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Pharmaceuticals in the environment
Vollmer, Gerald (contributor);  … - Europäische Umweltagentur; European Environment Agency - 2010
The workshop addressed a variety of issues, including the magnitude of the pharmaceuticals market and the amounts of pharmaceutically active substances produced; the pathways by which active substances enter the environment; detected or assumed environmental effects; and ways to reduce impacts....
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Clinical trials in developing countries : How to protect people against unethical practices ?
Schipper, Irene - 2009
European legislation regulating the marketing authorisation of medical products states that results from clinical trials that do not meet the ethical requirements of Good Clinical Practice, cannot legally be used by an applicant to justify its application, irrespective of whether the trial was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010487943
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The association between South African listed companies' BEE scores and market performance: An introductory study
Ferreira, Petri; Villiers, Charl de - In: Meditari Accountancy Research 19 (2011) October, pp. 22-38
empowerment (BEE) score and its share returns. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses linear regression that controls for … the factors explaining share returns identified by Fama and French. The study includes the Top 200 BEE companies according … a significant, negative association between a firm's BEE score and its share returns. Research limitations …
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Innovative business cases in the South Africa table grape and wine industries: developing the concept of empowerment entrepreneurship
Ras, Peter J.; Vermeulen, Walter J.V. - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 4, pp. 456-477
The purpose of this paper is to reflect on an innovative initiative taken spontaneously by producers in the supply chain of the table grapes and wine industry to empower employees. Empowerment is a fundamental force for change in doing business in South Africa and its societies, especially in...
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The impact of the Black Economic Empowerment concept in the South African public procurement systems on black construction professionals
Amoah, Christopher - In: International journal of procurement management 16 (2023) 1, pp. 115-135
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Vertical Orientation and Color Contrast and Choices by Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris L.)
Arnon, Rachel; Keasar, Tamar; Cohen, Dan; Shmida, Avi - Center for the Study of Rationality, Hebrew University … - 2006
The vertical inflorescences of several plant species are terminated by colorful bracts, which attract insect pollinators. The bracts contrast in color with the leaves below them, and are oriented perpendicular to the flowers on the inflorescence. We conducted laboratory experiments to determine...
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The role of beekeeping in production of oil crops
Kovács, Andor - In: APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 07 (2013) 4-5
Production of sunflower oil are expected to serve larger and larger extent – over the demand of food industry and chemical industry – biofuel production. This could be especially true for that areas where climate is not allowed to grow winter rape safely and economically....
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The association between South African listed companies' BEE scores and market performance
Ferreira, Petri; de Villiers, Charl - In: Meditari Accountancy Research 19 (2011) 1/2, pp. 22-38
empowerment (BEE) score and its share returns. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses linear regression that controls for … the factors explaining share returns identified by Fama and French. The study includes the Top 200 BEE companies according … a significant, negative association between a firm's BEE score and its share returns. Research limitations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014930316