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Mobile AR for Cultural Heritage Site towards Enjoyable Informal Learning: A Revised Conceptual Model

The need of visitor has been changed in tourism which is to learn and have meaningful experience. However, Mobile Augmented Reality technology that caters enjoyable informal learning in cultural heritage site is still limited. Therefore a conceptual model is proposed to guide developers in developing such mobile AR application to promote enjoyable informal learning. This article describes the proposed model which is called as a ‘conceptual model of mobile AR for cultural heritage site towards enjoyable informal learning’. Expert review and focus group discussion methods were conducted to evaluate the proposed model are also explained in this article. Prior to the evaluation process, a field study was also conducted to discover novel components of enjoyable informal learning content in cultural heritage site. The results of all methods conducted were contributed to the development of a conceptual model. The conceptual model consists of two levels which in the first level; it contains three main components (mobile AR technology, enjoyable informal learning, and cultural heritage site) and in the second level of the model provides detail information which contains the elements of each component.
Multi-Store Competition

This paper develops a model for multi-store competition between firms. Using the fact that different firms have different outlets and produce horizontally differentiated goods, we obtain a pure strategy equilibrium where firms choose a different location for each outlet and firms' locations are interlaced. Moreover, generically, the subgame perfect equilibrium is unique and when the firms have an equal number of outlets, prices are independent of the number of outlets.
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Occupational Exposure to Agricultural Pesticide Chemical Groups and Active Ingredients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

This paper describes results from a systematic review and a series of meta-analyses of nearly three decades worth of epidemiologic research on the relationship between non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and occupational exposure to agricultural pesticide active ingredients and chemical groups. Estimates of associations of NHL with 21 pesticide chemical groups and 80 active ingredients were extracted from 44 papers, all of which reported results from analyses of studies conducted in high-income countries. Random effects meta-analyses showed that phenoxy herbicides, carbamate insecticides, organophosphorus insecticides and the active ingredient lindane, an organochlorine insecticide, were positively associated with NHL. In a handful of papers, associations between pesticides and NHL subtypes were reported; B cell lymphoma was positively associated with phenoxy herbicides and the organophosphorus herbicide glyphosate. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was positively associated with phenoxy herbicide exposure. Despite compelling evidence that NHL is associated with certain chemicals, this review indicates the need for investigations of a larger variety of pesticides in more geographic areas, especially in low- and middle-income countries, which, despite producing a large portion of the world’s agriculture, were missing in the literature that were reviewed.
Novel Strategies to Prevent Catheter-Associated Infections in Oncology Patients

Abstract Aggressive cytotoxic treatment of cancer contributes to the growing number of life-threatening infections. Vascular catheters create predominant risks for staphylococcal, enterococcal and candida blood stream infections. Although the contaminating microorganisms may be few in number, the altered host immune response in the presence of such implants as well as disease-associated immunosuppression implies that even small bacterial counts have to be regarded as highly virulent species. Diagnosis of catheter-related infection (CRI) remains difficult before withdrawal of the suspected catheter. Positive culture of catheter surface, lumen and hub and positive peripheral blood probes (paired quantitative blood culture) are predictive for catheter related bac-teremia (CRB). Diligent catheter care and effective antimicrobial catheters may reduce prolonged hospital stay, increased morbidity or mortality and serious economical consequences. The most promising approach features the incorporation of antimicrobial drugs into the polymer matrices that entrap but do not bind the drugs, allowing for extended release. For the efficacious prevention of colonization in the microenvironment of the implantable device the concentration of the antimicrobial substances must exceed usual antibiotic concentrations by a thousand-fold. This is the desired effect—high concentration near the device surface and very low systemic concentration. Incorporation of antimicrobials in the bulk material that constitutes a device can be effective as shown in several in vitro and in vivo studies. In the future, modification of both short-term and long-term catheters by biofilm-active antimicrobials creating slow delivery systems may provide an effective method to protect patients from nosocomial infection in oncology.
Radiological imaging in acute ischaemic stroke

Patients who suffer acute ischaemic stroke can be treated with thrombolysis if therapy is initiated early. Radiological evaluation of the intracranial tissue before such therapy can be given is mandatory. In this review current radiological diagnostic strategies are discussed for this patient group. Beyond non‐enhanced computed tomography (CT), the standard imaging method for many years, more sophisticated CT stroke protocols including CT angiography and CT perfusion have been developed, and additionally an increasing number of patients are examined with magnetic resonance imaging as the first imaging method used. Advantages and challenges of the different methods are discussed.
Household strategies and rural livelihood diversification

This article reviews the recent literature on diversification as a livelihood strategy of rural households in developing countries, with particular reference to sub‐Saharan Africa. Livelihood diversification is defined as the process by which rural families construct a diverse portfolio of activities and social support capabilities in order to survive and to improve their standards of living. The determinants and effects of diversification in the areas of poverty, income distribution, farm output and gender are examined. Some policy inferences are summarised. The conclusion is reached that removal of constraints to, and expansion of opportunities for, diversification are desirable policy objectives because they give individuals and households more capabilities to improve livelihood security and to raise living standards.
First-Time Home-Ownership of Couples The Effect of Inter-Generational Transmission

This paper reports the effects of inter-generational transmission of resources and of the pooling of resources within families on the transition into first-time home-ownership of couples, using detailed life-course data from the 1992/3 Netherlands Family Survey. Strong relationships are found between the socioeconomic characteristics and wealth - particularly self-employment and home-ownership - of the parents of both members of the couple and home-ownership of the couple. Parents who are self-employed or own a home have more opportunities than parents who rent their home to help their children financially and they do, in fact, provide help substantially more often. Socialization towards home-ownership arguably also plays a role. The results further show that the cumulation of home-ownership within families is increased by assortative mating. If the parents of one of the members of the couple own a house, or offer help, the probability that the other partner's parents also own a house or offer help increases. With regard to the partners' own characteristics, the current work status, self-employment, and education ofthe man are more important than those of the woman, but the socioeconomic status of the woman is found to be almost as important as that of the man
The other side of the counter.

Let's read! We will often find out this sentence everywhere. When still being a kid, mom used to order us to always read, so did the teacher. Some books are fully read in a week and we need the obligation to support reading. What about now? Do you still love reading? Is reading only for you who have obligation? Absolutely not! We here offer you a new book enPDFd the other side of the counter to read.
Canadian Public Sector Unions at the Crossroads

Since the 1960s, public sector unions have accounted for the lion’s share of union growth in Canada. The rapid rise in public sector unionism was a response to the introduction of public sector bargaining laws and the expansion of public employment. The prospect for continued growth was challenged by the “retrenchment years” (1990s), a period in which governments and public sector employers (e.g., health care and education) engaged in massive restructuring and downsizing. This study reveals public sector unionism stagnated during the retrenchment years, with a number of major unions suffering membership losses. This was followed by a general rise in union membership and density in the postretrenchment years. In addition to examining the reasons why some unions experienced growth while others suffered losses, the study assesses the prospects for future union expansion. The purpose of this study is to analyze public sector unionization in an era of restructuring and downsizing. Since the 1960s, public sector unions have accounted for the lion’s share of union growth in Canada [1]. As described in the first section of the article, the growth pattern corresponds to the major stages of development of public sector collective bargaining [2]. The “expansionary years” (mid-1960s to the early 1980s) witnessed a rapid rise in public sector unionism in response to the introduction of public sector collective bargaining laws and the expansion of public employment. During the “restraint years” (1982-1990), a period marked by wage restraint laws and other restrictions on collective
Performance and energy-efficiency analysis of hybrid cache memory based on SRAM-MRAM

Emerging memory devices, such as magnetic random access memory (MRAM) and phase-change random access memory (PRAM), are non-volatile and energy-efficient, making them suitable for future computing and mobile systems. However, they also have drawbacks, including limited endurance and long write latency. To overcome these issues, a hybrid cache memory system consisting of both volatile and non-volatile memory is actively investigated. This paper analyzes the performances and energy efficiencies of various cache memory systems constructed with static random access memory (SRAM) and/or MRAM. The simulation results show that the performance and energy efficiency of the hybrid cache memory system can vary with the total capacity of the cache system and the optimal cache memory system should be selected based on the cache capacity allocated in the cache system.
Price Changes in the Euro Area and the United States: Some Facts from Individual Consumer Price Data

Prices of goods and services do not adjust immediately in response to changing demand and supply conditions. This paper characterizes the average frequency and size of price changes in the euro area and its member countries, investigates the determinants of the probability of price changes, and compares the evidence for the euro area with available U.S. results. The facts documented in this paper are based on evidence from individual price data recorded at the store level in all euro area countries except Ireland and Greece: that is in datasets covering Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, which together account for around 97 percent of euro area GDP. The data used are the monthly price records underlying the computation of national Consumer Price Indices and Harmonized Consumer Price Indices. These data cover a large number of products selected on the basis of extensive Household Budget Surveys.
Brand value as an element of sustainable competitive advantage

The conceptualisation and measurement of brand value, including its sources and outcomes, are a challenging task, particularly in a global marketplace. In contemporary marketing research, there is a general consensus in marketing and management theory that tangible resources of the organisation can play a crucial role in sustainable competitive advantage creation. This paper presents research results in the process of brand evaluation concerning relations between selected economic instrument and sustainable innovations. During present quantitative research we have discovered the key drivers that have the greatest influence on the brand value. Basing on the results of the present research, we have determined that brand A (market leader) has a good chance to retain the leading market role of its brand by maintaining the quality and tastefulness of its products, as well with the right price strategy, as well with good promotion strategy to retain the high brand recognition and high brand confidence.
Recognizing Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Value Based Management

Value Based Management (VBM) has become a common tool for ex ante and ex post evaluation of corporate strategies and projects from the perspective of shareholder value maximization (SVM). VBM-frameworks are designed to support investment and divestment decisions, ex post evaluation of management and their major strategic decisions, and bonus-systems. Traditional VBM frameworks make no distinction between sources of temporary changes in performance, and sources of performance reflecting the intrinsic competitiveness of the firm. Temporary changes in performance are often caused by macroeconomic fluctuations. In this article we develop an approach for “filtering” the impact of macroeconomic fluctuations out of measures of performance in order for management to obtain better information for purposes of investment, divestment, and exposure management decisions. We focus on filtering for purposes of performance assessment employed in compensation schemes. A case study illustrates the approach, and shows the potential magnitude of effects from macroeconomic events.
College Major Choice And Changes In The Gender Wage Gap

The distribution of college majors changed markedly between the 1970s and 1980s as fewer students completed degrees in low-skill fields such as education and letters and more graduated in high-skill fields such as engineering and business. This shift was most dramatic for females, who previously were concentrated in low-skill fields relative to those of males. This paper examines how this education-related skill upgrade, as represented by changes in the major distribution, affected the gender wage gap for college graduates during the 1980s. The results show that convergence in major distribution between males and females contributed to a decline in the gender wage gap for college graduates. Copyright 1994 Western Economic Association International.
The Convergence Hypothesis for OECD Countries Reconsidered: Panel Data Evidence with Multiple Breaks, 1870–2003

In this paper we investigate the existence of stochastic convergence of per capita real output in 19 OECD countries over 1870–2003. For that purpose, we employ panel techniques which incorporate an unknown number of structural breaks along with cross-dependence. Overall, our analysis provides strong evidence of stochastic convergence over the 20th century. In addition, the examination of time-series β-convergence within the different regimes identified renders evidence supporting catching-up for 16 countries. This implies that, despite a narrowing of the income gap, the convergence process has yet to be completed. Evidence of long-run convergence is further provided for Finland, France and the USA.
Comparative toxicities of 3 platinum‐containing chemotherapy regimens in relapsed/refractory lymphoma patients

Optimal salvage chemotherapy regimen for patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin and non‐Hodgkin lymphoma remains unclear but often based on platinum regimens. This retrospective study assesses in real life the toxicities profiles of patients with relapsed or refractory lymphoma treated with DHA (dexamethasone, high dose aracytine cytarabine) plus platinum salt (dexamethasone‐High dose aracytine (cis)platin (DHAP), dexamethasone‐High dose aracytine carboplatin (DHAC), or dexamethasone‐High dose aracytine Oxaliplatin (DHAOX)), from February 2007 to May 2013 in 2 French hospitals. Toxicities were recorded from medical files and assessed according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria version 3.0. Potential risk factors of renal insufficiency were tested by univariate analyses. A total of 276 patients were treated: 168 with DHAP (60.9%), 79 with DHAOX (28.6%), and 29 with DHAC (10.5%). Rituximab was associated in 80.1% of patients (n = 221). Renal failure was reported in 97 patients, mainly with cisplatin regimen (86.6%) leading to 8.9% grade III to IV renal failure (P = .001). Renal insufficiency was reversible in most patients but remained persistent in 24, with all of them being treated with DHAP except 1. Cisplatin‐based regimen (50.0% versus 12.0%, P < .05) and female (44.6% versus 29.7%, P < .05) appeared to be at higher risks of renal failure. Platinum cumulative dose is a significant risk factor of nephrotoxicity. Hematologic toxicity was more frequent with carboplatin and cisplatin with at least 1 event (all toxicity grade) respectively in 79.3% and 71.4% of patients treated (P < .005). Auditory toxicity was mainly reported with cisplatin (n = 19; 4 grade I‐II and 15 grade III‐IV). Oxaliplatin was implicated in 77.6% of neurotoxicity (n = 59), mainly moderate (grade I‐II). In conclusion, DHAOX and DHAC regimens have more favorable toxicity profile than DHAP regimen. Their lack of renal toxicity makes them attractive regimens, which may be interesting for patients eligible for autologous stem cell transplantation. Nevertheless, these results have to be confirmed by the therapeutic efficacy of these 3 regimens.
The Human Dimension

Human resources are often seen as one of the most important assets of tourism and hospitality organizations. Numerous studies have examined how employee performance can be managed to contribute to the organizational bottom line. This article is a structured review of the literature regarding key human resources management (HRM) issues in the tourism and hospitality industry. Based on this review, the authors offer an assessment of emerging trends in HRM and a summary of what has been advocated in the literature for managing employee performance.
DETERMINANTS OF PHYSICIANS' PURCHASE INTENTION FOR INNOVATIVE SERVICES: INTEGRATING PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL AND THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR

This paper seeks to explore the factors that influence physicians' purchase intention for supplementary professional services that have been recently introduced to the market. For that reason, a model has been developed and empirically tested using data collected from 100 physicians regarding an innovative e-detailing service. Results show that physicians' purchase intention is significantly influenced by five factors. Three of them derive from the integration of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), i.e., perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and professional image. The rest, namely work experience, working status and innovativeness, refer to physicians' professional characteristics. Work experience and innovativeness were found to have a significant effect on physicians' perceptions of the innovative service, whereas, physicians' current working status was not found to have significant influence on either their perceptions of the innovative service or their purchase intention.
Engineering the Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus Genome as an Expression Vector Inducing Lactogenic Immunity

ABSTRACT The genome of the coronavirus transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) has been engineered as an expression vector with an infectious cDNA. The vector led to the efficient (>40 μg/106 cells) and stable (>20 passages) expression of a heterologous gene (green fluorescent protein [GFP]), driven by the transcription-regulating sequences (TRS) of open reading frame (ORF) 3a inserted in the site previously occupied by the nonessential ORFs 3a and 3b. Expression levels driven by this TRS were higher than those of an expression cassette under the control of regulating sequences engineered with the N gene TRS. The recombinant TGEV including the GFP gene was still enteropathogenic, albeit with a 10- to 102-fold reduction in enteric tissue growth. Interestingly, a specific lactogenic immune response against the heterologous protein has been elicited in sows and their progeny. The engineering of an additional insertion site for the heterologous gene between viral genes N and 7 led to instability and to a new genetic organization of the 3′ end of the recombinant viruses. As a consequence, a major species of subgenomic mRNA was generated from a TRS with the noncanonical core sequence 5′-CUAAAA-3′. Extension of the complementarity between the TRS and sequences at the 3′ end of the viral leader was associated with transcriptional activation of noncanonical core sequences. The engineered vector led to expression levels as high as those of well-established vectors and seems very promising for the development of vaccines and, possibly, for gene therapy.
The Symphony Paradigm: Strategy for Managing Market Competition

Constructing suitable marketing strategy and implementing it effectively is an art and science both like orchestration of a symphony. The discussion in this article blends this analogy with the science of marketing, demonstrating the levels of strategy development in the competitive marketplace. The article presents the marketing mix in contemporary context and argues that performance of a marketing firm can be optimized, when a firm develops a creative marketing strategy and achieves marketing strategy implementation effectiveness. The discussion in the article reveals that marketing managers of different levels simultaneously operate within the firm and perceive the need for strategy development with varied preferences. A consequence of this is development of robust strategies and their effective implementation, which in turn leads to increased market performance. Thus, it is important for researchers to investigate various strategy integration perspectives and this article provides guidance by reviewing the existing literature.