Search Results - subject:"Modification"

Product development for a stigmatized segment

Franzak, Frank; Little, Mike; Pitta, Dennis - In: Journal of Product & Brand Management 17 (2008) 2, pp. 123-127

innovative application of a behaviour modification device to a public health problem. Other organizations may find the technique …

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Biosafety Protocol, SPS Agreement and export and import control of LMOs/GMOs

Haseeb Ansari, Abdul; Kamal Nik Mahmod, Nik Ahmad - In: Journal of International Trade Law and Policy 7 (2008) 2, pp. 139-170

Purpose – When genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were put into the international trade, people in many countries, especially European countries, became skeptical of them. A perception developed that they are harmful to human, animal, plant life and health, and destructive to the...

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Helping successful leaders get even better

Goldsmith, Marshall - In: Business Strategy Series 9 (2008) 3, pp. 95-103

Purpose – This paper aims to describe the steps used to help any successful person change their interpersonal behavior at work and at home. Design/methodology/approach – Provides a review of “before‐and‐after” studies with tens of thousands of coaching participants from large...

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Coaching for results

Ulrich, Dave - In: Business Strategy Series 9 (2008) 3, pp. 104-114

Purpose – This paper aims to help coaches better understand their approach to coaching and to help those being coached to have a sense of options in selecting a coach. And, to overview the field of coaching and offer a typology of approaches. Design/methodology/approach – This paper lays out...

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Climate equivalence scales and the effects of climate change on Russian welfare and well-being

Frijters, Paul; Praag, Bernard M.S. van - School of Economics and Finance, Business School - 1998

This paper measures the concepts of welfare and well-being in Russia on the basis of two large Russian household surveys, carried out in 1993 and 1994. Welfare refers to satisfaction with income and well-being refers to satisfaction with life as a whole. This paper investigates how climate...

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Modification of dolomite for hydrogen production via catalytic gasification of residue derived from biomass hydrolysis

Li, Wen-zhi; Yan, Yong-jie; Huang, Miao; Wang, Jun; … - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 28 (2007) 4, pp. 419-429

hydrolysis for hydrogen production, whereas its fragility can cause trouble during operation. A novel modification method aimed … lowered after modification. …

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Are More Important Patents Approved More Slowly and Should They Be?

Régibeau, Pierre; Rockett, Katharine - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Innovative activities often are heavily regulated. Reviews conducted by administrative agencies take time and are not perfectly accurate. Of particular concern is whether, by design or not, such agencies discriminate against more important innovations by taking more time to perform their...

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SURFACE MODIFICATION OF PLASMA TREATMENT ON SiO2 LAYER WITH UNDERFILL

NOH, BO-IN; JUNG, SEUNG-BOO - In: Surface Review and Letters (SRL) 14 (2007) 04, pp. 849-852

The plasma treatment on SiO2 substrate surfaces increased the oxygen-containing functional groups or the polar component of the surface free energy and, the wetting characteristics of the underfills/SiO2. The plasma treatment condition which gave the smallest contact angle between the underfills...

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APPLICATION OF SURFACE MODIFICATION IN BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH

SHI, J. Z.; CHEN, C. Z.; ZHANG, SHUJUAN; WU, YINGJING - In: Surface Review and Letters (SRL) 14 (2007) 03, pp. 361-369

principles, characteristics, and applications of surface modification (plasma spraying, electrostatic spray deposition, micro … addition, the research direction of improving biocompatibility by surface modification is presented. …

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INTRODUCTION OF COATING TECHNOLOGY OF SUPERFINE PARTICLE SURFACE

SONG, JIEGUANG; ZHANG, LIANMENG; LI, JUNGUO; SONG, JIANRONG - In: Surface Review and Letters (SRL) 14 (2007) 02, pp. 199-208

surface modification. In this paper, coating methods of particles are classified into solid state, liquid state, and gaseous … modified substance, and application of coated powders. In the future, the researches of the core-shell modification mechanism … modification, and the evaluation methodology of the surface coating effect are very exigent and necessary for the preparation and …

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