This paper examines Chinese and British consumers’ evaluations of Chinese, and international brands, and factors affecting their brand choice. The results support recent findings of a decline in Western brands’ preference in China. But, these are attributed to several factors. The findings show country of origin does not affect Chinese brand choice, has a great effect on British choice between ...

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Here we report the spectral characteristics of the high and low states of the pulsar 4U 0114+65 and examine the change in the parameters of the spectral model. A power law and a photoelec-tric absorption by material along the line of sight together with a high energy cutoff suffice to describe the continuum spectrum in both the states. A fluorescence iron line at ∼6.4 keV is present in the high...

Infant powdered milk (i.e., infant formula) is a rich and convenient source of nutrients, substituting for human breast milk in many countries. Moreover, it is the basic foodstuff for the infants because of its minerals and proteins, which are essential for their growth and development. However, there are still limited data on radioactivity levels in infant powdered milk around the world, inclu...

This document provides the conclusions of pest survey card that was prepared in context EFSA mandate on plant surveillance (M-2020-0114) at request European Commission. The full for Oemona hirta is published and available online Plant Pest Survey Cards Gallery following link will be updated whenever new information becomes available: https://efsa.europa.eu/plants/planthealth/monitoring/surveill...

*Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, University of California at San Francisco, Emeryville, CA 94608; ‡Integrative Neuroscience Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, 5500 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224; and §Departments of Neurology and Physiology and The Wheeler Center for the Neurobiology of Addiction, University of...

A survey of 152 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains from medical centers in Las Cruces, NM, and El Paso, TX, revealed the presence of spa types 2 and 24 (clone USA100) and spa type 1 (clone USA300-0114). Las Cruces MRSA displayed relatively high vancomycin MICs, and one hetero-vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus strain was identified.

This document provides the conclusions of pest survey card that was prepared in context EFSA mandate on plant surveillance (M-2020-0114) at request European Commission. The full Ceratocystis platani is published and available online Plant Pest Survey Cards Gallery following link will be updated whenever new information becomes available: https://arcg.is/15CyXW