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ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn +3 more
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Digital Payments and Regional Financial Intermediation
The development of information and communication technology (ICT) in the banking sector leads to the proliferation of digital payments. Using Indonesia’s sub-national (provincial) banking data, we examine how bank loans and savings respond to digital ...
Arisyi Fariza Raz
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Accelerate the Promotion of Mobile Payments during the COVID-19 Epidemic. [PDF]
Ren T, Tang Y.
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Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
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Exploring the Role of Digital Payment Channels in Mitigating Unemployment
Purpose: The study aimed to discusses how digital payment channels will affect unemployment in Nigeria in the period between 2009 and 2024 with reference being placed on mobile payments, web payment, Point of Sales (POS) transactions, and Automated ...
Abass Adekunle Adewale +2 more
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Assessing the Impact of Promotions on Consumer Purchasing Behavior During Crises
ABSTRACT Understanding how households modify their food expenditure decisions during times of crisis is essential because consumer purchasing behavior frequently changes during these times. This study looks at these behavioral shifts during the COVID‐19 pandemic, concentrating on how price sensitivity and response to sales promotions changed over the ...
Wafa Mehaba, José María Gil
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Robot‐Assisted Measurement of the Critical Micelle Concentration
The study introduces (SIMO) smart integrator for manual operations, a robotic platform for precise, repeatable determination of (CMC) critical micelle concentration in surfactants. SIMO reduces standard deviation by 80% compared to manual methods. Surfactant, dye, and diluent selection, robotic protocols, and data handling are detailed.
Vincenzo Scamarcio +3 more
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Mobile Payments for Remittances in Latin America: Benchmarking with Africa [PDF]
Rücküberweisung (Migranten); Bargeldloser Zahlungsverkehr; Mobiltelefon; Transaktionskosten; Vergleich; Lateinamerika ...
Laura Recuero Virto
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Mobile Payments in the Netherlands: Adoption Bottlenecks and Opportunities, or… Throw Out Your Wallets [PDF]
Het doel van dit onderzoek is het analyseren van de marktgrootte van mobiel betalen en de bijbehorende omzetbasis, alsmede de invoering van knelpunten, om inzicht te verkrijgen in de introductie en ontwikkeling van mobiele bankservices in Nederland.
Mubarik, F.M. +2 more
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Deep Reinforcement Learning Approaches for Sensor Data Collection by a Swarm of UAVs
This article presents four decentralized reinforcement learning algorithms for autonomous data harvesting and investigates how collaboration improves collection efficiency. It also presents strategies to minimize training times by improving model flexibility, enabling algorithms to operate with varying number of agents and sensors.
Thiago de Souza Lamenza +2 more
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