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Is corruption an efficient grease? [PDF]
This paper tests whether corruption may act as an efficient grease for the wheels of an oth-erwise deficient institutional framework. We analyze the interaction between aggregate efficiency, corruption, and other dimensions of governance for a panel of ...
Méon, Pierre-Guillaume, Weill, Laurent
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Міжнародні відносини: теоретико-практичні аспектиCorruption narratives, operating within complex political and economic constellations, constitute not only a social pathology but also a tool for global strategic communication.
Наталія Василівна Лікарчук
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Pistols and pride flags: How gender matters for boys in Welsh relationships and sexuality education
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract School‐based relationships and sexuality education (RSE) is a site of intense discursive circulation around the concept of gender. In the 2020s, international RSE curricula are responding to increasing visibility and cognisance of gendered and sexual diversity among young people and attempting to address gender‐based inequities and violence ...
Max R. Ashton
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"Sick of Local Government Corruption? Vote Islamic" [PDF]
Indonesia has a tradition of corruption among local officials who harass and collect bribes from firms. Corruption flourished in the Suharto, pre-democracy era.
Ari Kuncoro, J. Vernon Henderson
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BMEMat, EarlyView.LSPR biosensing enables rapid, sensitive, and low‐sample‐volume detection of biomarkers, with broad applications in diagnosing cancer, infectious, and chronic diseases. Advances in nanostructure design, micro/nanofabrication, and microfluidic integration have expanded the potential of LSPR sensors in biomedical diagnostics.
Zhaoxin Geng +4 more
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The legal policy of investigation and verification on corruption
Studia Humanitatis, 2018 This study is focused on legal policy of investigation and verification on Indonesian corruption acts. This normative legal research used legislation approach based on the primary law material in the form of positive law and secondary law material ...
Yahman
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Nsukka Journal of Religion and Cultural StudiesCorruption remains one of Nigeria’s most pressing national crises, affecting governance, infrastructure, education, and the economy. While much has been written on Proverbs, ethical hermeneutics, and African biblical interpretation, few works draw these
Adewale D. Ajewole +1 more
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Biological Diversity, EarlyView.The first inventory of ants from the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea was compiled, revealing 21 species: 70% native and 30% exotic. Anthropogenic disturbance primarily drove exotic colonization, whereas island area showed weak positive effects on species richness. Most ants were omnivorous, with key mutualistic and seed‐dispersal roles.
Hua‐Yan Chen +4 more
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Funding Costs and Liquidity Creation: Does ESG Play Any Role?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how banks' funding costs affect liquidity creation and whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance shapes this relationship. Using panel data for 136 U.S. commercial banks from 2005 to 2022, we show that higher funding costs are associated with lower liquidity creation, indicating that more expensive ...
Sattam Bin Kowibeen +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in achieving sustainability goals has garnered attention in academic literature. While AI has been argued to be crucial in addressing circularity challenges, organizations face challenges in configuring a business model.
Jian Wang +4 more
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