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Evaluation of Job Satisfaction and Performance of Employees in Small and Medium Sized Construction Firms in Nigeria [PDF]

, 2011
Employees of small and medium sized construction firms, job satisfaction and job performance are key issues when studying the human behaviors and attitudes.
Abdullah, Arham, Ajagbe, Akintunde M., Ali, Kherun Nita, Bilau, Abdulquadri Ade, Enegbuma, ,Wallace Imoudu   +4 more
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Direct Metal Deposition of Graphene–Ti28Nb35.4Zr Matrix Composites With Enhanced Mechanical, Corrosion, and Biocompatibility Properties for Bone Implants

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Graphene nanoplatelet (0.1 wt.%) reinforcement significantly enhances the performance of β Ti‐28Nb‐35.4Zr alloy. Grain refinement, reduced water contact angle, and improved surface characteristics promote osteoblast adhesion and complete surface coverage after 7 days.
Khurram Munir, Jixing Lin, Yuncang Li, Li Zhu, Paul F. A. Wright, Cuie Wen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Experimental High‐Throughput Approach for the Screening of Hard Magnet Materials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
An entire workflow for the high‐throughput characterization and analysis of compositionally graded magnetic films is presented. Characterization protocols, data management tools and data analysis approaches are illustrated with test case Sm(Fe, V)12 based films.
William Rigaut, Pierre Le Berre, Hamdi Jaballah, Lukas Fink, Victor Poline, Richard Haettel, Stéphane Grenier, Gilbert Chahine, Ewen Bellec, Guillaume Buatier, Wilfried Hortschitz, Santa Pile, Thomas Schrefl, Nils Blanc, Yuan Hong, Thibaut Devillers, Nora M. Dempsey   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

FIRM SIZE AND MONITORING [PDF]

We present a model of optimal monitoring expenditures. For any technology that yields a conventional ``S-shaped''' production function for monitoring, the optimal level of monitoring is shown to be higher in medium-sized firms than in both small and ...
Cheryl Long, Richard Boylan
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Understanding and Optimizing Li Substitution in P2‐Type Sodium Layered Oxides for Sodium‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work explores Li‐substituted P2 layered oxides for Na‐ion batteries by crystallographic and electrochemical studies. The effect of lithium on superstructure orderings, on phase transitions during synthesis and electrochemical cycling and on the interplay of O‐ versus TM‐redox is revealed via various advanced techniques, including semi‐simultaneous 
Mingfeng Xu, Giovanni Gammaitoni, Michael Häfner, Eduardo Villalobos‐Portillo, Carlo Marini, Matteo Bianchini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rules versus Discretion in Loan Rate Setting [PDF]

We propose a heteroscedastic regression model to identify the determinants of the dispersion in interest rates on loans granted to small and medium sized enterprises.
Cerqueiro, G.M., Degryse, H.A., Ongena, S.   +2 more
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Is human resource management profitable for small firms? [PDF]

The impact of high performance work systems on labour productivity and profit of small and medium sized enterprises. Previous versions of this paper have been presented at the 2005 conference of the Dutch HRM Network on HRM and performance (held on 4 and
Deanne den Hartog, Jan de Kok
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NanoMOF‐Based Multilevel Anti‐Counterfeiting by a Combination of Visible and Invisible Photoluminescence and Conductivity

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents novel anti‐counterfeiting tags with multilevel security features that utilize additional disguise features. They combine luminescent nanosized Ln‐MOFs with conductive polymers to multifunctional mixed‐matrix membranes and powder composites. The materials exhibit visible/NIR emission and matrix‐based conductivity even as black bodies.
Moritz Maxeiner, Ruben Maile, Murat Cuvalli, Andreas Wolf, Ayisha Komal, Robert Oestreich, Christoph Janiak, Karl Mandel, Alexander Knebel, Klaus Müller‐Buschbaum   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Printed Integrated Logic Circuits Based on Chitosan‐Gated Organic Transistors for Future Edible Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Edible electronics needs integrated logic circuits for computation and control. This work presents a potentially edible printed chitosan‐gated transistor with a design optimized for integration in circuits. Its implementation in integrated logic gates and circuits operating at low voltage (0.7 V) is demonstrated, as well as the compatibility with an ...
Giulia Coco, Valerio Francesco Annese, Valerio Galli, Ilaria Penna, Debora Russo, Marina Veronesi, Rita Scarpelli, Stefania Sabella, Mario Caironi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financing Swedish Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Methods, Problems and Impact [PDF]

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are the seeds for a vital entrepreneurial economy. The Swedish SMEs, in particular, are very important for the future development of the Baltic Region.
Adli Abouzeedan
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