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ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrasound-enhanced and cell-traction-induced piezoelectric scaffolds for repairing bone defects. [PDF]

J Nanobiotechnology
Zhang X, Lian M, Zhou J, Xu R, Qiao Z, Wang J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Cultivating Circularity: Harnessing Industry 4.0 and Stakeholder Engagement for a Sustainable Agrifood Future in Brazil

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzed Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technology applications in agribusiness and the role of strategic stakeholders, engagement methods, and other critical aspects data sharing, confidentiality, integrity, decision‐making, and sector‐specific requirements in promoting circularity.
Simone Sehnem, Lucila M. S. Campos, Tais Provensi, Charbel Jose Chiappetta Jabbour   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The outcomes of patients with segmental long bone fractures treated with SIGN nail at Addis Ababa Burn, Emergency and Trauma Hospital. [PDF]

OTA Int
Tesso CB, Merga L, Kebede S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainability in Italian Dining: A Comparative Study of Perceptions in Full‐Service Restaurants and Agritourism

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how sustainability is perceived and prioritized by consumers within full‐service restaurants and rural agritourism settings in Italy, examining the socio‐cultural and economic role of the HoReCa sector in promoting sustainable practices and analyzing gender and generational differences in consumer behavior.
Roberta Minazzi, Patrizia Gazzola, Daniele Grechi, Andrea Vitareti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multifaceted Janus Textile Simultaneously Achieving Self-Sustainable Thermal Management, Perception, and Protection. [PDF]

Nanomicro Lett
Chai J, Wang G, Shao R, Ni L, Zhao G, Fan J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hyperledger Fabric for the (digitalized) lifecycle of construction products: Applied review on fastening technology

Civil Engineering Design, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 9-22, March 2025.
Abstract Blockchain technology is a digital decentralized data ledger recording transactions in an encrypted format. Its implementation can potentially hold significant advantages for the built environment, particularly in manufacturing and building product usage aligned with Building Information Modeling (BIM). This paradigm shift toward decentralized
Aileen Pfeil, Dimosthenis Kifokeris, Panagiotis Spyridis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) insertion versus inverted ILM flap on myopic macular hole in high myopia. [PDF]

BMC Ophthalmol
Zhang L, Wu H, Liu D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Advances in Parahydrogen‐Induced Polarization for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Peptides, Proteins, and Biopolymers

ChemistryEurope, EarlyView.
Hyperpolarization by parahydrogen‐induced polarization enhances the sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of amino acids, peptides, mini‐proteins, and biopolymers using nonnatural amino acids with unsaturated side chains up to three orders of magnitude.
Gerd Buntkowsky
wiley   +1 more source

A modular, multi-sensor crawler robot for adaptive pipeline inspection: design and experimental validation. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Eltwab AAA, Sameh A.
europepmc   +1 more source