Using a director-level dataset of board proposal voting by independent directors of public companies in China from 2004 to 2009, we analyze the effects of career concerns and current reputation stock on independent directors in their voting behavior. Younger directors and directors in their second (and last) terms, who have stronger career concerns, are more likely to be aligned with investors ...

the aim of this study was to explore the minimum amount of urea formaldehyde (uf) resin content and optimum particleboard density while maintaining boards’ quality to reduce production costs. board density at three levels (520, 620 and 720 kg m-3) and resin content (6, 7 and 8%) were variable parameters. stepwise multivariate linear regression models were used to evaluate the influence of board...


 The Inquisition (miḥna) of al-Maʾmūn (d. 218/833) was a serious attempt to establish the caliph as arbiter Islamic orthodoxy . It actively prosecuted by succeeding two caliphs, and finally abolished his nephew, al-Mutawakkil, in 237/852 most information we have about it far is how carried out Baghdad Various sources, mostly biographical, also tell us something its prosecution Basra, Kufa...