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Payment instrument choice: the case of prepaid cards [PDF]
The costs and benefits to payment system participants can differ depending on which payment mechanism is used. The authors specifically explore the costs and benefits of prepaid card applications versus other payment instruments, such as cash, checks ...
Sujit Chakravorti, Victor Lubasi
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Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on Medicare Reform [PDF]
, 2009 Presents findings of a survey of experts on Medicare's successes and proposed reforms, including putting payment pilots on a fast track, negotiating drug prices, and creating an advisory council with authority to make payment and benefit design ...
Karen Davis +2 more
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Factors Influencing Revenue Collection for Preventative Maintenance of Community Water Systems: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis [PDF]
, 2019 This study analyzed combinations of conditions that influence regular payments for water service in resource-limited communities. To do so, the study investigated 16 communities participating in a new preventive maintenance program in the Kamuli District
Harvey, Adam +4 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.The presented study focuses on the fracture behaviour of carbon‐bonded magnesia MgO–C refractories, where environmentally friendly fructose, collagen and lignin serve as temporary binding agents. The partial substitution of the source material with recycled MgO–C reduces the fracture resistance, which can be counteracted by the additional introduction ...
Marc Neumann +6 more
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FEATURES OF CONSULTATION AND CALCULATION OF THE VALVE ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH CLAW POLES
Nauka ta progres transportu, 2010 The peculiarities of structure and calculation of the semiconductor rectifier electric engine with beak-shaped poles have been considered.
A. E. Drubetskyi
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Effect of Laser Deoxidation on Adhesive‐Bonded Aluminum in an Oxygen‐Free Atmosphere
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.This study investigates laser ablation of aluminum under oxygen‐free conditions. The goal is to produce oxide‐free substrates that enable improved adhesive bonding with epoxy. Optimized laser parameters (90% overlap, 300 µJ) combined with oxide‐free substrates result in the highest tensile strength of the adhesive bond.
Sandra Gerland +5 more
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Security of payment in Malaysian construction industry: issues on sub-contract's direct payment [PDF]
In Malaysia, sub-contractors have to bear with the current structure of payment mechanisms in the standard forms of contract, which are payment upon certification, direct payment from the employer, and contingent or conditional payment.
Adnan, Hamimah, Supardi, Azizan
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.The subject of this work is the development of a corrosion‐protective coating on steel sheets for form hardening. Rapid heating in an extreme high vacuum (XHV)‐adequate atmosphere is a useful method to prevent oxidation during alloying of 22MnB5 and aluminum to obtain a metallurgical bonding.
Lorenz Albracht +5 more
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E-Money Challenge in Disruption Era: Uncovering the Dilemma Issues from Consumers’ Perspective
Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies, 2019 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine factors that drive e-money provider system named Link Aja (produced by Telkomsel, a telecommunication company in Indonesia) users to become less active in using Link Aja, especially users located in ...
Cut Irna Setiawati, Nurul Falah
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Efficiency and costs of payments: some new evidence from Finland [PDF]
This paper deals with optimal payment systems. The issue boils down to how large are the costs of different payment media, which can be interpreted as a question of the efficiency of the means of payment.
Takala, Kari, Viren, Matti
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