Analysis of intention to purchase travel on the Web by German Gemar, Ismael P. Soler, Laura Melendez

“…However, the perceived risks are considered important by most individuals. To maximise the benefits of e-commerce, companies must develop strategies that meet each type of client’s expectations…”
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From resilience to viability: a case study of indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana by Andrea Berardi, Céline Tschirhart, Jayalaxshmi Mistry, Elisa Bignante, Lakeram Haynes, Grace Albert, Ryan Benjamin, Rebecca Xavier, Deirdre Jafferally

“…In this paper, we propose a framework - System Viability - able to coherently engage with six distinct properties of all systems, from ecosystems to communities, allowing the identification of trade-offs and synergies for maximising the chances of systems persistence. We apply and evaluate the System Viability framework through participatory visual methods within three indigenous communities in the North Rupununi, Guyana. …”
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Estimation of fatigue strength under multiaxial cyclic loading by varying the critical plane orientation by Marta Kurek, Tadeusz ?agoda, Andrea Carpinteri, Sabrina Vantadori

“…The angle beta defining the critical plane orientation is measured with respect to the direction that maximises the applied normal stress. Eleven (11) structural materials under combined bending and torsion cyclic loading are examined. …”
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Colonialism, Difference and Exoticism in the Formation of a Postcolonial Metanarrative by Vasant Kaiwar

“…La théorie postcoloniale est la métathéorie d’une pratique universitaire dans laquelle toute perspective d’un monde au-delà du capital a, semble-t-il, été abolie. Mobilisant un métarécit très éclectique constitué de bribes de post-structuralisme, de post-modernisme, de romantisme, en passant par l’Ecole de Francfort et le maoïsme, elle est parvenue à réduire l’horizon critique à l’alternative entre résistance aléatoire et capitulation devant la séduction de la marchandise, et ce, au moment même où les manœuvres de capitalisme mondialisé condamnent l’une et l’autre de ces postures à une futilité manifeste.…”
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The Public Image of Soviet Science During Franco’s Spain by Ruiz-Castell Pedro

“…To depoliticise such relations and mobilise consensus, the press developed a new rhetoric towards the Soviet Union. …”
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A sustainable approach in pumpkin seed oil processing line: Recent advances in pumpkin seed oil and oil processing by-products by Guoqiang Zhang, Jingbo Guo, Jinying Guo

“…The key to achieving a sustainable food system is maximising value from the food supply chain. This review aims to summarise the nutritional profile of PSO and PSOC and highlight the current advance in the biological activity of PSO and the valorisation strategies of PSOC. …”
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Les signes de l’interaction esprit-humain by Fanny Tilmant

“…On the Zanzibar Archipelago, the terms masheitani (sing. sheitani) and majini (sing. jini) designate invisible beings that share the world with human beings. …”
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Maurice Denis dans la Grande Guerre by Fabienne Stahl

“…Although he was found medically unfit to serve on the front line, the patriotic élan he felt led him to become involved in the war effort: he was mobilised as a railway guard in Conches (Eure) and was subsequently attached to the military administration in Evreux in 1914-1915; drawings and paintings bear witness to this confused and unsettled period for the artist. …”
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Les « techniques alternatives » sont-elles envisagées comme un outil de gestion qualitative des eaux pluviales ? by Émeline Comby, Anne Rivière-Honegger, Marylise Cottet, Sébastien Ah-Leung, Nina Cossais

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Danser et être dansé by Maria Acselrad

“…Their dances, literally called “manoeuvres”, evoke war movements. Beyond the forces mobilised to determine who dances the most and dances best, another battle is at play in the spiritual domain. …”
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The University of Strathclyde summer experience: the impact of a widening access residential summer programme for children in care by Iain Mitchell

“…Participants also benefitted greatly from working with student mentors and other young people from different areas. In order to maximise the benefits of such programmes it is important to bear in mind issues around correct targeting of participants, effective communication between stakeholders and ensuring the programme is set within an extended, co-ordinated programme of support.…”

Réseaux relationnels et éclectisme culturel by Armelle Bergé, Fabien Granjon

“…This article therefore concentrates on the architecture of relational practices and their peculiar forms when mobilising cultural contents that are heterogeneous in terms of their degree of legitimacy.…”
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DESIGNING OF NOISE POLLUTION MEASURES FOR A MILITARY AIRFIELD by Tomáš HOIKA, Zbyšek KORECKI

“…The objective at military airports is not to maximise capacity, as at civil airports, where the desire to increase capacity is primarily related to profit. …”
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The Ariege ‘Refuge’: Advantage and Diversity of a Host Topography by William Berthomière, Christophe Imbert

“…Drawing on the life histories of refugee activists in the French department of Ariège, we reveal a complex territoriality that, depending on the spaces considered, produces singular and distinct forms of mobilisation, inherited from past migratory experiences, the engagement of neo-rurals and the social networks linking mountains, valleys, piedmont towns and the Toulouse conurbation. …”
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Les paysages de la transition énergétique : une perspective politique by Marie-José Fortin

“…The recent wind energy sector in Quebec serves to illustrate how the “landscape” could be mobilised in such a way.…”
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La valeur des territoires au Brésil : le cas des favelas de Rio de Janeiro by Michael Chetry

“…In this context, we propose analysing the value of space by mobilising the contributions of the notion of territory and the results of several researches conducted in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. …”
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Interconnectedness and Spillover Effects amongst Stock Markets of the US, China, Germany, Japan and India using DCC-GARCH Model and Diebold Yilmaz Method by Archana Agarwal, Nidhi Dhankhar, Sunita Mehla

“…Corporations are now multinational, and investors are increasingly turning to global stock markets to maximise gains. Volatility serves as a crucial benchmark, guiding investment decisions in this interconnected landscape. …”
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Anchor test and long-term monitoring of grouted anchors instrumented with Fiber Bragg Grating sensing technology by Daniela Runcziková, Jan Záleský, Marek Záleský, Jakub Koller, Ladislav Šašek

“…Most of the sensors measured values of axial deformation less than 200 με and the root mobilisation was observed. Then, the measurement continued by 26-day long-term monitoring and a trend of a small increase of deformations occurred. …”
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Sudanese totalitarianism: violent jihad as a state policy [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations] by Karolina Zielińska

“…Violent Jihad was thus called for three purposes: to mobilise resources for fight with non-Muslim southern Sudanese; to consolidate the Muslim north internally in the context of the struggle of the totalitarian regime against opposition and struggles within the regime itself; and to define the international role of Sudan as a supporter of radical Islamic movements. …”
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L’idéo-scénarisation sonore du paysage comme support métaphorique de sa médiation by Philippe Woloszyn

“…Through this mediation process, such hermeneutic work engenders an awareness of the environmental qualities of the experienced landscape by mobilising the listener’s analogical and metaphorical cognitive faculties. …”
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