Microorganisms coexist with other living organisms and exhibit the greatest genetic and metabolic activity. Microbes have evolved various mechanisms to survive pressure exerted by competitive environmental challenges. Infection is the invasion of the host by harmful microorganisms (microbial pathogens), which then multiply in close association with the host's tissues. Infections may differ in s...

This paper presents the development of novel "home-made" touch sensors using conductive pigments and various substrate materials. We show that it is possible to build one's own position, pressure and bend sensors with various electrical characteristics, sizes and shapes, and this for a very competitive price. We give examples and provide results from experimental tests of such developments.

In light of the growing role social media marketing in success businesses and its low adoption rate among small medium enterprises (SMEs), this study aims to identify determinants SMEs’ by considering competitive industry as a moderator. Data were collected from 214 SMEs Malaysia. Unlike extant literature, proposed dual-stage analysis involving partial least squares (PLS) technique artificial i...

The demand from patients for this new procedure was intense. Strong competitive pressure drove hospitals to provide video facilities in operating theatres and expensive sets of laparoscopic instruments. Conservatives called for trials to compare the new versus the old way of excising diseased gall bladders, but since the 1990s, laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been the treatment of choice for u...

We explore interactions between an organization’s strategic position, economic performance, and vulnerability to ecological pressures. We posit that (1) high profitability buffers an organization from density-driven competitive pressure and (2) this effect is moderated by an organization’s strategic positioning choices. Our empirical tests, relying on longitudinal data from the U.S. for-hire tr...

The management and coordination of development processes in technical domains is a difficult task. Development teams are growing in size and the advancing globalization imposes a higher pressure to develop more competitive products faster and cheaper. The employment of process management systems (e.g. workflow management or project management systems) promises improvements in terms of planning ...