Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are suitable candidates for the field of large-scale energy storage due to infinite global reserves and low-cost of sodium. Prussian blue (PB) and its analogues are promising cathode materials for SIBs because of their environmental friendliness, open framework, and...

Sadness influences consumption, leading individuals to pay more to acquire new goods and to eat more unhealthy food than they would otherwise. These undesirable consumption effects of sadness can occur without awareness, thus representing more than just conscious attempts at “retail...

Although incidental affect has been shown to influence both attitude and purchase behavior, it has not been extended to actual consumption. This research investigates whether specific affective states influence food consumption and whether this influence is moderated by factors such as...

When firms' customers are located in geographically dispersed areas, it can be difficult to manage service quality because its relative importance is likely to vary spatially. This article shows how addressing such spatial aspects of satisfaction data can improve management's ability to...

Several studies have previously documented the existence of a perception gap -- the extent to which quality-of-life ratings provided by nursing home residents and caregivers diverge. In this study we use Helson's adaptation-level theory to investigate three types of antecedents: (a) focal...

This research focuses on the allocation of available hospital resources to different disease types to better serve the needs of patients. The proposed method examines a network of hospitals in a geographical area and determines the proportion of resources that each hospital should devote to...

This research focuses on the allocation of available hospital resources to different disease types to better serve the needs of patients. The proposed method examines a network of hospitals in a geographical area and determines the proportion of resources that each hospital should devote to...

Using a sample of apartment transactions during 2004-2006 in Chengdu, China, we investigate the impact of superstitions in the Chinese real estate market. Numerology forms an important component of Chinese superstitious lore, with the numbers 8 and 6 signifying good luck, and the number 4 bad...

Households managing wealth decumulation in retirement must trade off the risk of outliving their wealth against the cost of unnecessarily restricting their consumption. Devising an optimal decumulation plan, reflecting uncertain mortality and asset returns, is well beyond the abilities of most...