This paper addresses the effects of a stronger patent system in developing countries on the quality of transferred technology and welfare. We show that a stronger patent system can reduce the quality of licensed technology. The presence of technology licensing may encourage the developing...

We study how provincial-level enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) affects Chinese firms’ decisions regarding exit, export, and the channels through which to receive technology transfer. Our findings provide insights into how variations in IPRs enforcement alter productivity. Our...

In this study, sodium acetate (NaAC) as a co-substrate effectively promoted the metabolism of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) by microalgae Chlorella pyrenoidosa. In the cultivation supplied with 5.0 and 10.0 g L-1 NaAC, 51.1% and 61.2% SMX was removed, respectively. On this basis, the improvement effect...

Rapid urbanization has brought a range of urban environmental problems that reduce human thermal comfort and health. Urban parks are considered to improve outdoor thermal comfort and promote public health. However, there has been rare research focused on human physiological thermal responses in...

Incorporating thermal responsive nano fillers is a promising strategy to input thermal responsiveness into thin film nanocomposite (TFN) polyamide NF membranes. Thermal responsive structurally controllable zwitterionic nanocapsules (ZN C s) were embedded in the polyamide (PA) active layers to...

The diamond Schottky theory needs to be further improved before exertising its full advantages, especially in terms of the physical properties of the diamond surface and the interface between metals and diamond. In our previous work, we experimentally verified that the oxygen terminal with a...

In this study, the blast response of hybrid-fibre engineered cementitious composite (HFECC) panels with 1.75% polyvinyl alcohol and 0.58% steel fibres (by volume) is experimentally and numerically evaluated for the first time. For blast testing, HFECC and normal reinforced concrete (NRC) panels...

In this study, sodium acetate (NaAC) as a co-substrate effectively promoted the metabolism of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) by microalgae Chlorella pyrenoidosa. In the cultivation supplied with 5.0 and 10.0 g L-1 NaAC, 51.1% and 61.2% SMX was removed, respectively. On this basis, the improvement effect...

In this study, we use a machine learning framework and draw on an extensive body of media articles on Brexit to provide evidence of co-integration and causality between the sentiments of the media and the movement of British currency. Our contribution to the literature is novel: in addition to...

This paper provides a simple demonstration of an empirical observation pointed out by the existing literature that the presence of informality in the production sector of an economy moderates the impact of economic shocks affecting it. We show that in the presence of informality, adverse demand...