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The Weaponization of ESG Infrastructures and the Future of Green Finance

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The trillion‐dollar green finance industry faces growing pushbacks from a range of actors. While criticisms vary—from portraying ESG as part of a “woke” agenda to highlighting risks of greenwashing—we now see mass departures from climate–finance initiatives, with asset managers coming under fire from regulators over ESG policies and activist ...
Annika Stenström
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Long Term Consequences of the Fontan Procedure and How to Manage Them.

Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 2018
In 1971, Fontan and Baudet described a surgical technique for successful palliation of patients with tricuspid atresia. Subsequently, this technique has been applied to treat most forms of functional single ventricles and has become the current standard ...
W. Kay, Tabitha Moe, B. Suter, Andrea Tennancour, Alice Chan, R. Krasuski, Ali N. Zaidi   +6 more
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Iron deficiency and reduced exercise tolerance in adult Fontan patients

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundThe Fontan procedure allows patients with complex congenital heart defects unsuitable for biventricular repair to reach adulthood; however, it results in a non-physiological circulation characterized by chronically elevated systemic venous ...
Agnieszka Bartczak-Rutkowska, Olga Trojnarska, Sonia Nartowicz, Agata Markiewicz, Maciej Lesiak, Ewa Straburzyńska-Migaj   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shaping the Flow: Impact of Blade Shape on Performance and Hemocompatibility in Rotodynamic Blood Pumps

Artificial Organs, EarlyView.
Blade shapes (leading‐edge geometry and thickness) in rotodynamic blood pumps were systematically evaluated. Thinner blades improve pump efficiency by reducing blockage effects, while neither blade thickness nor leading‐edge geometry shows clear hemocompatibility benefits. Overall, blade shape has a limited impact on hemocompatibility, indicating it is
Benjamin Torner, Simon Klocker, Niccolò Crescenti, Aldo J. Suria, Harald Reithofer, Michael Hübler, Daniel Zimpfer, Marcus Granegger   +7 more
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Hepatic Fibrosis Is Universal Following Fontan Operation, and Severity is Associated With Time From Surgery: A Liver Biopsy and Hemodynamic Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2017
Background Congestive hepatopathy is a recognized complication of Fontan physiology. Data regarding the incidence of hepatopathy and risk factors are lacking.
David J. Goldberg, Lea F. Surrey, Andrew C. Glatz, Kathryn Dodds, Michael L. O'Byrne, Henry C. Lin, Mark Fogel, Jonathan J. Rome, Elizabeth B. Rand, Pierre Russo, Jack Rychik   +10 more
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Incidence, Predictors, and Mortality in Patients With Liver Cancer After Fontan Operation

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Liver cancer (LC) is a serious late complication after the Fontan operation. However, the incidence, predictors, and prognosis remain unknown. The purpose of our study was to determine these clinical characteristics.
Hideo Ohuchi, Yohsuke Hayama, Kimiko Nakajima, Kenichi Kurosaki, Isao Shiraishi, Michikazu Nakai   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban inequalities and marginalization of the Social and Solidarity Economy: A comparative analysis in the Sants‐Montjuïc district in Barcelona

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how urban inequalities influence the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) through a study of two Barcelona neighbourhoods. It evaluates the limitations of SSE promotion policies implemented between 2016 and 2024, focusing on their impact on diversifying socio‐enterprise initiatives and fostering cooperative ecosystems with
Santiago Eizaguirre Anglada, Javier Vergel Faro, Jordi Bonet Martí   +2 more
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Traditional Atriopulmonary Connection Fontan with Excellent Outcome for 32 Years

The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2020
Although the traditional right atrial–pulmonary artery (RA–PA) Fontan has been replaced by the total cavopulmonary connection, some RA–PA Fontan patients still have good outcome.
Yong Zhang, Minhua Fang, Zengwei Wang, Huishan Wang   +3 more
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A Multimodal Score Accurately Classifies Fontan Failure and Late Mortality in Adult Fontan Patients

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
ObjectivesDespite the outstanding success of the Fontan operation, it is a palliative procedure and a substantial number of patients experience late failure of the Fontan circulation. Clinical presentation and hemodynamic phenotypes of Fontan failure are
Peter Kramer, Anastasia Schleiger, Marie Schafstedde, Marie Schafstedde, Marie Schafstedde, Friederike Danne, Johannes Nordmeyer, Felix Berger, Felix Berger, Felix Berger, Stanislav Ovroutski   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

A qualitative assessment of quantitative easing sentiment

Economic Inquiry, EarlyView.
Abstract This mixed‐method study undertakes a comprehensive inquiry of the public discourse on social media surrounding quantitative easing (QE) across the US, the UK, and the European Union. Utilizing a unique tweet dataset, we reveal the sentiment polarity toward QE policy to be strongly negative, at 71.27%, with positive sentiment a mere 4.25 ...
Niamh Wylie, Martha O’Hagan‐Luff
wiley   +1 more source