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Marketing Performance Measurement Systems and Firm Performance: Are Marketing Capabilities the Missing Links?

Purpose – Driven by the growing pressure to justify the contributions of marketing activities, marketers have shown considerable interest in improving their marketing performance measurement systems (MPMSs). The objective of this study is to examine the neglected mediating effect of marketing capabilities on the MPMS-firm performance relationship and to focus on specific aspects of MPMSs that have been largely omitted in the prior research, namely the comprehensiveness and uses of MPMSs. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was conducted with marketing and senior managers from 210 Irish-based companies. The proposed research model was tested using the SPSS Process macro and structural equation modelling in AMOS 24. Findings – The three characteristics of MPMSs influence firm performance in different manners: while the diagnostic use of MPMSs hinders the development of market-linking capability and thus negatively influences firm performance, the comprehensiveness of MPMSs positively influences firm performance through its impact on architectural marketing capability, and the interactive use of MPMSs via externally-focused learning and market-linking capabilities. Practical implications – This study provides insights into how companies can use a comprehensive
Bit-Interleaved Coded Modulation in the Wideband Regime

This paper studies the wideband regime of bit- interleaved coded modulation (BICM) in Gaussian channels. Simple formulas for the minimum energy per bit and the wideband slope, both for coded modulation and for bit-interleaved coded modulation, are given. The wideband slope can be decomposed into the product of two terms, respectively due to the fading characteristics and the modulation and binary labeling rule. BICM is found to be suboptimal in the sense that its minimum energy per bit can be larger than the corresponding value for coded modulation schemes. The minimum energy per bit using standard Gray mapping on M-PAM, or M 2-QAM is given by a simple formula, and shown to approach -0.34 dB as M increases.
Grappi S., Montanari F. (2011). The role of social identification and hedonism in affecting tourist re-patronizing behaviours: The case of an Italian festival. TOURISM

Since the 1990s Europe and other continents have been organising a significantly larger number of festivals with the objective of stimulating tourism and exploiting potential economic opportunities. The prominence of these events has led to intense competition between festivals in attracting visitors and it has become important to analyse factors which might influence attendees’ retention. Drawing on existing literature on retail and service sectors, this study aims to identify the role played by emotions, hedonism, satisfaction, and social identification in mediating the effects of environmental factors on attendees’ re-patronizing intention. This study includes an onsite survey of 449 visitors attending an Italian festival gaining in popularity, and analyses data using a structural equations model. Results suggest that hedonism and social identification are key-facilitators between environmental cues and attendees’ repatronizing intention.
UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Sovereign bond auctions in the euro area

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Journal Pre-proof Effects of environmental impact and nutrition labelling on food purchasing: An experimental online supermarket study

25 Nutrition labels and ecolabels can support consumers to make healthier and more sustainable 26 choices, and the former is now widespread. But there is no information on the impact of ecolabels in 27 the presence of nutrition labels. The aims of this study were primarily to examine whether (1) 28 ecolabels are effective at promoting sustainable purchasing behaviour if presented alongside 29 nutrition labels; (2) and secondarily, whether nutrition labels are effective at promoting healthier 30 purchasing if presented alongside ecolabels. Participants (N=2730) visited an experimental online 31 supermarket platform, and were randomised to see products with (1) environmental impact labels 32 only; (2) nutrition (NutriScore) labels only; (3) both environmental and nutrition labels; (4) no labels. 33 Linear regressions compared the mean environmental impact scores (EIS; primary outcome) and 34 health scores of products in participants’ shopping baskets across each condition. Compared to 35 control (no labels) there were significant reductions in the EIS when environmental impact labels 36 were presented: Alone (-1.3, 95%CI: -2.3 to -0.4) or With nutrition labels (-2.0, 95%CI: -2.9 to -1.0), 37 with no evidence of differences in effectiveness between these two conditions. There was no 38 evidence of an impact of nutrition labels on either the EIS or the healthiness of purchases, both 39 when nutrition labels were shown alone and when ecolabels were also present. Environmental 40 impact labels may be effective at encouraging more sustainable purchases alone or when used 41 alongside nutrition labels. This adds to the evidence base on the feasibility and effectiveness of 42 environmental impact labelling as an important measure to change dietary behaviour to improve 43 planetary health. 44
Under Pressure? The Effect of Peers on Outcomes of Young Adults

Teenage peers are perceived as being important, but there is little conclusive evidence demonstrating this. This paper uses data on the population of Norway and idiosyncratic variation in cohort composition within schools to examine the role of peer composition in ninth grade on longer-run outcomes such as IQ scores, teenage childbearing, education, and labor market outcomes. We find that outcomes are influenced by the proportion of females in the grade, and these effects differ by gender. Average age and average mother’s education of peers have little impact on teenagers but average father’s earnings of peers matters for boys.
New biomaterials for orthopedic implants

: With the increasing use of orthopedic implants worldwide, there continues to be great interest in the development of novel technologies to further improve the effective clinical performance of contemporary treatment modalities and devices. Continuing research interest also exists in developing novel bulk biomaterials (eg, polycarbonate urethanes, silicon) or novel formulations of existing but less widely used biomaterials (eg, polyaryletherketones, polyetheretherketone). There is also growing focus on customizing the material properties of bioabsorbables and composite materials with fillers such as bioactive ceramics. In terms of tissue engineering, more recent developments have focused on basic engineering and biological fundamentals to use cells, signaling factors, and the scaffold material itself to better restore tissue and organ structure and function. There has also been recent controversy with the use of injectables as a nonsurgical approach to treat joint disorders, but more attention is being directed toward the development of newer formulations with different molecular weights. The industry has also continuously sought to improve coatings to supplement the function of existing implants, with the goal of improving their osseointegrative qualities and incorporating antimicrobial properties. These include the use of bone morphogenetic protein, bisphosphonates, calcium phosphate, silicon nitride, and iodine. Due to the widespread use of bone graft materials, recent developments in synthetic graft materials have explored further development of bioactive glass, ceramic materials, and porous titanium particles. This review article provides an overview of ongoing efforts in the above research areas.
First in the Class? Age and the Education Production Function

We estimate the effects of having more mature peers using data from an experiment where children of the same age were randomly assigned to different kindergarten classrooms. Exploiting this experimental variation in conjunction with variation in expected kindergarten entry age to account for negative selection of older school entrants, we find that exposure to more mature kindergarten classmates raises test scores up to eight years after kindergarten, and may reduce the incidence of grade retention and increase the probability of taking a college-entry exam. These findings are consistent with broader peer effects literature documenting positive spillovers from having higher-scoring peers and suggest that - contrary to much academic and popular discussion of school entry age - being old relative to one's peers is not beneficial.
International Monetary Fund From the SelectedWorks of Alberto Behar 2010 The elasticity of substitution between skilled and unskilled labor in developing countries is about 2

We develop a model of endogenous skill-biased technical change in developing countries. The model reconciles wildly dispersed existing estimates of the elasticity of substitution between more and less educated workers. It also produces an estimating equation for the elasticity, which allow us to produce overdue estimates for developing countries. With four types of data, we nd an elasticity of about 2. In a skill-biased technical change framework, this estimate makes sense of what appears to be little or no correlation between relative skill supply and wage inequality.
On the existence of maximum likelihood estimators in a Poisson- gamma HGLM and a negative binomial regression model

We are interested in the existence of maximum likelihood estimators (MLE) for all parameters in a hierarchical generalized linear model (HGLM) of Poisson-gamma type, and in a negative binomial regression model. These models are widely used in pricing non-life insurance (see [2], [3], [6]). However, for these models, it seems that the existence of MLE has not been studied in literature. In this paper, we address this issue for first time for a particular sub-model, indeed, we give a sufficient condition for the existence of MLE of parameters in the Poisson-gamma HGLM where the regressors are not dependent of time. We also show that the condition obtained is sufficient for the existence of MLE of parameters in the negative binomial regression model in the case of an unknown index parameter. In this latter case, our condition appears as a natural extension of the necessary and sufficient condition known for the existence and uniqueness of MLE of the index parameter for a sample of negative binomial distirbution. Int. Statistical Inst. : Proc. 58th World Statistical Congress, 2011, Dublin (Session CPS027) p.6437
Scholarship @ Claremont Scholarship @ Claremont Information Prioritization: A Comparison Between Utility Information Prioritization: A Comparison Between Utility Maximizers and Probability Matchers Maximizers and Probability Matchers

This thesis examines the differences between probability matchers and utility maximizers in their preferences for information sources in a lab environment. In this paper, we consider the best source of information to be the most connected one. We conducted several linear probability model type regressions along with logit regressions. Furthermore, we also attempted to control and fix any potential misclassifications in classifying the cognitive strategy by using instrumental variables. The results show that utility maximizers will almost always choose the most informed node. Probability matchers, on the other hand, do not exhibit such a behavior as the probability matching strategy shows that there is no difference between probability matchers and non-utility maximizers. Furthermore, we find that even if we control for the type of network in which the experiment is held, there is still no difference between the behavior of probability matchers and non-utility maximizers whereas the behavior of utility maximizers shows that they will always choose the most connected node.
Patterns of Disclosure of HIV- Status to Infected Children in a Sub-Saharan African Setting

Objective—Adult caregivers provide children living with HIV with varying amounts and types of information about their health status that may affect their coping and health care behaviors. We aimed to describe patterns of information-sharing with children and thoughts around disclosure among caregivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Methods—259 primary caregivers of children 5–17 years old in an HIV pediatric care and treatment program were screened; 8 adult caregivers (3%) had informed their child of the child’s HIV status. We conducted structured interviews with 201 caregivers whose children had not yet been told their HIV status. Results—Nearly 50% of caregivers provided no information to their child about their health; 15% had given partial information without mentioning HIV, and 33% provided information that deflected attention from HIV, whether deliberately so or otherwise. Almost all caregivers said that the child should be told their status some day, and three-fourths reported having ever thought Correspondence to: Lara M. E. Vaz, PhD, SM, Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 750, Nashville, TN 37203-1738, lara.vaz@vanderbilt.edu. Data were partially presented at XVII International AIDS Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, 3–8 August 2008 as Poster Presentation MOPE0180: Vaz LME, Maman S, Barbarin O, Bowling JM, Tshikandu T, Badinga T, Mbuyi A, Kayumba Baye J, Kitelele F, Behets F. Resolving quandaries about what to say and how much to disclose: Caregiver patterns of communication with HIV-infected children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). NIH Public Access Author Manuscript J Dev Behav Pediatr. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 August 11. Published in final edited form as: J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2011 May ; 32(4): 307–315. doi:10.1097/DBP.0b013e31820f7a47. N IH -P A A uhor M anscript N IH -P A A uhor M anscript N IH -P A A uhor M anscript about what might lead them to tell. However, nearly one-third of caregivers saw no benefits to informing the child of her/his HIV status. A majority of caregivers felt that they themselves were the best to eventually disclose to the child, but some wanted support from health care providers. Conclusion—HIV-infected children are given limited information about their health. Health care providers may serve as important sources of support to caregivers as they decide when and how to talk candidly with their children about their health.
European Commission Decisions on Competition: Economic Perspectives on Landmark Antitrust and Merger Cases

List of figures Acknowledgements Table of legislation Table of equivalences List of abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Horizontal constraints 3. Abuse of dominance 4. Licensing 5. Vertical restrictions 6. Joint ventures and alliances 7. Decisions addressed to Member States pursuant to Article 106 FEU Treaty 8. Mergers and acquisitions Annex: 1. Decisions related to procedural issues 2. Table of landmark decisions described in the book 3. Table of mergers blocked by the European Commission 4. Table of merger decisions described in the book in alphabetical order 5. Table of all European Commission decisions on antitrust in alphabetical order Bibliography Index.
Antimicrobial efficacy of silver nanoparticles against Candida albicans: A systematic review protocol

Introduction Denture-induced stomatitis is one form of candidiasis. It is characterised as inflammation and erythema of the oral mucosa underneath the denture-bearing areas and clinically classified into three types according to severity. Denture hygiene, appropriate mouth rinses and the use of antifungal therapy are commonly used to treat the condition, but new technologies are emerging that may assist in its treatment. Aim The aim of this systematic review is to determine if silver nanoparticles inhibit the growth of Candida Albicans when included in acrylic dentures and in different denture liners. Methodology A protocol was developed and published on PROSPERO (Registration No: CRD42019145542) and with the institutional ethics committee (Registration No: BM20/4/1). The protocol includes all aspects of a systematic review namely: selection criteria, search strategy, selection methods using predetermined eligibility criteria, data collection, data extraction, critical appraisal of included studies, and the intended statistical analyses such as calculating risk ratios (RR) for dichotomous outcomes and presented at 95% confidence intervals, a meta-analysis, if possible or a narrative report as needed. Expected results With rigorous inclusion criteria set and databases identified for searching, appropriate clinical and laboratory studies may be obtained but the results and its interpretation and translation into clinical practice may be a challenge as these depend on the quality of the research.
Temporal Dimensions and Measurement of Neighbourhood Effects

We conduct a panel analysis quantifying the degree to which the mixture of low-income, middle-income, and high-income males in the neighbourhood affects the subsequent labour income of individuals, and test the degree to which these effects vary by timing (lagging up to three years), duration (one to four years), and cumulative amount of exposure and to what extent these effects are persistent. We employ a fixed-effects model to reduce the potential bias arising from unmeasured individual characteristics leading to neighbourhood selection. The empirical study applies individual-level data for the working-age population of the three largest cities in Sweden covering the period 1991–2006. The analyses suggest that there are important temporal dimensions in the statistical effect of neighbourhood income mix: recent, continued, or cumulative exposure yields stronger associations than lagged, temporary ones, and there is a distinct time decay (though some persistence) in the potential effects after exposure ceases, though with some gender differences.
Grøstl - a SHA-3 candidate

Grostl is a SHA-3 candidate proposal. Grostl is an iterated hash function with a compression function built from two fixed, large, distinct permutations. The design of Grostl is transparent and based on principles very different from those used in the SHA-family. The two permutations are constructed using the wide trail design strategy, which makes it possible to give strong statements about the resistance of Grostl against large classes of cryptanalytic attacks. Moreover, if these permutations are assumed to be ideal, there is a proof for the security of the hash function. Grostl is a byte-oriented SP-network which borrows components from the AES. The S-box used is identical to the one used in the block cipher AES and the diffusion layers are constructed in a similar manner to those of the AES. As a consequence there is a very strong confusion and diffusion in Grostl. Grostl is a so-called wide-pipe construction where the size of the internal state is significantly larger than the size of the output. This has the effect that all known, generic attacks on the hash function are made much more difficult. Grostl has good performance on a wide range of platforms and counter-measures against side-channel attacks are well-understood from similar work on the AES.
Common variants associated with OSMR expression 1 contribute to carotid plaque vulnerability , but not to 2 cardiovascular disease in humans 3

47 Background and aims 48 Oncostatin M (OSM) signaling is implicated in atherosclerosis, however the mechanism 49 remains unclear. We investigated the impact of common genetic variants in OSM and its 50 receptors, OSMR and LIFR, on overall plaque vulnerability, plaque phenotype, intraplaque 51 OSMR and LIFR expression, coronary artery calcification burden and cardiovascular disease 52
New Developments and Capabilities Within WEC-Sim

WEC-Sim is an open-source software for simulating wave energy converters and has been actively developed and applied since its initial release in 2014 to simulate a wide variety of device archetypes. WEC-Sim is developed jointly by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories within the MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. A general wave-to-wire model begins with a deployment site resource characterization, which is used to complete the hydrodynamic simulation of wave energy converters (WEC), with the power generation profile imported to a grid simulator to understand the influence on the local electrical network. While modeling the entire wave-to-wire is difficult and encompasses multiple time scales and physics, WEC-Sim is focused on the hydrodynamics simulation to predict, analyze, and optimize WEC dynamics and power performance. WEC-Sim simulations are performed in the time domain based on the radiation and diffraction method using hydrodynamics coefficients derived from boundary element method (BEM)-based frequency-domain potential flow solvers (e.g., WAMIT, NEMOH, Capytaine, or ANSYS-AQWA). With this level of modeling fidelity, WEC-Sim can handle floating body hydrodynamics, mechanical and electrical power generation methods, advanced control implementation, mooring systems, and other unique applications such as desalination. Additional WEC-Sim functionalities include pre-built Simulink blocks and MATLAB scripts that can simulate a wide range of floating systems and the corresponding auxiliary subsystems. The developers of WEC-Sim continue to release new versions of the software, at least annually, with the latest release in September 2022. These releases include bug fixes, updates to software documentation, as well as new features to expand WEC-Sim’s capabilities to model a wide range of WEC concepts. This publication will highlight the new features added to WEC-Sim between versions 4.1. 0 to 5.0. 1, which spans a 2-year period from June 2020 to September 2022. New features described here include topics such as continuous integration checks, revised Morison Element and nonlinear hydro implementations, run directly from Simulink (required for hardware-in-the-loop execution), BEMIO updates to import Capytaine BEM hydrodynamics, addition of cable blocks, and new wave visualization features.