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Identity invisibility and social forces [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This thesis explores the three threads of identity, invisibility and social forces in relation to ‘non-traditional’ students undertaking undergraduate study within an ‘HE in FE’ environment.
Ashwin, Paul   +2 more
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Erwin Schrödinger und die Versuchungen der (Wissenschafts‐)Biografik: Vorurteilsgefüge und Mechanismen der Skandalisierung

open access: yesBerichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
Since late 2021, serious allegations have been made against physicist Erwin Schrödinger, ranging from pedophilia to serial sexual abuse. These accusations have significantly tarnished the Nobel Prize winner's public reputation. The ongoing debate has repeatedly raised the question of whether, and to what extent, these grave allegations are justified ...
Magdalena Gronau, Martin Gronau
wiley   +1 more source

The law and penology of prison discipline [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
The study is of the disciplinary systems within the prisons of England and Wales. It concerns the response of the courts to prison matters brought before them and examines the effects upon prison life of an increasing demand for adherence to the rules of
Quinn, Peter Michael
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A novel biomimetic liposome drug delivery system mediated by macrophage targeting for precision treatment of encephalitis

open access: yesBMEMat, EarlyView.
An advanced macrophage‐mediated biomimetic liposome (AC‐LP@RAW) that can penetrate the BBB and precisely target inflammatory sites in the deep brain was established in this study based on the unique immune homing property of macrophages, and showed a significantly improved delivery of curcumin to the brain.
Mengru Wu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Timing of information in agency problems with hidden actions

open access: yes
This paper endogenizes in a standard hidden action model the point in time when a risk neutral and wealth constrained agent and the principal observe the realization of an additional signal: before the agent's effort choice (ex ante information) or after
Nafziger, Julia
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Conversing with ‘monsters’? Narratives about men who sexually abuse(d) children

open access: yes, 2010
This research has examined multiperspectival narratives told about and by men who sexually abuse(d) children. Drawing on institutional, public and private narratives, I have explored how men who sexually abuse(d) children are characterised, how meanings ...
Young-Hauser, Amanda Maria
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Do Governance Structures Drive Green Building Adoption? A Machine Learning Approach With Random Forests

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the determinants of firms' propensity to adopt green buildings in the Euro Stoxx 300 and the S&P 500 indices, during 2012–2023. Using random forest binary classifiers, we assess the relative importance of financial, sectoral, geographic, and climate governance predictors and uncover nonlinear relationships often overlooked ...
María del Carmen Valls Martínez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate Dynamic Eco‐Innovation Capability and Carbon Emission Reduction: Evidence From African Listed Firms With the Role of Institutional Pressures

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the global emphasis on simultaneous achievement of higher growth and lower pollution (green growth), the dynamic link between eco‐innovation and CO2 emissions remains inadequately understood globally and specifically in Africa, with a complex and diverse institutional and regulatory landscape.
Idorenyin J. Okon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans: Opportunities and Risk Implications in the Banking Industry

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether the carbon footprint of bank loan portfolios influences bank stability, profitability and cost efficiency and whether regulatory quality moderates these relationships. Using a balanced panel of 33 countries from 2005 to 2018, the analysis combines banking‐sector indicators from the World Bank Global Financial ...
Honglei Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling power, or why social science's task is explanation

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This short essay contends that sociology should devote attention to causal explanation in order to expose lies. It argues that lies about causes are common in society and social science is in a unique privileged position to offer social knowledge that can dispel such lies. Offering causal explanations is a vital task of this project.
Julian Go
wiley   +1 more source

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