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Online Rebate Strategy for a Dual‐Channel Supply Chain

open access: yesNaval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As online shopping channels become ubiquitous, consumers are faced with a vast number of digital purchasing options. To attract more consumers, many e‐shops utilize cashback websites (CWs) to provide online rebates. This study examines a dual‐channel supply chain, in which the manufacturer sells products through both its own online store and a
Peng Xu, Xuan Zhao, Tiaojun Xiao
wiley   +1 more source

Ship Mortgage and Vessel Arrest Laws in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan: a Comparative Analysis

open access: yes, 2007
Bank and other financial institutions providing ship finance require legal protection just as much as other entrepreneurs. When a bank finances the purchase of a ship, the borrower has to execute a ship mortgage in favour of the bank.
Chan, FWH
core  

Self‐Service and Home Delivery Combined: Coordinating the Route of a Mobile Parcel Locker With the Delivery Tasks of Its Human Driver

open access: yesNetworks, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to the increasing volume of parcels, last‐mile delivery innovations are exploring the integration of multiple delivery modes. The most prominent examples are delivery vans that, next to being the base for the delivery tasks of their human drivers, also function as mobile launching platforms for drones or autonomous delivery robots.
Nils Boysen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Securing of maritime claims : Arrest of ships in Norway and Ukraine and Rule B attachment

open access: yes, 2009
In this thesis an overview of specific possibilities to secure a maritime claim available to claimants from all over the world, based on the legal regimes of arrest of ships in Norway and Ukraine, as well as on Rule B attachment is given. Due to the fact,
Shestakov, Vadym
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Global analysis of annual survival among shorebirds reveals a negative effect of migration distance and a decline in recent decades

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
Annual survival is a key demographic parameter driving population trends in wildlife populations. However, despite numerous species‐specific or regional studies, global reviews of the factors affecting the survival of declining taxa remain scarce. Here, we investigated annual survival of fledged immature and adult shorebirds, a globally‐distributed and
Guillaume Dillenseger   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing relational values of sacred landscapes through text mining of folktales: Insights from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Assessing relational values of nature through its cultural and spiritual significance is crucial for effective nature conservation. Folktales offer insights into traditional relationships between people and nature, and text mining is a powerful tool for extracting information from textual datasets.
Naoki Saito   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hanta on the Hondius - public health and bioethical perspectives of the recent <i>Andes</i> hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. [PDF]

open access: yesNew Microbes New Infect
Tsiodras S   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Authority and causality in ship arrest

open access: yes, 2013
NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) NV v Cargill International SA (The “Global Santosh”) [2013] EWHC 30 (Comm) Buyer and notify party’s faulty discharging equipment causing delay in unloading – Off-hire clause containing proviso as to defaults by charterers and ...
Hjalmarsson, Johanna
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Association of Salivary Micro Ribonucleic Acid Levels With the Severity of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Children

open access: yesPediatric Discovery, EarlyView.
This cohort study of 395 children (mean age 7 years) with SARS‐CoV‐2 demonstrates that measuring levels of miR‐296‐5p in saliva at the time of initial clinical presentation may aid the prognosis of severe symptoms. ABSTRACT Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) may impact immune‐related micro ribonucleic acids (miRNAs).
Steven D. Hicks   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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