The role of contracts in venture capital returns

S Liu - Available at SSRN 3628731, 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
During contract negotiations with a startup, a venture capitalist (VC) can receive preferred
stock and additional cash flow rights, which result in a higher return than that of common stock. …

An improved spectrum sensing data-fusion algorithm based on reputation

H Wang, S Wang, S Liu, H Liu - The Proceedings of the Third International …, 2015 - Springer
A false sensing information attack can cause the detection performance down for cognitive
radio, for this problem, this paper presents an improved weighted sequential probability ratio …

An Exploratory Study into Rewards-Based Crowdfunding

S Liu, H Alsabah - Available at SSRN 3756415, 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
We use a dataset of over 200,000 projects, with a total funding of more than $1.2 billion, to
investigate the main factors affecting the success rate of projects launched on the rewards-…

An Improved Time-Domain Autocorrelation Spectrum Detection Algorithm

S Liu, S Wang, H Wang, H Liu - The Proceedings of the Third International …, 2015 - Springer
When a primary user uses frequency hopping communication, cognitive radio users using
typically spectrum detection method is the time-domain autocorrelation. But the primary users …

An Improved Clustering Cooperative Spectrum Sensing Algorithm

H Liu, S Wang, F Li, S Liu, H Wang - The Proceedings of the Third …, 2015 - Springer
For the fading channel effect on the performance of cooperative spectrum sensing in cognitive
wireless network, an improved clustering cooperative spectrum sensing algorithm based …

The Effect of Culture on Earnings Management: A COVID-19 Case Study

S Liu - 2022 - theses.ubn.ru.nl
Purpose: This thesis investigates the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has on the relationship
between Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and the magnitude of accrual-based earnings …

Enhancing catalytic performance of palladium in gold and palladium alloy nanoparticles for organic synthesis reactions through visible light irradiation at ambient …

S Sarina, H Zhu, E Jaatinen, Q Xiao, H Liu… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The intrinsic catalytic activity of palladium (Pd) is significantly enhanced in gold (Au)-Pd alloy
nanoparticles (NPs) under visible light irradiation at ambient temperatures. The alloy NPs …

Stable copper nanoparticle photocatalysts for selective epoxidation of alkenes with visible light

…, Z Liu, G Gao, G Xiao, A Du, S Bottle, S Sarina… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Selective epoxidation of various alkenes with molecular oxygen (O 2 ) under mild conditions
is a longstanding challenge in achieving syntheses of epoxides. Cu-based catalysts have …

High efficient arsenic removal by In-layer sulphur of layered double hydroxide

…, L Kou, Y Gu, G Carja, H Zhu, S Sarina - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
High-risk arsenic contamination found in aqueous system is reported across the world and
causing severe environmental issues. In this study, the Mg-Al Layered Double Hydroxide (…

Tuning the reduction power of visible-light photocatalysts of gold nanoparticles for selective reduction of nitroaromatics to azoxy-compounds—Tailoring the catalyst …

Q Xiao, Z Liu, F Wang, S Sarina, H Zhu - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
It is a challenge to attain high selectivity to azoxy-compounds in the reduction of aromatic nitro
compounds as azoxy-compounds can be readily reduced to azo- and aniline compounds. …