Fe2O3/γ–Al2O3 catalyst is prepared by incipient wetness impregnation. The catalyst is characterized by temperature programmed reduction (TPR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The catalytic activity of Fe2O3/γ–Al2O3 catalysts...

We construct a functional for amphiphile–polymer mixtures and investigate the demixing transition by using a proposed version of density functional theory. It is found that increase of the amphiphilic size ratio and polymer length can effectively promote phase separation of the systems. Phase...

Using density functional theory, we investigate the effective interaction between a big colloid immersed in a sea of small colloids and a wall which has different affinity to the small colloids. Steele 10-4-3 potential is introduced to mimic both short-range repulsive and long-range attractive...

Prior research has estimated piecemeal the determinants of audit fees, non-audit services fees and abnormal accruals. Intuition, informal analysis, and a variety of theories of various aspects of auditor-client interaction suggest that audit fees, nonaudit fees, and abnormal accruals are jointly...

Prior research has estimated piece-meal the determinants of audit fees, non-audit fees and abnormal accruals. Intuition, informal analysis, and a variety of theories suggest that audit fees, non-audit fees, and abnormal accruals are jointly determined. We address this endogeneity issue by...

We examine the relationship between security analyst turnover and the relative accuracy of their annual earnings and cash flow forecasts. Controlling for self-selection in an analyst’s decision to issue a cash flow forecast, we find that relatively more accurate earnings and cash flow...

In this paper, we obtain a new generalization of Chebyshev’s inequality for random elements taking values in a separate Banach space.

This research examines the effects of consumers' insecurity on their preferences for nostalgic products. Using survey data from a sample of 356 Chinese consumers, the analysis shows that existential insecurity and social insecurity enhance consumers' preference for nostalgic products. In...

Prior research has estimated piece-meal the determinants of audit fees, non-audit fees and abnormal accruals. Intuition, informal analysis, and a variety of theories suggest that audit fees, non-audit fees, and abnormal accruals are jointly determined. We address this endogeneity issue by...