16 research outputs found

    A translation-invariant renormalizable non-commutative scalar model

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    In this paper we propose a translation-invariant scalar model on the Moyal space. We prove that this model does not suffer from the UV/IR mixing and we establish its renormalizability to all orders in perturbation theory.Comment: 17 pages, 3 figure

    The entrepreneurial marketing management and commercialization arrangements of born-global bio-enterprises: the case of UK companies

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    Born global bio-enterprises are a unique “breed” of relatively small biotechnology enterprises operating in multiple countries. The companies are nimble and seemingly well-prepared for challenges that ephemeral markets such as the internationalised biotechnology sector brings. The international marketing management challenges they encounter appear to stimulate their entrepreneurial marketing and commercialisation instincts. Surprisingly, there is a dearth of studies that examine their entrepreneurial predispositions. As such, this study is an attempt to explain their entrepreneurial tendencies by investigating the marketing and commercialisation strategies adopted by born global bio-enterprises in the UK’s biotechnology industry. The study assumes a multi-case approach examining five archetypical born global bio-enterprises currently active in the UK. It contributes to the international entrepreneurship and marketing management literature. Specifically, it provides international business managers with new knowledge about various marketing manoeuvres they can apply in international networks for their marketing mileage. In doing so, the study proposes a theoretical framework mapping out entrepreneurial marketing and commercialisation arrangements in internationalised biotechnology markets. Its findings are useful to various stakeholders including: policy makers, managers of technology-based companies and business management researchers

    An experimental study on the response of equal channel angular pressed aluminium subjected to cold rolling

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    253-258The present paper aims to identify a sequence of bulk-deformation processes able to produce sufficient quantities of ultra fine grained volume. Samples of aluminium Al 1100 alloy (98.41% Al) are subjected to repetitive equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) at room temperature, repeated up to eight passes. Severely plastic deformed specimens are cold rolled in thin strips which are subjected to structural characterization, calorimetric evaluation and mechanical testing with the aim of monitoring microstructural evolution. The X-ray diffraction studies and differential scanning calorimetry tests reveal the influence of cold rolling on ECAP’d samples, while tensile testing reveal marked strength increases with the number of rolling passes. Finally, an alternative technology is introduced which is easy to implement in metallurgical industry in order to provide large amounts of nanostructured strips
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