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Companies that "sell to buy" reap a $234 million shareholder boost, study finds
University of Surrey- Journal
- The Journal of Financial Research
Two key genes boost galloylated catechin production in tea plants
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science- Journal
- Horticulture Research
Far from being harmful, making errors may improve learning
University of the Basque CountryA study by the group of Eugenia Marín has confirmed that doing tests when acquiring knowledge is more effective than simply re-reading the subject matter, because errors made in assessments, if followed by corrective feedback, promote memorisation. The conclusion was that the benefits occur no matter whether the tests are administered before or after revising. The work highlights the need to change the perception of error in learning.
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- Memory & Cognition
New strategy enhances green urea synthesis efficiency
Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Highlights of mainstream solar cell efficiencies in 2024
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal Center2024 was an exciting year that all the single-junction
silicon, perovskite solar cells, and the perovskite/silicon
tandem solar cells have broken their world record power
conversion efficiencies. This paper continues our
highlights on the yearly highest independently confirmed
mainstream (silicon, perovskite and organic) solar cell
efficiencies and analyzes the progress of each cell
technology. We are also happy to see that the passivating
contact solar cells have been dominated the photovoltaic
(PV) market and the production capacity of the
perovskite solar cells has been reached to several
hundred-megawatt scale in 2024.
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- Frontiers in Energy
How fear of the unknown shapes the crypto fundraising landscape
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal CenterAbstract
Purpose – The market products produced by Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) platforms are often relatively new and have no previous transaction records and therefore are hard to estimate for its demand. The purpose is to study the impacts of the degree of ambiguity aversion of entrepreneurs to demand uncertainty on the ICO financing ratio, the optimal expected output, the optimal efforts and the token price.
Design/methodology/approach– In an optimal ICO design, we introduce demand uncertainty of the product and establish a robust optimisation method to solve the ICO optimal design. We compare ICO financing and the general venture capital (VC) financing model. We analyse the impact of demand uncertainty on the optimal ICO financing ratio.
Findings – Findings include that the ICF of financing ratio is positively related to the degree of ambiguity aversion, the token price is negatively related to the degree of ambiguity aversion and the “ambiguity premium” exists in the ICO market, the optimal effort levels are negatively related with the ICO financing ratio, but positively related with token price, and in the environment of high production cost, VC financing is not as good as ICO financing.
Originality/value – We develop a robust ICO financing model by assuming that the entrepreneur is ambiguity aversive to the demand uncertainty. Analyse the impact of the degree of ambiguity aversion on the ICO financing ratio in theory and find that the entrepreneur can raise funds with the higher ICO token ratio when she has a larger degree of ambiguity aversion to the demand uncertainty. Extend the impact analysis of the degree of ambiguity aversion on the expected token price and find a negative relationship between the expected token price and the degree of ambiguity aversion of the entrepreneur to the demand uncertainty.
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- China Finance Review International
Fly ash-enhanced biochar provides new opportunity for soil carbon sequestration
Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University- Journal
- Carbon Research
Researchers pioneer ultrasound technology to measure blood viscosity
University of Missouri-ColumbiaFor years, doctors have relied on familiar vital signs — heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and oxygen levels — to monitor someone’s health. But researchers at the University of Missouri believe one key metric has been overlooked: blood viscosity, or how thick or sticky blood is as it flows through the body. And they’ve developed a breakthrough technology to monitor it non-invasively and in real time.
The first-of-its-kind device uses ultrasound waves to measure blood viscosity in real time — but the true innovation lies in its software. The system works by gently vibrating blood with a continuous sound wave — meaning it sends a steady sound wave through the blood while simultaneously sensing its response. Then, a powerful algorithm analyzes how the sound moves through the body.
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- Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control
Strong heart study marks 35 years of transforming health in American Indian communities
University of Oklahoma- Journal
- Preventing Chronic Disease