Exposed: investigation of oxidation in selenium-tellurium evaporation materials and its effect on optoelectronic devices. [PDF]
Hellier K +4 more
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Iron Ore Pricing in China: Financialization Through a Marxist Lens
We offer a Marxist interpretation of financialization as we examine the Chinese market for iron ore and the shift in the pricing mechanism from an annual fixed price to an indexed price from 2010. Drawing upon Marx's theory of the circuit of capital, we illustrate an empirical case of financialization that results from the conflict between social ...
Xun Gong, Eagle Zhang, Corinne Cortese
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Application of advanced filters and sediment depth estimators in the mapping of geologic structures related to mineralization. [PDF]
Yadav NP +11 more
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This study examines the impact of professional managers on audit report lag in Chinese state‐owned enterprises (SOEs). Using a novel, manually constructed dataset of A‐share listed SOEs from 2006 to 2020, we find that the presence of professional managers is associated with significantly shorter audit report lag.
Hao Han, Kun Luo, Bo Qin
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WUSCHEL Transcription Factor: From Stem Cell Maintenance to Crop Improvement. [PDF]
Ahmad Z +6 more
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ABSTRACT This paper investigates the relationship between ESG rating divergence and corporate excess cash holdings, employing a sample of Chinese A‐share listed companies from 2015 to 2021. Our findings reveal a significant positive relationship between ESG rating divergence and firms' excess cash holdings, a conclusion robust to various sensitivity ...
Qun Cao +3 more
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Simultaneous photoacoustic detection of coal spontaneous combustion indicator gases using single laser and absorption feature selection-optimized partial least squares regression. [PDF]
Zhang L +10 more
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Anti‐Takeover Provisions and Corporate Tax Avoidance
ABSTRACT We examine the impact of anti‐takeover provisions (ATPs) on corporate tax avoidance in firms listed on Chinese A‐share markets, using rule‐based textual analysis over 2009–2023. In the absence of a unified anti‐takeover statute in China, legal reforms since 2006 have expanded corporate bylaw autonomy, enabling managers to adopt charter‐based ...
Zhiying Hu +3 more
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Chalcogen substitution co-tunes photochromism and hydrogen bonding in semicarbazone photoswitches. [PDF]
Sentürk B +4 more
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ABSTRACT This study examines the negative effect of earnings pressure (EP) on corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and explores governance mechanisms that can address this problem. Drawing on behavioural agency theory and incorporating insights from resource allocation theory and agency theory, this paper identifies the key
Sha Tang +2 more
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