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ESG Performance and Credit Risk: Evidence From Chinese Manufacturing Companies
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the effect of corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance on credit risk using a sample of manufacturing firms listed on China's Shanghai and Shenzhen A‐share markets from 2009 to 2021. Employing fixed effects, the generalised method of moments, and instrumental variable models, we find that ...
Yanan Wang +4 more
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Optimizing feather hydrolysate via machine learning for microbial recycling of waste concrete fines
Journal of Chemical Technology &Biotechnology, EarlyView.Abstract BACKGROUND The concrete industry faces significant challenges from CO2 emissions and the disposal of waste concrete fines (WCF). Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) can bind WCF into bioconcrete, but the high cost of commercial culture media hinders its application.
Henrietta Ottová +5 more
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Model Based Mission Assurance: NASA's Assurance Future [PDF]
Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is seeing increased application in planning and design of NASAs missions. This suggests the question: what will be the corresponding practice of Model Based Mission Assurance (MBMA)?
Cornford, Steven +2 more
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Sheepdrove Organic Farm Breed and Feed 1a Interim Report [PDF]
, 2004 • This interim report summarises the results of the first part of the breed and feed 1 trial, a final report will follow the completion of the second half of the trial.
O'Brien, Josie
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Double scattering of light from biophotonic nanostructures with short-range order
, 2009 We investigate the physical mechanism for color production by isotropic nanostructures with short-range order in bird feather barbs. While the primary peak in optical scattering spectra results from constructive interference of singly-scattered light ...
Barreira +20 more
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Journal of International Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Field visits are common phenomena with non‐governmental organisations in Uganda. During these visits, Ugandan national staff guide visitors on series of meetings and interactions in the field. Following an actor‐oriented approach and drawing on ethnographic data on 14 field visits, this paper understands the field visit as a microcosm for the ...
Caspar Edward Swinkels
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Monitoring mercury across the National Wildlife Refuge System using a biosentinel approach
The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.We measured mercury concentrations in 1,356 dragonfly larvae collected from 30 National Wildlife Refuges across the United States and found wide variability among refuges, spanning the full range reported for other protected lands. Using a management‐focused mercury impairment index, 80% of refuges contained sites classified as moderate or higher risk.
Jennifer L. Wilkening +8 more
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Economic Valuation of Environmental Benefits and the Targeting of Conservation Programs: The Case of the CRP [PDF]
The range of environmental problems confronting agriculture has expanded in recent years. As the largest program designed to mitigate the negative environmental effects of agriculture, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has broadened its initial ...
Feather, Peter +2 more
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Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In mobile game advertising, failure‐depicting advertisements, which intentionally showcase unsuccessful gameplay scenarios, have emerged as an unexpectedly effective promotional strategy. This study examines the psychological mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of fail advertisements, with particular attention to the emotional response of ...
Moon Joonhyun +3 more
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Performance Assessment of Chicken De-Feathering Machine in a Small Scale Slaughtering Processors [PDF]
, 2021 M. Ghazy, Z. Ismai, M. Abo-Habaga
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