The impact of eco-innovation on environmental performance in different regional settings:new evidence from Chinese cities

Eco-innovation is crucial for pollutants emissions reduction and environmental improvement. However, little is known on how it functions in relation to different technology capabilities and regulations. Using economic and environmental information collected for 285 Chinese cities in the period of 2005–2017, this paper investigates how eco-innovation functions in different contexts. First, different from the existing literature that has mainly focused on direct eco-innovation, our study shows that indirect eco-innovation—spillovers from other regions—can have an even greater impact than direct eco-innovation. This demonstrates the importance of absorbing eco-innovation spillovers from other regions to reduce the amount of pollutants and strengthen environmental performance, in particular for regions without sufficient local R&amp;D capabilities. Second, this study investigates how different kinds of environmental regulation can function differently in stimulating new eco-innovation, which stresses the importance of differentiated instruments in incentivizing firms to adopt eco-innovation and maximize their contributions to environmental performance. In addition, our study also emphasizes the role that cities’ financial development plays in influencing the connection among eco-innovation, different kinds of environmental regulation and environmental performance. An understanding of these mechanisms is critical for the government to improve eco-innovation activities accordingly and make policies that fit specific regional contexts.</p

The Research on the Behavioral in Domestic Commercial Bank Governance Model and Enlightenment Based on Behavioral Theory

Through analysis of the particularities possessed by commercial banks comparing with general industrial and commercial enterprises, this article put forward fourparticularities including the high risk, the particularity of the credit market, the particularity of bank product and the particularity of the bank industry. By comparing the typical governance models of different countries, we can find some principles and ways for our state-owned commercial bank to establish effective corporation governance model

Ignored adult primary hypothyroidism presenting chiefly with persistent ovarian cysts: a need for increased awareness

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ovarian cysts are a common cause for gynecological surgery. However, some cysts are a direct result of endocrine disorders and do not require surgery. This report describes an unusual case in which persistent ovarian cysts are associated with primary hypothyroidism in a young woman. The data were collected by history-taking, physical examination, laboratory tests, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and a histo-pathological study. In addition, the exons of the gene encoding the human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor were sequenced.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>The patient had markedly elevated levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone and an enlarged pituitary gland. After treatment with thyroid hormone replacement, regression of the enlarged pituitary and the ovarian cysts was observed. The possible mechanisms of the pathophysiology are discussed below.</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>It is necessary to consider hypothyroidism and other endocrine disorders in the differential diagnosis of adult patients with ovarian multiple cyst formation in order to prevent inadvertent ovarian surgery.</p

Safety and security of remote monitoring and control of intelligent home environments

Intelligent home environments are one of the major application areas of pervasive computing. Safety and security are two most important issues in the remote monitoring and control of intelligent home environments. This article takes safety and security into consideration together and proposes a phone-out-only policy for ensuring security and virtual home environments for safety. A remote monitoring and control system for a security camera is used to illustrate the new methodologies for safety and security. By using the demonstration system people are able to easily monitor and control a security camera, central heating, microwave oven and washer from anywhere by using mobile phones. Our system distinguishes from the existing DTI (Department of Trade and Industry in the UK) next wave technologies and a few of on-going EU projects in the ways of dealing with safety and security and its simplicity. Remote monitoring and control of intelligent home environments can be of great benefits to the working families and holiday makers and has a great commercial potential