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On a Mission: Investing for US Health Impact in 2014 [PDF]
, 2015 Mission investing has been gaining attention in philanthropic circles as a way to leverage capital and develop partnerships with mission-focused enterprises -- both for-profit and nonprofit.This survey of US-based investors examines mission investing in ...
Melissa Buckley
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Shaping Ti3C2 MXene Nanospheres for Precision Near‐Infrared Photothermal Therapy
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.In this study, we report producing spherical MXenes via fs laser fragmentation of Ti3C2 flakes in liquid medium. The nanoparticles demonstrated pronounced light absorption and high photothermal conversion efficiencies of 68% and 63% under heating with NIR‐I and NIR‐II lasers, respectively.
Julia S. Babkova +21 more
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The Halloween effect on the agricultural commodities markets
Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2017 The financial markets are impacted by various seasonal anomalies. One of the best known of them is the Halloween effect. The Halloween effect means that the summer period (May-October) asset returns are lower compared to the winter period (November-April)
Peter ARENDAS
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Climate-Related Investing Across Asset Classes [PDF]
, 2009 Responsible investment -- understood as the incorporation of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information into investment analysis -- is a discipline that allows investors to:- Better assess long-term risks and opportunities in their ...
David Wood, Valerie LaVoie
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Laser‐Assisted Processing and Modification of Bioactive Glasses: A Review
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Laser technologies provide powerful tools to process and transform bioactive glasses for advanced biomedical applications. This review discusses laser‐matter interaction mechanisms, laser surface engineering, and laser‐assisted fabrication of scaffolds and nanofibers.
Antonio Riveiro +8 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Implantable optoelectrical devices are an effective resource for the modulation and monitoring of neural activity with high spatiotemporal resolution. This review discusses current challenges faced by these devices and outlines future perspectives for the development of next‐generation neural interfaces targeting chronic, multisite, and multimodal ...
Stella Aslanoglou +4 more
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On a Mission: How Foundations Are Leveraging Investment Dollars to Impact Health [PDF]
, 2013 Impact investing enables foundations and other mission-based organizations to invest their dollars in for-profit and nonprofit organizations that do work with a positive social impact.This report provides an overview of mission investing in domestic ...
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Fluorene‐functionalized spiro‐phenothiazine (PTZ‐Fl) exhibits strong Li+ affinity and thermal stability, enabling a PCE of 25.75% in small‐area cells and 22.07% in 25 cm2 modules. Under ISOS‐L3 conditions, PTZ‐Flbased devices retain over 80% efficiency after 1000 hours, demonstrating superior stability and scalability compared to spiro‐OMeTAD for next ...
Javier Urieta‐Mora +17 more
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Investing, Improving, and Measuring Workplace Skills [PDF]
, 2003 Despite evidence that workplace literacy programs can be effective at improving the lives of workers and the bottom line of businesses, the lack of a dedicated funding source is likely to diminish the number and/or capacity of these programs ...
Whitney Smith
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Self‐Cooling Molecular Spin Qudits
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A material made of [GdEr] molecular dimers can encode a qudit and perform as a magnetic refrigerant. Microwave resonant pulses coherently manipulate its 16 spin states, while direct demagnetization measurements cool the material and a device down to temperatures below 1 K.
Elías Palacios +12 more
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