The wastewater treatment performance in an inverted A2/O reactor supplemented with fermentation liquid of primary sludge was explored comparing to commercial carbon sources sodium acetate and glucose. Similar COD removal rate was observed with the effluent COD stably reaching the discharge...

Circular economy has been a rapidly growing interest in the manufacturing industry. The concept of 4D printing-enabled active disassemblyis touted as a non-destructive approach with less to no human intervention, which allows multiple elements to be disassembled simultaneously with fewer...

This study investigates the relationship between controlling persons with foreign residency rights (FRR) and their involvement in Chinese private enterprises' green innovation (GI) from 2007 to 2018. The study findings reveal a negative impact of FRR on GI, primarily due to increased financing...

The industrial Internet of Things (IoT) has been gaining significant momentum and is considered a promising technology for establishing a foundation for energy and carbon management in the manufacturing sector. Existing management studies commonly assume the availability of IoT data for all...

Studies on corporate takeovers are voluminous but typically assume that acquirers are not financially constrained. We show that acquirers’ free cash flow (FCF) levels have significant impacts on their takeover activities and consequences. Acquirers with low FCF, despite their high levels of...