Mechanically strong but highly porous structured ceramics are desirable for a range of applications like water purification and energy conversion. Yttria-stabilized zirconia membranes, possessing a hierarchical arrangement of voids from hundreds of micrometers to nanometers, were prepared by a...

This study examines the causal impact of financial knowledge on stock pricing efficiency. We created an investor education website and conducted a field experiment by providing knowledge about the pricing implications of accounting accruals to investors in randomized stock groups via social...

Increasingly, firms are shifting their sales channels from local brick-and-mortar stores to online marketplaces. In this study, we investigate the motives behind this shift and whether online sales provide an informational advantage to investors over financial statements. First, we find that...

Anthropogenic production and operating activities give off heat and emit thermal infrared radiation (TIR) as a fundamental result of the laws of thermodynamics. This study examines whether the strength of TIR measures the dynamics of economic activities and development. Using satellite data on...

This paper outlines the details of an innovative postgraduate program, Master of Business (ERP), incorporating SAP R/3 System and related products that was introduced at the University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia, in 1999. The program aims to develop integrative enterprise skills in a...

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore the ways of integrating situational awareness into business process management for the purpose of realising hyper automated business processes. Such business processes will help improve their customer experiences, enhance the reliability of...

Drought is one of the major natural disasters in the Loess Plateau of China. We aimed to reveal drought occurrence regularity, relations between different magnitudes of drought and precipitation intensity changes. Based on Chinese climate divisions and digital elevation model graphs of the Loess...

The paper aimed to investigate the performance of several hydrophilic materials, namely metals, fibres, ceramics, zeolite and carbons, and to select the materials that are most suitable for performing heat and mass transfer between the incoming and outgoing airstreams associated with buildings....