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ESG Performance Evolution in Retail: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices have transformed from peripheral corporate social responsibility initiatives into core strategic imperatives in retail. Despite growing interest, the literature remains fragmented across disciplines and geographic contexts, with no comprehensive sector‐specific analysis examining the ...
Jiyeon Kim, Wooyoung Yang
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Are Lower Private Equity Returns the New Normal? [PDF]
, 2016 U.S. private equity fundraising had its best year ever in 2015 -- raising $185 billion. But is the enthusiasm of investors warranted? Do PE buyout funds deliver outsized returns to investors and will they do so in the future?
Eileen Appelbaum, Rosemary Batt
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Citizenship education and gender equality: A critique of action plans in Greek secondary schools
The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.Abstract In the sociology of education, gender education follows current policies developed and promoted through citizenship education. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations addressing global social inequalities include gender equality (SDG 5).
Aikaterini Peleki +1 more
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Time weighted portfolio optimisation [PDF]
, 2001 In estimating the inputs into the Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) portfolio optimisation problem, it is usual to use equal weighted historic data.
Lee, Stephen
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The Fractal Dimension of SAT Formulas [PDF]
, 2013 Modern SAT solvers have experienced a remarkable progress on solving industrial instances. Most of the techniques have been developed after an intensive experimental testing process.
Ansótegui, C. +3 more
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On the Applicability of the Advocacy Coalition Framework for Analyzing EU Policy Processes
European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Initially developed for the US context, the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) is increasingly used to analyze policy processes in the EU. But policymaking in EU differs from the US context, why the applicability of ACF in the EU context should be scrutinized.
Fredrik von Malmborg
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Portfolio Optimization and Model Predictive Control: A Kinetic Approach [PDF]
, 2018 In this paper, we introduce a large system of interacting financial agents in which each agent is faced with the decision of how to allocate his capital between a risky stock or a risk-less bond.
Frank, Martin +2 more
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Seismic Design of Concrete Dams: An Integrated Risk‐Informed Performance‐Based (RIPB) Framework
Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper advances the integration of risk‐informed principles into the seismic design of dams—a domain long guided by standards‐based, largely deterministic approaches. While performance‐based earthquake engineering is well established for buildings and bridges, its systematic adoption in dam engineering remains limited. We first address two
M. Amin Hariri‐Ardebili, Larry K. Nuss
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Security selection in post-modern portfolio theory : an application to the European stock market
, 2016 In this work, we compare tangent portfolios and minimum risk portfolios derived from the modern portfolio theory (MPT) and the post-modern portfolio theory (PMPT) to analyse the differences in stock selection. We base our study on a set of 16 stocks included in the EURO STOXX 50 index and estimate inputs from historical data since 1997 until 2015.
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Decentralized Wind Energy Systems as Catalysts for Urban Resilience: A Design Framework
Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Confronting the escalating extreme weather events (EWEs) and intensifying winds, this study proposes an active response to these issues by exploring decentralized wind energy production for Peng Chau Island, Hong Kong. It integrates theoretical perspectives on energy democracy—empowering local communities through energy autonomy—and urban ...
Tian Cheng
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