1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462461003321

Autore

Milhaupt Curtis J

Titolo

Global Markets, Domestic Institutions [[electronic resource] ] : Corporate Law and Governance in a New Era of Cross-Border Deals

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, 2012

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (579 p.)

Disciplina

346.0664

346/.0664

Soggetti

Corporate governance - Law and legislation

Corporate governance

Corporate law

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Introduction: The Dynamic Tension in Corporate Governance; PART I Fiduciary Duties and Corporate Governance; 1. Controlling Corporate Self-Dealing: Convergence or Path-Dependency?; 2. On the Export of U.S.-Style Corporate Fiduciary Duties to Other Cultures: Can a Transplant Take?; 3. Fiduciary Duty in Transitional Civil Law Jurisdictions; 4. What Corporate Law Cannot Do; PART II Convergence and Reform, Europe and Asia; 5. Regulation and Globalization (Americanization) of Executive Pay

6. Corporate Governance, Employees, and the Focus on Core Competencies in France and Germany 7. Convergence on Shareholder Capitalism: An Internationalist Perspective; 8. Off the Books, but on the Record: Evidence from Italy on the Relevance of Judges to the Quality of Corporate Law; 9. Institutional Change and M&A in Japan: Diversity Through Deals; 10 Financial Malaise and the Myth of the Misgoverned Bank; 11. Revamping Fiduciary Duties in Korea: Does Law Matter to Corporate Governance?; 12. Global Markets and Parochial Institutions: The Transformation of Taiwan's Corporate Law System

PART III Globalization and the Capital Markets 13. The Impact of Cross-Listings and Stock Market Competition on International Corporate



Governance; 14. Coming to America? Venture Capital, Corporate Identity, and U.S. Securities Law; 15. Engineering a Venture Capital Market: Replicating the U.S. Template; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Markets for capital, products, and managerial talent are expanding rapidly across national borders, yet domestic laws and practices have never had greater impact on corporate structures and cross-border deals. Investors pursuing high returns and diversification, entrepreneurs seeking capital, and managers endeavoring to restructure troubled enterprises now routinely face transaction counter-parties who operate within different legal and political systems, and who rank social priorities quite differently.This dynamic tension between global markets and domestic institutions

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910647500503321

Titolo

Infrared Spectroscopy : Perspectives and Applications / / edited by Marwa El-Azazy, Khalid Al-Saad and Ahmed S. El-Shafie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London,  : , : IntechOpen, , 2023

©2023

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 220 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

543.08583

Soggetti

Infrared spectroscopy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Chapter 1 Introductory Chapter: Infrared Spectroscopy - Principles and Applications by Marwa El-Azazy, Ahmed S. El-Shafie and Khalid Al-Saad -- Chapter 2 Attenuated Total Reflectance Mode for Transport through Membranes by Daniel T. Hallinan Jr -- Chapter 3 Continuous Scan and Repetitive Mode FT-IR Spectroscopy and Its Application in Isomeric Identification, Conformational Analysis  and Photochemistry by Prasanta Das -- Chapter 4 IR Spectroscopy in Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis by Nabeel Othman -- Chapter 5 Applications of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) in Fish Value Chain



by Sonia Nieto-Ortega, Rebeca Lara, Giuseppe Foti, Ángela Melado-Herreros and Idoia Olabarrieta -- Chapter 6 Monitoring Brain Activities Using fNIRS to Avoid Stroke by Yun-Hsuan Chen and Mohamad Sawan -- Chapter 7 Application of Infrared Techniques for Characterisation of Vector-Borne Disease Vectors by Maggy Sikulu-Lord and Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas -- Chapter 8 Application of Infrared Spectroscopy in the Characterization  of Lignocellulosic Biomasses Utilized in Wastewater Treatment by Marwa El-Azazy, Ahmed S. El-Shafie and Khalid Al-Saad -- Chapter 9 Infrared Spectroscopy for Detecting Adulterants in Food and Traditional  Indonesian Herbal Medicine by Aulia M.T. Nasution and Hery Suyanto -- Chapter 10 Application of Raman Spectroscopy for Dental Enamel Surface  Characterization by Cecilia Carlota Barrera-Ortega, America Rosalba Vazquez Olmos,  Roberto Isaac Sato Berrú and Pineda Dominguez Karla Itze.

Sommario/riassunto

Infrared Spectroscopy - Perspectives and Applications is a compendium of contributions from experts in the field of infrared (IR) spectroscopy. This assembly of investigations and reviews provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals as well as the groundbreaking applications in the field. Chapters discuss IR spectroscopy applications in the food and biomedicine sectors and for measuring transport through polymer membranes, characterizing lignocellulosic biomasses, detecting adulterants, and characterizing enamel surface advancements. This book is an invaluable resource and reference for students, researchers, and other interested readers.



3.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002701089707536

Autore

Clements, Kendrick A., 1939-

Titolo

Woodrow Wilson / Kendrick A. Clements, Eric A. Cheezum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2003

ISBN

1568027656

Descrizione fisica

X, 374 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Collana

American presidents reference series

Altri autori (Persone)

Cheezum, Eric A.

Disciplina

973.91/3/092B

Soggetti

Presidenti - Stati uniti d'America - Biografie

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Stati Uniti d'America Politica e Amministrazione 1913-1921

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910155140103321

Autore

Strevens Summer

Titolo

The Yorkshire witch : the life and trial of Mary Bateman / / Summer Strevens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Barnsley, [England] : , : Pen and Sword History, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4738-6389-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 pages, 30 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, photographs

Disciplina

133.40942

Soggetti

Witchcraft - England

Trials (Murder) - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.