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Weathering the storm: tax as a component of financial capability
, 2011 In a time of global economic uncertainty, maintaining a financial environment where consumers are protected from risk and continue to have opportunities to create wealth should be critical for governments, business and administrators.
Chardon, Toni
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Near‐Field Electrospinning Micro‐Printhead Achieves Precise Control of Nanofiber Deposition
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.A micro‐printhead for near‐field electrospinning enables reproducible deposition of polymer nanofibers with diameters below 50 nm. Systematic parameter studies uncover the mechanisms linking operating conditions to fiber morphology, paving the way for precise and low‐cost nanoscale 3D manufacturing.As a high‐resolution, cost‐effective, and rapid ...
Han Xu, Dario Mager, Jan G. Korvink
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Bringing Financial Literacy and Education to Low and Middle Income Countries: The Need to Review, Adjust, and Extend Current Wisdom [PDF]
This paper presents a World Bank led and Russia trust fund financed work program to measure financial capability and the effectiveness of financial education in low and middle income countries.
Holzmann, Robert
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.A combined finite element and phase‐field approach predicts the evolution of microstructure during the directional solidification of Ni‐based superalloys. The model reveals how withdrawal rate, temperature gradient, and wall thickness control the dendrite spacing, highlighting the strong effect of surface regions in thin sections where dendrite growth ...
Sean Böhm +3 more
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The value of financial advice: A narrative review and conceptual framework
, 2023 Efforts to increase the low global uptake of financial advice and recognition of financial advice as a trusted profession have been hampered by low financial capability, distrust of financial advisors and soaring costs.
MacDonald, Kirsten +2 more
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Financial Capability in Africa: Innovation Through Evidence, Practice, and Policy. [PDF]
Glob Soc Welf, 2023 Ansong D, Okumu M, Koomson I.
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.This study demonstrates how optimizing laser power, scanning speed, and hatching distance in laser powder bed fusion can boost the productivity of Inconel 718 manufacturing by up to 29% while maintaining mechanical integrity. The work delivers a validated process window and cost–time analysis, offering industry‐ready guidelines for efficient additive ...
Amir Behjat +7 more
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Contractor Financial Capability Assessments
, 1999 The insolvency rate of construction companies is much higher than that of other types of companies. In order to survive, many contractors may try to submit suicidally low bids and/or obtain work that is beyond their financial capability.
Skitmore, Martin, Ng, Thomas S.
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Introduction to the Special Issue on "Financial Capability and Asset Building for Family Financial Wellbeing". [PDF]
J Fam Econ Issues, 2022 Birkenmaier J +3 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Selenium was incorporated into a sol–gel‐derived bioactive glass to enable sustained therapeutic ion release. The selenium‐containing glass preserved bioactivity while selectively inducing cytotoxicity in osteosarcoma cells and maintaining osteoblastic viability.
Breno Rocha Barrioni +7 more
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