As one of the four main production areas of China’s tilapia farming, Fujian province plays a critical role in China’s tilapia industry development. “Quality seed makes the industry a half successâ€, therefore, the study on seed industry has a very important significance...

Antisocial behavior among youth remains a serious personal and social problem in the United States. The purposes of this study were to (1) identify the shape and number of developmental trajectories of antisocial behavior in a sample of poor, inner-city African American youth, and (2) test...

In this paper, we explore the issue that how many messages can be transmitted through one scalar chaotic time series. A scheme is proposed for modulating multiple messages into the system. Based on the adaptive parameter estimation method, provided that some special conditions are satisfied,...

Hyperbranched aliphatic polyester grafted silica nanoparticles (HAPE-SNs) have been prepared via the polycondensation of a AB2 monomer, 2, 2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid (bis-MPA) from the surface of the aminopropyl silica nanoparticles (APSNs) by a facile one-pot method catalyzed with...

We explore the economic dependence and financial market feedback effects among firms with economic linkages, notably landlord-tenant when shocks occur to the system. In particular, we examine 157 major tenant bankruptcy announcements of retail real estate firms over the 2000 to 2010 period. The...

<section xml:id="fut21649-sec-0001"> This study extends the maximal affine models of single assets to a multi‐commodity setup. We show that the correlated version of maximal affine models for a single commodity is no longer maximal for multiple commodities. In the maximal model, the convenience yield of a certain commodity could...</section>

The synthesis of hard composite coating on titanium alloy by laser cladding of Al/Fe/Ni+C/Si3N4 pre-placed powders has been investigated in detail. SEM result indicated that a composite coating with metallurgical joint to the substrate was formed. XRD result indicated that the composite coating...

We examine the use (and non-use) of list price information in the process of marketing commercial real estate. While housing market research suggests that list prices can serve as a strong anchor and/or signal, list price information is included in less than one-third of the commercial property...

Most condominiums in China are sold forward on a pre-sale market, where purchasers and developers transact on an underlying property that is not yet completed. During the pre-sale period home buyers face a significant forward contract risk. However, home buyers can borrow mortgages from banks so...