Fetal magnetocardiography (FMCG) have been extensively reported in the literature as a non-invasive, prenatal technique, in which magnetic fields are used to monitor the function of the fetal heart rate. On the other hand, FMCG may be highly noisy, due to the fetal heart dimensions when compared, for example, to the mother’s. In the field of source separation, many works have shown its efficien...

There is a large body of literature on the subject of organizational innovation, but little of this specifically addresses the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry. In particular, none of the stage models presented in this literature adequately described the UK FMCG development processes witnessed by the researcher during his case-based Ph.D. study. This paper consequently addresses the q...

INTRODUCTION Fetal AV block in SSA/Ro pregnancies is generally not seen before 18-week gestation and onset is rare after 28-week gestation. If complete AV block appears, it is believed to be irreversible. The purpose of the study was to evaluate precise electrophysiological AV conduction from 18-week gestation onwards. PATIENTS AND METHODS 21 fetuses of pregnant women with collagen vascular d...

Independent component analysis (ICA) was used for the processing of cardiological signals obtained by means of fetal magnetocardiography (fMCG), a technique allowing the non-invasive recording of the weak magnetic field variations associated to the electrical activity of the fetal heart. Purpose of the present work was to verify whether a computational-light ICA algorithm (FastICA), tailored to...

Sales promotion (SP) is an inevitable tool in the marketing communications mix, especially in the FMCG markets, due to pressures such as retailers’ growing demands and increasing competition. This has proven to be an issue for many companies, especially those with a premium brand positioning and those concerned about the impact that SP might have on the long-term image of the company. Despite t...

Decision Making Process for Bottom-of-the-Pyramid Consumers: A Case of FMCG products Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of family purchase decision making at the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) using a study of BOP consumers in India. The primary objective is to identify the purchase approach of BOP consumers for Fast Moving Consumer Good (FMCG) products depending on the ro...

BACKGROUND The presence of anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La antibodies during pregnancy is associated with fetal congenital heart block (CHB), which is primarily diagnosed through fetal echocardiography. Conclusive information about the complete electrophysiology of the fetal cardiac conducting system is still lacking. In addition to echocardiography, fetal magnetocardiography (fMCG) can be used. fM...

INTRODUCTION Fetal magnetocardiography (fMCG) is a promising new technique for assessing fetal rhythm; however, no prior studies have utilized fMCG to evaluate human fetal electromechanical physiology. Pre-ejection period (PEP) is an important measure of the electromechanical activation of the heart, and is altered by disease states and arrhythmias. MATERIALS AND METHODS A novel technique was...

This paper attempts to identify the gap between inventory management theory and practice based on the critical examination of the trends in academic research and the practicing world. It also attempts to provide suggestions to potentially bridge this gap. Keeping these objectives in mind, key research publications and articles in the area of finished goods inventory management written in last 3...

despite possessing the adequate purchase potential for the fast moving consumer goods (fmcgs), the poor are not reckoned as a viable market by the fmcg marketers and as a result, the purchase preferences of poor are largely unexplored for the concerned products. the present paper bridges the gap subsisting in the pertinent literature by exploring the purchase behavior of poor consumers in the r...