129 research outputs found
1990-1998 : La genèse d'un bassin parisien politique
No full textUnder the last ten years, the Paris Basin has been the stage for attempts in cooperation in regional planning and of struggles between the local governments of different levels. The author has been following the process as academic as well as consultant. This paper gives her analysis of the changing strategies of the local governments in this period, which appears as a first step in building of a political Paris Basin.La dernière décennie a vu la mise en place d'un jeu d'acteurs complexe dans le Bassin Parisien. L'auteur, qui a participé à ces débats comme universitaire mais également comme consultant de l'Association des Villes du Grand Bassin Parisien, propose ici une réflexion sur le couple discours/action, en montrant les équilibres qui peu à peu se construisent à travers ce foisonnement politique. Elle tente de faire un bilan des acquis de cette période qui est bien une étape dans un chemin qui reste largement à parcourir si le Bassin Parisien doit gagner en cohérence et en lisibilité.Geppert-Hebrard Anna. 1990-1998 : La genèse d'un bassin parisien politique. In: Travaux de l'Institut Géographique de Reims, vol. 25, n°97-98, 1998. Le bassin parisien : un espace en construction, sous la direction de Anna Geppert-Hebrard . pp. 121-131
Smith, Julia (Death, 1908-04-22)
No full textAddress: 1010 W. 8th St.Age at death: 63 yrs452/Pg 52/1908/FW/Cinti/Wid./J. P. Geppert, M. D./T. J. Mulvihill/St. Jos. New Cem.Original record filed in drawer labeled 'SMITH-SNYDE'
Iliff, Julia A. (Death, 1893-10-22)
No full textAddress: 55 Ellen St.Age at death: 84335/Pg 101/1893/F W W/Md./Dr. J.P. Geppert/Robert Rye/Spring Grove Cem.Original record filed in drawer labeled 'Hurt-Irving'
Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationships from a Convention Theory Perspective: Plural Orders of Worth, Arrangements and Form-Giving Activities
No full textJulia Bandl and Anna Schneider (2017) In: Dörrenbächer, Christoph/Geppert, Mike (eds.): Multinational Corporations and Organization Theory: Post Millennium Perspectives (Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Volume 49). Emerald Publishing, pp. 295-324. Abstract. How headquarter (HQ) and subsidiary actors end conflicts and reach agreements is an important but still under-researched question in multinational corporations (MNC) literature. This conceptual article approaches these conflict ..
Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationships from a Convention Theory Perspective: Plural Orders of Worth, Arrangements and Form-Giving Activities
No full textJulia Brandl & Anna Schneider (2017) In: Christoph Dörrenbächer & Mike Geppert (eds.), Multinational Corporations and Organization Theory. Post Millennium Perspectives. Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 295-324. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/S0733-558X20160000049010/full/html ABSTRACT How headquarter (HQ) and subsidiary actors end conflicts and reach agreements is an important but still under-researched question in multinational corporations (MNC) literature. This concept..
An exploration of the relationship between language choice in CEO letters to shareholders and corporate reputation
No full textThis paper proposes a taxonomy to assist in more clearly locating research on aspects of the association between corporate reputation and corporate accountability reporting. We illustrate how our proposed taxonomy can be applied by using it to frame our exploration of the relationship between measures of reputation and characteristics of the language choices made in CEO letters to shareholders. Using DICTION 5.0 software we analyse the content of the CEO letters of 23 high reputation US firms and 23 low reputation US firms. Our results suggest that company size and visibility each have a positive influence on the extent to which corporate reputation is associated with the language choices made in CEO letters. These results, which are anomalous when compared with those of Geppert and Lawrence (2008), highlight the need for caution when assessing claims about the effects on corporate reputation arising from the language choice in narratives in corporate annual reports. Author has checked copyrightDG 16/11/12Names JG 2012-11-1
Evaluation of two supplementation strategies to improve long-chain omega-3 fatty acid status in healthy subjects
No full textThis work was intended to evaluate two supplementation strategies to improve long-chain omega-3 fatty acid (n-3 LCPUFA) status in healthy adults. Two randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled intervention studies with parallel design were performed.
The first study investigated the effects of a docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich, almost eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)-free microalgae oil (Ulkenia sp.) on red blood cell (RBC) and plasma fatty acids, plasma lipids and several safety parameters. Normolipidaemic vegetarians (87 f, 27 m) consumed daily microalgae oil (0.94 g DHA/d) or olive oil (as placebo) for 8 wk. DHA supplementation significantly increased DHA levels in RBC total lipids (from 4.4 to 7.9 wt%, means), in RBC phosphatidylethanolamine (from 6.5 to 12.1 wt%), in RBC phosphatidylcholine (from 1.4 to 3.8 wt%), and in plasma phospholipids (from 2.8 to 7.4 wt%). EPA levels rose to a much lesser extent. Microalgae oil provided for an increase in omega-3 index (from 4.8 to 8.4 wt%); after intervention, 69% of DHA supplemented subjects, but no subject of the placebo group reached an omega-3 index with a desirable value > 8 wt%. DHA supplementation decreased plasma triacylglycerol (TG) by 23% from 1.08 to 0.83 mmol/l. Plasma total, LDL and HDL cholesterol increased significantly in the DHA group, resulting in a lower TG:HDL cholesterol ratio and unchanged LDL:HDL and total cholesterol:HDL cholesterol ratios. The intake of DHA-rich microalgae oil did not result in any physiologically relevant changes of safety and haemostatic factors. In conclusion, DHA-rich oil from microalgae Ulkenia sp. was well tolerated and can be considered a suitable vegetarian source of n-3 LCPUFA. Although DHA supplementation improved some cardiovascular risk factors (plasma TG, TG:HDL cholesterol ratio), LDL cholesterol increased. Therefore, the overall effects of this intervention on cardiovascular risk deserve further investigation.
The second study investigated the effects of a fish oil / evening primrose oil (FO/EPO) blend (456 mg DHA/day and 353 mg gamma-linolenic acid (GLA)/day) compared to a placebo (mixture of habitual dietary fatty acids) on the plasma fatty acid (FA) composition in two groups of 20 non-pregnant women. FA were quantified in plasma total lipids, phospholipids, cholesterol esters, and TG at weeks 0, 4, 6 and 8. After 8 weeks of intervention, percentage changes from baseline values of plasma total lipid FA were significantly different between FO/EPO and placebo for GLA (+49.9% vs. +2.1%, means), dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA, +13.8% vs. +0.7%) and DHA (+59.6% vs. +5.5%), while there was no significant difference for arachidonic acid (ARA, -2.2% vs. -5.9%). FA changes were largely comparable between plasma lipid fractions. As compared to placebo, FO/EPO supplementation did not result in any physiologically relevant changes of safety parameters (blood cell count, liver enzymes). In conclusion, in women of childbearing age the tested FO/EPO blend is well tolerated and appears safe. It increases plasma GLA, DGLA, and DHA levels without impairing ARA status. These data provide a basis for testing this FO/EPO blend in pregnant women for its effects on maternal and neonatal FA status and infant development
Replication Data for: "Effects of three flower field types on bumblebees and their pollen diets"
No full textDataset containing species richness and abundance of bumblebees, flowering plants, land use, environmenta background data, as well as metadata and accession URLs for sequenced pollen samples. For details please see the original publication
Do Individuals Recognize Cascade Behavior of Others? - An Experimental Study -
No full textIn an information cascade experiment participants are confronted with artificial predecessors predicting in line with the BHW model (Bikchandani et al., 1992). Using the BDM (Becker et al., 1964) mechanism we study participants' probability perceptions based on maximum prices for participating in the prediction game. We find increasing maximum prices the more coinciding predictions of predecessors are observed, regardless of whether additional information is revealed by these predictions. Individual price patterns of more than two thirds of the participants indicate that cascade behavior of predecessors is not recognized.Information Cascades, Bayes' Rule, Decision Under Risk and Uncertainty, Experimental Economics.
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