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The Cross Section of Country Equity Returns: A Review of Empirical Literature
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Sail Away to a Safe Harbor? COVID-19 Vaccinations and the Volatility of Travel and Leisure Companies
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The Impact of Innovation and Information Technology on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Case of the Visegrád Countries
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Bifractal receiver operating characteristic curves: a formula for generating receiver operating characteristic curves in credit-scoring contexts
PublikacjaThis paper formulates a mathematical model for generating receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves without underlying data. Credit scoring practitioners know that the Gini coefficient usually drops if it is only calculated on cases above the cutoff. This fact is not a mathematical necessity, however, as it is theoretically possible to get an ROC curve that keeps the same Gini coefficient no matter how big a share of lowest...
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Health outcomes of road-traffic pollution among exposed roadside workers in Rawalpindi City, Pakistan
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Investor confidence and high financial literacy jointly shape investments in risky assets
PublikacjaHouseholds consistently invest less in equities and bonds than predicted by economic theory. We explain this from a behavioral economics perspective and distributional analysis using rich US survey microdata. We find that higher investor self-confidence in her financial abilities and financial literacy jointly increase the probability of investing in equities. Conditional on participation, confidence in the macroeconomy additionally...
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Investor confidence and high financial literacy jointly shape investments in risky assets
PublikacjaHouseholds consistently invest less in equities and bonds than predicted by economic theory. We explain this from a behavioral economics perspective and distributional analysis using rich US survey microdata. We find that higher investor self-confidence in her financial abilities and financial literacy jointly increase the probability of investing in equities. Conditional on participation, confidence in the macroeconomy additionally...
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Surface sediments pollution due to shipwreck s/s “Stuttgart”: a multidisciplinary approach
PublikacjaShipwrecks may pose a serious source of pollution for marine ecosystems. For this reason, it is of great importance to perform a marine ecosystem risk assessment due to plausible wreck presence. One of elements of such an assessment is determining the state of the environment in the vicinity of the wreck. In the work presented, the results of studies on surface sediments samples collected around the s/s Stuttgart ship sunk during...
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Knowledge Risks in the Sharing Economy
PublikacjaThis chapter presents a theoretical analysis of potential risks connected with knowledge that organizations operating in the sharing economy might potentially face. Nowadays, it can be stated that an increasing amount of individuals and organizations participate in sharing and exchanging data, information, and knowledge, as well as physical goods and services (Botsman & Rogers, 2011). The development of the sharing economy has...
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Knowledge risks - towards a taxonomy
PublikacjaThe paper aims to identify, describe and analyse knowledge risks organisations might face and based on this, proposes a taxonomy of knowledge risks. To achieve this goal, a literature review was conducted. After the analysis of the existing material, it was possible to divide knowledge risks into two categories: internal (originating from the inside of the organisation) and external (originating from the outside of the organisation)....
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Antihypertensive therapy and cancer risks?
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Cardiovascular risks in HIV patients
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Confidence, Financial Literacy and Investment in Risky Assets: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
PublikacjaWe employ recent Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) microdata from the US to analyze the impacts of confidence in one's own financial knowledge, confidence in the economy, and objective financial literacy on investment in risky financial assets (equity and bonds) on both the extensive and intensive margins. Controlling for a rich set of covariates including risk aversion, we find that objective financial literacy is positively...
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Identifying Selected Tram Transport Risks
PublikacjaIn the area of transport infrastructure risks, infrastructure is inspected for safety. It is an element of transport safety management based on risk management and forms part of preventative activities and measures. As regards tram infrastructure which is a component of urban transport infrastructure, there are potential collisions with cars, cyclists and pedestrians. Data from Gdansk Buses and Trams...
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Risks to Older People in Road Traffic
Publikacjahe article looks at road traffic risks and main trends from the perspective of older road users (drivers, cyclists, pedestrians). With a longer time to react, poor eyesight and hearing, impaired mobility, ill health and medication, older road users are put at risk. A comprehensive and pro-active strategy is needed to deal with these risk factors and meet the safety and mobility needs...
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Resiliency as a factor protecting youths from risky behaviour: Moderating effects of gender and sport
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Emotions and Their Relation with Knowledge Risks in Organizations
PublikacjaThe aim of this chapter is to analyze and present knowledge risks from the perspective of emotions. Every year, new studies are published, where novel aspects of knowledge management field are examined and tested. One of such aspects that is worth examination and exploration is the role of emotions (both positive and negative) experienced by employees and managers that can contribute to their behaviors concerning knowledge risks...
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Knowledge Risks Arising from Digitalization
PublikacjaPurpose - This conceptual paper aims to identify and analyse knowledge risks resulting from digitalization. Additionally, the paper tries to present factors influencing knowledge risks arising from digitalization and ways of handling them. Design/methodology/approach – The study is a continuation of the research by Durst and Zieba (2019) related to knowledge risks and their potential outcomes. This present study makes an update...
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Knowledge Risks in the COVID-19 Pandemic
PublikacjaThis conceptual paper aims to identify, present, and analyse potential knowledge risks organizations face in external and dynamic crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Until only recently, many researchers and practitioners have perceived knowledge primarily as something positive. This view has changed recently with a growing number of studies highlighting risks related to knowledge. The on-going COVID-19 pandemic can be seen as an...
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Forecasting risks and challenges of digital innovations
PublikacjaForecasting and assessment of societal risks related to digital innovation systems and services is an urgent problem, because these solutions usually contain artificial intelligence algorithms which learn using data from the environment and modify their behaviour much beyond human control. Digital innovation solutions are increasingly deployed in transport, business and administrative domains, and therefore, if abused by a malicious...
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Knowledge risks inherent in business sustainability
PublikacjaSince the connection between business sustainability and knowledge risks has not been established in the literature so far, this paper provides a conceptual framework to demonstrate the possible impact of various knowledge risks on business sustainability and offers potential ways to manage and overcome these risks. The aim of this conceptual paper is to address two main questions: What are the potential effects of knowledge risks...
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Sustainable development requires risky decisions - problematic 300 ton overweight transport passing a bridge
PublikacjaOversize load passages over bridges are one of the research issues related to sustainable development that engineering and scientific teams around the world have to deal with . The article presents the scope of activities that enabled the passage of an oversized vehicle with a total weight of over 300 tons over a reinforced concrete slab. The bridge load capacity is 30 tons. In order to assess the capacity of the bridge, detailed...
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Psychosocial risks associated with the profession of train driver
PublikacjaExcellent competencies as well as a good physical and mental health are required in train drivers’ profession. Despite the changes in the structure of employment the train drivers above 46 years and job tenure longer than 30 years are the largest group. The generation gap is becoming more pronounced, and its fulfilment will not be easy. It is related not only to training of new personnel but also promotion of healthy work environment...
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Knowledge risks in organizations – Insights from companies
PublikacjaPurpose: Knowledge risks are increasingly becoming a great challenge to a variety of organizations. At the same time, academic research on such types of risks, their consequences, and potential ways of overcoming them is still scarce and fragmented. To fill this gap, the paper aims to find out do companies manage their knowledge risks, what are the possible knowledge risks they face and have they observed an increase of knowledge...
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Growing role of walking and cycling and the associated risks
PublikacjaIncreasing the role of active mobility, including walking and cycling, is one of the tools for developing sustainable urban transport systems as recommended by the EU. The article describes the trends in pedestrian and bicycle traffic in Poland and its share in urban modal split. It identifies and describes the main sources of risks to pedestrian and cycle safety. Recommendations are...
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Microbial risks in mild hot smoking of fish
PublikacjaGorące wędzenie ryb w łagodnych warunkach, w temperaturze nie przekraczającej 65 stopni Celsjusza wewnątrz ryby i przy niskiej zawartości soli w mięsie tylko częściowo inaktywuje bakterie chorobotwórcze oraz w niewystarczającym stopniu hamuje wzrost drobnoustrojów podczas przechowywania produktu. Wymagane bezpieczeństwo można osiągnąć tylko w przypadku bardzo świeżego surowca i wysokiej higieny podczas jego przetwarzania oraz przechowywania...
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Identifying Software Project Risks with the Process Model.
PublikacjaArtykuł prezentuje podejście do identyfikacji ryzyka w projektach informatycznych oparte na modelowaniu procesów. Podejście obejmuje jawne modelowanie procesów programowych oraz identyfikację ryzyka dwoma dedykowanymi technikami. Artykuł wprowadza meta-model dla wyrażenia ryzyka procesu. Następnie szczegółowo przedstawiono dwie systematyczne techniki identyfikacji ryzyka odwołujące się do modelu procesu i skupiające uwagę analityka...
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Security level estimation as a function of residual risks
PublikacjaArtykuł przedstawia sposób oceny poziomu bezpieczeństwa organizacji IT w oparciu o metodę oceny ryzyka. Opisane są podstawowe kroki wspomnianej metody, proponowane rozwiązania i zastosowania. Zaproponowano prosty sposób oceny bezpieczeństwa systemów informatycznych organizacji w oparciu o wielkość wyznaczoną na podstawie wyliczonego ryzyka rezydualnego tychże systemów.
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Assessment of risks connected with economic activity in the SME sector
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Risks associated with the transportation of hazardous materials on public roads
PublikacjaA significant proportion of the transport of hazardous materials is carried out on public roads. Therefore, the safety of such transport is becoming increasingly important. Every catastrophe involving hazardous materials has a negative impact on direct road users and the surrounding environment, becauses its range is mostly not local. It follows that in the event of such catastrophe, its effects should be minimized. This is possible...
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Mapping knowledge risks: towards a better understanding of knowledge management
PublikacjaThis conceptual paper aims to identify, present, and analyze potential knowledge risks organizations might face. With the growing complexity of organizational environments and the plethora of new knowledge risks emerging, this critical but under-researched field of knowledge management (KM) deserves closer attention. The study is based on a critical analysis of the extant literature devoted to knowledge risks, discusses potential...
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A method for assessing hazards, risks and safety of damaged ships at sea
PublikacjaPrzedstawiono wybrane problemy związane z metodą oceny bezpieczeństwa statków, opartej na ocenie zachowania się statku i ocenie ryzyka, w warunkach eksploatacyjnych. Omówiono zakres oceny bezpieczeństwa i analizy ryzyka w odniesieniu do zagadnienia zachowania się statku uszkodzonego na morzu. Analiza ryzyka oparta jest na zastosowaniu elementów Formalnej Oceny Bezpieczeństwa FSA. Opisano główne kroki analizy ryzyka. Podano podstawowe...
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METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF CYBER RISKS: AN ANALYSIS BASED ON PATENT DATA
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Health risks from consumption of medicinal plant dietary supplements
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Assessing and Mitigating Ice-Jam Flood Hazards and Risks: A European Perspective
PublikacjaThe assessment and mapping of riverine flood hazards and risks is recognized by many countries as an important tool for characterizing floods and developing flood management plans. Often, however, these management plans give attention primarily to open-water floods, with ice-jam floods being mostly an afterthought once these plans have been drafted. In some Nordic regions, ice-jam floods can be more severe than open-water floods,...
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Risks related to car fire on innovative Poroelastic Road Surfaces-PERS
PublikacjaTo reduce tyre/road noise, the concept of poroelastic road surfaces (PERS) was invented. PERS is a road surface material that is porous, and at the same time, it is flexible because of the substantial amount of rubber granulate content (from 20% to 85%). The rubber and stone particles are bound by polyurethane resin instead of bitumen. It was feared that in case of fire, because of the high content of rubber and polyurethane, there...
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Employee Well-Being and its Potential Link With Human Knowledge Risks
PublikacjaEmployee well-being is an essential component of any organisation organisation. Conscious companies make every effort to create a healthy work environment. The well-being of employees and their overall emotional, physical and economic health is affected by various internal and external factors. When employees feel well, they tend to perform better. Therefore, the impact of employee well-being on the organisation is a fact and has...
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Quiet Quitting and its Link With Knowledge Risks in Organizations – Theoretical Insights
PublikacjaPurpose: Quiet quitting has become a widely publicized concept, driven by social media in the United States and other countries in 2022. It is a term used to describe the phenomenon by which employees do the least amount of their work, just enough to meet the requirements of one’s job description (Mahand and Caldwell, 2023). The trend is spreading quickly among young workers. It can potentially harm individuals, job performance,...
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Risks caused by microbiologically influenced corrosion in diesel fuel storage tanks
PublikacjaMicrobiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) poses serious problems for the petrochemical and refinery industries. Particularly favourable conditions for MIC arise in storage tanks and transmission pipelines for mixtures of diesel oil with the addition of a biocomponent (in Poland 7%). The best conditions for the development of MIC occur at the fuel-water interface, where microorganisms are provided with a source of food and water,...
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Cognitive engineering and functional safety technology for reducing risks in hazardous plants
PublikacjaCognitive engineering is considered nowadays as interesting multidisciplinary domain that focuses on improving the relations between humans and the systems that are supervised and operated. The industrial automation and control systems (IACS) in hazardous plants are increasingly computerized and perform various safety functions. These are designed and implemented according to the functional safety concept. The objective is to maintain...
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Beneficial effects and potential risks of tomato consumption for human health: An overview
PublikacjaTomato and its derived products have a very interesting nutritional value in addition to prominent antioxidant,anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities. In terms of tomatoes are generally quite safe to eat. However,overall consumption varies from individual to individual. Indeed, either beneficial or harmful effects of plantsor their derived products are closely related to quality, including the presence of biologically active...
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Quiet Quitting and its Link With Knowledge Risks in Organizations – Theoretical Insights
PublikacjaPurpose: Quiet quitting has become a widely publicized concept, driven by social mediain the United States and other countries in 2022. It is a term used to describe thephenomenon by which employees do the least amount of their work, just enough tomeet the requirements of one’s job description (Mahand and Caldwell, 2023). The trendis spreading quickly among young workers. It can potentially harm individuals,...
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An analytical approach to determine the health benefits and health risks of consuming berry juices
PublikacjaFood products composition analysis is a prerequisite for verification of product quality, fulfillment of regulatory enforcements, checking compliance with national and international food standards, contracting specifications, and nutrient labeling requirements and providing quality assurance for use of the product for the supplemen- tation of other foods. These aspects also apply to the berry fruit and berry juice. It also must...
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Implication of nanotechnology to reduce the environmental risks of waste associated with the COVID-19 pandemic
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Depression among young adults – risks and protective factors in the COVID-19 pandemic
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ENHANCED DECISION PROCESS. PERSPECTIVES AND RISKS FOR THE FRAMEWORK OF SOCIAL PARTICIPATION IN URBAN DESIGN
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Web Questionnaire as Construction Method of Affect-annotated Lexicon - Risks Reduction Strategy
PublikacjaThe paper concerns credibility of construction methods for affect-annotated lexicons, specifically a web questionnaire is explored and evaluated. Web-based surveys are susceptible to some risks, which might influence credibility of the results, as some participants might perform random clicks or intentionally falsify the responses. The paper explores the risks and proposes some strategies to reduce them. The strategies are supported...
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Assessment of health risks associated with the consumption of wastewater-irrigated vegetables in urban areas
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The question of whether diabetes and its cardiovascular risks can be prevented: A realistic DREAM?
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Healthcare workers’ awareness of risks related to the use of X-rays in medical procedures
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