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Measuring an audit quality climate among employees

International Journal of Auditing, Volume 29, Issue 1, Page 1-33, January 2025.
The International Standard on Quality Management requires, among other things, that audit firm leadership promotes a quality‐oriented culture in firms. We add a novel contribution to the audit quality literature by developing an instrument to measure the audit quality climate in audit firms.
Johanna Alida Kritzinger, Karin Barac
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Sunlight: How Co2 Emissions, Coal Lock-in, and Global Finance Shape Australia’s Solar Energy Consumption - An ARDL Analysis with Robustness Checks

ECONOMICS
This study examines the determinants of solar energy adoption in Australia between 1991 and 2023 using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model. The results reveal long-run equilibrium relationships and short-run adjustment mechanisms between solar
Hechmi Soumaya
doaj   +1 more source

Real‐life users of hormonal or thermal male contraception: An analysis of female partners’ motivation, experience, and satisfaction

Andrology, Volume 12, Issue 8, Page 1808-1821, November 2024.
Abstract Background Two male contraceptive methods that inhibit spermatogenesis currently exist: thermal male contraception and hormonal male contraception. Only five studies have been conducted on the acceptability of these methods among men; among women, only the hypothetical acceptability of such a male contraceptive approach as the sole ...
Clothilde Laurent, Roger Mieusset, Jean‐Claude Soufir, Jeanne Perrin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate policy uncertainty and environmental degradation: Does democracy moderate this relationship?

Cleaner Environmental Systems
This study investigates the impact of climate policy uncertainty on environmental degradation and examines the moderating role of democracy in this relationship. Utilizing annual data from 126 economies spanning the years 1996–2021, and employing dynamic
Antonios Persakis, Ioannis Tsakalos, Vasileios Gkonis, Michail Nerantzidis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental evidence for the Volume Conjecture for the simplest hyperbolic non-2-bridge knot

, 2005
Loosely speaking, the Volume Conjecture states that the limit of the n-th colored Jones polynomial of a hyperbolic knot, evaluated at the primitive complex n-th root of unity is a sequence of complex numbers that grows exponentially.
Bailey, Boyd, Garoufalidis, Garoufalidis, Kauffman, Masbaum, Stavros Garoufalidis, Yueheng Lan   +7 more
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A graph‐based optimization methodology for identifying firefighting strategies aimed at domino effects

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Volume 102, Issue 8, Page 2714-2723, August 2024.
Abstract Firefighting strategies at process plants would include simultaneous extinguishment of burning units and cooling of exposed units if firefighting resources are sufficient. This way, the fire can be contained and its propagation to the exposed units can be prevented, which would otherwise cause fire escalation and result in domino effects ...
Nima Khakzad, Ernesto Salzano, Paul Amyotte   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Circular resource efficiency through climatic governance and sustainable competitiveness interaction: Global policy insights for SDG 12

Sustainable Futures
SDG 12 is about responsible consumption and production, and this study is particularly designed for its attainment using circular practices as its instrument.
Adnan Ali Shahzad, Federica Cucchiella, Mubasher Iqbal, Judit Oláh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public Perceptions of the Midwest’s Pavements - Iowa - Phase III [PDF]

, 2001
There are several objectives to this report. The first objective is to describe the sample with regard to the physical pavement data and three measures of driver satisfaction.
Giese, James K., Griffin, Robert J., Kuemmel, David, Robinson, Richard, Sonntag, Ronald C.   +4 more
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The road to sustainability: Examining key drivers in open access diamond journal publishing

Learned Publishing, Volume 37, Issue 3, July 2024.
Abstract Despite the rising interest in open access (OA) diamond journals as a scholarly journal publishing model, their sustainability remains a pressing concern. Using the Open Access Diamond Journals Study (OADJS) Dataset, we examined the characteristics and factors of OA diamond journal publishing that are associated with high sustainability.
JungWon Yoon, Halin Ku, EunKyung Chung
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental regulation and firm R&D manipulation behaviour: Evidence from the low-carbon city pilot program in China

International Review of Economics & Finance
With the increasing demand for a green economy and energy transition, firms, as the main players in the market, should focus on sustainable business models.
Zhennan Sun, Qunyang Du
doaj   +1 more source