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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Office of Anticorruption and Integrity: Annual Report 2013 [PDF]

, 2014
[Excerpt] Corruption is not single-celled. It does not move in just one direction and has many causes and symptoms. It has no single cure and will continue to grow and fester unless addressed from multiple fronts.
Asian Development Bank
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Climate Change Risks and Customer Concentration: Evidence From US‐Listed Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While prior studies have investigated climate risks in supply chains, customer ESG pressures, and shared climate exposure, this paper is, to the best of our knowledge, the first to provide direct empirical evidence on the relationship between climate change risks and firms' customer concentration.
Thi Thuy Trang Nguyen, Eric Owusu Boahen, Cuong Nguyen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quackery in Dental Practice in Nepal

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2020
Quackery and fraud in dental practice, seen in many countries, is also rampant in Nepal, and they are unethical practices. There is a growing need for strict enforcement of government policy measures to eliminate quackery and fraudulent dental practice ...
Manoj Humagain, Bishwa Prakash Bhattarai, Dinesh Rokaya   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Earnings management and fraudulent financial reporting: Distinctive criteria of suspicious accounting practices

BH Ekonomski forum, 2022
The financial reports, as the final product of the accounting information system, need to be accurate in order to maintain the main purpose of financial reporting. Applied methods and techniques of recognition and measurement of financial positions should be in the purpose of realistic and transparent presentation of the financial performances of the ...
Ševala Isaković-Kaplan, Senada Dupovac
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A brief overview of online gambling scams [PDF]

, 2009
The internet has opened new possibilities for the development of online gambling scams, which target a large number of users. The vulnerability of users and the 'credibility' of fraudsters are key elements in online gaming scams. Professor Mark Griffiths,
Griffiths, MD
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Green Ambiguity Shapes Sustainable Investing

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Green Exchange‐Traded Funds (ETFs) have experienced strong growth in recent years, reflecting increasing investor attention toward sustainability. However, these funds rely on a wide range of environmental metrics that are often weakly aligned, raising concerns about the meaning of greenness in sustainable investing.
Rita Laura D'Ecclesia, Giacomo Morelli, Kevyn Stefanelli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analyzing Fraudulent Practices in Community Group Regional Grant Funding

Jurnal Ilmiah Akuntansi dan Bisnis
This study investigates fraud in community group grant funds, supported by the Regional Government to enhance Provincial Government programs. Using a qualitative descriptive method, data were collected through interviews, observations, and documentation.
Siti Musyarofah, Bambang Haryadi, Faisol Faisol   +2 more
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Circuit Split or a Matter of Semantics? The Supreme Court\u27s Upcoming Decision on Rule 10b-5 Scheme Liability and Its Implications for Tax Shelter Fraud Litigation [PDF]

, 2007
After Internal Revenue Service investigations exposed widespread fraud among tax shelter promoters, angry investors sued for securities fraud under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-5, which provides a cause of action against “primary violators”
Pincus, Mark S.
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Corporate ESG Greenwashing: Does Regulatory Proximity Matter?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) greenwashing undermines sustainable development, yet the influence of regulatory proximity on oversight is understudied. By introducing the “distance decay effect” from geoeconomics into ESG misconduct research and using a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2022, this study reveals a ...
Weiqi Zhao, Zhichao Chen, Muhammad Nadeem, Guanghua Xu, Nader Atawnah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source