Relaying is a key technology for millimeter wave communications to extend the range and to route around blockages. In practical implementation of relaying systems, probing is required to identify proper neighbor terminals ...

Of the many proposals to reverse the obesity epidemic, the most contentious is the use of price-based interventions such as the fat tax. Previous investigations of the efficacy of such initiatives in altering consumption ...

Although retail price wars have received much business press and some research attention, it is unclear how they affect consumer purchase behavior. This article studies an unprecedented price war in Dutch grocery retailing ...

Visible light communications (VLC) is a future promising communication technology to be utilized in future 5G networks satisfying energy efficient outdoor and indoor communications with existing hardware components such ...

In this study, an alternative method and framework for a wireless power transfer system to a moving object such as an electric vehicle or a robot are presented. The well-known systems and their common series-connected/switched ...

In the present study, compression tests were performed at temperatures of 600–900 °C and at strain rates of 0.001–0.1 s−1 to study the deformation and workability characteristics of commercially pure titanium after severe ...

The number of adolescent refugees around the world has been continuously increasing over the past few years trying to escape war and terror, among other things. Such experience not only increases the risk for mental health ...

The main purpose of the study was to examine the influence of workplace ostracism on service recovery performance (SRP). Because effective SRP is crucial for the success of hospitality businesses, it is important to study ...

With the improvement of intelligent systems and robotics, social robots are becoming part of our society. To accomplish complex tasks, robots and humans may need to collaborate, and when necessary, they need to negotiate ...