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Showing 1 to 20 of 156 for “"coupons"”.
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An experimental investigation of the consumer perception of products featured on coupons
… consumer perceptions of the brand featured on coupons. An experiment using a homogeneous group of male subjects in a controlled classroom setting exposed subjects to one of eight coupons, each representing one of eight possible conditions of a combination of two levels of three independent …
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A study of the relationship between discount coupons and repeat behavior of customers for pizza restaurants
Currently, coupons are the most popular and relied-upon form of consumer sales promotion in the United States (Schultz et al., 1993). The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between discount coupons and repeat purchase in pizza restaurants. The objective of the study was …
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Ultimate Compression After Impact Load Prediction in Graphite/Epoxy Coupons Using Neural Network and Multivariate Statistical Analyses
… load of impact damaged graphite/epoxy coupons using a Kohonen self-organizing map (SOM) neural network and multivariate statistical regression analysis (MSRA). An optimized use of these data treatment tools allowed the generation of a simple, physically understandable equation that …
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Neural Network Prediction of Ultimate Compression After Impact Loads in Graphite-Epoxy Coupons from Ultrasonic C-Scan Images
… loads of impact damaged 24-ply graphite-epoxy coupons from ultrasonic C-scan images. The 24-ply graphite-epoxy coupons were manufactured with bidirectional preimpregnated tape and cut into 21 coupons, 4 inches by 6 inches each. The coupons were impacted at known impact energies of 10, 12, 14, …
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The effect of specimen size on the mechanical response of laminated composite coupons loaded in tension and flexure
The effect of specimen size on the uniaxial tensile stress/strain response of sublaminatelevel scaled composite specimens, and the four point flexure load/deflection response of ply- and sublaminate-level scaled composite specimens was investigated. Three laminates were studied in the tensile …
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A web-based survey to assess perceptions of managed care organization representatives regarding the use of co-pay subsidy coupons for prescription drugs
… use of prescription brand-name drugs coupons and vouchers to subsidize patients’ cost-sharing obligations such as co-pays has increased. The co-pays are used by managed care organizations (MCOs) to give their plan members an appreciation of drug costs as well as to offer incentives to …
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Understanding Manufacturer-Sponsored Copay Assistance Programs For Pharmaceuticals
… While manufacturers claim that their "copay coupons" help underinsured patients access valuable therapies, insurers are concerned that the discounts undermine cost-sharing as a means to address moral hazard and constrain prices. To date, research and policy on coupons have largely focused on …
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An Investigation of the Microstructure and Properties of a Cryogenically Mechanically Alloyed Polycarbonate-Poly(Ether Ether Ketone) System
… These powders were processed into testable coupons using a mini ram-injection molder; microstructure and bulk mechanical properties of the coupons were investigated as a function of mechanical alloying and injection molding parameters. Atomic force microscopy, transmission electron …
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A Bayesian bandit approach to personalized online coupon recommendations
A digital coupon distributing firm selects coupons from its coupon pool and posts them online for its customers to activate them. Its objective is to maximize the total number of clicks that activate the coupons by sequential arriving customers. This paper resolves this problem by using a …
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Development of a Biofilm Model for Evaluating Poultry Drinking Water Sanitation Procedures
… typically supplied in commercial barns. PVC test coupons (15.16 cm2) were immersed in test water in beakers to grow biofilm. Test water supplies were characterized for microbial, mineral and pH content. Temperature of test water was set at 90 °F (32.2 ᵒC) on d1 and then dropping 1°F each day over …
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Essays on Pricing and Promotional Strategies
… purchase. Both firms can distribute defensive coupons alone, defensive and offensive coupons together, or mass media coupons. They can also determine how many coupons to offer. Allowing consumers to change their tastes for the firms' products over time, we find that the optimal couponing …
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An empirical investigation of how perceived devaluation and income effects influence consumers' intended utilization of savings from coupon redemption.
Coupons are one of the most popular and attractive tools of promotion. Redeeming coupons makes shoppers feel that they are doing something good for their family's budget, because coupons offer 'savings.' On the other hand, a coupon might have several negative effects on purchase behavior as well, …
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Effects of Corrugations on Stiffness Properties of Composite Beams for Structural Applications
… of corrugations, both flat and corrugated coupons were tested experimentally with the same procedures. Stiffness was calculated experimentally, analytically, and numerically in both directions. In this study, the longitudinal direction was defined as perpendicular to the corrugations and …
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Quantitative Evaluation of Recovery Methods for Listeria monocytogenes Applied to Stainless Steel
… and inoculated onto type 304 stainless steel coupons in a 2cm x 2cm area. After a one hour exposure, coupons were sampled by one of the following methods: 1) swabbing using a pre-moistened Dacron swab, 2) rinsing with phosphate buffered saline, 3) direct contact onto a Tryptic Soy Agar …
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Fluorescent Microspheres as Surrogates for <i>Salmonella enterica</i> serotype Typhimurium in Recovery Studies from Stainless Steel
… for <i>S.</i> Typhimurium. For each method, ten coupons (304 grade, 2.5 x 8 cm) were inoculated with either 100 μl of a <i>S.</i> Typhimurium culture, or a solution of fluorescent microspheres, or both, at approximate concentrations of 10<sup>6</sup>. After drying for one hour, coupons were …
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Optimizing thermal spray quality verification in FAA repair station specializing in rotating components
… done through the use of representative test coupons. However, the coupon process is both financially expensive and operationally inefficient. Connecticut Rotating Parts (CTRP) is an FAA Part 145 repair station specializing in rotating hardware. Thermal spray is used at multiple stages during …
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Effects of Sex, Strain Rate, and Age on the Tensile and Compressive Material Properties of Human Rib Cortical Bone
… a wide range of subject demographics. Tension coupons were tested from sixty-one (n = 61) subjects (M = 32, F = 29) ranging in age from 17 to 99 years of age (Avg. = 56.4 +/- 26.2 yrs.). Compression samples were tested from thirty (n = 30) subjects (M = 19, F = 11) ranging in age from 18 to 95 …
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Damage characterization and modeling of notched graphite/epoxy sandwich panels in compression
… tests were performed in displacement control. Coupons consisted of various sized notched sandwich panels with woven Graphite-reinforced PMC facesheets and Nomex honeycomb cores. Two lay-ups were used in the facesheets: [45/0/0] and [0/0/0/], identified as T45 and TO respectively for simplicity. …
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Transient moisture effects on the viscoelasticity of synthetic fibers and composites
… Unidirectional ( 0° ) Kevlar® 49/7714 epoxy coupons undergoing desorption exhibited an increase in tensile and bending creep deformations, a decrease in storage modulus, and an increase in the loss tangent (Tan δ) when compared to coupons maintained at a constant (saturated) moisture content. …
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An investigation of the excitation frequency dependent behavior of fiber reinforced epoxy composites during vibrothermographic inspection
… simulated and service produced delaminations in coupons, panels, and a machine part of complex geometry. The behavior predicted by the local resonance model is compared with experimental observations. The vibration state of the panels or coupons is determined during the vibrothermal tests, and …
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