ii Hidden dangers iii Proof of the truth iv New perspective on the horizon v No known treatment vi Rodent research leads the way vii Expert explains energy requirements of obese people viii A very uncommon complaint ix Nature or nurture x Shifting the blame xi Lifestyle change required despite...
In ways both obvious and hidden, nature is critically important to our lives and livelihoods; its breakdown can threaten the way we currently live, work, and do business. Failing to preserve and restore biodiversity presents short- and long-term risks to business models a...
The rapidly increasing volume of goodwill assets in the capital market generates potential risks due to the possibility of an untimely recognition of goodwill impairment. In this paper, we investigate the financial consequences of goodwill impairment avoidance based on firms’ future performance and st...
Land loss in the Mississippi River Delta is due to the human-altered sediment budget, yet the relative contributions of building dams, levees and extracting subsurface resources are unknown. Here, using numerical models, we show how each cause contribute
Heat-induced labor loss is a major economic cost related to climate change. Here, we use hourly heat stress data modeled with a regional climate model to investigate the heat-induced labor loss in 231 Chinese cities. Results indicate that future urban he
The risks of keeping such sensitive data private are high. The potential for abuse exists; for example, insurance companies could theoretically use genetic data to refuse coverage (保险项目), Green says. But the systems in place to prevent misuse appear to be working. One is the Genetic Inform...
Salesperson Perceptions of Ethical Behaviors: Their Influence on Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions In the academic world, research has indicated that "good ethics is good business." Such research seems to indicate that firms, which emphasize ethical valu... C Pettijohn,L Pettijohn,AJ Taylor...
Hidden strategies, unethical behaviors, and lack of transparency are not favorably welcomed by the analysts that tend to severely penalize them. This evidence may be attributed to the evaluation procedures employed to assess ESG performance, which heavily rely on public disclosures, news, and non-...
Combined with the evaluation results of landslide hazard and vulnerability of the disaster-bearing body, the life and economic risks under different working conditions were further obtained. Therefore, the research results could provide not only a reference for the risk assessment of rainfall-induced ...
“I’ve spent probably the last year, almost straight really grieving and mourning, having to work through this because it was so well hidden, it was so normalised, I was grieving. Grieving my childhood. Grieving the parents, I didn’t get. Grieving the person that I thought I was and ...