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Willingness to Pay for Improved Operations and Maintenance Services of Gravity-Fed Water Schemes in Idjwi Island (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
(MDPI, 2021-04-11)
Developing understanding of the economic value that communities ascribe to improved operations and maintenance (O&M) services has emerged as a key factor in achieving financial sustainability for rural water systems. The ...
Residues from rigid foams and graphene for the synthesis of hybrid polyurethane flexible foams composites
(Elsevier, 2021-06)
Hybrid biobased polyurethane flexible foam composites containing a residue from surf industry (polyurethane powder) as filler and graphite or graphene residue were synthe-sized. It was observed that the addition of the ...
Measurement of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review of Corporate Sustainability Indexes, Rankings and Ratings
(MDPI, 2020-03-10)
Companies are currently changing their traditional role in society and transforming it into a proactive role in which their operations generate social and environmental positive impacts. Corporate Social Responsibility ...
Antifragile Philosophy in R&D Projects: Applying Q Methodology and the Possibility of Open Innovation
(MDPI, 2021-10-02)
Antifragile philosophy can be the key to improving the management of organizations that base their activity on research and development (R&D) projects. These are types of projects with the greatest uncertainty in all ...
New chromium steel grade for creep applications
(IOP, 2022)
In this study, a novel Chromium steel grade (COIN2) is produced as a result of a new steel composition and an innovative heat treatment. This new steel grade COIN2 evolves from the P92 steel grade and other novel steel ...
Social organisational LCA for the academic activity of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
(Springer, 2021-07-15)
Purpose This article aims to estimate the social footprint of a higher education institution (HEI) and its potential contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under life cycle assessment (LCA) perspective. The ...
Managing Traffic Data through Clustering and Radial Basis Functions
(MDPI, 2021-03-05)
Due to the importance of road transport an adequate identification of the various road network levels is necessary for an efficient and sustainable management of the road infrastructure. Additionally, traffic values are ...
Urban Heat Islands and Thermal Comfort: A Case Study of Zorrotzaurre Island in Bilbao
(MDPI, 2021-05-28)
This study assesses the impact of a heat wave on the thermal comfort of an unconstructed area: the North Zone of the Island of Zorrotzaurre (Bilbao, Spain). In this study, the impact of urban planning as proposed in the ...
The environmental and social footprint of the university of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
(Elsevier, 2021-09-15)
This work has calculated the organisational environmental and social footprint of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in 2016. First, input and output data flows of the UPV/EHU activity were collected. Next, the ...
Cellulose Nanocrystal and Water-Soluble Cellulose Derivative Based Electromechanical Bending Actuators
(MDPI, 2020-05-15)
This study reports a versatile method for the development of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and water-soluble cellulose derivatives (methyl cellulose (MC), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ...