This study investigates whether there was a housing price bubble in Beijing and Shanghai in 2003. The existence of a bubble can be interpreted from (abnormal) interactions between housing prices and market fundamentals. This paper introduces an enhanced framework, with the combination of...

We consider a particular four state spin system composed of two Ising spins (sx, σx) with independent hopping parameters κ1 κ2, coupled by a bilinear Yukawa term, ysxσx. The Yukawa term is solely responsible for breaking the global Z2 × Z2 symmetry down to Z2. This model is intended as an...

Artificially strengthened filter bed is an innovative wastewater treatment technology based on the coupling of eco-contact oxidation filters and artificial wetlands purification mechanism. By small scale laboratory equipment, the effects of cascade aeration, filter type, filter clogging and...

Background: Internet finance has grown rapidly in China over the past years. Through introducing internet finance's 'reducing management cost' and 'raising capital cost' effects into bank risk-taking model, this paper systematically investigates the dynamic and heterogeneous influence of...

Construction time performance (CTP) and flexibility in approaches to project time planning have been shown to be significantly associated. This raises interesting questions about how effective planning and control to facilitate flexibility in overcoming unexpected problems may be achieved. Case...

Aqueous-phase hydrogenation-rearrangement tandem (AP-HRT) reaction is a green and sustainable route to produce cyclopentanone from bio-based furan compounds. Herein, the ionic liquid was applied as the precursor to synthesize Ni@NP-C catalyst, which contains high dispersed nickel nanoparticles...