In this work, novel MoS2/nitrogen-doped carbon shell–core microspheres (MNCS) have been designed and prepared through the microwave-assisted method, and used as counter electrodes for platinum-free dyesensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The results show that as-prepared shell–core composite microspheres possess low charge transfer resistance and high electrocatalytic activity. When used as a counte...

  Background :Cell-based therapies can be used to treat neurological diseases and spinal cord injuries. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical outcome of bone marrow derived mononuclear cells (BM-MNCs) transplantation in patients with spinal cord injuries.   Method s: Following a systematic review to detect clinical intervention studies, a meta-analysis was done for pooling data to es...

Characterization of hematopoietic cells and measurement of their proliferative potential is critical in many research and clinical applications. Because in vivo assay of human cells is not possible and xenogeneic assays are not yet routine, in vitro assays such as the long-term culture-initiating cell (LTC-IC) assay have been widely adopted. This study investigated LTC-IC assay linearity and re...

With the surge in economic growth global-north vis-a-vis social and inequalities global-south (north-south dichotomy), there is an increasing requirement for critical research examination of policy implications with respect to human rights emerging economies. This paper draws on concept convergence institutional theories enhance our understanding how multinational corporations (MNCs) fulfil the...

Although the country-of-origin effect on staffing practices of multinational corporations (MNCs) is well-known, its underlying mechanisms are under-theorized. Drawing cross-cultural management and comparative institutionalism literatures, we propose an overarching, theory-based framework with two mechanisms, dispositional contextual, that might explain effects in MNCs’ use parent-country nation...

The problem of revenue leakages through transfer pricing remains unabated, and an examination possible causes is a continuum. This study provides nuanced the interaction between MNCs tax consultants (TCs) which treated with mixed views in existing literature. role TCs aiding abetting taxpayers into abusive (TP) has implications for policy especially situations where administration systems are p...

The literature on internationalisation processes has largely been concerned with the trajectory of a subsidiary unit in its host country. Following Johanson and Vahlne’s (1990) suggestion refining the Uppsala model, in this paper we consider how simultaneous and interdependent internationalisation processes in multinational corporations can interact over time. Using the case of the historical t...