The paper examines the mediating effect of financial literacy on fintech and SMEs’ performance during COVID-19 recovery in Cameroon. study collects 381 survey data from SMEs Yaoundé Douala, country’s business hub, to determine how these technology innovations affect performance. Similarly, PLS-SEM model was used test proposed hypotheses. results show that relationship between positive significant. findings also reveal has a significant In addition, further indicate positively significantly...

This paper examines whether and how the network centrality of institutional investors affects firms' sustainability development. Using data from Chinese market, we find that central in social significantly increase overall ESG performance. For environmental, social, governance pillars ESG, environmental performance is more likely to be driven by investors. We further show act as active monitors resource providers, enhancing improving corporate internal control quality, promoting information...

We previously reported lysine-porphyrin conjugate 4i, which had potent photosensitive antibacterial effect on clinical isolated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) bacterial strains. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the mechanism photodynamic chemotherapy 4i (4i-PACT) in vitro treatment vivo. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) revealed 4i-PACT could effectively destroy membrane wall, making content leakage,...

Financial inclusion has a wide range of positive effects on sustainable development, but studies indicate lack awareness about financial services in the large group financially excluded individuals within economy. This paper examines mediating literacy and moderating role social capital relationship between development Cameroon. A PLS-SEM model was used with 488 collected samples as empirical data from residents Douala Buea municipalities Cameroon through questionnaire survey. found to be...

In order to realize the national carbon intensity reduction target, China has decided establish a unified emissions trading market in 2017. At initial stage, eight industrial sectors will be covered and other included gradually. The aim of this paper is study issue how allocate quotas among different fairly effectively. We try provide theoretical support for determine coverage scope access market. paper, we construct comprehensive index based on indicators equity efficiency principle. adopt...

Customizable keyword spotting (KWS) in continuous speech has attracted increasing attention due to its real-world application potential. While contrastive learning (CL) been widely used extract representations, previous CL approaches all operate on pre-segmented isolated words and employ only audio-text representations matching strategy. However, for KWS speech, co-articulation streaming word segmentation can easily yield similar audio patterns different texts, which may consequently trigger...

CO2 Emissions Trading Scheme is a key policy instrument for dealing with increasing greenhouse gas emissions. This work aims at giving some recommendations on the design of China’s National Scheme. The experience accumulated in Carbon Pilots quite valuable Scheme, so it important to analyze determinants prices these pilots. We use difference-in-differences model study various policies respectively, including auction, investment access individual and institutional traders, carbon forward....

Allocating emission quotas among provinces fairly and efficiently is a critical issue for China. We developed carbon quota allocation framework at the provincial level considering both equity efficiency principles based on multi-objective non-linear programming model. established Gini coefficient an abatement cost function to measure of allocation, respectively. then introduced them as objectives into model obtained optimal 30 in China, by realizing trade-off between principles. Our analysis...

An Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) is widely considered to reduce carbon emissions and achieve sustainability. Unsatisfactory results of European Union trading scheme (EU ETS) make China’s government propose a flexible-cap ETS system overcome its weakness. This research the first one introducing flexible cap limit manufacturing footprint. Current on emission reduction primarily focuses option contracts better develop market, with little consideration effectiveness these manufacturer’s...