Risk-taking is a critical driver of sustainable development and financial performance for firms, especially under environmental degradation constraints. Despite the increasing implementation of green credit policies, their impact on corporate risk-taking remains underexplored in the existing literature. This study investigates the effects and underlying mechanisms of green credit policies on risk-taking behaviors among Chinese listed companies from 2009 to 2019. Utilizing econometric methodologies, including Difference-in-Differences, mediation analysis, and moderation analysis, the findings reveal that green credit policies significantly enhance the risk-taking activities of polluting enterprises. These results are robust across various sensitivity tests. Additionally, the relationship between green credit policies and corporate risk-taking is mediated by debt maturity mismatch and moderated by ESG and executive compensation. Subgroup analyses indicate that large and state-owned polluting enterprises experience greater increases in risk-taking compared to their small, medium-sized, and private counterparts. Furthermore, executive remuneration notably amplifies risk-taking in private firms. This research provides essential micro-level insights to optimize the effectiveness of green credit policies in promoting corporate risk-taking and advancing sustainable development.
Cyberbullying has emerged as a prominent social issue in recent years, affecting individuals across various age groups, including college students. This study aims to shed light on cyberbullying behaviors among American and Korean college students, drawing on the lenses of social learning theory and general strain theory as theoretical frameworks. Two survey data sets of 1067 college students (686 from South Korea and 381 from the U.S.) revealed that the social learning variable of definitions was the key predictor of cyberbullying behaviors for American students, while differential association was the significant predictor for Korean students. General strain variables were found to be not strong predictors of cyberbullying behaviors for American students, while these variables were significant predictors for Korean students. The differences between two college student populations in terms of the effects of theoretical factors on cyberbullying behaviors suggests the necessity of diverse approaches toward cyberbullying preventive strategies.
Introduction: Healthcare providers should ask advance care planning (ACP) questions early, especially in the often frail population of geriatric trauma patients. To improve ACP documentation at our institution, we implemented a smart phrase for use in patients over 60 with hip and/or femur fractures. The smart phrase addresses living situations, patient wishes and pre-existing ACP documents. Methods: We completed a retrospective chart review analyzing the prevalence of ACP documentation, its timing (pre or post-operatively), and the service completing it for 1 year pre- and post-implementation. Results: After smart phrase inception, ACP documentation increased from 23.1 % to 91.7 %. Pre-operative documentation increased from 15.1 % to 90.2 % Trauma service frequency of documentation increased from 20.7 % to 92.3 %. Conclusions: There was a significant improvement of ACP documentation pre-operatively and by the primary trauma team with a smart phrase. This increased knowledge of treatment preferences can provide better informed medical decision-making for a high risk population.
Supply chain coordination has been a research hot spot in supply chain management. This paper constructs a secondary supply chain system. Taking the abatement of the bullwhip effect and the double marginal effect as the coordination objective, a simulation study of supply chain decision coordination was conducted using system dynamics. First, by controlling the lead time, it was found that in the decentralized decision-making model, the profit of the supplier and the whole supply chain increases with the shortening of the lead time, and vice versa for the retailer. In the centralized decision-making model with the addition of information sharing and contract, it was found that the retailer’s profit is consistent with the trend of the supplier and the supply chain as a whole, and the supplier’s profit is lower than that of decentralized decision making in the pre-cooperation period. In addition, it is also found that adjusting the contract parameters can effectively improve the situation. Finally, the above models were analyzed for supply chain coordination decisions based on two scenarios: “cooperative stability” or “balance of effects”.
Chun-Wei Huang, Si Ying Yau, Chiao-Ling Kuo
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Study region: The Choushui River Fan, Taiwan. Study focus: Groundwater overdraft has led to not only groundwater depletion but also environmental disasters, such as subsidence and seawater intrusion in the Choushui River Alluvial Fan, Taiwan. The influence of land subsidence is gradually shifting from the coast to the center of the fan and threatening Taiwan high-speed rail. However, it remains a great challenge to manage and model the groundwater aquifer due to numerous unregulated wells. This study maps and locates private wells using deep learning technologies. We trained and validated convolutional-based deep learning neural networks (DNNs), using street view images. We applied the DNNs to a land subsidence area along the Taiwan high-speed rail, termed the Golden Corridor in Taiwan. The results showed that DNNs can recognize pumping wells with at least 90% accuracy. The testing cases showed their capability to recall all the pumping wells in three road segments along the Golden Corridor. Finally, we spatially estimated potential pumping of a subsidence area using the fine-trained DNNs. New hydrological insights for the region: Given the prevalence of unknown private pumping in the Choushui River Fan, our image data-driven computer vision approach not only eases labor-intensive private well investigations but also advances hydrologic understanding for groundwater modeling. We enhance comprehension of unknown sinks and provide their spatial distribution to improve groundwater modeling.
CEL NAUKOWY: Wskazanie na aktualność rozwijanej przed laty koncepcji czterech odmiennych, ale komplementarnych psychologicznych mechanizmów wychowawczego wpływu na dzieci i młodzież w wyjaśnianiu procesów edukacyjnych we współczesnych środowiskach wychowawczych.
PROBLEM I METODY BADAWCZE: Problemem jest nieobecność tej koncepcji w aktualnym dyskursie naukowym na temat edukacji, co może utrudniać rozumienie całego spektrum koniecznych oddziaływań psychologicznych jako warunku skuteczności wszelkich zabiegów wychowawczych.
PROCES WYWODU: 1. Opis i analiza czterech uniwersalnych psychologicznych mechanizmów nadawania i odbioru wpływów wychowawczych. 2. Zarysowanie kontekstu i niektórych kierunków zmian doświadczeń edukacyjnych współczesnych dzieci i młodzieży. 3. Podkreślenie głównych zmian w transmisji i odbiorze wpływów wychowawczych z perspektywy psychologicznej.
WYNIKI ANALIZY NAUKOWEJ: Uwydatnienie teoretycznej i praktycznej użyteczności koncepcji mechanizmów transmisji wpływów wychowawczych i ich roli jako kompleksowego systemu narzędzi w kontekście celowej działalności wychowawców.
WNIOSKI, REKOMENDACJE I APLIKACYJNE ZNACZENIE WPŁYWU BADAŃ: Ponowna refleksja nad tymi procesami może pomóc w zrozumieniu i rozwijaniu relacji między współczesnymi wychowawcami a młodym cyfrowym pokoleniem wobec wyzwań, jakie stają przed wychowawcami dzieci i młodzieży w XXI wieku.
The wave of digitalization is driving the restructuring of the global value chain, providing an excellent opportunity for China to leapfrog into the digital era. The convergence between digital industrialization and industrial digitalization (hereinafter referred to as CDIID) is an indicator to measure the sustainability of the digital economy. The main objective of this paper is to measure the level of CDIID in China and verify the impact of CDIID on export technology complexity and its mechanism. The nonparametric stochastic frontier method is used to measure the level of CDIID of each province in China from 2013 to 2019, and the fixed-effect model is used to investigate the impact effect and mechanism of CDIID on export technology complexity. Empirical research finds that the level of CDIID plays a positive role in promoting the export technology complexity, and in the short term, more attention should be paid to the development of industrial digitalization to enhance export technology complexity. The mechanism test results show that CDIID enhances export technology complexity through the channels of industrial structure upgrading and innovation ability improvement. In terms of industrial digitalization driven by digital industrialization, the channel of innovation ability improvement has a significant impact. In terms of the path of industrial digitalization to promote digital industrialization, it has an inhibitory effect on both channels in the short run. This paper provides empirical evidence and a decision-making basis for China to promote the sustainable development of the digital economy and build new advantages in international competition.
Forest park tourism ecological security is the cornerstone of ensuring ecological tourism safety. Delineating the ecological carrying capacity within forest parks is crucial for enhancing the security of forest tourism resources. This study utilizes statistical data from China’s forest parks spanning 2004 to 2019, employing methodologies to comprehensively depict the spatiotemporal dynamic characteristics of forest park tourism ecology in China. Subsequently, this research forecasts the prospective trajectory of forest park tourism ecology in China from 2020 to 2029. The research findings reveal that China’s forest park tourism ecological footprint exhibits oscillating characteristics, while the overall touristic ecological carrying capacity shows a sustained upward trend. However, a significant portion of regions experience deficits in tourism ecology. Notably, the coldspot regions with ecological security features demonstrate relative stability, while the hotspot areas gradually transition from inland to eastern coastal regions. Spatially and temporally, the disparities in touristic ecological profit and deficit depict a “U”-shaped distribution, more pronounced along the east–west axis than the north–south orientation. The migratory shift in the touristic ecological surplus and deficit center gravitates towards the southwest, demonstrating a fluctuating trend characterized by varying migration speeds. The discernible difference between the east and west concerning touristic ecological profit and deficit amplifies the likelihood of imbalance, surpassing disparities between the north and south. Projections suggest a deepening forest park tourism ecological deficit in China from 2020 to 2029, particularly accentuating the unsustainable development of forest park resources in economically developed regions. Through this study, a more comprehensive understanding of the current status and changing trends in the ecological carrying capacity of forest park tourism can be obtained. This research provides theoretical and practical support to promote sustainable tourism development and establishes a solid foundation for the ecological security of future forest park tourism.
Exploring more emissions reduction opportunities for China’s energy sector and lowering China’s decarbonisation costs are essential to fulfilling China’s nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and making China’s sustainable development more feasible. This study explored emissions reduction opportunities for China’s energy sector in international bilateral emissions trading systems (ETSs) using a CGE (computable general equilibrium) model. This study revealed that linking China’s ETS to those of regions with lower decarbonisation responsibilities, which tend to be developing regions, could lower China’s carbon prices, thus increasing China’s domestic energy supply and lowering energy prices (and vice versa). Meanwhile, the volume of emissions from regions linked to China also significantly affected the degree of the change in China’s carbon prices. Among these, ETS links to India and Russia could reduce China’s carbon price from 7.80 USD/ton under domestic ETS to 2.16 USD/ton and 6.79 USD/ton, allowing the energy sector and energy-intensive sectors to increase greenhouse gas emissions by 1.14% and 7.05%, respectively, without falling short of meeting its NDC targets. In contrast, as a consequence of links with the United States and the European Union, China’s carbon price could increase to 5.37 USD/ton and 1.79 USD/ton, respectively, which would limit China’s energy and energy-intensive sectors to emitting 5.45% and 2.24% fewer greenhouse gases in order to meet its NDC targets.
Promoting the usage of sustainable commuting modes requires in-depth understanding about residents’ commuting mode choice behavior. This study presents an empirical study to investigate the relationship between the built environment and commuting mode choice using CLDS 2016 cross-city questionnaire data. Several multilevel multinomial logit models including the null model, base model, and moderating effect model are developed to analyze the effects of built environments at both city and neighborhood levels on commuting mode choice. Estimation results of the null model reveal the significant spatial heterogeneities in commuting mode choice across different cities and different neighborhoods within a specific city. We then explore the potential built environment variables yielding the spatial heterogeneity via the base model. Results show that the built environment at the city level (including the urbanization rate, number of public transportation vehicles, metro operating mileage, GDP, city population density, and road area per capita) and neighborhood level (including neighborhood population density, air quality, neighborhood location, and land use diversity) could partially explain the spatial heterogeneities in commuting mode choice. In addition, the moderating effects of these built environments on the link between commuting time and commuting mode choice are examined. Results imply that the urbanization rate and neighborhood population density moderate the effect of commuting time on choosing nonmotorized modes, while neighborhood location moderates the effect of commuting time on choosing public transit. Also, the mode shares of nonmotorized mode and public transit under different levels of commuting time are estimated in different built environment contexts. The findings of this study are expected to provide serviceable support for urban planning and transportation policy making.
Transportation engineering, Transportation and communications
Collaboration is the social dimension of scientific inquiry. Research collaboration is a field of academic research containing scientific and increasingly commercialized dimensions. This narrative analysis investigates questions about authorship and motivation. Aside from educational research, wider research collaboration literature is dominated by a focus on ‘hard’ sciences. Unresolved are ethical issues regarding the integrity of knowledge contribution claims listed on journal publications. Despite modest recognition by the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF), scientific naming protocols on published journal articles inevitably shape, rightly or wrongly, the status strength of authors’ symbolic capital and ranking as well as permit departments to submit each named author to the UK’s REF, thereby gaining the benefits of additional monetary and scientific capital accumulation.
Hippolyte Tene Mouafo, Alex Dimitri Kamgain Tchuenchieu, Maxwell Wandji Nguedjo
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This study aimed at evaluating the antimicrobial potential of aqueous, ethanolic and methanolic extracts of two Cameroonian plants against selected foodborne pathogens. Bioactive compounds were extracted from Millettia laurentii De Wild seeds and Lophira alata Banks ex. C. F. Gaertn leaves using distilled water, ethanol and methanol as solvents. The extracts were tested against Escherichia coli O157, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, Moraxella morganii, Salmonella enteritidis, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Listeria monocytogenes using the microdilution method. The results showed that distilled water extracted a more important mass of phytochemical compounds (18.0–24.60%) compared to ethanol (4.80–5.0%) and methanol (4.20–4.60%). All the extracts exhibited significant antimicrobial activity with MIC values ranging from 5 to 20 μg/mL for M. laurentii seeds extracts and from 1.0 to 20 μg/mL for L. alata leaves extracts. The different plant extracts were ten times less active than gentamicin. The most active extracts were obtained using ethanol as solvent and K. pneumoniae was the most resistant pathogen to all extracts (MBC>20 μg/mL). M. laurentii extracts were bactericidal against L. monocytogenes and P. mirabilis while the reference antibiotic (gentamicin) was bacteriostatic against these pathogens. The results obtained from this study suggest the studied local plant materials as a source of antimicrobial compounds which can be valorized in the medical field as substitute of antibiotics for which many microorganisms have nowadays developed resistance mechanisms. Further studies need to be performed in order to characterize and identify these antimicrobial active molecules.
La economía creativa es considerada como la generación de riqueza basada en el talento, la propiedad intelectual, la conectividad y la cultura en un país, elementos que son apuntalados desde la innovación y el uso de la tecnología. Las actividades creativas aportarían más de dos billones de dólares anuales a la economía mundial. Este estudio pretende conocer las tendencias de los estudiantes de administración de empresas para implementar proyectos creativos, también trata de identificar aquellos elementos de apoyo que deberían provenir tanto de la academia como del Estado hacia el desarrollo de este sector. Se utilizó el método exploratorio descriptivo, estudio de caso en la Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas de la Universidad Central del Ecuador, aplicando encuestas a estudiantes de los últimos niveles pertenecientes a sus tres carreras. El cuestionario se basó en las actividades de la clasificación sectorial de las industrias creativas de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo (UNCTAD). Entre los resultados se menciona que los estudiantes tienden por la implementación de proyectos de servicios de publicidad, los relacionados con actividades de I+D y artesanías. Los elementos de apoyo que son necesidad de los estudiantes de esta rama son la formación en propiedad intelectual, capital semilla, asistencia técnica en diseño de prototipos y políticas de Estado apropiadas.
The development of psychology as a science and the struggle for scientific recognition has disrupted the need to interrogate the discipline and the profession from the perspective of the humanities, the arts, and the concept-driven social sciences. This article suggests that some of the humanities contribute significantly to an understanding of human subjectivity, arguably a core topic within psychology. The article outlines the relevance of the psychological humanities by reclaiming subjectivity as a core topic for general psychology that is grounded in theoretical reconstruction, integration, and advancement. The argument relies on a variety of disciplines to achieve a deeper understanding of subjectivity: Philosophy provides conceptual clarifications and guidelines for integrating research on subjectivity; history reconstructs the movement of subjectivity and its subdivisions; political and social theories debate the process of subjectification; indigenous, cultural, and postcolonial studies show that Western theories of subjectivity cannot be applied habitually to contexts outside of the center; the arts corroborate the idea that subjective imagination is core to the aesthetic project; and science and technology studies point to recent developments in genetic science and information technology, advances that necessitate the consideration of significant changes in subjectivity. The implications of the psychological humanities as an important, justifiable tradition in psychology and for a general theory of subjectivity are discussed.