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Governance for Pension Plans' Sustainable Transition: The Moderating Role of Corporate Social Identity

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pension plans may either limit their sustainability approach to commercial purposes or adopt governance practices aligned with sustainability principles, thereby strengthening their Corporate Social Identity (CSI). This paper explores the moderating role of CSI in the relationship between traditional corporate governance mechanisms and pension
Elisa Bocchialini, Paola Ferretti, Federica Ielasi   +2 more
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Bio‐Nanocomposite Film Based on Pectin From Citrus sinensis Peel Reinforced With Montmorillonite With Improved Mechanical and Barrier Properties

Future Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.
(1) Pectin from Malta (Citrus sinensis) peel. (2) Montmorillonite with various levels. (3) Bio‐nanocomposite film with pectin and montmorillonite. (i) Mechanical. (ii) Structural Characterization (iii) Thermal. (iv) Morphological. (v) Barrier. ABSTRACT The casting method was used to develop bio‐nanocomposite film by combining pectin extracted from ...
Divya Arora, Charanjiv Singh Saini
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Benchmarking of force fields to characterize the intrinsically disordered R2-FUS-LC region

Scientific Reports, 2023
Intrinsically Disordered Proteins (IDPs) play crucial roles in numerous diseases like Alzheimer's and ALS by forming irreversible amyloid fibrils. The effectiveness of force fields (FFs) developed for globular proteins and their modified versions for ...
Maud Chan-Yao-Chong, Justin Chan, Hidetoshi Kono   +2 more
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Engineering Dosimetric Excellence In Total Body Irradiation: Tomotherapy‐Driven Protocols for Precision and Reproducibility

Precision Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
• Objective: Assess helical Tomotherapy‐based TBI for clinical feasibility, dosimetric reproducibility, and in‐vivo accuracy using dual‐orientation simulation and patient‐specific QA. • Methodology: Implementation of ArcCHECK 3D diode array, ionization chamber verification, and in‐vivo dosimetry with OSLDs at 16 anatomical sites to ensure precise dose ...
Sandeep Singh, Dipesh, Supratik Sen, Abhay Kumar Singh, Mahipal, Manindra Bhushan, Jaskaran Singh Sethi, David K. Simson, Munish Gairola   +8 more
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Association Between Screen Time, Fast Foods, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
ObjectiveAlthough previous studies have shown that screen time (ST), fast foods (FFs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) consumption are associated with depressive symptoms in adolescents, research on these associations in Chinese adolescents is scarce.
Honglv Xu, Honglv Xu, Jichang Guo, Yuhui Wan, Yuhui Wan, Shichen Zhang, Shichen Zhang, Rong Yang, Rong Yang, Huiqiong Xu, Huiqiong Xu, Peng Ding, Peng Ding, Fangbiao Tao, Fangbiao Tao   +14 more
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Ecological and Technological Insights to Enhance Rice Production: A Machine Learning Approach for Sustainable Agriculture in Granma, Cuba

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid the quest for sustainable agriculture, this study explores key ecological and technological factors influencing crop production under climate change. We conduct a comprehensive assessment of temperature, biomass, farmer education, renewable energy devices, greenhouse gas emissions and their effects on rice yields in Granma, Cuba, from ...
Afzal Ahmed Dar, Zhi Chen, Sergio RodrIguez‐Rodríguez, Fariborz Haghighat, Chunjiang An, Roberto Alejandro García Reyes, Beatriz González‐Rosales   +6 more
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Impact of FFS on farmer's adoption of IPM options for tomato: A case study from the Gezira State, Sudan [PDF]

International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2012
In Sudan pests and diseases are the major problem of vegetables production. Tomato crop is considered as the most important vegetable crop in the country according to its economic and nutrition value.
Ahmed Mirghani Abdel Rahman , Mohamed Eldigair Hamid   +1 more
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Technical development in high‐intensity focused ultrasound for localized prostate cancer: Intraoperative compression of the prostate

UroPrecision, EarlyView.
Abstract High‐intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has emerged as a widely adopted, minimally invasive treatment for localized prostate cancer (PC). Although originally applied for whole‐gland treatment, recent advancements in imaging and technology have facilitated the adoption of HIFU as a focal therapy modality, targeting clinically significant ...
Sunao Shoji, Satoshi Kuroda, Airi Ichige, Naoko Matsumoto, Kumpei Takahashi, Tatsuya Otaki, Nobuyuki Nakajima, Yoshiaki Kawamura   +7 more
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Influence of Swing-Foot Strike Pattern on Balance Control Mechanisms during Gait Initiation over an Obstacle to Be Cleared

Applied Sciences, 2019
Gait initiation (GI) over an obstacle to be cleared is a functional task that is highly challenging for the balance control system. Two swing-foot strike patterns were identified during this task—the rearfoot strike (RFS), where the heel strikes ...
Romain Artico, Paul Fourcade, Claudine Teyssèdre, Teddy Caderby, Arnaud Delafontaine, Eric Yiou   +5 more
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Fronting in Old Catalan: Asymmetries between Narration and Reported Speech1

Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 1, Page 1-28, March 2025.
Abstract This article explores the distribution, syntax, and information structure of XVS clauses in the narrative text and the reported speech of a thirteenth‐century Old Catalan chronicle, the Llibre dels Fets. It is shown that XVS occurs mainly within reported speech and in embedded clauses.
Afra Pujol i Campeny
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