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Transfer Effect of Trust, Satisfaction and Loyalty Link: Building Loyalty Relationships through an E-Contact Center
(2017-11-28)With the recent advancements in information and communications technology, e-contact centers have taken on a new role in the retail world. They have become an essential gateway to retailers’ relationship with their customers. ... -
Interoperability in Smartgrids Using OPC Unified Architecture
(2018-03-15)An Open and Scalable Testbed for Simulation -
Expiration Date
(2015-01-09)To Shep Montgomery, death was like getting audited by the IRS – something that happened to other people. That was until he signed a contract with the now nearly defunct federal government to submit himself for euthanization ... -
Salesperson Intuition: Its Critical Role and Antecedents
(2017-05-17)Salespeople’s ability to accurately assess customer needs is clearly important for successful salesperson-customer interactions. While adaptive selling is a popular sales approach for assessing customer needs, its foundation ... -
Impacts of Spinal Cord Injury and Formulation on Riluzole Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) Correlation
(2013-01-15)Acute Spinal Cord injury (SCI) is a complex disorder involving a sudden traumatic insult to the cord resulting in deficits to ambulatory, sensory and autonomic function. At present, no effective acute treatment or ... -
El futuro de subjuntivo: análisis cuantitativo sincrónico y diacrónico, siglos XIII-XVII
(2013-09-11)Estudio que examina la historia y el uso del futuro de subjuntivo del español en 1544 documentos escritos, no literarios, entre el siglo XIII y el siglo XVII. Esta forma actualmente en desuso y prácticamente desaparecida ... -
Impact of Computer Literacy Classes for Hispanic Parents: Case Study - MIGH, Houston
(2013-09-11)Technological advancement calls for the availability of computers and internet access at home. A gap exists between those who can and cannot benefit from digital technology. As a consequence of structural violence (Paul ... -
Characterization of Pharmacokinetics and Nephrotoxicity of Polymyxin B
(2013-01-15)Objective: Increasing prevalence of multidrug resistant Gram-negative infections has led to renewed interest in the use of systemic polymyxin B. However, the pharmacological properties of polymyxin B are still poorly ... -
Pulmonary Target Delivery of Polymyxin B for Enhanced Efficacy
(2013-01-15)Objective: Polymyxin B is increasingly used as the last resort for multidrug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacterial infections. Limited by high polarity of the drug and poor penetration into the pulmonary epithelial lining ... -
Beta Adrenergic Receptor Signaling in Gravin Knockout Mice
(2013-01-15)Beta-adrenergic receptors (beta-AR) signal through protein kinase A (PKA)-dependent phosphorylation, which affects calcium (Ca2+) homeostasis to increase contractility. PKA binds to A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) which ... -
Sustained Delivery of CZ48, A Lactone-Stabilized Camptothecin, by Nanosuspensions
(2013-01-30)CZ48, a novel C20-propionate ester of camptothecin (CPT), shows promising antitumor activity as a topoisomerase I (Topo-I) inhibitor. Compeling evidence indicates that CZ48 is more effective and less toxic than other ... -
Characterizing Salinity Dependent Double Layer Effects on Clay Properties
(2017-12-19)Stoke’s Law states that the terminal velocity of a settling spherical particle in a laminar flow environment is proportional to the product of the particle size squared and the difference of densities of the solids and the ... -
Coordinated Multi-Point User Task Scheduling for 5-G Cloud Radio Access Networks
(2017-12-19)Serving the cell edge user has always been a challenge. Traditional approaches entail increasing the transmit power at the base station, initiate a handover process or use base station cooperation. Increasing the transmit ... -
Applying Behavior Change Theory to Building the Teacher Pipeline
(2017-12-19)Background: Behavior change research asserts that change occurs across six stages: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance. Applied research has proven that change is more likely when interventions ... -
Computational Analysis of Tissue Remodeling in the Rat Brain after Mild Traumatic Injury
(2017-12-19)Analysis of pathology in the brain at the cellular scale can yield rich insight into the tissue pathology effects of commonly used drug therapies for brain injury. We propose methods to computationally reconstruct whole ... -
Subcritical Flow Computation in an Open-Channel Network with Dividing Junctions and Sluice Gates
(2017-12-18)This study focuses on the development of an integrated analytical-numerical solver to model subcritical open channel flows in a channel network, which includes dividing channel junctions, flow through a sluice gate, and ... -
Development of High Efficiency Low Cost III-V Solar Cells
(2017-12-18)We have investigated the integration of high efficiency solar cells with crystallographically compatible large grain Ge thin films (fabricated on glass) for cost reduction purposes. We have combined defect tolerant III-V ... -
Optimizing Antipsychotic Use across Nursing Homes: Implications for Dementia Care
(2017-12-18)Objectives: The study objectives were to (1) examine individual and contextual factors associated with initiation of antipsychotics among short-stay nursing home residents with dementia; (2) evaluate the relationship of ... -
Optimize an MRI Gauss Gun
(2017-12-15)MRI-based navigation and propulsion of millirobots is a new and promising approach for minimally invasive therapies. The strong constant magnetic field inside the scanner precludes torque-based control. Consequently, prior ... -
A GIS-Based Comparative Study of Superfund Contaminants and the Threat They Represent to Eastern Harris County Communities
(2017-12-18)There are six Texas Superfund sites that can be found in Eastern Harris County along the San Jacinto River. Three sites north of the I-10 overpass include the French Limited (FLTD), Sikes Disposal Pits (SDP) and Highlands ...
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