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Effects of aspect ratio and crystal orientation of cellulose nanocrystals on properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) composite fibers

Composites Science And Technology, 2018
This work reports a study on the effects of different types and aspect ratios of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) on properties of poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) composite fibers.
Shikha Shrestha, Francisco Montes, G. Schueneman, J. Snyder, J. Youngblood   +4 more
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Do Mutual Fund Supermarket Programs Raise Expense Ratios?

The Journal of Investing, 2001
This article investigates the hypothesis that there are significant differences in mutual fund expense ratios after inclusion of these funds in the Schwab Retail OneSource supermarket program. The data covers the 1991–1998 peroid for ten investment categories.
Rich Fortin, Stuart E Michelson
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INFLUENCES AND TRENDS IN MUTUAL FUND EXPENSE RATIOS

Journal of Financial Research, 2001
AbstractA common question for the mutual fund industry, which has experienced a fivefold increase in assets over the last few years, is whether it shows declining production costs. Prior studies on fund expenses give conflicting results because several factors, from asset size to management style to share class, affect costs.
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An expensive digital method for the measurement of isotopic ratios

Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments, 1972
For isotope analysis the versatility of integrating type digital voltmeters is unnecessary. An inexpensive method of constructing a device which meets all the essential requirements, at a cost which is a fraction of that of commercially available instruments, is described. The device is easily constructed from integrated circuits and has a linearity of
null A de Sa, null J G Mitchell
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The Effect of 12b‐1 Plans on Mutual Fund Expense Ratios: A Note

The Journal of Finance, 1987
IN 1980, THE SECURITIES AND Exchange Commission approved rule 12b-1 which authorizes mutual funds to deduct a sum of money, called a distribution fee, from net assets, with the money to be paid to selling agents. Proponents of the plan argue that it offers incentives for brokers to sell the funds.
Ferris, Stephen P, Chance, Don M
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Board compensation, holdings and mutual fund expense ratios

Managerial Finance, 2013
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how board compensation and holdings are related to mutual fund expense ratios. Previous studies find that compensation and expense ratios are positively correlated and argue that this relationship is potential evidence of rent sharing, whereby excessively compensated boards fail to negotiate with fund ...
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The effect of rule 12b-1 on bond fund expense ratios

Journal of Economics and Finance, 1996
This paper presents empirical evidence that bond mutual funds which have adopted the use of 12b-1 fees have not achieved the goal of lowering expense ratios. Using a model specific to bond funds, as opposed to generic models used in previous studies on equity funds, the analysis confirms that the 12b-1 fee is an additional cost borne by shareholders of
Robert W. McLeod, D. K. Malhotra
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The Distorion of Expense Ratios in Australian Investment Funds

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2005
Expense ratios are an important impersonal data source and one of the major factors influencing the purchase decision for an investor in an investment fund. Growth in Australian sourced investment funds has now eclipsed $1 trillion, with predictions that the whole market will compound by 12 percent per annum until 2014 (Rainmaker, 2004).
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Veterinary practice expenses and financial ratios

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2001
J K, Wise, M L, Gonzalez
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Veterinary practice expenses and financial ratios

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1999
J K, Wise, C L, Adams
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