This study asks if endorsers function as surrogates for country-of-origin, and if the effectiveness of the tactic varies with the perceived ethnicity (Western versus Chinese) of the celebrities. It finds no significant influence on the country-oforiginperception, brand attitudes or product...

In the presence of 1/f <Superscript>β</Superscript> noise, we investigate the logical stochastic resonance (LSR) in an asymmetric bistable model driven by various cycling combinations of two logic inputs. The probability of correct logic outputs is calculated according to true table of logic relationships. Two major...</superscript>

In this paper, we study the propagating properties of traffic flow on a ring road with no ramp. The numerical results show that the traffic flow on the ring road with no ramp can be divided into three traffic states and that the propagating property and proportion of each state, and the...

Having the potential for a clean new energy source, rt-plasmas of certain catalysts (Sr<SUP align="right"><SMALL>+</SMALL></SUP>, Ar<SUP align="right"><SMALL>+</SMALL></SUP>, K) with H formed at extraordinary low field strengths of about 1–2 V/cm. Time-dependent, extraordinarily fast H (25 eV), an excess power of 20 mW · cm<SUP align="right"><SMALL>−3</SMALL></SUP>, and characteristic K<SUP align="right"><SMALL>3+</SMALL></SUP> emission...</small></sup></small></sup></small></sup></small></sup>