Customer E-Loyalty of Muslim Millennials in Indonesia: Integrated Model of Trust, User Experience and Branding in E-Commerce Webstore

Muslims have unique characters which are closely related to their religious background. With the high growth of e-commerce in Indonesia, it is important to study Muslim market segments where Indonesia itself is a country with the largest Muslim population in the World. The progress of the halal financial industry and business also triggers the e-commerce development among Muslim Millennials. Muslim Millennials will become the main market and the largest customer segment In Indonesia since one-third of its population is dominated by millennials. The aim of this research is to develop and test a comprehensive model that explains how Muslim Millennials develop loyalty to online shopping websites (e-commerce). To test the research model, the online survey was distributed to a random sample of highly educated Muslim Millennials. The results found that positive online experience (flow) is the most important antecedent of e-loyalty in e-commerce websites for Muslim Millennials. Brand equity is also a key precursor of e-loyalty. However, trust is not a significant precursor of e-loyalty for Muslim Millennials in Indonesia

Free electron laser-fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry facility for obtaining infrared multiphoton dissociation spectra of gaseous ions

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Engineered nanotopography on electrospun PLLA microfibers modifies RAW 264.7 cell response

In this study, we created a new method of electrospinning capable of controlling the surface structure of individual fibers (fiber nanotopography). The nanotopographical features were created by a phase separation in the fibers as they formed. To control the phase separation, a nonsolvent (a chemical insoluble with the polymer) was added to an electrospinning solution containing poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) and chloroform. The nanotopography of electrospun fibers in the PLLA/chloroform solution was smooth. However, adding a small weight ( \u3c 2% of total solution) of a single nonsolvent (water, ethanol, or dimethyl sulfoxide) generated nanoscale depressions on the surface of the fibers unique to the nonsolvent added. Additionally, nanoscale depressions on electrospun fibers were observed to change with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) concentration in the PLLA/chloroform solution. A nonlinear relationship was found between the concentration of DMSO and the number and size of nanotopographical features. The surface depressions did not alter the hydrophobicity of the scaffold or degradation of the scaffold over a two-day period. To determine if fiber nanotopography altered cell behavior, macrophages (RAW 264.7 cells) were cultured on fibers with a smooth nanotopography or fibers with nanoscale depressions. RAW 264.7 cells spread less on fibers with nanoscale depressions than fibers with a smooth topography (p \u3c 0.05), but there were no differences between groups with regard to cell metabolism or the number of adherent cells. The results of this study demonstrate the necessity to consider the nanotopography of individual fibers as these features may affect cellular behavior. More importantly, we demonstrate a versatile method of controlling electrospun fiber nanotopography. © 2013 American Chemical Society