Search results for "Design"

How Are Negative Customer Experiences Formed? A Qualitative Study of Customers’ Online Shopping Journeys

2019

This study investigates how negative customer experiences are formed during customers’ online shopping journeys. A qualitative, in-depth dataset collected from 34 participants was employed to identify negatively perceived touchpoints that contribute to the customer experience in a negative way. The findings reveal that negative touchpoints are experienced during customers’ entire journeys, particularly after a purchase is completed. We identified 152 negative touchpoints from the data, of which 53 were experienced during search and consideration, 35 when finalizing a purchase, 33 during delivery, and 31 during after-sales interactions with the company. Within these four main categories, 20 …

Influence of the type of reciprocating motion on the cyclic fatigue resistance of reciprocating files in a dynamic model

2021

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to compare the influence of two novel reciprocating movements on the cyclic fatigue resistance of endodontic reciprocating files. Methods 30 Procodile® (Komet Medical, Lemgo, Germany) files were selected in this study and distributed according to the following study groups depending on the movements to be performed: ReFlex Dynamic (n = 10), ReFlex Smart (n = 10) and Reciproc (n = 10) reciprocating movement. These files were fixed to a specific dynamic cyclic fatigue device designed and manufactured by 3D impression to simulate the pecking motion performed by the operator. The time to failure and the number of cycles of in-and-out of the endodont…

Fast-multivariate optimization of chiral separations in capillary electrophoresis: Anticipative strategies

2014

Abstract The design of experiments (DOE) is a good option for rationally limiting the number of experiments required to achieve the enantioresolution (Rs) of a chiral compound in capillary electrophoresis. In some cases, the modeled Rs after DOE analysis can be unsatisfactory, maybe because the range of the explored factors (DOE domain) was not the adequate. In these cases, anticipative strategies can be an alternative to the repetition of the process (e.g. a new DOE), to save time and money. In this work, multiple linear regression (MLR)-steepest ascent and a new anticipative strategy based on a multiple response-partial least squares model (called PLS2-prediction) are examined as post-DOE…

A Xenogeneic-Free Protocol for Isolation and Expansion of Human Adipose Stem Cells for Clinical Uses

2013

Human adipose stem cells (hASCs) play a crucial role in the fields of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering for different reasons: the abundance of adipose tissue, their easy harvesting, the ability to multipotent differentiation and the fact that they do not trigger allogeneic blood response or secrete cytokines that act as immunosuppressants. The vast majority of protocols use animal origin reagents, with the underlying risk of transmitting infections by non-human pathogens. We have designed a protocol to isolate and maintain the properties of hASCs avoiding xenogeneic reagents. These changes not only preserve hASCs morphology, but also increase cell proliferation and maintain thei…

Eurofusion-DEMO Divertor - Cassette Design and Integration

2020

International audience; The Eurofusion-DEMO design will complete the Pre Conceptual Design phase (PCD) with a PCD Gate, named G1, scheduled to take place in Q4 2020 that will focus on assessing the feasibility of the plant and its main components prior to entering into the Conceptual Design phase. In the paper first an overview is given of the Eurofusion-DEMO Divertor Assembly including design and interface description, systems and functional requirements, load specification, system classification, manufacturing procedures and cost estimate. Then critical issues are discussed and potential design solutions are proposed, e.g.:- Neutron material damage limits of the different (structural) mat…

La visione sociale del design

2010

DANIELE BARONI, Un oggetto chiamato libro. Breve trattato di cultura del progetto, Edizioni Sylvestre Bonnard, Milano 2009

2011

Perché oggi il libro tradizionale potrebbe avere ancora qualcosa da dire, qualcosa che valga la pena leggere lì e non altrove, nei più sbrigativi display che soddisfano all’istante i nostri più svariati desideri con la semplice sollecitazione di un clic? Il volume di Baroni affronta il tema-libro in lungo e in largo: dal suo essere oggetto fisico, prodotto industriale, al carattere tipografico che lo sostanzia, con cenni alla sempre più problematica classificazione dei vari caratteri; dalle parti di cui è fatto, come la copertina o la marca editoriale, alle tendenze che ne hanno determinato la forma, fino alla sua evoluzione in supporto digitale, che lo snaturerebbe e che quindi, non potend…

Design tra storia e contemporaneo. Art Design Gallery Hotel a Palermo

2010

A Palermo, Suite d’Autore è una galleria, dove gli artisti propongono opere in esposizione e per la vendita; è un museo sulla storia del design, dov’è possibile apprezzare uno svolgimento progettuale che va dal Liberty al contemporaneo attraverso arredi di grande fascino storico ma ancora attualissimi; è una struttura ricettiva, certo, dov’è possibile pernottare e immergere l’occhio in uno scenario da sogno; è una autentica Wunderkammer, una camera delle meraviglie! Qui tutto è progettato ad hoc, secondo uno specifico tema di progetto, nella convinzione che rendere ogni camera diversa dall’altra possa rappresentare per l’ospite uno stimolo sempre nuovo, dove si combinano comfort, attrattiva…

PRIMA DEL DESIGN

2014

Una lettura del contesto culturale che fa da sfondo al design contemporaneo ci può aiutare a riconoscere programmi, ambiti di lavoro e progetti davvero efficaci e non solo efficienti e pertanto più orientati a produrre cambiamenti che condizionati dalla richiesta di produrre effetti. La prolifera e disordinata produzione di oggetti di design alimenta e consolida sempre di più l’idea di un altro modo di fare, di rispondere a domande che superano la richiesta di capolavori, di prodotti definitivi (1), di una anacronistico ritorno allo styling, per lavorare a strategie di innovazione in grado di attivare processi continui di nuovi prodotti, nuovi servizi, nuovi comportamenti, nuove abitudini e…

Oligonucleotide-capped mesoporous silica nanoparticles as DNA-responsive dye delivery systems for genomic DNA detection

2015

[EN] New hybrid oligonucleotide-capped mesoporous silica nanoparticles able to detect genomic DNA were designed.