A client has a problem, but does not know whether it is serious or minor. She consults an expert who can correctly diagnose and fix her problem. This paper characterizes the equilibrium pricing and recommendation strategies of an expert under the assumptions that i) the type of treatment is...

This paper studies the impact of liability on a credence-good seller's incentives to maintain a good reputation. Credence goods markets are characterized with information asymmetry about the value of sellers' services to consumers who must rely on sellers for diagnosis and treatment provision....

A strategy was developed to combine TiO 2 NPs with porous polymeric fibres with a high surface area. Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA)@TiO 2 fibres were first electrospun, collected as fibrous membranes, and then treated with acetone. Due to the solvent-induced-recrystallization of PLLA, the solid...

Optical fiber sensors are one preferred solution for temperature sensing especially for their capability of distributed measurement; however, many of them still suffer from complicated and expensive fabrication and are hardly suitable for temperature sensing in all liquid, gas and solid...

In this work, we demonstrate LOFTS, a Liquid core capillary based Optical fiber Fluorescence Temperature Sensor. The temperature sensitive solution is first sealed in capillary, which is then incorporated on the tip of an optical fiber to fabricate LOFTS only relying on extremely simple...

Enrofloxacin (ENR) is a widely used veterinary fluoroquinolone antibiotic and is frequently detected in water environments. In this study, degradation of ENR was investigated by molecular oxygen mediation using nanometer zero-valent copper (nZVC) as the catalyst. The dosage of nZVC, initial pH,...

Postoperative cognition dysfunction (POCD) describes a condition of persistent deficits in attention, learning and memory following surgery. The mechanisms of POCD are far from being understood and the therapeutic strategies are limit. Surgery-induced oxidative stress and peripheral inflammation...