Constructing safe and effective antibacterial surfaces has continuously received great attentions, especially in healthcare-related fields. Bioinspired mechano-bactericidal nanostructure surfaces could serve as a promising strategy to reduce surface bacterial contamination while avoiding the...

In this study, the application of laser processing technology to produce the wedge surface and its internal structure in one-step way will be introduced, and the function of wedge surface and internal structure coupling on liquid’s movement and controlling will be studied. Inspired by the...

Purpose: Aim at making a scheme for emergency spare parts the support problem when large equipment spare parts supply network faced with large-scale emergency events. Design/methodology/approach: In order to analyze the model, we establish the spare parts security model under network supply...

Purpose: Aim at making a scheme for emergency spare parts the support problem when large equipment spare parts supply network faced with large-scale emergency events. Design/methodology/approach: In order to analyze the model, we establish the spare parts security model under network supply...

The greening of the Earth over the last decades is predominantly indicated by the enhancements of leaf area index (LAI). Quantifying the relative contribution of multiple determinants, especially changes in climate and in land management changes (LMC), remains an arduous challenge. To solve this...

We investigate the impact of government subsidy schemes and channel power structure on the level of innovation in a two-tier supply chain. Our results indicate that consumer subsidies are more effective than producer subsidies in promoting innovation investment for a given channel power...

This paper examines whether the departure of star analysts stimulates the internal competition and motivates non-star analysts who are employed by the previous brokerages to issue more accurate forecasts. We find that the departure of star analysts motivates non-star analysts to provide more...

This paper examines whether the network ties help explain variation in analysts' forecast accuracy and how the relationship between network ties and analysts' forecast accuracy varies depending on the nature and context of those ties. We posit that the analysts could develop a valuable...

Backward shareholding and supplier development are commonly observed strategies to maintain vertical relationship for downstream buyers. This paper investigates the downstream buyer's relationship management strategy choice in the presence of upstream supplier's forward shareholding. We consider...

This paper investigates the influence of information asymmetry on the cross-sectional variation of volume-return relation. We find that the dynamic volume-return relation within medium-size trades has the most significant response to the degree of information asymmetry. We also show that the...