Influence of perceived quality and self-esteem on women’s purchase intention: Luxury makeup brands / Shahira Shahina Mobil … [et al.]

Luxury brands have often been associated with the core competences of creativity, exclusivity, craftsmanship, precision, high quality, innovation and premium pricing. These product attributes give consumers the satisfaction of not only owning expensive items but the extra-added psychological benefits like esteem, prestige and a sense of a high status that reminds them and others that they belong to an exclusive group of only a select few, who can afford these premium items. Thus, this research aims to investigate the relationship between and influence of Perceived Quality and Self Esteem on luxury branded makeup purchase. Data from 141 questionnaires were completed by women living in Kuala Lumpur. The findings of the study showed that perceived quality and self-esteem have significant effects on consumers’ intention towards buying luxury branded makeup. Implication and areas for future research are further discussed

Inhibition of the norepinephrine transporter by χ-conotoxin dendrimers.

Peptide dendrimers are a novel class of macromolecules of emerging interest with the potential of delayed renal clearance due to their molecular size and enhanced activity due to the multivalency effect. In this work, an active analogue of the disulfide-rich χ-conotoxin χ-MrIA (χ-MrIA), a norepinephrine reuptake (norepinephrine transporter) inhibitor, was grafted onto a polylysine dendron. Dendron decoration was achieved by employing copper-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition with azido-PEG chain-modified χ-MrIA analogues, leading to homogenous 4-mer and 8-mer χ-MrIA dendrimers with molecular weights ranging from 8 to 22 kDa. These dendrimers were investigated for their impact on peptide secondary structure, in vitro functional activity, and potential anti-allodynia in vivo. NMR studies showed that the χ-MrIA tertiary structure was maintained in the χ-MrIA dendrimers. In a functional norepinephrine transporter reuptake assay, χ-MrIA dendrimers showed slightly increased potency relative to the azido-PEGylated χ-MrIA analogues with similar potency to the parent peptide. In contrast to χ-MrIA, no anti-allodynic action was observed when the χ-MrIA dendrimers were administered intrathecally in a rat model of neuropathic pain, suggesting that the larger dendrimer structures are unable to diffuse through the spinal column tissue and reach the norepinephrine transporter.NHMRC Grants: 1045964 & 107211

Influence of Perceived Quality and Self-Esteem on Women’s Purchase Intention: Luxury Makeup Brands

Luxury brands have often been associated with the core competences of creativity, exclusivity, craftsmanship, precision, high quality, innovation and premium pricing. These product attributes give consumers the satisfaction of not only owning expensive items but the extra-added psychological benefits like esteem, prestige and a sense of a high status that reminds them and others that they belong to an exclusive group of only a select few, who can afford these premium items. Thus, this research aims to investigate the relationship between and influence of Perceived Quality and Self Esteem on luxury branded makeup purchase. Data from 141 questionnaires were completed by women living in Kuala Lumpur. The findings of the study showed that perceived quality and self-esteem have significant effects on consumers’ intention towards buying luxury branded makeup. Implication and areas for future research are further discussed

Comment letters to the National Commission on Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting, 1987 (Treadway Commission) Vol. 1

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1990 sonrası Azerbaycanda enflasyon ve enflasyonu önlemeye yönelik politikalar

ÖZET1990 SONRASI AZERBAYCAN'DA ENFLASYON VE ENFLASYONU ÖNLEMEYE YÖNELİK POLİTİKALAR1960'lardan sonra gelişmekte olan ülkelerin temel problemlerinden biri olan yüksek ve kronik enflasyon, bir çok ülkede sorun olarak kalkmasına rağmen, bazı ülkelerde önemli bir sorun olarak devam etmektedir. 1980'li yılların sonlarında Doğu Bloku Birliğinin dağılması ve birliğe dahil ülkelerin serbest piyasa ekonomisine geçmesi, bu ülkeleri ekonomik istikrarsızlık sürecine sokmuş ve bu istikrarsız yapının sonucu olan enflasyon bu ülkelerin temel sorunu olmuştur. Önemli ekonomik ve sosyal sorun haline gelen enflasyon problemini çözmek için ülkeler, uluslar arası kuruluşların desteğini alarak istikrar politikaları uygulamış, bunların bir kısmı başarılı olurken, bazsı da başarısızlıkla sonuçlanmıştır. Bu çalışma ile 1990 sonrasında Azerbaycan ekonomisinde oluşan enflasyonun başlıca nedenleri ve enflasyona karşı uygulanan politikalar anlatılmıştır. Enflasyonun daha çok yapısal sorunlardan kaynaklandığı görülmüştür. Enflasyonun dört haneli rakamdan tek haneli rakama düşürülmesi, ülkede uygulanan sıkı para ve maliye politikasıyla mümkün olmuştur.ABSTRACTİNFLATİON AND ANTİ-İNFLATİONARY POLİCİES FROM İN AZERBAİJAN AFTER 1990The high and persisting inflation, which was the main problem of developing countries after 1960's, disappeared in many developing countries, but still has been continuing in some of them. In the late 1980's, the collapse of Socialist Block and the transition of its former members to Free Market Economies, introduced them to economical instability. Being the result of this unstable structure, inflation has been the basic problem of these countries. In order to solve this social and economical problem, with the support of international organisations, the governments applied economic stability policies some of which ended in success, the others in disappointment. In this study, the main reasons of inflation that took from in Azerbaijan after 1990 and the government's anti-inflationary policies are tried to be explained. It was understood that the main reason of the inflation was structural problems. The strict fiscal and monetary policies enabled to decrease the inflation rate from four-digit-number to one-digit-numbe

1990 sonrası Azerbaycanda enflasyon ve enflasyonu önlemeye yönelik politikalar

1990 SONRASI AZERBAYCAN'DA ENFLASYON VE ENFLASYONU ÖNLEMEYE YÖNELİK POLİTİKALAR 1960'lardan sonra gelişmekte olan ülkelerin temel problemlerinden biri olan yüksek ve kronik enflasyon, bir çok ülkede sorun olarak kalkmasına rağmen, bazı ülkelerde önemli bir sorun olarak devam etmektedir. 1980'li yılların sonlarında Doğu Bloku Birliğinin dağılması ve birliğe dahil ülkelerin serbest piyasa ekonomisine geçmesi, bu ülkeleri ekonomik istikrarsızlık sürecine sokmuş ve bu istikrarsız yapının sonucu olan enflasyon bu ülkelerin temel sorunu olmuştur. Önemli ekonomik ve sosyal sorun haline gelen enflasyon problemini çözmek için ülkeler, uluslar arası kuruluşların desteğini alarak istikrar politikaları uygulamış, bunların bir kısmı başarılı olurken, bazsı da başarısızlıkla sonuçlanmıştır. Bu çalışma ile 1990 sonrasında Azerbaycan ekonomisinde oluşan enflasyonun başlıca nedenleri ve enflasyona karşı uygulanan politikalar anlatılmıştır. Enflasyonun daha çok yapısal sorunlardan kaynaklandığı görülmüştür. Enflasyonun dört haneli rakamdan tek haneli rakama düşürülmesi, ülkede uygulanan sıkı para ve maliye politikasıyla mümkün olmuştur. ABSTRACT İNFLATİON AND ANTİ-İNFLATİONARY POLİCİES FROM İN AZERBAİJAN AFTER 1990 The high and persisting inflation, which was the main problem of developing countries after 1960's, disappeared in many developing countries, but still has been continuing in some of them. In the late 1980's, the collapse of Socialist Block and the transition of its former members to Free Market Economies, introduced them to economical instability. Being the result of this unstable structure, inflation has been the basic problem of these countries. In order to solve this social and economical problem, with the support of international organisations, the governments applied economic stability policies some of which ended in success, the others in disappointment. In this study, the main reasons of inflation that took from in Azerbaijan after 1990 and the government's anti-inflationary policies are tried to be explained. It was understood that the main reason of the inflation was structural problems. The strict fiscal and monetary policies enabled to decrease the inflation rate from four-digit-number to one-digit-numbe