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CHINESE UNIVERSITIES AS URBAN DEVELOPERS: The Tale of Two Innovation Complexes in Nanjing, China

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Chinese universities are important but undertheorized players in the production of urban built environments. Most work focuses on purpose‐built university towns, neglecting the redevelopment of underutilized downtown campuses. Therefore, this article considers how two publicly funded universities in Nanjing attempted to establish ‘innovation ...
Hao Chen, Yunpeng Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic (Inconsistent) Disclosures and Sophisticated Investors: Evidence from Hedge Funds

open access: yesJournal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent SEC regulations require that qualified hedge fund advisers provide their investors with narrative disclosures of their business and operations. We find that 40% of these disclosures omit or de‐emphasize information regarding advisers' operational and investment risks when compared to other sources of public information. Funds with such “
YICHANG LIU   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metrics and Science Monograph Collections at the Marston Science Library, University of Florida.

open access: yesIssues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2010
As academic libraries are increasingly supported by a matrix of database functions, the use of data mining and visualization techniques offer significant potential for future collection development and service initiatives based on quantifiable data ...
Michelle F. Leonard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contract Labour, Job Quality and Turnover Intention—Evidence From Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Labour contracting, where intermediaries provide farmers with migrant workers, plays a central role in meeting the demand for seasonal labour on labour‐intensive farms. Yet this system poses underresearched challenges for both workers and farmers.
Olayinka Aremu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organization Of Non-Book Materials In Central Libraries Of Selected Universities Of Tehran

open access: yesپیاورد سلامت, 2014
Background and Aim: Organization and utilization of non-book materials is an essential issue therefore, this study aims to evaluate the organization of non-book materials in central libraries of selected universities of Tehran.
Ashraf Sadat Bozorgi   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Unveiling Corruption's Influence on Insider Trading: US Insights

open access: yesAccounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between state‐level political corruption and firm‐level insider trading in the United States. State corruption is proxied using Department of Justice court cases involving corrupt activities. The findings reveal a positive and statistically significant association between political corruption and insider ...
Ahmed Al‐Hadi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The classification of musical transformation: a conceptual approach to the knowledge organization of musical arrangements [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Introduction. The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual analysis of the knowledge organization of musical arrangements found in notated Western art music. Analysis. Four areas of arrangements are analysed.
Lee, D.
core   +1 more source

Resource windfalls and political sabotage: Evidence from 5.2 million political ads

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study the role of incentives in inducing sabotage in political contents, vis‐à‐vis natural resource windfalls. The latter induce plausibly exogenous increases in contests' stakes by extending opportunities for policy implementation or private gain upon winning and enhancing incumbent advantage.
David Lagziel, Ehud Lehrer, Ohad Raveh
wiley   +1 more source

Visual Signage and Academic Library Wayfinding

open access: yesLiber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries
Many academic libraries use the Library of Congress (LOC) classification system to organize their collections, but few academic library users are familiar with the LOC system or, in libraries with open stacks, able to use it to aid wayfinding and locate
Miranda Kispert   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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