supply chain within the strong sustainability paradigm. It adopts a transdisciplinary approach, unfolding in two parallel stages.
Abhijeet Tewary +2 more
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A Pollution Detection System for Plastic Ocean Waste Based on Energy-Harvesting Radio Transmitters. [PDF]
Beschastnyi V, Ostrikova D, Samouylov K.
europepmc +1 more source
Do High Temperatures Affect Firm Demography? Evidence From Italy
ABSTRACT This study analyses the impact of high temperatures and heat stress on Italian firm demography during 2009–2022. Combining provincial‐firm‐level data with a high‐resolution multidecadal meteorological dataset, we investigate whether high temperatures—absolute and anomalous—affect firm entry and exit rates.
Concetta Carnevale +3 more
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