Product, services and technology review blogs by Gené van Heerden

“… While much research has been conducted on consumer skepticism about advertising, limited attention has been focused on the relationship between gender and scepticism. …”
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PROBLEMS OF APPLICATION OF MARKETING TECHNOLOGIES AND TOOLS IN HIGHER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS by R. V. Gavva, E. N. Lozhkomoeva

“…The authors indicate new realities in which educational organizations find themselves and designate the need for changes in the conduct of educational activities. The study argues the expediency of using marketing technologies and tools in educational activities due to the active  development of the market of educational services. …”
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Pencil-on-Paper Capacitors for Hand-Drawn RC Circuits and Capacitive Sensing by Jonathan E. Thompson

“…Graphite traces were used to draw conductive connections and capacitor plates on opposing sides of a sheet of standard notebook paper. …”
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Strong Nonagricultural Demand Keeps Agricultural Land Values Increasing by John E. Reynolds

“… The Florida Land Value Survey, conducted by the Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida, provides estimates of the value of different types of agricultural land for geographic regions of the state. …”
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RESEARCH ON VIBRATION FATIGUE LIFE OF VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM UNDER TEMPERATURE FIELD DISTRIBUTION by SHU AiMei, WENG JianSheng, HAN Qiang, YU WenJie, SUN PengFei, LI JiWei

“…Aiming at analyzing the influence of thermal load and mechanical load on the vibration characteristics and fatigue life of the exhaust system,the finite element model and modal test were conducted by modal analysis. The temperature field distribution of the exhaust system was obtained via CFD analysis. …”
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Quand les entreprises agroalimentaires « végétalisent » leur offre by Amélie Aubert-Plard, Titouan Bénégui

“…Our study was led by a qualitative field survey conducted during the year 2021 in the urban area of Île-de-France, and by mobilizing theories of environmental communication and the socio-anthropology of food. …”
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THERMAL INSULATING MATERIAL WITH HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH MADE FROM CLAY BRICK WASTE AND COAL ASH USING THE MICROWAVE ENERGY by LUCIAN PAUNESCU, MARIUS FLORIN DRAGOESCU, SORIN MIRCEA AXINTE

“…The porous product obtained by a sintering/ foaming process at 1115 - 1145 ºC had relatively low density and thermal conductivity (0.50 - 0.68 g/cm3 and 0.078 - 0.095 W/mK, respectively) and high compressive strength (up to 7.5 MPa). …”
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Exact Group Sequential Methods for Estimating a Binomial Proportion by Zhengjia Chen, Xinjia Chen

“…Computational experiments are conducted for comparing sampling schemes. Illustrative examples are given for applications in clinical trials.…”
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Survey of big-data-analysis-resistant privacy protection by Wei TONG, AOYun-long M, Qing-jun CEHN, Bin-ru WANG, Bao-jia ZHANG, Sheng ZHONG

“…Privacy protection plays a significant role in big data era for data sharing and analysis.Traditional privacy protection approaches may not apply well for big data scenarios,because there may exist deep associations which can also cause privacy leakages.Therefore,privacy protection mechanisms that can defend against big data analysis is needed.A survey on related works was conducted,and the previous works were classified into three categories:privacy protection for massive high-dimensional heterogeneous data,location privacy protection and privacy protec-tion with enhanced utility.Then,the works in this area by COSEC group from nanjing university were introduced.At last,the privacy protection against big data analysis which was important and forward-looking was concluded,and the possible directions in this research area were introduced.…”
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Biocompatible and Electroconductive Nanocomposite Scaffolds with Improved Piezoelectric Response for Bone Tissue Engineering by Sana Por Hajrezaei, Masoumeh Haghbin Nazarpak, Shahriar Hojjati Emami, Elham Shahryari

“…However, low biocompatibility and lack of biodegradability of piezoelectric and conductive polymers limits their clinical translation. …”
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Effect of nonlinearity of restrainer and supports on the elasto-plastic seismic response of continuous girder bridge by Wang Changfeng, Zhu Long, Chen Xingchong

“…In order to evaluate the effect of nonlinearity of restrainer and supports on the elasto-plastic seismic response of continuous girder bridge, analytical models of continuous girder bridge structure considering the nonlinearity of movable supports, restrainers and bridge piers were built and the nonlinear time history analysis was conducted to evaluate the effect of nonlinearity of restraining devices and supports on the elasto-plastic seismic response of continuous girder bridge. …”
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Fractography and Microstructural Analysis of As-Built and Stress Relieved DMLS Ti6Al4V (ELI) Plates Subjected to High Velocity Impact by Teboho C. Moleko, Maina Maringa, Willie B. Du Preez

“…Fractography was performed through scanning electron microscopy on the surfaces of the projectile holes, while microstructural analysis of specimens extracted from the plates close to and far from the projectile holes was conducted by way of optical microscopy. Fractography revealed brittle behavior at the entry points of the penetration holes and ductile behavior at the exit points of the penetration holes. …”
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FROM MINISTER TO PRESIDENT: MEARSHEIMERISM IN INDONESIA'S DEFENSE DIPLOMACY UNDER PRABOWO SUBIANTO ADMINISTRATION by Renaldo Benarrivo

“…Explaining how the government carried out its defense diplomacy process under the Subianto administration is necessary and exciting. This research was conducted using the qualitative research method. The results found several linearities between the main ideas of Mearsheimer and the main ideas of Indonesia's defense diplomacy. …”
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PENINGKATAN MOTIVASI DAN PRESTASI BELAJAR BIOLOGI KELAS X-7 SMA N 1 BARAT MELALUI PENERAPAN MODEL THINK PAIR SHARE by Nunuk Purwanti

“…This type of research is classroom action research with planning, action, observation, and reflection, material monera and protists conducted in two cycles. Research subject class X-7 SMA Negeri 1 Barat of academic year 2014/2015. …”
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Repurchase Intention Conditioned to Economic Confidence in Main Street Retail Districts by Eliane Tanabe Deliberali, Marcelo Moll Brandão, Flávio Santino Bizarrias

“…Thus, it is necessary to understand the intervention of economic confidence in the responses of consumers to the attractiveness factors of a retail cluster. We conducted an analysis on the extent to which attribute assessments and crowding perception, hedonic and utility value, and satisfaction, interact with economic confidence, and satisfaction to influence performance and repurchase intention. …”
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Impact of the nationwide implementation of mobile number portabilityon mobile communications market by Wenyu HU, Xiaoyan DOU

“…China’s mobile users were taken as a research object,using the random sampling survey method and the survey way of CATI (computer-assisted telephone interviewing) to conduct research on the mobile subscribers market’s structure and impact after implementation of MNP (mobile number portability).The Markov probability transfer matrix was used to predict the market share of mobile phones in China,North China and South China after the implementation of MNP.And the inflow and outflow path model was proposed innovatively.In addition,the focus was on regional characteristics,duration of use,ARPU value and number of MNP to further analyze the concerns and reasons of MNP.The result shows that the longer duration of use,the higher the ARPU value,and the stronger the willingness to choose other operators and the northern subscribers have more willing than the southern.The conclusions provide reference for the decision-making of communication operators.…”
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Economic Impacts of the Turfgrass and Lawncare Industry in the United States by John J. Haydu, Alan W. Hodges, Charles R. Hall

“…Numerous studies have been conducted on the economic impacts of the turfgrass and lawncare industry for individual states or regions; however, this research is the first to report results for the entire United States. …”
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A LOW-LOAD-TRUNCATION METHOD FOR FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH TESTS by ZHANG HaiYing, DONG DengKe, CHEN Li, ZANG WeiFeng, YAN WenWei

“…FCG tests using middle tension（ M（ T）） specimens under a flight-by-flight spectrum and two truncated spectra were conducted. The difference between FCG lives under truncated spectra and those under baseline spectrum is less than 26%,but the test duration were shorten by 78% maximum. …”
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Análise da temperatura de superfície em ambientes urbanos: um estudo por meio de sensoriamento remoto no município de Goiânia, Goiás (2002 – 2011) by Silvio Braz de Sousa, Laerte Guimarães Ferreira

“…Within this scope, the present work, conducted in the city of Goiânia, capital of the state of Goiás, aims to analyze the spatial distribution and patterns of land surface temperatures (LST) for the years 2002 and 2011, using data from the TM and ETM+ sensors (Landsat series). …”
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For the categorisation of historic buildings to determine energy saving by Tor Broström, Anna Donarelli, Fredrik Berg

“…This study has been conducted within the multi-disciplinary projects Potential and policies for energy efficiency in Swedish buildings built before 1945, financed by the Swedish Energy Agency and Energy Efficiency for EU Historic Districts, funded by the European Commission under its Seventh Framework Programme.…”
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