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The complex spatial distribution of caves and fractures results in the low oil recovery after water flooding in paleo-subterranean river of fractured-vuggy reservoirs. This paper tries to solve the problem of how to adopt water-alternating-gas (WAG) and simultaneous-water-and-gas (SWAG) to enhance oil recovery in paleo-subterranean river reservoirs. Aiming at this objective, we constructed one physical experimental and numerical model according to the geological section in Tahe Oilfield. The research on water flooding, WAG, and SWAG were carried out through experiments and simulations. The results show that there were four kinds of remaining oil after water flooding in the paleo-subterranean river karst reservoirs, i.e., blind end remaining oil, shielded remaining oil, attic remaining oil, and corner remaining oil. WAG can extract the shielded remaining oil, attic remaining oil, and part of the corner remaining oil efficiently, while SWAG can only work on the attic remaining oil. In addition, too low injection rate lacked driving force support and restricted the expansion of the swept zone. Too small gas-water ratio and slug size can't play a good role in gas displacement. This paper is the first systematic study of the paleo-subterranean river reservoirs, and the results can provide a basis for production practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many social media influencers promote products they receive from brands, which send those items without any explicit obligations but with the objective of being endorsed voluntarily. With increasing frequency, brands send their products together with additional gifts that influencers can, but do not have to, display either. For example, a branded perfume might be complemented by additional gifts of flowers, champagne, and macarons. Through such elaborate influencer gifting, brands hope to elicit more favorable reactions from both influencers and consumers. However, elaborate influencer gifting also raises concerns about consumer perceptions. With four experiments, this research shows that influencer gifting is superior to paid influencer marketing in terms of influencer trustworthiness and brand attitude outcomes, which can be explained by the increased effort signaled in the business relationship between the brand and the influencer. However, elaborate gifting also can prompt stronger perceptions of a persuasive attempt by the brand, which can lead to decreased trust in influencers who display the elaborate gifts voluntarily. The negative effect linked to perceptions of a persuasive attempt can be mitigated if the elaborate gift is justified by a brand occasion, such as the brand's anniversary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the current trends in corruption and investigate the characteristics of corporate gift policies and their role in preventing bribery. Design/methodology/approach: This is a descriptive study based on primary data from a recent sample of Canadian companies' codes of conduct and secondary data from recent corruption surveys published by non-governmental organisations. Findings: This study shows that 25% of all private and public corruption cases generate financial damages of more than US$1m per case and that 50% of all investigated fraud cases are corruption cases (ACFE, 2022). Furthermore, the Western Europe and EU region is perceived as least corrupt, whereas Sub-Saharan Africa is perceived as the most corrupt region (Transparency International, 2022). However, bribery is fairly common in nine EU countries where 10% or more of public service users bribed public officials to influence their decisions (Transparency International, 2021). Results from primary data show that 9.3% of firms put a total ban on gifts given to governmental officials, whereas 35.2% require a superior's approval and only 5.5% state a dollar limit for the gift. Results also show that not a single firm prohibits the giving of gifts to non-governmental stakeholders or the receiving of gifts from any type of stakeholder. This paper argues that gifts can bias the recipient's judgement and improperly influence future business decisions based on the gift's subjective value, nature and context. Research limitations/implications: This paper extends previous research by examining the characteristics of corporate gift policies. It also helps organisations improve their gift policies in an effort to reduce corruption. Originality/value: It is the first paper to investigate the characteristics of corporate gift policies and their role in preventing corruption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines the experiences of William Henry Moore, an immigrant who traveled from London to Queensland in 1885. Through his letters to his family, the article reveals the challenges and opportunities faced by itinerant workers in late nineteenth-century Queensland. William encountered harsh living conditions, a scarcity of work, and social isolation, but he also found personal growth and transformation through his migration. Tragically, William did not make it back home as he died in a maritime disaster. His letters offer valuable insights into the lives of itinerant immigrants in Queensland during this period. [Extracted from the article]

Purpose: Corporate gift-giving and hospitality are some of the high-risk areas for corruption. This paper aims to see comparisons between the Malaysian Ministerial Guidelines and the UK Guidance and to analyse whether the guideline in Malaysia is adequate in dealing with corporate gift-giving and hospitality. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology used in this paper is qualitative research which is based on data collection through online searches, legal databases, information obtained from articles, books, statutes and related government publications. Findings: The findings show that the statutory guideline in Malaysia is immature, still not adequate, and lacks detailed regulations in determining gifts and hospitality as corruption (unclear boundary), as compared to the UK law which is more detailed. Originality/value: This paper explains on comparison of corporate gift giving and hospitality practise in Malaysia and the UK based on the statutory guidelines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article titled "Thank You to Our Reviewers" expresses gratitude to individuals who reviewed manuscripts submitted to Polity from July 2023 to June 2024. The editors specifically recognize five reviewers, Paul Adogamhe, Zachary Shirkey, George Shulman, Rogers Smith, and Joanna Wuest, for their exceptional contributions. These reviewers were honored at the Polity board meeting during the American Political Science Association conference, receiving award certificates and Polity merchandise. The article also includes a list of other reviewers who contributed their time and expertise to the journal. [Extracted from the article]

Companies often celebrate their anniversaries with parties, heartfelt messages from leaders, corporate gifts, or awards to commemorate the occasion and show appreciation for their employees’ contributions. But what better way to mark the occasion than by striving to improve the internal experience of employees? This article tells the story of when that took place within a university in Colombia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The high strength and ductility Zn–Mn–Li alloys with heterogeneous lamellar (HL) structure were prepared by rotary swaging. Li(Mn,Zn) 4 phase was identified as the matrix phase. Grain refinement and hetero-deformation induced strengthening. Grain sliding and activation of more pyramidal slip system increase the strain. [Display omitted] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the rapid progress of technology, e-commerce websites have started to use gamification elements more to increase their sales. The biggest element of using gamification in e-commerce is its ability to increase user engagement. These businesses give gift certificates, discount coupons, badges and points with various games to increase their sales.In this study; Literature reviews have been made on how e-commerce has developed over the years, what it is affected by and which concepts it uses. In addition, it has been tried to focus on the characteristics, elements, usage areas and effects of the concept of gamification on human psychology. Finally, research has been conducted on how gamification, which is the main subject of our research, is used in the field of e-commerce and how it affects sales. As a result of our research; companies, gamification; They found it beneficial to use it because it supports cooperation, increases the exchange of ideas, develops a culture of innovation, and creates a continuous relationship between users. In addition, it has been observed that customers who feel pleasure and happiness in addition to gaining from the awards given continue their shopping in a more motivated way. At the same time, these awards; promoting social sharing, customer retention, customer loyalty and repeat purchase. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The role of competencies and talents has increased further as a result of advances and developments in communication technologies in the changing competitive environment with the globalization process. Businesses see their employees as a cost element in the past, and today they are considered as added value-generating talents. For businesses, the focus of the new competition is on talented employees. The discovery of people with these potential talents, their recruitment and training in line with business goals and objectives bring businesses to the forefront in a competitive environment. In context, aim of the research is to determine the impact of talent management on work and business performance. For purpose, 274 white and blue collar employees in two separate automotive sector enterprises operating in the Organized Industrial Zone of Kütahya province were reached on voluntary. According results, it was determined talent management had a positively significant effect on both work and business performance. With result, it shows the importance of talent management relay, especially given employees on a sectoral basis are trained with difficult processes and abilities. It should not be ignored that by providing this important role, the abilities of employees will positively affect both work and business performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The goods offered in the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan came from all corners of the empire. Much has been learned about the meaning of these ritual acts, but little has been written about it from the perspective of the Mexica economy. The market, the gifts, the specific companies that extracted resources, and the tributes, were all factors that interacted simultaneously, promoting the transfer of thousands of products, raw materials, animals and exotic materials, which would later be transformed and offered in lavish ceremonies. Sumptuous godos, such as gold and feathers were taxed and traded throughout the empire, but upon arrival in the capital they were transformed by the specialized hands of artisans associated with the government. For their part, animals, plants, and exotic goods were transported to Tenochtitlan to be used during rituals associated with the Emperor and the bureaucratic and religious apparatus. All these goods inform us about a history of organization and logistics which was rarely seen in Mesoamerica. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Streaming processing is an important and growing class of applications for analyzing continuous streams in real time. In such applications, sliding-window aggregation (SWAG) is a widely used approach, and generalpurpose processors cannot efficiently handle SWAG because of the specific computation patterns. This article proposes an efficient dataflow accelerator architecture for ubiquitous SWAGs, called ShuntFlowPlus. Shunt- FlowPlus supports two main categories of SWAGs that are widely used in streaming processing. Meanwhile, we propose a shunt rule to enable ShuntFlowPlus to efficiently handle SWAGs with arbitrary parameters. Furthermore, we propose a novel realization scheme of SWAG kernels based on buffer sharing to maximize buffer utilization. As a case study, we implemented ShuntFlowPlus on an Altera Arria 10 AX115N FPGA board at 150 MHz and compared it to previous approaches. The experimental results show that ShuntFlowPlus provides a tremendous throughput and latency advantage over CPU and GPU implementations on both reducelike and index-like SWAGs. Compare to ShuntFlow, 41% of buffer resources are saved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Corporate social duty has been a part of society long earlier than it actually changed into recognized as a subject. Arguably, corporate social duty emanates from sure non secular standards that inspire the rich to present to the bad as a divine obligation. Usually, companies have commenced to customize corporate social duty to mirror their business surroundings. therefore, the maturation of Corporate social duty are frequently coupled to a dynamic business surroundings, rights cluster, get entry to considerable get admission to data and communique technology, and economic system. The paper evaluates Corporate social duty from a comparative attitude by reflective at the strategies of multinationals agencies to the idea in several commercial enterprise environments. It extra establishes a courting among business enterprise philanthropic gift corporate social duty and also the commercial enterprise case via exploitation information from a preceding study. The paper gives perception on what motivates the corporate social duty sports of groups in numerous societies. Ultimately, it walks an excellent line at the Dwelling corporate social duty practices of international oil groups within the Niger delta vicinity of Nigeria and enterprise assets. Finally, some movement plans rectangular degree counseled to form Corporate social duty freelance of business case in much less advanced societies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Between 1991 and 2003, Saudi Aramco sold crude to U.S. refineries at a substantial discount, with a total cost of approximately 8.5 billion dollars. This paper assesses the incidence of these discount rents in the U.S. market and yields the first empirical evidence for the use of oil as a tool of political leverage through transfers to American firms. Using panel variation in discount receipts, I find that rents were captured by refiners as profits. Discounts were also associated with increases in refiners' political donations and strategic reallocations of these contributions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]