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Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics 137:Employment protection and globalisation in dynamic oligopoly [PDF]

, 2003
We construct a model in which oligopolistic firms decide where to locate. Firms choose to locate either in a country where employment protection implies costly output adjustments or in one without adjustment costs.
Dewit, Gerda, Leahy, Dermot, Montagna, Catia   +2 more
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Membrane Wrapping for High Capacity and Rapidly Switchable Adhesives

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A membrane‐wrapping mechanism enables high‐capacity, rapidly switchable adhesion by coupling suction, friction, and adhesion. Broadband performance is achieved in dry and underwater conditions, allowing fast, reversible manipulation of objects of diverse sizes and shapes, from delicate eggs and berries to flat, complex, or heavy objects. These outcomes
Yeunhee Kim, Camryn A. Mills, Michael D. Bartlett   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Multidimensional Homo Economicus: Cultural Dimensions of Economic Preferences in Four Countries [PDF]

Previous work in experimental economics reveals specific differences in economic behavior, especially reciprocity and free-riding behavior, across cultures. We expand the possible pallet of cross-cultural behavioral differences that may exist.
Ehmke, Mariah D., Lusk, Jayson L., Tyner, Wallace E.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Controlling 3D Contractility via Engineered Fibrous Hydrogel Composites

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A tunable composite contractile assembly (CCA) is developed that can permit or resist contraction without changing cell‐adhesion and density, unlike collagen whose inherent coupling of these ECM cues limits its use as a platform in contractility studies.
Karen L. Xu, Yuqi Zhang, Alysse DeFoe, Georgios Kotsaris, Brendan Stoeckl, Matthew D. Davidson, Jason A. Burdick, Robert L. Mauck   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

PRELIVE: A Framework for Predicting Lipid Nanoparticles In Vivo Efficacy and Reducing Reliance on Animal Testing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
PREdicting LNP In Vivo Efficacy (PRELIVE) framework enables the prediction of lipid nanoparticle (LNPs) organ‐specific delivery through dual modeling approaches. Composition‐based models using formulation parameters and protein corona‐based models using biological fingerprints both achieve high predictive accuracy across multiple organs.
Belal I. Hanafy, Chuan‐En Lu, Kai Liu, Audrey Gallud   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Augmented future: tracing the trajectory of location-based augmented reality gaming for the next ten years

i-com
Location-based games are a highly technology-dependent game genre that has witnessed an exponential increase in popularity with the democratisation of smartphones as well as ubiquitous mobile data and access to satellite navigation.
Laato Samuli, Söbke Heinrich, Baer Manuel F.   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Symbiotic Positioning, Navigation, and Timing via Game Theory and Reinforcement Learning

IEEE Access
Precise positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities are essential for numerous critical infrastructure systems and advanced location-dependent applications.
Md Sadman Siraj, Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Symeon Papavassiliou, Jim Plusquellic   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Through Diamond Robust Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Thin film diamond growth offers a unique opportunity for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS); the encapsulation of plasmonic nanostructures within a transparent, chemically stable, and physically robust coating. The diamond acts as both a window and protective layer, enabling illumination of the plasmonic nanostructures through the diamond ...
Kieran N. Twaddle, Rebecca J. Watkins, Ralph J. Moors, Massimiliano L.A. Ramsay, Richard B. Jackman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping Nanoscale Buckling in Atomically Thin Cr2Ge2Te6

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Atomic‐resolution STEM is used to resolve nanoscale buckling in monolayer Cr2Ge2Te₆. A noise‐robust image analysis reconstructs three‐dimensional lattice distortions from single plan‐view images, revealing pronounced defect‐driven nm‐scale out‐of‐plane buckling.
Amy Carl, Nicholas Clark, David G. Hopkinson, Matthew Hamer, Matthew Watson, Laxman Nagireddy, James E. Nunn, Alexei Barinov, Yichao Zou, William Thornley, Casey Cheung, Wendong Wang, Sam Sullivan‐Allsop, Xiao Li, Astrid Weston, Eli G. Castanon, Andrey V Kretinin, Cephise Cacho, Neil R. Wilson, Sarah J. Haigh, Roman Gorbachev   +20 more
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MAGTWIST: A Magnetically‐Driven Rotary Actuator Using a Traveling‐Wave With Integrated Stiffness Tunability

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
MAGTWIST: A compact magnetic rotary actuator, enabling smooth, stepless rotation, and on‐demand locking. Inspired by peristalsis, a soft polymer belt generates a traveling‐wave, enabling 270° rotation when heated. Cooling stiffens the belt, locking it in position and enabling it to withstand high loads.
Simon Frieler, Jean‐Paul P.M. de Vries, Sarthak Misra, Venkatasubramanian Kalpathy Venkiteswaran   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source