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Fostering Entrepreneurial Investment Decision in Medical Technology Ventures in a Changing Business Environment

open access: yesAmfiteatru Economic, 2015
This paper presents the results obtained from a survey among public and private venture capitalists from countries which attract a large amount of venture capital investment: Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Israel.
Sonja Bettina Keppler   +2 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
wiley   +1 more source

CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND VENTURE CAPITAL [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science, 2015
Venture capital significantly changes the capital structure of the portfolio company at the time of the investment. Venture capitalists contribute to the company’s success through their active involvement in the management and their added value appears ...
Becsky-Nagy Patricia, Karaszi Erika
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Highlighting Recent Progress in Fiber Energy Harvesters: From Working Principles to Future Perspectives

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Fiber energy harvesters offer unprecedented flexibility and a unique capacity for integration into commercial textiles, overcoming the limitations of bulky and rigid conventional devices. This review summarizes recent advances in fiber‐based energy harvesting and provides strategic outlooks to accelerate technological progress in the field. ABSTRACT As
Hanhwi Jang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

An empirical study of the effect of venture capital participation on the accounting information quality of IPO firms

open access: yesChina Journal of Accounting Research, 2012
Using a sample of IPO companies on the Shenzhen Small and Median Enterprise Board and the ChiNext Stock Market between 2005 and 2009, this paper analyzes the effect of venture capital participation on accounting information quality.
Zhiying Hu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal Preconception Antibiotic Exposure Disrupts Microbial Succession: A Transgenerational Risk for Offspring Gut Mucosal Immaturity and Colitis Susceptibility

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals that maternal antibiotic exposure prior to conception disrupts intergenerational gut microbial succession. By enhancing maternal‐offspring microbial transmission, altering microbial developmental trajectories and increasing selective pressures during community assembly, these disturbances lead to persistent gut mucosal immaturity and
Yuzhu Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stabilization of Single Metal Atoms on Graphitic Carbon Nitride: Synthetic Strategies and Emerging Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advancements in stabilizing single metal atoms on graphitic carbon nitride emphasizing innovative synthesis strategies and emerging applications in electrocatalysis, photocatalysis and organic transformations, along with key challenges and future perspective. Abstract Emerging as a new frontier in catalysis science, single‐
Wenyao Zhang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Private equity and venture capital in South Africa: A comparison of project financing decisions

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2013
This paper investigates the manner in which private equity and venture capital firms in South Africa assess investment opportunities. The analysis was facilitated using a survey containing both Likert-scale and open-ended questions. The key findings show
David Portmann, Chipo Mlambo
doaj   +1 more source

Species Dependent Toxicity Comparison Outcome

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
By quantitatively assessing and comparing toxicity responses across different animal species and material compositions, our data reveal that toxicity rankings among different materials may be reversed across species. ABSTRACT Toxicity comparison plays a crucial role in material selection across diverse application fields.
Lian Xiao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

El contrato de entrada en el capital riesgo y la Teoría Institucional en el contexto español

open access: yesIntangible Capital, 2013
Purpose: This paper examines the principles of the Institutional Theory in order to increase the understanding of the contractual covenants that Spanish Venture Capital Firms use in their relationship with the portfolio companies.
Mª Camino Ramón-Llorens   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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