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Unprincipled Principals in the Accountability Chain: Autonomy and Political Control Within Tax Administration in a Developing Country Context

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT SDG 16 emphasizes the need for accountable institutions, often based on the assumption that public officials are accountable to politicians, who in turn are accountable to citizens. However, in many developing countries, neopatrimonial governance can weaken this accountability chain, as politicians themselves may act as “unprincipled ...
Edidiong Bassey, Emer Mulligan
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Boosting cadmium tolerance in Phoebe zhennan: the synergistic effects of exogenous nitrogen and phosphorus treatments promoting antioxidant defense and root development. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Zhang J, Shoaib N, Lin K, Mughal N, Wu X, Sun X, Zhang L, Pan K.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Formation and positioning of surface-related structures in protozoa. [PDF]

Microbiol Rev, 1980
Aufderheide KJ, Frankel J, Williams NE.
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Mothers' strategies to reconcile roles and responsibilities during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Family Relations, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Theoretically guided by the capability approach, this study examines how mothers reconciled work and care responsibilities throughout the pandemic. Background The COVID‐19 pandemic placed heavy demands on mothers and limited their agency freedom.
Vera Dafert, Ulrike Zartler
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Critical factors analysis of student-athletes learning training contradiction via AHP. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Shu X, Zhang P, Li M, Ge Y, Tang H, Wang Q.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Brand Equity and Debt Diversification

Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how brand equity influences the diversity of firms’ debt structures. We propose that brand equity, by signaling larger and more stable future cash flows and greater product market awareness, alters the fundamental trade‐offs that drive optimal debt type diversity.
David C. Mauer, Miaomiao Yu, Aihuan Zhang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic (De)racing: Middle‐Class Women Entrepreneurs Negotiating Visibility in the Business of Beauty in Canada

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how middle‐class women beauty entrepreneurs negotiate belonging at the intersection of gender, race, and class. Building on in‐depth qualitative interviews with women owners of Canadian beauty brands as well as analysis of social media content created by these local stores, I highlight racial and political structures ...
Sepideh Borzoo
wiley   +1 more source

From Side Street to Ghetto: Understanding the Rising Levels and Changing Spatial Pattern of Segregation, 1900-1940. [PDF]

City Community
Logan JR, Minca E, Bellman B, Kisch A, Carlson HJ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Problematising ‘Vulnerability’ in Women's Prisons

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ‘Vulnerability’ is a commonly used but little understood term in the field of social policy and beyond. The refocusing of our criminal justice system around notions of ‘vulnerability’ has had wide‐reaching consequences which often escape both academic and political attention.
Sarah Waite, Danica Darley
wiley   +1 more source

Sheep and cattle grazing regimes differentially affect ground beetle and ant communities in Mediterranean cork oak woodlands

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Sheep and cattle grazing significantly shape ant and ground beetle species composition in Mediterranean cork oak woodlands, promoting higher diversity by increasing habitat heterogeneity. Ground beetles and ants reflect changes in grazing regimes, with sheep‐grazed areas showing the highest diversity, highlighting their utility in ecosystem monitoring.
Marcello Verdinelli, Maria Leonarda Fadda, Stefano Arrizza, Roberto Mannu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source