Hydrogel‐Based 3D‐Printable Stretchable Pressure Sensor
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.We present a carbon‐black‐functionalized double‐network granular hydrogel (DNGH) pressure sensor capable of detecting pressures from 200 Pa, equivalent to a light finger touch, up to 500 kPa. The sensor exhibits signal drifts below 3.5% after 800 cycles and response times around 80 ms. Leveraging this broad sensing range, we 3D print this material into
Tianyu Yuan +4 more
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Pyramid Business Groups in East Asia: Insurance or Tunneling? [PDF]
A business group with a pyramid ownership structure is a prevalent form in developing countries. I show that the propping up function of pyramid groups exists only in countries without good investor protection where minority shareholders could be ...
Obata, Seki
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Microfinance, MSMEs and the Macro Economy: Evidence from India [PDF]
, 2018 Much of prior literature on the relationship between microfinance and the macro-economy has focused on the effect of the latter in determining the success of microfinance institutions (MFIs).
Casabona, Monica
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Flexible, Integrated‐Porous Microneedle Sensor for Biofluid Sampling and On‐Site Biomarker Detection
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A paper‐integrated porous PGA microneedle array patch capable of both high strength and absorption capacity is proposed. With an image‐processing system, an optimized colorimetric sensor achieves a low limit of detection of 0.09 mm in cholesterol.
Haitao Deng +3 more
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Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2001 Foundations, erected in the tamped out trenches, are distinguished for a greater bearing capacity of the base in comparison with the foundations which are erected in the dug out trenches. They are also economic in respect of energy and material.
Antanas Alikonis
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ICT from the Bottom of the Pyramid: Design and/or De-Construction? [PDF]
, 2006 This paper reflects and calls for action on the possibility of using Information and Communication Technologies at the Bottom of the Pyramid by turning the pyramid into a diamond of knowledge creation and knowledge sharing. It tries to show what is at the heart of the challenges that C.K.
Ortiz, Rocio Rueda +2 more
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Ionic Liquid‐Enhanced 3D Printed Flexible Resin for Pressure‐Sensing Applications
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A 3D‐printed resin–ionic liquid (IL) composite forms gyroid ionotronic architectures showing dynamic ionic migration under compression. Impedance analysis reveals distinct frequency responses across three topologies at high IL concentrations.
Nelson Pereira +4 more
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The moderating impact of gender differences on the relationship between barriers and behavioral intentions to use mobile fintech services [PDF]
Innovative MarketingDrawing on an extended Innovation Resistance Theory, this study examines how various barriers – namely, usage, value, risk, tradition, image, information, and privacy – affect the behavioral intention to use mobile fintech services among bottom of the ...
Muhammad Ashoer +4 more
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Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: An Alternative Perspective [PDF]
The Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) has emerged as one of the dominant ideas in business. Cognizant of the overwhelming attention BOP has attracted and its potential impact on the billions of the poor and on managerial practices, the author analyzes the ...
Jaiswal, A. K.
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Social exclusion and economic growth at the European Union: can social marketing and behavioral economics help us to overcome the problem? [PDF]
, 2017 The problem of poverty and social exclusion is growing nowadays in the European Union context, according to Eurostat (2015 and 2016). And, in spite of the fact that Europe 2020 Strategy is apparently focused on that situation, the perspectives are not ...
Cruz-Morato, Marco Antonio +2 more
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