Damage evolution and toughening mechanism in brick-and-mortar structure: Essential role of interface thickness ratio by Tian Qiu, Chengyu Guan, Lihong Liang

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Research on Pricing Strategy of Online and Offline Supply Chain Based on Channel Preference in the Context of New Retail by Qingtong Wu

“…In recent years, brick-and-mortar retail has continuously encountered setbacks in the context of the rapid development of the Internet, and many brick-and-mortar stores cannot withstand losses and were closed down. …”
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Fostering Inclusion in Digital Marketplace: Vistas into the Online Shopping Experiences of Consumers with Visual Impairment in India by Greeshma Benny Thadikaran, Sandeep Kumar Singh

“… Online shopping has become increasingly prevalent in recent years, overshadowing traditional brick-and-mortar shopping. Research has tried to understand the online shopping experiences of various consumers. …”
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Key Factors for In-Store Smartphone Use in an Omnichannel Experience: Millennials vs. Nonmillennials by Ana Mosquera, Emma Juaneda-Ayensa, Cristina Olarte-Pascual, Jorge Pelegrín-Borondo

“…The results show that the model explains both the behavioral intention to use a smartphone in a brick-and-mortar store and use behavior. The UTAUT2 predictors found to be most important were habit, performance expectancy, and hedonic motivation. …”
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Research on Damage Characteristics of Brick Masonry under Explosion Load by Jifeng Wei, Zhixin Du, Yonghui Zheng, Oundavong Ounhueane

“…As the main structural component of partition wall or load-bearing wall, brick masonry has been widely used in construction engineering. However, brick and mortar are all brittle materials prone to crack. …”
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Online Shopping Behaviour of Slovak During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…The transition to digital commerce is, especially at the time of government measures to restrict movement and impose social distancing rules, essential for all businesses, as customers switch from brick-and-mortar stores to online shopping platforms owing to social pressure or because they find it useful. …”
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A successful remote patient monitoring program for diabetes by Katlyn Sawyer, David Saxon, David Saxon, Richard Zane, Hemali Patel, Michael McDermott, Vatsala Singh, Helen M. Lawler

“…Remote care replaced traditional brick-and-mortar care while patients were enrolled. A certified diabetes care and education specialists (CDCES) contacted patients every 1-2 weeks to provide lifestyle coaching and assess medication compliance. …”
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L’aqueduc du Gier : étude des ponts-siphons du Garon à Brignais et Chaponost (Rhône) et de Beaunant à Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) by Kilian Blanc, Laurie Danielou

“…Samples of stone, brick and mortar were taken from the original piles and the backfill of both bridges in order to identify the different materials employed. …”
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La représentation paradoxale du chemin de fer chez Dickens : fantastique et mythe au service d’une peinture de la modernité dans Dombey and Son (1848) et « No. 1 Branch Line. The S... by Françoise Dupeyron-Lafay

“…With George Cruikshank’s famous engraving London Going out of Town. The March of Bricks and Mortar (1829), that gives a nightmare, fantastic image of the ravages of urbanization, we can notice the innovative resort to the Gothic to deal with modern phenomena, something as yet unprecedented in the arts, and a device that will also be used by Dickens in the 1850s and 60s to evoke the railway. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigations of CFRP reinforced masonry ?beams performance under bending loads by Mahmoud Zaghlal, Alaa El-Sisi�, Mohamed Husain, Samar Samy

“…Results showed that using equivalent material properties in numerical modeling instead of modeling bricks and mortar was acceptable. In addition, using shear reinforcement with a spacing of 0.78 d didn't enhance the shear behavior of the spacing. …”
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Effects of Coarse and Fine Crushed Clay Brick Content on the Compressive Strength of Recycled Aggregate Concrete and the Microscopic Mechanism by Jin Chang, Shi-lin Luo, Aierken Ailifeila, Lin-lin Chong, Jian-qing Jiang

“…The interfacial transition zones inside RAC had loose crystals and high porosity, with a weak adhesion between the crushed clay bricks and mortar interfaces. The crushed clay bricks did not affect the types of concrete hydration products, and Calcium-Silicate-Hydrate (C-S-H) and Ca(OH)2 crystals remained the early hydration products in RAC with crushed clay bricks. …”
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