Ethical decision-making of banking and finance professionals and students

The evidence from the recent financial crisis in the USA indicates the importance of ethical decision making in the banking and finance industry. This study surveyed 90 banking and finance professionals and students in Vietnam to examine the differences in their ethical decision making. The questionnaire consisted of eight vignettes describing practical ethical dilemmas which banking and finance professionals may face in their daily work. We found significant differences in ethical decision making between these two groups in their overall ethical scores and in four out of eight vignettes. We also conducted a 3-h ethics training programme for these professionals and students and found that teaching ethics was more effective for students than working adults in the banking and finance industry. These findings are important as they show how banking and financial institutions can make workplace environments more conducive to ethical decision-making by enhancing ethics education for both newcomers and existing professionals

The impact of grassland management on biogeochemical cycles involving carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus

International audienceGrassland introduction into intensively managed agricultural landscapes may enhance soil organic matter (SOM) content and ecosystem services. However, the magnitude of this effect depends on grassland management practices, and their influence on the soil system. The aim of this paper is to highlight these impacts and their consequences for SOM dynamics and element cycling. We focused in particular on the effect of different grassland management practices in terms of grazing regime, fertilization, and species choice. While carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycles are more strongly coupled under grassland as compared to permanent cropping, uncoupling of elemental cycles may occur through management intensification. Grazing regime, fertilization and species choice affect elemental coupling and SOM turnover via organic matter input and rhizosphere activity to different extent, thereby resulting in contrasting SOM storage. Grazing may be more beneficial for SOM contents compared to mowing up to a certain animal density depending on soil type and pedoclimatic context. SOM storage may be increased in some cases through specific fertilizer additions, whereas in others no change was observed. Species choice, e.g. high diversity or introduction of legumes, influence element budgets and soil nutrient availability through plant physiological constraints as well as intra-or interspecific interactions. The effect of different plant species mixtures on soil parameters has rarely been elucidated. We conclude that the impact of grassland management practices on SOM of different soil types and the resulting ecosystem services, such as C and nutrient storage need further research in contrasting pedoclimatic contexts. More studies on the controls of belowground biogeochemical cycling of elements are necessary in order to fully understand and manage belowground processes via aboveground plant communities

Direct hospitalization cost of patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Vietnam

10.3390/ijerph16010088International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1618

Prevalence and sources of second-hand smoking exposure among non-smoking pregnant women in an urban setting of Vietnam

10.3390/ijerph16245022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1624502

Inadequate knowledge, attitude and practices about second-hand smoke among non-smoking pregnant women in urban vietnam: The need for health literacy reinforcement

10.3390/ijerph17103744International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1710374

Impact of a smoking cessation quitline in vietnam: Evidence base and future directions

10.3390/ijerph16142538International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1614253

Passive smoking exposure and perceived health status in children seeking pediatric care services at a vietnamese tertiary hospital

10.3390/ijerph17041188International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health174118