Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Impact of Service Quality on Customer Behavioral Loyalty in the Case of Travel Agencies from Romania

Even though the concept of loyalty has been a key issue in tourism destination marketing for the last decades, the issue of customer loyalty in the case of travel agencies seems to be less emphasized in the specialized literature. The current research is part of a larger study directed at analyzing the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on customer loyalty. Improving service quality is a fundamental part of the social responsibility of tourism businesses, while creating, maintaining and increasing customer loyalty is essential for the sustainability of these businesses. Starting from these assertions, the current paper tries to reveal certain correlations and to identify a model that depicts the impact of travel agencies’ service quality on their customers’ loyalty. In order to accomplish these goals, an online survey has been conducted among a sample of 286 Romanians which travelled using the services of a travel agency. In order to evaluate service quality, the SERVPERF assessment procedure was adapted to the case of travel agencies, using items related to tangibles (physical facilities, equipment and appearance of personnel), reliability (ability to perform the promised service dependably and accurately), responsiveness (willingness to help customers and provide prompt service), assurance (knowledge and courtesy of employees and their ability to inspire trust and confidence - including competence, courtesy, credibility and security), and empathy (caring and individualized attention that the firm provides to its customers - including access, communication, understanding the customer). In what concerns customer loyalty, the paper focuses on its behavioral facet, namely on the recommendations effectively made regarding certain travel agencies. In the proposed model, the scores regarding perceptions (SERVPERF) were approached as independent variables, while behavioral loyalty was depicted as dependent variable.
Controls over aboveground forest carbon density on Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Abstract. Despite the importance of tropical forests to the global carbon cycle, ecological controls over landscape-level variation in live aboveground carbon density (ACD) in tropical forests are poorly understood. Here, we conducted a spatially comprehensive analysis of ACD variation for a continental tropical forest – Barro Colorado Island, Panama (BCI) – and tested site factors that may control such variation. We mapped ACD over 1256 ha of BCI using airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), which was well-correlated with ground-based measurements of ACD in Panamanian forests of various ages (r2 = 0.84, RMSE = 17 Mg C ha−1, P 400 years old). If other regions of relatively old tropical secondary forests also store less carbon aboveground than primary forests, the effects on the global carbon cycle could be substantial and difficult to detect with traditional satellite monitoring.
A Temperature Compensation Voltage Controlled Oscillator Using a Complementary to Absolute Temperature Voltage Reference

This paper presents a temperature compensation voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) based on Cross-Coupled pair and Colpitts structures which is suitable for military fields. Also, two inductors have been used for increasing the negative conductance. By using this method, start-up condition has been improved. Two varactors and a simple capacitor bank are applied for covering a wide tunning range. The VCO has been designed and simulated in TSMC 0.18 µm CMOS technology.To compensate the frequency drift over a temperature range, MOS varactors are used and biased with a complementary to absolute temperature (CTAT) voltage reference. This CTAT voltage reference has been applied to two varactors and decreased the frequncy drift over temperature range. By using this technique, the proposed VCO can achieve a very stable frequency of 11.5 PPM/°C at 24.35 GHz over a temperature range of -40~120 °C. Simulation results also show the VCO covers the frequency range of 23.75~24.8 GHz. The simulated phase noise of center frequency is -102.6 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset frequency. The VCO consumes 10.4 mW DC power under 1.8 V supply voltage. The figure of merit of the VCO is -179.8 after compensating.
Family Support for Persisters and Non-Persisters in Louisiana's Adult Basic Education Programs.

The role that family involvement and the effects of home efforts have on improved student achievement for children is well documented in the literature. The purpose of this study was to determine whether family support should be considered when planning adult basic education (ABE) programs. The objectives addressed were: demographic characteristics, level of family support, and relationship of family support among selected variables. A statewide random sample of 197 adult basic education students was surveyed (82.7% response rate). Persisters (students who either completed the ABE program or were continuing their instruction when the study was conducted) and non-persisters (students who had dropped out of the ABE program) were studied. Variables examined included: selected demographic characteristics; persistence in ABE programs; the most important reason for entering the ABE program; employment status; and psychological, family responsibilities, and financial family support sub-components. The majority of Louisiana's ABE students were single Black females living with their mothers. Most of the students who had dropped out of the ABE programs did so for financial reasons, and a large percentage of the
Efficacy of Available Superplasticizers on Geopolymers

Geopolymer is a novel engineering binder with lower environmental impacts (CO 2 emission, embodied energy and global warming potential) than Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). Geopolymers can be synthesized from mixing high alkaline activators by industrial by-products such as fly ash and slag as the aluminosilicate source materials. Superplasticizers (SPs) are one of the common used admixtures added to conventional OPC concrete to improve its workability, rheology and mechanical properties. SPs are intended for use with OPC paste, mortar and concrete. The suppliers of SP do not intend them to be used in geopolymer mixes since SPs are attacked by alkaline solutions and degrade rapidly. However, some SPs can be used with geopolymer with limited effectiveness. This study presents a state of the art review of the effect of different SPs on slag and fly ash based geopolymers.
Technical Efficiency measurement within the Ivorian Manufacturing Sector: a Data Envelopment Analysis Approach

The African industrial structure is characterised by a strong firm-size heterogeneity with a co-existence of small if not micro-enterprises of the informal sector and large formal organisations operating with a modern technology. In this paper, we investigate the technical efficiency of Ivorian manufacturing firms in four sectors of economic activity: textile and garment, metal products, wood and furniture, food processing. The DEA production frontier is the non-parametric methodology to which we refer to. Efficiency scores are calculated by following the four-stage procedure as presented by Fried, Schmidt and Yaisawarng (1999). In other words, the initial DEA scores are adjusted to take into account the impact of the external operating environment on the volume of the input use. Technical efficiency are then decomposed into three elements: the pure managerial effect, the impact of the production scale, but also a technological effect capturing the potential gain that could result from the adoption of the modern technology by small informal firms.
Ultra-Compact Metamaterial Absorber with Low-Permittivity Dielectric Substrate

We analyze and discuss an ultra-compact metamaterial absorber (MA) by introducing meander lines into the resonant cells and covering another dielectric layer onto the MA. The size reduction procedures are presented step by step and an ultra-compact metamaterial absorber with in-plane (lateral) dimension of λ/28 and vertical thickness of λ/37 is obtained. We further present two variations of MA configurations which can reach similar ultra-compact sizes. The proposed ultra- compact MAs show near-unity absorption under a wide range of incident angles for both TE and TM radiations.
The Golden Index: A classification system for player performance in football attacking plays

In this study, a formula called the Golden Index was developed that calculates a value for each player according to their individual and collective performances. This method identifies the most important players, designated as Golden Players, in football attacking plays. This study was organized in two main phases: (1) selection, definition and validation, including weighting assignment, of a set of variables associated with players’ performance through application of statistical techniques to uniformize variables values that compose the Golden Index formula and (2) applicability of the Golden Index formula to quantify players’ performance of Club Atlético de Madrid over 2016-2017 season. A questionnaire was given to football experts in order to validate and determine the weight of each of the 12 variables selected. Descriptive statistics with standardization techniques were used to set the weights and uniformize each variable of the Golden Index formula. Applying the Golden Index formula to Club Atlético de Madrid 2016-2017 season named Koke, Yannick Carrasco and Filipe Luís as the Golden Players, while the centre-backs Lucas Hernández, Stefan Savić and Diego Godín and striker Fernando Torres received negative indexes. Results suggested that the Golden Index formula is a valuable and useful tool in capturing the individual and collective performance of players in attacking play in football.
Developing a Family-based Floor Time Therapy and Evaluation its Effectiveness on the Developmental Profile of Children with Interactive Disorders (Anxiety and Depression)

Background: Floor time therapy is the center of Greenspan developmental model. In Family-based of this model, to enhance the abilities of the child, family functioning is set the objective as a general unit, the purpose of this study was developing a Family-based Floor Time Therapyand evaluating its effectiveness on the developmental profile of children with interactive disorders. Materials and Methods: This research study was conducted according to the pretest-posttest design. The statistical population of the study consisted of all Mashhad preschoolers with depression and anxiety disorders along with their mothers. They were selected by using voluntary sampling and assigned to groups. In order to examine the effectiveness of therapy, the researcher–made instruments of Developmental Family Function Assessment Questionnaire and Greenspan Functional Emotional Developmental Scale were used. Results: According to the result there were significant differences between the control and floor time therapy groups of depressed children in developmental stages 4, 5 and 6 (P <0.05), between the floor time therapy and family-based floor time therapy groups in stage 4 (P<0.05), and between family-based floor time therapy and control groups in stage 6 (P<0.05). There were also significant differences between floor time therapy and family-based floor time therapy groups of anxious children in stage 1 (P<0.05), and between family-based floor time therapy and control groups in stages 1 and 4 (P<0.05). The results showed that there was a significant difference in developmental family function between the three groups of depressed children in stage 5 (P<0.05), and those of anxious children in stages 1, 2, 3, and 7 (P<0.05). Conclusion: Family-based floor time therapy, can increase the effectiveness of floor time therapy and be used as an effective therapy for the treatment of preschoolers with depression and anxiety disorders. Key Words: Anxiety, Developmental Profile,
“The Criminal Class” -- Long Term Social Health Consequences of Mass Incarceration

The United States has been experiencing a dramatic rise in prison and jail populations since the 1980s, which has resulted in a much higher population of individuals reintegrating into society with a criminal record. This brand has been identified to cause several negative effects on one’s social and economic capacities, with these effects being exacerbated on target populations such as minorities. Research on limitations and challenges placed on individuals with a criminal record were compared with World Health Organization standards for social determinants of health, to determine the potential for long-term health consequences as a result of society’s social consequences for reintegrated criminals. A major failure of nearly every category for focus in social determinants of health was identified, ranging from social standing, lifestyle stress, unemployment and economic opportunities, and implications on social support for children. Multiple sources of academic work would culminate towards a strong implication that a felony sentence, criminal record, or extended period of incarceration, has direct and immediate consequences on one’s ability to lead a long, healthy, and fulfilling life. Wide-scale policy reform would seem essential to curb any unforeseen long-term consequences of these findings. THE CRIMINAL CLASS II
Influence of Chemical Properties of Wheat-Lupine Flour Blends on Cake Quality

Legumes have interesting nutritional properties and their inclusion in diet is encouraged; their incorporation into bakery products could be a good method for increasing consumption. In this study, the influence of the partial replacement of wheat flour by lupine flour on the quality characteristics of butter cake was analyzed. In the present study, three different concentrations (5, 10 and 15 % as a substitution of wheat flour) of lupine flour were used. Lupine flour showed higher levels of moisture, crude protein, ash, crude fat and dietary fiber than the wheat flour. The lupine flour showed higher levels of phenolic and flavonoids than the wheat flour. Conversely, wheat flour showed higher levels of total flavonols. Results clearly indicate that lupine flour exhibited higher antioxidant activity with DPPH and ABTS than the wheat flour. Essential amino acids (lysine, threonine, isoleucine, phenylalanine and tryptophane) in lupine flour were higher than those in wheat flour except methionine content which was higher in wheat flour (1.7 g/kg). A sensory acceptability of the cake is satisfactory up to 10 % concentration of lupine flour given. Even though deterioration in the structural formation in the batter system after the addition of lupine flour were detected that the blends have relatively good structure due to dominance of wheat to bake acceptable, protein enriched consumable cake. Finally, lupine flour up to 10% can be used successfully in bakery products. This could be utilized for the development of composite blends from locally produced lupine at small scale industry level as value-add products.
Influence of Alkaline Treatment with Ammonia Water on the Properties of PEDOT: PSS Films

A study on the influence of alkaline treatment on the properties of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS) film is presented in this paper. The treatment is carried out using ammonia water (AW) solutions with various volumes. We have also examined the performance of organic solar cells (OSCs) with the undoped and AW-doped PEDOT:PSS layers. Results show that the acidity of PEDOT:PSS solution can be significantly reduced by adding the AW solution with the optimized volume ratio ≤9%, v/v, while the AW-doped PEDOT:PSS film shows an improved optical transmission and stabilized conductivity. However, compared to the pristine OSC without adding AW to the whole-extraction layer, the AW-doped OSC shows a slight degradation in the power conversion efficiency (from 2.12% to 2.02%), which has been attributed to the decreased and FF of devices after the addition of AW.
Enabling Access and Legal Rights of the Physically Challenged to Education in Academic Institutions in Nigeria

A good starting point towards building a sustainable future for the physically challenged in Nigeria is to provide effective legal backing, access to education and institutional structure to support their educational empowerment. This paper seeks to interrogate whether the physically challenged in Nigeria have secured their legal and institutional right of access to education. It is observed that the physically challenged are continually being deprived reasonable access to education and this has contributed negatively to their social conditions in the long run. It is suggested that the Nigerian government should streamline a substantial legal and policy framework with the aim of guaranteeing access to education for all persons with disability. In order for these policies to succeed, the changes should fundamentally transform the educational approach by ensuring that persons with disability are not excluded from the general educational system on the basis of disability. Keywords: Academic Institutions, Access, Legal Rights, Physically Challenged, Nigeria
Patient Perceptions of Nurse Behaviors as Indicators of Caring

PATIENT PERCEPTIONS OF NURSE BEHAVIORS AS INDICATORS OF CARING By Susan B. Tuttle The purpose of this study was to identify which nursing behaviors were perceived by the patient who has undergone coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) as the most important and least important indicators of caring. In this descriptive study, the Caring Behaviors Assessment (CBA) was administered to 25 CABG patients. This research was a partial replication of a previous study by Cronin and Harrison (1988) . Jean Watson's theory of human care (1985) served as the theoretical framework for this study. The CBA items, ordered in seven subscales, are congruent with Watson's (1985) carative factors. In this study, the 63 CBA items were ranked from most to least important according to mean scores. Nursing behaviors perceived by the patients in this study as most indicative of caring centered around the monitoring of patient condition and the demonstration of professional competence through technical skill. There were no significant relationships between demographic data and any of the CBA items. These findings are consistent with the results of the Cronin and Harrison (1988) study.
Efficiently teaching engineering and technology students through effective college–industry partnerships

Establishing college–industry collaboration is vital for the success of undergraduate students in engineering and technology programs. Engagement with local industry partners is essential to teach these students applied and hands-on concepts such as lean manufacturing and facility planning. Instructors are required to build meaningful relationships with industry partners so that students can benefit from active learning. Through industry partnerships, students have an opportunity to learn in various ways such as by visiting industrial sites, conducting projects with local industries, and having guest speakers discuss the numerous aspects of their business. Such activities help students become more immersed in their field of study, gain hands-on experience, and address real-world challenges as they transition from college to productive careers within industry. Instructors have a very important role in successfully establishing college–industry partnerships, which can be a challenging and time-consuming task. Such relationships are more difficult to establish when instructors are new to a particular region. This paper focuses on the best practices required to establish industrial partnerships, the importance of leveraging support systems available at instructors’ academic institutions, and how to establish relationships with local professional organizations and industry partners.
ROAD REGION DETECTION IN URBAN AREAS COMBINING HIGH-RESOLUTION RGB IMAGE AND LASER SCANNING DATA IN A CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORK

This paper addresses the problem of road region detection in urban areas using an image classification approach. In order to minimize the spectral superposition of the road (asphalt) class with other classes, the Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) image classification method was used to classify geometrically-integrated high-resolution RGB aerial and laser-derived images. The RGB image was combined with different laser data layers and the ANN classification results showed that the radiometric and geometric laser data allows a better detection of road pixel.
Unsteady mixed convection visco-elastic flow and heat transfer in a thin film flow over a porous stretching sheet with internal heat generation

θ for calculating the heat transfer of the similar boundary-layer flow are carried out as functions of the unsteadiness parameter (S), the Prandtl number (Pr), the visco- elastic parameter ( α), the porous parameter ( φ ), the space-dependent parameter (A) and temperature- dependent parameter (B) for heat source/sink and the free convection parameter (G). The effects of these parameters have also been discussed. The results show that it will produce greater heat transfer effect with a larger Pr, G and α, but S, A and B will reduce heat transfer effect.
A Method for Generating Approximate Similarity Solutions of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations

Standard application of similarity method to find solutions of PDEs mostly results in reduction to ODEs which are not easily integrable in terms of elementary or tabulated functions. Such situations usually demand solving reduced ODEs numerically. However, there are no systematic procedures available to utilize these numerical solutions of reduced ODE to obtain the solution of original PDE. A practical and tractable approach is proposed to deal with such situations and is applied to obtain approximate similarity solutions to different cases of an initial-boundary value problem of unsteady gas flow through a semi-infinite porous medium.
Microstructure evolution in an Al-Si piston alloy under ultrasonic melt processing

Piston Al-Si eutectic alloys are used to produce direct-chill cast billets for subsequent forging. Because of a very complex composition and multi-phase heterogeneous structure, it is necessary to control the formation of primary and eutectic compounds either through alloying or casting conditions (or both). In this study we used ultrasonic melt processing above or across the liquidus line to affect the occurrence and size distribution of primary Si as well as morphology of primary Al dendrites and high-temperature eutectic phases. The refinement of these particles has potential benefit for mechanical properties and formability during forging.
Convective overshooting in the evolution and seismology of η Bootis

In the near future frequencies of solar-like oscillation will be observed by the several planned space missions. In order to assess the information that will be available from such observations, we consider theoretical predictions of the frequency spectrum of oscillations of the star η Bootis, which shows solar-type pulsations. We present results obtained by comparing “classical” evolution models with models computed by taking into account overshooting from the convective core.