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Keywords Risk; Radical uncertainty; Ambiguity; Funding; Novelty; Frontier research Highlights * Risk in science poorly understood, penalizing funding of risky research * Meaning and treatment of risk in different contexts explored * Model for characterizing risk in science outlined * Use of Subjective Expected Utility (SEU) approach in grant peer review proposed * Use stage, seed and block-funding for cases of ambiguity where SEU not appropriate Author Affiliation: (a) School of Management, Polytechnic University of Milan, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, Milan 20123, Italy (b) Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA (c) National Bureau of Economic Research, NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA * Corresponding author. (footnote)[white star] Acknowledgements: This work was supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (G-2021-14189) and by the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF21SA0071711). Byline: Chiara Franzoni [chiara.franzoni@polimi.it] (a,*), Paula Stephan [pstephan@gsu.edu] (b,c)

ABSTRACT In the paper, the impact of paper production waste (primary sludge, or PS) on the properties of cement pastes and mortars is discussed upon. Some specimens were formed with [...]

ABSTRACT This paper reports the results of an exploratory experimental study to manufacture eco-friendly lightweight bricks through binary mix of paper mill sludge (PMS) and soil. The pre-manufacture activities include [...]

ABSTRACT The paper analyses the effect of waste sludge from paper industry (paper sludge) on physical and mechanical properties of clay bricks, their microstructure and resistance to freezing and thawing. [...]

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate influence of calcination and cooling conditions on pozzolanic reactivity of waste paper sludge. Calcined paper sludge (CPS) is prepared by different [...]

Keywords IIoT; B2B; A-R-A model; System of Systems (SoS); Smart farming Highlights * Traditional representations of business networks may not be adapted in IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) contexts. * In IIoT actors are not only humans or organizations. * In IIoT technologies are not necessarily resources. * A system of systems approach of business networks is introduced. * Impacts on new connections between actors, and value creation are discussed. Abstract In industrial business-to-business (B2B) markets, physical entities (such as products, machines, materials, or other objects) are increasingly connected among each other. This Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is quickly developing thanks to advances in fields such as information systems, factory digitalization, data sciences, robotics. Thus, industrial markets appear both as business networks - encompassing connections between individual or organizational actors -- and networks of connected things. The purpose of this research is to provide an integrative perspective that encompasses both types of networks. It seeks to contribute to the literature on industrial B2B markets in two ways. First, it proposes the system of systems (SoS) theory - which emphasizes diversity and autonomy of systems - as an integrative perspective. Second, it argues that this integrated perspective contributes to a new view on how resources are produced, combined, and used, and, therefore, on business network models. We discuss the implications for one of the most established models, the IMP Group's A-R-A model. Author Affiliation: (a) emlyon business school, 23, avenue Guy de Collongue, 69134 Ecully Cedex, France (b) Chair professor of marketing, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Otto-Friedrich-University, Feldkirchenstrasse 21, 96045 Bamberg, Germany * Corresponding author. Article History: Received 10 March 2021; Revised 15 April 2022; Accepted 18 April 2022 (footnote)1 Throughout this work we will use the term 'business network' that has been used first by B2B scholars to refer to the networked nature of markets. We nevertheless acknowledge that the B2B literature is increasingly adopting the term 'business ecosystem' (adapted to business context from biology by Moore (1993)). Often these terms are used interchangeably. This is our position in this paper (see also ; ). Sometimes differences are emphasized. For an in-depth review of the use of both concepts of ecosystems and networks in the B2B marketing literature see ). Byline: Catherine Pardo [pardo@em-lyon.com] (a,*), Ruiqi Wei [wei@em-lyon.com] (a), Björn Sven Ivens [Bjoern.ivens@uni-bamberg.de] (b)

Keywords Metrics; Citations; Influence; Science; Status Highlights * More than half of citations to academic papers reflect little-to-no intellectual influence on the authors citing them. * Citations to already highly cited papers are 2--3 more likely to reflect substantial intellectual influence. * A key mechanism is citations change perceptions of quality: displaying low citation counts makes papers appear to be of lower quality. * Papers with poor perceived quality are read more superficially and discovered later in the projects. Abstract Although citations are widely used to measure the influence of scientific works, research shows that many citations serve rhetorical functions and reflect little-to-no influence on the citing authors. If highly cited papers disproportionately attract rhetorical citations then their citation counts may reflect rhetorical usefulness more than influence. Alternatively, researchers may perceive highly cited papers to be of higher quality and invest more effort into reading them, leading to disproportionately substantive citations. We test these arguments using data on 17,154 randomly sampled citations collected via surveys from 9,380 corresponding authors in 15 fields. We find that most citations (54%) had little-to-no influence on the citing authors. However, citations to the most highly cited papers were 2--3 times more likely to denote substantial influence. Experimental and correlational data show a key mechanism: displaying low citation counts lowers perceptions of a paper's quality, and papers with poor perceived quality are read more superficially. The results suggest that higher citation counts lead to more meaningful engagement from readers and, consequently, the most highly cited papers influence the research frontier much more than their raw citation counts imply. Author Affiliation: (a) University of Michigan School of Information, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA (b) Dept. of Philosophy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA (c) Committee on Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637 (d) Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02163, USA (e) Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02163, USA (f) Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA (g) Knowledge Lab, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA * Corresponding author. Article History: Received 14 August 2021; Revised 11 January 2022; Accepted 12 January 2022 Byline: Misha Teplitskiy [tepl@umich.edu] (a,e,*), Eamon Duede [eduede@uchicago.edu] (b,c,g), Michael Menietti [mmenietti@hbs.edu] (d,e), Karim R. Lakhani [klakhani@hbs.edu] (d,e,f)

ABSTRACT A sandwich structure consisting of perlite composite foam as core and Brown paper as skin is developed and its flexural behaviour is studied in relation with properties of constituents [...]

ABSTRACT A raw decorative paper was coated with a mixture of Ti[O.sub.2]-Si[O.sub.2] nanocomposite aerogel and melamine-formaldehyde resin to achieve dual functions, namely formaldehyde degradation and smoke suppression. The physical and [...]

ABSTRACT Sustainable recyclable paper and composite materials can be ideal choices for the construction of temporary structures for both exhibition spaces or for rapid-recovery shelters in emergency operations. The unique [...]

ABSTRACT Green liquor dregs wastes coming from pulp and paper production are currently disposed in landfills at a huge cost for industry and the environment. In this work, a novel [...]

ABSTRACT The use of paper-mill residuals in concrete formulations provides an alternative to landfill disposal. A response surface statistical methodology was carried out to model the influence on the slump [...]

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate some physical and mechanical properties of the paper mill (PMS) and spruce planer shaving added cement boards. Also the effect of [...]

ABSTRACT Due to increasing generation of solid wastes from papermaking industry, major concerns arise about the disposal of the solid wastes and their adverse impacts on environments, in which the [...]

ABSTRACT In the present work, unshredded waste newspaper based composites have been prepared in polyester resin matrix. Reinforcing material, waste newspaper is characterized by chemically, X-ray diffraction (XRD) methods, Fourier [...]

ABSTRACT This review compiles the main scientific and technical findings on the viability of using paper sludge waste as a supplementary cementitious material in the manufacture of future eco-efficient cements. [...]

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2014.12.008 Byline: Marcos Furlan, Bernardo Almada-Lobo, Maristela Santos, Reinaldo Morabito Abstract: This paper addresses the lot-sizing and scheduling problem of pulp and paper mills involving multiple paper machines. The underlying multi-stage integrated production process considers the following critical units: continuous digester, intermediate stocks of pulp and liquor, multiple paper machines and a recovery line to treat by-products. This work presents a mixed integer programming (MIP) model to represent the problem, as well as a solution approach based on a customized genetic algorithm (GA) with an embedded residual linear programming model. Some GA tools are explored, including literature and new operators, a novel diversification process and other features. In particular, the diversification process uses a new allele frequency measure to change between diversification and intensification procedures. Computational results show the effectiveness of the method to solve relatively large instances of the single paper machine problem when compared to other single paper machine solution methods found in the literature. For multiple paper machine settings, in most runs the GA solutions are better than those obtained for the MIP model using an optimization software. Author Affiliation: (a) Instituto de Ciencias Matematicas e de Computacao, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av. Trabalhador Sao-carlense 400, Sao Carlos 13560-970, Brazil (b) INESC-TEC, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, Porto 4200-465, Portugal (c) Departamento de Engenharia de Producao, Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Rod. Washington Luis KM 235, Sao Carlos 13565-905, Brazil

Abstract The use of paper de-inking sludge in pozzolanic material manufacture permits a disposable residue to be included in the cycle of the materials. A study on the reuse of [...]

Keywords Academic publications; Firm value; Innovation; Patents; Human capital Highlights * Analyzes firm valuation effects of academic publications and patents of China's publicly listed firms. * Chinese firms' academic publications are positively associated with their market valuation. * This positive relation is more pronounced when these firms have stronger patent records. * Mechanism tests suggest Chinese firms' academic publications are beneficial to their human capital stock and function as credible signals of quality to the market. Abstract By combining various databases of academic publications and patents of China's publicly listed firms, we explore the effects of academic publications on firm valuation. We find that Chinese firms' academic publications are positively associated with their market valuation. More importantly, such a positive relation is more pronounced when these firms have stronger patent records, highlighting a synergy between basic research and applied technologies. Mechanism tests indicate that firms' academic publications promote their market values through enhancing their human capital and sending credible signals to the market. We also find that publications in English-language journals are more value-relevant than in Chinese-language journals. Author Affiliation: (a) The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania, United States (b) College of Technology Management, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (c) Institute of Quantitative and Technological Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China * Corresponding author. Article History: Received 16 November 2020; Revised 30 June 2021; Accepted 30 June 2021 Byline: David H. Hsu [dhsu@wharton.upenn.edu] (a,*), Po-Hsuan Hsu [pohsuanhsu@mx.nthu.edu.tw] (b), Qifeng Zhao [zhaoqf@cass.org.cn] (c)

ABSTRACT Cotton waste results from the mechanical processing of raw cotton in yarn mills. Recycle Paper Mills constitute 30% of total pulp and paper mill segment in India. With 85% [...]

ABSTRACT The use of paper-mill residuals in concrete formulations was investigated as an alternative to landfill disposal. The mechanical and durability properties of concrete containing paper-mill residuals collected from a [...]

ABSTRACT Recycle paper mills (RPM) contribute 30% of total pulp and paper mill segment in India. With 85% average efficiency of RPM, 5% waste (RPMW) is produced annually. RPMW which [...]

ABSTRACT Investigation of formaldehyde and VOCs emissions from wood-based panels are of great importance because of their negative impact on human health. In this study, a novel low formaldehyde and [...]

ABSTRACT This study was to develop a new building material, Wood-Crete, using sawdust, waste paper and Tradical lime. The paper presents the processing technologies, factors which affect the performance of [...]

ABSTRACT The texture of the C-S-H gels formed in ternary cement blends containing thermally activated paper sludge (APS), fly ash (FA) from coal combustion and Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) was [...]

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jengtecman.2016.07.003 Byline: Mehdi Majidpour Abstract: This paper highlights distinctive features of technological catch-up in complex product systems (CoPS). This paper contrasts catch-up trends in CoPS with trends in mass-market commodity goods, such as those produced in South Korea. Developing countries are lagging behind in many CoPS areas and technological catch-up in CoPS industries is a very challenging process. This paper argues that due to specific technological and market regimes, the dominant model of technological catch-up in CoPS is based on path-following catch-up. Stage-skipping catch-up is only possible in minor technologies and path-creating catch-up is almost impossible in CoPS industry. Author Affiliation: Department of Management, Science and Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran Article History: Received 25 August 2015; Revised 17 July 2016; Accepted 28 July 2016

ABSTRACT This work deals with the frost resistance of blended cements containing calcined paper sludge (source for metakaolin) as partial Portland cement replacements. Freeze-thaw tests were performed on blended cement [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents an exhaustive study about the identification and evolution of the mineralogical hydrated phases of ternary Portland cements (TPC), containing thermally activated clay waste (paper sludge) and [...]

ABSTRACT This research work deals with durability aspects of ternary cements containing 79 wt.% ordinary Portland cement (CEM I), 10.5 wt.% coal fly ash and 10.5 wt.% thermally activated paper [...]

ABSTRACT Cellulose products made from recycled paper can be utilized as sound absorbing and insulation materials. Cellulose is a sound absorbing material composed of paper, and is thus environmentally friendly [...]

ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to develop lightweight cement mortars with good thermal-insulation properties by incorporating expanded polystyrene (EPS) and paper sludge ash (PSA), both of which are [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents for the first time the influence of mixing different thermally activated paper sludges (APS) and fly ash (FA) on the pozzolanic reaction kinetics in APS-FA-Ca[(OH).sub.2] systems [...]

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2014.10.004 Byline: Candace Martinez, Michael E. Cummings, Paul M. Vaaler Abstract: In developing countries, weak institutional capacity to observe and regulate the economy discourages foreign capital inflows vital to venture investment. This informality effect may differ for migrant remittances, inflows less reliant on formal arrangements. We use institutional and transaction cost theories to propose that informality shifts migrant remittances toward venture funding. Analyses in 48 developing countries observed from 2001 to 2009 support our proposition. When the informal sector exceeds approximately 46% of GDP, remittances increase venture funding availability. Migrants and their remittances are vital to funding new businesses and entrepreneurially-led economic growth in developing countries where substantial informality deters other foreign investors. Article History: Received 31 March 2014; Revised 25 August 2014; Accepted 26 October 2014 Full Title: Economic informality and the venture funding impact of migrant remittances to developing countries.sup.1 1 Please contact Paul M. Vaaler regarding this paper. This research benefitted from a presentation at the Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain, Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business, Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's College of Business, and the meetings of the Great Lakes Entrepreneurship Network and the Strategic Management Society. Paul M. Vaaler acknowledges financial support for this research from the Carlson School of Management's Dean's Office. He also thanks Mari Sako and Chris Flegg of Oxford University's Said Business School, the late Mark Janes of Oxford University's Bodleian Library for time and resources helpful to the development of this research. He is also grateful to Sebastian Plubins, Inigo More Martinez and colleagues at Ria Financial for helpful comments and survey information on recent remittance industry trends. All errors are ours. Article Note: (miscellaneous) Field Editor: Jeffrey McMullen