35 research outputs found
Influence De L’implication Durable sur L’intention et le Comportement D’achat Ecologique
No full textRésuméLa prise de conscience des problèmes écologiques est devenue de plus en plus importante en termes de consommation et de préoccupation pour l’environnement.L’objectif de cet article est d’examiner l’impact de l’implication durable et de l’intention d’achat des individus sur leur comportement d’achat des produits écologiques.Une étude empirique a été faite auprès d’un échantillon de 305 individus en Tunisie. La validation des hypothèses à travers l’analyse structurale montre que l’implication durable et l’intention agissent positivement sur le comportement d’achat des individus. En plus, les variables âge, genre et état civil, ont un effet modérateur significatif sur les liens de causalité entre les groupes. Des implications managériales et des recommandations sont alors proposées.AbstractThe awareness of environmental problems is becoming more and more important in terms of consumption and environmental concern. This paper examines how enduring involvement and buying intention influence the ecological products’ purchasing behavior. Research data were taken from a survey carried out on 305 Tunisian consumers. Using structural equation modeling, results show that enduring involvement and buying intention affect positively purchasing behavior. Further, age, gender and civil state have a significant moderating effect on causal links between groups. Finally, we discuss managerial implications and we provide recommendations
Contribution de la qualité relationnelle à la fidélité des consommateurs et au choix du point de vente
No full textRésuméL’évolution du secteur de la distribution et la multiplication des grandes surfaces ont rendu les consommateurs de plus en plus exigeants. Les responsables des enseignes tentent de concevoir des stratégies permettant de fidéliser les clients et d’avoir une position favorable sur le marché. Ainsi, cette communication permet de montrer l’importance de la qualité relationnelle dans l’explication de la fidélité des clients et du choix de l’enseigne de distribution. Après avoir rappelé les principes fondamentaux de la qualité relationnelle, de la fidélité et du choix du point de vente, un modèle conceptuel a été proposé. La validation du modèle causal permet d’exposer les implications stratégiques et les recommandations appropriées aux opérateurs de la grande distribution.AbstractThe evolution of the retailing sector and the proliferation of supermarkets have made consumers more and more demanding. Store managers are trying to make strategies that retain customers and have a favourable position in the market. So, this communication allows us to show the importance of relationship quality in explaining customer loyalty and store choice. Then, we will propose a conceptual model which integrates all these variables. The validation of the causal model can explain the strategic implications and propose appropriate recommendations given to the store manages
Langue et écriture berbères au Sahara
No full textThe author submits a short summary of the present state of the Berber language and writing in Sahara, as well as its socio-linguistic aspects and the prospects in the field of research.L'auteur présente un résumé sommaire de l'état actuel de la langue et de l'écriture berbères au Sahara, les aspects socio-linguistiques et les prospectives de la recherche.Chaker Salem. Langue et écriture berbères au Sahara. In: Revue de l'Occident musulman et de la Méditerranée, n°32, 1981. pp. 71-75
Recommendations by German allergy and ORL societies AeDA and DGHNO for dupilumab, omalizumab, and mepolizumab
No full textSummary Background Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), an inflammatory disease of the paranasal mucosa, is primarily characterized by type 2 inflammation. Three antibodies (dupilumab, omalizumab, and mepolizumab) are now approved for the treatment of severe CRSwNP. Documentation of disease severity during the course of treatment is essential. Methods A literature search of Medline, PubMed, and the national and international trial and guideline register, and the Cochrane Library was performed to analyze the immunology of CRSwNP and determine the evidence for the effect of dupilumab, omalizumab, and mepolizumab in this disease. This has resulted in 3 position papers prepared by our group of authors, which form the basis of this summarizing review. Results Based on the information from the international literature, recommendations for the use of dupilumab, omalizumab, and mepolizumab in CRSwNP in the German health care system are given by an expert panel. Conclusion Dupilumab, omalizumab, and mepolizumab are approved for patients 18 years of age and older with CRSwNP as add-on therapy to intranasal corticosteroids when, for dupilumab and mepolizumab, therapy with systemic corticosteroids and/or surgery does not achieve sufficient disease control. Therapy with omalizumab is indicated when therapy with intranasal corticosteroids does not result in sufficient disease control. Dedicated recommendations for the documentation of the use in the German health care system are given, which are based on the position papers of our author group already published on this topic
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Regulation of the internet of things (iot) under the eu general data protection regulation.
No full textRegulation of the Internet of Things (IoT) under the EU General Data Protection Regulation First, the thesis analyses to what extent GDPR is applied in the Internet of Things, due to the features of the Internet of Things and the specifics of the data collected by it. Later in the work, the application of separate BDAR norms to the Internet of Things is examined. Throughout the paper, soft law sources, in particular, the opinions and guidelines of the Article 29 EU Working Party also international legal doctrine were used to examine and identify problematic aspects of the application of GDPR in the Internet of Things. The master's thesis examines the problematic aspects of properly applying data protection principles enshrined in GDPR to the Internet of Things. The studied principles are: legality, fairness and transparency, purpose limitation, data minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, accountability and the obligation to have a data processing basis. The thesis also examines how the rights of data subjects to be informed about data processing, to object to data processing, to restrict data processing, to be forgotten, to access and rectify data and the right to data portability are ensured in the Internet of Things. These rights are also analysed in the light of the fact that personal data on the Internet of Things are processed by automated means (including profiling). Given the nature of the IoT and the importance of ensuring the principle of transparency, the IoT trust between the controller and the data subject the author analyses some of the requirements of the GDPR: the obligation to report a data breach, the data protection impact assessment, the obligation to have a data protection officer
Secnidazole-Induced Acute Pancreatitis: A New Side-Effect for an Old Drug?
No full textNo abstract available.Image: Skeletal formula of secnidazole (Author: Fvasconcellos; Wikimedia Commons
Biofouling potential indicators to assess pretreatment and mitigate biofouling in SWRO membranes: A short review
No full textMany desalination plants still struggle to control biological fouling in seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) systems as there are no standard methods to monitor this type of fouling. Strategies to control biofouling in SWRO systems have been proposed such as antifouling coating and lowering biofouling potential in SWRO feedwater through pretreatment processes. Measuring biofouling potential in the pretreatment and SWRO feedwater has gained increased interest due to its direct link to biofouling. Moreover, this approach can be used as an early warning system allowing for taking corrective actions in the pretreatment processes to meet the required SWRO feedwater quality. This article presents the biofouling potential methods/tools developed for seawater, their applications to monitor and assess raw seawater, SWRO pretreatment and SWRO feedwater, and how these methods are employed to control SWRO biofouling membrane systems. The reported removal efficiency of biofouling potential during SWRO pretreatment processes was found to be low to moderate. Threshold values for biofouling limitation were then proposed based on several lab and plant studies. Research on biofouling potential has provided insight into SWRO pretreatment performance optimisation and biofouling control. Future research is anticipated to determine better pretreatment processes and to identify robust threshold values for mitigating biofouling in SWRO membranes.Sanitary Engineerin
Bortezomib-Induced Acute Pancreatitis
No full textNo abstract available.Image: Illustration of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib bound to an assembled yeast proteasome core (PDB ID 2F16). (Author: Opabinia regalis; Wikimedia Commons
Graphitic nanoclustering in pulsed laser deposited diamond-like-carbon and carbon nitride thin films
No full textIn this work, Raman spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) are used to investigate sp2 carbon atoms nanoclustering in both diamond-like-carbon (DLC) and amorphous carbon nitride (CNx) films grown at room temperature by pulsed laser deposition. For DLC, ablation of a graphite target using a KrF laser was performed under vacuum, at different laser intensities. CNx growth was achieved using the same system to which a nitrogen atom source was added. For both types of films, increasing the laser intensity was found to reduce the size of the sp2 nanoclusters, as deduced from the variation of the D to the G Raman peaks intensity ratio. Moreover, the estimated size of the sp2 nanoclusters in CN x appears to be consistently larger than that in DLC films. The Lorentzian EPR signal, with a g-value of 2.0028 and room temperature linewidth ranging from approximately 2.3 to 3.9 G, gives further indication about clustering of sp2 paramagnetic centers (with measured spin densities andgt; 1020-cm3). For all films, the EPR linewidth was found to narrow down to approximately 2 G, when measured at 80 K. The EPR line broadening with increasing temperature is greater for the CNx films. Possible structural configurations of the nanoclusters, depending on laser intensity and nitrogen incorporation, are discussed. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Barklie RC, 2001, DIAM RELAT MATER, V10, P174, DOI 10.1016-S0925-9635(00)00465-9; Fanchini G, 2002, DIAM RELAT MATER, V11, P1143, DOI 10.1016-S0925-9635(01)00715-4; Ferrari AC, 2000, PHYS REV B, V61, P14095, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevB.61.14095; Hu JT, 1998, PHYS REV B, V57, pR3185, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevB.57.R3185; Ilie A, 2001, J APPL PHYS, V90, P2024, DOI 10.1063-1.1381001; Konchits AA, 2003, J APPL PHYS, V93, P5905, DOI 10.1063-1.1564280; Merel P, 2003, DIAM RELAT MATER, V12, P1075, DOI [10.1016-S0925-9635(02)00304-7, 10.1106-S0925-9635(02)00304-7]; Rodil SE, 2001, J APPL PHYS, V89, P5425, DOI 10.1063-1.1365076; Szorenyi T, 2003, APPL SURF SCI, V208, P502, DOI 10.1016-S0169-4332(02)01445-9; Tabbal M, 1999, J APPL PHYS, V85, P3860, DOI 10.1063-1.369757; Tabbal M, 2000, J APPL PHYS, V88, P5127, DOI 10.1063-1.1314902; Voevodin AA, 2002, J APPL PHYS, V92, P724, DOI 10.1063-1.1481972; Voevodin AA, 1996, SURF COAT TECH, V82, P199, DOI 10.1016-0257-8972(95)02734-343
