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The genealogical jigsaw puzzle - a missing piece? the right to know for A.I.D. children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This paper examines current UK legal regulation relating to the provision of genetic background information to children born by donor insemination (Dl) and argues in favour of changes to the existing law - the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.
Henaghan, Caroline
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Real‐Time Biomass Estimation in High‐Density Yeast Fermentations Using Soft Sensor Modeling

open access: yesBiotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
Accurate biomass measurements, both offline and online, are essential to improve prediction and control in yeast fermentation. This study develops regression‐based predictive models to correlate offline measurements (Dry Cell Weight and OD600 from a spectrophotometer) with online OD860 probe signals to provide accurate real‐time biomass estimations and
Ana G. Del Hierro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investor Perception of ESG in Earnings Calls

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how the communicator's role and the framing of ESG statements affect investor capital allocation in the context of earnings calls. Based on a virtual asset market experiment, the analysis identifies that the assurance and reinforcement of ESG messages have a positive effect of up to 8% on capital allocation, with especially
Felix Bachner
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability‐Oriented Innovation and Circular Economy Transitions: Evidence From the UK Textile and Clothing Industry

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a circular economy (CE) in the textile and clothing (TC) industry is frequently attributed to sustainability‐oriented innovation (SOI), yet empirical understanding of the systemic conditions under which SOI enables CE remains underdeveloped.
Krishnendu Saha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aspect of Budya traditional religion which promote human rights

open access: yes, 2010
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 213-225).The rights to life, liberty, security, shelter, food, integrity, respect, dignity and health care among others are focused in this study on the Budya traditional religion.
Mushishi, Clifford
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ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
wiley   +1 more source

ROSALIE NAÇÃO POULARD: LIBERDADE, DIREITO E DIGNIDADE NA ERA DA REVOLUÇÃO HAITIANA

open access: yesAfro-Ásia, 2012
The essay explores the links between the equal-rights convictions of Edouard Tinchant, a young activist in post-Civil War New Orleans, and the deep Atlantic background of his family of origin.
Rebecca J. Scott, Jean M. H\u00E9brard
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Venture Funding: Signals of Environmental Orientation and Their Interplay With Investor‐ and Country‐Level Characteristics

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmentally oriented ventures pursue a dual mission: to create both environmental and financial value. This dual mission adds complexity and can influence ventures' funding prospects, as investors mostly pursue financial motivations.
David Flore   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constructing Institutional Measures: Indicators of Political and Property Rights in Mozambique, 1900-2005

open access: yes
In this paper we focus on the role of political and economic institutions in Mozambique’s development. We produce a set of institutional indicators for Mozambique for the period 1900 through to 2005.
Luis Brites Pereira   +2 more
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Reclaiming Personal Privacy Rights Through the Freedom of Intimate Association

open access: yes
The United States has entered a new constitutional era where substantive due process, under attack by the Supreme Court itself, can no longer be viewed as a solid foundation for the securing of personal privacy rights. In a post-Dobbs v.
Marcus, Nancy C.
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