MFI zeolite membranes, especially b-oriented ones, show superb vapor permeation/separation performance for xylene isomer separation at low vapor pressures. In industrial applications these membranes should be operated at high xylene vapor pressures in the vapor separation mode or with liquid...

One of the IPO-related anomalies that have been well-discussed in the finance literature is the IPO's long-running underperformance. Two of the major explanations of that phenomenon are: "Hot market" and earnings management. This study investigates the relative importance of these two...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of the public pension governance practices on the public defined benefit pension (DBP) fund performance. Design/methodology/approach: To provide a holistic evaluation of public DBP performance, this study first employs the Data...