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Inverted U-shaped impact of financialization on private enterprise business performance: Capital structure threshold effect

International Review of Economics & Finance
Using data from China's A-share listed private enterprises from 2013 to 2022, this study empirically examines the mechanisms by which financialization influences the business performance of private firms.
Hua Hong, Surina Bao, Xiaohong Kang
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Interaction‐Driven Assembly Pathways in Heterogeneous Active Microrobotic Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Peanut‐ and cube‐shaped light‐powered microrobots exhibit distinct magnetic and photocatalytic responses that determine their heterogeneous self‐assembly. In the dark, magnetic dipole interactions drive colloidal copolymerization with cubes acting as nucleation centers, whereas under light irradiation, phoretic interactions compete with magnetic ...
Domenico Calabrò, Roshan Velluvakandy, Martin Pumera, Francesco Priolo, Salvo Mirabella, Mario Urso   +5 more
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Computing power infrastructure and corporate financialization: evidence from China’s supercomputing centers

Financial Innovation
Corporate financialization diverts resources from productive investment and undermines long-term competitiveness, yet the role of technological infrastructure in shaping this trend remains underexplored.
Jianxiang Zhang, Maoguang Wang, Xinzi Xia   +2 more
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Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen, Patryk Wąsik, Juan Fernando Cucuyame Morales, Marie Kate Palau, Adrian Francisco Duran Ornelas, Phani Saketh Dasika, Jin Hee Kim, Radhika Laxminarayana, Eric Hintsala, Greta Chang, Junzhi Liao, Lizhi Sun, Nathan Lord, Atsushi Arakaki, Paul Bardunias, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus   +16 more
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Dynamically Actuated Reconfigurable Topographical Surface Enables Active Control of Implant‐Associated Infections

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A dynamically actuated reconfigurable topographical surface (DARTS) integrates contact‐mediated bactericidal nanotopography with programmable mechanical actuation to actively disrupt bacterial biofilms. Dynamic surface reconfiguration enhances bacterial killing and suppresses implant‐associated infections in vivo, providing a new strategy for active ...
Mohammad Asadi Tokmedash, Jihun Lee, J. Scott VanEpps, Sungmin Nam, Jouha Min   +4 more
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Vector‐Field Control and Emergent Basal‐Plane Anisotropy of Magnetic Textures in Noncentrosymmetric (Fe0.63Ni0.3Pd0.07)3P

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A field‐driven transition from chiral stripes to an achiral fan state is observed in a tetragonal magnet and linked to a temperature‐dependent rotation of the effective Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction axis. This interplay generates pronounced in‐plane anisotropy and provides a new route for controlling chiral spin textures in noncentrosymmetric ...
Victor Ukleev, Oleg I. Utesov, Lorenzo Ubilla, Chen Luo, Radu‐Marius Abrudan, Peter Wild, Holger Kropf, Moritz Winter, Sebastian Schneider, Alexander Tahn, Bernd Rellinghaus, Tim A. Butcher, Simone Finizio, Sebastian Wintz, Markus Weigand, Max T. Birch, Yoshinori Tokura, Yasujiro Taguchi, Kosuke Karube, Florin Radu   +19 more
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Multifunctional Neutrophil Nanovesicles Induce Remodeling of Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Synergistic Multimodal Tumor Therapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of the engineered RN@FDT for multimodal tumor therapy. a) Fabrication of FD&DOX/TFA‐loaded RGD‐NNV (RN@FDT) and the light‐triggered disassemble of RN@FDT. b) After internalized by tumor cells, RN@FDT are disintegrated under NIR‐II laser irradiation to boost PTT and induce cell apoptosis.
Jiahui Zhang, Cheng Ji, Xin‐Jian Fang, Yu Qian, Jiayuan Shi, Wenhui Liu, Baiyuan Fan, Yuan Zhong, Jiayi Wang, Dan Yu, Maoye Wang, Min Fu, Xiaoxin Zhang, Runbi Ji, Hélder A. Santos, Hongbo Zhang, Xu Zhang   +16 more
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CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING AND FINANCIALIZATION OF NON-FINANCIAL CORPORATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SPAIN

Investigación Económica
Organizational changes carried out by firms over the past decades have often involved the segmentation of the corporation into a portfolio of multiple subsidiaries and the consequent proliferation of financial assets of group-related firms. Looking at a sample of large non-financial corporations (NFCS) in Spain, we show that these changes can be ...
Pedrazzoli, Agustín, Álvarez Peralta, Ignacio, Ruesga Benito, Santos Miguel   +2 more
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Mechanical Programming of PEGDA‐β‐CD Polyrotaxane‐Based Hydrogels via Host–Guest Molecular Recognition

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A mechanically programmable hydrogel for tissue engineering is developed by modulating the molecular threading density of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate‐β‐cyclodextrin (PEGDA‐β‐CD) polyrotaxane and combining it with β‐CD‐modified gelatin. The polyrotaxane‐guided transition from disordered pores to laminar microstructures enables precise tuning ...
Shiyi Chen, Xudan Xing, Haopu Su, Dominik Voll, Xiaohe Xu, Jiafeng Wan, Tongtong Cui, Christian W. Schmitt, Stefan Bräse, Peng Li, Patrick Théato   +10 more
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Trade policy uncertainty and corporate financialization: strategic implications for non-financial firms in China

Cogent Economics & Finance
This study investigates the impact of trade policy uncertainty (TPU) on the financialization of non-financial firms in China. Corporate financialization is the process in which corporations prioritize financial assets and generate profits primarily via ...
Mingyao Wang, Normaziah Mohd Nor, Norhuda Abdul Rahim, Faisal Khan, Ziyu Zhou   +4 more
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