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Greasing the wheels of international commerce: how services facilitate firms' international sourcing. [PDF]

open access: yes
We use unique plant-level data to study the link between the local availability of services and the decision of manufacturing firms to source materials from abroad.
Debaere, Peter   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

The Influence of Visual Heaviness on the Perception of Scarcity

open access: yesMaketingu Janaru, 2019
Drawing on embodied cognition theory, we examined the effects of a product’s visual heaviness on consumers’ perception of scarcity. In two experiments, the visual heaviness of two products was manipulated in terms of packaging colors (Study 1) and ...
Ikumi Hiraki, Taku Togawa
doaj   +1 more source

e-Artisans: Contemporary Design for the Global Market [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The aim of GoGlobal Ghana was to consider whether the creative industries in a developing country could be nurtured through design collaboration and an e-commerce model to contribute significant economic growth through increasing the level of ...
Barker, Tom, Hall, Ashley
core  

High Healthcare Utilization Preceding Diagnosis with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Though early diagnosis improves long‐term outcomes, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) patients often experience prolonged, circuitous paths to diagnosis. To inform diagnostic improvement, we sought to characterize healthcare utilization in the year preceding diagnosis.
Anna Costello   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Trade Facilitation on the Extensive and Intensive Margins of Trade: An Application for Developing Countries

open access: yesEast Asian Economic Review, 2012
Previous literature has looked merely into the effect of trade facilitation on aggregate trade, or analyzed trade growth using the extensive and intensive margins.
Hyo-young Lee , Chong-Sup Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Innovating Aircraft Repair Processes: The Role of Digitalization in Sustainability

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This research explores how digitalization—by storing detailed non‐destructive testing data in structured DICONDE databases and creating a standard data model of the component—innovates aviation maintenance and repair processes. Coupled with a developed state‐based simulation model, it enables data‐driven, sustainable repair strategies that reduce waste,
Johanna Aigner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing Fungal Biowelding for Constructing Mycelium‐Engineered Materials

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Mycelium‐bound composites (MBCs) offer low‐carbon alternatives for construction, yet interfacial bonding remains a critical challenge. This review examines fungal biowelding as a biocompatible adhesive, elucidating mycelium‐mediated interfacial mechanisms and their role in material assembly. Strategies to optimize biowelding are discussed, highlighting
Xue Brenda Bai   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Courage to Lead: The Leadership Legacies of American Presidents John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Theodore Roosevelt [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Prolific writer Iodice chronicles the legacies of former American presidents John F. Kennedy and Theodore Roosevelt whose accomplishments, both domestic and international, shaped constituencies then and now.
Iodice, Emilio F
core   +3 more sources

Enabling Digital Continuity in Virtual Manufacturing for Eco‐Efficiency Assessment of Lightweight Structures by Means of a Domain‐Specific Structural Mechanics Language: Requirements, Idea and Proof of Concept

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This article presents a solver‐agnostic domain‐specific language (DSL) for computational structural mechanics that strengthens interoperability in virtual product development. Using a hierarchical data model, the DSL enables seamless exchange between diverse simulation tools and numerical methods.
Martin Rädel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selection Method of Cross-Border e-Commerce Export Logistics Mode Based on Collaborative Filtering Algorithm

open access: yesJournal of Mathematics, 2022
The combination of the Internet and foreign trade has promoted the rapid development of cross-border e-commerce, and cross-border e-commerce logistics has risen due to the development of cross-border e-commerce. However, the costs incurred by enterprises
Ying Yang
doaj   +1 more source

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