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Why do some countries get CSR sooner, and in greater quantity, than others? The political economy of corporate responsibility and the rise of market liberalism across the OECD: 1977-2007 [PDF]

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How can we explain the historical and trans-national variation of Corporate Responsibility – business’s voluntary engagement for social and environmental ends above legally mandated minimum standards – and how are we to understand this amorphous and ...
Kindermann, Daniel
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Reconfigurable Magnetic Soft Microrobot for Acoustically Triggered Targeted Bacterial Sterilization

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Reconfigurable magnetic soft microrobots integrate in situ‐grown piezoelectric zinc oxide nanorods that produce reactive oxygen species upon acoustic excitation. Combining magnetically guided transport with thermally induced planar reconfiguration, the microrobots achieve targeted delivery and enhanced bacterial sterilization through efficient on ...
Quan Gao   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Voting in Portuguese Municipal Elections [PDF]

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This paper analyses the impact of economic conditions on Portuguese local electoral outcomes. We use two extensive datasets to estimate an economic voting model which accounts for the possibility that different levels of government have different levels ...
Francisco José Veiga, Rodrigo Martins
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THE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN OLTENIA REGION [PDF]

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Being confronted with a series of technological, economic and social problems in the context of the market economy, the Romanian enterprises have come to be aware of the necessity of personalizing the management practices for the human resources, the ...
Adriana Schiopoiu Burlea   +4 more
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Solvent‐Free Bonding Mechanisms and Microstructure Engineering in Dry Electrode Technology for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Dry electrode technology revolutionizes battery manufacturing by eliminating toxic solvents and energy‐intensive drying. This work details two promising techniques: dry spray deposition and polymer fibrillation. How their unique solvent‐free bonding mechanisms create uniform microstructures for thicker, denser electrodes, boosting energy density and ...
Yuhao Liang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of financial risk and economic crime on corporate social responsibility in Chinese firms

open access: yesCogent Economics & Finance
This study empirically examines the complex relationship between financial risk, economic crime, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) among 435 firms listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange of China from 2010 to 2021.
Liebo Rong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

INVOLVEMENT WITHIN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE FOR BANKS FROM ROMANIA [PDF]

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Nowadays, an important aspect for the global economic development with implications also in the economy of Romania is represented by the providing of balance between the economical growth and the natural environment in sense of its protection and who are
Ion POPA   +3 more
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Smarter Sensors Through Machine Learning: Historical Insights and Emerging Trends across Sensor Technologies

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights how machine learning (ML) algorithms are employed to enhance sensor performance, focusing on gas and physical sensors such as haptic and strain devices. By addressing current bottlenecks and enabling simultaneous improvement of multiple metrics, these approaches pave the way toward next‐generation, real‐world sensor applications.
Kichul Lee   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate Social Responsibility in Romanian Companies – between Perceptions and Reality [PDF]

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Starting with the premise that corporate social responsibility is a major factor for lasting development in a global economic society, this article sets forth an analysis of the realities and tendencies within the Romanian CSR. The present article offers
Ciprian Obrad   +3 more
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Solar Heating Enhanced Selective Recovery of Metal Ions Through Flowing Electrodes Enabled by Hybrid Carbon Nanostructures

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A new electrochemical system based on a microporous hybrid of carbon nanoplatelets and nanotubes to selectively capture Ni2+ from wastewater is constructed. The system temperature rises rapidly when irradiated with sunlight, which enhances the Ni2+ removal rate by 250% and the selectivity by 53%, and the energy consumption is also reduced by 51 ...
Ziquan Wang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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