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Rethinking the contract‐failure theory

American Business Law Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The contract‐failure theory posits that the nonprofit form can be an indicator of high product quality because the nondistribution constraint reduces the nonprofit manager's financial benefits from cheating. This would give nonprofits an advantage over for‐profit firms when consumers cannot determine product quality and thus explains ...
Yumiao Wang
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Materializing policies for sustainable use and economy-wide management of resources: biophysical perspectives, socio-economic options and a dual approach for the European Union [PDF]

Policies for Sustainable Use and economy-wide Management of natural Resources (SUMR) throughout the production and consumption system are faced with environmental and socio-economic requirements and regulatory constraints.
Bringezu, Stefan
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Climate Change, Air Quality, and Pollen Allergies—State of the Art and Recommendations for Research and Public Health

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Allergies are one of the major health challenges of our time, associated with a high individual burden of disease and high costs for the healthcare system. Given their prevalence, allergies are also highly relevant from a public health perspective. The development of allergic diseases is multifactorial. In addition to individual factors (e.g.,
Jobst Augustin, Stefan Gilge, Heike Appel, Ute Dauert, Christina Endler, Ruth Heesen, Conny Höflich, Wilhelm Kuttler, Katharina Heinke Schlünzen, Wolfgang Straff, Barbora Werchan, Matthias Werchan, Torsten Zuberbier, Claudia Traidl‐Hoffmann   +13 more
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Out of the dark – Psychological perspectives on people's fascination with true crime

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The success of the true crime media genre reflects humanity's avid curiosity about violence, deviance, and murder, yet psychological research on this phenomenon is lacking. In this article, we highlight why true crime consumption may be relevant to various research fields that go beyond simple media preferences.
Corinna Perchtold‐Stefan, Christian Rominger, Simon Ceh, Katharina Sattler, Sarah‐Vanessa Veit, Andreas Fink   +5 more
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The Public Character of Church in the Digital Age☆

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract The rise of digital technology in recent decades has led to a rapid change of communication and interaction within society and its public dimensions. As this shift in the technological landscape raises theological questions about the appropriate ecclesial use of digital technology, it also touches upon fundamental questions about the church's ...
Benedikt Levin Heymann
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One-Dimensional Nonlinear Stefan Problems in Storm's Materials

, 2013
We consider two one-phase nonlinear one-dimensional Stefan problems for a semi-infinite material x > 0; with phase change temperature Tf: We assume that the heat capacity and the thermal conductivity satisfy a Storm's condition.
Adriana C. Briozzo, M. F. Natale
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The Making of the EU's Geoeconomic ‘Bazooka’: The Anti‐Coercion Instrument and the Role of Think Tanks in European Union Foreign Policy

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The Anti‐Coercion Instrument (ACI), the most powerful tool in the EU's geoeconomic arsenal, has its origins in the first Trump US presidency and has recently been brandished again as a potential response to Trump's coercive tariffs. Its centrality to the EU's ‘geoeconomic turn’ and the twists and turns of its legislative history have been ...
Jaša Veselinovič
wiley   +1 more source

Decoding Metamorphic Nanodiamonds Formation Through Their Internal Structures

Journal of Metamorphic Geology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Metamorphic diamonds offer insights into Earth's evolution, modulating the global carbon cycle through subduction into the mantle and exhumation. However, the formation and internal structure of minute diamonds remain poorly understood. Here, we study the internal structures of diamond‐bearing inclusions from the Eastern Alps using state‐of ...
Tim Sotelšek, Marian Janák, Sašo Šturm, Sorour Semsari Parapari, Nik Gračanin, Kristian Radan, Mehmet Ali Gülgün, Stanislava Milovská, Mirijam Vrabec   +8 more
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VIRTUE : integrating CFD ship design [PDF]

, 2006
Novel ship concepts, increasing size and speed, and strong competition in the global maritime market require that a ship's hydrodynamic performance be studied at the highest level of sophistication. All hydrodynamic aspects need to be considered so as to
DMEM, University of Strathclyde, UK, Duffy, Alex, FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS GmbH, Germany, Harries, Stefan, HSVA, Germany, Marzi, Jochen, Petz, Christoph, Wu, Zichao, ZIB, Germany   +8 more
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FinTech Lending and Cashless Payments

The Journal of Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Borrowers' use of cashless payments improves their access to capital from FinTech lenders and predicts a lower probability of default. These relationships are stronger for cashless technologies providing more precise information, and for outflows. Cashless payment usage complements other signals of borrower quality.
PULAK GHOSH, BORIS VALLEE, YAO ZENG
wiley   +1 more source