jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Quality and environmental management systems as business tools to enhance ESG performance: a cross-regional empirical study

Abstract The growing societal and political focus on sustainability at global level is pressurizing companies to enhance their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance to satisfy respective stakeholder needs and ensure sustained business success. With a data sample of 4292 companies from Europe, East Asia and North America, this work aims to prove through a cross-regional empirical study that quality management systems (QMSs) and environmental management systems (EMSs) represent powerful business tools to achieve this enhanced ESG performance. Descriptive and cluster analyses reveal that firms with QMSs and/or EMSs accomplish statistically significant higher ESG scores than companies without such management systems (MSs). Furthermore, the results indicate that operating both types of MSs simultaneously increases performance in the environmental and social pillar even further, while the governance dimension appears to be affected mainly by the adoption of EMSs alone. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, such large-scale, cross-regional analysis of the impact of QMSs and EMSs on ESG performance is absent from the literature, thus paving the way for pioneering academic research. The study is grounded in stakeholder theory and demonstrates managers how the implementation of MSs can assist in successfully translating stakeholders’ sustainability concerns into actionable business practice. Furthermore, it allows decision-makers to gain insight into the strengths and weaknesses of QMSs and EMSs for tackling specific ESG issues and highlights the performance advantages of combining both MSs. The work also depicts policymakers how corporate sustainable performance (CSP) can be improved by fostering MSs adoption, thereby emphasizing the importance of supporting and facilitating the diffusion of these systems.

Topic: Environmental Sustainability in Business
Subfield: Marketing
Field: Business, Management and Accounting
Domain: Social Sciences
Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. Volume XIV: Amino Acids and Proteins

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing to use our site, or clicking "Continue," you are agreeing to our Cookie Policy | Continue JAMA HomeNew OnlineCurrent IssueFor Authors Publications JAMA JAMA Network Open JAMA Cardiology JAMA Dermatology JAMA Health Forum JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Oncology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry (1919-1959) Podcasts Clinical Reviews Editors' Summary Medical News Author Interviews More JN Learning / CMESubscribeJobsInstitutions / LibrariansReprints & Permissions Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement 2023 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved Search All JAMA JAMA Network Open JAMA Cardiology JAMA Dermatology JAMA Forum Archive JAMA Health Forum JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Oncology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry Input Search Term Sign In Individual Sign In Sign inCreate an Account Access through your institution Sign In Purchase Options: Buy this article Rent this article Subscribe to the JAMA journal

Topic: Folate and B Vitamins Research
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Horticultural performance and huanglongbing impact on rainfed Valencia sweet orange grafted onto 16 rootstock genotypes

ABSTRACT The performance of Valencia sweet orange grafted onto 16 rootstocks was evaluated over nine years under natural inoculation of huanglongbing (HLB) and rainfed cultivation in Bebedouro, northern of São Paulo state, Brazil. Graft incompatibility symptoms were not observed over the evaluation period. Flying dragon and common trifoliate oranges, 1600 and 1614 citrandarins, and the somatic hybrid RR+VK significantly decreased the tree size. Swingle citrumelo induced the highest fruit yield for seven seasons, followed by the Rangpur lime, Sunki mandarin, 1711 and 1697. Most citrandarins were related to a better fruit quality of Valencia, notably 1697. Swingle citrumelo, Sunki mandarin, 1697 citrandarin, and 385 tetraploid citrange induced good drought tolerance over the evaluation period, even though inferior to the Rangpur lime. The HLB cumulative incidence at the experimental area was 40% in average. Valencia trees grafted onto Flying Dragon, and 1614 presented the lowest (0.5) and the highest (2.8) disease severity indices, respectively, even though inoculation date was not controlled. In 2020, fruit yield of symptomatic trees varied from 0.55 to 1.24 times that of asymptomatic trees among the rootstocks, regardless of disease index. Symptomatic fruit ranged from 20 to 57% of total fruit load per symptomatic tree, and had significantly lower ratio, soluble solids, fruit weight and size, and higher juice acidity on some rootstocks. Although all evaluated graft combinations were susceptible to HLB, 1711 and 1697 citrandarins are potential rootstocks for Valencia sweet orange in regions with similar tropical climate.

Topic: Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
Subfield: Plant Science
Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Domain: Life Sciences
Kinesin‐Driven De‐Mixing of Cytoskeleton Composites Drives Emergent Mechanical Properties

Abstract The cytoskeleton is an active composite of filamentous proteins that dictates diverse mechanical properties and processes in eukaryotic cells by generating forces and autonomously restructuring itself. Enzymatic motors that act on the comprising filaments play key roles in this activity, driving spatiotemporally heterogeneous mechanical responses that are critical to cellular multifunctionality, but also render mechanical characterization challenging. Here, we couple optical tweezers microrheology and fluorescence microscopy with simulations and mathematical modeling to robustly characterize the mechanics of active composites of actin filaments and microtubules restructured by kinesin motors. It is discovered that composites exhibit a rich ensemble of force response behaviors–elastic, yielding, and stiffening–with their propensity and properties tuned by motor concentration and strain rate. Moreover, intermediate kinesin concentrations elicit emergent mechanical stiffness and resistance while higher and lower concentrations exhibit softer, more viscous dissipation. It is further shown that composites transition from well‐mixed interpenetrating double‐networks of actin and microtubules to de‐mixed states of microtubule‐rich aggregates surrounded by relatively undisturbed actin phases. It is this de‐mixing that leads to the emergent mechanical response, offering an alternate route that composites can leverage to achieve enhanced stiffness through coupling of structure and mechanics.

Topic: Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Subfield: Cell Biology
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Pulmonary artery endothelial cell exposure to hepcidin affects BMP-signalling; relevance to vascular remodelling in PAH

<b>Background:</b> Pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) is characterised by vascular remodelling and sustained elevation of pulmonary arterial pressure. Previous studies demonstrate that hepcidin/ferroportin axis disruption contributes to proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. However, the relevance of hepcidin in pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAEC) has yet to be elucidated. <b>Aims:</b> To investigate the effects of hepcidin on PAEC gene expression, targeting BMP (bone morphogenetic protein) signalling, known to be disrupted in PAH. <b>Methods:</b> PAECs were treated with hepcidin (1 μg/mL). Gene expression was identified by RT-PCR and Western Blot (WB). <b>Results:</b> BMPR2 mRNA was downregulated in PAECs after 3 hours of treatment (n= 5; *p&lt;0.05), as was protein expression (n= 3; *p&lt;0.05). WB analysis also revealed increased phosphorylation of SMAD 1/5 after 1h and 2h of exposure; a pathway regulated by BMP signalling. ID1 mRNA expression was reduced by 50 % (n= 2) after 1h exposure to hepcidin, however after 3h treatment ID1 mRNA expression increased 2-fold (n= 2) as compared to control; ID1 affects the regulation of cell cycle progression and proliferation in endothelial cells. <b>Conclusions:</b> There is a complex relationship between hepcidin and BMP-signalling in PAECs. Disruption of the hepcidin/ferroportin axis may present a plausible mechanism for these observations. Further investigations will establish the role of hepcidin in BMP-signalling modulation and consequent relevance for PAH.

Topic: Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
BUDDLEJA DAVIDII L. – STRATEGIES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ATTRACTING POLLINATING INSECTS

Butterflies are known to be pollinators of many plant species. These insects are attracted primarily by the visual features of flowers, but they also respond to floral aromas. Therefore, most plants pollinated by butterflies have a strong aroma. One of such plants is Buddleja davidii. This species is widespread in Asia and is known for its invasive nature in various regions around the world. In addition to being attractive to butterflies and having bright, large inflorescences, it is also an important ornamental plant grown in many gardens. Based on chemical and behavioral approaches, the article describes the peculiarities of Buddleja davidii pollination by one of its most frequent visitors, the Peacock’s Eye butterfly (Aglais io). It was found that to butterflies olfactory cues are more attractive than visual ones.This is facilitated by 4-oxoisophorone and oxoisophorone epoxide in plants. It is the latter compound that causes behavioral reactions in pollinating insects.

Topic: Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
Subfield: Plant Science
Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Domain: Life Sciences
Sixth Form Students' Intuitive Understanding of Mechanics Concepts

Journal Article Sixth Form Students' Intuitive Understanding of Mechanics Concepts Get access TED GRAHAM, TED GRAHAM Centre for Teaching MechanicsPolytechnic South West, Plymouth Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar JOHN BERRY, FIMA JOHN BERRY, FIMA Centre for Teaching MechanicsPolytechnic South West, Plymouth Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, Volume 9, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 82–90, https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/9.2.82 Published: 01 June 1990

Topic: Science Education and Pedagogy
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
RESEARCH INTO THE FIRE PROPERTIES OF WOOD PRODUCTS MOST FREQUENTLY USED IN CONSTRUCTION

Analysis of various wood products tested under the exposure to 30 kW/m2, 35 kW/m2, 40 kW/m2, 45 kW/m2and 50 kW/m2 heat flows in accordance with LST ISO 5657:1999 “Reaction to fire tests – ignitibility of building products using a radiant heat source” was performed. Selected boards were subjected to reaction to fire tests in accordance with LST EN 13823:2010 “Reaction to fire tests for building products”. The tests were performed on 6 mm, 10 mm, 15 mm and 18 mm thick oriented strand boards (OSBs) and 24-mm thick wood particle boards (WPBs), both impregnated with BAK-1 fire retardant solution and non-impregnated. The average time to ignition (TTI) was determined. The impact of the impregnator on heat release rate, smoke formation and carbon dioxide (CO2) emission in the course of combustion of impregnated and non-impregnated OSB and WPB was studied. In the course of the research, statistical analysis was performed and empirical equations and their correlation coefficients were obtained. Conclusions were formulated at the end of the study.

Topic: Fire dynamics and safety research
Subfield: Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Isolated points in the space of left orderings of a group

Let G be a left orderable group and LO(G) the space of all left orderings. We investigate the circumstances under which a left ordering &lt; of G can correspond to an isolated point in LO(G), in particular we extend the main result of [9] to the case of uncountable groups. With minor technical restrictions on the group G, we find that no dense left ordering is isolated in LO(G), and that the closure of the set of all dense left orderings of G yields a dense Gδ set within a Cantor set of left orderings in LO(G). Lastly, we show that certain conditions on a discrete left ordering of G can guarantee that it is not isolated in LO(G), and we illustrate these ideas using the Dehornoy ordering of the braid groups.

Topic: Finite Group Theory Research
Subfield: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Domino Process Achieves Site-Selective Peptide Modification with High Optical Purity. Applications to Chain Diversification and Peptide Ligation

The development of peptide libraries by site-selective modification of a few parent peptides would save valuable time and materials in discovery processes but still is a difficult synthetic challenge. Herein, we introduce natural hydroxyproline as a convertible unit for the production of a variety of optically pure amino acids, including expensive N-alkyl amino acids, homoserine lactones, and Agl lactams, and to achieve the mild, efficient, and site-selective modification of peptides. A domino process is used to cleave the customizable Hyp unit under mild, metal-free conditions. Both terminal and internal positions can be modified, and similar customizable units can be differentiated. The resulting products possess two reactive chains which can be manipulated independently. The versatility and scope of this process is highlighted by its application to the ligation of two peptide chains, and the generation of peptides with several chains and peptides with conformational restrictions.

Topic: Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Honeywell Enhancing Airplane State Awareness (EASA) Project: Final Report on Refinement and Evaluation of Candidate Solutions for Airplane System State Awareness

The loss of pilot airplane state awareness (ASA) has been implicated as a factor in several aviation accidents identified by the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST). These accidents were investigated to identify precursors to the loss of ASA and develop technologies to address the loss of ASA. Based on a gap analysis, two technologies were prototyped and assessed with a formative pilot-in-the-loop evaluation in NASA Langleys full-motion Research Flight Deck. The technologies address: 1) data source anomaly detection in real-time, and 2) intelligent monitoring aids to provide nominal and predictive awareness of situations to be monitored and a mission timeline to visualize events of interest. The evaluation results indicated favorable impressions of both technologies for mitigating the loss of ASA in terms of operational utility, workload, acceptability, complexity, and usability. The team concludes that there is a feasible retrofit solution for improving ASA that would minimize certification risk, integration costs, and training impact.\n\n\n\n

Topic: Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
The Office of Innovation: As Core Initiative to Bolster Novel Pharmaceutical Products-The Cuban Approach

Regulatory agencies across the Latin American Region have strengthened the regulatory science through the development of new tools, standards and various other related parameters to evaluate and assess safety, efficacy, quality and performance. The former have been implemented to promote and incorporate new drugs and technologies, which still, are a challenge to well-established regulatory frameworks. Furthermore, in today&amp;rsquo;s environment, the existing regulatory framework protecting public&amp;rsquo;s health creates barriers for market entry of novel drugs and medical devices. This article aims to the pioneering work that Cuban Regulatory Agency (CECMED) has been developing with the aim to build a strong regulatory framework geared to accelerated innovation and the successful transition from research and development to clinical development. The Office of Innovation recently established at the CECMED is the first flagship in Latin America and the Caribbean region. Its aim is to play a leading role as a driving force for the national and regional biopharmaceutical innovation. This article will discuss the Office of Innovation its conceptualisation and management taking into account the Latin American regional and national Cuban context.

Topic: Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Continuous improvement of engineering-maths teaching

A model for managing the processes involved in the teaching and learning of mathematics for engineering students is presented. The short period teaching-learning cycle strategy is used in the classroom in order to guarantee immediate feedback and correction for both the student and the lecturer. A cooperative learning procedure is applied in homework activities, constituting a valuable complement to the activities in the classroom. Finally, cooperative teaching is introduced, i.e., all the faculty involved with a particular section of a course work together to optimize the development of the teaching-learning activities from a just in time approach. Numerous advantages are reported when compared to the standard organization of these activities.

Topic: E-Learning and Knowledge Management
Subfield: Computer Science Applications
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Big Need Not Be Bad: A Case Study of Experiential Leadership Development in Different-Sized Classes

Higher education classes have increased in size at a time of significant resource restrictions for universities. At the same time, employers are looking for graduates with relevant competencies and skills. This poses two key challenges: (1) how to design an experiential curriculum that produces significant skill development and (2) how to ensure that this program is scalable and effective in a large class context. In this case study, we describe the curriculum of a postgraduate experiential learning curriculum focused on leadership development, and report its effectiveness in developing leadership competencies in different-sized large classes. This case study demonstrates that effective large class experiential learning and leadership skills development is possible. We found comparable effectiveness across different-sized classes of up to 130 students. These results were achieved by combining experiential learning, intentional change theory, dedicated and experienced faculty coaches, feedback and coaching in small peer groups, and periodic self- and peer-evaluations. We observed that class size may differentially affect the effectiveness of experiential learning for leadership competency development at different stages of a course. Practical implications for course design and delivery are discussed, with a focus on the curriculum design elements that help make large class experiential learning impactful and manageable.

Topic: Management and Marketing Education
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Field: Business, Management and Accounting
Domain: Social Sciences
Paraxenistis macrostoma Meyrick 1919

7. Paraxenistis macrostoma Meyrick, 1919: 225 TL: S. India, Coimbatore [Tamil Nadu] (Holotype, ♂, NHMUK) Distribution. Indian records: Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore). Global records: not known.

Topic: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
Subfield: Genetics
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Informaticology: combining Computer Science, Data Science, and Fiction Science

Motivated by an intention to remedy current complications with Dutch terminology concerning informatics, the term informaticology is positioned to denote an academic counterpart of informatics where informatics is conceived of as a container for a coherent family of practical disciplines ranging from computer engineering and software engineering to network technology, data center management, information technology, and information management in a broad sense. Informaticology escapes from the limitations of instrumental objectives and the perspective of usage that both restrict the scope of informatics. That is achieved by including fiction science in informaticology and by ranking fiction science on equal terms with computer science and data science, and framing (the study of) game design, evelopment, assessment and distribution, ranging from serious gaming to entertainment gaming, as a chapter of fiction science. A suggestion for the scope of fiction science is specified in some detail. In order to illustrate the coherence of informaticology thus conceived, a potential application of fiction to the ontology of instruction sequences and to software quality assessment is sketched, thereby highlighting a possible role of fiction (science) within informaticology but outside gaming.

Topic: Data Visualization and Analytics
Subfield: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Improving the Accessibility of Lightweight Formal Verification Systems

In research areas involving mathematical rigor, there are numerous benefits to adopting a formal representation of models and arguments: reusability, automatic evaluation of examples, and verification of consistency and correctness. However, broad accessibility has not been a priority in the design of formal verification tools that can provide these benefits. We propose a few design criteria to address these issues: a simple, familiar, and conventional concrete syntax that is independent of any environment, application, or verification strategy, and the possibility of reducing workload and entry costs by employing features selectively. We demonstrate the feasibility of satisfying such criteria by presenting our own formal representation and verification system. Our system’s concrete syntax overlaps with English, LATEX and MediaWiki markup wherever possible, and its verifier relies on heuristic search techniques that make the formal authoring process more manageable and consistent with prevailing practices. We employ techniques and algorithms that ensure a simple, uniform, and flexible definition and design for the system, so that it easy to augment, extend, and improve.

Topic: Logic, programming, and type systems
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences