CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION IN EMERGING MARKETS: THE CASE OF STARBUCKS IN COLOMBIA AS A GLOBAL AND SUSTAINABLE BRAND

Conspicuous Consumption in Emerging Markets: The Case of Starbucks in Colombia as a Global and Sustainable Brand

Conspicuous consumption symbolizes ostentatious and material consumption through the purchase of products and services with body bar a higher economic value and that allows their consumers to excel socially.However, conspicuous consumption often does not represent social and environmental values, because their products are often not characterized b

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Arabidopsis Histone Demethylases LDL1 and LDL2 Control Primary Seed Dormancy by Regulating DELAY OF GERMINATION 1 and ABA Signaling-Related Genes

Seed dormancy controls germination and plays a critical role in regulating the beginning of the life cycle of plants.Seed dormancy is established and maintained during seed maturation and is gradually broken during dry storage (after-ripening).The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) and DELAY OF GERMINATION1 (DOG1) protein are essential regulators 3.

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Management of arthrofibrosis in neuromuscular disorders: a review

Abstract Arthrofibrosis, or rigid contracture of major articular joints, is a significant morbidity of many neurodegenerative disorders.The pathogenesis depends on the mechanism and severity of the precipitating neuromuscular disorder.Most neuromuscular disorders, whether spastic or hypotonic, culminate in decreased joint range of motion.Limited ra

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