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Fascists [European civilization: 1648-1945]

, 2016
Educação Superior::Ciências Humanas::HistóriaPresents part of course, European Civilization, 1648-1945, when Professor John Merriman describes the rise of fascism in Germany, as elsewhere, must be understood in the context of a postwar climate of ...
Merriman, John
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Food allergies in children – aspects of epidemiology and diet management

Journal of Medical Science, 2014
For many years there has been a steady increase in the prevalence of allergic diseases, especially in developed countries. Scientists expect that in the year 2020, atopic diseases will be present in 50% of the population worldwide. Determining the actual
Marcelina Walczak, Teresa Grzelak, Marta Kramkowska, Krystyna Czyżewska   +3 more
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Introducing AI & Innovation

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
Mirko Farina, Xiao Yu, Rongrong Ji, Chen Jin, Vincent Blok, Paolo Ciancarini, Ngcaweni Busani, Witold Pedrycz   +7 more
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Do Corporate Strategies in Fintech and Green Finance Enhance ESG Performance? The Moderating Role of Government Policies

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the growing interest in ESG performance, limited research explores the mediating role of government policy in the relationship between Fintech, green finance and ESG outcomes. We address this gap by examining how Fintech and green finance influence ESG performance through government policies.
Mandella Osei‐Assibey Bonsu, Samuel Clottey Attuquaye, Katie Hyslop, Ying Wang, Li Kaodui   +4 more
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Child abuse and pubertal timing: what is the role of child sex and identity of the perpetrator?

BMC Psychiatry
Background This study investigated the association between child abuse [child neglect (CN), emotional (CEA) and physical abuse (CPA)] and early puberty with special regard to sex-specific effects concerning child and parental perpetrator.
V. Steger, S. Stadelmann, L. White, M. Döhnert   +3 more
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From Green Governance to Biodiversity Strategy: The Role of Environmentally Experienced Directors in Chinese Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang, Sultan Sikandar Mirza, Chengwei Zhang   +2 more
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Evaluating the ability of the Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS) to simulate near-surface wind speeds in the Inland Pacific Northwest, USA

Scientific Reports
Wind speed is one of the main control factors of wind erosion and dust emissions, which are major problems in arid and semiarid regions of the world.
Xiuli Zhang, Huawei Pi, Larry E. Wagner, Fred Fox, Sisi Li   +4 more
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Sectoral Heterogeneity in Corporate Biodiversity Disclosure: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies Across Industries, 2001–2023

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines sectoral heterogeneity in corporate biodiversity disclosure (CBD) among Chinese listed firms over the period 2001–2023. Drawing on stakeholder, institutional, and resource dependency theories, it investigates how environmental exposure, ownership structures, and market dynamics influence biodiversity risk recognition and ...
Orkun Bayram, Irmak Aksoy, Yavuz Selim Balcıoğlu   +2 more
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Saving civilization from itself

, 2013
In his recent lecture series, Guilt about the Past, Bernard Schlink observes, "What is both historically unique and persistently disturbing about the Holocaust is that Germany, with its cultural heritage and place among civilized nations, was capable of ...
Bowden, Brett (R15141)
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Hind Swaraj: A thorough critique of western ‘civilization’ and modernity [PDF]

, 2021
Hind Swaraj is rightly regarded as one of the key foundational texts that was decisive in defining the course of the twentieth century. A political manifesto against colonialism and imperialism, a scathing yet constructive critique of the idea of ...
Tiwari, Yashowardhan
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