Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen +16 more
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The More the Better? Foreign Ownership and Corporate Performance in China [PDF]
We examine the relationship between the degree of foreign ownership and performance of recipient firms, using of panel of 21,582 Chinese firms over the period 2000-2005.
David Greenaway +2 more
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Memristive‐Gated RC‐Delay Synaptic Transistors for Time‐Encoded Analog in‐Memory Computing
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A Memristive‐Gated Transistor for Time‐Encoded Analog In‐Memory Computing — By exploiting the RC delay of a self‐rectifying interface‐type memristor, nonlinear I–V distortion is structurally bypassed, enabling 3‐bit nonvolatile memory, spike‐timing‐based analog encoding, and hardware‐calibrated reservoir‐computing validation within a unified device ...
Yun‐Seo Shin +7 more
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Incentive Contracting versus Ownership Reforms: Evidence from China's Township and Village Enterprises [PDF]
We use a unique data set to study the implications of introducing managerial incentives and, in addition to incentives, better defined ownership for a firm's financial performance. The data set traces the ten-year history of 80 Chinese rural enterprises,
Yijiang Wang +2 more
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Chitin‐Derived Carbon‐Metal Functional Materials
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Functional carbon materials are synthesized from combination of biopolymer (chitin) and iron precursors. The resultant material exhibits superior surface area and adsorptive properties compared to carbon materials synthesized directly from pure chitin.
Herry Fang +7 more
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Learning: Does Organization Ownership Matter? Structure and Performance in For-profit, Nonprofit and Local Government Nursing Homes* [PDF]
We compare the structure and performance of for-profit (FP), nonprofit (NP) and local government (LG) organizations. These organizations differ in their ownership structure, objectives and agency relations.
Avner Ben-Ner, Ting Ren
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The ownership structure effect on firm performance in South Africa
, 2016 ArticleThis research investigates the effect of corporate governance through ownership structures; ownership concentration, managerial ownership and government ownership on firm performance.
Aspeling, Jonathan +2 more
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Association of long-term care facility ownership and location on residents' mortality and hospitalisations: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Australia. [PDF]
BMJ OpenRahja M +9 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The liposome nanoreactor method enables uniform metal nanoparticle synthesis using the interior as a reaction environment. We demonstrate that peptide sequences and lipid compositions act as a functional molecular switch to control reaction environments in liposome nanoreactors.
Yuya Abe +6 more
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Bargaining with a Shared Interest: The Impact of Employee Stock Ownership Plans on Labor Disputes [PDF]
Bargaining often occurs between parties with some shared interest. Partnerships, joint ventures, and cross ownership are examples. We extend standard bargaining models to allow for joint ownership.
Peter Cramton +2 more
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