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Socially Responsible Investments in Germany, Switzerland and the United States: An Analysis of Investment Funds and Indices [PDF]
The aim of this study is the analysis of so called socially responsible investments (SRI). First, the performance of SRI equity investment funds and equity indices is investigated using Jensen´s alpha as performance measure. The analysis considers market
Schröder, Michael
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.The opto‐electronic response of polycrystalline (PEA)2PbBr4 thin films is investigated by correlating macroscopic photodetector performance with nanoscale mapping techniques. Grain boundary density is systematically tuned through crystallization control and linked to device responsivity.
Camilla Bordoni +10 more
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Economic Viability of Raffia in Black Pepper Crops: An Analysis Based on IRR, NPV, and Payback
HorticulturaeBlack pepper (Piper nigrum) stands out as one of the most valued spices in the global market, with Brazil occupying a strategic position in production, especially in Espírito Santo, being the largest producing state in the country.
Job Teixeira de Oliveira +4 more
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Can greater uncertainty hasten investment?
, 2003 This paper examines irreversible investment in a project with uncertain returns, when there is an advantage to being the first to invest and externalities to investing when others also do so.
Mason, Robin, Weeds, Helen
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Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.A polymer–perovskite composite obtained by mechanochemical synthesis enables thick, tunable active layers for efficient absorption of highly penetrating ionizing radiation. Vertical‐electrode detectors achieve low X‐ray detection limits and high sensitivity direct 5 MeV proton sensing.
Camilla Bordoni +9 more
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Cost-benefit analysis of transport investments in distorted economies [PDF]
This paper deals with costs-benefit analysis of investment in transport infrastructure. Its contribution is twofold. Firstly, we develop a general equilibrium model to explore the impact of a small budgetary-neutral investment in transport infrastructure
Bruno De Borger +2 more
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Auto‐Routing Fluidic Printed Circuit Boards
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This work introduces (STREAM) software tool for routing efficiently advanced macrofluidics, an open‐source software tool for automating the design of 3D‐printable fluidic circuit boards. STREAM streamlines tube routing and layout, enabling the rapid fabrication of fluidic networks for soft robotics, lab‐on‐a‐chip devices, microfluidics, and biohybrid ...
Savita V. Kendre +3 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This work develops dynamically softening polyacrylamide hydrogels for time‐resolved imaging during continuous mechanical transitions. The study revealed that mechanotransduction is biphasic; YAP/TAZ inactivation is driven by early loss of the nucleocytoskeletal continuum connecting subnuclear adhesions, F‐actin, and the nuclear envelope, coupled with ...
Alessandro Gandin +12 more
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Developing economies and international investors : do investment promotion agencies bring them together ? [PDF]
Many countries spend significant resources on investment promotion agencies in the hope of attracting inflows of foreign direct investment. Despite the importance of this question for public policy choices, little is known about the effectiveness of ...
Harding, Torfinn +1 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This work paves the way for practical photoelectrochemical water splitting devices by addressing key upscaling challenges related to substrate conductivity, absorber inhomogeneity, and mass transfer limitations. Integrated improvements in substrate engineering, material processing, device architecture, and operational conditions allow the development ...
Telmo da Silva Lopes +7 more
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