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Consumers’ adoption of parcel locker service: protection and technology perspectives

Cogent Business & Management, 2022
This study examines consumers’ decision to select parcel locker service with regard to privacy concerns and perceptions toward technology based on protection motivation theory and the technology acceptance model. A total of 310 consumers using online shopping and delivery services in the 10 most populated metropolitan areas in the United States were ...
Hyun Sang An, Arim Park, Ju Myung Song, Christina Chung   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Drivers of consumers’ adoption of parcel lockers as an alternative last-mile delivery solution in emerging economies

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
The sustained growth of online sales has increased pressure on urban logistics systems, especially last-mile operations. The freight traffic generated by parcel deliveries creates negative social, environmental, and economic externalities.
Paula Penagos, Trilce Encarnación, Carlos A. Gonzalez-Calderon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Vehicle Routing Problem with Simultaneous Pickup and Delivery and Parcel Lockers

Mathematics, 2022
Customers’ expectations of timely and accurate delivery and pickup of online purchases pose a new challenge to last-mile delivery. When the goods sent to customers are not received, they must be returned to the warehouse.
Vincent F. Yu, Hadi Susanto, Yu-Hsuan Yeh, Shih-Wei Lin, Yu-Tsung Huang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Membrane composition and thermodynamic identity as boundaries of life for synthetic cell research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
What makes a cell a cell? The boundary of a living cell is not just a wall. Read as a Markov blanket, the membrane separates internal from external states, generating identity and non‐equilibrium order. Can this identity be rebuilt from scratch in a synthetic cell?
Caterina Presutti, Bert Poolman
wiley   +1 more source

Purification and preparation of Marchantia polymorpha Auxin Response Factor 2 for phase separation studies

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We describe detailed protocols for the purification and preparation of Marchantia polymorpha Auxin Response Factor 2 (MpARF2). This protein is fused to an MBP solubility tag and an mNG fluorescent tag and is purified from Escherichia coli. The presented procedures make it possible to study MpARF2 assemblies, which could arise from phase separation ...
Bas Janssen, Robin Romein, Willy A. M. van den Berg, Simon Lindhoud, Jan Willem Borst, Carlo P. M. van Mierlo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

GelMA‐based 3D spheroids recapitulate transcriptomic and functional hallmarks of myeloid sarcoma

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
GelMA 5% hydrogels support the formation of myeloid leukemia spheroids that recapitulate MS‐specific features, including G1 arrest, apoptosis, and ECM‐driven transcriptomic reprogramming. The 3D model mimicked soft‐tissue‐like stiffness and oxygen conditions, and transcriptomic convergence with primary MS samples confirmed its utility as a preclinical ...
Nicolas Germain, Elise Buret, Le Hoang Thanh Nguyen, Marion Cocheteux, Nicolas Touya, Mélanie Dhayer, Romain Dubois, Frank Lafont, Sebastien Janel, Patrice Maboudou, Steve Lancel, Philippe Marchetti   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Last-mile delivery during COVID-19: A systematic review of parcel locker adoption and consumer experience

Acta Psychologica
As the final link in the supply chain, last-mile delivery is a vital connection between upstream supply chain operations and customers. The recent surge in demand for contactless last-mile delivery services has spurred extensive research on parcel ...
Jung-Fa Tsai, Hong Ngoc Ngo, Zhen-Hua Che   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural Frequencies of Levodopa‐Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Abnormal involuntary movements, known as dyskinesias, are common complications of levodopa treatment in patients with Parkinson's disease and can significantly impair quality of life. The underlying pathophysiology remains unclear, and current therapeutic options are limited.
Ioannis U. Isaias, Federica Avantaggiato, Gianni Pezzoli, Andrea Canessa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Energy Efficiency of the Last Mile in the E-Commerce Distribution in the Context the COVID-19 Pandemic

Energies, 2021
The e-commerce industry has been developing extremely dynamically for many years. This development was intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the research conducted by the authors of this paper, in Poland, during the pandemic, the number ...
Dariusz Milewski, Beata Milewska
doaj   +1 more source

Design of a Multistable Finger Prosthesis with Programmable Metamaterials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This research article shows the development of a multistable programmble metamaterial for the use as a finger prosthesis. The material was designed on different hierarchical levels where the influence of geometrical parameters and combination of mechanical elements was explored.
Franziska Wenz, Jannik Krohn, Alexander Leichner, Dilip Chalissery, Heiko Andrae, Chris Eberl   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source