Abstract Corporate sponsorship is growing in importance as an element of the communications mix. The number companies participating sponsorship, well corporate expenditures for sponsoring events, on rise organizations seek new ways to reach audiences and enhance their image. now generally acknowledged, but little research has been done understand its value effectiveness. An exploratory study was conducted examine relationship between results suggest that can improve image, effects differ...

Although information exchange among trading partners is consistently mentioned as a key requirement of successful supply chain management implementation, research on scarce. This lack provides little guidance and support for those managers interested in improving their logistics operations through increased exchange. The main goal this paper to identify potential antecedents Questionnaires were sent at manufacturing firms several industries. results exploratory study are detailed the...

Noninvasive brain stimulation using transcranial focused ultrasound (FUS) has many potential applications as a research and clinical tool, including incorporation into neural prosthetics for cognitive rehabilitation. To develop this technology, it is necessary to evaluate the safety efficacy of FUS neuromodulation specific targets functions. It also important test whether repeated long-term application deep improves or degrades behavioral function. end, we investigated effects in dorsal...

Purpose The dramatic growth and international scope of knowledge‐intensive business services (KIBS) are evident in emerging markets such as China India. Nations, like firms, seek to capitalize on their available resources capabilities (e.g. people, technology, skills) order build maintain core competencies certain industry sectors. This paper has the following objectives: discuss classification KIBS, marshal conceptual statistical evidence KIBS major markets, compare contrast selected regard...

This study examines the phenomenon of high-tech innovation in international new ventures (INVs) from emerging markets. Such investigation is important as catalyst for growth resource constrained INVs As this a recent trend, literature incomplete to how markets develop and bring offerings The authors entrepreneurial marketing forefront better understand foster exploratory differentiation strategy that result success. uses sample India conduct our empirical analysis. results indicate shapes...

Abstract Auxetic architected materials present a novel class of damage-tolerant with tunable mechanical characteristics and high energy absorption due to their unique ability laterally contract densify when subjected axial compressive loading. The current state research on negative Poisson’s ratio mainly focuses 2D geometries few families 3D limited experimental comparisons between different architectures various geometrical features. Furthermore, manufactured via laser powder bed fusion,...

Purpose Offshore outsourcing offers competitive advantages when goods and services are produced economically with acceptable or superior quality by suppliers located outside a firm's home country. The purpose of this paper is to focus on India as destination for offshore the challenges it faces in maintaining its leadership area. discusses growth economic environmental forces that have contributed high‐end services, also known knowledge process (KPO). Design/methodology/approach This article...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects emerging market professional service small and medium-sized enterprises’ (PSF SME) internal competencies capabilities on their ability establish relationship value among clients achieve superior financial performance. This addresses paucity research PSF SMEs build for clients. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 251 senior managers or owners who an economy but had operations in various foreign markets. two-step...

Purpose: To report the outcomes of 0.18 mg fluocinolone acetonide insert (FAi) in treatment chronic (>6 months) postoperative cystoid macular edema after cataract surgery. Methods: This was a retrospective consecutive case series eyes with treated FAi. Visual acuity, intraocular pressure, optical coherence tomography metrics, and supplemental therapies were extracted from charts before at 3, 6, 12, 18, 21 months FAi placement, when available. Results: Nineteen 13 patients surgery...

Tumors and tumor cell lines from two patients with small lung carcinoma (SCLC) (one one without hyponatremia) were studied. Ectopic production prohormone processing of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) investigated to determine if a biologically active was produced in line patient hyponatremia no evidence arginine vasopressin (AVP) production.Ribonuclease (RNase) protection assays performed on mRNA isolated tumors established SCLC patients, hyponatremia. Cellular extracts conditioned media...

Much has been written about international technology transfer. Many previous studies have not explicitly provided an integrative framework for the political, economic and marketing forces which address transfer mechanism as well actors' roles in driving theo utcomes. The model reported here begins to this global issue a holistic manner.

To report a case of autoimmune retinopathy (AIR) as the presenting feature Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) and assess its evolution.

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