Methylisothiazolinone: An Emergent Allergen in Common Pediatric Skin Care Products by Megan J. Schlichte, Rajani Katta

“…Ingredients of skin care products specifically marketed for babies and children were surveyed at two major retailers. Of 152 products surveyed, 30 products contained MI. …”
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Comparing Transport Corridors Based on Total Economic Cost by Alwyn J. Hoffman, Crynos Mutendera, Willem C. Venter

“…This paper compares the performance of three competing corridors serving landlocked SADC countries (Beira, Dar es Salaam, and Durban) based on total economic cost from the perspective of transporters, retailers, and manufacturers. The motivation for the research is the paradox that, while Beira is closest to the hinterland served by these corridors, it attracts the least cargo. …”
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The Optimization of the Location of the Cargo in Three-Dimension Shelf: Employing the FP-Tree and the Artificial Fish Swarm Algorithms by Shuiwang Zhang, Linping Fu, Rui Wang, Rong Chen

“…The allocation issues of the location of the cargo have affected the operational efficiency of retail e-commerce warehouses tremendously. Adjusting the cargo location with the change of the order and the operation of the warehouse is a significant research area. …”
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Marijuana Dispensary Locations and Neighborhood Characteristics in New York City by Li Yin, Suiyuan Wang, Kelly L. Patterson, Robert Mark Silverman, Ambreen Rehman-Veal

“…New York State (NYS) passed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) in March of 2021 to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis that allows for its distribution, retail sale, and on-site consumption in licensed businesses. …”
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Is the Real Estate Market of New Housing Stock Influenced by Urban Vibrancy? by Alice Barreca, Rocco Curto, Diana Rolando

“…Findings highlight that the NeSI significantly influences the real estate market of new housing stock and that above the analysed neighbourhood services and the retail activities have a great, significant, and positive influence on the density of housing construction sites. …”
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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and of seasonal variations on the innate immune inflammatory response by Hend Jarras, Isalie Blais, Benjamin Goyer, Wilfried W. Bazié, Wilfried W. Bazié, Henintsoa Rabezanahary, Mathieu Thériault, Kim Santerre, Marc-André Langlois, Jean-François Masson, Joelle N. Pelletier, Joelle N. Pelletier, Nicholas Brousseau, Nicholas Brousseau, Denis Boudreau, Sylvie Trottier, Sylvie Trottier, Mariana Baz, Mariana Baz, Caroline Gilbert, Caroline Gilbert

“…This study evaluated the impact of vaccination on innate cell activation by TLR7/8 agonist R848, as well as seasonal variations.MethodsTo this end, blood samples from a cohort of 304 food and retail workers from the Quebec City region were collected during three visits at 12-week intervals. …”
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Complex Service Process Optimization Based on Service Touchpoint Association and the Design Structure Matrix by Zhonghang Bai, Chang Liu, Huihui Sun, Man Ding

“…By using the service process optimization of a new retail convenience store as an example, the service process is divided into 6 relatively independent modules, and the order of module execution is arranged. …”
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Fish Health Management Considerations in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems - Part 1: Introduction and General Principles by Roy Yanong

“… Recirculating aquaculture systems, also known as water reuse systems, are commonly found in aquaculture production facilities, public aquaria, tropical fish wholesale operations, and retail pet stores. When properly managed, these systems have the advantages of both reducing overall water usage, as compared to flow-through systems, and improving control of many aspects of nutrition and water quality, as compared to pond systems. …”
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Informal Cross-Border Traders and Food Trade during the Global Pandemic in Zimbabwe by Abel Chikanda

“…Informal cross-border traders (ICBTs) have become crucial players in the country’s food economy, playing an important role in the importation of food as well as its retail across the country. Cross-border trading also provides employment opportunities to a large number of people in the country, especially women, in an environment of depressed economic opportunities. …”
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Optimization and Thermodynamic Analysis of CO2 Refrigeration Cycle for Energy Efficiency and Environmental Control by Manish Hassani and Kamlesh Purohit

“…Supermarket applications are significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, necessitating efforts to reduce carbon footprints in the food retail sector. Carbon dioxide (R744) is recognized as a viable long-term refrigerant choice due to its favorable properties, including low Global Warming Potential, non-toxicity, non-flammability, affordability, and widespread availability. …”
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Decision-Making of a Dual-Channel Closed-Loop Supply Chain in the Context Government Policy: A Dynamic Game Theory by Xuemei Zhang, Qianwen Li, Guohu Qi

“…Comparing the case without RPP, R’s profit decreases, and when the carbon emission cap is very big and the lowest recycling amount is very small, M’s profit increases. (3) In most cases, the three government RPPs can effectively control the total carbon emission and increase the social welfare, but they damage the benefits of retailers and consumers. With the increase of the carbon emission intensity of remanufactured products, the government can implement the double RPP, the carbon emission RPP, and the recycling amount RPP in turn.…”
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Research on Logistics Distribution Vehicle Path Optimization Based on Simulated Annealing Algorithm by Li Yang

“…In addition, the development of logistics systems can meet the escalating needs of consumers and the increasingly competitive market environment, thus promoting the transformation of e-commerce retail enterprises to high-quality development. The simulated annealing algorithm is an effective approximation algorithm for solving optimization problems, and the application of this algorithm to path optimization problems can be of practical value in solving problems in urban road traffic and logistics distribution. …”
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Area Differences in Regional Logistics Efficiency and the Law Governing Its Temporal and Spatial Evolution by Wenxue Ran, Ruli Liu, Shiwen Liu

“…Results indicate the following: (1) affected by external environmental factors, the pure technical efficiency is underestimated and the scale efficiency and integrated technical efficiency are overestimated; (2) it reveals that residents’ consumption level and the total retail sales of social consumer goods are negatively correlated with regional logistics efficiency, whereas the regional per capita gross domestic product is positively correlated with regional logistics efficiency; (3) in terms of space, the logistics industry in the same region displays characteristics of high aggregation and cooperation, whereas serious segmentation and opposition are found among different regions. …”
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Greater and More Focused Measures Are Needed to Tackle Diabetes and Obesity Epidemics in the Nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council by Abdelilah Arredouani

“…Therefore, only through concerted efforts between several public and private actors, including health, economic, and urbanization agencies, food producers and retailers, schools, families, youth organizations, sports clubs, and voluntary organizations, can this battle be won. …”
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Efficiency Evaluation of Energy in Northeastern China Based on Data Envelopment Analysis by Hongyan Li, Zhiyu Ma, Jie Sun

“…In this paper, some energy structures such as oil, coal, and electricity are chosen as input indexes, while per capita gross domestic product (GDP) and total retail sales of consumer goods are desirable output indexes. …”
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Analisis Perbandingan Payment Gateway untuk Sistem Pembayaran Berbasis Aplikasi dengan Comparative Study by Revi Angeli Siahaan, Riyanthi Angrainy Sianturi

“…Travel dan perhotelan dapat menggunakan Finpay, Midtrans, Doku, iPay88, Faspay dan Prismalink. Bisnis retail dapat menggunakan Midtrans, iPaymu, iPay88, Faspay, Winpay dan Prismalink.  …”
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Marketing Channels of Si-Jank Pineapple Dodol at Mawar Merah Small Medium Enterprise by Susilawati Susilawati, Sri Mulyati, Harmoko Harmoko

“…The results of this study indicate: 1) The marketing channel pattern of Si-Jank pineapple dodol is twofold, namely: a) Marketing channel I (producer-consumer) and b) Marketing channel II (producer-retailer-consumer). 2) Marketing efficiency of Si-Jank pineapple dodol in UKM Mawar Merah in marketing channels I and II is already efficient, because it has a marketing efficiency value of less than 50%. …”
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Dynamic vs. Static Wholesale Pricing Strategies in a Dual-Channel Green Supply Chain by Yongzhao Wang, Xiaojie Sun

“…In this paper, we consider a dual-channel green supply chain where one manufacturer produces a green product and sells it through one retail channel and its own direct channel. Consumers in the two channels have different perceptions of the product energy efficiency level due to different purchasing experiences. …”
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Polka Dots: A Timeless Design Element and Its Exploration with Sustainability by Ranjeet Kumar Jha, Shweta Chauhan, Shalu V Nair

“…The ultimate goal of this research is to provide valuable insights and guidance to fashion designers, retailers, and manufacturers interested in incorporating sustainability into their practices. …”
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Information Technology and development of Small and medium Enterprises in Kabale Municipality, Kabale District. by Gastone, Twesigye

“…Among them were mobile phones which played a very big role in the development of the businesses such as sending and receiving money at will; and scanners through the transfer hard copy information into soft copy into the computer system that had enabled transfer and sharing of vital business information from retailers to wholesalers and general suppliers, especially when ordering for business products, transfers of receipts, invoices among others. …”
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