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Molecular bases of insect odorant receptor function: specificity and evolution

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insect odorant receptors (ORs) are a class of chemoreceptors that insects use to detect volatile cues in their environment. In recent years, major advances in the field of structural biology have made it possible to obtain the first structures of insect ORs.
Zibo Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shikonin-loaded porous graphdiyne nanofilm on titanium surface for enhanced antibacterial activity and osseointegration

open access: yesBioactive Materials
Bacterial infection, peri-implant inflammation, and poor osseointegration are primary causes of failure in titanium (Ti)-based implants. Surface functionalization provides a simple and effective strategy to overcome these challenges.
Xiaojing Zhang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of the brics’ universities on internationalization of smart cities technologies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Within the past decade, the increased use of technology in all sectors of society has created a push for cities to integrate the latest and greatest into their city development economically, socially and politically.
Bentsion, V.
core  

Nature at Risk, Finance at Stake: A Systematic Literature Review of Biodiversity Risk in Finance Research

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity‐related financial risk is increasingly recognized not only as a market concern but as an ethical and systemic imperative for businesses and financial institutions. This systematic literature review synthesizes 103 peer‐reviewed studies to examine how biodiversity risk is conceptualized, measured, and integrated within financial ...
Thang Ngoc Dang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The RIC Potential Amid Growing Indian-Chinese

open access: yesМеждународная аналитика, 2018
The article aims at assessing the potential of trilateral cooperation of Russia, China and India amid growing geopolitical and economic contradictions between India and China in recent years, as well as the role of Russia in strengthening trilateral ...
E. Arapova
doaj   +1 more source

Turning Carbon Into Cash? Cross‐Country Evidence on the Profitability of Emission Reductions

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Does corporate CO2 abatement pay? We assembled an international panel of listed firms (2019–2023), linking Scope 1–2 emissions to institutional (G7, CCPI) and search‐based attention measures. The dataset consists of an unbalanced panel of 1724 multinational firms, together with a sub‐sample of 922 firms operating in G7 economies. Firm and time
Mauro Aliano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

PROMOTING BRICS COOPERATION FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

open access: yesRevista Tempo do Mundo, 2020
BRICS will serve as a new engine of consumption-driven growth, in a way more dramatic and faster than many analysts expected. With impressive average growth rate in the past two decades, the BRICS became a powerful and prominent force in the global ...
Lan Qingxin, Zhao Zhongxiu
doaj   +1 more source

TPP and Trans-Pacific Perplexities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In the past few years, the United States has been busy negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement with countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Yu, Peter K.
core   +2 more sources

Beyond Profit: Do Mergers and Acquisitions and the Board of Directors Increase the Environmental, Social, and Governance?

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between mergers and acquisitions (M&A), board characteristics, and ESG performance in BRICS companies, considering the moderating role of sectoral sensitivity. The study analyzes 11,402 observations from 2293 BRICS companies, employing Two‐Stage Least Squares (2SLS) to address endogeneity and logistic ...
Geovane Camilo dos Santos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Board That Transforms: Relationship Between Board Structure and Environmental, Social, and Governance Performance in BRICS Countries

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between board composition characteristics and ESG performance in companies from BRICS countries, and to assess how sector sensitivity moderates this relationship. A sample of 2045 BRICS companies was examined using panel data regression with random effects and logistic regression ...
Geovane Camilo dos Santos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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