Research on the impact of ESG scores on corporate substantive and strategic green innovation

This paper studies the impact of ESG scores on corporate substantive and strategic green innovation of Chinese listed companies between 2007 and 2022. Results show that ESG scores have a significant positive impact on the company's green innovation, substantive and strategic green innovation. In addition, ESG scores primarily influence firm's green innovation through three channels: R&D expenditure, R&D human capital, and information transparency. Furthermore, the positive influence of ESG scores on a company's green innovation is more significant when the company has a higher shareholding ratio of the largest shareholder and institutional investors, as well as when it is a state-owned enterprise. Further researches show that only E-scores significantly positively impact green innovation. Additionally, ESG scores have significant positive impact on green innovation with a lag of 1–3 years, but no significant impact from the fourth year onwards. The results offer scientific implications for listed companies to enhance their level of green innovation, both substantively and strategically

Covariation between spontaneous neural activity in the insula and affective temperaments is related to sleep disturbance in individuals with major depressive disorder

AbstractBackgroundAffective temperaments have been considered antecedents of major depressive disorder (MDD). However, little is known about how the covariation between alterations in brain activity and distinct affective temperaments work collaboratively to contribute to MDD. Here, we focus on the insular cortex, a critical hub for the integration of subjective feelings, emotions, and motivations, to examine the neural correlates of affective temperaments and their relationship to depressive symptom dimensions.MethodsTwenty-nine medication-free patients with MDD and 58 healthy controls underwent magnetic resonance imaging scanning and completed the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego (TEMPS). Patients also received assessments of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). We used multivariate analyses of partial least squares regression and partial correlation analyses to explore the associations among the insular activity, affective temperaments, and depressive symptom dimensions.ResultsA profile (linear combination) of increased fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) of the anterior insular subregions (left dorsal agranular–dysgranular insula and right ventral agranuar insula) was positively associated with an affective-temperament (depressive, irritable, anxious, and less hyperthymic) profile. The covariation between the insula-fALFF profile and the affective-temperament profile was significantly correlated with the sleep disturbance dimension (especially the middle and late insomnia scores) in the medication-free MDD patients.ConclusionsThe resting-state spontaneous activity of the anterior insula and affective temperaments collaboratively contribute to sleep disturbances in medication-free MDD patients. The approach used in this study provides a practical way to explore the relationship of multivariate measures in investigating the etiology of mental disorders.</jats:sec

Cenozoic evolution of the Yangjiang-Yitong’ansha fault zone in the northern South China Sea: Evidence from 3D seismic data

The Yanjiang-Yitong’ansha Fault Zone (YYFZ) traverses the Pearl River Mouth Basin (PRMB) and plays an essential role in basin formation and hydrocarbon accumulation in the PRMB. Because of the lack of seismic data, its distribution, evolution, and effect on the basin evolution in the Cenozoic are poorly known. Based on a detailed interpretation of 3D multi-channel seismic data and previous research results, the YYFZ was identified and characterized. It comprises a series of NW-trending strike-slip faults that exhibit horsetail and en echelon structures in the map view and flower-like or Y-shaped structures in the profile view. By comprehensively analyzing the Paleogene migration of depocenters, activity characteristics of the YYFZ-related faults, and the relationships between faults and sedimentary sequences along the YYFZ, we propose the sinistral motion of the YYFZ initiated at about 35 Ma. The YYFZ served as a transfer zone during the intense rifting in the PRMB from 65 to 35 Ma. Then due to the combined effect of the Indian-Eurasian collision to the west, the Pacific subduction to the east, and the proto-SCS slab-pull to the south, it became a sinistral transtensional fault from 35 Ma to 16.5 Ma. Our results highlight the significant role of the NW-trending fault systems in the basin formation and the regional tectonic evolution of the PRMB.</jats:p