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Publication date: 4 December 2018

Jun Cui, Wenjiao Yuan and Yuansheng Pei

A high-boron concentration solution is commonly used as a buffer system in the study of metal corrosion. However, it is impossible to apply such a high-boron concentration…

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Purpose

A high-boron concentration solution is commonly used as a buffer system in the study of metal corrosion. However, it is impossible to apply such a high-boron concentration solution in the practical use because of the high-cost and environment problem.

Design/methodology/approach

In this study, the authors examined the effect of a low dosage of boric acid and borax mixture as inhibitor to suppress carbon steel corrosion in 1 M HCl solution by weight loss experiment and various electrochemistry methods (potentiodynamic polarization curves, electrochemical impedance spectra and electrochemical noise).

Findings

Results showed that the borate mixture exhibited an anodic-type inhibitor characteristic, when the total boron concentration was in the range of 100∼150 mg L−1. The passivation performance derived from the formation of a passive film with and FeBO3-FeOOH structure, whose integrity and thickness gradually increased with the increasing boron concentration.

Originality/value

Low boron solution could protect carbon steel from the attraction of corrosive ions by forming a passive film with Fe-O-B structure. The findings broaden the application range of borate solution in the industry.

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Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, vol. 66 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0003-5599

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Publication date: 17 December 2024

Yuansheng Chen and Cheng Peng

This study aims to examine how Confucianism influences corporate digital transformation and explore the underlying mechanisms. Meanwhile, this study also seeks to analyze whether…

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Purpose

This study aims to examine how Confucianism influences corporate digital transformation and explore the underlying mechanisms. Meanwhile, this study also seeks to analyze whether the relationship between Confucianism and corporate digital transformation significantly varies under different contextual conditions.

Design/methodology/approach

This study utilizes a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2012 to 2021 to empirically examine how Confucianism influences corporate digital transformation and validate the mechanisms of informal hierarchies, agency costs and financing constraints. Moreover, it explores the moderating effects of political connection and overseas culture. Subsample regressions assess the influence of corporate internationalization, property rights and regional marketization.

Findings

The findings of this study highlight the crucial role of Confucianism in driving corporate digital transformation. Confucianism contributes to corporate digital transformation by clarifying informal hierarchies, reducing agency costs and alleviating financing constraints. Nevertheless, political connection and overseas culture weaken the positive impact of Confucianism on corporate digital transformation. Further evidence indicates that Confucianism's influence on digital transformation is particularly pronounced in environments characterized by limited internationalization, heightened marketization and among non-state-owned enterprises.

Originality/value

This study elucidates the role of informal institutions in driving corporate digital transformation, enriching the literatures on the intersection of Confucianism and corporate digitalization. Our findings offer a novel perspective and contribute to management practice by exploring the mechanisms and contextual conditions.

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International Journal of Emerging Markets, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1746-8809

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Publication date: 21 January 2020

Abbas Ali Chandio, Yuansheng Jiang, Abdul Rehman and Abdul Rauf

The climate change effects on agricultural output in different regions of the world and have been debated in the literature of emerging economies. Recently, the agriculture sector…

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Purpose

The climate change effects on agricultural output in different regions of the world and have been debated in the literature of emerging economies. Recently, the agriculture sector has influenced globally through climate change and also hurts all sectors of economies. This study aims to examine and explore the impact of global climate change on agricultural output in China over the period of 1982-2014.

Design/methodology/approach

Different unit root tests including augmented Dickey–Fuller, Phillips–Perron and Kwiatkowski, Phillips, Schmidt and Shin are used to check the order of integration among the study variables. The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach to cointegration and the Johansen cointegration test are applied to assess the association among the study variables with the evidence of long-run and short-run analysis.

Findings

Unit root test estimations confirm that all variables are stationary at the combination of I(0) and I(1). The results show that CO2 emissions have a significant effect on agricultural output in both long-run and short-run analyses, while temperature and rainfall have a negative effect on agricultural output in the long-run. Among other determinants, the land area under cereal crops, fertilizer consumption, and energy consumption have a positive and significant association with agricultural output in both long-run and short-run analysis. The estimated coefficient of the error correction term is also highly significant.

Research limitations/implications

China’s population is multiplying, and in the coming decades, the country will face food safety and security challenges. Possible initiatives are needed to configure the Chinese Government to cope with the adverse effects of climate change on agriculture and ensure adequate food for the growing population. In concise, the analysis specifies that legislators and policy experts should spot that the climate change would transmute the total output factors, accordingly a county or regional specific and crop-specific total factor of production pattern adaptation is indorsed.

Originality/value

The present empirical study is the first, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, to investigate the impact of global climate change on agricultural output in China by using ARDL bounds testing approach to cointegration and Johansen cointegration test.

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International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, vol. 12 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1756-8692

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