Microplastics (MPs) pollution has caused attentions globally due to their potential risk to the environment. In this work, MPs in snowpit samples collected from Demula (DML) glacier in the southeast Tibetan Plateau were investigated. The results showed that the average abundance of MPs in snow...

Purpose Based on the computers as social actors (CASA) theory, this study aims to explore the impact of three characteristics of virtual influencers (conversational tone, autonomy and responsiveness) on social presence, telepresence and customer engagement. Design/methodology/approach Using the...

Standard representative-agent models fail to account for the weak correlation between stock returns and measurable fundamentals, such as consumption and output growth. This failing, which underlies virtually all modern asset-pricing puzzles, arises because these models load all uncertainty onto...