To enhance the contact opportunities between active species and organic pollutants, thereby increasing the total organic carbon (TOC) removal rate of organic pollutants. This study employed a self-designed underwater arc discharge (UAD) plasma reactor, which combined advanced oxidation process...

In an environment in which bureaucratic burden and delay are exogenous, an individual firm may find bribes helpful to reduce the effective red tape it faces. The efficient grease' hypothesis asserts therefore that corruption can improve economic efficiency and that fighting bribery would be...

This study aims to examine the impact of firm characteristics and ownership structure on the firm efficiency of listed non-financial firms in Pakistan from 2012 to 2017. Firm characteristics include market capitalization, cash holdings, book-to-market ratio and negative book-to-market ratio and...