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Bank Income Smoothing, Societal Patriarchy and Policy Uncertainty

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a sample of 745 banks from 26 OECD countries over the period 1997–2023, we investigate the moderating effects of societal patriarchy on bank income smoothing (IS), amidst policy uncertainty (PU). Results indicate that in periods of high PU, banks operating in highly patriarchal societies tend to curtail the use of loan loss provisions ...
Tanveer Ahsan, Saqib Aziz, Akanksha Jalan, Fazal Muhammad, Dhoha Trabelsi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial intelligence in process of collecting and analyzing data within police works [PDF]

NBP: Nauka, bezbednost, policija, 2015
Complex real problems increasingly require intelligent systems that combine knowledge, techniques and methodologies from various sources. Intelligent systems based on artificial intelligence techniques that are associated with the behavior of people can ...
Kuk Kristijan
doaj  

Heterogeneous Impact of Green Bonds on Environmental Quality: A Cross‐Country Analysis of the Load Capacity Factor

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of green bonds on environmental sustainability for a panel of 15 countries from 2014 to 2024, using the load capacity factor (LCF) as the main proxy for environmental quality, with biocapacity, ecological footprint, and CO2 emissions per capita used as additional environmental indicators.
Kamila Tomczak, Emre Unlu, Mehmet Pinar
wiley   +1 more source

The female journey following sexual assault: Medical care, law enforcement and judicial outcomes

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Sexual violence affects 22% of Australian women, posing health and justice challenges. Systemic failures, fragmented data, and low conviction rates hinder effective responses. This study integrates Australian Capital Territory (ACT) medical and policing datasets to examine victim characteristics and case progression from clinical ...
Vanita Parekh, Michael Woodburn, Stephanie Leonard, Bridget Bourke, Janine McMinn, Anna Brkic, Ash Byron, Katelyn Pomroy   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source

Surveilling the Commonwealth: An Analysis of Surveillance Technology Proliferation in Virginia

Urban Science
Automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras and gunshot detection system (GDS) technology represent rapidly expanding forms of surveillance. Despite their prevalence, empirical literature regarding these tools remains limited, particularly concerning ...
Steven Keener, Tucker Keener, Braedon Taylor   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Testing and Extending the Minority Stress Model Among Jewish College Students: A Mixed Methods Study

Journal of Counseling &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Antisemitic incidents have increased on US college campuses, yet psychological frameworks for understanding Jewish experiences are limited. In this study, we used mixed methods to apply the minority stress model (MSM) to Jewish students at a large Midwestern university.
Jacob Schachter, Alex A. Ajayi
wiley   +1 more source

Debugging the Techno-Utopian Myth of Predictive Policing

Journal of Extreme Anthropology, 2021
Kira Vrist Rønn
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Law and Algorithmic Futures in Psycho-Pass

Law, Technology and Humans
This article studies the Japanese franchise Psycho-Pass as a cultural legal text speaking to popular anxieties about the relationships between law, technology and society.
Kaif Siddiqui
doaj   +1 more source

Mental health measures among adolescents in 12 low‐ and middle‐income countries: Measurement invariance and cross‐sectional analyses of Disrupting Harm survey data

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Nationally representative mental health data in adolescents from low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) are scarce. This study aimed to examine mental health and wellbeing indicators amongst adolescents in 12 LMICs across Eastern and Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of data involving 12,
Ariadna Albajara Sáenz, Sebastian Kurten, Jennifer Saxton, Daniel Kardefelt‐Winther, Tamsin Ford, Amy Orben, Simon R. White   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source