Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
DECISION ON SPA SERVICE SELECTION OF FOREIGN TOURISTS IN KOH SAMUI

The purposes of this study were 1) to investigate the decision of foreign tourists in selecting spa service, and 2) to study marketing mix factors (7Ps) affecting on spa service selection of foreign tourists in Koh Samui. The research population for this research was 381,818 foreign tourists who traveled to Koh Samui, Surat Thani province. The samples were 400 foreign tourists selected by the accidental sampling technique. The data collection tool was the questionnaires. The reliabil-ity test of the whole questionnaire was 0.955. The data were analyzed by fre-quency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The study indicated that most respondents were females aging 30 – 39. They made their own decision of using spa services for relaxing and anxiety reduction, without a plan in advance. The study revealed that, in term of spa selection, the tourists mostly made a decision based on physical evidence, followed by the staffing, price, process, marketing promotion, location or distribution channel, and product respectively. Cleanli-ness was the highest point to influence them. The spa room should have an aro-ma scents. Service with integrity, special fare, available for advance booking, various levels of fare and services were also the important points for selecting spa service.
Empirical Study on the Impact of Short Video Content Marketing on Consumer's Purchasing Intention based on the Integrated Model of TRA and ELM

With the popularity of mobile internet, the self-Media based on pictures and texts is approaching short video. In order to comply with consumers' preferences, businessmen are exploring the way of short video content marketing to present products to consumers and expect to eventually achieve revenue conversion. In this paper, a comprehensive model based on TRA and ELM was constructed after an in-depth study of the status quo of short video content marketing. After questionnaire design and data collection, SPSS and were used to analyze the data, and the constructed conceptual model was empirically tested. The results show that knowledge, interest and emotional short video content play an important role in driving consumers' purchase intention. Consumers' product involvement plays a part of regulating role, while brand identity plays a part of intermediary role in the whole process. Based on the conclusions, this paper puts forward suggestions and suggestions for the development of short video content marketing.
Visceral Geographies of Household Sustainability: How Kitchen Caddies Construct (and are Constructed by) Meanings and Practices of Food Waste and Consumption

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Innovation Disclosure and Cost of Capital: An Economic-Based Perspective

Motivated to cover a gap in disclosure literature, this paper tackles, specifically, innovation disclosure effects on cost of capital. Innovation disclosure is recognized as the disclosure of organizational ambidexterity OA process, which combines two main types of innovation: exploration and exploitation. Using a longitudinal unbalanced panel database of 1081 firm-year observations of FTSE 350 firms for the period of 2011 to 2016, we ran a series of time-firm fixed effects panel regression analyses. Results show consistent evidence in two regards. First, the major significant benefits of reduced cost of capital arise from exploitation not from exploration disclosure, intriguingly, contrasting the fact that firms on average disclose exploration more than exploitation. This might be reasoned by the low quality of explorative innovation disclosure or the use of impression management which creates reliability issues that could limit the value-relevance of such disclosure. Alternatively, explorative innovation disclosure could be intentionally made of limited informational content to avoid competitive disadvantage by giving away critical business secrets. Second, firms of high analyst following, R&D firms, and small size firms enjoy significant benefits of OA innovation disclosures greater than the average benefits of the entire sample. This paper provides novel empirical evidence to the economic based view of disclosure literature by highlighting that two types of innovation disclosure have different effects on cost of capital.
ANALYSIS OF FRAUD DIAMOND DIMENSION IN DETECTING FINANCIAL STATEMENT FRAUD

This research aims to examine and prove the effectiveness of the fraud diamond in detecting financial statement fraud. The element of the fraud diamond that is used as independent variables is a pressure with proxy financial stability and external pressure, opportunity with proxy ineffective monitoring and nature of the industry, rationalization with proxy auditor change and capability with proxy positioning. In this research uses the F-Score model to measure financial statement fraud as the dependent variable. The population of this research is the manufacturing companies from sub-sector consumer goods listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2017. Sampling from this study uses purposive sampling method and obtained 97 samples with hypothesis testing using multiple linear regression. The results indicate that the external pressure and nature of the industry has a significant positive effect on financial statement fraud. Meanwhile, financial stability, ineffective monitoring, rationalization, and positioning does not affect financial statement fraud.
Private water distribution as a potential everyday risk: The case of Goba, Dar es Salaam

A large number of peri-urban settlements in developing countries, including Goba in Tanzania, fall short of government supplied water. The inability of the Government to budget and prioritise its budget poses a serious problem to meet the water demand, a few residents in peri-urban settlements use other sources of water, including groundwater. However, the quality and suitability safety of such groundwater are questionable. This research of Goba settlement was undertaken to explore the reality of what happens and how problems can be resolved. The research methodology deployed in-depth interviews, physical observations, photographing and mapping and analysing and testing various water samples in a laboratory. From the study several conclusions could be drawn: most of the current laws relating to groundwater and sanitation were violated, the distribution of water to neighbours compounded problems. The major diseases typhoid, diarrhoea and dysentery were common. People themselves can take the necessary precaution by the choice of locating waste water so that it does not contaminate, boiling drinking water, etc. The devolution of the power from the Central Government and Ministries to District and down to the wards would go a long way to bring public/private partnership to be meaningful. The evidence from Goba points to the prevailing situation and what could be done to bring improvements.
Warranty, Seller Reputation, and Buyer Experience: Evidence from eBay Used Car Auctions

Using data from the eBay car auction market, we test several predictions regarding warranties, seller reputation, and buyer experience in the determination of the final price. We find that the presence of a warranty generates a price premium, but that its magnitude decreases when the seller has a more established reputation. Compared to private sellers, professional dealers, who are ‘repeated-game players’ in the market, benefit less from a warranty and its substitutability for seller reputation is relatively small. In addition, a buyer with greater experience tends to pay less for a warranty or for a professional dealership.
Fairness perceptions and income tax voluntary compliance among owners of micro enterprises in Jigawa State, Nigeria : the moderating role of trust

Taxation represents a very important source of revenue for the government of any nation for economic growth and is being looked upon as a panacea to the myriad of societal needs. Hence, this study examines the fairness perceptions in Jigawa State and their effects on voluntary tax compliance. Further, the study examined the moderating role of trust in explaining voluntary tax compliance in Jigawa State. For that purpose, a cross sectional study was conducted. 249 questionnaires were collected from the 450 questionnaires issued in Jigawa State. The data was analyzed using SPSS and PLS to answer the research questions. In particular, factor analysis was conducted to determine the type of fairness dimensions in Jigawa State after the amendment of the Personal Income Tax Act 2011. The Partial Least Square (PLS) path modeling was used in examining the relationship between fairness perceptions and voluntary tax compliance and the moderating role of trust. Findings from the factor analysis reveal that there are four dimensions of fairness perceptions in Jigawa State. The dimensions are exchange fairness, horizontal fairness, personal fairness and vertical fairness. Moreover, the results reveal that fairness perceptions and trust in authority have significant and positive relationships with voluntary tax compliance. Additionally, trust moderates the relationship between fairness perceptions and voluntary tax compliance. Based on these findings, the contributions, implications and the limitations of the study were discussed.
ANALISIS FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PENERIMAAN OPINI AUDIT GOING CONCERN

Going concern audit opinion received by a company auditor shall indicate their doubts viability of the company. Going concern audit opinion can be used a basis for decision making for users. Some study on the factors that may affect the auditor's going concern audit opinion has been done. However, results of these studies still show inconsistency. This study aims to reexamine the factors that affect the going concern audit opinion.In this study to examine the effect of leverage, liquidity, financial condition, company growth, debt default, audit quality and an independent commissioner to the acceptance of going concern audit opinion. The study design was quantitative with the hypothesis. Test of hypothesis of the study is the logistic regression analysis. The samples of this study were manufacturing companies listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) for the period of 2010-2015. Data were collected using purposive sampling method.The results of this study show that the financial condition is an negative influence on the acceptance of going concern audit opinion while leverage and audit quality is an positive influance on the acceptance of going concern audit opinion. While liquidity, company growth, debt default and an independent commissioners is not influence on the acceptance of going concern audit opinion
Myanmar's traffic accident costing model

THAI). I ABSTRACT (ENGLISH). III ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. V TABLE OF CONTENTS.VI LIST OF TABLES.XII LIST OFFIGURES.XIV SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS. XV
Gossip, Reputation, and Sustainable Cooperation

Gossip is often invoked as playing a fundamental role for creating, sustaining, or destroying cooperation. The reason seems straightforward: gossip can make or break someone’s reputation. This chapter puts this standard reputational model to closer scrutiny. It argues that there are at least three other models to consider, and it presents an analytical framework to disentangle similarities and differences between these models. Explicating all three roles in the gossip triad, it allows to distinguish (a) individual motives behind gossiping, (b) its reputation effects on the actors, (c) the impact of gossip and reputation on the quality and sustainability of cooperation, and (d) the role of the context. Applying the framework reveals a deep divide between reputation and punishment models propagated by experimental economics and evolutionary psychology, on the one hand, and coalition and control models informed by sociology, on the other hand. The chapter discusses implications for a sociological research agenda.
Motivations and obstacles for fashion renting: a cross-cultural comparison

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the influences of perceived enjoyment, perceived risks and attitude on the intention to rent fashion products for both Chinese and American consumers. Furthermore, this study is expected to empirically identify the differences between American and Chinese consumers in terms of motivations for and barriers to fashion renting. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through online surveys in both the USA and China. Data cleaning generated 412 usable samples in the USA and 301 usable responses in China. A series of t-test analyses and structural equation modeling were conducted to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings Statistical results confirmed the positive influences of perceived enjoyment and attitude on fashion renting intention. In addition, the negative influences of perceived performance risk and social risk on attitude were also affirmed. Moreover, the results indicated that significant differences exist between American and Chinese consumers in terms of perceived risks and enjoyment of fashion renting, as well as attitude toward renting. Further, group comparison testing results discovered that differences existed in the factors influencing the intention to rent fashion products between American and Chinese consumers. Originality/value This study initiates the attempt to investigate the motivations and obstacles for fashion renting intention for both American and Chinese consumers. The cultural comparison between Chinese and American consumers also delivers a comprehensive understanding of the motivations and obstacles behind the intention of fashion renting.
ADOPTION OF MOBILE BANKING SERVICES BY MOBILE PHONE OWNERS IN MOSHI MUNICIPALITY, TANZANIA

Adoption of mobile banking services by mobile phone owners in terms of level of adoption and usefulness of adoption remained inadequate in Tanzania. Such inadequacy of adoption is a result of utilizing traditional banking services by mobile phone owners which decreases advantage of using mobile banking technology. Mobile banking is a situation whereby the customer interacts with a bank via mobile device, an electronic banking system which allows bank customers to get access to their bank accounts via mobile phone. The establishment of adoption level, the factors influencing adoption and usefulness of mobile banking technology among mobile phone owners remains silent. That was a knowledge gap on which the research for this paper focused. The article is intended to assess adoption of mobile banking services by mobile phone owners in Moshi municipality, Tanzania. The specific objectives were to evaluate the level of adoption of mobile banking, analyse factors influencing adoption of mobile banking and evaluate usefulness of mobile banking services. Primary data were collected using questionnaires. They were administered to 182 mobile phone owners who are bank customers. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The adoption level of mobile baking was revealed to be inadequate. The main factors found to be behind non-adoption of mobile banking service was risk of loss and fear of system failure which was found to negatively affect adoption of mobile banking service. The risks found to have the greatest influence were fear of sending money to wrong account or phone number and loss of personal or account information. Perceived convenience was found to positively affect adoption of mobile banking. The usefulness established included; accessibility, saving of time and comfort mostly used to pay bills and funds transfer. It therefore concluded that adoption of mobile banking is inadequate and is affected negatively by risk of loss and fear while affected positively by perceived convenience and mobile banking is useful in various ways. It is argued that mobile banking should be adopted by banks and mobile phone owners in Tanzania.
Assessment of public awareness, attitudes toward and acceptance of genetically modified foods in the city of Kaduna, Kaduna State, Northern Nigeria

Food is an essential component of daily life, and hence an important topic for many consumers. Genetic modification technology involves the alteration of the genetic machinery of an organism and the application of this technology to food production holds a great promise to overcome global food insufficiency. This study investigates public awareness, knowledge and attitude as well as acceptance of genetically modified foods among consumers in Kaduna City, Northern Nigeria. Questionnaire which was structured to cover three main themes: demographic information, attitudes towards Genetically Modified (GM) foods and knowledge of Genetic technology, was administered to 220 participants. Our findings show that 86% of the respondents in our study are aware of GM foods indicating a high level of awareness; however, the level of knowledge for most of the respondents was rated average. The findings also showed that 70.9% and 81.6% of respondents possessing Bachelors and postgraduate degrees respectively accept that GM technology will improve our standard of living and were more likely to accept GM foods. Awareness, level of education and knowledge of Genetic technology was shown to be important for acceptability of GM foods. In addition most respondents expressed their trust on Scientists and Religious leaders to decide on GM foods and also indicated their source of information on GM foods as the public media, social media and lectures. Therefore it is imperative that those responsible for disseminating scientific knowledge on GM foods and technology at public gatherings or through public media sources be properly educated to enable consumers make informed decision on GM foods. Keywords: Genetic technology, Public awareness, Attitude, GM Foods, Kaduna
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE E-GOVERNMENT UTILIZING TOWARDS E-REPORT APPLICATION (CASE STUDY: COMPARISON BETWEEN LAPOR SLEMAN AND JOGJA SMART SERVICE (JSS) IN 2018)

E-Government was created as an attribute to serve and communicate with the citizen. In 2005 the Digital Government Services (DGS) program was initiated which was followed up with the issuance of DIY Governor Regulation number 42, year 2006 regarding Jogja Cyber Province Blue print. The development of E-Government is an effort to develop the implementation of electronic-based DIY Government in order to effectively and efficiently improve the quality of public service. That is why the local government created a report portal as a media for the citizen to report anything related to the public services. Yogyakarta city have Jogja Smart Service as a public service application. Meanwhile, Sleman Regency have Lapor Sleman as a public service application. This study will discuss about how much is the e-government influencing the utilization of e-report (case study: Lapor Sleman and Jogja Smart Service (JSS) in 2018) and what are the factors that influence
Factors affecting hand hygiene compliance in intensive care units: a systematic review

Hospital-acquired, or nosocomial infections (HAIs) are the major source of mortality and morbidity for hospitalized patients. It is estimated that 7-10% patients developed HAIs during their hospital stays, with most patients got infected from intensive care units (ICU) [1,2]. Hand hygiene (HH) is recognized as the most easy and effective way to prevent HAIs. However, the observed hand hygiene compliance rates among healthcare workers (HCWs) have been regarded as unacceptably low, especially in ICU [3]. This literature review is to discuss the factors influencing the hand hygiene compliance among HCWs in ICU, in both the individual and institutional level, and suggest which factor was important in both levels. Recommendations in comprehensive approach on hand hygiene practices will also be included.
The interleukin 1 gene family in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Patients with systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA) have elevated serum levels of inflammatory cytokines. Treatment with interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist (Anakinra) shows remarkable improvement in some sJIA patients. The hypothesis of this thesis is that genetic variations in IL-1 family genes contribute to disease pathogenesis. To investigate this, a two-stage case-control association study of 20 candidate genes was performed. Selected tagging SNPs were tested for association in 130 sJIA patients and 146 controls in stage-1 of the study. SNPs at significantly different frequencies in the cohorts were genotyped in an additional 105 sJIA patients and 184 controls, and stratified metaanalysis of the two-stage data performed. Analysis was also performed with 4,671 controls from the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC). No associations were found with caspase-1, cryopyrin, or IL-18. Significant disease associations were identified with SNPs in the ligand IL1A, the receptor antagonist IL1RN, and a two-SNP haplotype in the IL-18 antagonist IL18BP. Associations were also identified in the decoy receptor IL1R2, and the co-receptor IL1RAP, although these were not confirmed when re-analysed with the WTCCC controls. Transient transfection assays with haplotype constructs, performed by Dr Wen, showed that the IL18BP haplotype affected gene transcription levels in vitro. This effect was not however reproduced using PBMCs from healthy individuals. Allele specific binding to one of the haplotype SNPs was predicted in silico, but no evidence for this was seen in EMSA experiments. Further functional studies are required to corroborate involvement of this haplotype in disease. In summary, this study has identified genetic associations for susceptibility to sJIA with a number of IL1 family members. These results indicate that there may be aberrant control of IL-1 activity in patients with sJIA. Further work is required to determine how these associated SNPs affect IL-1 activity, and thereby the inflammatory response in sJIA.