I alliances are widely recognized as critical to product innovation, particularly in hightechnology markets. Many new product development (NPD) alliances tend to be asymmetric, that is, they are formed between a larger firm and a smaller firm. As is the case with alliances in general, asymmetric alliances also typically result in changes in the shareholder values of the partner firms. Are the c...

A collaboration planning model (CPM) for co-ordination of supply chain (SC) is established by the sharing of information, based on up and downstream planning models respectively. The factors under internal as well as external situations (price, inventory etc.) are considered in the model. The relationship of cooperating partnership is determined, and the goal of win-win is obtained by negotiati...

Introduction: Posttraumatic stress disorder is a severe anxiety disorder caused by exposure to traumatic events. The aim of this study was to induce PTSD in rats and examine the effect of WIN55-212-2, a cannabinoid receptor agonist, on anxiety. Methods: SPS&S model was used to induce PTSD in 56 male Wistar rats. Rats were restrained for 2 h, immediately followed by forced swimming for 20 mi...

A one-dimensional hybrid numerical model is presented of a shallow-water flume with an incorporated piston paddle. The hybrid model is based on the improved Boussinesq equations by Madsen and Sørensen (1992) and the nonlinear shallow water equations. It is suitable for breaking and non-breaking waves and requires only two adjustable parameters: a friction coefficient and a wave breaking paramet...

The physicians, hospitals, and particularly the sponsors of “Safety of Contemporary Percutaneous Peripheral Arterial Interventions in the Elderly: Insights from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium Peripheral Vascular Intervention Registry” are to be congratulated for their innovative, forward-looking efforts to improve the quality of care for lower-extremity periphe...