Search results for "Memory."

From the memory of the experience to the relationship with the retailer : a theoretical and methodological exploration in the field of retail

2015

Our research proposes an enrichment of the experiential paradigm by focusing on the consequences of experience. We support the view that an approach by the memory of the experience can partly compensate for the limitations of satisfaction in understanding the retailer-customer relationship. Our literature review leads us to a better understanding of the relationship between experience, memory of the experience and remembered experience. The completion of two longitudinal studies helps to: [1]. conceptualize dimensions of the memory of the shopping experience; [2]. understand the evolution of memory over time; [2]. study its effects on satisfaction, retailer attitude, retailer commitment, an…

Non-technical innovation: Organizational memory and learning capabilities as antecedent factors with effects on sustained competitive advantage

2011

Abstract The aim of the present study is to analyze the role of organizational memory and learning capabilities as antecedents to non-technical innovation, comprising organizational and marketing innovation, and to examine their effect on sustained competitive advantage within a capabilities-based view (CBV) theoretical framework. For analysis of the proposed theoretical model, 159 industrial companies in Spain were sampled and a system of structural equations was modeled using partial least squares methodology. The results confirm that both organizational memory and learning capabilities favor the development of organizational innovation and marketing innovation. Furthermore, the paper sho…

Internet banking adoption among mature customers: early majority or laggards?

2003

Finland is a world leader in electronic banking, and over 39.8 percent of all retail banking transactions were made over the Internet in August 2000. Using the data of a large survey, we analyzed mature customers’ Internet banking behavior. Internet banking was the third popular mode of payment among mature customers. Household income and education were found to have a significant effect on the adoption of the Internet as a banking channel, so that over 30 percent of wealthy and well‐educated mature males make e‐banking their primary mode of making payments. Perceived difficulty in using computers combined with the lack of personal service in e‐banking were found to be the main barriers of …

V1 non-linear properties emerge from local-to-global non-linear ICA

2006

It has been argued that the aim of non-linearities in different visual and auditory mechanisms may be to remove the relations between the coefficients of the signal after global linear ICA-like stages. Specifically, in Schwartz and Simoncelli (2001), it was shown that masking effects are reproduced by fitting the parameters of a particular non-linearity in order to remove the dependencies between the energy of wavelet coefficients. In this work, we present a different result that supports the same efficient encoding hypothesis. However, this result is more general because, instead of assuming any specific functional form for the non-linearity, we show that by using an unconstrained approach…

Komunikācija: Kultūras un vēstures diskurss

2005

Shape memory NiTi thin films deposited at low temperature

1999

Abstract NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) thin films have the potential to become high performance actuators for micro-electromechanical systems. Low temperature crystallized NiTi films would ensure a good compatibility with microelectronic processes and polymers. To avoid the drawbacks induced by annealing, we have tried to obtain low temperature crystallized RF sputtered NiTi films by optimising deposition parameters. We have found that NiTi films containing an excess of Ti (∼52%) were crystallized when deposited on Si(100) substrates heated up to only 473 K. NiTi/Si(n) Schottky diodes I–V characteristics showed a temperature dependence indicating structural transition in the NiTi electrode.…

Gradient-enhanced model and its micromorphic regularization for simulation of Lüders-like bands in shape memory alloys

2018

Abstract Shape memory alloys, notably NiTi, often exhibit softening pseudoelastic response that results in formation and propagation of Luders-like bands upon loading, for instance, in uniaxial tension. A common approach to modelling softening and strain localization is to resort to gradient-enhanced formulations that are capable of restoring well-posedness of the boundary-value problem. This approach is also followed in the present paper by introducing a gradient-enhancement into a simple one-dimensional model of pseudoelasticity. In order to facilitate computational treatment, a micromorphic-type regularization of the gradient-enhanced model is subsequently performed. The formulation empl…

Fabrication and Characterization of Double- and Single-Clamped CuO Nanowire Based Nanoelectromechanical Switches

2021

Electrostatically actuated nanoelectromechanical (NEM) switches hold promise for operation with sharply defined ON/OFF states, high ON/OFF current ratio, low OFF state power consumption, and a compact design. The present challenge for the development of nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS) technology is fabrication of single nanowire based NEM switches. In this work, we demonstrate the first application of CuO nanowires as NEM switch active elements. We develop bottom-up and top-down approaches for NEM switch fabrication, such as CuO nanowire synthesis, lithography, etching, dielectrophoretic alignment of nanowires on electrodes, and nanomanipulations for building devices that are suitable f…

TiO2 in memristors and resistive random access memory devices

2021

Abstract One of the most recent applications of TiO2 thin films is as an oxide layer in memristors, electronic devices considered as one of the most promising nonvolatile memories and as possible building units for neuromorphic computing. This chapter aims to describe several fabrication ways, either (electro)chemical or physical methods, of TiO2 thin films and to highlight the relationship between method and layer properties. Some fundamentals on the mechanism of memristors’ operation, that is, resistive switching in oxide thin films, will be given, classifying the different types of devices based on the used electrode materials and underlying physicochemical processes. Finally, it will be…

Friction Stir Processing of NiTi Shape Memory Alloy: Microstructural Characterization

2010

Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) are metal materials that, after being strained, come back to their original shape at a designated temperature. Welding NiTi alloys is not simple because when the material is melted, due to the high reactivity of the alloy elements, the typical shape memory properties may disappear. The solid state welding process, such as friction stir welding, is thus attractive for SMA joining and it exhibits potentials for achieving welded joints affected by microstructural changes that preserve the shape memory properties. The present study investigates the feasibility of friction stir welding process to join NiTi shape memory alloys; in order to analyse the welding process, it…