{"title":"The impact of cyber threats on environmental, social, and governance performance.","authors":"Kaouther Chebbi","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126184","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126184","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates the relationship between cybersecurity risk and corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance, with a particular focus on the moderating role of CEO duality in shaping strategic responses to digital threats. Drawing on a large sample of 14,036 firm-year observations from U.S.-listed firms between 2005 and 2018, we find that heightened exposure to cybersecurity risk is significantly associated with improved ESG performance, particularly in the environmental dimension. Our results further indicate that this positive association is amplified in firms where the CEO also serves as the board chair, suggesting that centralized leadership structures enhance strategic agility and resource allocation in response to emerging risks. We address potential endogeneity concerns using robust econometric techniques, including two-stage least squares (2SLS) and Heckman selection models, confirming the reliability of our findings. These insights extend current ESG frameworks by incorporating digital resilience as an emerging driver of sustainability performance and enrich governance theory by highlighting the contextual influence of CEO duality on risk management strategies. The study offers practical implications for corporate leaders, investors, and policymakers. Firms can leverage cybersecurity risk management as a catalyst for strengthening ESG practices, particularly in sectors exposed to high digital risks. Governance structures that enable swift decision-making may enhance firms' capacity to align cybersecurity and sustainability goals. Policymakers are encouraged to consider integrating cybersecurity metrics into ESG disclosure frameworks to promote more comprehensive corporate accountability and resilience in the digital era.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126184"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144324077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advantages of marketable habitat enhancement plants for pollinator protection notably in low-and middle-income countries.","authors":"Stefanie Christmann, Youssef Bencharki, Ahlam Sentil, Moulay Chrif Smaili, Axel Ssymank, Athanasios Tsivelikas, Aden Aw-Hassan","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126088","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The decline of pollinators is reported worldwide. The most widely promoted protection approach, wildflower strips, is disliked by farmers and therefore often supported by agroecological schemes. They can neither bend pollinator decline in the European Union nor is this approach affordable for the Global South. Wildflower strips address pollinator decline at the level of plant-pollinator networks, while in the Anthropocene, humans are the crucial factor. Therefore, we tested an alternative approach, Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP), which focusses on humans' interests, e.g. productivity, income, and pest control as farmers' interests. Based on 31 trials in 233 smallholder fields in four very different agroecosystems with seven main crops and 27 marketable habitat enhancement plants (MHEP) and an ex-post farmer survey in Morocco, we analyzed the potential of MHEP to sustain diverse flower visitors, promote pest control and adoption by farmers. The four agroecosystems are common across the Mediterranean region. MHEP attracted higher diversity and abundance of flower visitors and natural enemies over a prolonged flowering period. MHEP supported pest control by push-pull effects. 68 % of FAP farmers adopted their use. Some MHEP have been identified as best performing both by scientists and farmers, so that in Morocco, the antagonism between scientists requesting pollinator protection and farmers insisting on business requirements has been minimized. We recommend similar multidisciplinary studies for more regions to clarify whether, in the long-term and globally, MHEP and the FAP approach could promote pollinator protection more economically and effectively than wildflower strips and agroecological schemes.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126088"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144339772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Robles, D Aguado, A Ríos-Mejía, J P Gallardo-Mejías, L Pastor, M V Ruano
{"title":"Multivariate statistic validation of pH and ORP data as control inputs for biological nitrogen removal at full scale.","authors":"A Robles, D Aguado, A Ríos-Mejía, J P Gallardo-Mejías, L Pastor, M V Ruano","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126255","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126255","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of this study was to validate oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) and pH as input data for different advanced control strategies aimed at optimizing biological nitrogen removal under minimum aeration energy demand. For this purpose, a statistical multivariate projection approach was applied to different control inputs calculated from on-line ORP and pH data provided by several sensors installed in different locations of a full-scale plug-flow reactor, aiming to find the strongest correlations with the data provided by nitrogen-based sensors. It has been shown that pH and ORP data can be used as control inputs for optimizing the performance of continuous nitrification, SND, and denitrification processes. Specifically, the controllers were implemented based on the derivative signals from pH and ORP instead of on their absolute values. Multivariate projection methods have displayed and evidenced strong correlations of derivative pH and ORP data with the data obtained from nitrogen-based sensors. Moreover, pH and ORP derivative signals enhance the controller's resilience to sensor faults and data biases, as these signals are less affected by these issues compared to absolute signals and signal differences from different locations along the biological process.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126255"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144336161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta PsychologicaPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-07-10DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105212
Riki S Lindsay, John Komar, Jia Yi Chow, Aden Kittel, Paul Larkin, Michael Spittle
{"title":"The influence of linear and nonlinear pedagogies on movement exploration of a weightlifting skill.","authors":"Riki S Lindsay, John Komar, Jia Yi Chow, Aden Kittel, Paul Larkin, Michael Spittle","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105212","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105212","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The influence of linear and nonlinear pedagogies on movement exploration of a weightlifting skillTraditional linear pedagogy (LP) is frequently criticised for being overly restrictive and limiting the development of individualised movement solutions. This has led to the recommendation of less restrained approaches, such as nonlinear pedagogy, to foster broad, self-organised movement exploration. However, limited research has investigated the nature of exploration strategies between LP and NLP approaches. This study aimed to investigate the dynamics of exploration under LP and NLP approaches. A four-week intervention involving 16 novice weightlifters demonstrated that NLP and LP facilitated similar performance outcomes, challenging the assumption that structured approaches inhibit movement exploration. Cluster analyses revealed that NLP enabled broader exploration, while LP narrowed exploration to certain movements. Interestingly, even within LP's structured limits, participants exhibited meaningful adaptive behaviour through minor movement adjustments. A significant interaction between exploration and learning was observed under NLP, indicating that exploration plays a functional role in performance improvement. These findings suggest that contrary to previous research, linear pedagogies do not necessarily deny learners the opportunity to exploit functional movement variability during the learning process. This research offers new insights into the nuanced interplay between exploration and adaptation when engaged in different learning approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"258 ","pages":"105212"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144615801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta PsychologicaPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-07-14DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105260
Tumarisi Tuersunjiang, Qingchen Wang, Hongqiao Yang, Feng Gao, Zhengchun Wang
{"title":"Long-term effects of mild traumatic brain injury in pediatrics.","authors":"Tumarisi Tuersunjiang, Qingchen Wang, Hongqiao Yang, Feng Gao, Zhengchun Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105260","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105260","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a prevalent injury among children, typically resolving within weeks or months. However, emerging evidence suggests that a subset of pediatric patients may experience long-term effects that impact cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functions. This review synthesizes current research on the long-term consequences in pediatrics. Neuroimaging studies have revealed persistent alterations in brain structure and function following mTBI, including changes in white matter microstructure and functional connectivity (FC), which may contribute to long-term cognitive deficits and emotional disturbances. Understanding the long-term effects and mechanisms of pediatric mTBI is crucial for improving patient care, developing targeted interventions and preventing chronic issues through early identification.</p>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"258 ","pages":"105260"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144641399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta PsychologicaPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-07-14DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105280
Peng Chen, Yanzhang Li, Mei Xiong, Yuping Zhang
{"title":"Psychometric evaluation of the behavioral inhibition/activation system scales in older adults in Mainland China: A classical test theory and item response theory approach.","authors":"Peng Chen, Yanzhang Li, Mei Xiong, Yuping Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105280","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105280","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study revises the Chinese version of the Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Activation System (BIS/BAS) scale for older adults in Mainland China, emphasizing cultural sensitivity. We assessed its reliability and validity using Classical Test and Item Response theories with data from 778 community-dwelling older adults. Item analysis confirmed adequate discriminative power for all items. Exploratory factor analysis revealed four factors with loadings ranging from 0.492 to 0.904, explaining 51.20 % of the variance. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a four-factor second-order model. Notable correlations were found: Self-Efficacy and Resilience negatively correlated with BIS but positively with BAS, while Depression correlated positively with BIS. The Attention to Positive Information Scale correlated solely with BAS. Discrimination indices for the BIS/BAS scale were acceptable, and difficulty parameters spanned a wide respondent range. The item information curve indicated optimal measurement for individuals with moderate ability. Overall, the revised BIS/BAS scale demonstrates strong reliability and validity, with robust psychometric properties confirmed through both Classical Test and Item Response theories.</p>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"258 ","pages":"105280"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144641480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta PsychologicaPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-07-15DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105277
Qingwei Xue, Qiping Wang, Junjie Wu, Luyao Chen
{"title":"From lexicon to phrase: Behavioral evidence for a dynamic cognitive mechanism underlying language control.","authors":"Qingwei Xue, Qiping Wang, Junjie Wu, Luyao Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105277","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105277","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined language control at both lexical and phrasal levels, and their relationships with general cognitive control. Thirty-three participants completed two picture-naming tasks assessing lexical and phrasal control. We measured mixing costs (i.e., the index of proactive language control) and switch costs (i.e., the index of reactive language control), and examined their relationships with general proactive cognitive control, assessed by the Proactive Behavioral Index (PBI) from the AX-CPT task, and with general reactive cognitive control, assessed by Stroop scores from the Stroop task. Results revealed greater L1 than L2 mixing costs at both linguistic levels. Switch costs were symmetrical at the lexical level but asymmetrical at the phrasal level. PBI predicted mixing costs at both linguistic levels, whereas Stroop scores predicted switch costs only at the phrasal level. These findings suggest that bilinguals rely on proactive control to monitor bilingual lexical competition, whereas both proactive and reactive control are engaged at the phrasal level. This study proposes a hypothesis that control demands vary across linguistic levels, influencing the adaptation of language control mechanisms and their relationships with general cognitive control.</p>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"258 ","pages":"105277"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144648249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is green an effective signal for investors? Impacts of corporate environmental performance on debt financing cost.","authors":"Jiayang Shi, Yuanchun Zhou, Qi Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126152","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Companies are under growing pressure from diverse stakeholders to meet environmental requirements, which is likely to influence the expectations and decision-making of investors. However, the gap between assessed corporate environmental performance and investors' focus, along with potential corporate greenwashing issues, poses obstacles to accurately evaluating the impact of corporate environmental performance on investment decisions. While existing institutions and studies have attempted to develop environmental performance evaluation systems, many of them rely heavily on self-reported data or symbolic metrics and emphasize voluntary initiatives or process-oriented indicators, which are susceptible to greenwashing practices and fail to reflect actual compliance risks. To address these limitations, this study constructs a novel evaluation framework grounded in regulatory compliance pressures, utilizing authoritative government data to minimize information distortion and enhance objectivity. After assessing the environmental performance of listed companies from 2018 to 2020, we further estimate the impact of corporate environmental performance on financing costs to explore how environmental factors affect investment decisions. Our findings reveal that companies with higher ratings benefit from lower debt financing costs, indicating that firms with superior environmental performance may attract more investor favor. This study demonstrates the significant role of corporate environmental performance in shaping investor decision-making and highlights the necessity of accurately assessing corporate environmental performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126152"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144293093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yingguang Zhang, Jiaxing Sun, Wending Pan, Ruijie Xie, Shaoru Tang, Lei Ran, Haibao Huang, Jiantao Li, Dennis Y C Leung, Michael K H Leung
{"title":"CeO<sub>2</sub>-based catalysts for photocatalytic degradation of volatile organic compounds: A comprehensive review.","authors":"Yingguang Zhang, Jiaxing Sun, Wending Pan, Ruijie Xie, Shaoru Tang, Lei Ran, Haibao Huang, Jiantao Li, Dennis Y C Leung, Michael K H Leung","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126146","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are hazardous air pollutants that pose significant risks to human health, highlighting the need for efficient and sustainable removal technologies. While titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) has long been the dominant photocatalyst for VOCs degradation, cerium dioxide (CeO<sub>2</sub>) has emerged as a promising alternative due to its unique Ce<sup>3+</sup>/Ce<sup>4+</sup> redox behavior and abundant oxygen vacancies. However, its photocatalytic efficiency is often limited by poor light absorption and rapid charge recombination. This review systematically summarizes recent advances in the design and modification of CeO<sub>2</sub>-based catalysts for VOCs degradation, including morphology modification, metal and non-metal doping, defect engineering, and heterostructure construction. It also identifies key factors affecting degradation efficiency, such as relative humidity, types of VOCs, concentration of VOCs, airflow rate, and light source. Furthermore, the review discusses emerging strategies to enhance catalyst performance. By integrating materials design with an analysis of these key factors, this review provides a comprehensive and forward-looking perspective on the development of advanced CeO<sub>2</sub>-based photocatalysts for VOCs removal.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126146"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144293127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"N-doped carbon featuring dual active sites of Fe<sub>3</sub>C and Fe<sub>0</sub>: Mechanisms for peroxydisulfate activation in nitrite removal.","authors":"Ruofan Wu, Xu Zhai, Zhenli He, Xiaoe Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126139","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126139","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Elevated concentrations of nitrite (NO<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup>) in water pose considerable health risks, including methemoglobinemia and carcinogenesis, yet this issue has been relatively underexplored. This study successfully synthesized Fe-N co-doped carbon (Fe<sub>3</sub>C@Fe-CN-3) by incorporating iron carbide (Fe<sub>3</sub>C) and Fe<sub>0</sub> into N-doped carbon, thereby enhancing the activation of peroxydisulfate (PS) for NO<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup> removal. The impacts of diverse materials and the experimental parameters (different initial pH, PS concentration and ions) on activation efficiency were investigated. The results demonstrate that a molar ratio (1.2) of Fe to N in the raw material led to the formation of Fe<sub>3</sub>C, whereas reducing this ratio to 0.8 resulted in the formation of iron nitride (Fe<sub>4</sub>N). Fe<sub>3</sub>C@Fe-CN-3, synthesized with a molar ratio of 1.2, exhibited the highest removal rate of NO<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup> (73.8 %) at a PS concentration of only 0.2 mM, with a rate constant (K<sub>obs</sub>) of 0.049 min<sup>-1</sup>. To achieve a basic NO<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup> removal rate (99.5 %), a molar ratio of at least 7:20 between NO<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup> and PS is required. The non-radical pathway involved in NO<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup> removal was confirmed through delayed experiments and electron suppression tests. Meanwhile, Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and radical scavenging experiments confirmed that hydroxyl radicals (OH·) and superoxide anion radicals (O<sub>2</sub><sup>-·</sup>) play key roles in the removal process. While Fe<sub>3</sub>C@Fe-CN-3 showed excellent reusability, the removal rate was significantly reduced when natural water was employed as the reaction medium, emphasizing the imperative to enhance its selective removal capabilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126139"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144293132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}