Luxembourg and Ireland in global financial networks: Analysing the changing structure of European investment funds. [PDF]
Wójcik D, Urban M, Dörry S.
europepmc +1 more source
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
core
What are the barriers to investing in social enterprises? An investigation into the attitudes and experiences of social entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom [PDF]
The ongoing global economic crisis and the restrictions that this is having on government expenditure has meant that current UK policy is being directed at trying to end the grant dependency that currently exists in the third sector.
Denny, Simon +2 more
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A sequence‐encoded supramolecular construct containing two accessible toeholds is developed herein for enabling multiple editing operations. By introducing specific input strands, it is possible to selectively erase or rewrite digital content through parallel or series toehold‐mediated strand displacement (PTMSD or STMSD).
Jakub Ossowski +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Development of corporate investment funds as a tool to achieve the goals of international treaties in the field of climate change. [PDF]
Bauer M, Bulatenko M, Shimshirt N.
europepmc +1 more source
Sizing the European Shadow Banking System: A New Methodology [PDF]
One of the critical unanswered questions relating to the shadow-banking system has been to quantify its scale in an industry where entities, by design, are opaque and often outside of regulated and publically shared frameworks.
Shabani, M., Tyson, J.
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Shaping Ti3C2 MXene Nanospheres for Precision Near‐Infrared Photothermal Therapy
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
wiley +1 more source
Russian investment funds and globalization [PDF]
The paper provides the characteristics of the types and categories of the Russian investment funds. It describes the constraints applied to the activities of management companies.
Gorlovskaya Irina
doaj
Laser‐Assisted Processing and Modification of Bioactive Glasses: A Review
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
wiley +1 more source
Funds of funds portfolio composition and its impact on the performance: evidence from the Italian market [PDF]
Funds of Funds (FoF) are particular investment funds that invest resources in some mutual funds. This type of funds offers the possibility to achieve an higher diversification that an investor can’t realize using other instruments.
Carretta, Alessandro +1 more
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