718 research outputs found
How does a data strategy enable customer value? The case of FinTechs and traditional banks under the open finance framework
The coupling of data and digital innovation opens the way for new business in the financial services sector, where customers are placed at the centre of decisions and data can help to develop customer knowledge. To carry out our research, we adopted a multi-case study approach to explore how a data strategy is developed in the retail banking industry, together with its relationship with customer value, paying particular attention to the heterogeneity between traditional banks and financial technology companies (FinTechs). Two main points emerged from the study. Firstly, there are three possible approaches to Open Finance, which are mainly defined by their different corporate cultures, organisational configurations, technological architecture and data value. Secondly, it is not enough to be a FinTech to be best placed to exploit the market, as some traditional banks share the FinTechs' approach to Open Finance. Designing new tailored products, customising their prices and offering them over the right channels through targeted communication are all data-driven initiatives that stem from cross- or up-selling potential, core to the retail banking industry for turning a customer into a cash flow, thus enabling value to be created for customers. Our findings additionally revealed that there is a form of external information asymmetry between the customer and the bank, and that there is also an internal asymmetry between bank departments, as their visibility on information about the same customer may differ
Implication of Absolute Calibration for Michelson Interferometer ECE Diagnostic at JET for ITER
Booking in the Rain. Testing the Impact of Public Information on Prices
Weather forecasts are a rare example of public information which is, at the same time, relevant for agents' decisions and entirely exogenous for both sides of the (tourism) market. We develop a model where signals of good weather have a positive impact on accommodation prices, the effect being stronger the higher the accuracy of the forecast and the ex-ante uncertainty in weather conditions. Using data from a sea and sun destination, we estimate an augmented hedonic price model and find that results robustly support the theory. We also find that the response of prices to weather forecasts is larger for upper-scale hotels than for low-and mid-scale hotels, a result we link to the superior pricing capability of the former
Implications of parasitic absorption of electron cyclotron waves on ITER operation around half-field
Microwave Response of Coaxial Cavities Made of Bulk Magnesium Diboride
We report on the microwave properties of coaxial cavities built by using bulk MgB2 superconductor prepared by reactive liquid Mg infiltration technology. We have assembled a homogeneous cavity by using an outer MgB2 cylinder and an inner MgB2 rod and a hybrid cavity by using an outer copper cylinder and the same MgB2 rod as inner conductor. By the analysis of the resonance curves, in the different resonant modes, we have determined the microwave surface resistance Rs of the MgB2 materials as a function of the temperature and the frequency, in the absence of dc magnetic fields. At T=4.2 K and f ≈ 2.5 GHz, by an mw pulsed technique, we have determined the quality factor of the homogeneous cavity as a function of the input power up to a maximum level of about 40 dBm (corresponding to a maximum peak magnetic field of about 100 Oe). Contrary to what occurs in many films, Rs of the MgB2 material used does not exhibit visible variations up to an input power level of about 10 dBm and varies less than a factor of 2 on further increasing the input power of 30 dB
Planck LFI flight model feed horns
this paper is part of the Prelaunch status LFI papers published on JINST:
http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/-page=extra.proc5/jinst The Low Frequency
Instrument is optically interfaced with the ESA Planck telescope through 11
corrugated feed horns each connected to the Radiometer Chain Assembly (RCA).
This paper describes the design, the manufacturing and the testing of the
flight model feed horns. They have been designed to optimize the LFI optical
interfaces taking into account the tight mechanical requirements imposed by the
Planck focal plane layout. All the eleven units have been successfully tested
and integrated with the Ortho Mode transducers.Comment: This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article
accepted for publication in JINST. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for
any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version
derived from it. The definitive publisher authenticated version is available
online at 10.1088/1748-0221/4/12/T1200
Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging to Evaluate Immediate Response to Irreversible Electroporation in a Rabbit VX2 Liver Tumor Model
PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in magnetic resonance imaging for quantitative measurement of responses following irreversible electroporation (IRE) in a rabbit liver tumor model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twelve rabbits underwent ultrasound-guided VX2 tumor implantation in the left medial and left lateral liver lobes. The tumors in the left medial lobe were treated with IRE, whereas those in the left lateral lobe served as internal controls. DWI was performed before and immediately after IRE. Tumors were then harvested for histopathologic staining. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and change in ADC (ΔADC) were calculated based on DWI. Tumor apoptosis index (AI) was assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling. These measurements from DWI and histopathology were compared between untreated and treated tumors. RESULTS: The ADC values, ΔADC, and AI showed statistically significant differences between treated and untreated tumors (P < .05 for all). ADC values were higher in treated tumors than in untreated tumors (1.08 × 10-3 mm2/s ± 0.15 vs 0.88 × 10-3 mm2/s ± 0.19; P = .042). CONCLUSIONS: DWI can be used to quantitatively evaluate treatment response in liver tumors immediately after IRE
The Planck-LFI flight model composite waveguides
The Low Frequency Instrument on board the PLANCK satellite is designed to
give the most accurate map ever of the CMB anisotropy of the whole sky over a
broad frequency band spanning 27 to 77 GHz. It is made of an array of 22
pseudo-correlation radiometers, composed of 11 actively cooled (20 K) Front End
Modules (FEMs), and 11 Back End Modules (BEMs) at 300K. The connection between
the two parts is made with rectangular Wave Guides. Considerations of different
nature (thermal, electromagnetic and mechanical), imposed stringent
requirements on the WGs characteristics and drove their design. From the
thermal point of view, the WG should guarantee good insulation between the FEM
and the BEM sections to avoid overloading the cryocooler. On the other hand it
is essential that the signals do not undergo excessive attenuation through the
WG. Finally, given the different positions of the FEM modules behind the focal
surface and the mechanical constraints given by the surrounding structures,
different mechanical designs were necessary. A composite configuration of
Stainless Steel and Copper was selected to satisfy all the requirements. Given
the complex shape and the considerable length (about 1.5-2 m), manufacturing
and testing the WGs was a challenge. This work deals with the development of
the LFI WGs, including the choice of the final configuration and of the
fabrication process. It also describes the testing procedure adopted to fully
characterize these components from the electromagnetic point of view and the
space qualification process they underwent. Results obtained during the test
campaign are reported and compared with the stringent requirements. The
performance of the LFI WGs is in line with requirements, and the WGs were
successfully space qualified.Comment: this paper is part of the Prelaunch status LFI papers published on
JINST: http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/-page=extra.proc5/jins
Core integrated simulations for the Divertor Tokamak Test facility scenarios towards consistent core-pedestal-SOL modelling
Deuterium plasma discharges of the Divertor Tokamak Test facility (DTT) in different operational scenarios have been predicted by a comprehensive first-principle based integrated modelling activity using state-of-art quasi-linear transport models. The results of this work refer to the updated DTT configuration, which includes a device size optimisation (enlargement to R-0=2.19 a = 0.70 m) and upgrades in the heating systems. The focus of this paper is on the core modelling, but special attention was paid to the consistency with the scrape-off layer parameters required to achieve divertor plasma detachment. The compatibility of these physics-based predicted scenarios with the electromagnetic coil system capabilities was then verified. In addition, first estimates of DTT sawteeth and of DTT edge localised modes were achieved
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