Search Results - "Ballester, Carmen"

Do renewable energy mutual funds advance towards clean energy-related sustainable development goals? by Martí-Ballester, Carmen-Pilar

“…This study examines the effects of sustainable energy-focused institutional shareholders on corporate sustainable energy performance. It employs a sample of 43…”
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Do European renewable energy mutual funds foster the transition to a low-carbon economy? by Martí-Ballester, Carmen-Pilar

“…Economic growth and development around the world are leading to increasing worldwide demand for energy, whose production still mainly comes from fossil fuels…”
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Astrocytes are necessary for blood–brain barrier maintenance in the adult mouse brain by Heithoff, Benjamin P., George, Kijana K., Phares, Aubrey N., Zuidhoek, Ivan A., Munoz‐Ballester, Carmen, Robel, Stefanie

“…In the adult brain, multiple cell types are known to produce factors that regulate blood–brain barrier (BBB) properties, including astrocytes. Yet several…”
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The role of mutual funds in the sustainable energy sector by Marti‐Ballester, Carmen‐Pilar

“…The integration of renewable energy criteria in mutual fund investment decisions could channel private resources into the funding of environmentally related…”
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Mutual funds and gender equality in portfolio firms: Toward the sustainable development goals by Martí‐Ballester, Carmen‐Pilar

“…Abundant research has documented an overall female penalty. To reduce this, stakeholders are pressuring firms worldwide to adopt diversity goals and to…”
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Financial performance of mutual and pension funds focused on the natural resources sector by Martí-Ballester, Carmen-Pilar

“…The natural resource sector plays a critical role in advancing sustainable development. However, fossil fuels, precious metals, and mineral extraction require…”
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Astrocyte-mediated mechanisms contribute to traumatic brain injury pathology by Muñoz-Ballester, Carmen, Robel, Stefanie

“…Astrocytes respond to traumatic brain injury (TBI) with changes to their molecular make-up and cell biology, which results in changes in astrocyte function…”
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Sustainable energy systems and company performance: Does the implementation of sustainable energy systems improve companies’ financial performance? by Martí-Ballester, Carmen-Pilar

“…The main aim of this paper is to analyse whether the adoption of sustainable energy systems improves corporate financial performance. To this end, we obtained…”
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Examining the behavior of renewable‐energy fund investors by Marti‐Ballester, Carmen‐Pilar

“…Mutual fund investors could contribute to sustainable development by encouraging fund managers to channel their savings into the funding of sustainable energy…”
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Can water mutual funds aid sustainable development? by Ibikunle, Gbenga, Martí‐Ballester, Carmen‐Pilar

“…We conduct the first comparative analysis of the financial performance of global water mutual funds with conventional, ecology and natural resources mutual…”
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Analysing the financial performance of sustainable development goals-themed mutual funds in China by Martí-Ballester, Carmen-Pilar

“…More and more Chinese investors are investing in mutual funds linked to a specific United Nations sustainable development goal (UN-SDG) supporting themes such…”
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Endocytosis of the glutamate transporter 1 is regulated by laforin and malin: Implications in Lafora disease by Perez‐Jimenez, Eva, Viana, Rosa, Muñoz‐Ballester, Carmen, Vendrell‐Tornero, Carlos, Moll‐Diaz, Raquel, Garcia‐Gimeno, Maria Adelaida, Sanz, Pascual

“…Lafora disease (LD) is a fatal rare type of progressive myoclonus epilepsy that appears during early adolescence. The disease is caused by mutations in EPM2A…”
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Can socially responsible investment for cleaner production improve the financial performance of Spanish pension plans? by Martí-Ballester, Carmen-Pilar

“…Assets under management involved in socially responsible investing almost trebled from 2007 to 2011 in Europe, led by pension funds. Such growth has encouraged…”
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Union is strength: The integration of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 contributes to improve the firms’ financial performance by Martí-Ballester, Carmen Pilar, Simon, Alexandra

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to fill a gap in the management systems (MSs) field by addressing whether the implementation of an integrated management…”
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Leveraging Zebrafish To Study Bona Fide Astrocytes by Muñoz-Ballester, Carmen, Umans, Robyn A., Robel, Stefanie

“…In a recent study, Chen and colleagues demonstrated that zebrafish spinal cord radial glia differentiate into cells that are similar to mammalian astrocytes…”
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Potassium and glutamate transport is impaired in scar-forming tumor-associated astrocytes by Campbell, Susan C., Muñoz-Ballester, Carmen, Chaunsali, Lata, Mills, William A., Yang, Jennifer H., Sontheimer, Harald, Robel, Stefanie

“…Unprovoked recurrent seizures are a serious comorbidity affecting most patients who suffer from glioma, a primary brain tumor composed of malignant glial…”
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Homeostasis of the astrocytic glutamate transporter GLT-1 is altered in mouse models of Lafora disease by Muñoz-Ballester, Carmen, Berthier, Arnaud, Viana, Rosa, Sanz, Pascual

“…Lafora disease (LD, OMIM 254780) is a fatal rare disorder characterized by epilepsy and neurodegeneration. Although in recent years a lot of information has…”
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Negative impact of online gambling problematic in disabled and non-disabled university students: exploring the risk profile by Suriá-Martínez, Raquel, García-Castillo, Fernando, Villegas-Castrillo, Esther, López-Sánchez, Carmen, Carretón-Ballester, Carmen

“…The rise of online gambling has brought about significant concerns, particularly regarding its impact on university students. This issue becomes even more…”
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Investor reactions to socially responsible investment by Martí-Ballester, Carmen Pilar

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze investor reactions to ethical screening by pension plan managers. Design/methodology/approach – The author…”
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Effects of the Perceptions of Online Quizzes and Electronic Devices on Student Performance by Di Meo, Fabrizio, Martí-Ballester, Carmen-Pilar

“…This study assessed how students' perceptions of online quizzes and the use of three electronic devices to solve them affected their performance. A sample of…”
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