If several relatives died with no will, the order of their deaths could affect the inheritance result. When the order of death is unknown, there are three approaches to determine the inheritance result: apply an inheritance method that is not affected by the order of death; artificially assign...

Two new two-dimensional (2D) materials known as covalent organic framework (COF) and graphene phase carbon nitride nanosheets (CNNS) have induced great interests in photocatalysis due to their highly π-conjugate structure and wide light absorption. Herein, metal-free COF-CNNS hybrids were...

The notorious filamentous toxin-producing cyanobacteria Oscillatoria have exhibited increased frequency and distribution in source waters worldwide and have caused a series of issues in drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs). To solve these issues a novel technology coupling moderate...

Contractual Joint Ventures (CJVs) in China have been under-studied despite their importance as one of the three major forms of foreign direct investment (FDI) prescribed by the Chinese government. Based on first-hand survey data and within a transaction cost-comparative institution framework,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of institutional factors and the European Union (EU) accounting harmonization on the value-relevance and comparability of dirty surplus accounting flows (DSFs) in the member countries throughout the period 1993 to 2002....

Carbon-coated lithium ion phosphate was synthesized from a gel precursor with ferric iron and a carbon source of organic chelating agent via a sol–gel method. The dependence of the microstructure and electrochemical performance of the synthesized LiFePO4/C on the pH value of the precursor...

An important problem in epidemiology and medical research is the estimation of a causal effect of a treatment action at a single point in time on the mean of an outcome within a population defined by strata of some of the observed covariates. Marginal structural models (MSM) are models for...

When different markers are responsive to different aspects of a disease, combination of multiple markers could provide a better screening test for early detection. It is also resonable to assume that the risk of disease changes smoothly as the biomarker values change and the change in risk is...

Contractual joint ventures (CJVs) are a major form of non-equity strategic alliance in China, employed mainly by Hong Kong firms in the south China province of Guangdong. Due to their ambiguous legal status and the lack of conceptualisation and of their contractual nature, there has been little...