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FACTORS INFLUENCING ONLINE BUYING BEHAVIOUR OF GENERATION Y

The e-commerce has shown an upward trend in Malaysia, providing online transaction platform for both domestic and global market which benefits business and consumer. Despite the fact that Generation Y has the largest buying power and always use the internet in their daily life, certain online retail has not been successful in taking advantage of ecommerce in building relationships with these consumers. According to Noble, Haytko, and Phillips (2009) Generation Y consumers have become an important marketing segment in the global marketplace over the past two decades. However, there is only a few studies that focus on Generation Y buying behavior that can be found. Thus, this study aims to investigate the relationship between subjective norms, online reviews and price towards Generation Y online buying behavior. Questionnaires were distributed to 120 respondents. All the questions were designed to be close-ended for easy analysis of the feedback and the “Likert-type scale” was used to ascertain the level of agreement or disagreement with regard to online shopping preference. The replies have been analyzed for frequency distribution and means average using IBM SPSS Version 23. The outcomes of the study indicated that all three independent variables which were subjective norms, online reviews and price show significant relationships with Generation Y online buying behavior. The results also indicated that online review was the strongest predictor that affects online buying behavior of Generation Y.
Does Increasing Longevity Lead Increasing Disability ? Evidence from Indian States

Recent studies uncovered continuous increase in life expectancy (LE) at birth in India and its states. Does increasing longevity lead to increasing disability? How is LE associated with proportions of life in good or bad health? The paper aims to answer these questions by relating the disability data available in the 2011 census with the corresponding mortality data in the Sample Registration System. In doing so, the paper examines the differential pattern of disability among older adults defined as aged 60 and above and the association between LE and healthy life expectancy (HLE) at birth and at age 60 in India and its states. Two measures are used to quantify disability in Indian states. First, disability rates were calculated by age, sex, residence and states; secondly, healthy life expectancy (HLE) and disabled life expectancy (DLE) were calculated by the method proposed by Sullivan (1971) and proportion of life spent in poor health. Findings reveal that almost all types of disability increase with increasing age. There exists greater prevalence of disability in rural areas, among elderly populations and the oldest-old women in India. The disability prevalence rate is systematically more among Indian men than Indian women until age 79. Among the oldest age group (80+), Indian women are more disabled than men. Onaverage, both males and females are expected to live about two years in an unhealthy condition. In general, there exists positive association between LE and HLE. The findings recommend that policy and intervention on disability should be prorural, pro-gender and pro-elderly to reduce the disparity in disability among the Indian population. Further, modification of census disability definition as per the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health model of the World Health Organization is urgently needed for accurate measurement of the disabled population in India. * Nandita Saikia, Centre for Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, 110067, email: nanditasts@gmail.com; Jayanta Kumar Bora, Public Health Foundation of India, Gurgaon, India. email:jkbnwg@gmail.com ©OKDISCD Social Change and Development Vol. XIII, July 2016
The Effects of Expectations on Performance: Generalizing Galatea

The Galatea effect occurs when self-efficacy is intentionally raised yielding an increase in performance. The study focused on generalizing the Galatea effect to the historically under researched populations of Blacks in the workforce. To raise self-efficacy, the participants in the experimental condition were presented with a scenario designed to increase specific self-efficacy through verbal persuasion. This study used a diverse sample of male and female college students. The dependent variable was performance on Sudoku – a cognition puzzle. The Sudoku puzzle is a test of deductive reasoning which can be related to cognitive performance. Cognitive ability is often used in business settings. The Sudoku puzzle is a logical reasoning puzzle that can be investigated using mathematics. Participants were asked to complete a scale expected to measure specific self-efficacy (Mathematics Self-Efficacy Scale). The study’s lack of significant findings suggests that the Galatea effect is more complex than has been perceived.
Effect of Developed Video Instructional Package on the Performance of Senior Secondary School Physics Students in Ilorin Metropolis

The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of developed video instructional package on the performance of Senior Secondary School students in Physics in Ilorin Metropolis. The study also investigated the influence of gender and ability levels on the performance of students’ taught with developed video instructional package. The quasi-experimental design, which involved the pre-test, post-test, nonrandomised, non-equivalent control group design was employed for the study. Research sample was drawn from two randomly selected secondary schools. One intact class each from the sampled schools was also randomly selected for the study. Students from the sampled class were further stratified along gender and ability levels. The instruments used for collecting data were Physics Performance Test (PPT) and developed video instructional package as a treatment. Physics performance test was pilot tested for reliability using the test-retest method of three weeks interval and Pearson Product Correlation analysis revealed a reliability coefficient value of 0.76. The four hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance. In addition, Scheffes test was used as post hoc analysis to test the direction of difference along ability levels. Findings indicated that, students taught with developed video instructional package were not significantly better than those taught without the use of the package. It was revealed that the gender of student was not a factor in the performance of students when they were taught using developed video instructional package. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, the use of developed video instruction should be encouraged in teaching Physics.
Association of alcohol consumption before a meal with the risk of gastric adenocarcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma : a case-control study

This study aimed to investigate the effects of alcohol consumption before a meal at mealtime on the risk of non-cardia gastric adenocarcinoma (GA), gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA), and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). A hospital-based case-control study was performed in Shandong, China, which consisted of a total of 488 male cases (159 non-cardia GA, 175 GCA, and 154 ESCC) and 160 healthy male controls matched by age. A total of approximate 160 pairs of each cancer cases and controls were matched successfully. Conditional logistic regression was used to calculated odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), adjusting for potential confounders. The adjusted ORs (aORs) of non-cardia GA for subjects drinking before a meal at mealtime were 7.65 (95% CI: 2.83-20.69, P<0.001) compared with eating and drinking alcohol at the same time. Whereas, no significant association was found in GCA (aOR=2.32, 95% CI: 0.83-6.45) or ESCC (aOR=1.76, 95% CI: 0.71-4.39) risk. Furthermore, the heavy drinkers with alcohol consumption before meal at mealtime experienced higher noncardia GA (aOR=13.60, 95% CI: 3.72-49.72, P<0.001) and ESCC risk (aOR=3.61, 95% CI: 1.02-12.99, P<0.05). Heavy drinking only showed a higher ESCC risk (aOR=1.79, 95% CI 1.07-3.02) than never drinking, with risk estimated significantly higher (P <0.05). This study is the first to assess the association of alcohol consumption before a meal with GA and ESCC risk. Alcohol consumption before a meal at mealtime is a clinically useful biomarker of susceptibility to non-cardia GA risk, but not to GCA and ESCC risk.
Using IGS Products for Near Real-Time Comparison of UTC(k)'s

The time-transfer technique based on Precise Point Positioning (PPP) has proven to be a very effective technique allowing the comparison of atomic clocks with a precision of a hundred picoseconds, and with latency of two days. Using satellite orbit and clock information from the IGS real-time products, or from the NRCan Ultra Rapid products (EMU), it is now possible to compute very precise time transfer solutions in near-real-time mode (latency down to some minutes), using the PPP approach. This paper presents the PPP-based time transfer results obtained in near-real-time with the new version of the GNSS data processing software Atomium. These results are available continuously on the webpage http://clock.oma. be. From the statistics on the results, it is concluded that the near-real-time PPP allows to detect a clock jump larger than 1.5 ns after some minutes, or 0.8 ns after 90 minutes, and a frequency change larger than 2e-14 when looking at the last 24hr data, or larger than 2e-13 when looking at the last 2 hours.
Ketogenic diet treatment as adjuvant to standard treatment of glioblastoma multiforme: a feasibility and safety study

Background: High-grade glioma cells consume mainly glucose and cannot compensate for glucose restriction. Apoptosis may potentially occur under carbohydrate restriction by a ketogenic diet (KD). We explored the feasibility and safety of KD during standard treatment of chemoradiation in patients with glioblastoma multiforme. Methods: A full liquid KD induced ketosis within 2 weeks before start of chemoradiation. After 6 weeks, the KD was modified with solid foods and medium-chain-triglyceride emulsions and used for an additional 6 weeks while maintaining ketosis. During the total study period (14 weeks), feasibility, safety, coping (both patient and partner), quality of life (QoL), neurological functioning and impairment were measured. Overall survival was analyzed with actuarial estimates. Results: Eleven patients started the study protocol, nine reached ketosis and six (67%) completed the study. Severe adverse effects did not occur. The majority of coping scores ranged from 3 to 6 on a 10-point scale at all timepoints; QoL, neurological functioning, and impairment did not essentially change over time; overall survival ranged between 9.8 and 19.0 months. Conclusion: KD was feasible and safe as an adjuvant to standard chemoradiation treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. A supportive partner and intensive counseling were essential for coping. Future research should identify possible beneficial effects on overall survival. Clinical trial registration: Netherlands Trial Registry: NTR5167 (registration date 29-01-2015), http://www.trialregister. nl/trialreg/index.asp
Proximate composition micronutrient and sensory properties of complementary food formulated from fermented maize , soybeans and carrot flours

An improved complementary food consisting of fermented maize, soybeans and carrots was formulated and evaluated for proximate, micronutrient and sensory properties. Protein content increased from 11.66% in the control to 23.99% for sample containing 20% soybeans. The fat and ash contents also showed similar increases from 3.40 – 7.80% and 0.56 – 2.00% respectively. There was no significant difference (P≤ 0.05) in the moisture content with the addition of soybeans and carrot flours. The fiber content decreased with addition of soy and carrot flours from 1.82 – 0.31%. Micro nutrients Ca (260 540 mg/kg), Mg (365 760 mg/kg), P (890 1795 mg/kg), Cu (0.88 3.36 mg/kg) and Zn (4.82 7.58 mg/kg) increased significantly with increase in substitution except Fe. The control without substitution had significantly the highest Fe value of 254.33 mg/kg. The colour, taste, mouthfeel and texture of the 10% substitution were significantly (P ≤ 0.05) the most acceptable to the assessors. It meets the consumers’ sensory attributes, though not significantly (P≤ 0.05) the highest in the other nutrients. This study reveals that the macro and micro nutrient content of pap can be increased by substituting maize flour with soybeans and carrot flours with 10% as the most preferred substitution level.
VORTICAL AND TURBULENT STRUCTURES AND INSTABILITIES IN UNSTEADY FREE-SURFACE WAVE INDUCED SEPARATION

Free-surface wave-induced separation caused by interactions of free-surface waves and wall boundary layers has relevance to ship and platform hydrodynamics with regard to resistance and propulsion, stability, and signatures. This paper uses URANS and DES with complimentary EFD to investigate the separation patterns and Strouhal numbers for the different instability mechanisms on a surface piercing NACA0024 foil for Fr=0.37 and 0.55. Instability studies include laminar cases too. Frequency analysis and vortex core detection reveal the nature of freesurface wave induced separation. Normalized Strouhal numbers for shear layer instability (Stθ scaled by momentum thickness at separation θ), Karman instability (Sth scaled by wake thickness h), and flapping instability (StR scaled by mean reattachment length XR) show the effects of free surface and Fr on the instability mechanisms. Stθ (~0.013) for the laminar cases compare well with existing values for airfoils. Stθ for the turbulent cases have lower values that decrease with Fr. Stθ =0.0077 and 0.0052 for Fr=0.37 (Re=1.5e) and 0.55 (Re=2e) respectively. Sth for free-surface Karman shedding lies in a reduced range 0.065-0.069 compared to flows without free surface (0.07-0.09). StR = 0.2 lies in similar range as that for backward facing steps and blunt cylinders. A theoretical model constructed based on simple harmonic motion gives a good prediction of the flapping frequency. Unlike RANS, DES predicts nonreattaching separation for Fr=0.37. DES captures the same frequency for shear layer instability along with a much broader range of frequencies. DES provides a broader range of vortical structures in the separated regions and resolves more turbulent structures than URANS. Preliminary results using DES with single-phase level-set method show spilling wave near the toe which surface-tracking method does not capture. The overall results provide credible description of the flow physics.
Quaderno n . 15 / 2011 October 2011 Are Environmental Innovations Embedded within High-Performance Organizational Changes ? The role of human resource management and complementarity in green business strategies

Many scholars have highlighted the role of high performance work practices (HPWP) and Human Resource Management (HRM) as contents of organizational change that integrate with green business strategies, mainly in the realm of the ‘Porter paradigm of change’ and competitive advantage. We investigate whether manufacturing firms, in light of the challenges that the path to a ‘Green economy’ poses, have given heavier weight in most recent times to internal sources of environmental innovation (EI) that refer to structural mechanisms of organizational change. More specifically, we analyse how the complementarity between different performance oriented strategies such as training and organizational innovations of labor and production can (jointly) foster the adoption of relatively more radical innovations, as environmental ones are. We use an original dataset on 555 Italian industrial firms on EI and high performance work practices, coherent with the last CIS5 survey, to analyse whether various, more or less radical, forms of environmental innovations are correlated to complementarity investments in HPWP/HRM. Empirical evidence shows that the strict complementarity assumption is not valid as a general rule for the HPWP/HRM strategies we analyse. We indeed find that trade offs (substitutability) is present when training competencies and organizational change in production are investigated. Weaknesses in organizational change processes are then highlighted for the sake of management restructuring. Sector specificity and market conditions eventually matter: the only case where we do find strict complementarities in organizational change is for CO2 abatement, a relatively more radical type of EI, but when we restrict the sample to more polluting (and regulated) firms. This evidence is coherent with the Porter hypothesis: complementarity related adoption of EI is an element of organizational change in firms that are subject to more stringent regulations. The fact that strict complementarity is not a diffused factor behind the adoption of all environmental innovations does not come indeed at a surprise. At this stage of development of green strategies, the share of eco-firms is still limited even in advanced countries that are seeking for new competitiveness tools. Market Leaders do find innovations sources mainly ‘outside’ the boundaries instead of reshaping organizations along complementary green lines. The integration of EIs with the internal capabilities and firm’s own assets is far from being reached even in advanced and competitive industrial settings.
Role of Long Noncoding RNAs and Circular RNAs in Nerve Regeneration

Nerve injuries may cause severe disability and affect the quality of life. It is of great importance to get a full understanding of the biological processes and molecular mechanisms underlying nerve injuries to find and target specific molecules for nerve regeneration. Numerous studies have shown that noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) participate in diverse biological processes and diseases. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and circular RNAs (circRNAs) are two major groups of ncRNAs, which attract growing attention. The altered expression patterns of lncRNAs and circRNAs following nerve injury suggest that these ncRNAs might be associated with nerve regeneration. This review will give a brief introduction of lncRNAs and circRNAs. We then summarize the current studies on lncRNAs and circRNAs following peripheral nerve injury and spinal cord injury (SCI). Typical lncRNAs and circRNAs are introduced to illustrate the diverse molecular mechanisms for nerve regeneration. In addition, we also discuss some issues to be addressed in future investigations on lncRNAs and circRNAs.
Comparative evaluation of safety and efficacy of epidural bupivacaine with morphine and ketamine vs epidural bupivacaine with morphine alone for post-operative analgesia

Background: Adding a small-dose of ketamine provides better postoperative analgesia and reduces morphine consumption after major abdominal surgery. Psychomimetic effects are the most troubling side-effects of ketamine. Hence evaluation of the safety and efficacy of adding ketamine to epidural bupivacaine with morphine is the need of the hour. Materials and methods: The study was a randomized controlled trial conducted in the Department of Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital between April 2015 to March 2016. Study on 60 subjects of ASA I and II category randomized into two groups undergoing elective abdominal surgeries was done. 30 subjects in the study group received ketamine 0.2 mg/kg in addition to epidural morphine 0.05 mg/kg with 0.125% bupivacaine alone received in the control group for post-operative analgesia. The subjects were monitored for 24 hours. Results: The mean time for onset of analgesia and median duration of analgesia was 6.10 ± 1.27 minutes, 13.73 ± 3.10 hours respectively in ketamine group (Group I) whereas it was 12.53 ± 2.08 minutes, 8.27 ± 1.08 hours respectively in the control group. There was no complication or ketamine related side effects in the ketamine group compared to one in the control group. Kayalvizhi, J. Radhika. Comparative evaluation of safety and efficacy of epidural bupivacaine with morphine and ketamine vs epidural bupivacaine with morphine alone for post-operative analgesia. IAIM, 2018; 5(4): 7-16. Page 8 Conclusions: A multimodal combination comprising of low-dose epidural ketamine with morphine not only results in effective postoperative analgesia but also decreases the rescue analgesia requirement, without any increase in side-effects.
Indications and Outcomes of Splenectomy for Hematological Disorders

Abstract Background and Aim Splenectomy is a frequent component of the diagnosis and treatment of hematological disorders. The aim of this study was to define the indications and outcomes of splenectomy for benign and malign hematological disorders. Materials and Methods One hundred and two patients with hematological disease who had splenectomy at Hacettepe University Hospital between the years of 2010 and 2018 were evaluated. Results A total of one hundred and two patients were included in this study. The median age was 52 (20-82) years at the time of splenectomy. Most of the patients were female (57.9%). The median follow up time was 11.0 (0.03-87.9) months after splenectomy. Splenectomy was performed to diagnose thirty patients (29.4%). Seventy-two patients underwent splenectomy for the treatment of hematological disease (70.6%). Twenty-seven patients (90%) were diagnosed with various lymphomas. Two patients (6.7%) were diagnosed with hairy cell leukemia and one patient (3.3%) was diagnosed with large granular lymphocytic leukemia. Conclusion In conclusion, an improvement in medical therapy, especially with monoclonal antibodies, the indications and outcomes of splenectomy for hematologic disorders have changed extremely in last years. Nevertheless, splenectomy has an important role for diagnosis and treatment of benign and malign hematological disorders.
2 Web-Enabled Knowledge-Intensive Support Framework for Collaborative Design of MEMS ∗

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) design and manufacturing are inherently multi-physical and multi-disciplinary; no single person is able to perform a full development process for a MEM device or system. This chapter presents a web-enabled design platform for collaborative design of MEMS. The proposed web-based distributed object modeling and evaluation framework with client-knowledge server architecture, KS-DMME, allows multi-users/designers in different locations to participate in the same design process. Under this framework, concurrent integrated MEMS design and simulation models can be built using both local and distributed resources, and the design collaboration can be realized by exchanging services between modules based upon CORBA standard communication protocol. To facilitate the rapid construction of the concurrent integrated design models for MEMS, a prototype web-enabled design system, Web-MEMS Designer, is implemented through concurrent integration of multiple distributed and cooperative knowledge sources and software. By use of the developed prototype system, MEMS design and simulation can be carried out simultaneously and intelligently in an integrated but open design environment on the web. A case study of a microgripper design for micro robotic assembly systems is provided to illustrate how designers in different teams and organizations may participate and collaborate in MEMS design. ∗This work was supported by the Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program of Korea Science & Engineering Foundation and the Korea Research Foundation grant funded by the Korean government (MOEHRD).