Results 151 to 160 of about 867,799 (293)

Subculture wars: The struggle for the vape industry

The British Journal of Sociology, Volume 74, Issue 1, Page 3-16, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Drawing on a 2‐year study, I argue that the UK vape industry is engaged in a classificatory struggle between a subcultural industry and its “other”, the mainstream industry. I build on Thornton's analysis of club culture to characterize the subcultural vape industry as a community of taste built round a masculine aesthetic and a commitment to ...
Frances Thirlway
wiley   +1 more source

Cocoa Purchasing and the Issue of Insecurity in the Akontombra District in the Western Region of Ghana

Coffee and Cocoa Research Journal, 2018
The cocoa industry in Ghana is plagued with a number of challenges. Among such challenges is the issue of insecurity. This notwithstanding, there are limited scholarly findings on the nature and the underlying factors associated with these insecurity ...
Jacob Obodai, Paul Kitson Baffour Asamoah, Joseph Edusei   +2 more
doaj  

Charting progress in learning health systems: A systematic review of 5 years of definitions, models, and frameworks

Learning Health Systems, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Since being introduced by the Institute of Medicine (IoM) in 2007, the learning health system (LHS) concept has gained traction as a promising solution for achieving systems‐level healthcare transformation. This review of the LHS literature consolidates current understanding of LHS definitions, models, frameworks, and underlying ...
Louise A. Ellis, Georgia Fisher, Maree Saba, Genevieve Dammery, Kate Churruca, Samantha Spanos, Carolynn L. Smith, Bianca Forrester, Yvonne Zurynski, Jeffrey Braithwaite   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Backward Growth Accounting: An Economic Tool for Strategic Planning of Business Growth

Managerial and Decision Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Business growth is a goal of great importance for its both private and social benefits. Many firms view business growth as an imperative for their survival, stability, and long‐term success. Business growth can be socially beneficial, too, as it enables businesses to expand into new territories where they can stimulate economic growth and ...
Ali Zeytoon‐Nejad
wiley   +1 more source

The two-stage location model for multi-construction period of material warehouses. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhang W, Jin Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Solving an Augmented Nonnegative Matrix Factorization Model by Modified Scaled Nonmonotone Memoryless BFGS Methods Devised Based on the Ellipsoid Vector Norm

Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We suggest a modified version of the nonnegative matrix factorization problem, adding penalty terms to the model with the aim of taking control of the condition number of the decomposition elements. This measure is taken to reinforce computational stability in the solution path of the relevant optimization model.
Fatemeh Dargahi, Saman Babaie‐Kafaki, Zohre Aminifard, Mohammad Hajian Berenjestanaki   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting Porosity in Grain Compression Experiments Using Random Forest and Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
Chen J, Li J, Zheng D, Zhang Y, Jing H, Han J, Wang M, Zhao R.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Disease Transmission on Random Graphs Using Edge‐Based Percolation

Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Edge‐based percolation methods can be used to analyze disease transmission on complex social networks. This allows us to include complex social heterogeneity in our models while maintaining tractability. Here, we begin by reviewing the seminal works on this field in previous studies by Newman et al. (2002, 2003) and Miller et al. (2012).
Sicheng Zhao, Felicia Maria G. Magpantay
wiley   +1 more source

A novel translational bioinformatics framework for facilitating multimodal data analyses in preclinical models of neurological injury. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Gaudio HA, Padmanabhan V, Landis WP, Silva LEV, Slovis J, Starr J, Weeks MK, Widmann NJ, Forti RM, Laurent GH, Ranieri NR, Mi F, Degani RE, Hallowell T, Delso N, Calkins H, Dobrzynski C, Haddad S, Kao SH, Hwang M, Shi L, Baker WB, Tsui F, Morgan RW, Kilbaugh TJ, Ko TS.   +25 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Single‐Machine Scheduling to Minimize the Size of Input Buffer

Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates a single‐machine scheduling problem with a finite‐capacity input buffer. In this problem, each job is assigned to the machine at its release date and started immediately or sent to the input buffer to wait for processing.
Shunji Tanaka, Bertrand M. T. Lin
wiley   +1 more source