Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) form a new class of institutional investors with significant influence on the global financial market. Assets under management (AUM) of global SWFs totaled around US$3.0 trillion at the end of 2007, and are still rising. Three developments are behind the current...

With the acceleration of the commercialization of degradable polymers, their poor mechanical properties continuously limit their applications. It is important to find a balance between the degradable properties and mechanical properties. Herein, poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) modified by SPG...

The spillover effect of financial integration has been a buzz unsolved for decades. Empirical tests with different datasets have significant conflict. Micro-datasets tend to obtain robust significant evidence, while macro-datasets can hardly get significant regressors. In this paper, we conclude...

Bio-oil is a promising carbon neutral and sustainable alternative for liquid fossil fuels, but the difficulties in property characterization is hindering its further development. Accordingly, this study proposed a fast characterization method of bio-oil via combination of attenuated total...