A compelling debate exists that Bowman’s paradox is an empirical artifact. We provide a novel approach to untangle this debate by triangulating the risk-return relationship using different risk-return proxies and econometric models in Asian emerging countries. The risk-return relationship...

Transportation infrastructure is crucial to China's economic growth because it substantially contributes to the holistic development of rural primary, secondary, and tertiary industries. This study innovatively examines transportation infrastructure and urbanization levels to explore, both...

Macrosegregation is a common defect that deteriorates the quality of casting slab, which is directly associated with the solute segregation in the two-phase region. To reveal the solute segregation in the molten and solidified region during direct-chill (DC) casting of magnesium alloy slab...

Summary Background Overweight and obesity is a global epidemic. Forecasting future trajectories of the epidemic is crucial for providing an evidence base for policy change. In this study, we examine the historical trends of the global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and...