The fungibility of organizational slack provides firms significant latitude in addressing both internal and market pressures. A vast literature suggests that slack influences firm performance; however, the empirical record is mixed, and the underlying mechanism linking slack to performance remains...

As a new type of fluorescent agents, carbon dots (CDs) have revealed great potential in biomedical imaging applications attributed to their unique optical properties and good biocompatibility. However, engineering a versatile CDs nanoplatform integrating multifunctional imaging and therapeutic...

This paper quantitatively evaluates the potential impacts of removing China's Hukou system on the world economy. By denying migrant workers the right to health benefits and housing, China's Household Registration (Hukou) system presents a significant distortion to the Chinese labor market that...

Purpose Slim and dexterous manipulators with long reaches can perform various exploration and inspection tasks in confined spaces. This paper aims to present the development of such a dexterous continuum manipulator for potential applications in the aviation industry. Design/methodology/approach...