Shareholder Engagement and Chevron’s Policy 520 on Human Rights: The Role Played by the United States Jesuit Conference’s “National Jesuit Committee on Investment Responsibility” [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose To demonstrate how the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in the United States through the “National Jesuit Committee on Investment Responsibility” played a significant role as a socially conscious institutional and religious investor in influencing ...
Onuoha, Austin G. C. +2 more
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Bounded policy learning? : EU efforts to anticipate unintended consequences in conflict minerals legislation [PDF]
, 2020 Inspired by the emerging literature on unintended consequences of EU external action, this article studies how the anticipation of negative unintended consequences factors into EU policy-making.
Burlyuk, Olga, Koch, Dirk-Jan
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Advocacy Coalition Framework: Um Balanço Das Pesquisas Nacionais
Administração Pública e Gestão Social, 2015 The article aims to raise between 2000 and 2013, theses and dissertations that used the Brazilian Advocacy Coalition Framework - ACF as the main theoretical model of analysis and change public policy. The intention is to understand how the ACF has been solidified in Brazil and how academic papers are trying to resolve the criticisms made to the model ...
Mauro Guilherme Maidana Capelari +2 more
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Coupled Above‐ and Belowground Ecosystem Stability Worldwide
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Are the worlds above and below our feet in sync? This global exploration reveals an entangled fate between above‐ and belowground ecosystem stability. It identifies arid regions as hotspots for this coupling and highlights temperature stability as a vital safeguard for maintaining ecosystem balance across our warming planet.
Zexin Meng +18 more
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The Impact of Equity Engagement Evaluating the Impact of Shareholder Engagement in Public Equity Investing [PDF]
, 2014 Over the last decade, growing numbers of investors have become increasingly concerned with the environmental and social impact of their investments across asset classes.
Becky Johnson +4 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Laterally spreading tumors (LSTs) are precancerous colorectal lesions characterized by a flat morphology. This study reveals a mechanochemical pathway through which a soft matrix microenvironment diminishes spatial constraints in intestinal adenomas. This process promotes deficiencies in tight junction proteins, mediated by the mechanoreceptor ADORA2B ...
Jiamin Zhong +21 more
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From Civic Group to Advocacy Coalition: Using a Food Policy Audit as a Tool for Change
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2018 ‘Food democracy’ suggests that building a policy environment within which a community food system can thrive relies on a politically engaged citizenry. Across North America, civic-oriented groups are conducting grass-roots projects to develop community ...
Jill K. Clark
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Out for Change: Racial and Economic Justice Issues in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Communities [PDF]
, 2005 This research report identifies the range and complexity of issues faced by low-income LGBT people and LGBT people of color, including poverty and economic hardship, homelessness, the criminal justice system, violence and discrimination, and immigrant ...
Marcia M. Gallo, Surina Khan
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Organic Thin‐Film Transistors for Neuromorphic Computing
Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.Organic thin‐film transistors (OTFTs) are reviewed for neuromorphic computing applications, highlighting their power‐efficient, and biological time‐scale operation. This article surveys OFET and OECT devices, compares them with memristors and CMOS, analyzes how fabrication parameters shape spike‐based metrics, proposes standardized characterization ...
Luke McCarthy +2 more
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Family Engagement and Education: A Research Scan and Recommendations [PDF]
, 2014 In September 2012, The Heinz Endowments asked the Annenberg Institute for School Reform (AISR) at Brown University to conduct a research scan of family engagement, leadership, and organizing work related to education happening in Pittsburgh, as a part of
Joanne Thompson +4 more
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