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Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
wiley   +1 more source

Utility basis of consumption and investment decisions in a risk environment. [PDF]

Acta Math Sci, 2022
Wu K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard): An Aerial Robotic Swarm for Autonomous Detection and Entrapment of Rogue Multirotors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard) is introduced as a four‐drone swarm that autonomously detects, tracks, and safely captures rogue drones using a coordinated net system. Computer vision and leader–follower control architecture enable synchronized enclosure, while integrated failsafes enhance system reliability. Validated through closed‐environment
Joshua Hastings, Levanya Dewanarayana, Iline Shaju, Haider Al‐Wizni, Sampson Marquis, Weicheng Huang, Pooya Sareh   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Firm's Unethical Behavior in Investment Decisions Among Young Investors in China. [PDF]

Psychol Res Behav Manag, 2022
Tang X, Yu K, Yu W.
europepmc   +1 more source

German and US Investment Professionals’ Use of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures in Their Personal Investment Decisions and Recommendations to Clients

, 2020
We conduct an experiment to examine investment professionals’ use of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosures when making personal investment decisions or investment recommendations to clients.
Hörner, Christoph, Moser, Donald V., Arnold, Markus C., Martin, Patrick R.   +3 more
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Disorder‐Induced Extremely Low Thermal Conductivity of Graphite Fluoride

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This article investigates the effect of fluorination on the thermal conductivity of graphite fluoride, demonstrating the relationship between structural modification and thermal conductivity in an extreme case. The record‐low through‐plane thermal conductivity measured in exfoliated graphite fluoride flakes was found to correlate with the wide ...
Wonsik Lee, Donghoon Moon, Ziyan Qian, Jinwoo Kim, Changheon Kim, Yeojin Lee, Hyobin Yoo, Richard B. Wilson, Qiye Zheng, Gwan‐Hyoung Lee, Hyejin Jang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Private investment and macroeconomic adjustment : an overview [PDF]

This paper reviews current investment theories, recent models linking macroeconomic policies and private investment, and the effect of uncertainty and credibility on irreversible investment decisions.
Serven, Luis, Solimano, Andres
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Mapping the “Supply–Demand–Flow” of Ecosystem Services for Ecosystem Management in China

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study develops a “supply–demand–flow” framework clarifies how ecosystem services move between regions by distinguishing potential and actual supply and demand. Using integrated biophysical–socioeconomic modeling, nine services in China were mapped.
Yikun Zhang, Yadong Yang, Yongsheng Wang, Guirui Yu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

BEHAVIORAL BIASES, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND INVESTMENT DECISION-MAKING

Jurnal Akuntansi Kontemporer
Research Purposes. This study aims to determine the effects of Self-Control, Overconfidence, Herding, and Mental Accounting on Investment Decisions, with Financial Literacy Serving as a moderating variable. Research Methods.
Michelle Charline Wibowo, Luky Patricia Widianingsih   +1 more
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INVESTMENTS IN THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR. A CASE STUDY ON CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE [PDF]

Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science, 2012
This paper presents the evolution of real estate market in European Union. Romania’s real estate sector passed through significant milestones during the last years – due to economic boom, integration in the European Union and affordable financing ...
Arjoca Diana, Belu Mihaela Gabriela
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