The ESG score system is a fundamental component of the green financial system that is essential in promoting corporate environmental progress.In this work we investigate the micro-environmental impact of ESG scores us...The ESG score system is a fundamental component of the green financial system that is essential in promoting corporate environmental progress.In this work we investigate the micro-environmental impact of ESG scores using panel fixed effects models.We examine the processes underlying the influence of ESG scores on the performance of corporate green innovation as well as any potential inequalities in this impact under different moderating factors.To conduct our analysis we use data from Chinese-listed A-shares on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges from 2010 to 2019.Our study demonstrates a relationship between corporate green innovation and ESG ratings indicating that higher ESG ratings assist businesses in achieving better green innovation results.This beneficial effect is evident both numerically and qualitatively and it continues to hold up even after being put through several demanding tests.Additionally we pinpoint two main ways that ESG encourages corporate green innovation by boosting government-enterprise ties and strengthening corporate investment efficiency.We also note that while business characteristics aligned with sustainability further enhance the favorable influence of ESG on green innovation performance characteristics linked to ecologically detrimental activities impede the contribution of ESG to green innovation.Our study adds to the body of knowledge already available on corporate environmental performance and green finance by offering empirical insights that can help enhance corporate environmental development and improve the ESG rating system.展开更多
This paper deals with a Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model with a crowding term in the predator equation.We obtain a critical value λ1^D(Ω0),and demonstrate that the existence of the predator inΩ0 only depends on t...This paper deals with a Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model with a crowding term in the predator equation.We obtain a critical value λ1^D(Ω0),and demonstrate that the existence of the predator inΩ0 only depends on the relationship of the growth rateμof the predator and λ1^D(Ω0),not on the prey.Furthermore,whenμ<λ1^D(Ω0),we obtain the existence and uniqueness of its positive steady state solution,while whenμ≥λ1^D(Ω0),the predator and the prey cannot coexist inΩ0.Our results show that the coexistence of the prey and the predator is sensitive to the size of the crowding regionΩ0,which is different from that of the classical Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model.展开更多
To the Editor:Currently known syndromes of acute post-infectious or inflammatory demyelination include acute disseminated encephalomyelitis,encephalitis,transverse myelitis(TM),and Guillain–Barrésyndrome(GBS).De...To the Editor:Currently known syndromes of acute post-infectious or inflammatory demyelination include acute disseminated encephalomyelitis,encephalitis,transverse myelitis(TM),and Guillain–Barrésyndrome(GBS).Demyelination is frequently limited to the central or peripheral nervous systems.The coexistence of myelitis and demyelinating peripheral neuropathy has only been reported in a few children[1,2]and young adults.[3]Also,concomitant TM and GBS in elderly immunocompetent patients has been rarely described.展开更多
Glassy carbon(GC)is a type of non-graphitizing disordered carbon material at ambient pressure and high temperatures,which has been widely used due to its excellent mechanical properties.Here we report the changes in t...Glassy carbon(GC)is a type of non-graphitizing disordered carbon material at ambient pressure and high temperatures,which has been widely used due to its excellent mechanical properties.Here we report the changes in the microstructure and mechanical properties of GC treated at high pressures(up to 5 GPa)and high temperatures.The formation of intermediate sp2-sp3 phases is identified at moderate treatment temperatures before the complete graphitization of GC,by analyzing synchrotron X-ray diffraction,Raman spectra,and transmission electron microscopy images.The intermediate metastable carbon materials exhibit superior mechanical properties with hardness reaching up to 10 GPa and compressive strength reaching as high as 2.5 GPa,nearly doubling those of raw GC,and improving elasticity and thermal stability.The synthesis pressure used in this study can be achieved in the industry on a commercial scale,enabling the scalable synthesis of this type of strong,hard,and elastic carbon materials.展开更多
文摘The ESG score system is a fundamental component of the green financial system that is essential in promoting corporate environmental progress.In this work we investigate the micro-environmental impact of ESG scores using panel fixed effects models.We examine the processes underlying the influence of ESG scores on the performance of corporate green innovation as well as any potential inequalities in this impact under different moderating factors.To conduct our analysis we use data from Chinese-listed A-shares on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges from 2010 to 2019.Our study demonstrates a relationship between corporate green innovation and ESG ratings indicating that higher ESG ratings assist businesses in achieving better green innovation results.This beneficial effect is evident both numerically and qualitatively and it continues to hold up even after being put through several demanding tests.Additionally we pinpoint two main ways that ESG encourages corporate green innovation by boosting government-enterprise ties and strengthening corporate investment efficiency.We also note that while business characteristics aligned with sustainability further enhance the favorable influence of ESG on green innovation performance characteristics linked to ecologically detrimental activities impede the contribution of ESG to green innovation.Our study adds to the body of knowledge already available on corporate environmental performance and green finance by offering empirical insights that can help enhance corporate environmental development and improve the ESG rating system.
基金the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(2019JJ40079,2019JJ50160)the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department(16A071,19A179)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11701169)。
文摘This paper deals with a Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model with a crowding term in the predator equation.We obtain a critical value λ1^D(Ω0),and demonstrate that the existence of the predator inΩ0 only depends on the relationship of the growth rateμof the predator and λ1^D(Ω0),not on the prey.Furthermore,whenμ<λ1^D(Ω0),we obtain the existence and uniqueness of its positive steady state solution,while whenμ≥λ1^D(Ω0),the predator and the prey cannot coexist inΩ0.Our results show that the coexistence of the prey and the predator is sensitive to the size of the crowding regionΩ0,which is different from that of the classical Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model.
基金This study was supported by a grant from the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(No.2021SHZDZX0100)and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘To the Editor:Currently known syndromes of acute post-infectious or inflammatory demyelination include acute disseminated encephalomyelitis,encephalitis,transverse myelitis(TM),and Guillain–Barrésyndrome(GBS).Demyelination is frequently limited to the central or peripheral nervous systems.The coexistence of myelitis and demyelinating peripheral neuropathy has only been reported in a few children[1,2]and young adults.[3]Also,concomitant TM and GBS in elderly immunocompetent patients has been rarely described.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grants No.2018YFA0703400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants Nos.51672238,91963203,51722209,and 51525205)+2 种基金M.Hu acknowledges fellowship support by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.Z.Zhao acknowledges 100 talents plan of Hebei Province(Grants No.E2016100013)NSF for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hebei Province of China(Grants No.E2018203349)K.Luo acknowledges the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grants No.2017M620097).
文摘Glassy carbon(GC)is a type of non-graphitizing disordered carbon material at ambient pressure and high temperatures,which has been widely used due to its excellent mechanical properties.Here we report the changes in the microstructure and mechanical properties of GC treated at high pressures(up to 5 GPa)and high temperatures.The formation of intermediate sp2-sp3 phases is identified at moderate treatment temperatures before the complete graphitization of GC,by analyzing synchrotron X-ray diffraction,Raman spectra,and transmission electron microscopy images.The intermediate metastable carbon materials exhibit superior mechanical properties with hardness reaching up to 10 GPa and compressive strength reaching as high as 2.5 GPa,nearly doubling those of raw GC,and improving elasticity and thermal stability.The synthesis pressure used in this study can be achieved in the industry on a commercial scale,enabling the scalable synthesis of this type of strong,hard,and elastic carbon materials.