This study aims to test within a relatively homogeneous group of small states what differentiates the growth performance of Pacific island countries (PICs) from their peers. We find that PICs are disadvantaged by distance and hampered by lower investment and exports compared with other small...

Low-carbon consumption is an inevitable choice in the development of a low-carbon economy. Based on analysis of the attitude-formation process, a study of the individual key consumption conditions from the cognitive process, to the affective process and to final behavioral choice tendency was...

The characteristics of direct investment, original equipment manufacture, original design manufacture and contractual licensing are quite different. The paper employs absorptive capacity to mediate the relationships between international alliance modes and the performance of firms. However, the...

Using the first-principles calculations based on density functional theory, we investigate the more d-electrons doping effects on the electronic structure and magnetism of the parent inverse Heusler alloy Ti<Subscript>2</Subscript>CoAl by the substitution of Nb and V atoms for Ti(A) and Ti(B) atoms locating at the two...</subscript>

In cavity quantum electrodynamics, it is hard to enhance the coupling strength between quantum dot (QD) and cavity, owing to the limited choice of QDs and the positional uncertainty brought by the inhomogeneous cavity fields. In this paper, we randomly distribute N oscillators with oscillating...

International trade is vital for economic prosperity in Pacific island countries, but their trade performance has been weak over the past decade with the exception of resource-rich countries. Small country size and remoteness from global economic centers may have contributed to this relatively...

During anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge (WAS), the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), especially propionic acid which is considered as the most preferred carbon source for enhanced biological phosphorus removal, can be improved by controlling the suitable mass ratio...

The effect of atomic antisite and swap defects on the electronic and magnetic properties of Ti<Subscript>2</Subscript>NiAl inverse Heusler alloy is investigated by the first-principles calculations within density functional theory. In the ordered Ti<Subscript>2</Subscript>NiAl alloy, there are eight antisites and five swaps which are...</subscript></subscript>

There are extensive governmental rent-seeking activities in safety supervision of the Chinese coal industry. The rents come from industry safety barriers, low resource taxes, and privilege policies for coalmining enterprises. The rent-seeking mechanism was analyzed using a model comprising...