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The Influence of ESG Controversies on Financing Costs for European Companies: Does Culture Matter?
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) controversies and corporate financing costs, focusing on the moderating effect of national culture. It analyzes European companies listed on the STOXX 600 Index from 2016 to 2023.
Souad Brinette +2 more
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Beyond the ESG Facade: Measuring and Addressing Corporate ‘Lip Service’
ABSTRACT Amid growing global attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG), this study examines the misalignment between ESG disclosures and actual practices—termed ‘lip service’—using data from Chinese firms from 2006 to 2022, constructing an index to quantify it.
Jia Xu, Mingwei Liu, Helen X. H. Bao
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On welfare pluralism, social policy and the contribution of sociology: Revisiting Robert Pinker. [PDF]
Offer J.
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The Book of Disquiet: a selection
Translation of the anthology edited by Diego Giménez, this version in English reproduces the selection of Pessoa’s fragments and the editorial criteria of the Portuguese edition, with a translated introduction. This deposit includes only the table of contents and authorized excerpts (first and last pages of the introduction), in accordance with the ...
Pessoa, Fernando, Giménez, Diego
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Fernando Pessoa's Book of Disquiet as a Dynamic Digital Archive
Funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), through Axis I of the Competitiveness Factors Operational Program (POFC) of the National Strategic Framework (QREN)—European Union (COMPETE: FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-019715).
Portela, Manuel, Rito Silva, António
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Anatomy of the Soft Palate and Its Role in Upper Airway Function: A Narrative Review
ABSTRACT The soft palate is a complex anatomical structure, located at the posterior aspect of the oral and nasal cavities, able to dynamically create valve closure of the nasal and the oral cavities. Its precise movement is critical for speech, swallowing, and respiration. Despite its functional importance, detailed characterization of its constituent
James C. D. Miller +4 more
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Rewriting The book of disquiet
Celebrated by the UK newspaper The Guardian as one of its top 100 books of all time, Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa’s Book of Disquiet has become celebrated as a modernist classic far beyond the borders of Portugal and the Lusophone world. Translating the work into English and adapting it for the stage provokes questions for theatre-makers as well as ...
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ABSTRACT This phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of bilingual Spanish‐speaking counselors‐in‐training (BS‐CITs) enrolled in a Spanish internship course within a Bilingual Counseling Certificate program. Participants included nine master's‐level counseling students who completed individual, semi‐structured interviews.
Claudia G. Interiano‐Shiverdecker +2 more
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Bernardo Soares’s remark that “anything and everything, depending on how one sees it, is a marvel or a hindrance, an all or nothing, a path or a problem” may serve to illustrate Thomas Cousineau’s critical move in his recent book An Unwritten Novel: Fernando Pessoa’s The Book of Disquiet.
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Energy Landscapes in Chemical Reactions and Transport
Kinetics/dynamics of chemical reactivity and transport of chemical species in a solid are both determined by the energy landscape in which they take place. Discussing common grounds but also distinct differences may help in advancing the understanding in both fields.
Karl‐Michael Weitzel
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