THE INTERPLAY OF INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND FIRM CAPABILITIES ON VALUE-CREATING SYNERGY BY EMERGING MARKET FIRMS

Jie Wu,Zefu Wu 글로벌지식마케팅경영학회 2016 Global Marketing Conference Vol.2016 No.7

We integrate institutional theory and the resource-based view of capability to examine the interplay of institutional environments and firm-specific capabilities on value-creating synergy by emerging market firms (EMFs). We argue that EMFs expand into countries with better-developed institutions as a means to overcome poor institutions at home. EMFs that develop strong absorptive capacity and knowledge transfer capability are better able to benefit from a portfolio of complementary sources of knowledge across multiple markets. We analyze data on a sample of manufacturing firms’ international expansion to demonstrate that expansion into a host country with a better-developed institutional environment promotes innovation success. This effect was found to be stronger for firms with strong absorptive capacity and well-developed knowledge transfer capability.

Expression of Bombyx mori Nucleopolyhedrovirus ORF4 under the Control of BaculoviruS Ie1 Promoter by a Novel Bac-to-Bac/BmNPV Baculovirus Expression System

( Wu Jie Su ),( Yan Wu ),( Hui Ling Wu ),( Wen Bing Wang ) 한국잠사학회 2007 International Journal of Industrial Entomology Vol.15 No.2

Open reading frame 4 of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV), designated as Bm4, is a gene whose function is completely unknown. With the recently developed BmNPV bacmid and a modified pFastBac1 whose polyhedrin promoter was replaced with ie1 promoter, a recombinant bacmid expressing Bm4-EGFP fusion protein under the control of ie1 promoter in BmN cells was successfully constructed. The result not only showed that the polyhedrin promoter can be replaced efficiently with other promoters to direct the expression of foreign gene in BmN cells by using Bac-to-Bac/BmNPV baculovirus expression system but also laid the foundation for rescue experiment of Bm4 deletion mutant due to the ability of ie1 promoter to direct gene expression throughout the infection cycle.

Stochastic fixed-time synchronization of chaotic systems via smooth control

Jie Wu,Xiaofeng Wang,Ru-ru Ma 대한기계학회 2021 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.35 No.9

This paper is concerned with the fixed-time synchronization of two chaotic systems, and further takes the stochastic noise into consideration. A novel smooth control protocol is developed to overcome the chattering problem caused by the signum function contained in the conventional finite/fixed-time controllers. In the light of the (stochastic) fixedtime stability theory, the sufficient conditions are derived for achieving the (stochastic) fixedtime synchronization of two chaotic systems, in which the upper bound of synchronization time can be estimated in advance. Finally, two classical chaotic systems are used to verify the validity of proposed theoretical results, which shows that fixed-time synchronization of chaotic systems is robust to noise perturbation.

Achieving fixed-time synchronization of the Kuramoto model via improving control techniques

Wu Jie,Liu Mingqi,Wang Xiaofeng,Ma Ru-ru 한국물리학회 2021 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.79 No.11

This paper further analyzes the fixed-time (FxT) phase agreement (PA) and the frequency synchronization (FS) of the Kuramoto model with identical and non-identical oscillators, respectively. The non-chattering control protocol is carefully picked to overcome the deficiency of the signum function contained in the conventional finite-time (FT)/FxT controllers, which improves the synchronized performance of networked systems. Furthermore, for reducing control cost, the switching control scheme is taken into consideration. Through the utilization of FxT stability theory, several sufficient conditions are derived successively for achieving the FxT PA and FS, in which the upper bound time estimates for arriving at PA and FS are given regardless of the initial states of the Kuramoto model. Finally, some simulation results lead to the conclusion that the proposed theoretical analysis is correct and effective.

OTA-C HIGHPASS LADDER FILTER

Jie, Wu 대한전자공학회 1992 HICEC:Harbin International Conference on Electroni Vol.1 No.1

A new method of design of the highpass filter using OTA-C is presented. The method is based on the mixed integrator and nodal voltage simulation for the passive LC ladder network. The result structure has electronic tunable ability with a single current.

Application of Dynamic Regulation to Increase L-Phenylalanine Production in Escherichia coli

( Jie Wu ),( Yongfei Liu ),( Sheng Zhao ),( Jibin Sun ),( Zhaoxia Jin ),( Dawei Zhang ) 한국미생물생명공학회(구 한국산업미생물학회) 2019 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.29 No.6

Current strategies of strain improvement processes are mainly focused on enhancing the synthetic pathways of the products. However, excessive metabolic flux often creates metabolic imbalances, which lead to growth retardation and ultimately limit the yield of the product. To solve this problem, we applied a dynamic regulation strategy to produce L-phenylalanine (LPhe) in Escherichia coli. First, we constructed a series of Phe-induced promoters that exhibited different strengths through modification of the promoter region of tyrP. Then, two engineered promoters were separately introduced into a Phe-producing strain xllp1 to dynamically control the expression level of one pathway enzyme AroK. Batch fermentation results of the strain xllp3 showed that the titer of Phe reached 61.3 g/l at 48 h, representing a titer of 1.36- fold of the strain xllp1 (45.0 g/l). Moreover, the L-Phe yields on glucose of xllp3 (0.22 g/g) were also greatly improved, with an increase of 1.22-fold in comparison with the xllp1 (0.18 g/ g). In summary, we successfully improved the titer of Phe by using dynamic regulation of one key enzyme and this strategy can be applied for improving the performance of strains producing other aromatic amino acids and derived compounds.

Facile and Eco-Friendly Preparation of GO/BIIR Composite for Gas Barrier Applications

Jie Wu,Qin He,Yingjun Li,Dongliang Liu,Yuanlin Zhou 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2019 NANO Vol.14 No.2

Owing to weak interfacial bonding and incompatibility between graphene and polymer, there are several challenges in the fabrication of graphene-based polymer composites with an effective gas barrier. Hence, it is necessary to enhance the affinity between polymers and graphene. We selected graphene oxide (GO) as filler and brominated butyl rubber (BIIR) as a substrate to prepare GO/BIIR composites via the simple latex mixed route. The tortuous path of diffusion of helium molecules is extended after insertion of GO nanosheets, thus improving the gas barrier of composites. GO/BIIR composite with the GO content of 0.3 wt.% exhibits favorable barrier efficiency to helium with a helium gas transmission rate of 12.79 cm3 cm m -2 day -1 bar -1.

An Optimized Control Method Based on Dual Three-Level Inverters for Open-end Winding Induction Motor Drives

Wu, Di,Su, Liang-Cheng,Wu, Xiao-Jie,Zhao, Guo-Dong The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2014 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.14 No.2

An optimized space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) method with common mode voltage elimination and neutral point potential balancing is proposed for an open-end winding induction motor. The motor is fed from both of the ends with two neutral point clamped (NPC) three-level inverters. In order to eliminate the common mode voltage of the motor ends and balance the neutral point potential of the DC link, only zero common mode voltage vectors are used and a balancing control factor is gained from calculation in the strategy. In order to improve the harmonic characteristics of the output voltages and currents, the balancing control factor is regulated properly and the theoretical analysis is provided. Simulation and experimental results show that by adopting the proposed method, the common mode voltage can be completely eliminated, the neutral point potential can be accurately balanced and the harmonic performance for the output voltages and currents can be effectively improved.

Incidence and Mortality of Female Breast Cancer in Jiangsu, China

Wu, Li-Zhu,Han, Ren-Qiang,Zhou, Jin-Yi,Yang, Jie,Dong, Mei-Hua,Qian, Yun,Wu, Ming Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.6

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the incidence and mortality of female breast cancer in Jiangsu Province of China. Methods: Incidence and mortality data for female breast cancer and corresponding population statistics from eligible cancer registries in Jiangsu from 2006 to 2010 were collected and analyzed. Crude rates, age-specific rates and age-standardized rates of incidence and mortality were calculated, and annual present changes (APCs) were estimated to describe the time trends. Results: From 2006 to 2010, 11,013 new cases and 3,068 deaths of female breast cancer were identified in selected cancer registry areas of Jiangsu. The annual average crude incidence and age-standardized incidence by world population (ASW) were 25.2/ and 17.9/100,000 respectively. The annual average crude and ASW for mortality rates were 7.03/ and 4.81/100,000. The incidence was higher in urban areas than that in rural areas, and this was consistent in all age groups. No significant difference was observed in mortality between urban and rural areas. Two peaks were observed when looking at age-specific rates, one at 50-59 years and another at over 85 years. During the 5 years, incidence and mortality increased with APCs of 4.47% and 6.89%, respectively. Compared to the national level, Jiangsu is an area with relatively low risk of female breast cancer. Conclusion: Breast cancer has become a main public health problem among Chinese females. More prevention and control activities should be conducted to reduce the burden of this disease, even in relatively low risk areas like Jiangsu.

Allyl isothiocyanate may reverse the expression of MRP1 in COPD rats via the Notch1 signaling pathway

Jie Wu,Xueqi Wang,Zhaomin Yao,Qingqing Wu,Wei Fang,Zegeng Li,Dianlei Wang 대한약학회 2019 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.42 No.11

In the present study, the roles of AITC in upregulatingthe MRP1 expression and its relationship with theactivation of the Notch1 signaling pathway were investigatedby combining the in vivo and in vitro experiments. AITCwas administered to the COPD model rats and normal ratsto explore the association between Notch1 and MRP1. Thehuman bronchial epithelial cells were treated with DAPT,the Notch1 signaling pathway inhibitor, to verify the effectof Notch1 on the expression of AITC-induced MRP1. Comparedwith the control group, the expressions of Notch1,Hes1 (the target gene of Notch1) and MRP1 in the lung tissueof the COPD model group were significantly inhibited. In contrast to the COPD model group, the expressions ofMRP1, Hes1 and Notch1 dramatically up-regulated followingthe treatment with Low/High doses of AITC. The expressionof MRP1 in the 16 HBE cells was down-regulated bythe inhibition of Notch in a DAPT concentration-dependentmanner. Additionally, the AITC-induced up-regulation ofthe MRP1 expression was markedly impaired following the inhibition of Notch1. The above results indicated that thepulmonary function and the expression of MRP1 in COPDrats could be improved by AITC, which was partly dependenton the Notch1 signaling pathway. Therefore, targetingthe Notch signaling pathway may present as an effectivetherapeutic strategy for COPD treatment.