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Spill-over effects in multi-partner loyalty programs
Reichart, MarkusThis study analyses spill-over effects in multi-partner loyalty programs. In particular the effect of high prestige companies entering a multi-partner loyalty program on the initial individual partners is under examination. The effect of size (number of partners) is also examined. Results generally report a significant influence of the entrant on the other individual partners that ally; negative spill-over effe...
Mitsubishi L200: marketing plan
Correia, Izabel Ragoni de MoraesMitsubishi Motors Corporation is a Japanese automobile company with manufacturing facilities in over 30 countries, and its sales and after-sales organization serves more than 170 countries. In 2002, Mitsubishi Motors Europe (MME) was founded specifically to coordinate sales in Europe. Since September 2008, the Japanese automobile industry was confronted by three serious problems triggered by the collapse of a m...
Roadmaps and Agendas for Research and Innovation in Artificial Intelligence, Da...
Figueiras, Paulo; Ioannou, Giorgos; Lambri, Charalambos; Reji, Sangheeta; Mossali, Elena; Neviani, Martina Imarisio; Koussouris, SotirisArtificial intelligence (AI), data, and robotics are transformative technologies that drive innovation across industries and address critical societal challenges. This chapter outlines priority areas, including data processing for AI, synthetic data generation, autonomous systems, human-centric robotics, and explainable, science-guided, and adaptive AI, just to name a few. It emphasizes the need for robust fram...
Remarkable enhancement of the stability against aging of nanocellulose films by...
Almeida, Ricardo; Ramos, Ana; Håkonsen, Verner; Deuermeier, Jonas; Maloney, Thaddeus; Belgacem, Naceur; Gamelas, JoséSulfated cellulose nanofibril (S-CNF) films are promising sustainable materials, yet their properties can deteriorate under moist-heat exposure, limiting their long-term performance. Here, the aging behavior of S-CNF films at 80 °C and 65% relative humidity was investigated and the addition of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as a chemical stabilization strategy is proposed. Neat S-CNF films underwent rapid acidifica...
Polyhydroxyalkanoate production process: real-time monitoring, extraction optim...
Rodrigues, Ana Marta da SilvaThe advantageous properties of conventional plastics have made them a major commodity worldwide, with yearly global productions currently exceeding 300 million tons. Despite their benefits, their recalcitrancy to biodegradation combined with the inefficient collection and recycling mechanisms have resulted in an alarming accumulation of plastic waste in the environment. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) arose as a po...
Participação pública e planeamento urbano – A visão dos dirigentes camarários d...
Granado, Bárbara da SilvaThis master’s dissertation analyzes the vision of the municipal leaders of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area on public participation in urban planning. Based on 12 interviews with municipal officials from 18 municipalities of the AML, the study shows that public participation is recognized as an ethical and legal imperative, but that, in practice, it often assumes an instrumental and reactive character. Although it ...
Transitioning Towards Circular Construction in China
Hamedani, Sharareh Shahidi; Gan, Chengxu; Razzaqi, Hasan; Aslam, Sarfraz; Li, Nan; Hamedani, Shervin ShahidiThe construction industry is one of the industries with the highest concentration of resource consumption and carbon emissions in China, and it is also an important area for realizing the goal of sustainable development. In recent years, China has introduced several circular building policies; however, problems persist, including decentralized governance, a lack of standards, and insufficient participation by s...
Digidelta – software development
Manoel, Filipa Calheiros e MenezesSoftware solutions are increasingly becoming essential supporters in the management of organizations. The growth in industry-specific vertical applications – software defined by requirements for a single market – integrating with horizontal components – software package designed to be used by many different kinds of organizations, like de Microsoft Office – are new factors affecting the software’s role. Digidel...
Bank-firm relationships and financial crisis
António, Pedro Afonso GomesThis working project examines if the shock of financial events, during the recent financial crisis, impacted differently on bank-dependent firms and firms with access to the public debt market. I devote a special attention to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy event and its effect on U.S. and European firms. Given the global integration of the financial sector, I investigate the propagation of financial shocks from...
Aboveground, Belowground, Litter, and Shrub Biomass Estimation through Spacebor...
Silva, Diogo Marques daAccurate estimation of forest biomass is essential for understanding carbon sequestration dynamics and supporting climate change mitigation strategies. While aboveground biomass density has been extensively studied, other biomass pools, namely belowground biomass density, litter biomass density, and shrub biomass density, remain comparatively under-explored, despite their significant contribution to total carbo...