Recent empirical studies find that options trading enhances firm value by allowing for a more efficient allocation of firm resources. In this paper, we develop and test the hypothesis that, in addition to a more efficient allocation of firm resources, options trading also enhances firm value...

The paper draws on evidence of predatory publishing obtained from the 4 year-long Harbingers research study of the changing scholarly communication attitudes and behaviour of early career researchers (ECRs). The project featured longitudinal interviews for its first 3 years with 116 ECRs...

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 4th International Conference on Advanced Materials Research (ICAMR 2014), January 22-23, 2014, Macau, China. The 82 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Composite Materials, Chapter 2: Materials for Civil Engineering Applications,...

Fully autonomous vehicles (AVs) create a double transparency regarding human driving decisions. Opaque decision rules in the human mind have become transparent in AVs, and in turn can be made transparent to third parties. This double transparency is creating an unprecedented opportunity to...

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...