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Sustainable sewage water treatment based on natural plant coagulant: Moringa oleifera

Discover Water
In response to global water scarcity and environmental degradation, one promising technique in natural plant coagulation that has gained attention in recent years is the use of Moringa oleifera a plant native to the Indian subcontinent.
Bahati Shabani Nzeyimana, A. Daisy Caroline Mary   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring Consumer Aversion Toward AI in Marketing Communication and Assessing Its Relationship to Brand Perceptions and Purchase Intention

Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some consumers exhibit aversion toward artificial intelligence (AI), particularly when it is embedded in persuasive marketing communication (MarCom). Here, we developed and validated a measure of consumer aversion to AI in MarCom and examined its downstream consequences for brand perceptions and purchase intention.
Louvins Pierre, Viviana Carolina Zambrano Rodriguez, Jiayi (Joy) Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do ESG‐Related Managerial Capabilities Pay Off for SMEs? Evidence From the Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprise ESG Capability Measure (SM‐ESG)

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Large companies have a long track record of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, whereas many small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) lag in adopting sustainability‐related practices, often acting voluntarily or in response to stakeholder pressures and incentives.
Vivien Csapi, Mónika Galambosné Tiszberger, Gábor Márkus, Ákos Tóth‐Pajor, Petra Putzer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A rock brittleness index based on the postpeak energy release rate and damage surface characteristics for brittle hard rock

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This study examines energy evolution in rock rupture via triaxial direct shear tests, exploring the impact of confining pressure and temperature on fracture surface randomness. A novel energy‐based brittleness index is proposed, validated experimentally, and compared with existing methods for reliability and accuracy.
Biao Wang, Zaobao Liu, Jing Xue, Bo Lu, Wei Zeng, Dengke Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anuran call properties as reliable indicators of environmental suitability for reproduction

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.
The onset of animal breeding activity is often accompanied by auditory signals, typically produced by males, that indicate reproductive status to potential mates and competitors. Here, using male anuran advertisement calls as a case study, we present the novel hypothesis that characteristics of ectotherm auditory signals that are modulated by ...
Julianne E Pekny, Brian D Todd, Eric Post   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Preferences and Sorting in the City

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There are large health inequalities between neighborhoods in many cities of the world. This paper studies individuals' sorting based on health amenities and exposes an important connection between health preferences and the housing market. I estimate a neighborhood choice model using geolocated data from a health survey in New York City and ...
Manuela Puente‐Beccar
wiley   +1 more source

Whose Bishop/Who’s the Bishop?

Quellen und Forschungen aus italienischen Archiven und Bibliotheken
Abstract In the latter half of the fifteenth century, the Diocese of Olomouc (Moravia) was one of the two (out of four) properly functioning dioceses in Czech territory, alongside the Silesian Diocese of Wrocław. The period between the death of Bishop Tas of Boskovice (1482) and the accession of Bishop Stanislaus Thurzó (1497) was ...
openaire   +1 more source

How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama, Ricardo Emanuel‐Correia, Fábio Duarte, Mário Augusto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blue-and-White Wonder: Ming Dynasty Porcelain Plate

, 2017
This authentic Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) plate is a prime example of early export porcelain, a luminous substance that enthralled European collectors. The generous gift of Joyce P.
Waters, Laura G.
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The rising tide: Trends in induction of labor at term over a 5‐year period at a single centre

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 383-390, April 2025.
Abstract Objective Induction of labor (IOL) is a controversial topic in contemporary obstetric practice, with some suggesting that the increase in elective induction (eIOL) as a potential contributor to increasing cesarean delivery (CD) rates. The objectives of this single‐center study were to examine the rates of IOL, trends in indications for IOL ...
Sarah M. Nicholson, Susan Hatt, Etaoin M. Kent, Michael P. Geary, Patrick Dicker, Zara E. Molphy, Karen Flood, Fergal D. Malone   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source