Linear polypropylene (PP)—composed of long polymer chains devoid of branches or crosslinked structure—and blends of PP with olefinic elastomers are widely used in the automotive and packaging industries. What makes foams produced with these materials of growing interest is their potential to replace the prevalent thermoset polyurethane foams which are not recyclable. However, the production of ...

Abstract Although cities globally are increasingly mobilizing re-naturing projects to address diverse urban socio-environmental and health challenges, there is mounting evidence that these interventions may also be linked the phenomenon known as green gentrification. However, date empirical on relationship between greenspaces gentrification regarding associations with different greenspace types...

this study investigates the effects of financial management practices and their role in economical development and organizational performance. economic environment is changing rapidly and this change is characterised by such phenomena as the globalization, changing customer and investor demands, ever-increasing product-market competition. to compete successfully in this environment organization...

nowadays, due to rapid changes in environment, organizations tend to reduce their labor works and enhance the quality of work forces. it is obvious that the element of creativity and knowledge are the only sources of competitive advantage. in a turbulent environment, on one hand, managers are seeking courses of action to solve problems using fewer sources and spending less time. on the other ha...

The incorporation of livestock into agricultural systems ensures a more sustainable agriculture. Sustainable swine production systems are defined as those that combine production and management techniques to enhance profit and improve the ecological and socioeconomic surroundings. Over the long term, the systems should maintain or enhance the environment and resource base, the quality of life f...

Local banking markets depict enormous variation in population size. Yet this paper finds that the nature of bank competition across markets is strikingly similar. First, markets remain similarly concentrated regardless of size. Second, the number of dominant banks is roughly constant across markets of different size; it is the number of fringe banks that increases with market size. Third, servi...

Quality management has become more and more important in the last couple of years. The user is faced with a multitude of methods such as Six Sigma, TQM or Theory of Constraints. Therefore quality managers are more and more engaged in the selection of an appropriate approach for achieving the quality goals as they have been defined. Due to the necessity of coordinating heterogeneous quality meth...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To test an adapted end-of-life conceptual model of the geriatric cancer experience and provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the model for use in practice and research. DESIGN Nonexperimental and cross-sectional using baseline data collected within 24-72 hours of admission to hospice. SETTING Two hospices in the southeastern United States. SAMPLE 403 hosp...