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Which Component of Deposit Drives Systemic Risk Volatility
by Yunying Huang  and  Kenichiro Soyano
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Bank deposit is closely related to systemic risks. In addition, considering that resident deposits in China have significant seasonal characteristics, this paper focuses on which component of deposits drives the systemic risk volatility, that is, it can supplement the existing forecast information. We use X-13ARIMA-SEATS to decompose deposit into three subsequences. The researc [...] Read more

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Shred Central: Estimating the user benefits associated with large public skateparks
by Thomas Kemp
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Skateparks, often called 'wheel parks,' are becoming increasingly common within communities worldwide. Despite this growth in parks, estimates show that the development of parks needs to catch up to users. Using a count data travel cost model, we estimate the adult user benefits associated with the Lauridsen Skatepark in Des Moines, Iowa – the largest in the United States [...] Read more

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The roles of m6A RNA methylation modification in cancer stem cells: new opportunities for cancer suppression
by Haitao Chen , Huilong Li , Wanjin Shi , Hai Qin  and  Lufeng Zheng
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As a reversible post-transcriptional modification, N6-methyladeno sine is the most common form of RNA modification in eukaryotic mRNA. Cancer stem cells (CSCs), which are a subpopulation of cells with self-renewal ability and differentiation potential, have been regarded to be one of the roots of tumor occurrence, recurrence, and metastasis. Currently, numerous studies have dem [...] Read more

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An analysis of how digital technology impacts trade costs—Based on the empirical data of RCEP member countries
by Juan Meng , Hao Lu  and  Shenxiang She
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This paper explores how digital technology reduces trade costs using bilateral trade data from RCEP member countries and a panel fixed effects model. The findings show that digital technology significantly lowers trade costs, a conclusion that holds even after accounting for lag effects and various robustness checks. The impact of digital technology on trade costs follows an in [...] Read more

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Knowledge Sources and Manufacturing Enterprise’s Technological Innovation
by Shuang Yao , Ying Li  and  Xin Zhao
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This paper uses the questionnaire data of the World Bank’s China Enterprise Survey 2012 to establish a Logit model to empirically study the relationship between knowledge sources and technological innovation in Chinese manufacturing enterprises. The results show that although internal and external knowledge has a positive effect on enterprise technological innovation in g [...] Read more

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Optimizing Labor Allocation based on Multiobjective Decision Making Using Improved Hungarian Algorithm
by Tram B.T Tran  and  Hien Hoang Phuoc Nguyen
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The aim of this study is to solve the problem of labor allocation in cases where the company has fewer employees than the number of existing jobs based on the evaluation of work quality according to multiple objectives. Optimizing labor allocation not only benefits the company by maximizing the use of human resources, but also saves employees' energy. In addition, employees are [...] Read more

Review
Advances in the use of cell-membrane encapsulated nanoparticles to target tumor drugs
by Mengdie Feng  and  Yonghua Zheng
Abstract
Cancer treatment faces multiple challenges, including tumor heterogeneity, drug resistance, microenvironment influence, treatment side effects, and treatment cost. The heterogeneity of the tumor makes the effect of the same treatment vary in different patients, so the development of personalized treatment strategies is crucial. In addition, resistance of tumor cells to therapeu [...] Read more

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A ‘White Lie’ of Business Informality: An Exploration of Non-Registered White-owned Businesses in the United States of America
by Michael J. Pisani
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Utilizing a 2021 nationally representative sample of 7,504 White-owned employer businesses (WOBs) in the United States of America (USA), the extent, and the determinants of WOB business registration are estimated. Business registration is employed as a proxy for business in/formality. Approximately one-fifth (22.5%) of all employer WOBs are unregistered or informal business con [...] Read more

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Funds Flows and Returns: The Case of the Australian Equity ETFs
by Gerasimos G. Rompotis
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The relation between fund flows and returns in the Australian ETF industry is assessed in this study. Daily data from 43 equity ETFs over the period 2019-2023 are used. The main research objective is to accentuate whether past returns can predict future fund flows and in what way and vice versa. According to the results of the applied regression analysis, past flows and past re [...] Read more

Review
Climate Economics and Finance: A Literature Review
by Hao Dong  and  Tao Li
Abstract
"Climate Economics and Finance" has risen to prominence as a crucial field, encompassing three primary dimensions: Climate Economics, Climate Finance, and the Intersection of Climate Change and Financial Markets. The adverse externalities arising from climate change, exemplifying a classic instance of "market failure" within market economic frameworks, have garnered global atte [...] Read more

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Are CEOs Paid for Performance? A Study of CEO’s Compensation in the Public Sector Corporations
by Krishna Reddy
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This study provides insight into CEO compensation dynamics in the public sector and private sector publicly listed firms in New Zealand. This research uses descriptive statistics, OLS regression, and the difference-in-difference method to analyze the compensation-performance relationship for the period 2005 to 2012. Our findings show that CEOs in the private sector publicly lis [...] Read more

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Spatial-temporal Evolution of Global Aircraft Production Network: Evidence from 1741 Global Aircraft Firms
by Ying She , Guoliang Liu , Ling Jia , Yangu Deng  and  Liyuan Zhang
Abstract
Triggered by the rising demand, a complex aircraft production network has been evolving during the past half century. In order to analysis the spatial-temporal evolution of this network, this paper establishes a novel and complex data by collecting 1774 major global aircraft manufacturers' production relationship from Jane's All the World' s Aircraft Development & Productio [...] Read more

Review
Repurposing anti-parasite benzimidazole drugs as selective anti-cancer chemotherapeutics
by Fatemeh Movahedi , Li Li  and  Zhi Ping Xu
Abstract
Cancer chemotherapy is generally associated with many severe adverse effects. Many cancer studies are currently focused on repurposing conventional non-toxic anti-parasite drugs for cancer treatment. Since cancer cells and parasites have many features in common, some anti-parasite drugs such as benzimidazoles have been recently found to possess the anti-cancer activity. Benzimi [...] Read more

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Psychopathy, prospect theory, and the Madoff Curve: a dual behavioral neuroscience and behavioral economic framework for understanding White Collar Crime
by Eric C. Prichard  and  Adam J. McKee
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Reckless behavior by business leaders can be a systemic risk for individual firms and the economies in which the firms exist. We propose that a synthesis of behavioral economics, in particular prospect theory, and the study of psychopathy may help researchers better understand why some business leaders engage in high-risk criminal activity. We propose that psychopathy is associ [...] Read more

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The Effect of Logistics Performance Index of RCEP Countries on China's Export Trade
by Kaiwen Zhang
Abstract
The signing of RCEP has created new opportunities for the development of China's export trade, and international logistics capacity is an important factor affecting the conduct of international trade. This paper qualitatively describes and analyzes the LPI index and its sub-indicators of RCEP member countries, and empirically investigates the impact of logistics performance lev [...] Read more

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Entrepreneurial universities: Modelling the link between innovation producers and innovation users shows that team structures in the tech transfer function improves performance
by Charles Mondal , Mousa Al-Kfairy  and  Robert B. Mellor
Abstract
To investigate successful technology transfer, the potential path of innovations from the university research bench to the knowledge recipient is modelled. Universities exist in highly regulated environments and the initial path of decision-making is a hierarchical model and where decisions flow upward from manager to manager until a small number of candidate innovations for co [...] Read more

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Recent Progress in the Transition Metal Sulfide/Phosphide for Cancer Theranostic Applications
by Xingru Zhao , Qi An  and  Jingwen Cai
Abstract
Transition metal sulfides/transition metal phosphides (TMS/TMP) has shown great potential in cancer diagnosis and treatment due to its unique structural, optical, acoustic and magnetic properties. TMS/TMP can be formed from sulfur/phosphorus source and metal into binary compounds, or from the interaction of hydrogen sulfide (or hydrogen sulfuric acid) with metal oxides or hydro [...] Read more

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Macroeconomic Drivers of Electricity Prices in Nigeria
by Mansur Bala , Nasir Ahmad Moyi  and  Umar Muhammad Gummi
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Electricity price volatility in developing economies, particularly Nigeria, presents a significant challenge to sustainable development. In this paper, we examine the macroeconomic drivers of electricity prices (ELP) in Nigeria based on annual data spanning 1980-2022 and the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) procedure. Our model estimates the long-run and short-run impacts [...] Read more

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Does digital village construction contribute to improving food security?
by Minmin Huang  and  Yanhu Bai
Abstract
The issue of food security has become a global challenge, and it is therefore crucial to seek measures to ensure food security. As an emerging economic model, the digital economy is regarded as the most effective tool for the modernization of agricultural development. As a large food-producing country, China faces serious problems of agricultural non-point source pollution and [...] Read more

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Do policy coordination dynamics matter? A quantitative analysis perspective on China's scientific and technological policy evolution
by Yu Yang  and  Nur Ajrun Khalid
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Even though policy coordination is one of the oldest challenges that governments have to confront, as problems evolve and "New Public Management" concepts emerge, it has become even more essential. The current literature on policy coordination among government agencies, however, shows little regarding the way coordination is managed under centralized political systems. This stu [...] Read more