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Boundary Layer Meshing and Wall Functions Selection for Numerical Simulation of Solid–Liquid Two‐Phase Flow

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
This figure illustrates the optimal near‐wall treatment schemes (first‐layer height and wall function type) for solid–liquid two‐phase CFD of suspended sediment, which are correlated with particle size and flow velocity. ABSTRACT Near‐wall treatment (boundary‐layer meshing and wall functions) is a major uncertainty in solid–liquid two‐phase CFD of ...
Zichao Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Drug Problem and Organized Crime, Illicit Financial Flows, Corruption and Terrorism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
An estimated quarter of a billion people, or around 5 per cent of the global adult population, used drugs at least once in 2015. Even more worrisome is the fact that about 29.5 million of those drug users, or 0.6 per cent of the global adult population ...

core   +1 more source

Caught in the fire: An accidental ethnography of discomfort in researching sex work

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on fifteen years of engagement with researching Israel's sex industry, this article uses accidental ethnography to propose discomfort‐as‐method for feminist anthropology. I argue that discomfort is not a by‐product of fieldwork but a constitutive condition that disciplines researchers and shapes what can be known.
Yeela Lahav‐Raz
wiley   +1 more source

THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF MONEY LAUNDERING IN UKRAINE

open access: yesФінансово-кредитна діяльність: проблеми теорії та практики, 2019
The article investigates the problems of the spread of complex socio-economic phenomenon-money laundering in Ukraine. The attention is focused on the results of the fifth round of mutual evaluation of Ukraine in the sphere of AML by the Committee of the ...
O. Y. Korystin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anti-money laundering policy: A response to the activity of criminals or of agencies? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The narrative within this chapter is built around the twin agencies of the FSA and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and their role in AML, recognising that both agencies now exist in a different form.
Ashton, Simon, Harvey, Jackie
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Wearable fabric electronics for sensing, memory and neuromorphic computing applications

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
Overview of textile electronic devices for sensing, memory and neuromorphic computing applications. Abstract With the advent of the big data era, traditional Von Neumann architecture is facing an energy consumption bottleneck due to separated memory and computing units, inspiring the research of brain‐like neuromorphic computing devices for artificial ...
Bo Sun, Lin Lu, Jialin Meng, Tianyu Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Laundering Money Online: a review of cybercriminals methods

open access: yes, 2013
Money laundering is a critical step in the cyber crime process which is experiencing some changes as hackers and their criminal colleagues continually alter and optimize payment mechanisms.
Richet, Jean-Loup
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Offshore Financial Havens: Their Role in International Capital Flows [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The purpose of this paper is to study the role of offshore financial havens in international capital flows. We examine the effects of being a tax haven, a money laundering centre or an offshore financial centre (OFC), which often overlap.
SUN, Zhixiang
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The Impact of the 2016 EU Audit Reforms, Oversight, and Corruption on Earnings Management: Evidence From European Banks Using a Dynamic Panel Approach

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates earnings management in European banks in the context of the 2016 EU audit directive. Using a dynamic panel of 134 banks over 2012–2023, we apply two‐step System‐GMM estimators with three profitability measures—Earnings Before Provisions and Taxes (EBPT), Return on Assets (ROA), and Return on Equity (ROE).
Maria Christofidou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case Studies on Globalization and Money Laundering [PDF]

open access: yes
Financial globalization has greatly improved the efficiency of capital transfers around the world, with the cost of facilitating criminal money laundering activities.
Eckhard Freyer
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