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International Journal of Hospitality Management the Influence of Family Tradition and Psychological Traits on Entrepreneurial Intention

This paper investigates the influence of family tradition and psychological traits on the entrepreneurial intention of university hospitality students in the UK. The empirical study was predicated on the need to consider both socio-demographic variables and especially family background and personality traits. The research also tested the suggestion that risk taking propensity may act as a potential mediator. The findings of the study suggest that family entrepreneurial background and innovation influence the intention to start a new business; that there is positive relationship between tolerance of ambiguity and risk taking propensity; and a negative relationship between locus of control and risk taking propensity. The paper emphasizes the importance of taking a more holistic approach when researching the factors that influence entrepreneurial intention.
International Journal of Hospitality Management Effects of restaurant green practices on brand equity formation: Do green practices really matter?

This study examines the effects of green practices at restaurants on customer-based brand equity for- mation. A survey of 512 American diners showed that implementing two aspects of green practices, food focused and environmentally focused, inﬂuenced customer perceptions of green brand image and behavioral intentions, whereas the effects of green practices on perceived quality were not signiﬁcant. The relative impact of the two aspects of green practices differs by restaurant type. In upscale casual dining restaurants, green practices focused on foods were more effective in enhancing a green brand image and behavioral intentions as compared to those with an environmental focus. On the other hand, for casual dining customers the effects of green practices with an environmental focus were more con-vincing in terms of improving a restaurant’s green brand image and behavioral intentions as compared to food focused initiatives. In relation to self-perception, the results indicated that diners with high health and environmental-consciousness responded more positively to restaurant green practices than those with a low self-perception of health and environmental-consciousness.
Regularities of plastic deformation development in the crack tip vicinity

When determining the service life of cyclically loaded metal structures at the stage of fatigue crack development, an important role is played by the accuracy of assessing the plastic deformation zone size at the crack tip formed by the tensile overload. Within this zone, after reducing the load to the initial level, the fatigue crack development slows down. Despite the large number of studies in this area, none of the proposed dependencies is currently fully confirmed by experimental results in determining the plasticity zone size. The aim of the work is to assess the size of the plastic deformation zone formed by a single tensile overload. In the work of the finite element method for central-notch specimens and compact tension specimens, an analysis of the stress-strain state in the crack top vicinity is performed. As a calculation, a flat and three-dimensional model was used. Calculations are performed in the Ansys 14.0. Data on the mechanical properties of steels were used: St20, VSt3sp, 09G2S, 15G2SF. With increasing load, the plastic zone size in front of the crack tip was estimated, in the process of reduction, the distribution and length of the fields of residual compressive stresses and the size of the cyclic plastic zone were recorded, the length of which was also determined experimentally using strain gauges with a base of 0.5 mm. To assess the plastic zone size formed by a single tensile overload, a dependence is proposed that takes into account the patterns of plastic deformation development in the vicinity of the fatigue crack tip, and the results of the calculation agree well with the experimental data given in the literature. The obtained expression makes it possible to predict with greater reliability the development of fatigue cracks at variable load amplitudes.
Recursive Nash-in-Nash Bargaining Solution

The standard Nash-in-Nash solution is commonly applied in a number of policy applications. However, this bargaining framework does not capture renegotiation on off-equilibrium paths or contingent contracts and as a result in some situations the predictions of standard Nash-in-Nash are counter-intuitive. Thus, we propose a new bargaining solution for interdependent bilateral negotiations, which we call the recursive Nash-in-Nash bargaining solution. The main difference between this bargaining framework and the standard Nash-in-Nash is in the treatment of the disagreement point, which we assume is the bargaining payoffs given that all other negotiations happen with recognition of this disagreement rather than the equilibrium outcomes. We show that under some assumptions, the recursive Nash-in-Nash bargaining solution is the same as the Shapley value or the more general Myerson value for the corresponding cooperative game. This equivalence allows the recursive Nash-in-Nash solution to be calculated relatively easily for policy applications.
Factors Associated with Elevated Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Velocities in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in Mwanza, Tanzania

Background: Stroke occurs in 11% of patients with SCA before 20 years of age. In Northwestern Tanzania, the prevalence of stroke among children living with SCA under the age 15 years is 16.9%, of which might be attributed to the absence of routine screening for the risk of stroke by using Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound (TCD). Screening with TCD allows preventive measures such as chronic blood transfusion to be done which has led to the reduction of stroke by 92%. Methods: This was a prospective analytical cross sectional study which enrolled 267 SCA children aged 2 to 16 years attending Bugando Medical Centre Pediatric Sickle Cell Clinic from July 2019 to June 2020. Assessment of factors associated with elevated TCD included a clinical history of stroke in sibling, death in sibling, temperature, oxygen saturation in room air, blood pressure, hemoglobin level and total white blood cell count. TCD was done by accessing transtemporal window and recording the highest time average mean of maximum velocity (TAMMV) of major vessels mainly, middle cerebral artery (MCA) and distal internal carotid artery (dICA). Results: The median age of enrolled was 6.6 (IQR: 4-9) years. The prevalence of elevated TCD (> 170 cm/s) was found to be 21% (56/267). By multivariate logistic regression, low oxygen saturation in room air, p - value = 0.037, OR 1.08 [95% CI 1.00-1.17] and low hemoglobin level, p - value = 0.001, OR 1.76 [95% CI 1.26-2.45] were statistically significantly associated with elevated TCD among children living with SCA. Conclusion: The high prevalence of elevated TCD velocity, with low hemoglobin and low oxygen saturation in room air as associated factors under multivariate logistic regression, warrants routine TCD screening for children with SCA aged 2 to 16 years.
A dynamic parameterization of sulfuric acid–dimethylamine nucleation and its application in three-dimensional modeling

Abstract. Sulfuric acid (SA) is a governing gaseous precursor for atmospheric new particle formation (NPF), a major source of global ultrafine particles, in environments studied around the world. In polluted urban atmospheres with high condensation sinks (CSs), the formation of stable SA–amine clusters, such as SA–dimethylamine (DMA) clusters, usually initializes intense NPF events. Coagulation scavenging and cluster evaporation are dominant sink processes of SA–amine clusters in urban atmospheres, yet these loss processes are not quantitatively included in the present parameterizations of SA–amine nucleation. We herein report a parameterization of SA–DMA nucleation, based on cluster dynamic simulations and quantum chemistry calculations, with certain simplifications to greatly reduce the computational costs. Compared with previous SA–DMA nucleation parameterizations, this new parameterization was able to reproduce the dependences of particle formation rates on temperature and CSs. We then incorporated it in a three-dimensional (3-D) chemical transport model to simulate the evolution of the particle number size distributions. Simulation results showed good consistency with the observations in the occurrence of NPF events and particle number size distributions in wintertime Beijing and represented a significant improvement compared to that using a parameterization without coagulation scavenging. Quantitative analysis shows that SA–DMA nucleation contributes significantly to nucleation rates and aerosol population during the 3-D simulations in Beijing (>99 % and >60 %, respectively). These results broaden the understanding of NPF in urban atmospheres and stress the necessity of including the effects of coagulation scavenging and cluster stability in simulating SA–DMA nucleation in 3-D simulations. Representing these processes is thus likely to improve model performance in particle source apportionment and quantification of aerosol effects on air quality, human health, and climate.
Modeling Initial Breakdown Pulses of Lightning Flashes Using a Matrix Inversion Method

This study describes a new method for modeling the radiated electric field (E) of initial breakdown pulses (IBPs) of lightning flashes. Similar to some previous models, it is assumed that E pulses are caused by a current propagating along a vertical path, and an equation based on Maxwell's equations is used to determine E due to the current. A matrix inversion technique is used with the IBP radiation term of E to determine the IBP current waveform directly from far‐field E measurements rather than assuming a parameterized current waveform and searching for appropriate parameters. This technique is developed and applied to observations of six previously modeled IBPs. Compared to the prior modeling, this matrix inversion method gives significantly better results, based on calculated IBP goodness of fit to the original E data. In addition, this model can match IBP subpulses along with representing the overall bipolar IBP waveform. This method should be useful for studying IBPs because once the IBP current is known, one can calculate other physical parameters of IBPs, such as charge moment change, total charge moved, and total power radiated. Thus, the more realistic IBP current waveform determined by this technique may offer new clues about the physical mechanism causing IBPs.
A comparison of the physical demands generated by playing different opponents in basketball friendly matches

This study aimed to compare the physical demands of playing opponents of different skill levels in basketball. Eighteen men’s college basketball players wore accelerometers to measure the relative accumulated acceleration load (AAL), estimated equivalent distance, and frequencies of sprint, jump, and exertion events during games against professional teams (Pro), teams at the same competition level (Collegiate), and teams comprising intra-team members in practice games (Scrimmage). Internal responses were calculated using the relative rating of perceived exertion (sRPE). A repeated measures analysis of variance, Bonferroni post-hoc tests, and standardized Cohen’s effect sizes were calculated to compare the physical demands and internal responses across matches played against different levels of opponents. The results showed that in the game against the Pro, AAL (arbitrary units), sprint events (cases per min), and exertion events (cases per min) were significantly (p < .05) higher than those in games against the Collegiate and Scrimmage teams. As the competitive level of the opponents increased, the relative external load of the participants also increased. Conversely, internal responses measured using sRPE were lower after games against the Pro than those against the Collegiate. Internal and external loads may vary from each other depending on contextual factors.
Ecomorphological correlates of inner ear shape in Australian limb-reduced skinks (Scincidae: Sphenomorphini)

The inner ear labyrinth is an organ able to perceive balance and spatial orientation, but the drivers of its morphological variation across and within vertebrate lineages are unclear. We assess two competing hypotheses whether this organ, and specifically the semicircular canals, modifies its shape as a functional adaptation to ecology and locomotion, or according to the constraints of skull morphology. We test these using 52 species of Australian sphenomorphines, a group of scincid lizards that evolved changes in body shape and locomotory adaptations to fossoriality multiple times independently, by reducing their limbs. We find a correlation between semicircular canal shape and degree of limb reduction in these lizards, supporting a functional hypothesis. The interaction between body shape and substrate ecology is also a significant predictor. The wider and more eccentric semicircular canals of limb-reduced skinks indicate higher balance sensitivity and manoeuvrability compared with fully limbed skinks, probably as an adaptation to navigating cluttered environments. Conversely, our results show only a minimal influence of skull constraints on semicircular canal shape, having instead significant effects on size. This supports the hypothesis that in these skinks inner ear shape evolution is driven by specific locomotory strategies more than it is constrained by cranial anatomy.
Experimental Analysis of Beam Perturbation in a Planar Crossed-Field Structure

An experimental setup has been developed to perform experiments on a planar, crossed electric and magnetic field or crossed-field (CF) device. The structure, which is 15 cm long and 10 cm wide with an anode-to-sole gap of 2 cm, can measure electron beam perturbation as a function of injected beam current and magnetic field. The applied maximum anode to sole voltage is 3 kV and the applied maximum magnetic field is 0.02 T. A beam-measurement system, which consists of an anode with eight segmented sections and nine segmented end collectors, is incorporated. Eight silicon-gated field emitter arrays (Si-GFEAs) are used for the electron source. For the experiment, 1.5 mA of injected current at 50-V pulse was used. Experimental results without an applied magnetic field and with a magnetic field with different tilts are compared with simulation results and 1-D theory. The experimental planar crossed-field configurations demonstrate electron stability thresholds in current density and magnetic field tilt that agree with theory and simulation.
Atmospheric pressure plasma jets applied to cancerology: correlating electrical configuration with in vivo toxicity and therapeutic efficiency

Two atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) devices—a plasma gun and a plasma Tesla jet—are compared in terms of safety and therapeutic efficiency to reduce the tumor volume progression of cholangiocarcinoma, i.e. a rare and very aggressive cancer emerging in biliary tree. For this, a three steps methodology is carried out. First, the two APPJ have been benchmarked in regard to their electrical and physico-chemical properties while interacting with material targets: dielectric plate, liquid sample, metal plate and an equivalent electrical circuit of human body. The propagation properties of the ionization wave interacting with these targets are discussed, in particular the profile of the related pulsed atmospheric plasma streams. In a second step, a dermal toxicity survey is performed so as to define an experimental operating window where plasma parameters can be changed without damaging healthy skin of mice during their exposure to plasma and without inducing any electrical hazards (burnings, ventricular fibrillation). Optimal conditions are identified discarding the conditions where slight alterations may be evidenced by histology (e.g. prenecrotic aspect of keratinocytes, alterations in the collagen structure). Hence, for the two APPJ plasma parameters these conditions are as follow: duty cycle = 14%, repetition frequency = 30 kHz, magnitude = 7 kV, gap = 10 mm and exposure time = 1 min. In a third step, the two plasma jets are utilized on cholangiocarcinoma xenograft tumor model developed in immunodeficient mice. The two devices are safe and a significant therapeutic efficiency is demonstrated with the plasma Tesla. In conclusion, we have developed a safe cold atmospheric plasma device with antitumoral properties in preclinical model of cholangiocarcinoma, opening the path for new anticancer treatment opportunities.
Shoveling Smoke: Advertising and Globalization in Contemporary India

Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1. Locations: Advertising and the New Swadeshi 3 2. Elaborations: The Commodity Image 37 Part One 3. Citizens Have Sex, Consumers Make Love: KamaSutra I 59 4. The Aesthetic Politics of Aspiration: KamaSutra II 99 Part Two 5. Bombay Global: Mobility and Locality I 149 6. Bombay Local: Mobility and Locality II 185 Part Three 7. Indian Fun: Constructing "the Indian Consumer" I 215 8. Close Distance: Constructing "the Indian Consumer" II 250 Notes 289 Works Cited 331 Index 351
Fiscal decentralization and macroeconomics stability nexus: Evidence from the Sub-national governments context of Ethiopia

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the effects of fiscal decentralization on Ethiopia’s regional (Sub-national) macroeconomic stability. The study followed a causational research design employing data from 2005–to 2018. The units of analysis in the study are sub-national governments (SNGs). The study utilized the two-step System General Methods of Moment (SYS-GMM) model since it resolves econometric issues, including endogeneity, autocorrelation, and Heteroscedasticity. The study findings revealed that revenue and composite decentralization have significantly shielded macroeconomic instability. In contrast, expenditure and fiscal dependency are significantly aggravating macroeconomic instability. Among the control variables used in the study, regional economic growth and school enrollment significantly reduce macroeconomic instability; Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), population growth, unemployment rate, welfare, and public investment claimed the opposite effect on macroeconomic stability. The primary implication is that the federal government needs to give fiscal autonomy to SNGs since fiscal dependency is causing macroeconomic instability. Expenditure decentralization is also exacerbating macroeconomic instability; it is essential to have a mechanism to engender budget constraints and make SNGs accountable for their expenditure. Besides, to grasp the shielding effect of revenue decentralization from macroeconomic instability, there should be incentive devices to boost SNG’s tax collection efforts. Since capital and welfare expenditures exacerbate macroeconomic instability, the study urges the government to follow a contractionary fiscal policy by cutting its expenditure. Finally, as opposed to prior studies, the present study used multiple fiscal decentralization indicators, making the study more thorough and closing the knowledge gap.
Variant Analysis of the Thymidine Kinase and DNA Polymerase Genes of Herpes Simplex Virus in Korea: Frequency of Acyclovir Resistance Mutations

The thymidine kinase (TK) and DNA polymerase (pol) genes of the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) are two important genes involved in antiviral resistance. We investigated the genetic polymorphisms of the HSV-TK and pol genes in clinical isolates from Korean HSV-infected patients using next-generation sequencing (NGS) for the first time in Korea. A total of 81 HSV-1 and 47 HSV-2 isolates were examined. NGS was used to amplify and sequence the TK and pol genes. Among the 81 HSV-1 isolates, 12 and 17 natural polymorphisms and 9 and 23 polymorphisms of unknown significance in TK and pol were found, respectively. Two HSV-1 isolates (2.5%) exhibited the E257K amino acid substitution in TK, associated with antiviral resistance. Out of 47 HSV-2 isolates, 8 natural polymorphisms were identified in TK, and 9 in pol, with 13 polymorphisms of unknown significance in TK and 10 in pol. No known resistance-related mutations were observed in HSV-2. These findings contribute to our understanding of the genetic variants associated with antiviral resistance in HSV-1 and HSV-2 in Korea, with frequencies of known antiviral resistance-related mutations of 2.5% and 0% in HSV-1 and HSV-2, respectively.
Pengaruh Kompensasi, Lingkungan Kerja dan Beban Kerja Terhadap Kepuasan Kerja Karyawan

Kepuasaan kerja dalam perusahaan sangat berpengaruh tidak hanya untuk pekerjanya namun perusahaan. Kepuasan kerja diartikan sebagai suatu sikap seseorang, dimana banyaknya ganjaran yang diterima pekerja dengan jumlah ganjaran yang dikerjakannya. Kepuasaan kerja menjadi hal utama yang harus dimiliki individu dalam bekerja. Setiap individu pekerja memiliki karakteristik yang berbeda – beda, maka tingkat kepuasan kerjanya pun berbeda-beda pula tinggi rendahya kepuasan kerja tersebut dapat memberikan dampakyang tidak sama. Factor utama dalam mempengaruhi kepuasaan kerja, diantaranya Kompensasi, Lingkungan Kerja dan Beban Kerja. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Kompensasi, Lingkungan Kerja dan Beban Kerja terhadap Kepuasan Kerja karyawan. Keterbaharuan dalam penelitian ini adalah belum ditemukan penelitian sebelumnya yang membahas mengenai pengaruh kompensasi, lingkungan Kerja dan beban kerja terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan khususnya pada perusahaan Precast & Concrete di Banten. Batasan dalam penelitian ini hanya untuk melakukan analisis besarnya pengaruh kompensasi, Lingkungan Kerja dan beban kerja terhadap kepuasaan kerja pada perusahaan Industri Precast & Concrete di PT. Modern Panel Indonesia Populasi dan sampel dari penelitian ini adalah semua karyawan PT. Modern Panel Indonesia. Metode penelitian adalah kuantitatif dengan menggunakan alat bantuan kuesioner dengan skala 1 sampai 10. Teknik analisa data penelitian ini dengan menggunakan metode Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). Temuan hasil penelitian menjelaskan bahwa 1) Kompensasi berpengaruh negatife dan tidak signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerja 2) Beban kerja berpengaruh negative dan tidak signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerja 3) lingkungan kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kepuasaan kerja.
Localization of scattering resonances in aperiodic Vogel spirals

By using the dyadic Green's matrix spectral method, we demonstrate that aperiodic deterministic Vogel spirals made of electric dipoles support light localization in three dimensions, an effect that does not occur in traditional uniform random media. We discover a light localization transition in Vogel spiral arrays embedded in three-dimensional space by evaluating the Thouless conductance, the level spacing statistics, and by performing a finite-size scaling. This light localization transition is different from the Anderson transition because Vogel spirals are deterministic structures. Moreover, this transition occurs when the vector character of light is fully taken into account, in contrast to what is expected for traditional uniform random media of point-like scatterers. We show that light localization in Vogel arrays is a collective phenomenon that involves the contribution of multiple length scales. Vogel spirals are suitable photonic platforms to localize light thanks to their distinctive structural correlation properties that enable collective electromagnetic excitations with strong light-matter coupling. Our results unveil the importance of aperiodic correlations for the engineering of photonic media with strongly enhanced light-matter coupling compared to the traditional periodic and homogeneous random media.