Takeover Vulnerability and the Discipline of ESG Overinvestment
ABSTRACT While takeovers serve a disciplinary role by replacing inefficient managers, the threat of takeovers may compel firms to divert attention from Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts as a strategic response to external pressure, especially when such firms are already overinvesting in ESG.
Abongeh Tunyi +2 more
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Infection Risk From Humans and Animals in the Anatomy Laboratory: A Scoping Review
ABSTRACT Whole‐body dissection is a cornerstone of anatomy education. During and following the COVID‐19 pandemic, exposure to infectious agents and other risks of dissection were highlighted. To identify potential risks, one must have the data outlining these risks in specific situations.
Margaret A. McNulty, Elizabeth R. Agosto
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Guidelines for Scale Development and Validation
ABSTRACT Scales, serving as measurement instruments composed of carefully designed items intended to capture latent constructs, play a critical role in advancing consumer theory and marketing practice. Yet, developing and validating scales poses a formidable challenge due to the diverse methods required to ensure rigor and robustness.
Weng Marc Lim +3 more
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The Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility Internationally—History, Systems and the Future
ABSTRACT Background In most countries, a criminal conviction requires evidence that the individual committed the act and that they had the mental capacity to understand what they were doing and that it was wrong. Youth, as an indicator of brain development, is one factor affecting criminal capacity.
Enys Delmage +18 more
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Ensemble‐based soil liquefaction assessment: Leveraging CPT data for enhanced predictions
Abstract This study focuses on predicting soil liquefaction, a critical phenomenon that can significantly impact the stability and safety of structures during seismic events. Accurate liquefaction assessment is vital for geotechnical engineering, as it informs the design and mitigation strategies needed to safeguard infrastructure and reduce the risk ...
Arsham Moayedi Far, Masoud Zare
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Fetal Pain Perception: Legislative Assertions and Developmental Neuroscience
ABSTRACT Background Pain perception is a conscious experience, but neither pain nor consciousness is defined in the developing human fetus. Emergent consciousness may be regarded as a phenomenon that ultimately arises from an essential minimum of functional neuronal connectivity. Proposed U.S.
William D. Graf +9 more
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PKRxiv: A Best Practice Model for Advancing Pharmacoequity Through Open Pharmacokinetic Data Sharing
Model‐informed drug development is increasingly integrated across the drug development continuum, enabling more efficient, cost‐effective, and targeted trials while reducing reliance on animal studies. Achieving pharmacoequity requires not only equitable access to medicines but also to the data and knowledge that inform drug development and regulatory ...
Shakir Atoyebi +6 more
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Automatic Card Shufflers and Antitrust Litigation: An Arbitration Perspective
ABSTRACT This paper examines an American Arbitration Association (AAA) class action proceeding in which Mohawk Gaming Enterprises LLC alleges that Light & Wonder Inc. and L&W Gaming Inc. fraudulently obtained and enforced patents, thereby monopolizing the market for automatic card shufflers and violating Sections 2 and 3 of the Sherman Act.
Tariq K. Alhasan
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When Diversity Meets Family Owners: ESG Performance in European Publicly Listed Firms
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the interaction between board diversity and family as owners shapes firms' ESG performance. Prior research has established that board diversity fosters more informed, ethical, and stakeholder‐oriented decision‐making, thereby enhancing corporate legitimacy and responsiveness to diverse stakeholder expectations ...
Giorgia Maria D'Allura +3 more
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Profiling Social Entrepreneurship Orientation Through Machine Learning Predictive Modeling
ABSTRACT This study examines the prediction of Social Entrepreneurship Orientation (SEO) in youth using machine learning techniques to generate a robust predictive model. Drawing on a large cross‐country survey of European youth, results indicate that cognitive–attitudinal indicators—such as concern for environmental goals, purpose‐driven motivation ...
Ángel Peiró‐Signes +2 more
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