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Investigating How Firms in Emerging Economies Integrate AI‐Driven Systems and ESG Metrics Into Biodiversity Conservation and Circular Economy Strategies

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how firms in emerging economies integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices to enhance biodiversity conservation and circular economy outcomes. It examines the mediating role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) governance and the moderating effect of ...
Suleman Bawa, Simplice A. Asongu
wiley   +1 more source

Do ESG Leaders Achieve Higher Firm Financial Performance? The Influence of Women Directors and Controversial Industries

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Given the growing pressure on companies to achieve high ESG performance while minimising ESG controversies, this study investigates how ESG performance and ESG controversies jointly affect firm financial performance (measured as ROA and ROE), considering the effect of the presence of women directors and of operating in controversial versus non‐
Alice Alosi, Emilia Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Study mass transfer of Cd, Hg, As, DDT and chlordane through adsorption onto granular activated carbon [PDF]

, 2017
The kinetic theory of liquid indicates that diffusion coefficient for the dilute liquid at ordinary pressure is essentially independent of mixture composition. Mass transfer is important in separation and adsorption process.
Omar, Roslan
core  

Digital Transformation and Informal Innovation in Africa: Reframing STI Policy for Inclusive Circular Economy Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid increasing environmental and economic pressures, Africa's transition to a circular economy (CE) presents a vital pathway to inclusive, low‐carbon development. Yet, how digital transformation, informal innovation, and science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy readiness shape CE outcomes remains underexplored.
Emmanuel K. Manu, Isaiah Nketiah, Simplice A. Asongu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caudal Extradural Analgesia with Lidocaine, Xylazine, and a Combination of Lidocaine and Xylazine in the Iranian River Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery, 2007
Objective- To compare the time of onset, duration of action and the extent of analgesia produced by a lidocaine/xylazine combination with that produced by lidocaine and xylazine alone after injection into the caudal extradural space of the Iranian river ...
Siamak Saifzadeh, Mehrdad Pourjafar, Bahram Dalir-Naghadeh   +2 more
doaj  

A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF FIVE SWEETPOTATO SHIPPING CONTAINERS [PDF]

Using a six x six latin square experimental design, five box types in two different markets were evaluated over a six-week period in 1986 to determine if sweetpotato arrival damage could be reduced through use of alternative shipping containers. Findings
Bandele, Owusu, Estes, Edmund A., Wilson, L. George   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Powering Transparency: Global Drivers of Sustainability Reporting in the Electricity Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the drivers of sustainability reporting quality (QSR), conceptualised along two complementary dimensions, relevance and reliability, to assess how firm‐level attributes and institutional conditions jointly shape disclosure practices in the electricity sector.
Alva Marasigan, Muhammad Nurul Houqe, Warwick Stent, Olayinka Moses   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Governance–Disclosure Nexus: Board Structures and ESG Disclosures in South Africa

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how governance structures such as board composition and board functions influence environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting among listed South African firms. This study examines 90 public listed companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange between 2012 and 2022.
Henriette Elsabe Scholtz, Suzanne Kieviet   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Scalable Symmetric Cryptographic Scheme Based on Latin Square, Permutations, and Reed-Muller Codes for Resilient Encryption

Cryptography
Symmetric cryptography is essential for secure communication as it ensures confidentiality by using shared secret keys. This paper proposes a novel substitution-permutation network (SPN) that integrates Latin squares, permutations, and Reed-Muller (RM ...
Hussain Ahmad, Carolin Hannusch
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the Precision of the Conditioned Latin Hypercube Sampling Method for Selecting Soil Samples to Generate Digital Maps of Soil Properties [PDF]

مجله آب و خاک
Introduction Soil properties play a crucial role as they determine the soil's suitability for different types of plant growth, ecosystems, and biota functioning.
Z. Mosleh Ghahfarokhi, A. Azadi
doaj   +1 more source