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The Nexus Between Consumer Literacy Training and Financial Capability Enhancement in South Africa

International Journal of Applied Research in Business and Management
Using quantitative and descriptive research approach, this article investigated the influence of consumer literacy training as a tool to improve financial capability among South Africans.
Jean Damascene Mvunabandi
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Incorporation of Selenium into Sol–Gel‐Derived Bioactive Glass: Influence on Glass Structure, Bioactivity, and its Selective Cytotoxicity

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Selenium was incorporated into a sol–gel‐derived bioactive glass to enable sustained therapeutic ion release. The selenium‐containing glass preserved bioactivity while selectively inducing cytotoxicity in osteosarcoma cells and maintaining osteoblastic viability.
Breno Rocha Barrioni, Thalita Marcolan Valverde, Talita Martins, Guilherme Mattos Jardim Costa, Alfredo Miranda de Goes, Marcello Rosa Dumont, Eduardo Henrique Martins Nunes, Marivalda de Magalhães Pereira   +7 more
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Financial Services to the Unbanked: The Case of the Mzansi Intervention in South Africa [PDF]

, 2014
The Mzansi intervention is a major initiative designed to provide banking services to the unbanked South African population. This study investigates the underlying variables that define the choice of a Mzansi account from a consumer perspective.
Annim, Samuel Kobina, Arun, Thankom Gopinath, Kostov, Phillip   +2 more
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Fostering Innovation: Streamlining Magnetocaloric Materials Research by Digitalization

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Magnetocaloric cooling (MCE) is an environmentally friendly refrigeration method with great potential. Optimizing MCE materials involves the preparation and screening of large quantities of samples, which in turn generates a large amount of data. A digitalization approach is presented that uses ontologies, knowledge graphs, and digital workflows to ...
Simon Bekemeier, Moritz Blum, Luana Caron, Alisa Chirkova, Philipp Cimiano, Basil Ell, Inga Ennen, Michael Feige, Maik Gaerner, Thomas Hilbig, Andreas Hütten, Günter Reiss, Tapas Samanta, Sonja Schöning, Christian Schröder, Lennart Schwan, Chris Taake, Martin Wortmann   +17 more
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Exploring the distribution and correlates of future self-continuity in a large, nationally representative sample

Judgment and Decision Making
Many people struggle to make tradeoffs between present wants and future wishes, resulting in the tendency to overly discount the value of future rewards.
Hal E. Hershfield, Craig I. Brimhall, Susan Kerbel   +2 more
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Hydrogen‐Assisted Fracture of Iron‐Based Fe–Ni–Al Alloys

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Principal relations and fracture mechanisms of single‐phase and precipitate‐strengthened Fe–Ni–Al alloys subjected to prior electrochemical hydrogen charging are identified. The mechanisms of hydrogen effect on strength and microhardness are discussed, including hydrogen‐induced increase in microhardness and the role of hydrogen in fracture behavior ...
Nataliya Yadzhak, Olha Zvirko, Rostyslav Leshchak, Hryhoriy Nykyforchyn   +3 more
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An analysis of the impact of geology on indoor air radon concentration

Indoor Environments
Radon (222Rn86), a radioactive gas formed by the decay of uranium and radium in rocks and minerals, can seep into houses, accumulating in the indoor air.
Uttam Saha, Derek Cooper, Pamela R. Turner, Rebecca A. Cantrell, Kushajveer Singh   +4 more
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Consumer protection and financial literacy : lessons from nine country studies [PDF]

The recent turmoil in financial markets worldwide has emphasized the need for adequate consumer protection and financial literacy for long-term stability of the financial sector.
Rutledge, Susan L.
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Consumers Continue to Load Up on Prepaid Cards [PDF]

, 2014
The general purpose reloadable prepaid card is a relatively new consumer financial product that is growing in popularity. This report finds that prepaid cards became increasingly accessible in 2013, and in many instances are now more affordable than ...

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Tailoring Functional Properties of Ti–Ni–Cu Shape Memory Alloy Thin Films for MEMS Actuators

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A comprehensive study of critical parameters required to develop well‐performing Ti–Ni–Cu thin film shape memory alloy microactuators is provided. Materials science and device integration aspects are integrated by addressing structural and physical relationships using complementary characterization techniques as well as a practical fabrication solution
Elaheh Akbarnejad, Aleksander Kostka, Gowtham Arivanandhan, Yujiao Li, Alan Savan, Manfred Kohl, Alfred Ludwig   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source