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Worlding and weirding with beaver: A more‐than‐human political ecology of ecosystem engineering

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 50, Issue 2, June 2025.
Short Abstract This paper examines a model of Nature‐based Solutions that involves the strategic use of ecosystem engineers: animals, plants, and microbes with disproportionate ecological agency capable of regional or even planetary‐scale niche construction.
Jamie Lorimer
wiley   +1 more source

Authorized Discretion: The Democratic Essentials of Governance in the European Union

Governance, Volume 38, Issue 3, July 2025.
ABSTRACT How can the administrative state enhance democracy through the practice of governance? We offer a theory of authorized discretion: administrative principles are grounded in democratic values, and, in turn, authorize forms and practices of governance that comport with those values.
Anthony M. Bertelli, Vincenza Falletti, Silvia Cannas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional Environment and the Use of Blockchain Technology: Exploring the Context and Conditions of Using Blockchain in the Higher Education Institutions

Higher Education Quarterly, Volume 79, Issue 3, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Blockchain (BC) technology is widely believed to be the next disruptive technology that can address challenges in higher education institutions (HEIs) and support resilient strategies. This study aims to contribute to the literature and inform policymakers about BC's capability and potential in HE by examining enablers, barriers and contextual
Buddhi Pathak, Mhd Fadi Alakkad, Vikas Kumar   +2 more
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Blockchain Systems in Food Supply Chains: An Interpretation Through the Lens of Agency and Technology–Organization–Environment Theories

Journal of Business Logistics, Volume 46, Issue 3, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Blockchain (BC) systems are increasingly used by consortia to monitor ex‐post opportunism in food supply chains. BC systems differ for BC technical characteristics, complementary technologies, and organizational tools. Yet, little is empirically known about the link between different BC system designs and the context where they are implemented
Pamela Danese, Pietro Romano
wiley   +1 more source

Defusing Digital Disruption Through Creative Accumulation: Technology‐Induced Innovation in Professional Service Firms

Journal of Management Studies, Volume 62, Issue 5, Page 1945-1990, July 2025.
Abstract How will digitalization change the future of work in professional service firms (PSFs)? And how can they adapt to new technology and avoid potential disruption? Building on an interview study in the Big Four auditing firms in Sweden, we contribute to research on the future of work in PSFs by unpacking the process through which PSFs expand ...
Frida Pemer, Andreas Werr
wiley   +1 more source

Inter‐atrial block as a predictor of adverse outcomes in patients with HFpEF

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 3, Page 2287-2297, June 2025.
Abstract Aims Inter‐atrial block (IAB), a marker of electrical atrial dysfunction, is associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) and adverse events in various populations. The prognostic impact of IAB in heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remains unknown.
Jerremy Weerts, Sanne G.J. Mourmans, Helena Lopez‐Martinez, Mar Domingo, Arantxa Barandiarán Aizpurua, Michiel T.H.M. Henkens, Anouk Achten, Josep Lupón, Hans‐Peter Brunner‐La Rocca, Christian Knackstedt, Antoni Bayés‐Genís, Vanessa P.M. van Empel   +11 more
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Do Physicians Respond to Additional Capitation Payments in Mixed Remuneration Schemes?

Health Economics, Volume 34, Issue 6, Page 1143-1159, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Mixed remuneration schemes with capitation and fee‐for‐service (FFS) payments hold financial incentives to add patients to the list and provide services to listed patients. However, as patients with complex needs tend to require longer consultations there is a risk of inequality in access if fees are not adjusted to patient characteristics. In
Line Planck Kongstad, Nicolai Damslund, Jens Søndergaard, Geir Godager, Kim Rose Olsen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accelerating Health Data Sharing: A Solution Based on the Internet of Things and Distributed Ledger Technologies.

J Med Internet Res, 2019
Zheng X, Sun S, Mukkamala RR, Vatrapu R, Ordieres-Meré J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Evolutions in the European Central Bank's Regulatory Stance Toward Cryptocurrencies: From Neutralization to Cooptation

Policy &Internet, Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2025.
ABSTRACT The article argues that the European Central Bank's (ECB) regulatory stance toward cryptocurrencies was underpinned by efforts to preserve legitimacy and monetary sovereignty. Triangulating a content analysis on the ECB's policy statements on cryptocurrencies, examination of European macroeconomic data, and price dynamic analysis of Bitcoin ...
Anson Au
wiley   +1 more source

The evidence regarding diversity's effect on firm performance

American Business Law Journal, Volume 62, Issue 2, Page 75-93, Summer 2025.
Abstract Regulators, legislatures, and advocacy groups assert that diversity improves decision‐making in groups when pushing firms to change the way they select managers, officers, and directors. Likewise, consulting firms trumpet diversity as a path to better organizational outcomes, citing impressive‐sounding performance differentials between diverse
Jonathan Klick
wiley   +1 more source