Surveys theories of regional growth, factor mobility, clustering, industrial restructuring, learning regions, and global supply chains from a political-economy perspective. Examines/critiques accounting frameworks including accounting for the underground economy, multipliers, linkages, and...

This article describes how rapidly growing data volumes require systems that have the ability to handle massive heterogeneous unstructured data sets. However, most existing mature transaction processing systems are built upon relational databases with structured data. In this article, the...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop an output model to extract surface microstructure characteristics of different objects, so as to predict the response of the output voltage obtained from tactile texture sensor. Design/methodology/approach: The model is based on the consideration...

Purpose – To examine the strategic posture of third‐party logistics (3PLs) providers in mainland China. Design/methodology/approach – A sample survey, obtained by mail, of 3PLs firms in mainland China. Key informant data are used to operationalize Porter's competitive strategy and provides...

A sort of novel bifunctional microencapsulated phase change material (PCM) was designed by encapsulating n-eicosane into a crystalline titanium dioxide (TiO2) shell and, then, was successfully synthesized through in-situ polycondensation in the sol–gel process using tetrabutyl titanate as a...

The effects of primary steam superheating on steam condensation in nozzle and the performance of steam ejector were investigated using CFD (computational fluid dynamics) method. Using a wet steam model being proposed in our previous study, simulations based on the primary steam with five...

Overwhelming evidence indicates that climate change, caused in large part by human activities, is already adversely impacting all people, with the very real prospect of worse to come. Nevertheless, a global treaty to curb carbon emissions remains elusive. In East Asia, all middle-income...

A sort of new phase change material (PCM) microcapsules based on n-octadecane core and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) shell was synthesized through a self-assembly method to enhance the thermal conductivity and serving durability. Fourier transform infrared spectra confirmed that the CaCO3 wall...