ABSTRACT This study examines whether stronger competition supports or constrains corporate environmental responsibility, using China's 2008 Anti‐Monopoly Law as a quasi‐natural experiment. Applying a difference‐in‐differences design to Chinese A‐share listed firms in heavily polluting industries from 2006 to 2019, we find that firms with high ...
Wen Li +4 more
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Associations between prenatal phthalate exposure and maternal immune cell profiles across trimesters. [PDF]
Zhang Y, Tao L.
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Confronting Biodiversity Risk: Its Role in Shaping Corporate External Financing Choice
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how biodiversity risk shapes corporate financing decisions. We propose a Financing Hierarchy Distortion framework, arguing that biodiversity risk amplifies information asymmetry and legitimacy costs, thereby pushing firms toward debt‐heavy adjustments.
Yang Zhou +3 more
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Patient-Perceived feasibility of implementing OpenCap smartphone-based motion capture technology to remotely assess musculoskeletal movement in individuals with orthopedic disorders presenting to a rural midwestern tertiary center. [PDF]
Aitken HD +9 more
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ABSTRACT Sustainability awards have become an increasingly visible mechanism for recognising firms' environmental and social performance. This paper examines the individual and combined effects of climate change disclosure and the external assurance of sustainability reports on firms' likelihood of receiving awards for sustainability performance. Using
Isabel‐María García‐Sánchez +3 more
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Psychosocial outcomes of preschool children with a history of preterm birth: a cross-sectional observational study. [PDF]
Sun H, Wang J, Qiang H.
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The Circular Economy—A New Resilience Paradigm?
ABSTRACT The circular economy (CE) has traditionally been positioned as a central instrument of the sustainability paradigm. Yet escalating geopolitical volatility and supply chain fragility have elevated resilience to a parallel strategic imperative, and the conceptual integration of CE and resilience remains underexplored.
Julian Kirchherr, Felix Carl Schultz
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Unveiling gender disparities in mental health among Chinese preschoolers: partial statistical mediation by parental overreactivity. [PDF]
Wang Z, Liu J, Sun H, Yang X, Mi J.
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ABSTRACT Background Prisoners experience poor mental health and well‐being in prison, including severe mental illnesses. However, access to mental health support and treatment in prison is limited. We conducted an integrative review to synthesise prisoners' experiences of living with mental ill health and/or seeking or receiving mental health support ...
Anne Kairu +5 more
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Research on the innovation of medical expenses protection mechanism for rare disease patients in China. [PDF]
Song M, Li Y.
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