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Protecting power equipment against magnetohydrodynamic effects (MHD) of electromagnetic pulses (EMP) [PDF]
Serbian Journal of Electrical Engineering, 2015 The article is devoted to the effects of geomagnetic-induced currents (GIC) on electrical equipment of power systems and analyzes technical measures for protection against such effects.
Gurevich Vladimir
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From Centrality to Sustainability: How Connected Boards Shape Waste Management Outcomes
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The escalating climate crisis has elevated waste management from an operational concern to a critical issue of corporate governance. However, the role of board connectedness in shaping firms' waste practices remains largely unexplored. Drawing on resource dependency and social capital theories, this study examines how board network centrality ...
Irfan Haider Shakri +2 more
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Validating a UK Geomagnetically Induced Current Model Using Differential Magnetometer Measurements
Space WeatherExtreme space weather can damage ground‐based infrastructure such as power lines, railways and gas pipelines through geomagnetically induced currents (GICs). Modeling GICs requires knowledge about the source magnetic field and the electrical conductivity
J. Hübert +5 more
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Inter- and intra-observer assessment of the Galactogram Imaging Classification System (GICS)
, 2011 Background A new system for the classification of galactograms is reported. To date, there is no universally accepted classification system. Purpose To evaluate inter- and intra-observer agreement of the Galactogram Imaging Classification System (GICS ...
Carolina Torres-Alés +3 more
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Do Corporate ESG Disclosures Drive Consumer Demand (Sales)? The Role of Environmental Sensitivity
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The question of whether strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure largely benefits high‐demand customers or if it generates value across all sales levels is yet to be empirically verified. This study, therefore, examines how ESG performance influences consumer demand (sales outcomes) among listed firms across African ...
Idorenyin J. Okon +2 more
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Do Banks in the Middle East and North Africa Region Price Carbon Exposure?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines whether carbon exposure is incorporated into corporate borrowing costs within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Using a panel of 771 firm‐year observations from publicly listed non‐financial firms between 2016 and 2023, the analysis investigates the relationship between carbon intensity and firms' cost of debt
Yara Ibrahim +2 more
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, 2012 Tobacco addiction, a major world-wide health problem, is widely recognized as a chronic, relapsing mental disorder, disproportionaltely affecting people with psychiatric comorbidity that smoke and develop smoke-related diseases more than smokers without ...
GICS +4 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether firms' sustainability actions aimed at serving multiple stakeholders lead to similar or differing sustainability outcomes depending on the manager's stakeholder focus. It proposes a conceptual framework distinguishing between primary and secondary stakeholders, wherein managers can face conflicts of interest ...
Felix B. Fischer +2 more
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Audit Committee and ESG Disclosure Quality: The Moderating Role of Female CEO Leadership
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT ESG reporting is widespread among large public firms, yet the extent and completeness of these disclosures vary widely, raising concerns about transparency and comparability. Drawing on Stakeholder Theory and Resource Dependency theory, this study examines how audit committee (AC) effectiveness influences ESG disclosure quality (ESGDQ) and ...
Mutalib Anifowose +3 more
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Multi-Industry Simplex : A Probabilistic Extension of GICS [PDF]
, 2023 Accurate industry classification is a critical tool for many asset management applications. While the current industry gold-standard GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) has proven to be reliable and robust in many settings, it has limitations ...
Meredith, Chris +6 more
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