Preface

2010 ◽  
Vol 82 (11) ◽  
pp. iv
Author(s):  
Yuping Wu ◽  
Guoxiu Wang
Keyword(s):  
International Symposium ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Synthetic Methods ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Novel Materials ◽  
Organization Committee ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
High Level

In light of the global financial crisis, innovation becomes more critical, especially for industry. The crisis thus heightens the relevance and importance of the 5th International Symposium on Novel Materials and Their Synthesis (NMS-V) and the 19th International Symposium on Fine Chemistry and Functional Polymers (FCFP-XIX) (www.nms-iupac.org). Since the initial conference in 2005 [1], this is the 5th serial symposium of NMS together with FCFP, which was organized by Fudan University and the University of Wollongong in Shanghai, 18-22 October 2009. The National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Shanghai Society of Chemistry and Chemical Industry, and the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB209700) provided valuable financial support. The symposium was carried out under the auspices of IUPAC.The main objectives of the symposium were to present state-of-the-art preparation of novel materials, and to discuss their performance and application potentials. The wide scope of the symposium provided a multidisciplinary high-level academic exchange chance on new ideas and latest findings for the scientific community. At the same time, the forum gave young scientists the opportunity to know some international authorities in their specialized areas and to develop professionally as quickly as possible. The symposium also opened other doors for the participants to learn more about Fudan University, Shanghai, and China.The symposium was attended by 420 participants from 33 countries and areas. The scientific program comprised 7 plenary lectures, 235 invited lectures, 107 posters, and 1 NMS Nobel Public Lecture. Detailed, active, and lively discussions were covered by the following six themes:- innovative catalytic and other synthetic methods, including chiral and asymmetrical synthesis- innovative polymer materials, including supramolecular (supermolecular, dynamers), conducting, semiconducting, and biobased polymers, their properties, and characteristics- innovative energy systems, including fuel cells, solar cells, lithium batteries, and supercapacitors, and their key materials (PS-III: International)- innovative nanomaterials and their characterization and application- new ceramic materials, such as superconductors, electronic, diaelectronic, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, optoelectric, and magnetic materials- other novel materials, including drugs, perfumes, agricultural chemicals, electrical materials, photo sensitive materials, displaying materials, and fine ceramics and their preparationA selection of 17 papers based on specially invited presentations to NMS-5/FCFP-19 is published in this issue to demonstrate the quality and scope of the themes of this symposium.During the symposium, the role and contributions of this high-level academic platform to novel materials and their synthesis are well realized by the participants, sponsors, and exhibitors. In addition, the organization committee established the "Distinguished Award 2009 for Novel Materials and their Synthesis", and Prof. Makoto Shimizu from Japan and Dr. Klaus Kurz from Germany received the award for their excellent work. Three winners for the IUPAC Poster Prize were also awarded.The advisory board and the organization committee have approved holding this symposium every October. The committees also discussed the IUPAC Prof. Jiang Novel Materials Youth Prize, which will be formally awarded at the 2011 symposium with the support of IUPAC and Prof. Yingyan Jiang, the honorary chairman of this serial symposium.Yuping Wu and Guoxiu WangConference Editors1. Y. P. Wu. Pure Appl. Chem.78, iii (2006).

Preface

2008 ◽  
Vol 80 (11) ◽  
pp. iv
Author(s):  
Yuping Wu
Keyword(s):  
International Symposium ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Nobel Laureate ◽  
Synthetic Methods ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Energy Materials ◽  
Novel Materials ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Fine Chemistry ◽  
Electrical Materials

Novelty and creativity make life more beautiful and enjoyable! As a result, the International Symposium on Novel Materials and their Synthesis (NMS) was initiated in 2005 [1]. This is the 3rd serial symposium (NMS-III) together with the 17th International Symposium on Fine Chemistry and Functional Polymers (FCFP-XVII), which was organized by Fudan University in Shanghai 17-21 October 2007. The National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Shanghai Society of Chemistry and Chemical Industry,and the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB209700) provided valuable financial support.The symposium was carried out under the auspices of IUPAC.The main objectives of the symposium were to present state-of-the-art preparation of novel materials, and to discuss their performance and application potentials. The wide scope of the symposium provided a valuable multidisciplinary academic exchange on new ideas and the latest findings for the scientific community. At the same time, the forum gave young scientists the opportunity to meet with the international authorities in their specialized areas and to quickly increase their knowledge. The symposium also opened other doors for the participants to learn something more about Fudan University, Shanghai, and China.The symposium was joined by 212 overseas participants from 34 countries and areas and some local distinguished delegates. The scientific program comprised 206 lectures and 90 posters, including one plenary lecture and one public lecture delivered by Prof. J. M. Lehn from France, the 1987 Nobel laureate in chemistry. Detailed, active, and lively discussions were covered by the following five themes:- innovative catalytic and other synthetic methods, including chiral and asymmetrical synthesis- innovative polymer materials, including supramolecular (supermolecular, dynamers), conducting, semiconducting, optoelecronic, and biobased polymers, their properties, and characteristics- innovative energy materials, including fuel cells, solar cells, lithium batteries, Ni-MH batteries, and supercapacitors- innovative nanomaterials and their preparation, characteristics, and applications- other novel materials, including drugs, perfumes, agricultural chemicals, electrical materials, photosensitive materials, displaying materials, and fine ceramics and their preparationThe program emphasized that novel materials and their preparation are dynamic research areas that are attracting growing interest from researchers, engineers, industries, and policy-makers. Furthermore, novel materials continue to find applications that serve the needs and interests of producers and consumers. Among these, energy and nanotechnologies are two urgent and important themes. A selection of 23 papers based on specially invited presentations to NMS-III/FCFP-XVII is published in this issue to demonstrate the quality and scope of the two themes of this symposium.During the symposium, the role and contributions of this academic platform to novel materialsand their synthesis are well realized by the participants and sponsors. Holding this symposium inOctober of every odd year in Shanghai is strongly recommended by the advisory board and adopted bythe organization committee.Yuping WuConference editor1. Y. P. Wu. Pure Appl. Chem.78, iii (2006).

Preface

2012 ◽  
Vol 84 (12) ◽  
pp. iv
Author(s):  
Yuping Wu ◽  
Shiyou Guan ◽  
Guoxiu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Basic Research ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Biobased Materials ◽  
Novel Materials ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Academic Exchange ◽  
Fine Chemistry ◽  
Innovative Materials ◽  
High Level

In 2005 at the centennial anniversary of Fudan University, Shanghai, China, a new conference venue began [1]. This venue, the International Conference on Novel Materials and Synthesis (NMS) together with the International Symposium on Fine Chemistry and Functional Polymers (FCFP), is targeted to provide high-level academic exchange for both local and international chemists, materialists, physicists, engineers, and technologists in the fields of materials and synthesis. The year 2011 was the International Year of Chemistry, and it is well known that chemistry is an essential creative science for the sustainable development of humankind. As a result, the joint NMSVII/ FCFP-XXI event (www.nms-iupac.org), held in Shanghai, China, 16-21 October 2011, was more important than ever. The Conference received much support from IUPAC, The National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, the Science and Technology Commission of the Shanghai Municipality, and the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB209700), and was carried out under the auspices of IUPAC. The Conference was attended by 430 participants from 40 countries and areas. The scientific program comprised 10 plenary lectures, 56 keynote lectures, 206 invited lectures, and 94 posters. Detailed, active, and lively discussions were covered by the following themes: - innovative chiral and achiral compounds - innovative bio- and biobased materials and composites - innovative polymers such as conducting, semiconducting ones, supramolecular (supermolecular, dynamers) - innovative energy systems including fuel cells, solar cells, lithium batteries, and supercapacitors - innovative nanomaterials such as 1D, 2D, and 3D nanomaterials - new ceramic materials such as superconductors, electronic, diaelectronic, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, optoelectric, and magnetic materials - new metallic materials including alloys - other novel materials including drugs, perfumes, agricultural chemicals, and photosensitive materials, displaying materials and fine ceramics; and - neutron scattering and its application in fundamental and applied research on new materials. The program served to emphasize that novel materials and their preparation are dynamic research areas that are attracting growing interest from researchers, engineers, industries, and policy-makers. Furthermore, novel materials continue to find applications that serve the needs and interests of producers and consumers. A selection of 13 papers based on specially invited presentations at NMSVII/ FCFP-XXI is published in this issue to demonstrate the quality and scope of the themes of this Conference. During the Conference, the role and contributions of this high-level academic platform to novel materials and their synthesis are well realized by the participants, sponsors, and exhibitors. In addition, the organization committee established the Distinguished Award 2011 for Novel Materials and their Synthesis along with IUPAC; Prof. Guoxiu Wang (Australia), Dr. Dr. Fusayoshi Masuda (Japan), Prof. Dr. André-Jean Attias (France), and Prof. Bao-Lian Su (Belgium) received the award for their excellent work. The IUPAC Prof. Jiang Novel Materials Youth Prize was awarded to two winners, Prof. Zhibo Li (China) and Dr. Jr-Hau He (Taiwan, China), for the first time. This will next be awarded in 2013. Three winners for the IUPAC Poster Prize were also awarded. Yuping Wu, Shiyou Guan, and Guoxiu Wang Conference Editors [1] Y. P. Wu. Pure Appl. Chem. 78 (10), iii (2006).

Preface

2006 ◽  
Vol 78 (10) ◽  
pp. iv
Author(s):  
Yuping Wu
Keyword(s):  
International Symposium ◽  
Synthetic Methods ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Energy Materials ◽  
Novel Materials ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Fine Chemistry ◽  
Innovative Materials ◽  
Important Field ◽  
Electrical Materials

It is well known that chemistry plays a key role in societal upliftment. The pursuit of improved quality of life for present and future generations provides the impetus to bring innovative chemistry to bear upon the creation and development of novel materials. Thus, it was deemed fitting and timely to launch a new initiative as the 1st International Symposium on Novel Materials and their Synthesis (NMS-1), which was held jointly with the 15th International Symposium on Fine Chemistry and Functional Polymers (FCFP-XV). This event was organized in Shanghai on 17-20 October 2005 by Fudan University to celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. The National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and the Shanghai Society of Chemistry and Chemical Industry provided valuable support. The Symposium was carried out under the auspices of IUPAC.The main objectives of the Symposium were to present state-of-the-art synthesis and preparation of novel materials, and to discuss their performance and applications potential. The breadth of these themes offered scope to disseminate novel ideas and findings within a multidisciplinary scientific community. At the same time, the event provided a forum for the exchange of updated knowledge and experience in the research and development communities, and with authorities and industry, as well as giving newcomers the opportunity to meet with international authorities in specialized fields. Finally, it was hoped that visitors would use the occasion to learn something about Fudan University, Shanghai, and China.The Symposium was attended by 188 delegates from 29 countries and areas. Among them, 117 were from overseas. The scientific program comprised 116 lectures and 35 posters, and was characterized by detailed and lively discussion of the four main themes:- innovative catalytic and other synthetic methods, including chiral and asymmetrical synthesis- innovative polymer materials, including conducting, semiconducting, opto-electronic, and biobased polymers, their properties, and characteristics- energy materials, including fuel cells, solar cells, lithium batteries, and supercapacitors- other novel materials, including drugs, perfumes, agricultural chemicals, electrical materials, photosensitive materials, displaying materials, and fine ceramics and their preparationThe program served to emphasize that novel materials and their synthesis are dynamic research areas that are attracting growing interest from researchers, engineers, industries, and governments. Furthermore, novel materials continue to find applications that serve the needs and interests of consumers. A selection of eight papers based upon invited presentations to FCFP-15/NMS-1 is published in this issue, and demonstrates the quality and scope of the Symposium themes.During the Symposium, it was recognized that it would be highly desirable to provide an ongoingforum for scientific exchange in this important field, and it was recommended that it should be continuedand regularized. Future Symposia in this series will be hosted by Fudan University in Shanghai duringodd years, and will be held in other countries or regions during even years.Yuping WuConference Editor

Preface

2009 ◽  
Vol 81 (12) ◽  
pp. vi
Author(s):  
Yuping Wu ◽  
Jimin Xie
Keyword(s):  
International Symposium ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Synthetic Methods ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Energy Materials ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Novel Materials ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Fine Chemistry ◽  
Institute Of Technology

<div>Innovation is the impetus for the sustainable development of humanity and for better enjoyment of life, and thus the International Symposium on Novel Materials and their Synthesis (NMS) was initiated in 2005 [1]. This is the 4th serial symposium (NMS-IV) together with the 18th International Symposium on Fine Chemistry and Functional Polymers (FCFP-XVIII), which was organized by Jiangsu University in Zhenjiang 15-18 October 2008. The symposium is important especially given that it was held under the shadow of a serious subprime lending crisis and the emergence of a global economic crisis. The National Natural Science Foundation of China, Jiangsu Province Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Society, Zhenjiang City, and Yancheng Institute of Technology provided valuable financial support. The symposium was carried out under the auspices of IUPAC.<br /><br />The main objectives of the symposium were to present state-of-the-art preparation of novel materials and to discuss their performance and application potentials. The wide scope of the symposium provided a valuable multidisciplinary academic exchange of new ideas and the latest findings for the scientific community. At the same time, the forum gave young scientists the opportunity to meet with international authorities in their specialties. The symposium also allowed participants to learn more about Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, and China.<br /><br />The symposium was attended by 209 participants from 23 countries and areas. The scientific program comprised 88 lectures and 95 posters. Detailed, active, and lively discussions were covered by the following five themes:<br /><br />- innovative catalytic and other synthetic methods, including chiral and asymmetrical synthesis<br />- innovative polymer materials, including supramolecular (supermolecular, dynamers), conducting, semiconducting, optoelecronic and biobased polymers, their properties and characteristics<br />- innovative energy materials, including fuel cells, solar cells, lithium batteries, Ni-MH batteries, and supercapacitors<br />- innovative nanomaterials and their preparation, characteristics, and applications<br />- other novel materials, including drugs, perfumes, agricultural chemicals, electrical materials, photosensitive materials, displaying materials, and fine ceramics, and their preparation<br /><br />The program served to emphasize that novel materials and their preparation are dynamic research areas that are attracting growing interest from researchers, engineers, industries, and policy-makers. Furthermore, novel materials continue to find applications that serve the needs and interests of producers and consumers. A selection of 13 papers based on invited presentations to NMS-4/FCFP-18 is published in this issue to demonstrate the quality and scope of the themes of this symposium.<br /><br />During the symposium, the role and contributions of this academic platform to novel materials and their synthesis are well realized by the participants and sponsors. The regular on-going schedule of this symposium in October is strongly recommended by the advisory board and adopted by the organization committee.<br /><br /><i>Yuping Wu and Jimin Xie</i><br />Conference Editors<br /><br />1. Y. P. Wu. <i>Pure Appl. Chem.<i> <b>78</b> (10), iii-iv (2006).<br /></div>

scholarly journals The performance of private companies in China before and during the global financial crisis: firms’ characteristics and entrepreneurs’ attributes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Fracasso ◽  
Kun Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Subjective Perception ◽  
Private Firms ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Articulated Systems ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
High Level

AbstractThis work sheds light on how firm- and entrepreneur-specific attributes covariate with Chinese private firms’ growth rates before and during the global financial crisis. In order to do so, we exploit the exceptional presence of data regarding the firms’ sales over the previous three years in the 2010 China Private Enterprises Survey. Firms run by entrepreneurs with a high level of education and a positive subjective perception of their economic and social status tend to grow more in both periods. The age and the gender of the entrepreneurs, on the contrary, are not associated with different growth performances. As shown in the literature, companies that are smaller, more productive and have higher capital at start-up perform better in both periods. Notably, the relationship between firm growth rates and other relevant factors changes between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009: privatized companies outperform the others before the crisis, whereas joint-stock enterprises and companies with articulated systems of corporate governance do better in the crisis period. These and other novel results contribute to the understanding of the heterogeneous performances of the private firms in China and of the evolution of entrepreneurship during its transition toward a market-oriented economy.

scholarly journals Problems of increasing the profitability of Russian commercial banks

2020 ◽  
pp. 6-12
Author(s):  
Aleksey Bobryshev ◽  
Svetlana Shamrina ◽  
Aleksandr Frolov
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Management System ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Economic Capital ◽  
Foreign Banks ◽  
Risk Management System ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
High Level ◽  
Credit Institutions

The article deals with the ways of obtaining income by banks. In modern conditions, taking into account the lessons and consequences of the global financial crisis, the regulator sets increasingly high requirements for the management and capital management system in credit institutions in the financial and banking services markets. In this regard, the number of banks that seek to improve the risk management system in order to bring it in line with the best foreign practices is constantly increasing. However, only a few Russian credit institutions have the necessary sources for calculating economic capital and its adequacy ratios. And only a few (mostly subsidiaries of large foreign banks) are able to make payments in accordance with international best practices. The ability to calculate economic capital, that is, the largest possible loss for a given time horizon, calculated with a set confidence interval, characterizes the high level of quality of the risk management system. The problems of increasing the profitability of commercial banks in the Russian Federation are also disclosed.

50 Years of Central Banking in Kenya

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Central Bank ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Central Banking ◽  
Eastern Africa ◽  
African Region ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Bank Executives ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
High Level

This book documents important milestones in the epic journey traversed by the Central Bank of Kenya over the last 50 years, putting into perspective the evolution of central banking globally and within the East African region, and contemplating future prospects and challenges. The book is timely, mainly because the global financial landscape has shifted. Central bankers have expanded their mandates, beyond the singular focus on inflation and consider economic growth as their other important objective. Financial crises have continued to disrupt the functioning of financial institutions and markets, the most devastating episodes being the global financial crisis, which broke out in 2008 and from which the global financial system has not fully recovered, and the unprecedented challenges posed by the global coronavirus pandemic. Bank regulation has moved from Basel I, to Basel II, and somehow migrated to Basel III, although some countries are still at the crossroads. The book originated from the wide-ranging discussions on central banking, from a symposium to celebrate the 50 year anniversary on 13 September 2016 in Nairobi. The participants at the symposium included current and former central bank governors from Kenya and the Eastern Africa region, high-level officials from multilateral financial institutions, policy-makers, bank executives, civil society actors, researchers and students. The book is an invaluable resource for policy-makers, practitioners, and researchers, on how monetary policy and financial practices in vogue today in Kenya have evolved through time and worked very well, but also about some pitfalls.

scholarly journals MACROECONOMIC IMBALANCE AND FORMS OF ITS MANIFESTATION IN ECONOMY

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Aggregate Demand ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Macroeconomic Indicators ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
High Level

The purpose of the article is to systematize the effects of changes in the external and internal macroeconomic environment and to analyze the scientific possibilities of their further theoretical development. Permanent relevance of the study of equilibrium states in the economy is conditioned by the development of forms of organization of economic relations and changes in the socio-economic environment of their realization. This problem is of particular relevance in the context of the global financial crisis, which is characterized by a deviation of basic macroeconomic indicators from their equilibrium values. The study showed that the influence of price factors on the balance of supply and demand in all major markets of Ukraine's economy and, above all, in the market of final products and services, has increased. Analytical assessment of the influence of individual price factors on the dynamics of aggregate supply and demand has allowed to determine the features of this influence in the current conditions, characteristic for the economy of Ukraine, in particular, that the high level of export orientation of the industry and a significant dependence of final consumption on imports contribute to the dominance of the influence of external factors market of final goods and services. Among these factors, the most influential was the exchange rate. At the same time, one of the important factors of inflation is the dynamics of individual average costs as the main factor shaping producer prices. The economy of Ukraine is resource intensive, which is the result of an imperfect structure of production, burdened with capital and raw material production centers, and outdated technologies. And this is the main obstacle to the effective adaptation of Ukrainian producers' supply to changes in aggregate demand. The economic situation in Ukraine in 2014-2018 and in the short term is mainly determined by political factors, the further development of economic processes is largely unpredictable and will be determined primarily by whether the fighting will cease.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Effects of 2008 Global Crises on Transition Economies using Cluster Analysis

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Özer ◽  
Adem Türkmen ◽  
Bülent Diclehan Çadırcı
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Transition Economies ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Input And Output ◽  
Domestic Savings ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
High Level

In 2008 the global financial crisis on economic conjuncture had affected on not only developed and developing countries but also remarkably on transition economies. Effects of financial crisis in 2008 showed up impacts on developed countries in 2008, on the other hand, it is known that the reflection of crisis has emerged in 2009. In this study, it is examined that transition economies has moved different depends on time, additionally the phenomenon of facing crisis has followed heterogeneous patterns transition economies in 2009 the while transition economies has seemed as showing homogenous economic performances/movements on either specification or previously their structure. It is analysed in three cluster using classification of chosen countries. Among chosen countries, taking place in same cluster Belarus, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Lao, Latonia, Lithuania, Romania and Russia between 2007 and 2010 have responded similar to both input and output of crisis. Moreover, the cluster for Kirgizstan, Macedonia and Moldova is determined as the most moving group between clusters and this group, which moved homogeneously within cluster, is affected on crisis differed from other countries. The cluster analysis has been investigated with 20 transition economies has appropriate data and it is determined that the relatively low level of current account economies has weak impact on the crisis contagion; while the exit from crisis is created stronger effects in the relatively high level of domestic savings economies.

scholarly journals G20 Institutionalization: From Crisis-Management to Long-Term Global Governance

2016 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 347-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Lei ◽  
Wang Rui
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Management Mechanism ◽  
The World ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
High Level

Since its establishment, the Group of Twenty (G20) has undergone three phases of institutional transition: from an informal forum among finance ministers and governors of central banks at the beginning, to a crisis-management mechanism mainly to cope with the global financial crisis, and increasingly to a long-term platform for global governance in recent years. With increasing representation and mandates, the G20 has been playing a key role in forging high-level consensuses and coordinating policies and actions among major economies so as to keep the world economy and development on track. Faced by the many challenges within itself and from the changing dynamics of the world economy and development, the G20 has to improve its cooperative spirit, representativeness and effectiveness before it can become a full-fledged institution for global governance.

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