A considerable reduction of threshold limit values for ethylene glycol methyl and ethyl ethers and their acetates has been proposed by the ACGIH (American Conference of…
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A considerable reduction of threshold limit values for ethylene glycol methyl and ethyl ethers and their acetates has been proposed by the ACGIH (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists). Interest in propylene glycol ethers, as potential replacements for the traditional monoethylene glycol ethers is steadily growing because of toxicity, labelling and industrial hygiene reasons. Propylene glycol ethers are compared to ethylene glycol ethers. Evaporation and solubility performances are discussed. Substitution possibilities for ethylene glycol ethers are elaborated for solvent and water borne coating systems.
Previous articles in this series have reviewed recent developments in certain key areas of raw materials technology. The fields covered have included colouring and protective…
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Previous articles in this series have reviewed recent developments in certain key areas of raw materials technology. The fields covered have included colouring and protective pigments, extenders, and both non‐convertible and convertible media. This, the last part of the series, will consider some of the recent literature concerning the other main component in coatings formulations, the solvents. Solvents are volatile liquids which are primarily added to coatings in order to solubilise the resinous constituents and to control viscosity. Many other factors however, also have to be considered when selecting solvents for coating formulations, including evapouration rate, odour, flammability, toxicity and cost.
Anurag Shukla and Tarun Kashni
This paper aims to undertake an evaluation of the research development and works associated with banking frauds and scams.
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Purpose
This paper aims to undertake an evaluation of the research development and works associated with banking frauds and scams.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors have conducted bibliometric analysis of 288 studies on issues of banking frauds and scams, published up to August 4, 2024 using Scopus and the VOS viewer software.
Findings
This study disseminates top influential authors, countries, journals, papers, funding institutions and affiliations relating to banking frauds and scams. Generally, although a great deal of work has been accomplished in this area, there are prominent gaps in such findings.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first comprehensive review of extant research relating to banking frauds and scams. It hence represents an original piece of work in applying bibliometric analysis to this topic area, offering valuable insights for practitioners and academics who seek to understand more about banking frauds and scams risks.
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Robin A. Coulter, Lawrence F. Feick and Linda L. Price
Research conducted in the early 1990s in Hungary indicated a lack of knowledgeable and influential personal sources in the cosmetics product category. The purpose of this article…
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Research conducted in the early 1990s in Hungary indicated a lack of knowledgeable and influential personal sources in the cosmetics product category. The purpose of this article is to examine women cosmetics opinion leaders in Hungary approximately ten years into the country’s transition to a market economy. Because of the evolution of the cosmetics market over the past decade and Hungarian women’s increased involvement with cosmetics, we expected to see the emergence of opinion leadership in the product category. Survey data from 340 Hungarian women indicate that the incidence of cosmetics opinion leadership and self‐reported product knowledge is lower than what we might expect in more established market economies. Nonetheless, we found the relationships between cosmetics opinion leadership in Hungary and antecedent and consequent variables are similar to what we would expect in more established market economies. We discuss the implications of these results for marketing managers.
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Building upon the working notion of Southern green victimology, the presentation explores the case of Andalgalá, Province of Catamarca, Argentina, where international corporations…
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Building upon the working notion of Southern green victimology, the presentation explores the case of Andalgalá, Province of Catamarca, Argentina, where international corporations have been trying to develop a mining project that would affect the environment and the health of the local population. Facing the lack of support from the state, the organised local community tried to prevent their actual environmental victimisation and they committed to stop this damaging undertaking. Following these intents, the Argentinean criminal justice system acted to the detriment of these local actors (over-criminalisation) and favour mining corporations that can cause irreparable damage to the local water and air resources (under-criminalisation). In short, the case study will shed light on the common features of Southern green victimisation: (1) attempts to consolidate corporate investments involving extensive environmental harms in forms already banned in the Global North, (2) a committed resistance by the local environmental groups, (3) the harsh selectivity of the criminal justice system, and (4). immunity of corporate environmental harms/crimes.
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Criminologists spend many hours debating whether they should intervene in the real world to make it better or whether they should limit themselves to taking a detached stance in…
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Criminologists spend many hours debating whether they should intervene in the real world to make it better or whether they should limit themselves to taking a detached stance in their research. Debates about the role of criminologists in society have followed the script of the modern academy, which praises the lone hero researcher. Yet, the challenges criminologists confront with their activism have deep cultural and structural roots that only collective action can transform. The injustices criminologists confront (defined as harm or crime committed by individual or collective actors that is corporate-sponsored or state-sponsored) require that criminologists exchange the ‘I’ for a ‘we’, and ask how we can collectively mobilise to transform society. In this chapter, the author discusses how Colombian Indigenous communities and the author, in partnership, have used a pedagogy of liberation to transform the deep sources of violence fuelling their genocide.
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Thomas Davies, Holly Eva Ryan and Alejandro Milcíades Peña
Opening the special issue on global protest and democracy since 2011, this article surveys the key dimensions of the debate. It provides a critical overview of significant protest…
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Opening the special issue on global protest and democracy since 2011, this article surveys the key dimensions of the debate. It provides a critical overview of significant protest events in the post-2011 period and explores a range of the analytical tools that may be used to understand them, before proceeding to identify, disaggregate, and draw into question some of the major claims that have emerged in literature on the post-2011 mobilizations. The articles contained within this volume are then outlined, revealing the novel and nuanced insights provided by the contributors with respect to the post-2011 protests’ composition, mobilization forms, frames, democratic practices, and interrelationships with other actors in pursuit of democratic reform. The article concludes with a discussion of the opportunities for further research into protest and democracy.
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Judit Végh, Andrea Dúll and Lan Anh Nguyen Luu
This qualitative study explores how trailing spouses form their relationships before and after a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic and what patterns can be observed. It…
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Purpose
This qualitative study explores how trailing spouses form their relationships before and after a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic and what patterns can be observed. It explores their significant relationships with friends and extended family, focusing on dynamics and change.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted semi-structured interviews with seven trailing spouses in Malaysia: before the pandemic, in the beginning and at the end of the first year of the pandemic. The authors used longitudinal interpretative phenomenological analysis (LIPA).
Findings
Being aware of the limits of resources emerged as a key factor in how trailing spouses develop and maintain relationships with friends and extended family. The fact that the pandemic changed the dynamics of their social networks illuminates how crucial these relationships or their absence are in their adjustment and readjustment process. Children play a significant role in these relationships.
Research limitations/implications
Comparative research into the friendships and relationships of different groups of trailing spouses in various locations could capture more specificity of the relationship dynamics.
Practical implications
The explored patterns can promote a better understanding of the relationship dynamics of trailing spouses' networks, which can, in turn, support and facilitate both adjustment and repatriation processes. They can help explain how and what kind of social networks best support trailing spouse transition during a time of crisis or adjustment. These findings could be incorporated into intercultural training programs.
Originality/value
No current study that the authors know of has explored trailing spouses' relationship dynamics in a longitudinal study before and during a crisis.