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An Injectable Electroactive Hydrogel Engineered for Stable Bioelectronic Interfaces

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Injectable electroconductive hydrogels enable soft, conformal, and stable bioelectronic interfaces for electroceutical therapies. A catechol‐modified hyaluronic acid/alginate/edge‐functionalized graphene platform combines wet adhesion, shear‐thinning injectability, tissue‐matched mechanics, and electrochemical functionality.
Ying Zhou   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investment promotion agencies: do they work? [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper, we examine the role of investment promotion agencies (IPAs) in promoting outward FDI from Japan and Korea. Looking at two home countries enables us to control for both country-pair time-invariant characteristics and host country time ...
Park, Donghyun   +2 more
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Overcoming Printing and Interfacial Challenges in Liquid Metal Direct Writing for Integrated Stretchable Electronics

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Liquid metal direct writing is advanced from a technological and fundamental point. Utilizing a kinematic bed, printing on large surfaces with irregularities is enabled. Furthermore, a pressure‐driven flow during printing is discovered that affects the thickness of traces.
Maximilian Krack   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pre-peronist Argentina and the Origins of IAPI

open access: yesIberoamericana. América Latina - España - Portugal, 2014
Shortly before assuming office in June 1946, Juan Domingo Perón had the outgoing president, General Edelmiro Farrell, sign a highly controversial decree that established the Institute for the Promotion of Foreign Trade (Instituto Argentino para la ...
Gisela Cramer
doaj   +1 more source

Crusade for freedom? United States democracy promotion from Reagan to George W. Bush

open access: yes, 2008
Presidents of the United States and other American policymakers have throughout history cited democracy promotion as one of the chief goals of American foreign policy, and the current administration of George W. Bush has been no exception.
Walker, Michael
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Large‐Scale and Cost‐Effective Fabrication of Ultra‐Thin, Biodegradable Microelectrode Arrays and Pressure Sensors Using Laser Micromachining

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A mask‐free and cost‐effective UV‐pico‐second laser‐based microfabrication method is proposed to fabricate large‐area biodegradable microelectrode arrays and pressure sensors. These devices demonstrate low impedance, good conformability, excellent biocompatibility, and rapid degradation, providing a new route for next‐generation transient electronics ...
Bhavani Prasad Yalagala   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of socio-demographic investor profile factors in predicting tourism appeal as a determinant of FDI to Zimbabwe. [PDF]

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2017
As national governments endeavour to attract foreign capital to their economies, an enhanced understanding of the decision-making process of foreign investors becomes critical.
Tafadzwa Matiza (PhD)   +1 more
doaj  

Assessment of Factors Affecting the Foreign Investment Attraction in Iran

open access: yesBaltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management, 2018
Foreign investment is a critical development strategy. The aim of the study was to investigate the factors affecting the attraction of foreign investment in Iran.
Mohammadi Fereshteh Molla
doaj   +1 more source

Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Export promotion agencies revisited [PDF]

open access: yes
The number of national export promotion agencies has tripled over the past two decades. Although more countries made them part of their export strategy, studies criticized their efficacy in developing countries.
Lederman, Daniel   +2 more
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