This study used the GT NEMS model to analyze how the proposed federal regulation on carbon emissions will impact investments in the U.S. electricity generating capacity at the federal and Census Division level for 2016-2030. Results show that in order to reduce emissions by 32% by 2030,...

This paper describes a methodology for the case mix problem in the health care sector. Aiming at maximizing the overall financial contribution of the given resource capacity within a hospital, the case mix problem is formulated as an integer linear programming model to produce the optimal...

This study finds that institutional investors’ on-site visits significantly increase financial reporting aggressiveness, proxied by the level of accruals. Our results are robust using alternative measures of aggressive financial reporting, e.g., positive reporting tone and the likelihood of...

Is asset liquidity a source of price volatility? We answer this question within a continuous-time, New Monetarist economy under extrinsic uncertainty and endogenous asset liquidity. We consider single or multiple assets, risk-free or risky assets, assets that have a positive intrinsic value, no...

Collaboration is important in services, but may lead to interruptions. Professionals exercise discretion on when to preempt individual tasks to switch to collaborative tasks. Discretionary task switching can introduce changeover times when resuming the preempted task and thus can increase total...

Groundwater is experiencing substantial overdrafts and bearing ever-mounting freshwater demand. Existing groundwater management strategies are myopic and fail to orchestrate production and the operation of protection approaches, including managed aquifer recharge (MAR) and seawater intrusion...

As consumer buying habits are trending toward more simple and hassle-free experiences, more and more companies are jumping into the innovative business model of subscription services. Subscription providers such as Spotify, Netflix and OneGo (an all-you-can-fly subscription service provider)...

The health risks of the current COVID-19 pandemic, together with the drastic mitigation measures taken in many affected nations, pose an obvious threat to public mental health. The social science literature has already established a clear link between mental health and sociodemographic as well...

Herein, in-situ synthesis of nonstoichiometric α-Fe2O3/LaFeO3 compounded with g-C3N4 and Ti3C2 MXene to form multiple Z-scheme/Schottky heterojunctions, α-Fe2O3/LaFeO3/g-C3N4/Ti3C2 (FLCT), is reported. In the FLCT, α-Fe2O3/LaFeO3 could promote carrier migration, g-C3N4 caused electrons to...

There is a growing interest in additive manufacturing (AM) of metal matrix composites (MMCs). However, it remains challenging to control the composite powder preparation for MMCs and the AM processing parameters. In this study, the diamond particles are firstly coated with Titanium and Nickel to...