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Effect of methodological choice on the estimated impacts of wool production and the significance for LCA-based rating systems

, 2018
Purpose: One aim of LCA-based rating tools developed by the apparel industry is to promote a change in demand for textiles by influencing consumer preferences based on the environmental footprint of textiles.
Simmons, Aaron, Watson, Kalinda J.L., Biggs, Leo, Wiedemann, Stephen G.   +3 more
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Digital Product Passports in Fashion: A Strategic Framework for Implementation

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the role of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) in promoting transparency, traceability, and sustainability within the fashion industry. As the fashion sector faces significant environmental and social challenges, including resource depletion, pollution, and unethical labor practices, the DPP offers a potential solution ...
Laura Macchion
wiley   +1 more source

From CSR Claims to Legitimacy Gaps: Abductive Topic Modeling of Fashion Communication Across the Fashion Supply Chain

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fiber‐Textile‐Apparel‐Retail (FTAR) firms communicate their fashion corporate social responsibility (fCSR) efforts to stakeholders to obtain operational legitimacy. However, little is known about the extent to which fCSR disclosures align with stakeholder expectations and sustainability principles.
Hye Seung Jeong, Yoo‐Kyoung Seock
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization of Chromium Production Waste Treatment Processes

Metals
This paper presents the results of a study on the utilization of chromium-containing waste in the production of mineral wool based on natural basalt. It was shown that a mixture of low-dolomite chromate sludge and low-carbon ferrochrome slag in a 1:1 ...
Alexander Kim, Alexander Akberdin, Ruslan Sultangaziyev, Kalamkas Titosheva   +3 more
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REVEALED COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE AND THE MEASUREMENT OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF WOOL EXPORTERS [PDF]

Trade liberalization and laissez-faire economics are altering the structure of agricultural production and trade. The principle of comparative advantage, a classic tenet of economics, is a useful tool for understanding the future of world agriculture ...
Whipple, Glen D., Menkhaus, Dale J., Leishman, David   +2 more
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Thresholds: The metaphorical foundations of powerful knowledge

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper advances a theoretical account of threshold concepts as metaphorical‐relational structures that reorganise meaning across contexts. Building on conceptual metaphor theory, we propose that threshold concepts can be understood as sites of schema‐level reorganisation: deep, embodied patterns of relational logic that scaffold abstract ...
Maria Karrol, Elizaveta Lyssova‐Golomzina   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sheep’s Wool Supply Chain and Cross-Sectoral Knowledge for Sustainable Built Heritage

Applied Sciences
This research investigates the role of sheep’s wool as a strategic bio-based material for the construction industry and for built heritage. Using a systemic approach, this research analyzes the potential of wool as a circular resource capable of ...
Luciana Mastrolonardo, Stefania De Gregorio, Donatella Radogna   +2 more
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Probability distributions for economic surplus changes: the case of technical change in the Australian wool industry [PDF]

Mullen, Alston and Wohlgenant (1989) (MAW) examined the distribution of the benefits of technical change in the Australian wool industry. Their conclusions are revisited by examining the probability distributions of changes in the welfare measures, given
Griffiths, William E., Griffith, Garry R., Mullen, John D., Zhao, Xueyan   +3 more
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Transition Metal Compounds as Thermochromic Materials: Classification, Properties, Limitations, and Applications

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This review systematically examines how different transition metal compounds—such as binary and multinary metal oxides, halides, sulfides, and salts—exhibit thermochromism based on the d‐electron configurations of their transition metal cations. It focuses on three main mechanisms of thermochromism: phase transition, charge transfer, and bandgap change.
Jie Wang, Shan Wang, Long Yuan, Ling Zuo, Hui Qi, Changmin Hou   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance of crossbreds of Polish Merino dams with F1 rams: Finnsheep x Polish Merino. B. Wool production of ewes

Agricultural and Food Science, 1988
The investigations were carried out on wool of 180 non-selected ewes with 25 % Finnsheep (F) genotype (F x PM x PM) and 51 purebred Polish Merino (PM) ewes as controls. The shearing took place at 23 months of age, after a year’s growth of fleece.
M. Osikowski, B. Borys, M. A. Osikowski
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