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Does ESG Performance Reduce Default Risk in Insurance Firms? Evidence From Life and Non‐Life Sectors

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether environmental, social, and governance performance is associated with lower default risk in European insurance firms, and whether the strength of this association differs between life and non‐life business models.
S. Miani, M. Mantovani, E. Palmieri
wiley   +1 more source

Simulasi Pola Tanam Pada Sembilan Daerah Irigasi Tersebar di Kota Kupang

open access: yesJurnal Teknik Pengairan, 2020
Kota Kupang dengan luas 180.27 km2, memiliki dua musim yaitu musim kemarau dan musim hujan. Kota Kupang memiliki 9 daerah irigasi yang terletak tersebar di Kota Kupang.
Ayu P. Paramitha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Temporal Self-Organization in Galaxy Formation

open access: yes, 2014
We report on the discovery of a relation between the number of star formation (SF) peaks per unit time, $\nu_{\rm peak}$, and the size of the temporal smoothing window function, $\Delta t$, used to define the peaks: $\nu_{\rm peak}\propto\Delta t^{1-\phi}
Cen, Renyue
core   +1 more source

From Hazard Maps to Action Plans: Comprehensive Flood Risk Mitigation in the Susurluk Basin

open access: yesWater
Floods pose significant risks worldwide, impacting lives, infrastructure, and economies. The Susurluk basin, covering 24,319 km2 in Türkiye, is highly vulnerable to flooding.
İ. Uçar   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Photoreversible Polyurea Actuators With Spatiotemporal Control and Adaptive Mechanics

open access: yesENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A light–thermal responsive polyurea network incorporating reversibly dimerizable anthracene units enables spatiotemporal modulation of cross‐linking density and nearly 400‐fold stiffness tuning. Integrating programmable anisotropy, photopatterning, self‐healing, and photowelding within a single framework, this bioinspired “one network–multifunction ...
Zhiwen Song   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Joint impact of stock market development and energy consumption on carbon dioxide emissions in Nigeria: 1990 to 2021

open access: yesFinancial Internet Quarterly
Environmental degradation and global warming are two of the most pressing concerns facing the world today. This study examines the joint effects of stock market development and energy consumption on environmental degradation in Nigeria from 1990 to 2021.
Nageri Kamaldeen Ibraheem   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Roche volume filling and the dissolution of open star clusters

open access: yes, 2015
From direct N-body simulations we find that the dynamical evolution of star clusters is strongly influenced by the Roche volume filling factor. We present a parameter study of the dissolution of open star clusters with different Roche volume filling ...
Berczik, P.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Financial Literacy, Financial Development and Economic Growth

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While significant progress has been made in exploring the importance of financial literacy, its impact on economic growth and financial development from a macroeconomic point of view remains thinly understood. This paper provides fresh evidence on the relationship between financial literacy, financial development and economic growth.
Spyridon Boikos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does green finance really deliver what is expected? An empirical perspective

open access: yesBorsa Istanbul Review, 2022
Coupled with adopting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) role may not be overlooked.
Muhammad Asif Khan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study of multi black hole and ring singularity apparent horizons

open access: yes, 2010
We study critical black hole separations for the formation of a common apparent horizon in systems of $N$ - black holes in a time symmetric configuration.
A. Papapetrou   +10 more
core   +1 more source

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