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Incentive Contracts for Politicians [PDF]

, 2003
The thesis studies the potential of incentive contracts for politicians using game-theoretic methods. Supplementing the election mechanism with these contracts is a new idea to make politicians more accountable. Two types of incentive contracts are considered: a) monetary incentive contracts which reward the politician in case of a successful ...
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Single‐Step Recovery of Water from Stable Crude Oil‐Water Emulsion Using Surface Engineered Hybrid Inorganic‐Polymer Membranes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Atomic layer deposition is used to conformally surface engineer polymeric membranes to fabricate inorganic–organic hybrid membranes. These membranes have exceptionally strong attraction toward water even in high oil containing emulsions, which leads to an extremely strong hydration layer at the interface.
Bratin Sengupta, Yining Liu, Gaurab Sarkar, Rouke Cai, Katrina Sparks, Chi Thang Nguyen, Tamar Segal‐Peretz, Seth B. Darling, Jeffrey W. Elam   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Versatile Pneumatic Twisted Coiled Actuators Enabled by Fiber‐Polymer Composite Fabrication

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work reports composite Pneumatic Twisted Coiled Actuators with embedded Kevlar fibers that convert pneumatic or hydraulic pressure into powerful linear motion. A novel precise manufacturing technique is used to systematically explore how design variables influence actuator mechanics and dynamics.
William J. Townsend, Jeongmin Kim, Samuel Tsai, Yichao Shi, Sameh Tawfick, James H. Pikul   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Computing Incentive and Data Offloading in Digital Twin Networks: A Contract Theory and Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach

Future Internet
In the digital twin (DT) network, effective edge data processing is essential to meet the real-time requirements of DT models. However, edge servers (ESs) are self-interested and have limited computation resources.
Nan Zhao, Henan Xu, Yuxiang Su, Bokun He, Fan Zhang, Jing Tang, Sheng Hu   +6 more
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Magnesium‐Based Transient Bioelectronics, Bio‐Optics and Bio‐Scaffolds

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This paper reviews the state of the art and recent advances in magnesium‐based thin‐film, foils, and scaffolds for applications in transient bio‐optics, bioelectronics and tissue engineering. The design principles, fabrication methods, material properties, and integration strategies are discussed in detail.
Massimo Mariello, Yves Leterrier
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat Quality Variation Across Stages of a Conservation Program

Conservation Letters
A core rationale for wildlife conservation incentive programs is their ability to catalyze habitat provision on private lands. Stewardship drop refers to the magnitude and timing of the decreased landowner effort that most notably occurs after a ...
Michael G. Sorice, Kyle Clifton, Klaus Moeltner, Wylie Carr, Nicole Adimey   +4 more
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Correlated Metal LaNiO3 as a p‐Type Transparent Conductor

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
p‐type transparent conducting oxides are needed to enable superstrate solar cell geometries with n‐type absorbers. The p‐type correlated metal LaNiO3 combines high optical transmission with low electrical resistivity and is compatible with a range of scalable deposition processes.
Shivang Beniwal, Emmeline G. Poole, Jacob Plowman, Troy D. Manning, Teresa Partida Manzanera, Kevin Sanderson, Matthew S. Dyer, Matthew J. Rosseinsky, Jonathan Alaria   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Geometry to Function: Programmable Mechanical Response in 3D‐Printed Adipose‐Inspired Soft Metamaterials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Geometry‐driven design of soft cellular metamaterials is systematically investigated by combining experiments, finite element modeling, and statistical prediction. The study quantifies how unit cell geometry and material properties govern stiffness, instability, densification, and energy absorption.
Alice Berardo, Gianmarco Dolino, Damiano Coato, Paolo Gargiulo, Emanuele Luigi Carniel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incentive contract design considering quotas production: A principal-agent perspective

Heliyon
The quality of primary products in a supply chain is determined by the agent and the principal. Simultaneously, there are quota production constraints on the principals.
Sen Liu, Lei Wang, Xuejiang Shi, Shibo Ouyang, Lifan Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Graphene Quantum Dot‐Induced Microstrain for Framework Stabilization of High‐Entropy Prussian Blue Analog in High‐Current Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The intrinsic distortion‐rich lattice of HEPBA with GQD‐enabled microstrain engineering establishes a mechanistic route toward high‐performance alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. HEPBA inherently feature heterogeneous local coordination environments arising from multimetal incorporation, while properly introducing GQD during coprecipitation ...
Mia Rinawati, Yu‐Ru Liu, Wei‐Hsiang Huang, Kuan‐Yu Lin, Ching‐Ju Ho, Ling‐Yu Chang, Karel Roubik, Ni Luh Wulan Septiani, Ahmad Nuruddin, Wei‐Nien Su, Min‐Hsin Yeh   +10 more
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