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Term limits and the tobacco industry [PDF]
Social Science & Medicine, 2014 In the 1990s several American states passed term limits on legislators with the stated intention of reducing the influence of wealthy industries on career legislators. Although term limits in the United States do not have a direct relationship to public health, the tobacco industry anticipated that term limits could have indirect effects by either ...
Apollonio, Dorie E +2 more
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The Tobacco Industry and Children’s Rights [PDF]
Pediatrics, 2018 The manufacture, use, and marketing of tobacco present a serious threat to children’s right to health. This makes the Convention on the Rights of the Child a potentially powerful tobacco-control tool and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which oversees the convention’s implementation, a potential leader in tobacco control.
van der Eijk, Yvette +2 more
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Which institutional investors drive corporate sustainability? A systematic literature review
Business Strategy and the Environment, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 42-71, January 2023., 2023 Abstract In this article, we review recent archival research (66 studies) on the influence of institutional ownership (IO) heterogeneity on corporate sustainability. Relying on an agency‐theoretical framework, we differentiate between various types of IO and their nature.
Patrick Velte
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Business Strategy and the Environment, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 200-219, January 2023., 2023 Abstract Payment method choice in takeovers is mainly driven by both asymmetric information between the acquirer and the target and the acquirer's financial capability. In this paper, we examine whether increased transparency and better access to finance induced by environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance are associated with the strategic
Mussa Hussaini, Ugo Rigoni, Paolo Perego
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Compete with the tobacco industry [PDF]
Tobacco Control, 2000 The future outlined by Clive Bates is one in which public health joins with the pharmaceutical industry to design nicotine delivery devices that deliver the same addictive hit as cigarettes with lower toxicity. Rather than going into business with the pharmaceutical industry to compete with the tobacco industry to deliver nicotine, we should be …
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Changes of Volatile Components in Cigar Wrapper During Deep Fermentation
Guangdong nongye kexue, 2022 【Objective】At present, the effect of deep fermentation on the quality of cigar tobacco leaves is still unclear, and volatile components are important factors affecting the sensory quality of cigars.
Fengfeng LIU +7 more
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Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the potential role of endophytic bacteria in tobacco leaves during the fermentation process to enhance the quality of tobacco.MethodsWe isolated 11 endophytic bacteria from fresh tobacco leaves and selected ...
Jinbin Wei +15 more
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Guangdong nongye kexue, 2023 【Objective】The study aims to explore the traits and their correlation of soil and chemical constituents of tobacco leaves in Meizhou tobacco production area of Guangdong, and explore the key soil factors affecting the chemical quality of tobacco leaves ...
Xiaoyuan WANG +8 more
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Cancer Communications, Volume 42, Issue 12, Page 1367-1386, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Background Neuroendocrine carcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract (GI‐NECs) remain a disease of grim prognosis with limited therapeutic options. Their molecular characteristics are still undefined. This study aimed to explore the underlying genetic basis and heterogeneity of GI‐NECs.
Huanwen Wu +13 more
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Immobilization and Application of Fatty Acid Photodecarboxylase in Deep Eutectic Solvents
ChemBioChem, Volume 23, Issue 23, December 5, 2022., 2022 The recently discovered fatty acid photodecarboxylase shows great promise for the synthesis of drop‐in fuels, but several factors limit its applicability, such as poor photostability and poor solubility of the substrates. In this work we show, for the first time, its immobilization in a solid carrier, and its applicability in deep eutectic solvents ...
Santiago Nahuel Chanquia +6 more
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