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Image transfer from malls to stores and its influence on shopping values and mall patronage: The role of self-congruity
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Little research attention has been paid to the image transference from a shopping mall to its stores. The study reported in this article proposes an integrative model dealing with the image transference phenomenon from ...
A transformerless STATCOM based on a hybrid Boost Modular Multilevel Converter with reduced number of switches
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
This paper proposes a new three-phase transformerless STATic synchronous COMpensator (STATCOM) for shunt reactive power compensation in medium/high-voltage applications. The proposed STATCOM is based on a hybrid Boost ...
Query performance prediction for microblog search
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Query performance prediction (QPP) is the task of estimating the effectiveness of a retrieval system given a search query in the absence of any feedback from the searcher. The task has been proven to be very challenging, ...
LEARNING-BASED CONTROL OF CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
The increasing threat of cancer to human life and the improvement in survival rate of this disease due to effective treatment has promoted research in various related fields. This research has shaped clinical trials and ...
Performance enhancement of cascaded qZS-HB based renewable energy system using Model Predictive Control
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
This paper presents a multi-objective Model Predictive Control (MPC) for a grid connected 2-cell 5-level quasi Z-Source (qZS) Cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) inverter. The main contribution of the proposed control approach is the ...
Emission policies and their analysis for the design of hybrid and dedicated closed-loop supply chains
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Government legislation and consumer awareness on carbon emissions have required industries to seek alternative ways to reorganize their supply chains. Therefore, industries have to consider not only the activities in the ...
Gas hydrates inhibition via combined biomolecules and synergistic materials at wide process conditions
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
The motive of this research to present a systematic study in context of implementation of gas hydrate inhibitors that are obtained via naturally occurring amino acids (L-Alanine, Glycine, L-Histidine, L-Phenylalanine and ...
Sustainable riverscape preservation strategy framework using goal-oriented method: Case of historical heritage cities in Malaysia
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
Rapid development and transformation are the main causes for declining urban natural landscapes as well as its physical and environmental qualities. Currently, rehabilitation and preservation actions cause tough pressures ...
Changes of perceived unevenness caused by in-track vibration countermeasures in slab track
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
This paper investigates the relation between unevenness at different locations in a railway track and the unevenness perceived by a train, for the particular case of a slab track. The different types of unevenness considered ...
A longitudinal study of e-government maturity
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
We assembled a panel data set for the period 2002-2008 and fitted a mixed-effects regression model to study how the maturity of e-Government around the globe was influenced by changing levels of affluence, information ...