Pricing strategy of traceable agricultural supply chain decisions considering retailer's overconfidence with government subsidy by Chongfeng Lan, Yaru Lan, Shengde Liu

“…(ii) Additionally, consumer demand for traceability incentivizes retailers to intensify their traceability initiatives, aligning with consumer purchasing expectations. (iii) The pricing decisions made by retailers are influenced by their overconfidence, consumer preferences for traceability, and the presence of government subsidies. …”
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Carcinogenic and Genotoxicity of some PAHs in commonly consumed smoked fish (<i>Parachanna obscura</i> and <i>Ethmalosa fimbriata) </i> by N.O. Erhunmwunse, S.A. Ekaye

“… The dietary exposure of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAHs) and potential risk to human health was instigated in two different traditionally smoked species of fish (Parachanna obscura and Ethmalosa frimbriata) purchased from three markets in Benin City. Identification and quantitative analysis of PAHs components were achieved by Gas Chromatography/High Performance Liquid Chromatography. …”
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Autoclave reactor synthesis of upconversion nanoparticles, unreported variables, and safety considerations by Rebecca McGonigle, Jodie Glasgow, Catriona Houston, Iain Cameron, Christian Homann, Dominic J. Black, Robert Pal, Lewis E. MacKenzie

“…In this perspective, we discuss the safety considerations of autoclave reactors and note that autoclaves should only be used if they are (a) purchased from reputable suppliers/manufacturers and (b) have been certified compliant with relevant safety standards. …”
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An Intelligent Method to Identify Effective Factors in Customers' Dissatisfaction in the Insurance Industry using Ensemble Learning by Kamran Balani, Hossein Sadr, Ahmad Edalatpanah, Mahnaz Manteghipour, Mojdeh Nazari

“…Based on the empirical results, it has been determined that the customer attraction channel, purchase history and place of insurer are important factors affecting customers dissatisfaction in the insurance industry, respectively.…”
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The fear of missing out influence on excitement-seeking and the thrill of a sale by Stephen Bok, James Shum, Maria Lee

“…We investigate how consumers transfer FOMO to their purchasing behaviors to relieve negative emotions. Moderated meditation path analysis results (N = 873) displayed a direct positive relationship between FOMO with excitement-seeking and deal-seeking. …”
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Tactical measures set to improve the import substitution process in the field of Russian pharmaceuticals by L. V. Orlova, P. V. Zobov

“…Based on the information received, the policy of state actions for the purchase of imported substances, raw materials, equipment from China and India is analyzed using modern data processing methods. …”
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Influence of Visual Quality and Cultural Background on Consumer Apple Preferences: An Eye-Tracking Study with Chinese and Hungarian Consumers by Xu Cao, Zsuzsanna Horváth-Mezőfi, Zoltán Sasvár, Gergő Szabó, Attila Gere, Géza Hitka, Dalma Radványi

“…Using eye-tracking technology, the proposed study investigates how customers visually evaluate apples varieties and apple defects and how these evaluations affect their purchasing decisions. Three aspects were examined in this study: apple variety, defect severity, and cultural background. …”
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Repair of mandrels of a continuous mill through the use of adapters by E. V. Zhuravleva, O. M. Lazko, A. N. Shashkov, A. B. Manyakin

“…The adapter is a part with a fine tapered thread on one side, which is intended for connection to the mandrel, and with an internal thread on the other side, which serves to connect the rear part of the mandrel to the tailstock.The provided technology will reduce the cost of purchasing new replacement tools by increasing the life cycle of the mandrel, and will reduce the number of mandrels that have become unusable by restoring the tailstock part.…”
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Simulation Modeling for Analysis of a (Q, r) Inventory System under Supply Disruption and Customer Differentiation with Partial Backordering by Parham Azimi, Mohammad Reza Ghanbari, Hasan Mohammadi

“…Partial backordering is applied when a stock out occurs, and customer can select either to leave the system without purchasing or to backorder products. The customers are categorized into two main classes regarding to their backordering probabilities. …”
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Manipulation in the world of marketing by Kristina Ljubičić, Tina Vukasović

“…Research with a method of experiment has assessed aspects of manipulative advertising, their execution, and expected impacts on consumer behaviour in general about any purchase of a product or service worldwide. Analysis of the collected primary data revealed that manipulation in marketing is quite common and occurs at every step and has begun to be one of the main players when creating marketing ventures and actions.…”
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Methods for share values assessment and shareholder value creation by Zimonjić Stefan, Gavrilović Milan, Roganović Miloš

“…Despite the fact that there are certain visible value parameters, such as bookkeeping or market price, they are often insufficient to properly evaluate the value and possible profit for investors who opt for their purchase. Therefore, models for evaluating higher or lesser complexity of the discounting dividends, discounting cash flows, as well as series of relative valuation models have been developed. …”
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Optimization of Extended Warranty Cost for Multi-Component Products with Failure Interaction by Rongcai Wang, Enzhi Dong, Zhonghua Cheng, Liqing Rong, Qian Wang

“…Users can decide whether to purchase extended warranty (EW) at the end of basic warranty, and there are many factors that influence this decision, such as product reliability and EW price. …”
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HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS IMPLEMENTATION IN AMPLANG PROCESSING by Zulfatun Najah, Nia Ariani Putri, Taufik Hidayat, Zulmaneri Zulmaneri

“…There are five processes that consider as critical control point that are purchasing, thawing, mixing, frying, draining, and packaging…”
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Induced Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Hybrid Aggregation Operators with TOPSIS Order-Inducing Variables by Jun-Ling Zhang, Xiao-Wen Qi

“…Further, we extend these operators to form a novel group decision-making method for selecting the most desirable alternative in multiple attribute multi-interest group decision-making problems with attribute values and decision maker’s interest values taking the form of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy numbers, and application research to real estate purchase selection shows its practicality.…”
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Motívy a bariéry nákupu udržateľnej módy generácie Z by Petra Gundová, Viktória Volovská

“…The research results confirm that the most important factor in making a sustainable fashion purchase is product quality and main barrier of sustainable fashion is price of the product. …”
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Asset choice in British central banking history, the myth of the safe asset, and bank regulation by William A. Allen

“…The paper describes the use of commercial bills in Bank of England open-market operations from the earliest days of central banking in the 19th century, when, it is suggested, the Bank of England’s main objective was what would now be called macro-prudential, until the 1980s, when commercial bill purchases were an essential feature of contemporary anti-inflationary policy. …”
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Modifying Nitrous Oxide Delivery at Stanford: Observational, Pilot Intervention Study by Eric P Kraybill, David Chen, Saadat Khan, Praveen Kalra

“…ResultsIn phase 1, total N2O purchased in 2022 was 8,217,449 L (33,201.8 lbs) at a total cost of US $63,298. …”
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Association of safer smoking supply distribution with participant encounters and naloxone distribution from syringe services programs: Findings from the National Survey of Syringe... by Esther O. Chung, Sheila V. Patel, Lynn D. Wenger, Jamie L. Humphrey, Amang Sukasih, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Hansel E. Tookes, Don C. Des Jarlais, Sara N. Glick, Paul A. LaKosky, Stephanie Prohaska, Laura Guzman, Alex H. Kral, Barrot H. Lambdin

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Pheromones in Crane Flies: Behaviorally Active Cuticular Compounds in <i>Tipula autumnalis</i> Loew (Diptera: Tipulidae) by Vincas Būda, Violeta Apšegaitė, Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė, Sigitas Podėnas, João Pedro de A. Souza, Paulo H. G. Zarbin, Linas Labanauskas, Tomas Paškevičius, Vilma Baužienė, Sandra Radžiutė

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Variabilidad climática y expresión de la fusariosis de la espiga de trigo en la región pampeana by R.C. MOSCHINI, M. I MARTINEZ

“…Valores de incidencia de la FET, predichos retrospectivamente (1932-2013) por el modelo en tres sitios de la región pampeana (Paraná, Pergamino y Mar del Plata), permitieron analizar el efecto del fenómeno El Niño Oscilación del Sur (ENOS) y cambio climático sobre la enfermedad. …”
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