We study a firm selling two products/services, which are differentiated solely in their prices and delivery times, to two different customer segments in a capacitated environment. From a demand perspective, when both products are available to all customers, they act as substitutes, affecting each other’s demand. Customized products for each segment, on the other hand, result in independent dema...

Poor differentiation is an important hallmark of cancer cells, and differentiation therapy holds great promise for cancer treatment. The restoration of IkB kinase α (IKKα) leads to the differentiation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells with reduced tumorigenicity. The findings by Yan et al. validate the polycomb protein enhancer of zeste homologue 2 (EZH2) as a target for intervention.

The objective of this paper is to develop the conceptual integration of strategy and business model. Theoretical method is used in order to achieve this objective. The theory building leads to the construction of conceptual model of strategy and business model, and provides its underlying logic. The main fi nding is that strategy is a pattern within which a business model changes. Only one stra...

Background and Aims: Cartilage is a very specific tissue, which does not have the capacity to heal and renew itself. Although the invention of the method of surgery with autologous chondrocyte transplantation, developed tools to treat the cartilage lesions, it couldn’t gain a great success due to problems such as damage to the area of donation. Using the mesenchymal stem cells derived from adip...

spermatogonial stem cells (sscs) maintain spermatogenesis throughout life in the male. maintenance of sscs and induction of spermiogenesis in vitro may provide a therapeutic strategy to treat male infertility. this study investigated in vitro differentiation of mouse sscs in presence or absence of sertoli cells, hormones and vitamins. spermatogonial populations were enriched from testes of 4-6 ...

Firms in IT industries are under constant competitive pressure from incumbent firms and startups to offer innovative products services. This study explores the effect of mergers acquisitions (M&As) on firms’ product differentiation industries. The unique characteristics industries, namely hypercompetition, distributed innovation, modularity products, tacit nature knowledge, make M&As an...

The study presented in this paper examines the fit of total quality management (TQM) practices in mediating the relationship between organization strategy and organization performance. By examining TQM in relation to organization strategy, the study seeks to advance the understanding of TQM in a broader context. It also resolves some controversies that appear in the literature concerning the re...

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence competitive strategies on performance deposit taking savings and credit cooperative societies in Embu county Kenya. research design adopted descriptive design; population drawn from County. This a census owing few numbers respondents. Closed open ended questionnaires were used collect primary data. Validity reliability data collection ins...