Customer retention is recognized as key to achieving long-term business success.However, in a quest to increase customer retention, marketing scholars overwhelmingly focused on customer satisfaction, trust, and commitment to fuel customer retention.Whereas, the influence of brand resonance (e.g., customer engagement, attachment, loyalty, and sense
Passivity-Based Control Design Methodology for UPS Systems
This paper presents a passivity-based control (PBC) design methodology for three-phase voltage source inverters (VSI) for uninterruptable power supply (UPS) systems where reduced harmonic distortions for the nonlinear load, reduced output voltage overshoot, and a restricted settling time are required.The output filter design and modification for ef
Academic talent: Perceived challenges to talent management in the South African higher education sector
Orientation: Talent management is one of the most important and key strategic issues facing managers in the South African (SA) higher education sector.Research purpose: The study aimed to establish talent management challenges at one selected SA public higher education institution (HEI) which offers contact tuition in the Western Cape.Motivation fo
Synthesis, DFT Calculations, DNA Interaction, and Antimicrobial Studies of Some Mixed Ligand Complexes of Oxalic Acid and Schiff Base Trimethoprim with Various Metal Ions
Mixed ligand metal complexes are synthesized from oxalic acid with Schiff base, and the Schiff base was obtained from trimethoprim and acetylacetone.The synthesized complexes were of the type [M(L1)(L2)], where the metal, M, is Ni(II), Cu(II), Cr(III), and Zn(II), L1 corresponds to the trimethoprim ((Z)-4-((4-amino-5-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl)pyrimid
Cell Growth Stimulation, Cell Cycle Alternation, and Anti-Apoptosis Effects of Bovine Bone Collagen Hydrolysates Derived Peptides on MC3T3-E1 Cells Ex Vivo
Bovine bone collagen hydrolysates promote bone formation through regulating bone growth.However, the peptide sequences within these isolates have not been characterized.In this study, twenty-nine peptides from bovine bone collagen hydrolysates were purified and identified using nano-HPLC-MS-MS and Peak Studio analysis.HHGDQGAPGAVGPAGPRGPAGPSGPAGKDG