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Corporate character, corporate virtues [PDF]

open access: yesBusiness Ethics: A European Review, 2015
This paper extends previous discussions of corporate character and corporate virtues. By drawing particularly on the work of Alasdair MacIntyre, it offers a perspective on context‐dependent categories of the virtues. It then provides a philosophically grounded framework which enables a discussion of which virtues are required for business organizations
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Corporate governance and Corporate Failure

open access: yes2nd Annual International Conferences on Accounting and Finance (AF 2012), 2012
AbstractThe purpose of this research is to examine the influence of corporate governance characteristics on the corporate failure of listed companies in Sri Lanka. This study utilized publicly available data from annual reports of a sample of 70 failed firms and a sample of matched 70 non failed firms listed on Colombo stock market for a period ...
Lakshan, A.M.I., Wijekoon, W.M.H.N.
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Corporate Governance and Corporate Creditworthiness [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Risk and Financial Management, 2011
We examine the relation between corporate governance and bankruptcy risk as an underlying force affecting a bond’s yield. The level of corporate governance is captured by the G-index, along with the explicit groups of governance provisions. We estimate bankruptcy risk by Z-score, by cash-flow-score, by O-score, through Merton structural model default ...
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Adaptive Determination of Optimum Switching Frequency in SiC-PWM-Based Motor Drives: A Speed-Dependent Core Loss Correction Approach

open access: yesIEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society
This study focuses on identifying the optimal switching frequency for silicon-carbide (SiC)-based motor drives across a wide range of operating conditions using a loss minimization strategy. The results are then compared with those of traditional silicon-
Sepideh Amirpour   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Anti-Inflammatory Activity of No-Ozone Cold Plasma Can Be Delivered Through a Conductive Metal Needle on TNFα-Treated C2C12 Mice Muscle Cells In Vitro

open access: yesPlasma
Recently, an anti-inflammatory effect of no-ozone cold plasma (NCP) has been reported, but the direct use of NCP for treating muscle inflammation is very difficult since NCP is a form of gas.
Jeong-Hae Choi   +6 more
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Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility and the Corporation's Purpose

open access: yesInternational Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research, 2023
Purpose: To rethink the idea that corporate governance is about the alignment of interests of all stakeholders. To indicate this idea’s main problems, in making the manager’s job significantly more difficult, and in creating numerous avenues for managers seeking merely to advance their own interests.
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Exercise Capacity, Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Neurocognitive Function in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of reduced exercise capacity, decreased physical activity levels, persistent fatigue, and neurocognitive deficits. The aim was to investigate exercise capacity and physical activity levels of adult survivors of childhood ALL and their associations with ...
Laura Jess   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Travail, immigration et relations sociales à travers les parcours d’individus et familles d’une ville de l’Ancien Régime (Turin, xviiie siècle)

open access: yesL'Atelier du CRH, 2009
This paper aims to use trial and justice archives, not to return to a social history of crime, but to question the system of norms and values at the core of professional paths (specifically crafts) of individuals and families that lived or stayed ...
Beatrice Zucca Micheletto
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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