Silicon/carbon composite is discovered as a prevailing strategy to prevent the deterioration of silicon material during battery cycling. Herein, we report a novel silicon doped graphene material (SiG) through a facile synthetic route and investigate its application in lithium-ion battery. The...

Quinoa is a pseudo-cereal that is rich in protein and an ideal source of antihypertensive peptides. In this study, quinoa flour was fermented using Lactobacillus paracasei CICC 20241 via a solid fermentation to produce antihypertensive peptides. The peptides were isolated and purified by...

The influence of pre-stretching prior to artificial ageing on microstructure, tensile properties, and fatigue behavior of AA2099-T8 plates were investigated. The results showed that increased pre-strain level from 1% to 6% resulted in more uniform distribution and increasing density of the T1...

China’s service sector has experienced a rapid expansion since the late 2000s. Ac-cording to the official statistics, the service GDP share increased from 43% in 2007 to 55% in 2020. In this paper, we first present evidence from additional datasets showing that the recent rise of the service...

Top executives of the parent company often take positions as the directors and officers (D&Os) of subsidiaries. These parent-subsidiary common D&Os have better access to subsidiary information and can exert more influence over subsidiary operations. Therefore they can better identify tax...