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Payment instrument choice: the case of prepaid cards [PDF]

The costs and benefits to payment system participants can differ depending on which payment mechanism is used. The authors specifically explore the costs and benefits of prepaid card applications versus other payment instruments, such as cash, checks ...
Sujit Chakravorti, Victor Lubasi
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Enhancing Direct Solar Water Splitting via ALD of Multifunctional TiO2/Pt Nanoparticle Coatings With Engineered Interfaces to GaAs/GaInP Tandem Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Multifunctional atomic layer deposited coatings and interface treatments enhance direct solar water splitting on GaAs/GaInP tandem cells. Optimized TiO2/Pt nanoparticle bilayers ensure durability and catalytic efficiency with minimal optical losses, while H2 plasma pretreatments maximize photovoltage and interfacial charge extraction.
Tim F. Rieth, Verena Streibel, Oliver Bienek, Sergej Levashov, Johannes Dittloff, Kristof Möller, Johanna Eichhorn, Matthias M. May, Ian D. Sharp   +8 more
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Does Political Stability Matter to the Profitability of Banks? [PDF]

Financial Markets, Institutions and Risks
This study examines the impact of net interest margin, non-interest income, non-performing loans, and Political Stability Index on the banks’ profitability regarding return on assets in developing Asian countries, focusing on how political stability ...
Arjun Kumar Dahal, Ganesh Bhattarai, Prem Bahadur Budhathoki   +2 more
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Payment Systems in Malaysia: Recent Developments and Issues [PDF]

Payment systems in Malaysia have been undergoing changes in recent years. Among the notable changes is the emergence of electronic-based payment systems.
Basir, Amir Akmar
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Patterning the Void: Combining L‐Systems with Archimedean Tessellations as a Perspective for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces a novel multi‐scale scaffold design using L‐fractals arranged in Archimedean tessellations for tissue regeneration. Despite similar porosity, tiles display vastly different tensile responses (1–100 MPa) and deformation modes. In vitro experiments with hMSCs show geometry‐dependent growth and activity. Over 55 000 tile combinations
Maria Kalogeropoulou, Kenny A. van Kampen, Pierpaolo Fucile, Carlos Mota, Lorenzo Moroni   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review: Bioware’s Mass Effect

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Review: Bioware’s Mass Effect, by Jerome Winter. 2022. Palgrave Macmillan Cham. v + 96 pp. 
Tony Payment
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THE CALCULATION OF THE REINFORCED CONCRETE WALLS OF THE RECEIVING CHAMBER UNDER CONDITIONS OF DEEP DEPRESSIONS IN THE GROUND

Nauka ta progres transportu, 2010
The article is dealt with the description of the water reception chamber, load capacity calculation of its walls, and purposes of use of the construction.
S. N. Sviridovich, D. V. Zhiharev, A. E. Chereshko   +2 more
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Toward Robust Ionic Conductivity Determination of Sulfide‐Based Solid Electrolytes for Solid‐State Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The ionic conductivity of a solid electrolyte is just the “tip of the iceberg”. There are many parameters to consider to quantify it reliably in powdered solid electrolyte samples. Abstract All‐solid‐state batteries (ASSBs) are taking the lead as the next‐generation energy storage systems, mainly to the development of new solid electrolytes with high ...
Fariza Kalyk, Lars Pescara, Marcel Drüschler, Nella M. Vargas‐Barbosa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decriminalizing Payment of Gamete Donors and Surrogates in Canada

Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé, 2019
On 29 May 2018, the Liberal MP Anthony Housefather tabled Bill C-404 titled An Act to amend the Assisted Human Reproduction Act which seeks to decriminalize the payment of gamete donors and surrogates across Canada.
Anne-Isabelle Cloutier
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Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on Health Reform [PDF]

, 2009
Presents results of a survey of healthcare experts on insurance, payment, and delivery system reforms, including a national insurance exchange with broad authority, a public plan option with a bundled payment system, and a standard benefits ...
Cathy Schoen, Karen Davis, Kristof Stremikis, Sara R. Collins   +3 more
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