Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Examination of The Effect of Perceived Organizational Support of University Teaching Staff on Organisational Commitment

In this study it is aimed (1) to examine the effect of perceived organizational support on organizational commitment and it’s sub dimensions (affective, normative and continuance commitment) and (2) to compare perceived organizational support, organizational commitment and it’s sub dimensions of the university teaching staff according to gender, status and their professional length of service. For the research of this study scanning method is being used. The study group is composed of 83 university teaching staff from a private university and 188 university teaching staff from a local university. In order to find responses for the research problems the Perceived Organizational Support and Organizational Commitment scales are used. The validity of these scales is measured by Confirmatory Factorial Analysis, whereas the scales reliability is measured by the Co efficiency Cronbach Alpha. Basic regression analysis was performed to assess the effects of perceived organizational support on dimensions and total of organizational commitment and t-test and ANOVA Test were performed in unrelated samples when comparing the levels of perceived organizational support, organizational commitment and its sub dimensions of the university teaching staff according to gender, status and professional length of service. For all the statistical analysis, critical significance level is adopted as.05. The findings indicated that organizational support explains the variables of general organizational commitment with the rate of (45%), affective commitment with the rate of (81%), normative commitment with the rate of (79%) and continuance commitment with the rate of (37%). In addition to this, the perception of organizational support is differentiated in respect of gender and normative commitment differentiated in respect of status in favor of faculty members. Finally, the private university teaching staff has higher points in each variable except the continuance commitment.
Channel Characteristics' Influence on Physical vs. Virtual Channel Choice for Information Search and Purchase - The Case of Polish Young Consumers

This research investigates the influence of selected channel characteristics on young consumers’ choices of physical or virtual channels for information searching and purchasing. Since internet shopping, as well as multi-channel shopping, became popular, finding factors that influence channel choice is important to understanding these behaviors. Situations of channel lock-in during mentioned phases of the buying process are described and their antecedents investigated. Perceived channel characteristics include general attitude toward a particular channel or some sub-dimensions of perceived advantages and risks of that channel. Structural equation modeling has been used to analyze the data.
Effects of preventive home visits to elderly people.

OBJECTIVES--To assess the effect of preventive home visits by public health nurses on the state of health of and use of services by elderly people living at home. DESIGN--Randomised controlled trial. SETTING--General population of elderly people in one of the southern regions of the Netherlands. SUBJECTS--580 subjects aged between 75 and 84 years randomly allocated to intervention (292) or control (288) group. INTERVENTIONS--Four visits a year over three years in intervention group. Control group received no home visits. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES--Self rated health, functional state, well being, loneliness, aspects of the mental state (depressive complaints, memory disturbances), and mortality. Use of services and costs. RESULTS--Visits had no effect on the health of the subjects. In the group visited no higher scores were seen on health related measures, fewer died (42 (14%) v 50 (17%)), and community care increased slightly. In the control group more were referred to outpatient clinics (166 (66%) v 132 (55%)), and they had a 40% increased risk of admission (incidence rate ratio 1.4; 90% confidence interval 1.2 to 1.6). No differences were found in long term institutional care, and overall expenditure per person in the intervention group exceeded that in the control group by 4%. Additional analyses showed that visits were effective for subjects who initially rated their health as poor. CONCLUSIONS--Preventive home visits are not beneficial for the general population of elderly people living at home but might be effective when restricted to subjects with poor health.
Is Joint-Audit Regulation Likely to Mitigate the Audit Market Concentration in the Long Run? The French Experience

Policy makers have considered joint-audits as a solution to mitigate the audit market concentration and the “systemic” risk associated with Big 4 auditors. Using the French system as a relevant joint-audit laboratory, we implement a Markovian analysis to infer the long-term market structure by considering that audit clients chose between different types of joint-audit combinations. Main findings support the view that the French joint-audit system is effective in maintaining market openness, and in mitigating the Big 4 domination in the long run. The “mixed” joint-audit arrangement remains the choice of a majority of audit clients. Also, joint-audits involving two non-Big 4 auditors would outperform those made of two Big 4 auditors, and Mid-Tier auditors seem to play a significant role on that point. Overall, this study supports the European Commission’s (2011) position on the potential benefits of joint-audits in mitigating the market concentration; it also suggests that it might not be necessary to impose “mixed” joint-audits to achieve that objective.
Evaluation of Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in Maharashtra, India: Important Lessons for Implementation

Aims: The study was conducted to estimate the proportion of eligible women for Janani Suraksha Yojana and to understand the factors affecting receipt of benefits in Maharashtra State, India. Methodology: It was as comparative observational study conducted in Maharashtra State having a population of 112.37 million. Each district was divided into five strata tribal, rural, Municipal Council, slum and non-slum in Municipal Corporation. In each district about 2400 household were Original Research Article Doke et al.; IJTDH, 5(2): 141-155, 2015; Article no.IJTDH. 2015.015 142 surveyed comprising proportionate quotas from each stratum. Surveying unit from each stratum was randomly selected. The study population consisted women delivered in 2008-2009 year. Firstly Head of household was interviewed for confirming child delivery in the reference period. Then delivered woman was interviewed for checking eligibility to JSY and then details of receipt of benefits were obtained from her. Receivers and non-receivers of benefits were compared with respect to some variables. The study was undertaken with the help of Community Medicine Department from Government Medical Colleges. Results: In the reference period 4,544 women delivered children and 41.15% were found eligible for the scheme. But only 52.57% certainly received cash benefits. About 24% surely did not receive and 23% were not sure about receipt or the scheme and hence included in non-receiver group for further analysis. Non-earning women, not delivered in public health care institutions and un-aware about the scheme were unlikely to receive the benefits. Ante Natal Care visits, immunization, receipt and consumption of Iron and Folic Acid tablets were better among beneficiaries then non-receivers of the benefits. The benefits were not received immediately after delivery. About 10% women had problems in receiving the benefits, particularly requirement of certain certificates. Conclusion: The uptake of the scheme may be slightly higher than 53% and there are many factors responsible for not reaching to entire eligible population. Modifiable risk factors like delivery in government health institution and awareness about the scheme are playing major role in receiving the benefits.
Service quality and satisfaction in business‐to‐business services

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to investigate the effects of service quality and service satisfaction on intention in a business‐to‐business setting.Design/methodology/approach – This research addresses three unanswered questions regarding satisfaction and service quality: the distinction between customer satisfaction and perceived service quality; their causal ordering; and their relative impact on intentions. The data were collected using a large survey of buyers in a business setting.Findings – The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results show that service quality has a larger impact on intentions than does customer satisfaction. The results also show that the effects of individual transactions on intentions are mediated by corresponding cumulative constructs.Research limitations/implications – The primary implications for theory include demonstrating the distinction between satisfaction and service quality; specifying, based on theory and logic, the causal ordering bet.
Factors influencing Chinese youth consumers' acceptance of mobile marketing

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine factors affecting consumers' acceptance of mobile marketing in China.Design/methodology/approach – The authors draw on technology acceptance and uses and gratifications theories to develop a conceptual model of antecedent factors (including risk acceptance related to the mobile platform and personal attachment related to mobile devices) and marketing‐related and value‐based mobile activity related to the acceptance of mobile marketing practice. The conceptual model is tested using data collected among Chinese youth consumers.Findings – The results confirm the importance of risk acceptance and personal attachment in influencing mobile marketing acceptance, and support the “priming” effect of regular mobile phone usage on orienting consumers toward accepting mobile marketing initiatives.Research limitations/implications – The study is limited to a specific sample of youth consumers in China. The findings illustrate the role of antecedent factors – including .
Candidate gene analysis of the Price Foundation anorexia nervosa affected relative pair dataset.

The eating disorders are severe psychiatric illnesses with significant morbidity and mortality that exhibit statistically significant familial risk and heritability, providing support for a molecular genetic approach toward defining etiological factors. An emerging candidate gene literature has concentrated on serotinergic and dopaminergic candidates. With the financial support of the Price Foundation, a group of investigators initiated an international multi-center collaboration (Price Foundation Collaborative Group) in 1995 to study the genetics of anorexia and bulimia nervosa by collecting and analyzing phenotypes and genotypes of individuals and their relatives affected with eating disorders. The first sample of families collected by this collaborative group, known as the Price Foundation Anorexia Nervosa Affected Relative Pair (AN-ARP) dataset, was ascertained on an proband affected with Anorexia Nervosa (AN), with relative pairs affected with the eating disorders AN, Bulimia Nervosa or Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified [1]. Biognosis U.S., Inc. was founded to identify and characterize candidate susceptibility genes for anorexia and bulimia nervosa phenotypes in the Price Foundation eating disorder datasets. During 2000-2001, Biognosis U.S., Inc. developed and implemented a research program with a focus on the analysis of candidate genes nominated by neurochemical characteristics of eating disorder patients [2], serotonergic and dopaminergic candidate gene polymorphisms [3], neuroendocrine regulation of appetite [4], and by a positional hypothesis from a linkage analysis of the AN-ARP dataset [5]. This report reviews the anorexia nervosa candidate gene literature through 2001, the candidate gene research program implemented at Biognosis U.S., Inc. and selected candidate gene findings in the AN-ARP dataset derived from that research program.
Fermentation of D-xylose, D-glucose, L-arabinose mixture by Pichia stipitis: Effect of the oxygen transfer rate on fermentation performance.

This article attempts to study the effect of oxygen transfer rate on the kinetic and stoichiometric parameters during the ethanol production from a sugar mixture by Pichia stipitis Y7124. The sugar mixture, with D-xylose as the major component, was a model sugar mixture of a hemicellulosic-derived hydrolysate from cereal straw
Editorial: The nose – from symptoms to evidence‐based medicine

Rhinologic inflammatory diseases affecting the nose and paranasal sinuses, mainly rhinitis and rhinosinusitis, constitute a global health problem causing major illness and disability in Europe and worldwide. Patients from all countries, ethnicities and age groups suffer from these diseases, affecting their quality of life and causing important socioeconomic impact. Two main guidelines have recently been produced and disseminated: Allergic Rhinitis and its impact on Asthma (ARIA) (1) and the European Position Paper on nasal Polyps and rhinoSinusitis (EPOS) (2) which will be updated in 2007 (Fig. 1). The current issue of Allergy reports five papers in the rhinology field that will be evaluated and discussed below. Three original articles discuss (i) the importance of scoring rhinitis severity by the visual analog scale (VAS) (3); (ii) the role of asymptomatic skin sensitization in developing allergic rhinitis (4), and (iii) rhinoconjunctivitis epidemiology in children (5). One meta-analysis strengthens the evidence (from Ib to Ia) of desloratadine in allergic rhinitis (6); and one magnificent review reports on the cellular mechanisms in nasal polyposis and their therapeutic implications (7).
Implications of the supernova SN1987A neutrino signals.

The neutrino events from the supernova SN1987A observed by the Kamiokande II and Irvine-Michigan-Brookhaven detectors are used to suggest constraints on neutrino physics. In particular, bounds on the value of the electron neutrino magnetic moment ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\mu}}}_{\mathit{v}\mathit{e}}$\ensuremath{\lesssim}(${10}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}12}$-${10}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}13}$)${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\mu}}}_{\mathrm{B}}$ are suggested.
Economic Impact of a Birding Festival

The purpose of this study is to determine the direct, indirect, and induced impact of a birding festival on a local economy. Nonresident visitors to the 7th Annual HummerlBird Celebration (September 7-10, 1995) in RockportlFulton region, Texas, spent over $1.1 milIion. Substantial economic impacts were also realized in terms of total gross output, employee compensation, and employment. The results indicate that spending among nonresident visitors contributed about $2.5 milIion in total gross output in the local community. In addition, it contributed about $0.8 million in personal income and also contributed about 73 full-time and/or part-time jobs to the local community. By documenting the direct, indirect, and induced impacts of birding festivals, event organizers and community leaders may be in a beller position to create interest in preserving natural resources and birding habitats. This study will provide event organizers and community leaders with microeconomic data, which may be useful for their investment decisions related to future birding festivals.
The effect of management commitment to service quality on employees affective and performance outcomes: An empirical investigation of the New Zealand public healthcare sector

Very little attention has been given to understand the antecedents of service recovery performance in a public healthcare setting. In this study, a cross-sectional survey investigates a model of service recovery performance. Frontline hospital employees completed a self-administered questionnaire on how factors characterising management commitment to service quality (MCSQ) affect their service recovery efforts. The results suggest the influence of MCSQ is mediated by frontline employees' affective commitment to their hospital. The research advances understanding of frontline service recovery performance in a public healthcare setting and the findings indicate that public healthcare managers can take actions on a number of fronts to assist progress towards the achievement of frontline service recovery excellence. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
The Franco-Ethiopian Railway and Its History

The idea of constructing a railway to link the Ethiopian capital with the coast appears to have been first conceived by Menelik's Swiss adviser, Alfred Ilg, who had first arrived in Ethiopia in 1877. Having on that occasion taken no less than seven months to make the 700 kilometre journey from the coast to the then capital of Ankober he was fully aware of the inconvenience of mule transport, the high costs of which greatly hindered trade in low priced commodities, such as coffee, skins and wax, which constituted the bulk of Ethiopia's exports. Traders at this time often took about six weeks on the journey which was almost inevitably accompanied by considerable stealing as it was very difficult adequately to supervise the muleteers.1
High versus low online price discounts: effects on customers’ perception of risks

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the signaling effects of high versus low price discounts by integrating extant literature on price discounts, perceived risks and purchase intentions for products sold online. The study examines the influence of price discounts on perceived risks, and the subsequent influence of these risk perceptions on online purchase intentions. Design/methodology/approach – This study used an experimental design. The manipulated factor was price discount (10, 30, 50, 70 and 90 per cent). Responses were collected via online surveys. Nonlinear regression analysis with the MEDCURVE macro was used for the analysis. Findings – The results show that the discount size increases customers’ perceived risks, and that these perceived risks mediate the relationship between price discount and purchase intentions. Practical implications – This study provides a better understanding of customers’ risk perceptions for online price discounts, which enables retailers to decide appropriat.
BASEL III EFFECTS ON SMES’ ACCESS TO BANK CREDIT: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT

This paper investigates Basel III potential effects on SME access to bank credit. In an innovative empirical framework, French small firms are studied using microdata over the 2008-2013 periods. We conclude that the new regulation will have an M-shaped impact. Eventually, Basel III eliminates low profitable exposures regardless of their regulatory charge alleviations, restricts risky positions despite of their profitability and digs SME funding gap. Only regulatory adjusted dominant risk/return profiles are funded. On average, no reduction in credit matu-rity nor in volume is observable. The overall effect ultimately depends on banks' initial position.
Meet the cyberscape

Purpose – To conceptualize the elements that define a “cyberscape” (by analogy with a landscape) and to assess how internet users respond to the cyberscape based upon their purpose and internet expertise level.Design/methodology/approach – Pre‐tests were conducted to determine the elements of the cyberscape that consumers use to judge the quality of internet sites. The results of these tests indicated that there are 58, which could be classified into 11 dimensions. Linear regression analyses were conducted to predict how frequently consumers purchase merchandise and socialize on the internet, using the dimensions as predictors. Analyses were performed for low‐skill and high‐skill internet users.Findings – Although consumers respond to all 11 cyberscape dimensions, many are “hygiene factors” rather than satisfiers. Those have to be in place for customers to approach a site, but it is the satisfiers that have the potential to generate customer satisfaction when they exceed expectations. For example, in term.
0 development in acquiring Korean stop distinction

A number of studies have investigated the role of Voice Onset Time (VOT) on acquisition of stop voicing contrast. Korean stop contrasts (lenis, fortis, and aspirated), however, cannot be differentiated only by VOT since they are all pulmonic egressive voiceless stops. For this three-way distinction, another acoustic parameter, fundamental frequency (F0), critically operates. The present study explores how F0 is perceptually acquired and phonetically operates for Korean stop contrast over age. In order to reveal the relationship between F0 developmental patterns and age, a quantitative acoustic model dealt with word-initial stop productions by 58 Korean young children aged 20 months to 47 months. The results showed that phonetic accuracy depends on the perceptual thresholds in F0, and the significant phonetic differentiation with F0 between lenis and aspirated stops was significantly related to age. These findings suggest that acquisition of F0 plays a crucial role in the formation of phonemic categories for lenis and aspirated stops and this process significantly affects articulatory distinction.
Cancer and Patient–Physician Communication

As patients are increasingly involved in the selection of their care, communication between health care providers and patients takes on new importance. The present article reviews the most common approaches to improve patient communication, distinguishing among patient-directed and provider-directed approaches, as well as introducing multimedia programs designed to enhance communication. We conclude by delineating new critical areas for future research including peer-to-peer patient communication and the challenges brought on by new technologies.
Implementation of transmission functions for an optimized three-terminal quantum dot heat engine

We consider two modifications of a recently proposed three-terminal quantum dot heat engine. First, we investigate the necessity of the thermalization assumption, namely that electrons are always thermalized by inelastic processes when traveling across the cavity where the heat is supplied. Second, we analyze various arrangements of tunneling-coupled quantum dots in order to implement a transmission function that is superior to the Lorentzian transmission function of a single quantum dot. We show that the maximum power of the heat engine can be improved by about a factor of two, even for a small number of dots, by choosing an optimal structure.