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Alternations in the element stoichiometry of the grasses drive the aboveground C:N:P ratio of an agriculturally improved pasture on karst in response to differential N and P fertilization
Imbalances in nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) inputs in grasslands, induced by human activities, can significantly alter the C:N:P stoichiometry of plant communities and thereby affect ecosystem processes. How...
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Effects of Micro-arc Oxidation/Multi-arc Ion Plating Composite Treatment on Microstructure and Properties of TC4 Titanium Alloy
TC4 titanium alloy was treated by micro-arc oxidation (MAO) technology, and then CrN coating was prepared on the surface of MAO coating by multi-arc ion plating (MAIP) technology to form MAO/CrN composite film...
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Development and initial validation of the Psoriatic Arthritis Screening Questionnaire: a cross-sectional study in Chinese population
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Oxidation Behavior of Cu-Pb Bearing Alloys
The oxidation kinetics of Cu-Pb bearing alloys was investigated under a temperature domain between 25 and 700 °C. It has been found that during oxidation process, lead was easy to diffuse in the channel formed...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Risk Factors for Progression from Subclinical to Clinical Phase of Psoriatic Arthritis: A Case–Control Study
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Open AccessCorrection to: Human drug efflux transporter ABCC5 confers acquired resistance to pemetrexed in breast cancer
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Open AccessRisk Factors for Progression from Subclinical to Clinical Phase of Psoriatic Arthritis: A Case–Control Study
The objective of this study is to identify the potential risk factors for progression from subclinical to clinical psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
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Open AccessHuman drug efflux transporter ABCC5 confers acquired resistance to pemetrexed in breast cancer
Pemetrexed, a new generation antifolate drug, has been approved for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. However, factors affecting its efficacy and resistance have not been fully elu...
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Price Volatility, the Maturity Effect, and Global Oil Prices: Evidence from Chinese Commodity Futures Markets
We study the maturity effect using 41 major agricultural, industrial, and metal commodities traded in three Chinese futures exchanges between 2006 and 2015. After controlling for seasonality, year and product ...
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Do exclusivity arrangements harm consumers?
This paper explores the ramifications of exclusivity arrangements, e.g., iPhone’s partnership with wireless carriers, for market competition and consumer welfare. Two firms compete in a primary good market, an...
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Asymmetry and revenue in second-price auctions: a majorization approach
Bidder asymmetries are common in certain auctions where heterogeneous bidders coexist. In this paper, we employ the tool of majorization to study the effect of bidder asymmetry on revenue in second-price aucti...
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Pricing Strategies in the Electronic Marketplace
In this chapter, I review prices and firms’ pricing strategies on the Internet through a broad survey of recent literatures on economics, information system, and marketing. In both empirical and theoretical st...
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Price Volatility and Contract Maturity: Evidence from an Online Futures Market for Sports Tickets
In this study, we test the relationship between price volatility and contract maturity, or the “Samuelson effect,” using futures contract prices for a major sports event. Applying four different performance me...
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Where Do New Ph.D. Economists Go? Recent Evidence from Initial Labor Market
We collect data on the 2007–2008 Ph.D. economist job market to investigate initial job placement in terms of job location, job type, and job rank. While there is little gender difference in all three dimension...
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Information markets, product markets and vertical merger
In many markets, firms have the option of advertising at price comparison sites to broaden their market reach. Such sites are often controlled by profit-maximizing “information gatekeepers” charging advertisin...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Investigation on the Integrated External Heat Exchanger for a New Type CFB Boiler Arrangement
Various external heat exchangers (EHE) are widely used with large-scale CFB boiler. The solid mass flow rate diverted from the standpipe to the EHE or the loop seal can usually be controlled well and the flow ...
