An Analysis of the Hierarchy of Goals that Guides the Consumer’s Decision to Attend Shopping Malls: a Contrast Between Men and Women by Silvana Taschek Hastreiter, Renato Zancan Marchetti

“…In the quantitative stage, with electronic data collection, we obtained a sample of 703 valid questionnaires from consumers of 66 Brazilian cities. …”
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Silver nanoparticles sintering at low temperature on a copper substrate: In situ characterization under inert atmosphere and air by Sopousek J., Bursik J., Zalesak J., Pesina Z.

“…The prepared Cu/Ag/Cu sandwich samples were characterised by means of both optical and electron microscopy. The process of the low temperature sintering inside calorimeter of the Ag-NPs was monitored using both thermogravimetry (TG) and DSC technique under inert gas and under synthetic air. …”
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Influence of Synthesis pH on Textural Properties of Carbon Xerogels as Supports for Pt/CXs Catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells by C. Alegre, M. E. Gálvez, D. Sebastián, R. Moliner, M. J. Lázaro

“…Characterization techniques included nitrogen physisorption, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Catalysts electrochemical activity towards the oxidation of carbon monoxide and methanol was studied by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry to establish the effect of the carbon support on the catalysts performance. …”
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Utility of σ and π-Acceptors for the Spectrophotometric Determination of Gemifloxacin Mesylate in Pharmaceutical Formulations by Marothu Vamsi Krishna, Dannana Gowri Sankar

“…The methods are based on the charge transfer complexation reaction of the drug as n-electron donor with sigma (σ)-acceptor iodine, and the pi (π)-acceptors 2, 3-dichloro-5, 6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ)-7,7,8,8-tetra cyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) and tetracyanoethylene (TCNE). …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Studies of Some Metal(II) Complexes of Tetradentate Schiff Base Ligand: (4E)-4-[(2-{(E)-[1-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)ethylide... by Ikechukwu P. Ejidike, Peter A. Ajibade

“…Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) complexes of (4E)-4-[(2-{(E)-[1-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethylidene]amino}ethyl)imino]pentan-2-one have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, molar conductance, electronic and IR spectral studies, and XRD. FTIR confirmed the ligand coordinates the metal ion to form mononuclear complex via the oxygen and nitrogen atoms of the phenolic group and azomethine group, respectively. …”
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Calcium Pretreated Hevea brasiliensis Sawdust for Copper Removal: Batch and Column Study by Swarup Biswas, Umesh Mishra

“…Characterizations of the adsorbent were done by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.…”
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Magnetic Properties of Fe and Ni Doped SnO2 Nanoparticles by Ravi Kumar, K.D.Verma, Shalendra Kumar, Mayora Varshney, Aditya Sharma

“…X‐Ray Diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive x‐ray analysis (EDAX), UV‐ visible absorption spectroscopy and room temperature magnetization measurements were performed to study the crystal structure, morphology, elemental analysis, optical band gap and magnetic properties of Fe and Ni doped SnO2. …”
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Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties of Cemented Paste Backfill under Temperature-Chemical Coupling Conditions by Yin Liu, Hao Li, Haifeng Wu

“…Combined with analysis through X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, it is shown that ettringite and gypsum are the main erosive substances that destroy the structure of CPB and that increased temperatures accelerate the chemical reaction. …”
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FEATURES OF DIGITALIZATION OF RELATIONSHIPS IN THE INDUSTRIAL MARKET by A. V Zheregelya

“…Transformational digital processes affect the infrastructural foundations, associated with new communication mechanisms, trading platforms, electronic payments and document management. The most tangible results of digitalization in the industrial market, where there are factors restricting the development of digitalization, which leads to the lack of development of a digital business paradigm, that provokes the destabilization of existing and established relationships of real processes. …”
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Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Nanocellulose: Structure and Chemical Process by H. V. Lee, S. B. A. Hamid, S. K. Zain

“…The presence of cellulose in biomass is able to depolymerise into nanodimension biomaterial, with exceptional mechanical properties for biocomposites, pharmaceutical carriers, and electronic substrate’s application. However, the entangled biomass ultrastructure consists of inherent properties, such as strong lignin layers, low cellulose accessibility to chemicals, and high cellulose crystallinity, which inhibit the digestibility of the biomass for cellulose extraction. …”
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TEACHER AS A PRINCIPLE ELEMENT OF THE “FLIPPED CLASSROOM” TECHNOLOGY by T. A. Borzova

“…The article shows the important role of a higher education teacher who is at the same time a scientist, a counselor, a manager of electronic educational environment, a tutor, and a curator for a new generation of future specialists in different fields. …”
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Theoretical Guidelines for Social Media Marketing Communication by Charmaine du Plessis

“… Social media (user-generated content) create many innovative opportunities for those organisations that realise that electronic word of mouth (eWOM) can be powerful in an online environment. eWOM is now considered to provide an organisation’s online marketing communication with a competitive edge since consumers know and trust their friends’ recommendations regarding products and services. …”
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Magnetic Properties of Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 Nanoparticles Synthesized by a Template-Assisted Hydrothermal Method by H. Y. He

“…The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and a vibrating sample magnetometer. …”
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Theoretical Study of the π-Bridge Influence with Different Units of Thiophene and Thiazole in Coumarin Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Rody Soto-Rojo, Jesús Baldenebro-López, Daniel Glossman-Mitnik

“…Geometry optimization, the energy levels and electron density of the Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital and the Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital, and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectra were calculated by Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Time-Dependent-DFT. …”
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Optimization of photosynthesis for sustainable crop production by Seid Hussen Muhie

“…Hence, this review focuses on improvement of the efficiency of photosynthesis via different mechanisms; decreasing photorespiration, transforming C3 crops to C4 pathway, optimization of Calvin Benson cycle / Rubisco, and electron transport. Further work should be done on transgenic crops with modified photosynthesis. …”
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Experimental Study of Moisture Content Effect on Geotechnical Properties of Solidified Municipal Sludge by Yijun Chen, Xingxing He, Ping Wang, Yong Wan, Xun Tan

“…In addition, the microstructure changes of solidified sludge samples in this study were explored with scanning electron microscopy and mercury intrusion porosimetry. …”
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Integration of Frequency Domain Wideband Antenna Nulling and Wavenumber Domain Image Formation for Multi-Channel SAR by M. Bucciarelli, D. Pastina, D. Cristallini, M. Sedehi, P. Lombardo

“…A Multichannel Synthetic Aperture Radar (M-SAR) exploiting an antenna nulling based Electronic Counter-Counter Measures (ECCM) technique shall be able to cancel the effects of noise-like interferences over the collected SAR data. …”
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Effect of Fe Concentration on Fe-Doped Anatase TiO2 from GGA + U Calculations by Hsuan-Chung Wu, Sheng-Hong Li, Syuan-Wei Lin

“…To comprehend the photocatalytic mechanisms of anatase Ti1−𝑥Fe𝑥O2 with various concentrations of Fe, this study performed first principles calculations based on density functional theory with Hubbard U on-site correction to evaluate the crystal structure, impurity formation energy, and electronic structure. We adopted the effective Hubbard U values of 8.47 eV for Ti 3d and 6.4 eV for Fe 3d. …”
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Experimental Study on Constant-Amplitude Fatigue Performance of Weld Toe in Steel Tube of Welded Hollow Spherical Joints in Grid Structures by Jian-li Zhang, Hong-gang Lei, Shi-hong Jin

“…The mechanism of fatigue failure at the joint was investigated through microscopic analysis using scanning electron microscopy. The results of this paper can be potentially used as a basis for revising specifications and to promote the practical application of grid structures with WHSJs.…”
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Fracture Toughness Improvement of Poly(lactic acid) Reinforced with Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Surface-Modified Silicon Carbide by Jie Chen, Tian-Yi Zhang, Fan-Long Jin, Soo-Jin Park

“…Fracture surfaces were observed by scanning electron microscopy, which showed that the use of PCL as a reinforcing agent induces plastic deformation in the PLA/PCL blends. …”
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