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Citizens’ perceptions of the country brand as a tourist and investment destination: A market segmentation approach

Journal of Vacation Marketing
This article aims to contribute to country branding using market segmentation principles relying on the perceptions of citizens about a country brand. An online survey research in the form of a structured questionnaire was utilized in this study, yielding a useable purposive sample of 405 citizens from a single country, Botswana.
Rina Makgosa, Tshepo Maswabi
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A Very British SUV: How Land Rover Used Sport, Competition and Notions of Adventure to Reinvent the Utility Four Wheel Drive [PDF]

This paper examines the uses of the Land Rover in sporting activities. It explores how these activities were used to promote and expand the brand as well as the changing (and at times contradictory) customer sensibilities, which significantly impacted ...
Hazell, Paul
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Tracing Sub‐Monolayer Contamination on Wafer‐Scale 2D Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Sub‐monolayer adventitious carbon contamination limits the performance and reproducibility of 2D material‐based devices. This study demonstrates scanning helium microscopy (SHeM) as a non‐destructive, ultra‐sensitive tool for wafer‐scale imaging of surface cleanliness.
Chenyang Zhao, Sam M. Lambrick, Ke Wang, Shaoliang Guan, Aleksandar Radić, David J. Ward, Andrew P. Jardine, Boyao Liu   +7 more
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Brand of country as a potential for sustainable development of Ukraine

Marketing i Menedžment Innovacij, 2015
The aim of an article. The purpose of the study is to prove the necessity of forming a national brand strategy for economic development of Ukraine. The results of the analysis. Search an effective solution of economic crisis in Ukraine requires the use of innovative approaches to the choice of strategy development, economic management mechanism ...
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Developing an African Offshoring Industry—The Case of Nigeria [PDF]

The purpose of this note1 is to raise awareness of Nigeria’s potential as an African offshoring hub, and it is aimed primarily toward policy makers, potential private sector investors, and development partners.
Radwan, Ismail, Strychacz, Nicholas
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A Personalized, 3D Printed Polymeric Device for the Prevention of Post‐Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Remodeling

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Myocardial infarction often leads to pathological remodelling and ventricular dilatation, key features of HFrEF. This study introduces a personalized, 3D‐printed cardiac restraint device (CARD) printed using rationally designed inks displaying the requested printability and mechanical properties.
Nicola Mansour, Daniel Cohn, Ishita Sarkar, Raja Alamore, Kareem Abd Rbo, Offer Amir, Dean Nachman   +6 more
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Aptamer‐Based Delivery Systems for VEGF and NGF Modulation in Ocular Therapies

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Aptamer‐based delivery systems targeting NGF and VEGF hold significant potential for precise and sustained treatment of complex diseases affecting both the anterior and posterior segments of the eye. This review critically summarizes current strategies for NGF and VEGF delivery as well as VEGF sequestration, providing a clinical perspective on how ...
Nadine Best, Gizem Karabiyik, Gerd Geerling, Sarah Barbara Zwingelberg, Gregor Lang, Martin Humenik   +5 more
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Recapitulating Endochondral Ossification for Bone Repair: From Development to Engineering Strategy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the developmental basis of endochondral ossification (ECO) and its applications in bone tissue engineering (BTE). It first outlines the key biological processes and signaling pathways underlying ECO, then discusses biomaterial‐based engineering strategies derived from these principles, and finally highlights future directions for
Yiqi Su, Zihao He, Qianqian Chen, Long Chen, Caiyi Wei, Zijin Zhou, Jianhao Lin, Hui Li, Dan Xing   +8 more
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Country of origin effect on products from Mainland China in Hong Kong

, 2001
This study examines the effect of the country of origin cue on Hong Kong consumers’ purchasing of products from the two countries—China and Japan. The research findings suggest that the country of origin and brand image are the important evaluative ...
CHAN, Man Yee, TSANG, Pui Wa
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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source