The paraffin/expanded graphite (EG) composite phase change material (PCM) was prepared by absorbing liquid paraffin into EG, in which paraffin was chosen as the PCM. EG was produced by microwave irradiation performed at room temperature. It was found that the EG prepared at 800W irradiation...

Social tagging, as a flexible and effective information management platform, has proliferated rapidly on the Internet and intranets in the past few years. Social recommendation, which automates the process of recommending information products of potential interest to users based on tags, can...

Tapping into the wisdom of the crowd, social tagging is becoming an increasingly important mechanism for organizing and discovering information on the Web. Effective tag-based recommendation of information items is one of the key technologies contributing to the success of this social...

As opposed to Web search, social tagging can be considered an alternative technique tapping into the wisdom of the crowd for organizing and discovering information on the Web. Effective tag-based recommendation of information items is critical to the success of this social information discovery...

The emergence of online platforms for professional services (e.g., cosmetic procedures) represents a natural progression of e-commerce from search and experience goods to credence goods. Due to the deeply consequential nature of professional services and the large information asymmetries between...

This study investigates an influencer's product selection strategies for a credence product from two heterogeneous manufacturers who claim that their product has both basic and additional features (premium product). The brand manufacturer’s (BM) commission rate is low, but there are no false...