As a new strategy to combat global climate change and achieve sustainable development, a marine low-carbon economy has gradually gained attention in recent years. A variety of reasons are fueling the creation of a marine low-carbon economy. The digital economy (DE) has demonstrated a significant...

We exploit the staggered introduction of the PCAOB’s international inspection program to examine the role that the stringency of public audit oversight plays in shaping US institutional investors’ home bias. Analyzing a sample of foreign firms listed in the United States, we evaluate whether...

In this work, goethite modified activated carbon (α-FeOOH@AC) was synthesized by wetness-impregnation and used as a persulfate (S2O82-, PS) activator to inactivate Escherichia coli in water. Surficial analysis displayed that micron-sized (0.5 to 1 μm) α-FeOOH particles were uniformly...