Microbial colonization and biofilm formation associated with microplastics (MPs) have recently attracted wide attention. However, little is known about the effect of MP shapes, aging states, and different exposed habitats on biofilm formation and associated microbial community characteristics....

This paper explores the effect of judicial quality on corporate innovation by taking advantage of the staggered establishment of Circuit Courts in China. We find that the introduction of Circuit Courts increases corporate innovation, particularly for central SOEs and private firms. Channel...

This study examines whether CEO overconfidence affects banks' mortgage lending decisions in the post-financial crisis period. Despite the improvements in bank regulations and intensified monitoring following the financial crisis of 2007-2009, we find that banks managed by overconfident CEOs are...

Emotions powerfully, predictably, and pervasively influence decision making. The risk-as-feelings hypothesis states that two kinds of emotions are important in decision-making, anticipatory emotions and anticipated emotions. We empirically investigated whether and how anticipatory and...

High-performance capacitive energy storage under high voltages over a broad temperature range is eminently indispensable for the next generation of microelectronics and electrical power modules. The available dielectric polymer nanocomposites, unfortunately, are confined to the relatively...

Attitude measurements are vitally important parameters for the condition monitoring of precision machines. In this paper, we develop an angle measurement method based on monocular line scan vision to dynamically measure the attitude of shafts. The proposed measurement system, which consists of a...

There has been evidence on the entrepreneurial behavior of migrants in receiving countries or after they return to home countries, but little research on the entrepreneurship of left-behind persons when migrants are still abroad. Using data from the Mexican Family Life Survey, this paper...

Based on a total of 1,590 listed non-financial firms on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and the Taipei Exchanges covering the period of 2007 - 2020, this study examines whether a firm's capital structure is affected by its corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance. While existing research has...