Evaporation and auto-ignition characteristics of an n-pentanol-diesel droplet are investigated under a high-temperature (900 K) and turbulent environment. Turbulence intensity and n-pentanol mass fraction are varied between 0-0.527 m/s and 0-50%, respectively. Droplet evaporation is controlled...

Low-polluted waters treated by traditional constructed wetlands (CWs) were usually difficult especially because of restricted available land use. A novel hybrid CWs could be applied to remediate low-polluted rivers, which can realize steps complementary to each other that exploit the specific...

Chinese banks have been pushing further commercialization, corporate restructuring and public listing in recent years. The ten largest commercial banks in China have all been listed, among which nine went public in the past decade. This paper conducts an empirical investigation on how public...

Establishing a sustainable industrial structure system is imperative for transforming the society to high-quality development and achieve the "carbon peak" and "carbon neutrality" goals. In this study, we explored a low-carbon pathway of regional industrial structure optimization to achieve a...

Advertising is a crucial tool for demand creation and market expansion. When a manufacturer uses a retailer as a channel for reaching end customers, the advertising strategy takes on an additional dimension: which party will perform the advertising to end customers. Cost sharing (“cooperative...

In the consumer products industry, retail chains and manufacturers run promotions to maintain consumer and brand loyalty. The two major issues in planning and executing promotions are to accurately forecast demand and to control Out-of-Stock at the shelf. This thesis addresses both these issues....

Purpose - This study aimed to assess the impact of director-generals' human and social capitals on the organizational performance of farmers' cooperatives in Fujian Province. Design/Methodology/Approach - Questionnaire survey data of 303 standard cooperatives in nine cities of Fujian Province...

Purpose: This paper investigates the influence of channel structures and channel coordination on the supplier, the retailer and the entire supply chain in the context of two different kinds of marketing models: The common retailer and the exclusive shop. Methodology: With suppliers who...

A multi-pulse injection strategy for premixed charge compression ignition (PCCI) combustion was investigated in a four-valve, direct-injection diesel engine by a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation using KIVA-3V code coupled with detailed chemistry. The effects of fuel splitting...