{"id":1585,"date":"2024-02-08T17:29:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T17:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mer.ase.ro\/?page_id=1585"},"modified":"2024-02-12T13:57:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T13:57:51","slug":"vol-3-issue-2-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mer.ase.ro\/?page_id=1585","title":{"rendered":"&#8211; Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1585\" class=\"elementor elementor-1585\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75d7d2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75d7d2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d75ef20\" data-id=\"d75ef20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af9945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9af9945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2018<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b8a23b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b8a23b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-243cd34\" data-id=\"243cd34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f28f1f elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0f28f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mer.ase.ro\/files\/2018_2\/Summary-3_2018.pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Summary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf9f80c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf9f80c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9462fa\" data-id=\"b9462fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65377d3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"65377d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f070b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f070b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 1.15rem; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"><b style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">Critical Success Factors for Adopting Cloud Computing in the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies<\/b><\/h4><ul style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-left: 1.5rem; list-style-type: none; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Page:\u00a0<\/span>123<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Authors:\u00a0<\/span>Mohammad Saleem AL-SHURA, Abdelrahim M. ZABADI,\u00a0Mohamad ABUGHAZALEH,\u00a0Marwa A. ALHADI<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Abstract:\u00a0<\/span>Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, easy, and on-demand network access to a shared aggregation of configurable computing sources. Adopting of cloud computing in the pharmaceutical manufacturing is influenced by a group of critical success factors. Therefore, this paper depends on the technological-organizational-environmental (TOE) framework to explore the factors that influence on cloud computing adoption by pharmaceutical industry firms in Jordan through proposing a model for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies. Complexity, compatibility, relative advantage, top management support, firm size, technical readiness, competitive pressure, and trading partner pressure, are the eight critical success factors that have been tested. A survey was utilized to collect data from 16 pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in the capital of Jordan \u2013 Amman. Relevant hypotheses were developed and examined by multiple regression analysis. The results of the data analysis generally support the suggested model. In summary, the results of this research have shown that all above-mentioned factors were found to have a significant influence on adoption of cloud computing for the pharmaceutical industry in Jordan. This finding of adoption in cloud computing in the pharmaceutical industry will help firms to take into consideration their information for technologies investments.<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">JEL Classification:\u00a0<\/span>L20, Q55<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Key words:\u00a0<\/span>cloud computing, technology \u2013 organization \u2013 environment (TOE) framework, technology adoption, pharmaceutical industry, information technology (IT)<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">DOI:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">10.24818\/mer\/2018.12-01<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1dda8 elementor-button-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1c1dda8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mer.ase.ro\/files\/2018-2\/3-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01a39b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01a39b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c7db66\" data-id=\"6c7db66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84d072 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f84d072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd9e65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdd9e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 1.15rem; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"><b style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">The Impact of eWOM in Social Media on Consumer Purchase Decisions: A Comparative Study between Romanian and Bosnian Consumers<\/b><\/h4><ul style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-left: 1.5rem; list-style-type: none; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Page: 138<\/span><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Authors:\u00a0<\/span>Mersid POTURAK,\u00a0Merve TURKYILMAZ<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Abstract:\u00a0<\/span>Marketers define their social media platform as an essential piece to reach their consumers. The flock of web users turning to social media to receive and convey their thoughts, opinions, and suggestions has made social media an integral part of digital marketing. Using traditional media to advertise had restrictions in placement and outcome while, nowadays, social media has liberated this obstacle. It has created a platform which allows information to spread freely and at a fast pace. Using electronic word-of-mouth in social media permits a constant connection to a vast audience. The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of electronic word-of-mouth within the context of social media on consumer purchase decisions. More precisely, how the familiarity of the Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) source, the way of communication, writer\u2019s expertise and the popularity of a product affects the consumer&#8217;s purchase decision. The data has been gathered using quantitative research method. The sample consists of students studying in Sarajevo and Timisoara. Having sample from two different countries would be good base for comparative analysis. The survey for data analysis was emailed to students\u2019 email addresses. The results of the analysis will provide a comparison between the universities and the level of impact eWOM in social media has on their purchase decisions.<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">JEL Classification:\u00a0<\/span>M3, M31, M37<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Key words:\u00a0<\/span>electronic word-of-mouth, social media, digital marketing, purchase decision<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">DOI:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">10.24818\/mer\/2018.<span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">12<\/span>-02<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2f59b elementor-button-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9f2f59b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mer.ase.ro\/files\/2018-2\/3-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0c31e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0c31e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-298feae\" data-id=\"298feae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528f5f7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"528f5f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e618d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13e618d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 1.15rem; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"><b style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">The Impact of Brand Equity on the Achievement Customers\u2019 Loyalty to the Brand: An Empirical Study of a Sample of Vodafone&#8217;s Customers<\/b><\/h4><ul style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-left: 1.5rem; list-style-type: none; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Page: 161<\/span><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Authors:\u00a0<\/span>Zaki Muhammad ABBAS BHAYA,\u00a0Basim Abbas KRAIDY JASSMY<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Abstract:\u00a0<\/span>This study aims to discover the role of the brand equity in the process to achieving the brand loyalty from customer perspective, which is represented the dominant perspective and favored by the majority of academics and practitioners in Marketing Research, This research was focused on the study of customer-based brand equity of the opinions of customers&#8217; sample of Vodafone. The research sample included (100) customer which refers to how responsive customer to Vodafone brand. The authors examined all the variables of the questionnaire by using (factor analysis). The study is showed the role of this perspective in satisfying the desires of customers, and revealed a number of conclusions that refers the importance of the brand equity to the customers in creating brand loyalty.<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">JEL Classification:\u00a0<\/span>M30<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Key words:\u00a0<\/span>brand equity, brand loyalty<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">DOI:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">10.24818\/mer\/2018.<span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">12<\/span>-03<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb86ef elementor-button-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3cb86ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mer.ase.ro\/files\/2018-2\/3-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f8d666 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f8d666\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae77787\" data-id=\"ae77787\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e5c03 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"99e5c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da80c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2da80c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 1.15rem; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"><b style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">International Development and Nonlinear Taxation in a Multi-Country Neoclassical Growth Model<\/b><\/h4><ul style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-left: 1.5rem; list-style-type: none; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Page: 175<\/span><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Authors:\u00a0<\/span>Wei-Bin ZHANG<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Abstract:\u00a0<\/span>This paper builds a multi-country growth model with nonlinear taxation and public goods. The\u00a0dynamic machines of global development are national wealth accumulation and free trade.\u00a0Different from most of theoretical growth models in neoclassical economics which deals with a\u00a0two-country world and each economy has a homogeneous population, our model deals with any\u00a0number of national economies and each economy has heterogeneous populations. A national\u00a0economy consists of one industrial sector and one public sector and has any number of types of\u00a0people. Our model integrates economic mechanisms of some well-known economic theories in a\u00a0comprehensive framework. Each national economy is described according to Walrasian general\u00a0economic theory. Capital accumulation follows the Solow model. Modelling public goods with\u00a0nonlinear taxation is based on the literature of progressive taxation and economic growth. The\u00a0trade pattern is modelled within the Oniki-Uzawa global growth model with two countries. We\u00a0model household behavior on the basis of Zhang\u2019s concept of disposable income and utility\u00a0function. We simulate the model to show transitory processes and long-term equilibrium. We\u00a0carry out comparative dynamic analysis in some parameters<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">JEL Classification:\u00a0<\/span>B17<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Key words:\u00a0<\/span>competitive heterogeneous households, international trade, neoclassical growth theory,\u00a0nonlinear taxation, propensity to save<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">DOI:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">10.24818\/mer\/2018.<span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">12<\/span>-04<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaae6cb elementor-button-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eaae6cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mer.ase.ro\/files\/2018-2\/3-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79fcc69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79fcc69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e41d2f\" data-id=\"9e41d2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157aa5e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"157aa5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0242cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0242cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 1.15rem; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"><b style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">The Difference of the Actual Price Level from the Equilibrium One and its Impact on Inflation<\/b><\/h4><ul style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-left: 1.5rem; list-style-type: none; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Page: 193<\/span><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Authors:\u00a0<\/span>Ion PARTACHI,\u00a0Vitalie MOTELICA<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Abstract:\u00a0<\/span>Within the modern monetary policy regimes, the inflationary pressures are, generally, approximated by the excessive demand that generate pressures on the fixed production capacity resulting in a change of prices. This excessive demand is estimated as the deviation of the level of the economic activity, reflected by a series of macroeconomic indicators, from its equilibrium one which is determined using different univariate or multivariate methods. However, an alternative approach which could provide information about the medium term inflationary pressures in an economy is the information about the monetary indicators. In this regard, it is necessary to estimate an equilibrium level of prices which is related to an equilibrium level of production and monetary indicators. Over the medium term, the deviation of the actual level of prices from the equilibrium one will tend to close which will result in inflation. The calculation of the equilibrium level of prices needs to be adjusted in case of a small open economy taking into consideration the macroeconomic indicators of its major trading partners.<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">JEL Classification:\u00a0<\/span>C01, C22, C51, E 31, E51, E52<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Key words:\u00a0<\/span>core inflation, inflationary pressures, equilibrium prices, monetary policy, quantity theory of money<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">DOI:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">10.24818\/mer\/2018.<span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">12<\/span>-05<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf8dd9 elementor-button-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ddf8dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mer.ase.ro\/files\/2018-2\/3-5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1fb15c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1fb15c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f1b3f7\" data-id=\"8f1b3f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee03ae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5ee03ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c81eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c81eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 1.15rem; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"><b style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">National Health Systems and Healthcare Contracts in the EU: a Review on the Literature over the Last 17 Years (2000\u20132017)<\/b><\/h4><ul style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-left: 1.5rem; list-style-type: none; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Page: 202<\/span><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Authors:\u00a0<\/span>Bogdan STOICA,\u00a0Alexandru Mihai BUGHEANU<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Abstract:\u00a0<\/span>This article presents an analysis and evaluation of the literature of the last 17 years on the studies on the National Health Systems (NHS) in the EU. On this occasion, we set as an objective to frame a systematic classification of the selected studies, which were briefly commented upon, given their large volume. It is confirmed that the NHS focuses on contracting medical services, a multi-annual phenomenon, based on national legislation, often harmonised with European legislation. From this perspective, we present a case study, namely Romania. Good contracting can be achieved by supporting guides that, although exist at an European level, are absent in many East European countries. In the last part of the article, a presentation is made \u2013 perhaps for the first time in the East-European geographical space \u2013 of these guides, wich form an integral part of the specific literature.<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">JEL Classification:\u00a0<\/span>G32, I13, I18, K12<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Key words:\u00a0<\/span>EU, health policies, health finance, health insurance, contracting services, health guides<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">DOI:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">10.24818\/mer\/2018.<span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">12<\/span>-06<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-998ed69 elementor-button-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"998ed69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mer.ase.ro\/files\/2018-2\/3-6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-618b5b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"618b5b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77f85d5\" data-id=\"77f85d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dde310 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6dde310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d3a970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d3a970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 1.15rem; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"><b style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">What Do We Know about Biofuels Today that Diesel and Ford Did Not?<\/b><\/h4><ul style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-left: 1.5rem; list-style-type: none; color: #000000; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Page: 213<\/span><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Authors:\u00a0<\/span>Corina MARINESCU,\u00a0Claudiu CICEA<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Abstract:\u00a0<\/span>Would have ever thought Rudolf Diesel and Henry Ford that a day will come when fuel will be extracted from algae? What would Diesel say when hearing about biodiesel or green diesel? Or would Ford say &#8222;I told you so&#8221; when discovering that ethanol became a reliable fuel? We would be proud to tell them how many efforts have been made and how many scientists and researchers dedicated their work to biofuels. The present paper makes an introduction into the biofuels\u2019 field and tries to answer the question raised in the title by providing a genuine configuration of biofuels generations and supporting evidence of their trends which will help both Ford and Diesel catch up with progress. By their nature, biofuels remain a large debated subject, a useful tool for tackling energy questions and a growing alternative to be explored in more depth.<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">JEL Classification:\u00a0<\/span>Q16<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Key words:\u00a0<\/span>bioenergy, biofuels, biodiesel, bioethanol<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">DOI:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">10.24818\/mer\/2018.<span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">12<\/span>-07<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ec456 elementor-button-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"41ec456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mer.ase.ro\/files\/2018-2\/3-7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-164b3e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"164b3e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a9f49c\" data-id=\"9a9f49c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ed27d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"66ed27d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152c73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"152c73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 1.15rem; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"><b style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">Global Management Practices and Strategies in the IT Driven Society<\/b><\/h4><ul style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-left: 1.5rem; list-style-type: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Page: 225<\/span><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Authors:&nbsp;<\/span>Cristina MOR\u0102RESCU,&nbsp;Simona C\u0103t\u0103lina \u0218TEFAN,&nbsp;\u0218tefan C\u0103t\u0103lin POPA,&nbsp;C\u0103t\u0103lina Florentina ALBU<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">Abstract:&nbsp;<\/span>The main objectives of the paper are: to identify and analyze the main ways in which global management practices and strategies can be adapted to survive in the context of the IT driven society, to determine which are the best ways in which managers can deal with the challenges of running global teams, to determine new guidelines, in order to accommodate the common shared digital workspace such created, and to change the approach in which the managerial functions and the management process itself is being regarded in, considering the continuous changes of the digital environment, as the current global workspace evolves. In terms of significant results and conclusions, may be mentioned the ones regarding the necessity of shaping a set of new management practices and strategies capable of validating the real requirements of the new social and economic background in which organizations exist in, and the fact that the traditional way in which the management process unfolds is no longer enough. Also, the paper comprises a set of basic guidelines to be followed in terms of establishing current management trends and practices in the IT driven globalized society, which today\u2019s practitioners can use when making their own rules of the game, according to the specific context. 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