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EVA (Company and Shareholder Value Indicator)

Mercados y Negocios
Economic Value Added (EVA) originates as a value-based measure of performance, comparing the profitability obtained by a company with the opportunity cost of capital used to support its tangible and intangible resources.
Juan Gaytán Cortés
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Two‐Way Shape Memory Polymer Composite Gripper for Adaptive Robotic Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A two‐way shape memory polymer (SMP) composite is developed with intrinsic shape‐changing capability driven solely by temperature, eliminating external actuation loads. Embedding the SMP in a low‐stiffness elastomeric matrix enabled reversible transformations during heating and cooling cycles.
Aamna Hameed, Kamran Ahmed Khan
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Selection of a field testing method for karst rock mass deformability by multi criteria decision analysis

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2013
The rock mass deformation modulus is an essential parameter for any numerical analysis and prediction of deformation in geotechnical engineering. Experience acquired using a large number of geotechnical projects in Croatia and the world indicates a ...
Danijela Marčić, Anita Cerić, Meho Saša Kovačević   +2 more
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang, Liao Wu, Shuai He, Zhao Sha, Yuwan Huang, Shuying Wu, Dewei Chu, Chun H. Wang, Shuhua Peng   +8 more
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Upcycling Compact Discs Into Ultra‐Stable, Flexible, and Stretchable Nanoporous Gold Electrodes for Enhanced Biosensing Performance

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This article highlights the development of robust and high‐performance flexible and stretchable biosensors that maintain long‐term functionality and optimal electrical conductivity under mechanical deformation, utilizing sustainable and cost‐effective manufacturing principles.
Mousa H. Aldosari, Ahyeon Koh
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Multidirectional Motion Strategy of Miniature Water Surface Robot Actuated by Single Exciter

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A novel multidirectional motion strategy on the water surface based on a single exciter is proposed, and a single‐exciter single‐plate module is developed for actuation. The driving forces generation mechanism of the module is revealed from the perspective of the asymmetric surface wave field.
Haoxuan He, Dehong Wang, Jing Li, Shijing Zhang, Yingxiang Liu   +4 more
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A Brain‐Wide Atlas of Astrocytic Oxytocin Receptors Reveals a Glial Basis for Nucleus Accumbens Modulation of Affiliative Behavior

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The cellular actors of oxytocin signaling are under intense scrutiny. A brain‐wide anatomical and functional analysis in mice and rats reveals widespread expression of oxytocin receptors in astrocytes. These receptors are functionally active and, in the nucleus accumbens, selectively regulate male social affiliation.
Clémence Denis, Stefan Stojilkovic, Kai‐Yi Wang, Cristina Márquez, Annabel C. Kleinwächter, Angel Baudon, Yuval Podpecan, Aurélia Ces, Mélanie Kremer, Isabelle Arnoux, Nathalie Rouach, Jemima Helen, Sophie Trender, Andreas Wallkum, Selina Wunsch, Franziska Schommer, Moritz C. Wimmer, Tim Schubert, Felix Franke, Jabir Aliyu Muhammad, Eva M. Eisemann, Ingrid Camila Possa‐Paranhos, Cassandra Baumann, Pierre‐Alexis Derrien, Quirin Krabichler, Cosmo Garcia, Henning Fröhlich, Matthew K. Kirchner, Valery Grinevich, Pascal Darbon, Javier E. Stern, Ferdinand Althammer, Alexandre Charlet   +32 more
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A Soft, Flexible Implant for Wireless Photothermal–Pyroelectric Neurostimulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A replication strategy is used to enlarge the exposed surface area of barium titanate within flexible films with embedded carbon nanotubes, enabling efficient photothermal‐pyroelectric stimulation. Polar crystalline nanosheets show superior performance in guiding neural progenitor cells toward neuronal differentiation.
Jiang Wu, Minmin Mao, Beltzane Garcia Cirera, Hao Ye, Xiangzhong Chen, Josep Puigmartí‐Luis, Ni Qin, Salvador Pané   +7 more
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Wavy‐Interlocked Stretchable Triboelectric Nanogenerators Enhanced by Liquid Metal Microflowers for Self‐Powered Wearable Motion Monitoring

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Schematic showing a stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator based on interlocked wavy architectures that uses EGaIn microflower‐embedded PVDF‐TrFE and Nylon‐6 nanofiber membranes. The multi‐petaled, electron‐rich EGaIn microflowers enhance interfacial polarization and capacitance, while the interlocked wavy architecture enlarges the effective contact ...
Qianqian Xu, Huimin Li, Hanmin Zeng, Yahui Meng, Yimeng He, Xinke Hu, Senfeng Zhao, Jianxun Zhang, Peiqiong Zhou, Kechao Zhou, Dou Zhang, Chris Bowen, Yan Zhang   +12 more
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THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE ON THE EUROPEAN RETAIL COMPANY PERFORMANCE

Финансы: теория и практика, 2017
The paper assesses the impact of the financial architecture on the performance of European retail companies. An approach based on a comprehensive analysis of the effects of the financial architecture components is used.
V. V. Nazarova, S. P. Glebov
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