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Factors Influencing Arab-Origin Brands to Go Global: An Extended Abstract
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Springer Nature
, 2017 , Book chapter)
As the needs of consumers around the world have become irrevocably homogenized as earlier predicted by Theodore Levitt in his classical article "The Globalization of Markets" (Levitt 1983), local successful brands have no ...
Structural properties of rice husk and its polymer matrix composites: An overview
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2017 , Book chapter)
There has been enormous interest in natural fiber application as reinforcing filler due to the interests in renewable raw materials and more environmentally friendly and sustainable resources. Rice husk (RH), a natural ...
Chapter 1 - Overview: Clay Preparation, Properties, Modification
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Matthew Deans
, 2017 , Book chapter)
This chapter reviews clay physicochemical properties and general methods of modification with a view to making a clay–polymer nanocomposite. The first part includes an overview of clays, their different structures, and ...
Free Will or Determinism: When Fate Attributions Affect Persuasion in Road Safety Campaigns Using Fear and Guilt-An Extended Abstract
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Springer Nature
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Belief in fate has been studied in many fields such as anthropology, philosophy, psychology, social sciences, and even biology (Goodwin et al. 2002) and is commonly defined as a "Mysterious force, generated and directed ...
Biofluid proteomics and biomarkers in traumatic brain injury
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Humana Press Inc.
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain caused by an external mechanical force, affecting millions of people worldwide. The disease course and prognosis are often unpredictable, and it can be challenging to ...
Electrical Conductivity Behavior of Biopolymer Composites
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Interest in the study of biopolymer system has been continuously growing as a result of a variety of promising applications such as in electronics, medicine, food packaging, bioplastics, and coating. Characteristics such ...
Organic floating gate memory structures
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Springer International Publishing
, 2017 , Book chapter)
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Dielectric Spectroscopy
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Book chapter)
In this chapter, an attempt has been made to review dielectric spectroscopy (DS) as a technique for the characterization of nanomaterials. DS involves the study of the response of a material to an electric field, which ...
Water‐Energy‐Food Security Nexus in the Eastern Nile Basin: Assessing the Potential of Transboundary Regional Cooperation
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
, 2017 , Book chapter)
With increasing demands and pressures on energy, food, and water resources in the region of the Eastern Nile basin, development projects and also potential for conflict along the Nile waters have increased. This study ...
A cognitive analytics management framework (CAM-part 1): SAMAS components, leadership, frontier performance growth, and sustainable shared value
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IGI Global
, 2017 , Book chapter)
In this chapter, the current world's challenges, shortcomings of strategic performance measurement, and management methodologies are analyzed to introduce the new Cognitive Analytics Management (CAM) framework. CAM uses ...