Conference report: authoritative speech in the Himalayan region by Mazard, Mireille

“…On 25-26 November 2011, Marie Lecomte-Tilouine and Anne de Sales held a conference on “Authoritative Speech in the Himalayan Region”. …”
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Use of co-cultivation method to stimulate the production of antimicrobial natural products from mangrove microorganisms by Tan, Jin Wei

“…Cryptic gene clusters from actinomycetes are suspected to harbor potential in producing bioactive products, and in this study, co-cultivation is utilized to stimulate these cryptic gene clusters in novel antibiotics production. 10 actinomycete strains isolated from Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve were co-cultured with Mycobacterium Abscessus and Asperigillus Westerdijikiae in two liquid mediums, Glucose-Yeast extract-Malt extract (GYM) and Minimum Media (MM). Their culture extracts were screened for antibacterial activity using filter-disc assay. …”
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Changes in selected personality traits of network marketeers after participating in network marketing activities by Kieu, Chin Wah, Kwok, Wei Liang, Yang, Shi Jie

“…The purpose of this paper is to examine if exposure to network marketing activities do change the personality traits of the network marketeers that may enable them to be more successful in a sales and marketing career.…”
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A blockchain-based deep learning-empowered optimal auction platform by Li, Zhaonian

“…This project focuses on the optimisation of sealed-bid second price auction. Not only does the goodness of second price auction be retained, but the application will also utilise blockchain and a decentralised application to provide a fair and transparent data storing environment. …”
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ZooInd: location based group buying service. by Lim, Yvonne Wei Ting

“…With the growth of e-commerce on the Internet, more and more businesses have been using persuasive technologies to drive customers and sales.…”
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In-vitro compatibility evaluation of fungal mixed culture for bioconversion of domestic wastewater sludge by Molla, Abul Hossain, Fakhru'l‐Razi, Ahmadun, Abd‐Aziz, Suraini, Hanafi, Mohamed Musa, Alam, Md. Zahangir

“…Two different fungi were grown in the same petri dish 4 cm apart in two culture media, potato dextrose agar (PDA) and malt extract agar (MEA). Fifteen different in-vitro interactions were studied and summarized according to five possible outcomes, i.e., mutual intermingling, partial mutual intermingling, inhibition at contact point, inhibition at a distance and replacement. …”
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Three essays on corporate finance by Fu, Kangkang

“…Conditional on an ongoing relationship with principal customers, supplier firms with high environmental risk have lower sales to principal customers and shorter relationship durations. …”
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The impact of product delay and recall announcements on firm performance. by Yeo, Elaine Hui Ling., Yeo, Pei Hoon.

“…However, by delaying product introduction or making product recall, a firm may risk loss in sales and credibility.…”
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Performance analysis of life insurance industry in Singapore. by Au, Hui Fang., Che, Pei Yee., Lin, Jinling.

“…In the later part of the project, a projection of the new business sales is carried out for years 2006 to 2010, assuming the absence of significant influence. …”
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Customer behaviour model in e-commerce by Singh, Kamaljit.

“…The business can also use the model to identify potential problems and make critical adjustments before they show up in the sales figures.…”
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中国房地产开发企业资金运行 = Project finance management of China's property development enterprises by 马洪涛 Ma, Hongtao, 赵晓明 Zhao, Xiaoming

“…Through the study of production, marketing and sales and consumption of residential property, we propose some suggestions for the developers to utilize their limited finance more efficiently.…”
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Implementing Walrasian equilibrium: the languages of product-mix auctions by Baldwin, E, Klemperer, P, Lock, E

“…Product-mix auctions are sealed-bid mechanisms for trading multiple divisible or indivisible units of multiple differentiated goods. …”

'Ad modum floris': Petrarch’s Narcissus between the Rerum vulgarium fragmenta and Triumphi by Southerden, F

“…This article analyses Petrarch's treatment of Narcissus in his vernacular poetry, focusing on his inclusion of an aspect of the myth not usually found in medieval vernacular rewritings of Ovid's Metamorphoses: the flower which seals Narcissus's metamorphosis. Setting Petrarch's flower-Narcissus in dialogue with passages from the anonymous fourteenth-century Ovide moralisé demonstrates the poet's distinctive treatment of the myth relative to his lyric and romance precursors even as he preserves its significance for dramatizing the ambivalent pleasures of erōs. …”

Protein delivery options: how well have we succeeded? by Ng, Xu Wen, Subbu, Venkatraman

“…Of the ten top-selling drugs in 2013, the first three (Humira®, Enbrel®, Remicade®) were all monoclonal antibodies for treating autoimmune diseases; together these three accounted for approximately $28 billion in sales. Another antibody, Avastin®, indicated for bowel cancer, accounted for $6.7 billion among these top-selling drugs, while Herceptin®, used to treat breast cancer, had sales of $6.6 billion. …”
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Sensing Informal Networks in Organizations by Orbach, Maya, Demko, Maegen, Doyle, Jeremy, Waber, Benjamin N., Pentland, Alex

“…We present an examination of informal network structure within the sales division of a global manufacturing organization. …”
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China's influence on fashion-making in Southeast Asia by Ling, Wessie

“…This podcast discusses Ling's research on China’s influence on fashion-making in Southeast Asia, from the fabric supply chain through design and sales; how fashion designers in the region feel about this influence and how these sentiments vary by country; steps Vietnamese designers are taking to highlight Vietnamese characteristics in fashion; how the research fieldwork and methodology are conducted for the study.…”
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Towards the Realization of National Automotive Policy (NAP): Modelling the Malaysian Consumers’ Purchase Behavioral Intention towards Energy Efficient Vehicles (EEVs) (S/O 14165) by Mohd Noor, Nor Azila, Mohd Fadhil, Faudziah Hanim, Md Isa, Filzah, Salleh, Hayatul Safrah, Muhammad, Azli

“…However, the market trend shows a tremendous sales drop. The sales trend shows that there is a low level of energy efficient vehicle purchased, where energy efficient vehicle only owned 3% of market share in automotive industry. …”
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3D printing of mycelium engineered living materials using a waste-based ink and non-sterile conditions. by Soh, Eugene, Teoh, Jia Heng, Leong, Brendon, Xing, Tingrong, Le Ferrand, Hortense

“…An agar gel was chosen as the printing medium and supplemented with coffee grounds, malt and peptone to double the growth rate and density of the mycelium by Pleurotus ostreatus. …”
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THE BIG RICH : THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GREATEST TEXAS OIL FORTUNES / by Burrough, Bryan, 1961-, author 376296

“…Phenomenal reviews and sales greeted the hardcover publication of The Big Rich, New York Times bestselling author Bryan Burrough’s spellbinding chronicle of Texas oil. …”
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Can't Hurt Me : Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds / by Goggins, David, author 655975, Storytel (Online service) 655976

“…Rising from a childhood marred by physical and emotional abuse from his father, neglect, poverty, racism, depression and being overweight, David (through sheer grit and determination), rose to become a Navy SEAL, an Army Ranger, and an Air Force Tactical Air Controller. …”
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