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Timing of Investments, Hold-up and Total Welfare. [PDF]
We explore hold-up when trading parties can make specific investments simultaneously or sequentially. With simultaneous investment both investors are held-up. With sequential investment contracting becomes possible after the project has commenced, so the
Wait, A., Smirnov, V.
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The recent development and performance of ethical investments [PDF]
, 2017 In this chapter, we assess the recent development and performance of ethical investments around the world. Ethical investments include both socially responsible investments (following Environmental, Social and Governance criteria) and faith-based ...
Gillet, Philippe, Salaber-Ayton, Julie
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Measures to strengthen the economy and ecology of Eurasian: advanced transport developments
Informaciâ i InnovaciiRelevance. The urgency of transport modernization is driven by the pressing need to overcome the growing critical contradictions of modern civilization. This includes the risk of sudden climate change, the need to expand transport coverage for a growing ...
A. N. Fefilov
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Multimodal Engagement Assessment in Children During Invented Story Paradigm With a Social Robot
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A multimodal framework is proposed to assess children's engagement during storytelling interactions with a social robot. Gaze, physiological, and behavioral data are combined and validated against observer ratings. An automated gaze‐labeling strategy is introduced, and supervised classifiers achieve high accuracy. The study supports scalable engagement
Laura Fiorini +7 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
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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 +6 more
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Adult Sex Ratio as a Demographic Feedback Linking Mating Systems, Parental Care, and Evolution
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Breeding systems are some of the most diverse social behavior, and our team is investigation the evolutionary causes of this diversity. This review summarises our research carried out at the University of Bath. We argue that demographic components of wild populations, especially the adult sex ratio, plays a key role driving breeding system variation ...
Tamás Székely, Oscar G. Miranda
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Trilho da Ciência: um percurso de Educação Científica na ilha do Príncipe
Revista Latinoamericana de Etnomatemática, 2015 Framed in an integrated vision of formal and non-formal educational contexts, the pathway of scientific education in Príncipe Island - Science Trail, was conceptualized, implemented and assessed. Science Trail provides contact with nature and assumes the
Joana Latas, Ana Rodrigues
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Underground Signals: The Ecological Power of Root Volatiles
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Root volatiles mediate rhizosphere chemical communication, shaping interactions among plants, microbes, herbivores, and natural enemies. Their production, transport, and perception underpin ecological adaptation, multitrophic interactions, and plant resilience, offering opportunities for sustainable crop protection, resilient agroecosystems, and ...
Xueyao Cao +31 more
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Returns to Soybean Producers from Investments in Promotion and Research [PDF]
U.S. soybean producers have been cooperatively investing in both production research and demand promotion for nearly four decades to enhance the profitability and international competitiveness of their industry.
Williams, Gary W. +2 more
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