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- A detailed study on the Fe-doped TiO 2 thin films induced by pulsed laser deposition routePublication . Meng, Lijian; Wang, Zhenhua; Yang, Liang; Ren, Weijun; Liu, Wei; Zhang, Zhidong; Yang, Tao; Santos, M.P. dosFe-doped TiO2 thin films are deposited both on the (100) oriented Si and glass substrates by pulsed laser deposition technique using Fe powder doped TiO2 ceramic target. The structural and optical properties of the film have been studied in detail. The degree of film crystallinity is investigated by X-ray diffraction and confirmed by Raman scattering measurements. The stoichiometry and chemical states of Fe, Ti and O are probed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The surface morphologies are observed by Scanning electron microscopy. The optical properties are studied by measuring the transmittance and the optical constants, the refractive index and the extinction coefficient. It is found that the substrate temperature is a key factor in determining the thin film structure which further influences the refractive index and the optical band gap of the film. An anatase structure emerges above 300 ºC while the rutile structure appears when the substrate temperature is higher than 500 ºC. Another result is that Fe exists in the deposited films as Fe3+ and the atomic concentration of Fe in the films is much lower than that in the source target.
- How Knowledge Acquisition Diversity Affects Innovation Performance during the Technological Catch-Up in Emerging Economies: A Moderated Inverse U-Shape RelationshipPublication . Li, Qiang; Guo, Jing-Jing; Liu, Wei; Yue, Xiao-Guang; Duarte, Nelson; Pereira, CarlaMany domestic enterprises in emerging economies are concerned with the question of how to better utilize the portfolio of technology sourcing channels to achieve rapid economic growth by technological innovation. This paper looks at this issue by exploring the impacts of knowledge acquisition diversity (KAD) on innovation performance of domestic enterprises in China and the technological contexts (in terms of technology gap and technology development speed) under which KAD is most likely to contribute. Using panel data of the manufacturing industry in China over the 2001–2009 period, the results show that KAD has an inverse U-shaped relationship with innovation performance in terms of both product-related innovation performance (NPS) and knowledge-related innovation performance (PAT). Specifically, it reveals that the capability to generate technological innovation over time is dependent on how domestic enterprises manage their portfolio of knowledge sourcing channels to learn from foreign enterprises. Moreover, it is shown that the technology gap significantly moderates the inverted U-shaped relationship between KAD and both NPS and PAT. Technology development speed has a moderating effect on the inverted U-shaped relationship between KAD and innovation only in terms of NPS. The results of this study can help us to understand the relationships among technological contexts, KAD and innovation performance of domestic enterprises in emerging countries.
- Response to the COVID-19 Epidemic: The Chinese Experience and Implications for Other CountriesPublication . Liu, Wei; Xiao-Guang, Yue; Tchounwou, Paul B.The ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that occurred in China is rapidly spreading globally. China’s bond and strict containment measures have been proved (in practice) to significantly reduce the spread of the epidemic. This was obtained through the use of emergency control measures in the epidemic areas and the integration of resources from multiple systems, including business, community, technology, education, and transportation, across the country. In order to better understand how China has managed to reduce the public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic, this editorial systematically reviews the specific measures for infection prevention and control of the disease. The best practices for COVID-19 eradication in China provide evidence-based strategies that could be replicated in other countries.
- Valuation Impacts of Environmental Protection Taxes and Regulatory Costs in Heavy-Polluting IndustriesPublication . Tu, Wen-Jun; Yue, Xiao-Guang; Liu, Wei; Crabbe, M. James C.In 2016, the issue of the Environmental Protection Tax Law indicated the enhancement of environmental protection in China. This study examines the market reaction to firms in heavy-polluting industries, and the effects of external legal institutional quality and internal environmental disclosure on firm value around the passage of Environmental Protection Tax Law. Using an event study approach coupled with ordinary least square regressions, the researchers find a significantly negative market reaction to firms in heavy-polluting industries, but this negative reaction varies depending on the expected increase in future regulatory costs. Specifically, the above negative reaction is stronger when the firm reveals that itself or its subsidiary belongs to heavy-polluting industry, however it would be mitigated when a firm is in a region with better quality of legal institutions or discloses environmental improvement activities. Overall, the results are consistent with the market perceiving that the environmental protection tax law enacted would increase regulatory costs for firms in heavy-polluting industries, and also show the higher-quality regional legal institutions and more efforts on environmental protection could relieve the market’s pessimism caused by uncertainty.