Both the theory of top-down penetration of fashion consumption (Veblen - Simmel model) and the theory of bottom-up fashion consumption have been found consistent with the consumer behavior in the China¡¯s fashion consumer market and the trend of such behavior keeps growing. Therefore, it is...

In this research, two risk hedging strategies, the option contract and the advance purchase discount contract, are investigated within a manufacturer–retailer two-echelon supply chain context. This study offers three contributions. First, the optimal decisions under the two contracts from the...

This paper presents ideas for a course in the undergraduate economics curriculum designed to de-mystify mathematics and empower students to respond creatively and ethically when they encounter situations that involve mathematics. We build on the strengths of courses that already exist in many...

The visibility graph approach and complex network theory provide a new insight into time series analysis. The inheritance of the visibility graph from the original time series was further explored in the paper. We found that degree distributions of visibility graphs extracted from Pseudo...

A new scheme for measuring magneto-optical (MO) effect is developed in the present work, called photoresistance magnetic circular dichroism (PR-MCD). It detects the differential photoresistance of materials between two circularly polarized excitations. That allows us to detect the MO effect...

A study was conducted on the adsorption characteristics of the adsorption refrigeration working pairs using alkaline-earth metal chlorides as adsorbents and ammonia as refrigerant. The adsorption isotherms between alkaline-earth metal chlorides and nitrogen were studied. The study shows that the...