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TreeSpider: In‐Canopy Exploration With Tether‐Based Aerial Modular Arms

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A tethered drone with perching arms and a 360° ring enables unprecedented maneuverability within dense forest canopies. By dynamically adjusting tether length and decoupling pitch from the frame, it navigates between branches, senses multiple trees, and interacts physically with foliage.
Luca Romanello, Tian Lan, Salaheldin Hassan, Maximilian Leutschafft, Erdem Ekinci, Sophie F. Armanini, Mirko Kovac, Basaran Bahadir Kocer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

EVALUATING STOCK SELECTION IN THE SAAS INDUSTRY: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RULE OF 40

Applied Finance Letters
The Rule of 40 is a popular financial guideline used by software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry participants to assess the operational health of the companies. This paper investigates the effectiveness of the Rule of 40 as a stock selection criterion. Our
King Fuei Lee
doaj   +1 more source

Why business angels reject investment opportunities: Is it personal? [PDF]

, 2017
A major focus of research on business angels has examined their decision-making processes and investment criteria. As business angels reject most of the opportunities that they receive, this article explores the reasons informing such decisions.
Botelho T, Botelho T, Botelho T, Colin Mason, Creswell JW, Dougherty C, Greene JC, Hair JF, Justyna Zygmunt, Mason C, Mason CM, Miles MB, Riding AL, Saunders MN, Shane S, Strauss A, Sudek R, Sullivan MK, Tiago Botelho, Wenger E, Wetzel WE   +20 more
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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

Health Investment Management and Healthcare Quality in the Public System: A Gender Perspective. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
Valls Martínez MDC, Ramírez-Orellana A, Grasso MS.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

OECD\u27s FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index: Revision And Extension To More Economies [PDF]

, 2006
This paper provides a revised measure of regulatory restrictions on inward foreign direct investment (FDI) for OECD countries and extends the approach to 13 non-member countries.
Golub, Stephen S., Koyama, T.
core   +1 more source

Evaluating Bicarbonate Electrolyzer Configurations for Energy‐Efficient Formate Production

Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
Reactive carbon capture (RCC) with bicarbonate electrolyzers (BEs) offers an efficient alternative to gas‐fed CO2 electrolyzers by eliminating regeneration and pressurization steps. This study optimizes BE configurations and compares RCC chains to gas‐fed carbon chains for formate production.
Alessio Mezza, Juqin Zeng, Marco Etzi, Daniele Sassone, Fabrizio C. Pirri, Adriano Sacco   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Driving Battery and Solar Purchase Decision of Residents: a Behavioural Choice Experiment Using a Hybrid Discrete Choice and Latent Variable Model

Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
This article explores what drives households to adopt solar PV and battery systems in South East Queensland. Using hybrid discrete choice experiments, it reveals distinct adopter profiles and highlights cost, system size, and energy independence as key motivators.
Mohammad Alipour, Elnaz Irannezhad, Rodney A. Stewart, Oz Sahin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION [PDF]

This chapter discusses methods and techniques for measuring and evaluating performance for the purpose of controlling the investment process. However, many of the methods discussed in this chapter are also used in communicating investment performance ...
Plantinga, Auke
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Gut Microbiota‐Derived Anandamide Mediates the Therapeutic Effects of Urolithin A on Alcohol‐Induced Cognitive and Social Dysfunction via CB1R‐DRD2‐RAP1 Signaling Axis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals that Urolithin A (UA) counteracts alcohol‐induced cognitive and social dysfunction (AICSD) via a gut microbiome‐dependent mechanism. UA‐enriched Bacteroids sartorii and Parabacteroids distasonis elevate anandamide (AEA), which activates the CB1R‐DRD2‐Rap1 signaling cascade to drive synaptic repair and reduce neuroinflammation ...
Hongbo Zhang, Zibin Li, Yao Xiao, Ji Bian, Caian He, Chao Liu, Lan Gong, Lin Han, Zhigang Liu, Min Wang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source