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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A pioneering magnetogenetic toolkit enables non‐invasive, precise spatiotemporal modulation of intracellular Wnt/β‐catenin signaling. Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs@E/EC15) target cellular E‐cadherins to generate localized magnetomechanical forces under low‐intensity magnetic fields.
Christian Castro‐Hinojosa +7 more
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Second Best? Trends and Linkages in the Informal Economy in South Africa [PDF]
, 2006 The idea of a second economy has become a feature of recent government economic policy. In this paper we focus on one important element of the second economy – the informal economy.
Skinner, Caroline +2 more
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Hidden Entrepreneurs: Informal Practices within the Formal Economy
European Management Review, 2017 The focus of this study is ‘hidden entrepreneurs’ who bridge formal and informal economies. While their business activities are legal, the governance and ownership structures of their organizations are illegal. This qualitative study draws upon institutional theory to illuminate the emergence of international hidden entrepreneurs in Oman as an ...
Al-Mataani, Rashid +2 more
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International factor mobility, informal interest rate and capital market imperfection: a general equilibrium analysis [PDF]
This paper makes a pioneering attempt to provide a theory of determination of interest rate in the informal credit market in a small open economy in terms of a three-sector general equilibrium model. There are two informal sectors which obtain production
Gupta, Manash Ranjan +1 more
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Ultra‐Thin Tow‐Based Discontinuous Composites—Material Overview and Aspirations
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Tow‐based discontinuous composites made from ultra‐thin tapes offer outstanding in‐plane mechanical properties. This material, inspired by Nacre, has high volume fraction of tapes exceeding 90 % and allows for quasi‐isotropic material plates less than 100 micrometer in thickness.
Ioannis Katsivalis +8 more
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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education: Opportunities, Challenges, and Implications for Formal and Non-Formal Learning [PDF]
Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved rapidly from a specialised research topic into a routine presence in classrooms, training programmes and self-directed study, a shift accelerated by the public release of generative tools.
Bîrsan, Dan Cătălin
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Formal-informal economy linkages: What implications for poverty in South Africa? [PDF]
, 2011 The idea of dualism in the South African economy, characterized by a “first” and “second” economy has come to dominate government thinking in recent years.
Valodia, I, I Valodia, R Devey, Devey, R
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Digitally Printed Eco‐Friendly Electronic Devices
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Fabrication of electronics using eco‐friendly materials through digital printing routes is a promising strategy for improving life cycle sustainability and reducing the environmental impacts of conventional manufacturing. This review highlights state‐of‐the‐art eco‐friendly materials, green ink formulations, various resource‐efficient digital printing ...
Nitheesh M. Nair +5 more
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Un'Economia Sommersa: Documenting the Evolution of the Venetian Formal Economy
, 2009 The formal business sector of Venice, Italy has evolved drastically since 1920 from a residential-based economy to one devoted mainly to tourism. This project explored these changes and documented the current formal economy of Venice, focusing on retail ...
Shiotsu, Yoshitaka C. +3 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A multiband smart window integrating a thermochromic poly (EEEA‐co‐NIPAM) hydrogel with functional layers, enabling dynamic VIS‐NIR solar modulation alongside UV shielding and low LWIR emissivity. The polymer network forms hydrogen‐bonding interactions, promoting chain collapse above a reduced lower critical solution temperature, and accelerating the ...
Jiashuo Sun +17 more
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