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Potential mainland Chinese cruise travelers’ expectations, motivations, and intentions [PDF]

, 2014
The global cruise industry is the fastest growing sector in the entire leisure market. Due to the limited development of the Chinese cruise sector and government controls on outbound travel, the cruise, especially the outbound cruise, is a new concept in
Beard J., Beard J., Browne M., Cathy H.C. Hsu, Daisy X.F. Fan, Feather N., Feather N., Fishbein M., Fu X., Gorham G., Hair J., Hammond S., Hsieh C. M., Hsu C., Kline R., Maslow A., Mayo E., Meisel C., Moutinho L., Park S., Pearce P., Ragheb M., Swan J., Tabachnick B., Uysal M., Wei X., Witt C., Wood R.   +27 more
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Biomimetic Bone Marrow Monocyte Membrane‐Fused Extracellular Vesicles for Targeted Therapy of Myocardial Infarction

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study develops a biomimetic delivery system (M‐hEV) by fusing monocyte membranes with extracellular vesicles for targeted therapy of damaged cardiac tissue. The system homes to injured myocardium through specific molecular pathways. In a myocardial infarction model, M‐hEV effectively accumulates in the heart, reduces infarct size, alleviates ...
Jiaxin Song, Hao Yang, Qiqi Zhang, Wenqin Zhou, Rui Wang, Yuxing Xie, Emeli Chatterjee, Guoping Li, Jizong Jiang, Qiulian Zhou, Cuimei Zhao   +10 more
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A social network analysis of interconnections among cruise ports

Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2021
Despite the dominance of the Caribbean as the leading cruise destination in the world, research that focuses on the network of cruise ports in the region is limited.
Uriel Armando Lopez Rodriguez, Sung-Hoon Park, Dong-Myung Kim, Gi-Tae Yeo   +3 more
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A Rare RIPK3 Variant Enhances Necroptosis and Promotes Inflammation in a Still Disease–Like Autoinflammatory Syndrome

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Still disease represents a prototypical polygenic systemic autoinflammatory disease, characterized by recurrent systemic inflammation and dysregulation of innate immunity. Despite extensive clinical characterization, familial clustering Still disease remains unreported.
Longfang Chen, Qihua Dai, Yu Xiao, Jialin Dai, Mengyan Wang, Yuning Ma, Yujie Shen, Zhimo Xu, Jianfen Meng, Xia Chen, Da Yi, Yue Sun, Hui Shi, Honglei Liu, Xiaobing Cheng, Yutong Su, Junna Ye, Huihui Chi, Zhuochao Zhou, Tingting Liu, Jialin Teng, Chengde Yang, Jinchao Jia, Qiongyi Hu   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Le tourisme de croisière dans l’espace caribéen : évolutions récentes et enjeux de développement

Études Caribéennes, 2009
The Caribbean Sea is emblematic of the cruise, it is known for its international routes, scenic postcards touting the charms of the region. The analysis of the cruise industry will highlight some limits and contradictions of current development patterns.
Olivier Dehoorne, Christelle Murat, Nathalie Petit-Charles   +2 more
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Sailing From Penalties to Accountability: Business Strategies and Governance for Firms to Innovate After Environmental Misconduct

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms' continuous pursuit of making a profit in the competitive market may ignore the actions related to environmental responsibilities. This set of actions for financial gains constitutes environmental misconduct, which not only harms ecosystems and communities but also brings reputational damage. Negative press and social media amplification
Ashutosh Singh, Salwa Saleh Almasabi, Ajay Kumar Patel, Priyanka Malik   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Customer perceptions of COVID-19 countermeasures on passenger ships during the pandemic

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic devastated substantial portions of the tourism industry; the cruise industry particularly suffered from negative publicity as the virus spread rapidly on cruise ships.
Johnny Långstedt, Jonas Spohr, Magnus Hellström, Anastasia Tsvetkova, Erik Niemelä, Joakim Sjöblom, John E. Eriksson, Kim Wikström   +7 more
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Environmental Sustainability in the Cruise Industry

Interdisciplinary Journal of Research and Development, 2022
Cruise shipping is currently one of the fastest growing segments in the tourism sector and creates a significant environmental impact. The aims of this study are a) to investigate what are the main environmental issues faced by the cruise ships and which measures are taken or foreseen to address the problems, b) to explore the passengers’ attitudes ...
Anna Maria Kotrikla, Evangelia Chortatsiani   +1 more
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Systems Engineering Perspective of the Cruise Industry [PDF]

, 2002
The maturation of the cruise industry has led to increased competition which demands more efficient operations. Systems engineering, a discipline that studies complex organizations of material, people, and information, is traditionally only applied in ...
Giachetti, Ronald E.
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Marketing communication towards cruise ship passengers: the implications of market segmentation [PDF]

, 2017
Tourism in Iceland has been growing incredibly fast during the past years; for example, the cruise industry has grown at a rapid rate, as Iceland continues to gain popularity as a cruise destination.
Georgsdóttir, Irena, Óskarsson, Gunnar
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