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What development opportunities are there for a private label in purchasing groups?
No full textCon M.C. Alunno-S. Cardinali-C. Rasicc
How the private label can be managed by small and medium sized retailers: an Italian case study
No full textn recent years there has been a dramatic improvement of the retailers’ own label product performance, arisen from an extension both of existing and new product lines covered.
As consequence of advantages connected to the employment of a private label (Cole, 1955; Brosselin, 1979), not only big sized companies, but also small and medium sized retailers have implemented their own brand-based policy.
Therefore, it can be highlighted that smaller companies must face some limits about the organizational, financial and strategic aspects, forcing them to adopt different strategies, based for instance, on private label of the “non-store brand” type. With this term special reference will be made to private label where labelling does not contain any mention of the retailer’s sign.
In order to verify how a “non-store brand” can be implemented in the medium and small sized retailers’ marketing mix, an Italian case of study has been analysed. A focus on the consumer behaviour is made, since it represents a fundamental factor for the determination of a private label’s development potentiality (Holbrook and Hirschman, 1982; Simonson et al., 2001).
In an attempt to verify which is the level of maturity of the Italian small and medium sized retailing companies, a comparison with the European retailing model could be made.
Both the Italian and the International literature are analysed, with the purpose to underline some potential existing differences and common features between diverse markets. A primary data gathering is needed, with the aim to explain the consumer awareness and fulfilment referred to the private label products, as shown in the case study.
The findings of this research show that medium and small sized retailers are aware of the need to share investments arising from a private label development by joining a Buying Group, or similar organizations, aimed to get economies of scale, economies of replication and economies of scope (McGoldrick, 2002).
The hypothesis that is developed in this paper refers to the small sized retailers’ ability to get high performance by implementing a private label of the “non-store brand” type
The Interplay between Cardiovascular Risk, Cardiovascular Events, and Disease Activity in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Is Uric Acid the Missing Link?
No full text(1) Background: Uric acid is a well-known cardiovascular (CV) risk factor in the general population but its role in the setting of rheumatic diseases other than gout is unclear. (2) Methods: This is a retrospective study investigating a cohort of 105 pSS patients recording clinical, serological, and CV-related variables including adherence to the Mediterranean diet. (3) Results: We observed a strong relationship between disease activity, interstitial lung disease (ILD), and CV events. The association between ILD and CV events was dependent on higher SUA levels but independent of other traditional CV risk factors. All three cases of previous non-fatal stroke were reported by females aged <65 years, with higher SUA levels, and two of them also had pSS-ILD. Forty (38%) patients had a 10-year risk of fatal and non-fatal CV disease events beyond the cut-off recommended for their age, and using the correction factor of 1.5 currently applied only to rheumatoid arthritis, we could better identify patient subsets characterized by different CV risk profiles including different SUA levels. (4) Conclusions: This study is the first to investigate in depth the role of SUA in the CV scenario of pSS. Our findings underpin the importance of assessing SUA levels in pSS in addition to the other traditional CV risk factors and to consider applying the correction factor for CV risk assessment tools to achieve a better stratification of CV risk
2021 update of the EULAR points to consider on the use of immunomodulatory therapies in COVID-19
No full textEuropean Alliance of Associations in Rheumatology (EULAR) [CLI122]; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC); NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre in Ageing and Long-Term Conditions; Research Into Inflammatory Arthritis Centre vs Arthritis (...)Alunno A, Najm A, Machado PM, Bertheussen H, Burmester GR, Carubbi F, De Marco G, Giacomelli R, Hermine O, Isaacs JD, Koné-Paut I, Magro-Checa C, McInnes IB, Meroni PL, Quartuccio L, Ramanan AV, Ramos-Casals M, Rodríguez Carrio J, Schulze-Koops H, Stamm TA, Tas SW, Terrier B, McGonagle DG, Mariette X
Erratum to: Effect of moderate red wine intake on cardiac prognosis after recent acute myocardial infarction of subjects with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (Diabetic Medicine, (2006), 23, 9, (974-981), 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01886.x)
No full textIn an article by Marfella et al, the author name C. Saron is incorrect and should be listed as C. Sardu. Therefore the correct author list is: R. Marfella, F. Cacciapuoti, M. Siniscalchi, F. C. Sasso, F. Marchese, F. Cinone, E. Musacchio, M. A. Marfella, L. Ruggiero, G. Chiorazzo, D. Liberti, G. Chiorazzo, G. F. Nicoletti, C. Sardu, F. D'Andrea, C. Ammendola, M. Verza and L. Coppola.In an article by Marfella et al, the author name C. Saron is incorrect and should be listed as C. Sardu. Therefore the correct author list is: R. Marfella, F. Cacciapuoti, M. Siniscalchi, F. C. Sasso, F. Marchese, F. Cinone, E. Musacchio, M. A. Marfella, L. Ruggiero, G. Chiorazzo, D. Liberti, G. Chiorazzo, G. F. Nicoletti, C. Sardu, F. D'Andrea, C. Ammendola, M. Verza and L. Coppola
Production and Characterization of Aggregate from Nonmetallic Automotive Shredder Residues
No full textIn this paper the results of an experiment on the granulation of nonmetallic automotive shredder residues to produce aggregates for cementitious or asphalt mixes are presented and discussed. In a preliminary separation step, a fraction containing mainly inert and nonmetallic materials was sieved to obtain the required grading and analyzed for the metal content. In the following granulation step, performed in a pilot-scale granulator, the sieved fraction was mixed with binding materials and a superplasticizer agent, to produce granules of up to 2,000 kg/m(3) specific weight. The size of the produced granules, between 2 and 40 mm, proved to be a function of water content; increasing the water/solids ratio, the diameter of the particles also increased. The granules were then used as artificial lightweight aggregate for concrete mixes. Concrete samples showed a specific weight up to approximately 2,000 kg/m(3) and a compressive strength up to approximately 30 MPa, depending on the fluff content of the mixes and on the nature of the binder and the other components used. Leaching tests performed on the concrete samples showed that a good immobilization of metals and ions was achieved. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000189. (C) 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers
EULAR points to consider on pathophysiology and use of immunomodulatory therapies in COVID-19
No full textThis work was funded by European League Against Rheumatism (CLI122). PMM is supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) University
College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). JDI is a NIHR Senior Investigator and his work is supported by the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre in Ageing and Long- Term Conditions, and the Research Into
Inflammatory Arthritis Centre versus Arthritis. AVR is a member of the paediatric steering committee of RECOVERY, the steering committee of COVINTOC study and
the steering committee of baricitinib in COVID-19.Alunno, A., Najm, A., MacHado, P.M., Bertheussen, H., Burmester, G.R., Carubbi, F., De Marco, G., Giacomelli, R., Hermine, O., Isaacs, J.D., Koné-Paut, I., Magro-Checa, C., McInnes, I., Meroni, P.L., Quartuccio, L., Ramanan, A.V., Ramos-Casals, M., Carrio, J.R., Schulze-Koops, H., Stamm, T.A., Tas, S.W., Terrier, B., McGonagle, D.G., Mariette, X
Measurement of the ratio of prompt χ c to J / ψ production in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV
No full textThe prompt production of charmonium χ c and J / ψ states is studied in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 7 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider. The χ c and J / ψ mesons are identified through their decays χ c → J / ψ γ and J / ψ → μ + μ - using 36 pb - 1 of data collected by the LHCb detector in 2010. The ratio of the prompt production cross-sections for χ c and J / ψ, σ (χ c → J / ψ γ) / σ (J / ψ), is determined as a function of the J / ψ transverse momentum in the range 2 < p T J / ψ < 15 GeV / c. The results are in excellent agreement with next-to-leading order non-relativistic expectations and show a significant discrepancy compared with the colour singlet model prediction at leading order, especially in the low p T J / ψ region
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