Using information in US and European bank and sovereign CDS spreads we study the systematic component of banks' credit risk that stems from banks' common exposure to sovereign default risk. Based on a default intensity model, we find that sovereign default risk is a significant factor of bank...

Chronic exposure to hexavalent chromium compounds [Cr(VI)] is associated with an increased risk of cancers, but the molecular mechanisms remain to be elucidated. In this study, we found that CXCL5 levels in peripheral blood monocytes (PBMCs) and plasma from workers with occupational exposure to...

A Z-scheme heterojunction ZnO-C/MnO2 photocatalyst was successfully prepared by a simple method of chemical reduction deposition and secondary hydrothermal treatment. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning...

Glass frits, as a critical ingredient, plays an important role in silver paste and determine sintering properties of the silive paste and contact quality with silicon solar cells. Here glass frits with different contents of TeO 2 additive were prepared and used to investigate the sintering...

Expected demand is an important measure for a retailer to decide whether to open a new store at a candidate location. Retail chains need to understand the store choice and temporal preferences of different customer segments to estimate future customer visits to such a new store. As mixed-use...