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Business, Finance
Yuan-Teng Hsu, Chia-Wei Huang, Kees G. Koedijk
Summary: When companies use compensation peers to determine CEO compensation, there are unintended peer effects on corporate innovation. The similarity between these companies and their peers leads to these effects. Controlling for industry and geography, the study confirms that compensation peers' average innovation activity significantly predicts corporate innovation.
JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Kate Grindlay, Jane Seymour, Laura Fix, Daniel Grossman
Summary: The unintended pregnancy rate is higher among the US military compared to civilians, but the percentage of unintended pregnancies that result in abortion is lower. Younger individuals and those in higher enlisted pay grades have higher rates of unintended pregnancy.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Economics
Lisa Cameron, Jennifer Seager, Manisha Shah
Summary: Criminalizing sex work resulted in increased STI rates among female sex workers, decreased income for those who left the industry, and reduced educational opportunities for their children. While criminalization may have short-term positive effects on STI outcomes, the market rebounded after five years and general population transmission likelihood likely increased.
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Oceanography
Bianca Haas, Kamal Azmi, Quentin Hanich
Summary: The duty to recognize the special requirements of developing states in terms of conservation and management measures has been firmly anchored in international conventions such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement. However, exemptions from these measures, especially in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, may threaten the sustainability of marine resources and hinder the development opportunities for small island developing states. Equitable allocation frameworks and alternatives, such as science-based catch and effort limits and phased adjustments, should be developed to address these challenges.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Nurkhadija Rohani, Maryati Mohd. Yusof
Summary: This study identifies factors influencing unintended consequences of Pharmacy Information Systems (PhIS) and their impact on information quality, posing a risk to patient safety. The study discovers 28 unintended consequences of PhIS, including system rigidity and complexity, unclear understanding and purpose of system use, hybrid paper and electronic documentation, unclear transitions, duplication of tasks and roles, time pressure, and cognitive overload. To ensure patient safety, it is essential to have safe system design, increase awareness of maintaining information quality in PhIS, and promote its safe use in organizations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
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Engineering, Environmental
Douglas B. Collins, Delphine K. Farmer
Summary: This article highlights the importance of maintaining clean indoor air and the impact of air cleaning systems on indoor air chemistry. Further research is needed on chemically reactive air cleaning and disinfection methods to avoid potential exposure risks.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Jugpreet Singh, Esther van der Knaap
Summary: Human selection during domestication primarily favored common plant traits, leading to unintended and undesired phenotypic effects. Understanding the genetic causes of these effects can help improve genetic gain in crop plants, and strategies to mitigate them have been proposed.
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ethics
Louise Tomkow, Gabrielle Prager, Kitty Worthing, Rebecca Farrington
Summary: This research examines the experiences of UK NHS healthcare professionals working with asylum applicants in contingency accommodation during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a theoretical framework of moral resilience. The study reveals how healthcare staff navigated difficult circumstances and the impact of moral suffering. Although many participants demonstrated moral resilience, some experienced ideological transformations and challenged oppressive systems. The study cautions against the endorsement of current moral resilience theory and suggests focusing on enabling working conditions that support collective resistance.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Chen You, Ziyan Zhang
Summary: This paper examines the impact of administrative decentralization on air pollution in China's counties. It finds that administrative decentralization significantly increases air pollution by about 2%, and attributes it to resource input and firm expansion. Geographical location also plays a role in the effect. Therefore, policymakers should consider an inclusive institutional design when implementing administrative decentralization.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xunming Wang, Quansheng Ge, Xin Geng, Zhaosheng Wang, Lei Gao, Brett A. Bryan, Shengqian Chen, Yanan Su, Diwen Cai, Jiansheng Ye, Jimin Sun, Huayu Lu, Huizheng Che, Hong Cheng, Hongyan Liu, Baoli Liu, Zhibao Dong, Shixiong Cao, Ting Hua, Siyu Chen, Fubao Sun, Geping Luo, Zhenting Wang, Shi Hu, Duanyang Xu, Mingxing Chen, Danfeng Li, Fa Liu, Xinliang Xu, Dongmei Han, Yang Zheng, Feiyan Xiao, Xiaobin Li, Ping Wang, Fahu Chen
Summary: Since the early 2000s, China has implemented grain-for-green and grazing exclusion practices in the desertification-prone region, but the impacts of these practices on the environment and socioeconomic factors are still unclear. This study quantifies and compares changes in vegetation cover with economic and population data before and after the implementation of environmental programs. The results reveal that climate change and CO2 fertilization play a significant role in vegetation rehabilitation, but the decline in farmers' and herders' incomes exceeds the government subsidies. To minimize economic hardships and enhance policy investments, China needs to adapt its environmental programs to address the potential impacts of climate change and create positive synergies.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Economics
Nicolas Boccard, Axel Gautier
Summary: The combination of net metering and generous subsidies in Wallonia encouraged households to oversize their residential PV installations, leading to increased energy consumption by residential PV owners, contrary to the original policy intentions.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Marie Briguglio
Summary: This study examines the potential of waste taxes to reduce household disposal of biodegradable waste and encourage substitution into composting, while also testing labeling effects and possible unintended consequences. The introduction of a nominal fee for waste disposal significantly reduces waste disposal intent and encourages substitution into home-composting, but also induces illegal waste disposal intent among some households.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mary H. Nichols, Jeremy R. Shaw, William K. Brandau
Summary: In the 1930s and 40s, extensive soil and water conservation structures were built in the western US to restore degraded rangelands, but many were ineffective due to lack of local hydrologic data and technical guidance. A study in Arizona found that abandoned and unmaintained structures have unintended impacts on runoff patterns, exacerbating erosion.
INTERNATIONAL SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Emre Hatipoglu, Mehmet Ali Soytas, Fateh Belaid
Summary: This study examines how economic sanctions can divert targeted states from low-carbon development pathways, leading to increased carbon emissions. The findings highlight the challenges of achieving sustainable recovery after geopolitical crises, and emphasize the importance of assessing carbon emissions implications before implementing foreign policies.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lida Pu
Summary: The study focuses on the fairness and efficiency of health resource allocation, utilizing various scientific methods to assess the distribution of health resources by population. It was found that the Gini coefficient for medical and health expenditures based on population has shown a decreasing trend year by year, indicating an improvement in the fairness of health resource allocation according to population.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)