The crystal habit controls the microstructure heterogeneity of the crystalline rocks that significantly affects their mechanical behaviors. However, thus far, this effect has not been quantitatively characterized. Here we establish a grain-based model to investigate the effect of crystal habit...

Australian firms hire an increasing number of foreign directors who bring various cultural perspectives to their boards' conversations. We evaluate the effect of board cultural diversity contributed by foreign directors on firm performance for a sample of Australian companies, constituents of...