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Book Review: Mirage (Kanal in Tamil) [PDF]

, 2018
Book review of Mirage (Kanal in Tamil). By K. Daniel. Translated by Subramaniam Jebanesan.
Santiago, Amitha
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What Do We Know About How Companies Manage Waste? The Effect of Tenure and Diversity of Directors on Disclosures

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aims to analyze the effect of board tenure on firms' waste management disclosure and explore whether this effect is amplified by board gender and cultural diversity. The analysis is based on data from 832 large firms worldwide from 2011 to 2020.
Isabel‐María García‐Sánchez, Beatriz Aibar‐Guzmán, Salvador Marín‐Hernández, Esther Ortiz‐Martínez   +3 more
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Bilateral Sacroiliitis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Unraveling the Rope: A Case Report

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis(SpA) are chronic inflammatory disorders with unique symptoms and pathologies. Misclassification of these two entities is prevalent due to overlapping clinical features and the presence of typical symptoms ...
Liyana Arachchige Dona Thulini Madubashini, Monika De Silva, Bathiya Premarathne, Melina Dissanayake   +3 more
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Assessing Climate Change Disclosure and Its Governance Drivers: Insights From the European Utilities Sector

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to enhance academic understanding of the factors influencing the disclosure practices of climate change among European utility companies, specifically in the context of their sustainability reporting. The primary objective is to explore, through a multi‐theoretical framework, the governance drivers that significantly affect the
Cristina Boţa‐Avram, Adriana Tiron Tudor, Liana Stanca   +2 more
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Isolated Crohn’s Disease of the Appendix Presenting as Acute Appendicitis in a 60-Year-Old South Asian Female: A Case Report, Review of Literature, and Follow-Up Recommendations

Case Reports in Surgery, 2019
The isolated appendiceal Crohn’s disease without preceding bowel symptoms is a rare phenomenon, especially in older patients. In this case report, we present a 60-year-old female with isolated appendiceal Crohn’s disease presenting with acute ...
Pamathy Gnanaselvam, Dhanushka N. Weerakoon, W. A. M. Wijayasuriya, Vishva Samidi Mohottala, B. M. E. S. Sinhakumara, Umesh Jayarajah, Anura S. K. Banagala   +6 more
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Governance Drivers of Fossil Fuel Divestment: Evidence From Global Banks

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change poses increasing transition risks for the banking sector, as financial institutions remain exposed to fossil fuel activities despite growing sustainability commitments. This study examines whether corporate governance influences banks' decisions to adopt fossil fuel divestment policies.
Rosella Carè, Massimiliano Cerciello, Nathalie Lévy, Simone Taddeo   +3 more
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Evaluation of BBIBP-CorV Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in Sri Lanka: a test-negative case control study

BMJ Open
Objectives There is limited research on real-world effectiveness of BBIBP-CorV Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. This study evaluated real-world effectiveness of Sinopharm vaccine in Sri Lanka by assessing absolute vaccine efficacy.Design and setting A ...
Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Shamila Thivanshi De Silva, Wathsala Wimalasena, Manjula Kariyawasam, Gihan Kosinna, Gayan Bogoda, Sumudu Senaratne, Kanchana Rathnayake, Inosha Weerarathna, Ranjan Premaratna, Prasanna Gunasena   +10 more
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Implications of agri-food standards for Sri Lanka: Case studies of tea and fisheries export industries [PDF]

This study examines the implications of standards on two agricultural and food exporting sectors in Sri Lanka – tea and fisheries – and their strategic response.Agri-food standards, Sri Lanka, Tea and fisheries export industries, food ...
Janaka Wijayasiri, Suwendrani Jayaratne
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PondNet – towards a global network of experiments on the effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems

Ecography, EarlyView.
Global change is reshaping the distribution of biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems. Predicting the long‐term consequences of such changes remains a challenge due to a need for a clear understanding of the mechanisms underpinning ecosystem‐level responses, as well as the role of geographical and environmental contingencies.
Miguel G. Matias, Dominique Gravel, Jonathan M. Chase, Carla Pinto‐ Cruz, David García‐ Callejas, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Mathew A. Leibold, Dora Neto, Cátia L. Pereira, Carlos Ramos, Pedro M. Raposeiro, Alejandro Rozenfeld, Katarzyna Sroczynska, David R. Vieites, Guy Woodward, Miguel B. Araújo   +15 more
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Biodiversity Literacy of Undergraduate Students at the Open University of Sri Lanka: Understanding the “Knowing-Doing Gap” [PDF]

OUSL Journal
Biodiversity loss is a pressing global concern, and enhancing biodiversity literacy among future decision-makers is critical for sustainable conservation efforts.
W. Lasal Dewmika Rathnasooriya, Minasha Ramali Abeykoon, K. D. Buddhi Nilanga, Yashaswin Dineth Bamunusingha, Chanika D. Jayasinghe, D. D. G. L. Dahanayaka   +5 more
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