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The Airbus bribery scandal: A collective myopia perspective
European Management Review, Volume 19, Issue 4, Page 654-670, Winter 2022., 2022 Abstract Drawing on collective myopia as a lens, we explore the infamous Airbus bribery scandal to show how the executives of the global aircraft manufacturer, through their actions and behaviours, institutionalised the payment of bribes to secure contracts.
Derrick Boakye +2 more
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Advanced Physics Research, EarlyView.A novel Photonic Crystal Fiber sensor with an octagonal cladding and hollow core is developed to detect kerosene adulteration. At 2.2 THz, the sensor achieves 96.80% relative sensitivity, an effective mode loss of 0.00667 cm⁻¹, and minimal confinement loss (6.78 × 10⁻8 dB m−1).
Mohammad Abdullah‐Al‐Shafi +1 more
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The radiation environment over the African continent at aviation altitudes: First results of the RPiRENA-based dosimeter [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 The radiation environment over the African continent, at aviation altitudes, remains mostly uncharacterized and unregulated. In this paper we present initial measurements made by a newly developed active dosimeter on-board long-haul flights between South Africa and Germany.
arxiv
Considerations on the right to health protection from cosmic radiation in aviation [PDF]
Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu, 2014 The issue of exposure to cosmic radiation during high altitude flights is one of the problems which coincided with the cosmic technology and aviation development.
Tomić-Petrović Nataša
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Aviation Safety Risk Analysis and Flight Technology Assessment Issues [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 This text highlights the significance of flight safety in China's civil aviation industry and emphasizes the need for comprehensive research. It focuses on two main areas: analyzing exceedance events and statistically evaluating non-exceedance data. The challenges of current approaches lie in insufficient cause analysis for exceedances.
arxiv
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We utilize a rich dataset of manufacturing firms to investigate the heterogeneous effects of ISO 14001 on the financial performance of certified firms. We employ machine learning techniques, specifically causal tree and causal forest, to uncover these effects. Our findings reveal consistently positive average effects of ISO 14001 certification
Xiaoliu Xu, Abdoul G. Sam
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Effect of positive acceleration exposure on heart rate variability
陆军军医大学学报Objective To investigate the effect of exposure to positive acceleration on heart rate variability (HRV). Methods A single-arm trial was conducted on 12 participants who have a flight duration of >300 h were subjected from a same training batch between ...
ZHAI Jia, LIU Qiuhong, YAO Yongjie
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Unknown facets of well known scientists
Journal of Marine Medical Society, 2016 Generally Nobel laureates are known and celebrated because of the discoveries for which prizes are awarded. Many of them possess unknown facets which are to be celebrated with equal recognition but go unreported because the award winning discovery ...
V S Dixit
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Corn cob pyrolysis: A systematic literature review of methods and applications
The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.Mapping the research landscape of corn cob pyrolysis. Abstractas The agricultural sector is experiencing a surge in waste generation due to population growth, creating an urgent need to convert byproducts into value‐added products. Maize (Zea mays L.), a leading global crop, produces significant byproducts, such as corn cob, which are often undervalued.
Vilmar Steffen +5 more
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