In China, the electricity sector consumes approximately 50% of the coal and emits 40% of the CO2 from fossil fuel combustion. The unbalanced spatial distribution between energy resources and demands and the remarkable differences in power-generation capabilities among regions are important...

This study recognizes that commercial mortgage default is not a one-step process and examines a previously under explored aspect in the whole default process, that is the stage between the initial delinquency and default. We distinguish the servicers' behavior from the borrowers' behavior. A...

A new lattice hydrodynamic model for two-lane traffic system is proposed with consideration of drivers’ timid or aggressive characteristics. The effect of drivers’ timid or aggressive characteristics on the stability of traffic flow is studied via linear analysis theory and nonlinear...

Knowledge of influencing factors of industrial carbon emissions (ICE) is crucial to the efforts of reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper, main factors responsible for the ICE in Shanghai between 1996 and 2007 were identified and quantitatively analyzed using the Log-Mean...

Construal level theory indicates that consumers tend to prefer products high in desirability (greater functionality) for distant-future decisions but switch their preferences toward products high in feasibility (greater usage convenience) for near-future decisions. The current research...

In this paper, a discrete predator–prey system is proposed and analyzed. It is assumed that the prey population has a lower critical point, which is also referred to as extinction threshold. Such behavior has been reported for many flowering plants, many fishes, epidemiology, and so on. The...

Conventional wisdom suggests that more concrete and detailed information is helpful in evaluating new products. The current research, however, demonstrates that when consumers use visualization to evaluate new products, the value of concrete versus abstract visualization is dependent on the...

In this paper, using the theories and methods of ecology and ordinary differential equations, an ecological model with an impulsive control strategy and a distributed time delay is defined. Using the theory of the impulsive equation, small-amplitude perturbations, and comparative techniques, a...

In this paper, on the basis of the theories and methods of ecology and ordinary differential equations, a three-species ecological model with allochthonous nutrient input, impulse perturbations and seasonal disturbances is studied analytically and numerically. Using mathematical theoretical...

China's and Indonesia's development strategies have been compared with others, but rarely with each other. Radically different political contexts have produced both similar and distinctly different development patterns. Each using formal planning, Indonesia spurred radical reforms to promote...