Getting tired of your friends: the dynamics of venture capital relationships by Du, Q, Hellmann, T

“…Perhaps surprisingly, we find a negative relationship between deeper prior relationships and investment performance.…”

Anomalous high-magnetic field electronic state of the nematic superconductors FeSe 1 − x S x by Bristow, M, Reiss, P, Haghighirad, A, Zajicek, Z, Singh, S, Wolf, T, Graf, D, Knafo, W, McCollam, A, Coldea, A

“…Near the nematic end point, we find an extended temperature regime with ∼ T 1.5 resistivity, different from the behavior found near an antiferromagnetic critical point. …”

Narrowband Searches for Continuous and Long-duration Transient Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars in the LIGO-Virgo Third Observing Run by Sudhir, Vivishek

“…Isolated neutron stars that are asymmetric with respect to their spin axis are possible sources of detectable continuous gravitational waves. …”
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Response of geostationary communications satellite solid-state power amplifiers to high-energy electron fluence. by Lohmeyer, Whitney, Carlton, Ashley, Wong, Frankie, Bodeau, Michael, Kennedy, Andrew, Cahoy, Kerri

“…Building on the work of Lohmeyer and Cahoy (2013), we find that anomalies occur at a rate higher than just by chance when the >2 MeV electron fluence accumulated over 14 and 21 days is elevated. …”
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Political corruption and accounting choices by Zhang, Huai, Zhang, Jin

“…We examine how political corruption affects firms’ accounting choices. We hypothesize and find that firms headquartered in corrupt districts manipulate earnings downwards, relative to firms headquartered elsewhere. …”
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Conformable ultrasound breast patch for deep tissue scanning and imaging by Du, Wenya, Zhang, Lin, Suh, Emma, Lin, Dabin, Marcus, Colin, Ozkan, Lara, Ahuja, Avani, Fernandez, Sara, Shuvo, Ikra Iftekhar, Sadat, David, Liu, Weiguo, Li, Fei, Chandrakasan, Anantha P., Ozmen, Tolga, Dagdeviren, Canan

“…The in vitro studies and clinical trials reveal that the array using a piezoelectric crystal [Yb/Bi-Pb(In <jats:sub>1</jats:sub> <jats:sub>/2</jats:sub> Nb <jats:sub>1/2</jats:sub> )O <jats:sub>3</jats:sub> -Pb(Mg <jats:sub>1/</jats:sub> <jats:sub>3</jats:sub> Nb <jats:sub>2/3</jats:sub> )O <jats:sub>3</jats:sub> -PbTiO <jats:sub>3</jats:sub> ] (Yb/Bi-PIN-PMN-PT) exhibits a sufficient contrast resolution (~3 dB) and axial/lateral resolutions of 0.25/1.0 mm at 30 mm depth, allowing the observation of small cysts (~0.3 cm) in the breast. …”
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Piezoelectric single crystal based one-dimensional phased array for breast tissue imaging by Du, Wenya

“…In this thesis, I propose a conformable ultrasound breast patch (cUSBr-Patch) consisting of a one-dimensional (1D) phased array and a nature-inspired patch design, which offers large-area, deep tissue scanning and multi-angle, repeatable breast imaging while avoiding the drawbacks of conventional ultrasound imaging technologies. I used a Yb/Bi-doped PIN-PMN-PT single crystal as the active element due to its superior piezoelectric properties (d33 = 2,800 pC/N, εr = 7,000, k33 = 0.93). …”
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Two-phase immersion cooling for power dense printed circuit board converters by Ristic-Smith, A

“…A theoretical model and numerical solution method for boiling on pin fins is developed and used to design heat spreaders to increase the power dissipation per unit semiconductor area with minimal penalty on the converter volume. …”

Taking Flight: FROM WAR ORPHAN TO STAR BALLERINA/ by Deprince, Michaela, author 656399, Deprince, Elaine, author 656400

“…But it was at the orphanage that Michaela would find a picture of a beautiful ballerina en pointe that would help change the course of her life. …”

Predicting
mergers
and
acquisitions
: a study of Tobin's Q. by Chong, Hui Shan., Lim, Jian Liang., Tan, Keng Tiong.

“…This paper attempts to document the relations between takeover probability and a comprehensive set of takeover determinants, with an emphasis on Tobin’s Q. We find firms characterized by low Q ratios are more likely to be the targets of takeovers. …”
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Financial reporting quality and audit firms’ past experiences of litigation by Li, Bing

“…In addition, I find an improvement in financial reporting quality subsequent to Big 4 auditors’ recent litigation experiences when the analysis is conducted at the audit office level. …”
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Study of chemical vapor deposited carbon nanotubes as electrical interconnect by Ng, Chou Shing

“…Last but not least, a comparison study is done to find out the differences in properties of the carbon nanotubes grown on the two thin films.…”
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Breaking invisible barriers: does fast internet improve access to input markets? by Demir, B, Javorcik, B, Panigrahi, P

“…Using the expansion of fiber-optic networks and firm-to-firm transaction data, we find that better connectivity shifts input sourcing to well-connected regions and diversifies supplier networks. …”

Avoiding sovereign default contagion: A normative analysis by De Ferra, S, Mallucci, E

“…First, we look at cross-country bailouts. We find that whenever agents anticipate them, bailouts induce higher borrowings, and yet still enhance welfare. …”

House price expectations and inflation expectations: evidence from survey data by Dhamija, V, Nunes, R, Tara, R

“…Housing is a closely monitored and prominent sector for households. We find that households tend to overweight house price expectations when forming inflation expectations with a coefficient of 25–45 percent, significantly above the weight of house prices in the inflation index. …”

Response of geostationary communications satellite solid-state power amplifiers to high-energy electron fluence by Lohmeyer, Whitney, Carlton, Ashley, Wong, Frankie, Bodeau, Michael, Kennedy, Andrew, Cahoy, Kerri

“…Building on the work of Lohmeyer and Cahoy (2013), we find that anomalies occur at a rate higher than just by chance when the >2 MeV electron fluence accumulated over 14 and 21 days is elevated. …”
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Analysis on Sieve of Eratosthenes algorithm and algorithms for solving the discrete logarithm problem by Loo, Jia Ein

“…The DLP is defined as: given a group Fp, a generator g of the group and an element k of p, find the discrete logarithm to the base g of k in the group p. …”
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Evaluating geospatial accuracy for equity analyses: a case study of the U.S. National Bridge Inventory by Gandy, CA, Kang, X, Ritsch, N, Armanios, DE

“…Phase 2 focuses on potential ways to correct locational mismatches. We find that a 30.5 m (100 ft) buffer and Thiessen polygons provide the greatest improvements in matching accuracy in the NBI record over point coordinates. …”

Experimental Characterization of Iron-Sulfur Cluster Excited States and their Relevance to Electron Transfer Reactions by Skeel, Brighton A.

“…We find that the energy scale associated with both of these phenomena is commensurate with that of the thermal energy at ambient temperature, and that these alternate valence arrangements and spin configurations are thus relevant to understanding the room temperature reactivity of biological Fe−S systems. …”
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Deception POINT / by Brown, Dan, 1964- 274722 author

“…When a new NASA satellite detects evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory...a victory that has profound implications for U.S. space policy and the impending presidential election.With the Oval Office in the balance, the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Arctic to verify the authenticity of the find. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland, Rachel uncovers the unthinkable - evidence of scientific trickery - a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy...…”