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An Analysis of Marketing Strategies of Boutique Hotels in Thailand

This study aimed at analyzing current marketing strategies of boutique hotels in Thailand. The semi-structured interview with 35 hotel personnel, including the hotel owners, the general managers and the marketing staff in Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Trat, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Surat Thani provinces during October – December, 2013. The results revealed that most boutique hotels in Thailand adopted marketing strategies as follows: product differentiation, high service quality, quick responsiveness, partnership, pricing, e-marketing, advertising, corporate social responsibility, promotion, and customer relationship marketing. Further study should emphasize the evaluation of marketing strategy effectiveness. การวเคราะหกลยทธการตลาดของโรงแรมบตคในประเทศไทย การศกษานมวตถประสงคเพอวเคราะหกลยทธการตลาดในปจจบนของโรงแรมบตคในประเทศไทย โดยใชการสมภาษณแบบกงมโครงสราง กบเจาของโรงแรม ผจดการทวไป และพนกงานการตลาด จำนวน 35 คน ในจงหวดเชยงใหม กรงเทพมหานคร ตราด นครราชสมา และสราษฎรธาน ระหวางเดอนตลาคม ถงธนวาคม พ. ศ. 2546 ผลการศกษาพบวา โรงแรมบตคในประเทศไทยใชกลยทธการตลาด ดงตอไปน กลยทธการสรางความแตกตางของผลตภณฑ คณภาพการใหบรการสง การตอบสนองลกคาอยางรวดเรว การสรางพนธมตรคคา การกำหนดราคา การตลาดอเลกทรอนกส การโฆษณา ความรบผดชอบตอสงคม การสงเสรมการตลาด และการสรางความสมพนธกบลกคา สำหรบงานวจยในครงตอ ควรมการศกษาถงประสทธภาพของกลยทธการตลาดของโรงแรมบตคในประเทศไทย
Neural-Network-Based MPPT Control of a Stand-Alone Hybrid Power Generation System

A stand-alone hybrid power system is proposed in this paper. The system consists of solar power, wind power, diesel engine, and an intelligent power controller. MATLAB/Simulink was used to build the dynamic model and simulate the system. To achieve a fast and stable response for the real power control, the intelligent controller consists of a radial basis function network (RBFN) and an improved Elman neural network (ENN) for maximum power point tracking (MPPT). The pitch angle of wind turbine is controlled by the ENN, and the solar system uses RBFN, where the output signal is used to control the dc/dc boost converters to achieve the MPPT.
Focal liver disease: comparison of dynamic contrast-enhanced CT and T2-weighted fat-suppressed, FLASH, and dynamic gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging at 1.5 T.

Dynamic contrast medium-enhanced computed tomography (CT), T2-weighted fat-suppressed spin-echo (T2FS) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, and breath-hold T1-weighted fast low-angle shot (FLASH) MR imaging before and after dynamic gadopentetate dimeglumine injection were compared in 73 patients with clinically suspected liver disease. Observer confidence for presence of focal lesions was determined by using receiver operating characteristic analysis. For all MR images, hepatic lesion-liver signal-to-noise ratios were evaluated qualitatively. and resolution and presence of artifacts were evaluated qualitatively. Lesion detection was greatest with T2FS (n = 272) and enhanced FLASH (n = 244) and was statistically greater with both of these than with CT (n = 220) and FLASH (n = 219) (P less than .03). Correct lesion characterization was greatest with enhanced FLASH (n = 236) (P less than .01), followed by CT (n = 199), FLASH (n = 164), and T2FS (n = 144). Enhanced FLASH was particularly successful in characterization of 5-mm- to 1.5-cm-diameter lesions as cystic or solid.
A CMOS Chopper Amplifier

This paper presents a CMOS chopper amplifier realized with a 2nd order low-pass selective amplifier, using continuous-time filtering technique. The circuit has been integrated in a 3 ¿m p-well low-voltage CMOS technology. The chopper DC gain is 32 dB with 200 Hz bandwidth. The equivalent low-frequency input noise is 63 nV/¿Hz and free from 1/f noise. The input offset is typically 5 ¿V. The amplifier consumes only 34 ¿W and is therefore well suited for biomedical applications, like electrogram amplification.
Multi-Player Game Theoretic MAC Strategies for Energy Efficient Data Dissemination

The existence of multiple active sources in wireless data dissemination scenarios raises considerable channel access issues. Although the overall goal in the network is the successful accomplishment of the dissemination, the individual wireless nodes aim at maximizing their battery lifetime by minimizing their particular energy consumption. Considering thus the self-centered behavior of the nodes, we anticipate to design Medium Access Control (MAC) policies in order to provide the terminals with energy efficient solutions without compromising the dissemination completion time. In this paper, we propose non-cooperative game theoretic channel access strategies by estimating equilibrium points that achieve balance between conserving energy and completing the data dissemination. In particular, we present two different MAC strategies: i) a distributed approach for ad-hoc networks, and ii) a coordinated approach for infrastructure networks, where a central controller is sporadically used to accelerate the data dissemination. In addition, network-coded transmissions are considered to eliminate the need of control packets exchange. Both analytical and simulation results are provided to evaluate our proposed schemes, demonstrating the significant gains that game theoretic techniques can bring to the network performance compared to standardized solutions.
Circulating soluble CD36 is associated with glucose metabolism and interleukin-6 in glucose-intolerant men

Recently, soluble CD36 (sCD36) levels were reported to be elevated in type 2 diabetes, and to be tightly correlated with insulin resistance. Our aim was to obtain further insight into the relationship between insulin sensitivity, low-grade inflammation and sCD36. We studied glucose-tolerant (n=90) and glucose-intolerant (n=57) moderately obese men. Insulin sensitivity was measured by the frequent sample intravenous glucose tolerance test, and sCD36 by an in-house ELISA assay. In glucose-intolerant subjects, sCD36 was negatively associated with insulin sensitivity and positively with interleukin-6 (IL-6), fasting glucose, fasting triglycerides, fat-free mass and platelet count. On multiple linear regression analyses, insulin sensitivity contributed 22% of sCD36 variance, independent of age, body mass index (BMI) and IL-6, in glucose-intolerant subjects. The level of sCD36 in subjects with glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1C) above the mean was higher than in those with HbA1C values below the mean. Insulin sensitivity is a predictor of sCD36 in men with impaired glucose tolerance. IL-6 is related to sCD36 but does not predict sCD36 independent of insulin sensitivity and BMI.
Enterprise Search

Is your organization rapidly accumulating more information than you know how to manage? This book helps you create an enterprise search solution based on more than just technology. Author Martin White shows you how to plan and implement a managed search environment that meets the needs of your business and your employees. Learn why its vital to have a dedicated staff manage your search technology and support your users. In one survey, 93% of executives said their organization is losing revenue because theyre not fully able to use the information they collect. With this book, business managers, IT managers, and information professionals can maximize the value of corporate information and data assets. Use 12 critical factors to gauge your organizations search needs Learn how to make a business case for search Research your user requirements and evaluate your current search solution Create a support team with technical skills and organizational knowledge to manage your solution Set quality guidelines for organizational content and metadata Get an overview of open source and commercial search technology Choose an application based on your requirements, not for its features Make mobile and location-independent search part of your solution
Long-term Clinical Follow-up in 265 Patients with Deep Venous Thrombosis Initially Treated with either Unfractionated Heparin or Dalteparin: A Retrospective Analysis

Summary The primary objective of this retrospective study was to describe the frequency of a post-thrombotic syndrome in 265 patients previously treated for deep venous thrombosis (DVT). The secondary objectives were to document the frequency of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) and mortality, especially from malignant disease. The patients were evaluated 5-14 years after inclusion in three randomized trials comparing continuous intravenous (i. v.) infusion of unfractionated heparin (UFH) (n = 85) with a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), dalteparin (n = 180). The median post-thrombotic score at follow-up was 2 (range 0-8). In a multiple step-wise regression analysis the post-thrombotic score was significantly higher among patients with initial proximal DVT (p = 0,0001) as compared with those who had distal DVT. A recurrent venous thromboembolic event was diagnosed in 29,4% of the patients treated with dalteparin and in 23,5% of the patients treated with UFH (ns). A secondary risk factor for venous thromboembolism and a longer duration of treatment with oral anticoagulants (OAC) were significantly associated with a lower risk for recurrent VTE, whereas malignant disease diagnosed during follow-up was associated with a higher risk. During follow-up a total of 40,7% of patients had died. No difference in total mortality or mortality from malignant disease was demonstrated between the two drugs. In conclusion, a severe post-thrombotic syndrome occured relatively infrequent. considering the long observation period. Proximal DVT was significantly associated with a more severe post-thrombotic syndrome. After 14 years follow-up, no significant differences were observed in overall mortality, mortality from malignant disease or recurrent VTE between UFH- and dalteparin-treated patients. Malignant disease was a risk factor for recurrent VTE, the presence of a secondary risk factor and a longer duration of treatment with OAC decreased the risk for recurrent VTE.
Angiogenesis inhibition by a lichen compound olivetoric acid

Lichens have been used in folk medicine for centuries and are symbiotic organisms of fungi and algae that produce unique secondary metabolites. Olivetoric acid is one of these secondary metabolites. In the present study, the effect of olivetoric acid isolated from acetone extract of the lichen Pseudevernia furfuracea (var. ceratea) on angiogenesis was evaluated. It displayed potent anti‐angiogenic activities in vitro: inhibited proliferation of rat adipose tissue endothelial cells (RATECs) and disrupted endothelial tube formation in a dose‐dependent manner. Furthermore, dose‐dependent depolymerization effects of olivetoric acid on F‐actin stress fibers were observed. Decrease in the tube formation of RATECs by olivetoric acid might be explained by a disorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. These findings suggest that olivetoric acid is a new anti‐angiogenic agent and can be developed as a new therapeutic agent for angiogenesis‐related diseases. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Auditor and underwriter industry specialization/differentiation: evidence from IPO underpricing and long-term performance

Auditor and Underwriter Industry Specialization/Differentiation: Evidence from IPO Underpricing and Long-term Performance. (August 2005) Kun Wang, B.A., Shanxi University of Finance & Economics; M.A., Beijing Technology and Business University; M.S., New Mexico State University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Michael Wilkins The dissertation examines IPO underpricing and long-term performance to assess the use of industry specialization as a differentiation strategy by audit firms and underwriters. Prior studies indicate that prestigious auditors or underwriters (e.g., Big 6 auditors) are associated with IPO underpricing. I extend existing literature by incorporating market share as a refined measure of auditor (underwriter) reputation. In particular, I define a differentiated auditor (underwriter) as the market leader that possesses significantly higher market share than their competitors in the client industry. I hypothesize that the impact of auditor (underwriter) reputation in the IPO setting depends on whether the audit firm (underwriter) has successfully differentiated itself from competitors within client industries. My results show that as audit firm (underwriter) industry market share increases without differentiation, the IPO underpricing increases. It appears that this group of auditors (underwriters) intentionally engages in high-risk IPOs in order to gain fee advantages. In contrast, differentiated auditors (underwriters) are related to lower IPO underpricing because their reputation
The Bitcoin Ecosystem: Disruption beyond Financial Services?

The Bitcoin ecosystem has grown tremendously in recent years. While the main sectors of growth and venture capital funding have been infrastructure for the Bitcoin ecosystem itself as well as financial services, there is also a more recent evolution in sectors beyond financial services. We classify the venture-capital backed start up ecosystem accordingly and present its evolution over time. Thereby, we identify interesting sectors, i.e. digital assets, marketplaces, and notary services. Each sector is further subdivided, and six representative venture-backed start-up companies are presented in com- prehensive case studies. We extract the core innovations and Bitcoin features on which these are based. Finally, we critically discuss their disruptive potential.
Heart mitochondrial properties and aerobic capacity are similarly related in a mammal and a reptile.

The heart mitochondrial properties and the aerobic capacity (VO2max) of the rat (Sprague-Dawley breed) and the Cuban iguana (Cyclura nubila) were used to evaluate the relationship between the oxidative capacity of the heart and the maximum oxygen delivery rate. Both species are active at body temperatures of 37-39 degrees C, have similar heart mitochondrial volumes [Vmt; 0.43 +/- 0.02 ml (S.E.M.) in the rat and 0.48 +/- 0.02 ml in the iguana] and differ less than twofold in VO2max (29.2 +/- 1.6 and 16.9 +/- 0.6 ml min-1, respectively). We found that Vmt was closely correlated with VO2max in the rat (r2 = 0.77, P < 0.005) and the iguana (r2 = 0.82; P < 0.001). Furthermore, the inner mitochondrial membrane (cristae) area (Sim) per unit VO2max did not differ between the rat and the iguana (0.60 +/- 0.02 and 0.71 +/- 0.02 m2 min ml-1 O2, respectively). This correspondence of Sim/VO2max indicates that the rat and the iguana have the same cardiac oxidative capacity at the maximum oxygen delivery rate. These results suggest that, despite the differences between the cardiovascular systems of these species, the cardiac cost of delivering oxygen at the aerobic capacity is similar in this mammal and this reptile.
Pathogenic Variation and Molecular Characterization of Pyricularia oryzae, Causal Agent of Rice Blast Disease in Tanzania

Rice blast disease, caused by the fungus Pyricularia oryzae, is one of the most devastating diseases of rice. Understanding pathogenic variation and molecular characterization of P. oryzae is one of the most efficient ways to manage the disease. Studies on identification, characterization and pathogenic variation of P. oryzae were conducted in the laboratory and screen-house at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro. Seven P. oryzae strains collected from Shinyanga, Kilimanjaro, Mbeya and Morogoro were tested with a set of ten rice blast differentials viz; IRBLk-Ka, IRBLkm-Ts, IRBLb-w/co, IRBLkp-K60, IRBLz-Fu, IRBLa-C, IRBLi-F5, IRBLta2-Pi), St and IRBLt-K59. Twenty one-day-old seedlings grown in pots were inoculated with spore suspension of a P. oryzae at a concentration of 2 x 10 ml -1 using a hand-hold sprayer in the evening. Considerable pathogenic variations among the tested strains were observed. The International rice differentials IRBLk-Ka, IRBLkp-K60, IRBLa-C, IRBLi-F5, IRBLta2-Pi, St and IRBLt-K59 were resistant to all strains, however, IRBLb-w/co, IRBLkm-Ts and IRBLz-Fu (Piz) were susceptible. Molecular analysis using four primers Bt1a and Bt1b, CAL-228F and CAL-737R, ACT-512F and ACT-783R, ITS1 and ITS4 were used for amplification of seven P. oryzae strains. The results showed no differences in banding patterns between strains, indicating that all strains analyzed were genetically homogeneous but pathogenically heterogeneous.
Hematology and serum chemistry in the white‐crowned mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus lunulatus) and in the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)

Abstract: Reference values of some hematologic and plasma chemical parameters were established in two species of clinically normal Cercopithecidae. The following variables were studied in seven mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) and nine white‐crowned mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus lunulatus): hematocrit, hemoglobin concentration, erythrocyte and leucocyte counts, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, glucose, urea, uric acid, cholesterol, creatinine, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, creatinine phosphokinase, lactic dehydrogenase, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase, total serum proteins, albumin, globulins, albumin‐globulin ratio, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, total phosphorus, chloride, and serum osmolality. Few differences were observed when compared with human hematological data and with other species of Cercopithecidae Primates.
Profit or Purpose: The Dilemma of Social Enterprises

This paper examines the literature and practice in the field of social entrepreneurship. We specifically examine the diverse organisational forms under which Social Enterprises are undertaken and the dilemma they face when these enterprises grow. The literature is ambigious on what constitutes a social enterprise. While each of the definitions talk about solving a problem that has not been hither to examined effectively either by the market or the State, the orientation of the enterprises are not very clear in the literature. We examine the three strands of enterprises that are classified as social enterprises and their organisational form. Each organisational form has its own imperatives on growth and pressures it may have to yield to in an attempt to remain relevant. Using several examples from literature, we examine these pressure points and its implication on the purpose that the organisations are striving to serve. In the process we examine as to how much the motive for profits puts pressure on the purpose of the organisation. Each of these three strands provide interesting counter examples to the economic argument of an organisational form. We finally conclude the paper by emphasising on the importance of [a] hard-coding some elements in the choice of the client group or the ‘purpose’ and [b] having a governance structure that helps the organisations to remain focussed on the ‘purpose’. We also conclude that of the three forms of enterprise, by design, it appears that the co-operative form might be the best form of incorporation for a social enterprise, subject to certain caveats.
Discovery on Members of Congress with Twitter

This paper addresses how Twitter can be used for identifying conflict between communities of users. We aggregate documents by topic and by community and perform sentiment analysis, which allows us to analyze the overall opinion of each community about each topic. We rank the topics with opposing views (negative for one community and positive for the other). For illustration of the proposed methodology we chose a problem whose results can be evaluated using news articles. We look at tweets for republican and democrat congress members for the 112 House of Representatives from September to December 2013 and demonstrate that our approach is successful by comparing against articles in the news media.
Power losses on overhead lines under various loading regimes and weather conditions

The paper will present the first results of an extended analysis based on synchronously recorded electrical and weather data, aimed to numerically evaluate the stochastic variation of transmission power losses measured on a given 400 kV line, in correlation with different environmental influence factors such as air temperature and pressure, dew point, wind speed and direction, type and amount of precipitation reported at 14 meteorological stations.
Revisiting Assert Use in GitHub Projects

Assertions are often used to test the assumptions that developers have about a program. An assertion contains a boolean expression which developers believe to be true at a particular program point. It throws an error if the expression is not satisfied, which helps developers to detect and correct bugs. Since assertions make developer assumptions explicit, assertions are also believed to improve under-standability of code. Recently, Casalnuovo et al. analyse C and C++ programs to understand the relationship between assertion usage and defect occurrence. Their results show that asserts have a small effect on reducing the density of bugs and developers often add asserts to methods they have prior knowledge of and larger ownership. In this study, we perform a partial replication of the above study on a large dataset of Java projects from GitHub (185 projects, 20 million LOC, 4 million commits, 0.2 million files and 1 million methods). We collect metrics such as number of asserts, number of defects, number of developers and number of lines changed to a method, and examine the relationship between asserts and defect occurrence. We also analyse relationship between developer experience and ownership and the number of asserts. Furthermore, we perform a study of what are different types of asserts added and why they are added by developers. We find that asserts have a small yet significant relationship with defect occurrence and developers who have added asserts to methods often have higher ownership of and experience with the methods than developers who did not add asserts.
DAMAGED PADDY LEAF DETECTION USING IMAGE PROCESSING

In an agriculture field paddy is one of the major staple foods in the Asian countries like China, India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh etc. But paddy disease likes a Blast; Bacterial Leaf Blight; Rice tungro etc. stops the growth of the paddy trees. If the diseases are not detected at an early possible stage then there is a decrease in the production of paddy. In this paper a noble methodology i.e. image processing of the paddy leaf by histogram is proposed, to avoid large scale effect of these diseases. By this approach one can detect the disease at a very primary stage and thus can take necessary steps in time to minimize the loss of production. At first, an image of a paddy leaf is captured, and then processed for enhancement. Later, the image is converted from RGB colour image to gray image and then extracted to a histogram using MATLAB functions. The resultants of images are given as input to identify disease from classification of diseases and grading the diseases. After completing disease identification, and stage detection, a consultative treatment module of the disease was prepared with the help of agricultural experts.
Discovery of a new RNA‐containing nuclear structure in UVC‐induced apoptotic cells by integrated laser electron microscopy

Background information. Treatment of cells with UVC radiation leads to the formation of DNA cross‐links which, if not repaired, can lead to apoptosis. γ‐H2AX and cleaved caspase 3 are proteins formed during UVC‐induced DNA damage and apoptosis respectively. The present study sets out to identify early morphological markers of apoptosis using a new method of correlative microscopy, ILEM (integrated laser electron microscopy). Cleaved caspase 3 and γ‐H2AX were immunofluorescently labelled to mark the cells of interest. These cells were subsequently searched in the fluorescence mode of the ILEM and further analysed at high resolution with TEM (transmission electron microscopy).