This study attempts to examine the influences of domestic and international external collaboration on new product development (NPD) performance in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and further explores the mediating mechanism of knowledge int...
As the competitive market nowadays shortens the life cycle of products, new products should be designed to meet the customer’s demand under a dynamic marketing environment so as to efficiently enhance the product strength of new products with maximiz...
Digital orientation has become increasingly crucial for driving business success, but its impact on new product development (NPD) has not been fully explored in the existing literature. To address this gap, this paper draws upon dynamic capability th...
Strategic orientation represents an important antecedent condition for new product development (NPD) performance, which can help firms create competitive advantage and promote sustainable growth. This study aims to explore the role of strategic orien...
Fuzzy front-end (FFE) innovation is the important initial phase of manufacturing companies’ new product development (NPD) process, which can be a factor that determines manufacturers’ NPD performance and sustainable growth. This study see...
Background/Objectives: The Multi-Attribute Method (MAM) uses LC-MS peptide mapping for targeted attribute quantitation (TAQ) and untargeted New Peak Detection (NPD) in product quality monitoring and quality control of biotherapeutics. As automated li...
Each of the stages of the New Product Development (NPD) process is vulnerable to different forms of risk. The existing categorizations of these risks are partial, ill-defined, or lack depth. Deploying a systematic literature review methodology, we id...
Literature suggests that new product development (NPD) has an impact on sustainable organizational performance. Yet, previous studies in NPD have mainly been based on “experience-driven”, not data-driven, decision-making in the NPD proces...
Objective. The aim of this study was to estimate the significance of nasal potential difference (NPD) in the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF) in children with clinical symptoms suggestive of the disease, positive sweat test results, and/or genetical...
Green technological innovation (GTI) has emerged as a critical driver for achieving strategic objectives of projects, particularly in the context of sustainable new product development (NPD). Although prior studies have suggested that innovation can...
High-quality development has become one of the important goals pursued by Chinese enterprises at present, and innovation is an important channel to realize high-quality development. Effective collaboration stands out as a pivotal element for the succ...
Addressing the needs of customers is fundamental to the success of companies, particularly in the long-term. In fact, most companies use customer satisfaction as a method to determine and evaluate their performance and outline their strategies for th...
This study aimed to evaluate the performance of a commercial protease (Novo-Pro D (NPD)), both in soluble and immobilized forms, in the hydrolysis of proteins (using casein as model protein). Immobilization of the protease NPD on 6% agarose activated...
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the link between the adoption of sustainability practices and new product development (NPD) in manufacturing companies. From a triple bottom line (TBL) perspective and considering different theoretical approach...
The mouse is widely used to study decidualization and there are three well-established mouse models of decidualization, namely natural pregnancy decidualization (NPD), artificial decidualization (AD), and in vitro decidualization (IVD). However, the...
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent disorder characterized by airway collapse during sleep. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is first-line treatment but adherence can decay over time due to intolerance. Hypoglossal nerv...
This study investigated the effects of supplementing oregano essential oil (OEO) to a reduced-protein diet on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal bacteria, intestinal morphology, and antioxidative capacity of growing-finishing pigs...
Due to fierce competition in the global market, success in product innovation has always been challenging for most enterprises to be able to stand out in business values and product novelty. Typically, available technological features in the market a...
Successful new product development (NPD) is critical for modern outdoor wooden furnishing (OWF) manufacturing companies to achieve competitive success, since current users have the serious requirements of aesthetics, materials and environmental quali...
Background: High protein calorie restriction diets have shown clinical efficacy for obesity, but the mechanisms are not fully known. The intestinal microbiome is a mediator of obesity and preclinical data support an effect of high protein diet (HPD)...
Due to the ever-changing business environment, enterprises are facing unprecedented challenges in their new-product development (NPD) processes, while the success and survival of NPD projects have become increasingly challenging in recent years. Thus...
New lifestyles, higher incomes and better consumer awareness are increasing the demand for a year-round supply of innovative food products. In past decades, important developments have been achieved in areas related to food and the food industry. Thi...
(1) Background: Increasing evidence shows that sedentary behaviors are associated with neuropsychiatric disorders (NPDs) and thus may be a modifiable factor to target for the prevention of NPDs. However, the direction and causality for the relationsh...
To address unmet treatment needs in cystic fibrosis (CF), preclinical and clinical studies are warranted. Because it directly reflects the function of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator (CFTR), the nasal potential difference test...
This paper investigates the vibration control, stability, and energy transfer of the offshore wind turbine tower system with control force and nonlinearity terms. A nonlinear proportional derivative (NPD) controller was connected to the system to red...
In the field of computer vision, the detection of road potholes at night represents a critical challenge in enhancing the safety of intelligent transportation systems. Ensuring road safety is of paramount importance, particularly in promptly repairin...
Background: One of the main strategies to control neonatal porcine diarrhoea (NPD) is through vaccination of the sows. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of two commercial vaccination schemes under field conditions on a farm where a C. perfring...
Background: Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD), most commonly known as Niemann–Pick disease (NPD), is a rare progressive genetic disorder regarding lipid storage. Subtypes A and B are inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion and consist...
A few-layer graphene nano-flake thin film was prepared by an affordable vacuum kinetic spray method at room temperature and modest low vacuum conditions. In this economical approach, graphite microparticles, a few layers thick, are deposited on a sta...
SrMo1−xMxO3−δ (M = Fe and Cr, x = 0.1 and 0.2) oxides have been recently described as excellent anode materials for solid oxide fuel cells at intermediate temperatures (IT-SOFC) with LSGM as the electrolyte. In this work, we have improved their prope...
17 January 2022
Despite the promising ideas of lead users, the success rate of the open innovation process remains low if no proper personal characteristics are attached to the external contributor. The knowledge about the essential characteristic elements of lead u...
Energy harvesting is a promising technique for supplying low-power devices as an alternative to conventional batteries. Energy harvesters can be integrated into Autonomous Internet of Things (AIoT) systems to create a wireless network of sensor nodes...
Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the utility and safety of plasma rich in growth factors immunosafe eye drops (is-ePRGF) in the postoperative treatment of non-penetrating deep sclerectomy (NPDS). Methods: This is a case–cont...
Recently, we have described SrMo1-xMgxO3-δ perovskites (x = 0.1, 0.2) as excellent anode materials for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), with mixed ionic and electronic conduction (MIEC) properties. After depositing on the solid electrolyte, they...
We explored the differential expression and diagnostic value of two significant Mucin 5AC (MUC5AC) glycoforms, less-glycosylated immature (IM) and heavily-glycosylated mature (MM), in neoplastic diseases (NpD), including pancreatic ductal adenocarcin...
In the aim to stabilize novel three-dimensional perovskite oxides based upon SrCoO3−δ, we have designed and prepared SrCo1−xRexO3−δ phases (x = 0.05 and 0.10), successfully avoiding the competitive hexagonal 2H polytypes. Their performance as cathode...
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, a condition preceded by prediabetes, is documented to compromise skeletal muscle health, consequently affecting skeletal muscle structure, strength, and glucose homeostasis. A disturbance in skeletal muscle functional capaci...
This study aims to investigate the role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) in early prediction of response and survival following epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR)–tyrosine kinase...
The properties of long-wave infrared (LWIR) interband cascade photodetectors (ICIPs) with type II superlattices (T2SLs) and gallium-free (Ga-free) InAs/InAsSb absorbers were determined using photoluminescence (PL) and spectral response (SR) measureme...
Background and Aims: Niemann–Pick disease (NPD) types A (NPA) and B (NPB) are caused by deficiency of the acid sphingomyelinase enzyme, which is encoded by the SMPD1 gene, resulting in progressive pathogenic accumulation of lipids in tissues. Trehalo...
In the present study, a novel heterogeneous catalyst was successfully fabricated through the decoration of palladium nanoparticles on the surface of designed Fe3O4-coffee waste composite (Pd-Fe3O4-CWH) for the catalytic reduction of nitroarenes. Vari...
This research work presents a thorough analysis of Traditional Organic Solar Cell (TOSC) and novel designed Inverted OSC (IOSC) using Bulk Hetero-Junction (BHJ) structure. Herein, 2D photovoltaic device models were used to observe the results of the...
Non-native (exotic) snakes are a problematic source of envenomation worldwide. This manuscript describes the current demographics, outcomes and challenges of non-native snakebites in the United States (U.S.). We performed a retrospective case series...
One of the most critical regulatory issues related to supersonic flight arises from limitations imposed by community noise acceptability. The most efficient way to ensure that future supersonic aircraft will meet low-noise requirements is the verific...
We report on a series of SrMo1−xMnxO3−δ perovskite oxides designed as potential anode materials for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). These materials were synthesized using a citrate method, yielding scheelite-type precursors with nom...
As part of a collective research effort towards greener aviation, the present study focuses on the noise impact of aircraft operations around major airports. To this end, an aircraft noise prediction platform is developed, which relies on state-of-th...
There is a need to enhance the production of bioactive secondary metabolites and to establish new production systems, e.g., for liver-protective compounds of Silybum marianum seeds. Quantifying and identifying the produced phytochemicals, and examini...
The cost of investing in new product development (NPD) is high, and it is a feasible way to use demand forecasts for customer or end-users as a decisive reference. However, this short-term time-series data has difficulties in learning because there i...
The relationship between change of gut microbiota and host serum metabolomics associated with low protein diet (LPD) has been unraveled incompletely in CKD patients. Fecal 16S rRNA gene sequencing and serum metabolomics profiling were performed. We r...
28 September 2020
This study examines demographic, physical and psychosocial factors associated with an increase in low back pain (LBP) during a one-hour standing task. A cross-sectional survey with 40 office workers was conducted. The primary outcome was pain severit...
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