Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Marketing communications for special events Analysing managerial practice, consumer perceptions and preferences

Purpose – Relatively little is known about marketing communications within the context of special events. The aim of this paper is to begin to address this gap in knowledge by analysing managerial practice, consumer perceptions and preferences in relation to marketing communications for this market offering. Design/methodology/approach – A case study analysis of Festival Melbourne 2006 was undertaken using marketing communications collateral, ethnographic (participant observations) and interview (in ‐ depth and focus group) data. Findings – A centralised approach to marketing communications was adopted for this event, but was difficult to implement. In addition, it was found that the marketing communications in situ did not assist attendees to make the most of their event experiences. It was also found that research participants prefer to receive information about special events passively. Practical implications – With the increasing levels of globalisation and standardisation in the event sector there is a need to attain a balance between centralisation and adaptation in relation to marketing communications strategies and their implementation. Furthermore, it is imperative that marketing communications are integrated across all stages of consumption. Originality/value – This study adds to the body of knowledge about marketing communications, and more generally within events. It also adds to the debate surrounding the integration of marketing communications.
Changes in genetic risk for emotional eating across the menstrual cycle: a longitudinal study

Background Previous studies have shown significant within-person changes in binge eating and emotional eating across the menstrual cycle, with substantial increases in both phenotypes during post-ovulation. Increases in both estradiol and progesterone levels appear to account for these changes in phenotypic risk, possibly via increases in genetic effects. However, to date, no study has examined changes in genetic risk for binge phenotypes (or any other phenotype) across the menstrual cycle. The goal of the present study was to examine within-person changes in genetic risk for emotional eating scores across the menstrual cycle. Method Participants were 230 female twin pairs (460 twins) from the Michigan State University Twin Registry who completed daily measures of emotional eating for 45 consecutive days. Menstrual cycle phase was coded based on dates of menstrual bleeding and daily ovarian hormone levels. Results Findings revealed important shifts in genetic and environmental influences, where estimates of genetic influences were two times higher in post- as compared with pre-ovulation. Surprisingly, pre-ovulation was marked by a predominance of environmental influences, including shared environmental effects which have not been previously detected for binge eating phenotypes in adulthood. Conclusions Our study was the first to examine within-person shifts in genetic and environmental influences on a behavioral phenotype across the menstrual cycle. Results highlight a potentially critical role for these shifts in risk for emotional eating across the menstrual cycle and underscore the need for additional, large-scale studies to identify the genetic and environmental factors contributing to menstrual cycle effects.
Photodynamic destruction of high grade dysplasia and early carcinoma of the esophagus after the oral administration of 5‐aminolevulinic acid

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new local, endoscopically controlled therapeutic concept based on the selective sensitization of malignant and precancerous lesions prior to light‐induced tissue destruction. 5‐aminolevulinic acid (5‐ALA) appears to be a promising alternative photosensitizer with a high mucosa specificity without phototoxic side effects on the skin. The authors report on their experiences with this new form of PDT in 27 patients.
Flow dependence of propranolol elimination in perfused rat liver.

The effect of experimental variations of the blood flow rate on hepatic elimination of propranolol was studied in livers from 200 g rats perfused in a recirculating system given a constant infusion of propranolol into the reservoir throughout each experiment. This design ensures that, at steady state, the elimination rate of propranolol is the same as the infusion rate of propranolol, and equal to the hepatic blood flow rate multiplied by the hepatic inlet to outlet propranolol concentration difference. Thus, when flow is increased, the concentration difference will decrease, and vice versa. It is currently a matter of debate whether or not this change in concentration difference will influence the outlet substrate concentration. The venous equilibration model (Rowland et al., J. Pharmacokinet. Biopharm. 1: 123-136, 1973) predicts that at a given elimination rate, the outlet concentration is flow-independent, whereas the sinusoidal perfusion model (Bass et al., J. Theor. Biol. 61: 393-410, 1976) predicts that both inlet and outlet concentrations will change. In 13 of 14 experiments, increasing the flow rate (from an average 9 to 14 ml/min) resulted in a decrease of the inlet concentration and elevation of the outlet concentration (each P less than .005). Thus, the data reject the venous equilibration model but are consistent with the sinusoidal perfusion model under the experimental conditions investigated.
Palaeomonsoon and palaeoproductivity records of 18 O, 13 C and CaCO 3 variations in the northern Indian Ocean sediments

δ 18 O and δ 13 C of G. sacculifer have been measured in five cores from the northern Indian Ocean. In addition, high resolution analysis (1 to 2 cm) was performed on one core (SK-20-185) for both δ 18 O and δ 13 C in five species of planktonic foraminifera. CaCO 3 variation was measured in two cores. The results, presented here, show that ○ the summer monsoon was weaker during. 18 ka and was stronger during 9 ka, relative to modern conditions; ○ δ 13 C variations are consistent with independent evidence that shows that during the last glacial maximum (LGM; 18 ka) the upwelling was reduced while during 9 ka it was vigorous; ○ calculation of CaCO 3 flux shows that the LGM was characterized by low biogenic productivity in the Arabian Sea while during the Holocene productivity increased by ∼65%, as a direct consequence of the changes in upwelling. Similar changes (of lesser magnitude) are also seen in the equatorial Indian Ocean. The amount of terrigenous input into the Arabian Sea doubled during LGM possibly due to the higher erosion rate along the west coast. ○ δ 18 O values indicate that the Arabian Sea was saltier by 1 to 2%o during LGM. The northern part was dominated by evaporation while in the equatorial part there was an increased precipitation.
Dividend Policy in Indonesia: A Life-Cycle Explanation

This study examines dividend life-cycle hypothesis and propensity to pay dividends of non-financial firms in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 1995-2011 in light of a recent notion in IDX to regulate dividend payment. Using several proxies of life-cycle, the results consistently show that Indonesian listed firms follow dividend life-cycle hypothesis. The result also shows that firms’ dividend propensity to pay in IDX is declining over time, and it becomes much more concentrated throughout the observation period. As there has been a view in IDX that regulating dividend payment is necessary, this finding not only provides relatively new empirical evidence of dividend policy in Indonesia, but it also has potential policy contribution. Our results recommend that the regulation take into account the firm life cycle. Firms should only be required to pay dividends when they reach a certain stage and/or meet some characteristics, and action should only be taken towards those firms who do not pay dividends although they should be able to, according to their stage or characteristics.
Vagal control of fasting somatostatin levels

Abstract The relationship between fasting intestinal motility, plasma concentration of somatostatin and vagal integrity was examined in four conscious dogs. Small intestinal motility was recorded using subserosally implanted bipolar electrodes. The cervical vagosympathetic trunks, previously isolated in skin loops, were blocked by cooling. In the fasted state, peaks in somatostatin concentration were observed during phase III of the migrating myoelectric complex (MMC). During vagal blockade, small intestinal MM***Cs persisted but with phase II being absent or decreased in duration in the duodenum and upper jejunum. Somatostatin levels significantly decreased to below the basal levels observed prior to blockade. No cycling of somatostatin levels was evident during the period of vagal blockade. Upon termination of vagal cooling, normal motility returned and somatostatin levels returned to their pre‐blockade levels. In conclusion: (1) plasma somatostatin levels cycle with phase III of the MMC in the upper small intestine; (2) the cycling of fasting somatostatin concentrations is primarily dependent upon intact vagal pathways; and (3) basal plasma somatostatin levels are in part vagally dependent.
Confirmation and disconfirmation in the field of personal interaction quality

In the service literature, personal interactions between individual service-providing staff members and individual customers are traditionally considered to be the main contribution to service quality experience. Service interaction quality is often supposed to outweigh any other service process experiences and results. Personal interaction is also one of the key contribu-tors to trust. This paper is one of the results of an integrated research project that deals with the quality and productivity of personal service in the hospitality industry (restaurants). The focus of the research project was on the discovery of the main quality drivers and dimensions from the customers' perspective. This paper concentrates on the identification of the dimensions of personal interaction quality and the interrelation between expectations and the assessment of interaction quality (critical attitude). Methodically, the paper is based on a case study approach, including customer surveys conducted with customers of four different hotels/restaurants for the above-mentioned research project. Overall, a positive appearance and attitude, the empathy of service staff, round-the-clock care, an apparent motivation of service staff and a relaxing atmosphere turned out to be most important explanatory variables for interaction quality. Important insights could be gained, such as the importance of leadership concepts for the quality of personal interaction, as well as a customer's identification with a certain hotel and the perceived quality level of that hotel. This paper aims to contribute to the empirical analysis of service interaction quality in the hospitality sector. Key words: service quality, personal interaction quality, expectations, performance quality, satisfaction.
Chirp-managed directly modulated laser (CML)

We demonstrate a new highly dispersion tolerant modulation format using a chirp-managed directly modulated laser (CML) for uncompensated 10-Gb/s transmission over >200 km at 1.55 /spl mu/m. The CML consists of a distributed feedback (DFB) laser followed by an optical filter. We show that the combination of adiabatic chirp from the DFB and filter edge response produces high extinction ratio pulses with nearly uniform phase, abrupt phase shifts at bit transitions, and a correlation between the 1 bits; 1 bits separated by odd number of 0 bits are /spl pi/ out of phase. This results in carrier suppression, 1/2 the bandwidth of standard nonreturn-to-zero, and high tolerance to positive and negative dispersion.
Plasma levels of leptin in reproductive‐aged women with mild depressive and anxious states

Recent studies suggest that leptin may have an effect on emotion and mood. Low levels of leptin in depression and anxiety have been reported in many animal models; however in humans, it has yet to be elucidated as to whether plasma leptin levels are low in similar states. Therefore, in this study we investigated how plasma leptin level and salivary stress markers of reproductive‐aged women, who constitute the majority of patients with mild depression and anxiety in our clinic, are different from those of healthy women.
Sexual Addictions

The potential adverse consequences, personal distress, shame and guilt presented by patients who suffer from sexual addiction require a more in-depth understanding of the phenomenology and psychobiology of this disorder. Methods: A bibliographic review was conducted using MEDLINE and EBSCO databases with the following keywords: “sexual addiction,” “hypersexuality,” “compulsive sexual behavior,” “behavioural addiction,” “treatment,” and “addiction. ” Results: Several conceptualizations of excessive nonparaphilic sexual disorder have been proposed based on the models of, respectively, obsessive compulsive disorder, impulse control disorder, out of control excessive sexual disorder, and addictive disorder. Despite the lack of robust scientific data, a number of clinical elements, such as the frequent preoccupation with this type of behavior, the time spent in sexual activities, the continuation of this behavior despite its negative consequences, the repeated and unsuccessful efforts made to reduce the behavior, are in favor of an addictive disorder. In addition there is a high comorbidity between excessive sexual behavior and other addictive behaviors. Conclusion: The phenomenology of excessive nonpara- philic sexual disorder favors its conceptualization as an addictive behavior, rather than an obsessive-compulsive, or an impulse con- trol disorder. Moreover, the criteria that are quite close to those of addictive disorders were recently proposed for the future DSM-V in order to improve the characterization of this condition. Finally, controlled studies are warranted in order to establish clear guidelines for treatment of sexual addiction.
Socialisation of seconded healthcare assistants.

AIM To compare the clinical practice experiences of seconded healthcare assistants (HCAs) with four major socialisation concepts. METHOD The sample was comprised of eight seconded HCAs, all from the same pre-registration mental health nursing cohort. A semi-structured focus group strategy was used, with the group convening on a yearly basis. FINDINGS The practice learning experiences of seconded HCAs are different to other nursing students and could be viewed as a unique socialisation process. CONCLUSION Course planning teams should consider socialisation factors and supportive mentor strategies when designing the first year of pre-registration nursing programmes.
Landscapes of Loss and Destruction: Sámi Elders’ Childhood Memories of the Second World War Sámi Elders’ Childhood Memories of the Second World War

The so-called Lapland War between Finland and Germany at the end of the Second World War led to a mass-scale destruction of Lapland. Both local Finnish residents and the indigenous Sami groups lost their homes, and their livelihoods suffered in many ways. The narratives of these deeply traumatic experiences have long been neglected and suppressed in Finland and have been studied only recently by academics and acknowledged in public. In this text, we analyze the interviews with four elders of one Sami village, Vuotso. We explore their memories, from a child’s perspective, scrutinizing the narration as a multilayered affective process that involves sensual and embodied dimensions of memory.
Effects of Restaurant Tax and Price Increases: Implications for Managers, Policy Makers, and Lobbyists

OF THESIS EFFECTS OF RESTAURANT TAX AND PRICE INCREASES: IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGERS, POLICY MAKERS, AND LOBBYISTS Legislation has been proposed in Kentucky that would authorize city legislative bodies to levy a tax on restaurant meals of no more than 3%, regardless of the size of the city. The bill has garnered attention from Kentucky Travel Industry Association, the Kentucky Restaurant Association, and local tourism and restaurant organizations and associations that oppose the tax. The Kentucky League of Cities, an organization that represents the interests of city governments, supports the tax. The purpose of this research was to examine how a change in the tax rate on restaurant meals would affect restaurant demand. Effects of changes in restaurant demand were tested using the following independent variables: type of restaurant, menu offering, frequency, expense, and location. Self-administered online surveys were distributed to adult residents in Kentucky, which yielded a sample size of 1,263 individuals. Paired sample t test was applied to make comparison between scenario 1 (current) and scenario 2 (3%) and scenario 1 (current) and scenario 3 (JND). Findings showed that demand patterns in each class of city would be affected by increases in taxes and prices.
Mapping the Functional Domains of Nucleolar Protein B23*

Protein B23 is a multifunctional nucleolar protein whose cellular location and characteristics strongly suggest that it is a ribosome assembly factor. The protein has nucleic acid binding, ribonuclease, and molecular chaperone activities. To determine the contributions of unique polypeptide segments enriched in certain classes of amino acid residues to the respective activities, several constructs that produced N- and C-terminal deletion mutant proteins were prepared. The C-terminal quarter of the protein was shown to be necessary and sufficient for nucleic acid binding. Basic and aromatic segments at the N- and C-terminal ends, respectively, of the nucleic acid binding region were required for activity. The molecular chaperone activity was contained in the N-terminal half of the molecule, with important contributions from both nonpolar and acidic regions. The chaperone activity also correlated with the ability of the protein to form oligomers. The central portion of the molecule was required for ribonuclease activity and possibly contains the catalytic site; this region overlapped with the chaperone-containing segment of the molecule. The C-terminal, nucleic acid-binding region enhanced the ribonuclease activity but was not essential for it. These data suggest that the three activities reside in mainly separate but partially overlapping segments of the polypeptide chain.
A Mutual Information Based Sequence Distance For Vertebrate Phylogeny Using Complete Mitochondrial Genomes

Traditional sequence distances require alignment. A new mutual information based sequence distance without alignment is defined in this paper. This distance is based on compositional vectors of DNA sequences or protein sequences from complete genomes. First we establish the mathematical foundation of this distance. Then this distance is applied to analyze the phylogenetic relationship of 64 vertebrates using complete mitochondrial genomes. The phylogenetic tree shows that the mitochondrial genomes are separated into three major groups. One group corresponds to mammals; one group corresponds to fish; and the last one is Archosauria (including birds and reptiles). The structure of the tree based on our new distance is roughly in agreement in topology with the current known phylogenies of vertebrates.
Consumer Motivation, Product Quality, and After-Sales Service Affecting Purchase Decision (Study on Consumer of Used Car in Bekasi)

Car automotive industry currently has develop more widely with the production segment which more creative and dynamic. Indonesian society needs to the four-wheeled has increasing from year to year. Consumer behavior in determining the decision to have a car becomes more varied, a lot of things that are interest to the type of car they want to buy, from the brands, models, specification, price, after-sales service, resale price, and others including popular trends on the brand and type of car at the time. It all creates the motivation of consumer to make purchasing decision. The purpose of this research is to analyze the influence of consumer motivation, product quality, and after-sales service toward purchasing decision. The object of this research is product of used cars’ user around Bekasi. This research involves 110 people as its respondents. Author distributes questionnaires for data collection and analyzes it with double-regression linear analysis by SPSS software. The regression analysis, F test and t test, were conducted in order to acknowledge the relationship among the independent variables that is Consumer motivation, Product Quality, and After-Sales Service on Purchasing Decision. The sampling technique used is Purposive sampling and the research instruments were tested using validity test, reliability test, and classical assumption test. The multiple regression analysis in this research showed that simultaneously, Consumer Motivation, Product quality, and After-Sales Service had significant effect on Purchasing Decision. Meanwhile, partial test shows that the variables of Consumer Motivation, Product quality, and After-Sales Service had significant effect on Purchasing Decision. K e ywords: Consumer Motivation, Product Quality, After-Sales Service, Used Car
Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Infertile Men in the Prešov Region (Slovakia)

Abstract Chromosome anomalies belong to genetic factors, which participate on etiology of reproductive failure. The aim of the study was to investigate the frequency of chromosome abnormalities in infertile men in the Presov region in Slovakia (1998-2014). Karyotyping using G-banding and C-banding methods was performed in 1426 subjects including 948 infertile men and 478 controls. Karyotype analyses revealed chromosomal abnormalities in 2.6 percent of infertile men. Detected frequency of sex chromosome abnormalities in men with diagnosed azoospermia was 11.5 percent compared with 1.0 percent of chromosome abnormalities in men with severe oligospermia (p<0.01). Heterochromatin variants were identified in 13 percent of infertile men. Detected frequency of heterochromatin variants of infertile men was significantly higher than in controls (p<0.0001). The results of the study might suggest the role of chromosome anomalies in human fertility. All these findings support genetic screening of infertile men before starting assisted reproductive treatments.
A Study of the Actual and Potential Usage of Information and Communication Technology at District and Provincial Levels in Mozambique with a Focus on the Health Sector

This article presents results from a study on the use and appropriation of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Mozambique with a focus on the health sector. The three provinces of Gaza, Inhambane and Niassa were surveyed and two questionnaires addressing 1) computer users and their ability to manage ICT, and 2) health workers and their handling of health information, were used. Based on this study appropriate strategies for developing an ICT‐infrastructure with the needs of the health sector as points of departure are discussed. The study is born out of a program to strengthen and further develop the health information and management systems at district and provincial levels as part of a process to support decentralisation of the health system in Mozambique. The study shows that computers and Internet are rapidly being spread to the provincial capitals and major districts in Mozambique. A main problem identified is the lack of ICT‐skills and education and poorly developed infrastructure and networks of support. There are very few formal ICT companies providing hardware, and even less, software support. Maintenance and learning about ICT are to a large extent going on within informal networks of computer users in the provinces.