Effects of compulsive buying on debt avoidance and self-esteem: Can brand addiction serve as a socially responsible mediator? by Alić Adi, Kadrić Ahmed

“…A particular emphasis is focused on the overlap between compulsive purchasing and addiction to the brand, as well as an analysis of the combined effects of these two forms of addictive consuming on consumers. …”
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Cooperation and competition in an oligopolistic and mature industry: A case study on the cationic reagent industry based on an optimization model by Joohang Kang, Byoungil Choi, Chaehong Lim, Joonyup Eun

“…As buyers maximize the degree to which they diversify their purchase quantities across multiple suppliers to reduce risks, differential costs of the entire supply chain increase by 19%, which are costs that cannot be reduced by suppliers’ capabilities and inevitably arise due to differences between suppliers (e.g., geography, politics, and government policies). …”
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Plasma Activated Water Assisted Ultrasonic Extraction of Polysaccharides from Yellow Cauliflower and Its Hypoglycemic Activity by Han ZHANG, Cheng YANG, Guiyun CHEN, Shuhong LI, Ye CHEN

“…HCP was an acidic heteropolysaccharide with α-pyranose configuration, consisting of fucose, rhamnose, arabinose, galactose, glucose, mannose, and galacturonic acid. …”
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Probiotic Potential and Enhanced Adhesion of Fermented Foods-Isolated Lactic Acid Bacteria to Intestinal Epithelial Caco-2 and HT-29 Cells by Eun Ah Sim, Seon-Young Kim, SangNam Kim, Eun-Gyung Mun

“…This study evaluated the probiotic potential of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from fermented milk and soymilk products purchased from local markets. The LAB strains were assessed for acid and bile resistance, antibiotic resistance, and adhesion to human intestinal epithelial models. …”
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Legal regulation of the economic activities of pharmacies in Ukraine by S. V. Knysh, O. I. Yakymets

“…A doctrinal definition of a pharmacy has been proposed as a business entity that carries out the wholesale purchase of medicinal products for retail sale to citizens as end consumers. …”
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Moving toward universal health coverage with a national health insurance program: A scoping review and narrative synthesis of experiences in eleven low- and lower-middle income cou... by Marine Flourence, Eva Jarawan, Mara Boiangiu, Fatima El Kadiri El Yamani

“…Recommendations on health financing include increasing the allocation of tax revenues to the insurance scheme, merging risk pools, and adopting strategic purchasing.…”
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Designing profitable supply chains for lithium-ion battery recycling in the United States by Majid Alipanah, Sunday Oluwadamilola Usman, Apurba Kumar Saha, Hongyue Jin

“…The economic viability of the technology was identified to be highly sensitive to the cost associated with purchasing black mass, which accounted for more than 60% of the total supply chain cost. …”
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Mechanical Percussion Devices: A Survey of Practice Patterns Among Healthcare Professionals by Scott W Cheatham, Russell T Baker, David G Behm, Kyle Stull, Morey J Kolber

“…Seventy-seven percent directed clients to manufacturer and generic websites (n=329) to purchase devices. Most respondents used a medium and low device speed setting for pre- and post-exercise (62%, n=185), pain modulation (59%, n=253), and myofascial mobility (52%, n=222). …”
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مدى جاهزیة المکتبات العامة المصریة للتصدى للازمات و للکوارث by د. محمد سعید محمد سعید

“…One ofthe most important library proposals to support crisis and disaster prevention is toenhance the internal security of the library by placing iron on windows and doors,The purchase of robbery detection devices, the functioning of a virtual evacuationsimulation system and training in all forms of crisis.Results1. …”
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Patients’ preferences on atopic dermatitis skincare and social media use: a qualitative study by Roxana Mazilu, Stefanie Ziehfreund, Stephan Traidl, Alexander Zink

“…This study aimed to explore the attitudes of AD patients towards SM as an information source for their AD products, understand their purchase behavior, and identify unmet needs. Methods Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with AD patients recruited from a university hospital in Southern Germany and social media networks. …”
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UNDERSTANDING THE DRIVERS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER SPREAD: A CASE STUDY OF KASAWO AND KATOSI SUB COUNTIES, MUKONO DISTRICT, UGANDA by Savino Biryomumaisho, Geofrey Otuba, John Okongo, Frank Mwiine

“…The lack of centralized slaughter facilities was identified as a key factor contributing to the spread of the ASF virus, as well as the panic selling of pigs during suspected ASF outbreaks. Sharing boars, purchasing and stocking pigs without veterinary health certification were identified as contributing factors. …”
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Analysis of the use of digital technologies at enterprises of the shipbuilding industry of the military-industrial complex by Lipatnikov Vitalii, Smirnova Ol'ga, Lebedkin Pavel

“…The introduction of digital technologies in warehouses and supply chain management allows one to monitor balances in real time and purchase the necessary materials without the direct presence of a person. …”
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How quality conventions shape the governance of the dairy value chains of Senegal by Serena Ferrari, Guillaume Duteurtre, Christian Corniaux

“…In other words, it shows that consumers, through their purchasing preferences, are playing a key role in the development of the local livestock sector. …”
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Evaluation of Quality Parameters and Shelf Life of Thai Pork Scratching “Kaeb Moo” by Thanapon Kitpot, Sujinda Sriwattana, Sergio Angeli, Prodpran Thakeow

“…The analyses were done on three types of Kaeb Moo: the first type was prepared in the lab using high-quality products, while the other two types were purchased from local markets in Thailand. It was found that rancidity variation during storage strongly depends on the frying process and product quality, as in 31 days the hexanal content only doubled (225%) in Kaeb Moo type 1, while reached 542% and 962%, in Kaeb Moo type 2 and type 3, respectively. …”
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Changes in Customer Behavior Towards Video Advertising Post-Pandemic by Surjandy Surjandy, Cadelina Cassandra

“…Further analysis showed that ENT affected Customer Trust (CT) and Actual Purchase (APU) by 20% and 27%, while PRE caused 34% and 20% respectively, indicating a decrease in customer response from VI to CT and APU. …”
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Inorganic Acid Anions in Distilled Alcoholic Beverages: Capillary Electrophoresis with Conductometric Detection by Nataliya V. Shelekhova, Irina M. Abramova, Tamara М. Shelekhova

“…The study involved model solutions and 30 samples of distilled alcoholic beverages purchased by random sampling from a retail chain. The chemical analysis relied on a PrinCE 560 capillary electrophoresis system equipped with a conductometric detector. …”
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Co-Optimization Operation of Distribution Network-Containing Shared Energy Storage Multi-Microgrids Based on Multi-Body Game by Hao Wu, Ge Cao, Rong Jia, Yan Liang

“…The model is solved based on an outer-layer genetic algorithm nested with an inner-layer solver to determine the electricity purchase and sale prices among the distribution network, multi-microgrids, and shared energy storage at various time periods, thereby minimizing operational costs. …”
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Research of Civil and Legal Relations of Kievan Rus Period Made by Professor P. P. Tsitovich (1843-1913) by V. A. Grechenko

“…Tsitovich also expressed his opinion that the equal relations between men and women in the family are possible, in case if a woman was not stolen and was not purchased, but voluntary got married like in the equal to equal relationships. …”
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Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Effects of Antimalarial Herbal Mixtures by Isaac Dadzie, Shaibu Adams Avorgbedo, Regina Appiah-Opong, Obed Cudjoe

“…Five antimalarial herbal mixtures commonly used in Ghana (coded as STF, SMH, SMM, SGM, and STT) were purchased and freeze-dried. The dried samples were tested on human acute T-cell leukemia (Jurkat) and breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cell lines. …”
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Creative Marketing and Financial Performance of Small Medium Enterprises in Rwanda: A Case Study of Selected Businesses in Nyamata Town. by Tenywa, Bashir

“…The results revealed that timing and credit terms has a positive and statistically significant influence on financial literacy (β =.821: p = .003) which indicates that emphasizing financial literacy through setting aside funds and handling debt will increase one's capacity to start small businesses independently, increase the purchasing power of personal belongings, be able to manage debts, be free to make financial decisions, raise one's standard of living, be able to access health and other services, and be able to take on leadership roles. …”
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