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Does Consumer Confidence, As Measured By U. Of Michigan Indices, Affect Demand For Consumer And Investment Goods (Or Just Proxy For Things That Do)? [PDF]

Declining consumer confidence is cited as a cause of declining consumer demand, independent of changes income, wealth, etc. If so, it may also affect demand for investment goods, as businesses adjust production to reflect changes in consumer confidence ...
John J. Heim
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High‐Temperature Nanoindentation of Metals: Assessing Thermal Drift, Frame Compliance, and Chemical Composition Effects on the Reported Mechanical Properties

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Do not let thermal drift and instrument artifacts deceive high‐temperature nanoindentation results. We compare classical Oliver–Pharr and automatic image recognition analyses across steels and a Ni alloy to quantify these effects. Accounting for artifacts reveals systematic softening with temperature, while Cr and Ni additions boost resistance ...
Velislava Yonkova, Steffen Brinckmann, Ruth Schwaiger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Status and Challenges in Data Collection for Aerospace Coatings Deposited by Plasma Spraying

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
An innovative approach has been integrated into the GRENAT project to optimize plasma spraying and coating performance. Raw materials are accelerated and melted in the plasma generated by torches, creating coatings. Monitoring sensors collect process data which are combined with ex situ characterization data.
Lila Randriamananjara, Vincent Rat, Quentin Dubreuil, Patrice Valorge, Simon Goutier, Alain Denoirjean, Olivier Messe, Céline Ruelle, Jean‐Philippe Poli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unpacking Consumer Purchase Intentions Toward Plant-Based Meat Alternatives: An Integrated TPB–VAB Approach Using PLS-SEM, fsQCA, and NCA

Foods
Plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) are gaining momentum in response to rising demand for sustainable and healthier diets. Drawing on an integrated framework combining the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Value–Attitude–Behavior (VAB) model ...
Jialiang Pan, Kun-Shan Wu, Hui-Ting Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring the Implications of Sales and Consumer Inventory Behavior [PDF]

Temporary price reductions (sales) are common for many goods and naturally result in large increases in the quantity sold. Demand estimation based on temporary price reductions may mis-measure the long run responsiveness to prices.
Aviv Nevo, Igal Hendel
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Optimization of the Production of Rubber Compounds Using Mathematical Models

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Rubber compounds were mixed in a batch internal mixer, and symbolic regression was used to derive mathematical models linking recipe and process parameters to ram path, torque, and mixing quality (incorporation, dispersion, distribution). Subsequent optimization with evolutionary algorithms identified operating conditions that reduce specific energy ...
Anke Bardehle, Andreas Limper, Ulrich Giese, Carlos Lucke, Mario Beiner, Christoph Gögelein, Lisa Leuchtenberger‐Engel, Christian Hopmann   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sales, Quantity Surcharge, and Consumer Inattention [PDF]

Quantity surcharges occur when firms market a product in two sizes and offer a promotion on the small size: the large size then costs more per unit than the small one.
Pascal Courty, Sofronis Clerides
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Workflow for Design of Experiments‐Based Modeling of Species Transport and Growth Kinetics in GaN Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A novel workflow for investigating hydride vapor phase epitaxy for GaN bulk crystal growth is proposed. It combines Design of experiments (DoE) with physical simulations of mass transport and crystal growth kinetics, serving as an intermediate step between DoE and experiments.
J. Tomkovič, G. Lukin, H. Torkashvand, A. Kerschbaum, M. Müller, S. Besendörfer, J. Heitmann, J. Friedrich   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling the mass consumption potential of Plant Based Meat: Evidence from an emerging economy

Heliyon
The rising demand for plant-based meat (PBM) has the potential to minimize environmental degradation and save the lives of numerous animals. Furthermore, the intention to consume eco-friendly products triggers people to consume PBM.
Marvello Yang, Mohammad Nurul Hassan Reza, Qing Yang, Abdullah Al Mamun, Naeem Hayat   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Experimental High‐Throughput Approach for the Screening of Hard Magnet Materials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
An entire workflow for the high‐throughput characterization and analysis of compositionally graded magnetic films is presented. Characterization protocols, data management tools and data analysis approaches are illustrated with test case Sm(Fe, V)12 based films.
William Rigaut, Pierre Le Berre, Hamdi Jaballah, Lukas Fink, Victor Poline, Richard Haettel, Stéphane Grenier, Gilbert Chahine, Ewen Bellec, Guillaume Buatier, Wilfried Hortschitz, Santa Pile, Thomas Schrefl, Nils Blanc, Yuan Hong, Thibaut Devillers, Nora M. Dempsey   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source