The performance of the bioelectrochemical anaerobic digestion (BEAD) reactor was investigated with different carbon material-modified electrodes for the methanation of maize straw. The carbon material-modified electrodes used titanium (Ti) mesh modified with carbon nanotube (CNT), carbon black...

Co-free cathode material is an ideal material for developing low-cost sodium ion batteries. Both O3 and P2 single-phases suffer structural degradation, resulting in irreversible structural collapse and rapid capacity decline. Compared with the single-phase crystal structure type O or P, the...

Co-free cathode material is an ideal material for developing low-cost sodium ion batteries. Both O3 and P2 single-phases suffer structural degradation, resulting in irreversible structural collapse and rapid capacity decline. Compared with the single-phase crystal structure type O or P, the...

We study the classic multi-period joint pricing and inventory control problem in a data-driven setting.In this problem, a retailer makes periodic decisions on the prices and inventory levels of an item that she wishes to sell. The retailer's objective is to maximize the expected profit over a...

This paper shows that politicians' pressure to climb the career ladder increases bank risk exposure in their region. Chinese local politicians are set growth targets in their region that are relative to each other. Growth is stimulated by debt-financed programs which are mainly financed via bank...

This paper investigates how information asymmetry and mutual fund ownership affect listed companies' earnings management. We show that (1) reducing information asymmetry improves firms’ earnings management behavior; (2) relative to short-term mutual funds, long-term mutual funds promote...

Suppliers usually worry about losing important customers far away. This study examines the effect of long-distance customers on the supplier's cash holdings in China. We find that firms with long-distance major customers tend to hold more cash holdings. Our results still hold when considering...

We study a single product pricing problem with demand censoring in an offline data-driven setting. In this problem, a retailer is given a finite amount of inventory, and faces a random demand that is price sensitive in a linear fashion with unknown price sensitivity and base demand distribution....

Purpose With China’s economic growth slowing down and the growth rate of fiscal revenue decreasing, the pressure on local government debts is further increasing. Under this background, it is of great significance to clarify the relation between local government debts and China's economic...