The service industry has become increasingly competitive. One of the main drivers for
increasing profits and market share is service quality. When consumers encounter a bad …

Many markets have historically been dominated by a small number of best-selling products.
The Pareto principle, also known as the 80/20 rule, describes this common pattern of sales …

Galectin-3, a β-galactoside-binding lectin, is elevated in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus,
and metformin treatment reduces these galectin-3 levels. However, the role of galectin-3 in …

Establishing causality has long been an issue in the advertising-to-sales relationship. The
ideal approach in establishing causality is randomized assignment of matched respondents to …

Objective To compare the diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced CT with that of MRI
in the detection of cartilage invasion in patients with laryngo-hypopharyngeal cancer. …

Intermittent administration of parathyroid hormone (PTH) increases bone mass, at least in
part, by increasing the number of osteoblasts. One possible source of osteoblasts might be …

Context.—Although identification of the primary tumor in patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma
has a profound clinical impact, diagnosing the organ of origin is frequently difficult. …

The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) regulates many key processes involved in plant
development and adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses. Under stress conditions, plants …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus-2 not yet has established its treatment, but convalescent plasma has been expected to …

Defining the molecular strategies that integrate diverse signalling pathways in the expression
of specific gene programmes that are critical in homeostasis and disease remains a central …