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Zoology
K. Zalewska, Cristian N. Waggershauser, K. Kortland, X. Lambin
Summary: The study found that small mesocarnivores such as pine martens adjust their activity patterns to maximize overlap with prey and minimize competition and aggression risk from larger carnivores. Pine martens also respond to immediate threats posed by larger carnivores, taking longer to revisit sites when there is a perceived threat.
JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Yukun Liu, Ben Matthies
Summary: This paper documents the existence of a persistent component in consumption growth and uses news coverage to capture investor concern about economic growth prospects. The authors provide evidence that consumption growth can be highly predictable over long horizons and show a strong connection between this predictability and asset prices. Their innovative measurement method prices 51 standard portfolios in the cross section, and their one-factor model outperforms many benchmark macro- and return-based multifactor models.
JOURNAL OF FINANCE
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Alexandra Silva, Andre Pereira, Liliana Silva, Angelina Pena
Summary: This study evaluated the inorganic arsenic content of Portuguese rice samples and found that some samples exceeded the maximum residue limit for infant consumption. The estimated arsenic intake for children may exceed the safe threshold, but other sources of arsenic exposure should also be considered.
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Economics
Lais Martins Fracasso, Fernanda Maria Mueller, Henrique Pinto Ramos, Marcelo Brutti Righi
Summary: This study examines the relationship between expected returns and thirteen risk measures using a sample of US stock returns. The results show significant differences across all risk measures, except for the Shortfall Deviation. Time-series regressions indicate that the inclusion of control factors renders the alphas insignificant, suggesting no risk premium.
QUARTERLY REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Dmitriy Muravyev, Neil D. Pearson, Joshua M. Pollet
Summary: Recent research suggests that uncertainty about future stock borrowing fees hinders short-selling, but this risk does not predict fee-adjusted returns.
JOURNAL OF FINANCE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Harald A. Mieg
Summary: This article discusses the role of volatility in systemic risk in finance, highlighting how volatility transmits risks and threatens the financial system, especially small or vulnerable clients and low- and middle-income countries. It introduces the concept of volatility and different approaches to understanding risks in the financial system, and presents two cases to illustrate the role of volatility in financial crises and academic journals.
Article
Agronomy
Maria Bampasidou, Michael D. Kaller, Shaun M. Tanger
Summary: The study found differences between genders in perceptions of production and health risks regarding wild pigs, but no distinct differences in how they perceive the impact on natural resources, safety, and population management.
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Economics
Dongyang Zhang
Summary: Subsidies are crucial for green performance and sustainable growth by alleviating financial needs. However, when a subsidy shock occurs, such as the expiration of subsidies, it can lead to bankruptcy risk and the adoption of greenwashing strategies. This study examines the relationship between subsidy shock and greenwashing by analyzing data from Chinese listed companies between 2011 and 2021, and several key findings are presented. Firstly, subsidy shock has a significant and positive impact on greenwashing behaviors. Secondly, companies with high financial risk or financial constraints are more likely to engage in greenwashing after subsidies expire. Additionally, the study reveals that greenwashing is often achieved by reducing investment in innovation and efficiency, while increasing green innovation costs during periods of financial risk. The robustness of these findings is supported by the use of different measurements of greenwashing.
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Environmental Sciences
Sina Dobaradaran, Torsten C. Schmidt, Xenia A. M. Mutke, Gabriel E. De-la-Torre, Ursula Telgheder, Klaus Kerpen, Marcel Plonowski
Summary: This study assessed for the first time the levels of aromatic amines leachates from cigarette butts in distilled water and river water samples, and found that these chemicals may pose medium risks to aquatic organisms. As there are other hazardous chemicals that may leach from cigarette butts into aquatic environments, restrictions on littering cigarette butts into the environment are necessary.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Daan van Velzen, Chantal Wiepjes, Nienke Nota, Daniel van Raalte, Renee de Mutsert, Suat Simsek, Martin den Heijer
Summary: The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in transgender individuals after hormone therapy was not different compared with the general population.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Thomas R. Berry-Stolzle, Steven Irlbeck
Summary: Religiosity at firms' headquarters and their largest geographic market are both negatively related to firm risk taking, indicating that customer demand influences firm risk taking.
JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Bahtiyor Eshchanov, Dilnovoz Abdurazzakova, Oybek Yuldashev, Raufhon Salahodjaev, Farkhod Ahrorov, Asliddin Komilov, Ruzumboy Eshchanov
Summary: The study shows that in Uzbekistan, individuals who are older, own a car, and live in a big family are more likely to be the first adopters of renewable energy sources, followed by individuals with higher cognitive abilities who experience power outages at home. Therefore, there is a positive relationship observed between an individual's level of cognitive abilities and environmentally friendly behavior, with a positive association estimated between cognitive abilities and public acceptance of renewable energy sources using household-level data.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Patrick O'Donnell, Lisa Moran, Stefan Geelen, Diarmuid O'Donovan, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Khalifa Elmusharaf
Summary: Social exclusion is a complex concept that hinders the health and full participation of vulnerable groups in society. Through engaging with various stakeholders, it was found that lack of opportunities, influencing factors, and social outcomes are intertwined in shaping individuals' experiences of social exclusion.
Article
Business, Finance
Malcolm Abbott, Angela Tan-Kantor
Summary: The purpose of this study is to review the asset measurement techniques for zoo animals. Zoo animals are a zoo's most valuable asset, and their measurement is important for financial reporting. Currently, there is no internationally recognized accounting framework for measuring the value of zoo animals. The study aims to provide a review of reporting requirements, investigate asset measurement and financial reporting practices, and identify commonly used alternatives.
AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNTING REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Russell Giovanni Uc-Peraza, Victor Hugo Delgado-Blas, Jaime Rendon-von Osten, Italo Braga Castro, Maira Carneiro Proietti, Gilberto Fillmann
Summary: The study assessed the potential health risk of ingesting organotin compounds in seafood from the Yucatan Peninsula. Organotin compounds were detected in all samples, but the estimated intake levels were below the tolerable daily intake established by EFSA. Therefore, seafood consumers in the Yucatan Peninsula are unlikely to be at risk.
