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Hydrogen‐Enriched Microbial Oil Biodiesel With Hybrid Nanoparticles Impact on Diesel Engine Efficiency and Emissions

open access: yesAsia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines a dual‐fuel enhancement strategy that combines hydrogen enrichment with hybrid nanoparticle (HNP) doping. The aim is to improve combustion, performance, and emission characteristics of microbial oil biodiesel (MOB) in compression ignition engines.
D. Premkumar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The credit ratings game [PDF]

open access: yes
The spectacular failure of top-rated structured finance products has brought renewed attention to the conflicts of interest of Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs).
Joel Shapiro   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Unlocking fruit dimensions: Quantification of functional traits driving plant–frugivore interactions

open access: yesApplications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Fleshy fruits attract animals to ingest fruit, swallow the seeds, and release them in the landscape, thus facilitating seed dispersal and plant regeneration. Attraction of animal dispersers is achieved via attractants such as color or scent, and rewards like sugars, lipids, and micronutrients.
Linh M. N. Nguyen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conflicts of interest’s management within credit rating agencies [PDF]

open access: yes
The recent financial crisis triggered by the spectacular drop of the prices of financial instruments backed by subprime loans brought back into spotlight the role played by the credit rating agencies (CRAs) in the structured finance field.
Cristian MARZAVAN, Tănase STAMULE
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Sjögren Disease—B Cells at the Brink: From Autoimmunity to Lymphomagenesis and the Rise of Novel B Cell–Targeted Therapies

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Sjögren disease (SjD) is a common systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation of the exocrine glands, resulting in dryness. Patients frequently exhibit extraglandular manifestations affecting various organ systems. To date, there are no US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‐approved disease‐modifying therapies for SjD. In this review, we
Rachael A. Gordon, Sara S. McCoy
wiley   +1 more source

Legal and ethical considerations around the use of existing illustrations to generate new illustrations in the anatomical sciences

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 289-300, March 2025.
Abstract It is likely existing anatomical illustrations are often used as the basis for new illustrative works, given not all illustrators have access to human tissues, bodies, or prosections on which to base their illustrations. Potential issues arise with this practice in the realms of copyright infringement and plagiarism when authors are seeking to
Jon Cornwall   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergence of Rating Agencies: Implications for Establishing a Regional Rating Agency in Asia [PDF]

open access: yes
The present analysis sheds light on the setting up a regional rating agency in Asia in the wake of recent financial crisis. We investigate the policy facing a financial regulator while evaluating whether or not to admit new entrant into the credit rating
Liu, Li-Gang, Tsai, Ying Yi
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Essential work, invisible workers: The role of digital curation in COVID‐19 Open Science

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 703-717, April 2025.
Abstract In this paper, we examine the role digital curation practices and practitioners played in facilitating open science (OS) initiatives amid the COVID‐19 pandemic. In Summer 2023, we conducted a content analysis of available information regarding 50 OS initiatives that emerged—or substantially shifted their focus—between 2020 and 2022 to address ...
Irene V. Pasquetto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy Issues Concerning the Reform of the Credit Rating Agencies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Proposes creating a private board of securitization market participants with a public mandate to set standards and encourage their adoption, improving transparency and realigning the incentives of rating agencies and others with those of final ...
Richard J. Herring
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