Trade Costs in Asia and the Pacific: Improved and Sectoral Estimates [PDF]
There is ample evidence that successful implementation of bilateral or regional trade and economic integration initiatives would have a very significant impact on intraregional trade in Asia and the Pacific.
Chorthip Utoktham, Yann Duval
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Automat optical inspection (AOI) techniques in semiconductor fabrication can be leveraged in battery manufacturing, enabling scalable detection and analysis of electrode‐ and cell‐level imperfections through AI‐driven analytics and a digital‐twin framework.
Jianyu Li, Ertao Hu, Wei Wei, Feifei Shi
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Why Do Trade Costs Vary? [PDF]
Trade theorists and policymakers have until recently ignored trade costs, but as tariffs have fallen it is apparent that trade costs are a significant obstacle to trade and they are not simply determined by geography or commodity characteristics.
Patricia Sourdin, Richard Pomfret
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Measuring the impact of trade finance on country trade flows: a South African perspective
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2011 Trade finance (or short-term credit) plays a crucial role in facilitating international trade yet is particularly vulnerable to financial crises as banks increase the pricing on all trade finance transactions to cover increased funding costs and higher ...
Marcel Kohler, Adrian Saville
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In Situ 3D Bioprinting: Impact of Cross‐Linking on the Adhesive Properties of Hydrogels
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.In situ 3D bioprinting enables the direct deposition of cell‐laden, adhesive biomaterials for on‐site tissue regeneration. This review provides a comprehensive overview of how cross‐linking influences the bioadhesive properties of hydrogels used in 3D bioprinting, highlighting cross‐linking triggers, bioadhesion mechanisms, polymer interpenetration ...
Odile Romero Fernandez +4 more
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Changes in Bilateral Trade Costs between European Union Member States & Major Trading Partners: An Empirical Analysis from 1989 - 2006 [PDF]
Today, more than 50 years after the Rome Treaty, the EU has made great strides in its’ economic integration and liberalization of movement of goods and people.
Beltramo, Theresa
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Additive Manufacturing of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys for Elastocaloric Applications: A Review
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Additive manufacturing enables complex NiTi architectures that overcome key limitations in elastocaloric refrigeration, including poor heat transfer and high mechanical work input. This review surveys recent advances in LPBF‐ and DED‐fabricated NiTi shape memory alloys for elastocaloric applications, highlighting process–structure–performance ...
Ignatius Andre Setiawan +7 more
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Trade Costs, Market Access and Economic Geography: Why the Empirical Specification of Trade Costs Matters [PDF]
Trade costs are a crucial in new economic geography (NEG) models. The unavailability of actual trade costs data requires the approximation of trade costs.
Harry Garretsen, Maarten Bosker
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An Engineered Living Material With Pro‐Angiogenic Activity Inducible by Near‐Infrared Light
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.NIR‐responsive engineered living materials (ELMs) for controlled angiogenesis: Near‐infrared (800 nm) light activates engineered probiotic bacteria within alginate‐based living materials to secrete a blood vessel‐regenerating protein. The released protein promotes pro‐angiogenic effects in endothelial networks and chick chorioallantoic membranes.
Anwesha Chatterjee +4 more
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Trade Facilitaion in Asia and the Pacific: Which Policies and Measures affect Trade Costs the Most? [PDF]
This paper presents findings from an initial analysis of new non-tariff trade cost estimates and their determinants, based on a bilateral database of comprehensive trade cost maintained by ESCAP.
Chorthip Utoktham, Yann Duval
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