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Advancing cellulose-based nanotechnology.

Wegner, T.H.; Jones, P.E. - 2006

Nanotechnology has applications across most economic sectors and allows the development of new enabling science with broad commercial potential. Cellulose and lignocellulose have great potential as nanomaterials because they are abundant, renewable, have a nanofibrillar structure, can be made...

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WEEE and ROHS: are they spurring innovation among small and medium sized electronics businesses in the U.S.?

Cabrera, Frances L. - 2008

(RoHS) are spurring innovation in the US. Innovation was defined as any change in thedesign and manufacturing of the products, in … responsibility principles, this innovation wouldcomplement the findings of previous research completed on extended …

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Race to the future: Innovations in gifted and enrichment education in Asia, and implications for the United States

Ibata-Arens, Kathryn C. - In: Administrative Sciences 2 (2012) 1, pp. 1-25

How are Asian countries preparing children to have skills-including creativity, innovation, and technical capability … education policy and practice into a key component of national innovation strategies: human capital development. Asian countries … are developing an emphasis on innovation and creativity at all levels of education, while the United States continues (via …

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Gender differences in absence from work: Lessons from two world wars

Karlsson, Tobias - 2016

This paper traces the origins and early history of perceived gender differences in absenteeism in Great Britain and the USA. Among politicians and scholars, the problem was first articulated during World War I and reappeared as an issue of prime concern during World War II. The war efforts...

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Three futures for postcrisis banking in the Americas: The financial trilemma and the Wall Street complex

Dymski, Gary A. - 2010

This would seem an opportune moment to reshape banking systems in the Americas. But any effort to rethink and improve banking must acknowledge three major barriers. The first is a crisis of vision: there has been too little consideration of what kind of banking system would work best for...

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