The Spread of and Death from Infectious Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for FDI Attraction.

Are "economic bads" of infectious diseases and "economic goods" of foreign direct investment antagonistic to each other? This is the salient question that this research inquiry unravels for 34 African economies from 2000 to 2017. The empirical evidence revealed the following through a generalized method of moments (SGMM) inter alia: First, the mitigating roles of infectious diseases, such as malaria, HIV prevalence rate and AIDS, on global FDI inflows are unconditionally certified from a statistical and economic sense. Second, the diminishing influences of other confounders, such as low per capita GDP, shallow financial development, excruciating inflationary trend, and natural resource rents curse, are empirically endorsed, on the one hand, while the persistent nature of FDI and trade openness as boosting mechanisms for FDI are unambiguously applauded, on the other hand.

Immunomodulatory activity of polysaccharides from by activating Akt/NF-κB signaling.

Objective: To investigate the immunomodulatory activity of polysaccharides from the roots of .

Methods: The crude polysaccharide from roots of (BRP) was extracted and purified to further investigate the active fraction of BRT for inducing macrophage phagocytosis.

Results: Effects on RAW264.

Impact of Managerial Trustworthy Behavior on Employee Engagement: Mediating Role of Perceived Insider Status.

This study examines the impact of managerial trustworthy behavior on employees' engagement and the mediating role of perceived insider status. This study has adopted an exploratory research design and positivist philosophy. The data are collected from 205 healthcare staff working in public sector hospitals in Pakistan through survey questionnaires, using a convenience sampling technique.

Photocatalytic reduction of CO into CH over Ru-doped TiO: Synergy of Ru and oxygen vacancies.

Photocatalytic conversion of CO and HO into CH is an intriguing approach to achieve solar energy utilization and CO conversion, yet remains challenging in conversion efficiency. In this study, we present a synthesis of defected TiO nanocrystal with oxygen vacancies (V) by a facile Ru doping-induced strategy under hydrothermal condition. The synergistic effect of Ru and oxygen vacancies contributed to the enhanced photocatalytic reduction of CO toward CH.

Synergistic Integration of AuCu Co-Catalyst with Oxygen Vacancies on TiO for Efficient Photocatalytic Conversion of CO to CH.

Photocatalytic reduction of CO toward eight-electron CH product with simultaneously high conversion efficiency and selectivity remains great challenging owing to the sluggish charge separation and transfer kinetics and lack of active sites for the adsorption and activation of reactants. Herein, a defective TiO nanosheet photocatalyst simultaneously equipped with AuCu alloy co-catalyst and oxygen vacancies (AuCu-TiO NSs) was rationally designed and fabricated for the selective conversion of CO into CH. The experimental results demonstrated that the AuCu alloy co-catalyst not only effectively promotes the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs but also acts as synergistic active sites for the reduction of CO.

Charge-transfer dynamics at a Ag/Ni-MOF/CuO heterostructure in photoelectrochemical NH production.

Ag-decorated ultrathin Ni-MOF on CuO was fabricated for the first time. The charge-transfer dynamics at the heterostructure was studied by ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy in depth. An NH yield rate of 4.

Amorphous MnCO/C Double Layers Decorated on BiVO Photoelectrodes to Boost Nitrogen Reduction.

NH is mainly obtained by the Haber-Bosch method in the process of industrial production, which is not only accompanied by huge energy consumption but also environmental pollution. The reduction of N to NH under mild conditions is an important breakthrough to solve the current energy and environmental problems, so the preparation of catalysts that can effectively promote the reduction of N is a crucial step. In this work, BiVO decorated with amorphous MnCO/C double layers has been successfully synthesized by a one-step method for the first time.