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Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages
Science, Maths & Technology

Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages

...based therapies. How nanoparticles work? The question lies on how these nanoparticles can provide the advantages described above? The answer is simple. These nano-carriers either interact with the cell surface because of their charge and surface properties that make them accumulate into cancer cells that are characterized by leaky blood vessels and not into healthy cells...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy

...base. John Mathews and Hao Tan explore these green opportunities in the Chinese context in their article “Want to see the business case for green energy? Just look at China”. Nevertheless, there are substantial challenges for fostering “green businesses”. It required a large amount of initial investment without a guarantee of an lucrative future returns. Many...
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Campaigning for refugee and migrant women
Society, Politics & Law

Campaigning for refugee and migrant women

...based violence in addition to other difficulties and can find themselves without access to support or protection. Immigration rules are often complex to negotiate, and those fleeing rape, forced marriage or torture are often disbelieved by immigration authorities and left destitute. Organisations like Southall Black Sisters (SBS) and Women for Refugee Women (WRW) campaign...
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Has Donald Trump improved the US economy in fifty days?
Money & Business

Has Donald Trump improved the US economy in fifty days?

...based on different indicators. Since November 8th, Election Day, the Stock Market has posted $3.2 trillion in GAINS and consumer confidence is at a 15 year high. Jobs! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 2, 2017 Here, Trump is referring to the S&P 500 Index and the newly released February 2017 Consumer Confidence Survey. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P...
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Should we tax robots who replace humans in the workplace?
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Should we tax robots who replace humans in the workplace?

...base in the US and is likely to significantly decrease following the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. When firms replace people with machines (or elect to automate initially), the government loses the ability to tax workers. This is not compensated for in the form of higher taxes on corporate earnings. In the aggregate, this could amount to hundreds of...
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30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’
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30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’

...based’ providers, up from less than one in ten (8%) in 2011 to more than one fifth of respondents (21%) two years later. The 2011 report also revealed that businesses considering themselves to be the most entrepreneurial were seven times more likely to have implemented cloud computing technologies. The Quarterly Survey was founded in 1984 by consultant and economist,...
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The Curious Geography of Weetabix: A Cereal Tale for Our Times
Society, Politics & Law

The Curious Geography of Weetabix: A Cereal Tale for Our Times

...based entity. They bought a 60% stake in the company from Lion Capital, a London-based private equity firm whose acquisitions have included Jimmy Choo and Wagamama. Lion capital sold its remaining 40% share in 2015 and Weetabix is now jointly owned by the Bright Food Group and Baring Private Equity Asia, whose offices are spread across metropolitan Asia. Lion Capital...
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What is ‘woman’s work’?
Money & Business

What is ‘woman’s work’?

...experiences of work–family interface the chapter will also discuss the specific factors that affect the balance between work and life. Read the chapter: De Simone, S., & Priola, V. (2015). 24. What’s ‘woman’s work’? Work–family interface among women entrepreneurs in Italy. Handbook of Gendered Careers in Management: Getting In, Getting On, Getting Out, 390....
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