Electric and thermoelectric properties of silicide/silicon multi-layer structured devices were investigated with the variation of silicide/silicon heterojunction numbers from 3 to 12 layers. For the fabrication of silicide/silicon multi-layered structure, platinum and silicon layers are...

This landmark book covers a range of issues concerning the consequences of terrorist attacks. Beginning with a discussion of new policies and strategies, it then delves into specific areas of concern, modeling a range of possible scenarios and ways to mitigate or pre-empt damages.

We examine one effect of a firm's ownership-control disparity on foreign investors in emerging markets by investigating how the disparity influences foreign investors' shareholdings in Korean firms. Using a panel sample of 192 firms from 2005 to 2009, we find that foreign shareholders invest...