Widespread commercialization of PCM-based latent heat storage systems is limited by the low melting and solidification rates during the phase transition process. In this study, fins are used to enhance the phase change process. A parametric study is conducted to understand the effect of fins on...

Over the past decade, rising youth use of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) has contributed to aggressive regulation by state and local governments. Between 2010 and mid-2019, ten states and two large counties adopted ENDS taxes. We use two large national surveys...

The decision making trial and laboratory (DEMATEL) method is adept in analyzing dependent factors of a complex system, in which the correlation information is expressed in crisp values. However, the judgment of decision-makers may be fuzzy and uncertain, and thus merely using crisp values is...

Electric vehicle (EV) has been promoted in many countries as a way of green transportation. However, the EV adoption rate remains quite low. Besides the immature technology and high cost, the low adoption rate also attributed to the nature of vehicle as a durable product, which has slow as...

Rational and irrational herding simultaneously exists in online P2P lending markets. Rational herding decreases the default rate and is viewed as “good money”, while irrational herding increases the default rate and view as “bad money”. Considering the existence of information asymmetry...

As a disruptive technology, electric vehicles (EV) help tackle smoggy weather and to reduce the dependence on unsustainable oil imports, attracting great attention of China' government. Using China as a backdrop, this study examines how government incentive policies influence the adoption of...

New ecommerce model called online to offline (O2O) e-commerce has gotten significant managerial and academic attention these years. One of its latest developments in travel industry is opaque selling, which facilitates service providers to provide a new channel to customers. This study uses game...

Motivated by the recent opaque selling trend promoted by Priceline and Hotwire, this paper studies a game where two collaborative service providers may use an opaque selling channel to satisfy the demand from leisure and business customers. It is a strategic decision for service providers which...

We use difference-in-differences models and individual-level data from the national and state Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) from 2005 to 2015 to examine the effects of e-cigarette Minimum Legal Sale Age (MLSA) laws on youth cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and marijuana...

Hospitals today are posed with many requirements arising from government regulations and financial incentives to improve patient experiential quality. An administrative challenge thus results from hospital complexity, which can circumvent efforts to enhance experiential quality. This study...