Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Apparel Impulse Buying and Shopping Emotion: Does It Differ between Korea and the US?

국가들 간의 차이는 국제적 소비자행동 근간이 대한 shopping emotion, and the relationship between apparel impulse buying and shopping emotion. Apparel impulse buying may occur from several causes that include consumers’inner states, as well as specific short-term states and environmental stimuli. The effects of the consumer characteristics and specific stimuli that trigger specific episodes of impulse buying seemed both logical and useful, and is deserving of further study. Third, a further analysis should investigate the mediated variables between apparel impulse buying and shopping emotion, such as promotion, displays, shopping enjoyment, time pressure and amount of money. Fourth, we should investigate the impulse buying of a specific product (e.g., home furnishings, cosmetics, accessories, and e-shopping), and the comparisons within and across other countries. Also, methodological variations will enhance our understanding of apparel impulse buying phenomena. Finally, the importance of understanding the cultural context in consumer behavior was highlighted in an increasing globalized marketplace (Maheswaran & Shavitt, 2000). Specifically, the theory of collectivism and individualism holds important insights about consumer behavior that can help us to gain a better, more complete understanding of the apparel impulse buying. Therefore, further study should examine the cultural difference (collectivism and individualism) of apparel impulse buying, as well asthe nationalor ethnicity difference comparisons. These comparative cultural research not only helps business managers to better understand their foreign target markets where consumers may differ significantly from their domestic counterparts, but it also may enhance their understanding of their own culture.
Prospective Cohort Study of Green Tea Consumption and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Women

Tea and its constituents have shown anticarcinogenic activities in in vitro and animal studies. Epidemiologic studies, however, have been inconsistent. We prospectively evaluated the association between green tea consumption and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in a cohort of 69,710 Chinese women aged 40 to 70 years. Information on tea consumption was assessed through in-person interviews at baseline and reassessed 2 to 3 years later in a follow-up survey. During 6 years of follow-up, 256 incident cases of CRC were identified. The multivariate relative risk of CRC was 0.63 (95% confidence interval, 0.45-0.88) for women who reported drinking green tea regularly at baseline compared with nonregular tea drinkers. A significant dose-response relationship was found for both the amount of tea consumed (P trend = 0.01) and duration in years of lifetime tea consumption (P trend = 0.006). The reduction in risk was most evident among those who consistently reported to drink tea regularly at both the baseline and follow-up surveys (relative risk, 0.43; 95% confidence interval, 0.24-0.77). The inverse association with regular tea drinking was observed for both colon and rectal cancers. This study suggests that regular consumption of green tea may reduce CRC risk in women. (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007;16(6):1219–23)
Iron increases the susceptibility of multiple myeloma cells to bortezomib

Multiple myeloma is a malignant still incurable plasma cell disorder. Pharmacological treatment based on proteasome inhibition has improved patient outcome; however, bortezomib-resistance remains a major clinical problem. Inhibition of proteasome functionality affects cellular iron homeostasis and iron is a potent inducer of reactive oxygen species and cell death, unless safely stored in ferritin. We explored the potential role of iron in bortezomib-resistance. We analyzed iron proteins, oxidative status and cell viability in 7 multiple myeloma cell lines and in plasma cells from 5 patients. Cells were treated with increasing bortezomib concentrations with or without iron supplementation. We reduced ferritin levels by both shRNA technology and by drug-induced iron starvation. Multiple myeloma cell lines are characterized by distinct ferritin levels, which directly correlate with bortezomib resistance. We observed that iron supplementation upon bortezomib promotes protein oxidation and cell death, and that iron toxicity inversely correlates with basal ferritin levels. Bortezomib prevents ferritin upregulation in response to iron, thus limiting the ability to buffer reactive oxygen species. Consequently, reduction of basal ferritin levels increases both bortezomib sensitivity and iron toxicity. In patients’ cells, we confirmed that bortezomib prevents ferritin increase, that iron supplementation upon bortezomib increases cell death and that ferritin reduction overcomes bortezomib resistance. Bortezomib affects iron homeostasis, sensitizing cells to oxidative damage. Modulation of iron status is a strategy worth exploring to improve the efficacy of proteasome inhibition therapies.
The Determinants of Pricing Strategies for Industrial Products in International Markets

ABSTRACT The global marketplace is becoming increasingly complex in which to conduct business. Firms marketing consumer goods have a somewhat easier time than those selling industrial products, since more has been written about them and the international consumer goods have been analyzed for a longer period of time. In addition, the international marketing literature, has looked more at the elements of product, promotion and place than price. This literature gap has created a void in the understanding of marketers as to how to effectively price industrial products in international markets. The paper identifies the important industrial pricing strategies in international marketing and examines the underlying determinants that affect their outcome. In addition, the specific causal relationships between the determinants and pricing strategies are examined through a logistic regression analysis.
Systemic risk of UCITS investment funds and financial market stability tested using MRS model

Systemic risk came into attention in the period of recent financial crisis. Importance of financial intermediation of investment funds is posing to a systemic influence of this sector to a stability of a financial market and therefore whole financial sector. This was proven through investment behavior, fire sales and net outflows from investment funds during the financial crisis. The article is testing systemic risk of whole range of different UCITS investment funds and behavior of these institutions as well as influence on financial market stability. Methodology is based on Markov regime switching model. A conclusion in this article proves existence of systemic risk in returns of analyzed UCITS investment funds and their strong systemic interconnections with returns and volatility on a financial market. Different investment strategy and type of UCITS investment fund shows no resistance to systemic risk according to this research.
The EPISA study: antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus causing primary or secondary skin and soft tissue infections in the community in France, the UK and Ireland.

OBJECTIVES To provide information on the susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus causing skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in France, Ireland and the UK. PATIENTS AND METHODS One thousand three hundred and ninety patients attending their general practitioners for skin infections were recruited. Susceptibility to 11 antimicrobials using CLSI (formerly NCCLS) broth microdilution was determined for 646 S. aureus isolates detected in the evaluable patient population. RESULTS Susceptibility results were similar in the UK and Ireland, but differed in France. The largest difference between countries was observed for erythromycin and fusidic acid. In France, 67.8% of isolates were susceptible to erythromycin when compared with 88.6% in Ireland and 92.8% in the UK. However, 93.7% of French isolates were susceptible to fusidic acid, compared with 68.6% in Ireland and 75.6% in the UK. A diagnosis of impetigo was associated with reduced fusidic acid susceptibility. CONCLUSIONS Differences in the prevalence of certain diagnoses, particularly impetigo, rather than differences in antibiotic consumption may explain some of the observed differences in susceptibility seen between these countries.
The role of management information systems in measuring organisational performance in the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Art and Culture

Government departments collect process and use information for planning and reporting to comply with diverse legislation at operational and strategic level. Information systems play an important role in the collection and processing of information, making it possible to process large quantities of information, and synchronise and share it. Management information systems are used to process information both at strategic and operational level to monitor activities, assess and plan new services, and monitor trends which enable senior managers to effectively manage the strategic direction of an organisation. Management information systems play an important role in measuring organisational performance. The purpose of the study was to describe the role of management information systems (MIS) in measuring organisational performance in the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts & Culture. A case study approach was used to investigate the research problem. Managers of the core programmes of the department were included in the study. Faceto-face interviews and self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data. The study concluded that the role of MIS in measuring organisational performance was limited in the department. The department did not have an integrated PMIS (performance management information system) or adequate capacity to develop and manage such a system. The study recommends that the department should formalise its performance measurement framework and build capacity to fully implement a PMIS. Further studies should include participants who are not in management and should examine the records management systems in greater detail. Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za
Impacts of relationship marketing on customer satisfaction, relationship commitment, and repurchase intentions in health/fitness clubs

Dramatic changes in the competitive environment have prompted many health/fitness clubs to rethink the fundamental role of marketing. As part of this initiative, relationship marketing is providing to be a significant change in both marketing theory and practice (Morgan & Hunt, 1994). Relationship marketing is typically described as a process of establishing, developing, and maintaining successful relational exchanges (Berry & Parasuraman, 1991; Morgan & Hunt, 1994). Organizations have discovered that relationships with loyal customers can be extremely profitable in the long run, while lost customer relationships are often too costly to regain (Page, Pitt, & Berton, 1995; Reicheld, 1996). Given the environmental changes taking place within many industries of the services sector including health/fitness clubs, relationship marketing can be clearly a powerful tool of differentiation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of relationship marketing on customer satisfaction, relationship commitment, and repurchase intentions among members in health/fitness clubs. 320 surveys were distributed at seven sport centers in Seoul, Korea and 307 surveys were returned usable. Multiple regression analyses using SPSS/PC 11.0 showed that relationship marketing had positive impacts on customer satisfaction and relationship commitment. Results also showed that customer satisfaction had positive impact on relationship commitment. Finally, it was revealed that both customer satisfaction and relationship commitment had positive impact on repurchase intentions. The findings of this study shed some light on the nature of relationships between key elements of sport center marketing and, thus have substantial implications for managers and researchers alike. Although relationship marketing strategy may costly to initiate and maintain and often requires a firm's long-term commitment, results of this study showed that relationship marketing has a significant, positive impact on customer satisfaction and relationship commitment, and eventually customers' intentions to repurchase.
Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Treatment in Diabetes

Abstract: The many studies on oxidative stress, antioxidant treatment, and diabetic complications have shown that oxidative stress is increased and may accelerate the development of complications through the metabolism of excessive glucose and free fatty acids in diabetic and insulin‐resistant states. However, the contribution of oxidative stress to diabetic complications may be tissue‐specific, especially for microvascular disease that occurs only in diabetic patients but not in individuals with insulin resistance without diabetes, even though both groups suffer from oxidative stress. Although antioxidant treatments can show benefits in animal models of diabetes, negative evidence from large clinical trials suggests that new and more powerful antioxidants need to be studied to demonstrate whether antioxidants can be effective in treating complications. Furthermore, it appears that oxidative stress is only one factor contributing to diabetic complications; thus, antioxidant treatment would most likely be more effective if it were coupled with other treatments for diabetic complications.
Market Learning About the Stand-Alone Value of the Acquirer

This paper presents new empirical evidence suggesting that documented losses to the acquirer's stand-alone value are consistent with value maximizing behavior. Firms faced with declining internal investment opportunities can rationally purchase other firms. The acquisition can be the best possible use of their money. Yet, when a growing firm purchases another, market participants will likely learn from the acquisition, that internal investment opportunities facing the acquirer are not as good as previous performance would indicate. The revelation about the slowdown in internal growth of the acquirer prompts market participants to make a negative adjustment to the firm's future earnings growth, hence its stand-alone value. The empirical evidence presented in this paper is strongly consistent with this hypothesis.
Different Web Credibility Assessment as a Result of One Year Difference in Education

Abstract This study is based on the hypothesis that one year of study difference between students underlines different evaluations of the dimensions of commercial presentation websites’ credibility. The objectives of this study are: (-) highlighting significant differences of credibility dimensions evaluation between second and third year of study students; (-) highlighting the dimensions considered to be important by the second year of study students; (-) highlighting the dimensions considered to be important by the third year of study students. For presentation commercial Websites, as approached by this study, second year of study students consider “site-user connection” and “information support” as important dimensions; for the same category of Websites, third year of study students consider “ease of use”, “real world feel” and “site-etiquette” as important dimensions.
FRS 36: An Analysis of the Compliance Level and Disclosure Quality of Singaporean Listed Firms

The issue of goodwill has been a topic of intense debate. In response to growing concerns voiced around the issue, new standards which provide firms the unique opportunity to provide more transparent financial disclosures by reporting goodwill impairments when viewed by financial reporting users are required. The reporting framework in Singapore that deals with the disclosure of goodwill accounting treatment is prescribed under FRS 36 Impairment of Assets. To gain a better understanding of the characteristics of the goodwill reporting regime, developing an understanding of the level of compliance and quality disclosures related to determining the recoverable amount of the CGUs are matters of prime significance. The sample of this study consists of 192 Singaporean listed companies in the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) Mainboard for the first year after their transition to FRS. The results indicate that the rate of compliance with the provisions of FRS 36 and disclosure quality were very poor and failed to reach the expectations of standard setting bodies. The outcomes of this analysis also suggest that there is a high degree of complexity in relation to the conceptualisation, measurement and reporting of goodwill faced by reporting entities in Singaporean Mainboard firms.
Financial Reporting on The Internet By Malaysian Companies: Perceptions And Practices

ABSTRACT The Internet has been described as a new platform for distributing financial information. It is a platform that exhibits distinctive and attractive features that make it an effective option when compared with the traditional platform. In this context, the objective of this study is to investigate the perceptions of Malaysian chief financial officers (CFOs) on the usefulness, vis-a-vis benefits and costs, of the reporting and disclosure of financial information on the corporate Web sites. The perceptions of the controllers were solicited using a mailed questionnaire which achieved a response rate of 35.04 per cent. Taken as a whole, the findings of the study suggest that generally the benefits, both to the companies and the users of financial information, are perceived to be greater than the costs (thus, useful) of adopting the Internet as another means of disclosing and distributing corporate financial information. In addition, it has been found that firm's size and profitability are significant .
Modeling of the Wind Turbine with a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator for Integration

The paper presents the dynamic model and control schemes of a variable speed pitch wind turbine with permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). The model includes a PMSG model, a pitch-angled controlled wind turbine model and a drive train model. The drive train model uses one-mass model to represent the mechanical characteristics of the generator set. The generator model is established in the dq-synchronous rotating reference frame. The wind turbine model details the mechanism of variable speed operation of the turbine by a pitch control. The control schemes in the paper include a pitch angle control for the wind turbine and a speed control for the generator. The pitch angle control uses wind speeds and electric power output as the input signals to ensure normal operation in high wind speed. The speed control is realized through field orientation where the d-axis current is set to zero and the q-axis current is used to control the rotational speed of the generator according to the variation of wind speed. In order to verify the presented model and the control strategy, simulations with MATLAB/Simulink software have been conducted. Simulation results prove the validity of the model and the control schemes.
The Effects of Transaction-Specific Investments in Marketing Channels: The Moderating Role of Relational Norms

We investigate simultaneously the safeguarding and value-creating roles of transaction-specific investments in marketing channels for North American hotel services. Our results show the conditions under which specific investments protect against opportunism and enhance a firm's performance. They also indicate that these results depend upon the type of transaction-specific investment-physical assets versus knowledge-based or human assets. Finally, our findings demonstrate that more extensive relational norms within hotel channels can negatively affect the performance-enhancing role of physical transaction-specific investments-more evidence of the "dark side" of close relationships.
Are French Individual Investors Reluctant to Realize Their Losses?

We analyze the presence of the disposition effect for 90 244 French individual investors based on a large brokerage account database between 1999 and 2006. Main results show that a) French investors demonstrate a strong preference for realizing their winning stocks rather than their losing ones (disposition effect). b) the behavioral bias is not eliminated for sophisticated individual investors (higher trading activity or international diversification) c) more originally, based on French account specificities, we demonstrate that the change of “fiscal account type” does not imply a change in investors’ behavior (at an individual level of the disposition effect).
Synthetic Mammalian Prions

Recombinant mouse prion protein (recMoPrP) produced in Escherichia coli was polymerized into amyloid fibrils that represent a subset of β sheet–rich structures. Fibrils consisting of recMoPrP(89–230) were inoculated intracerebrally into transgenic (Tg) mice expressing MoPrP(89–231). The mice developed neurologic dysfunction between 380 and 660 days after inoculation. Brain extracts showed protease-resistant PrP by Western blotting; these extracts transmitted disease to wild-type FVB mice and Tg mice overexpressing PrP, with incubation times of 150 and 90 days, respectively. Neuropathological findings suggest that a novel prion strain was created. Our results provide compelling evidence that prions are infectious proteins.
Postnatal growth in the intestine.

DOI:10.1097/MOG.0b013e32835d9ec3 Growth and development of the intestine in the postnatal period includes increases in crypt number, increases in intestinal length, the appearance of epithelial lineages [1], and changes in the absorptive functions of the epithelium [2]; however, in this review we will focus only on the expansion of crypt number and intestinal length. At birth, the rodent intestine has villi but no crypts; crypts develop in the first days of the postnatal period. Over the first 3 weeks of the postnatal life in the rodent there are increases in the number of crypts, number of cells per crypt, crypt height, villus height, the number of crypts per villus, the intestinal length, and the mucosal surface area [3,4]. The increase in crypt number is achieved by fission of existing crypts. Crypt fission is the symmetric longitudinal splitting of the crypt starting at the bottom near the muscularis mucosa and proceeding upwards [5]. In rodents, from 14 to 21 days of age, 25–35% of intestinal crypts are undergoing fission [4,6]. The percentage of crypts undergoing fission gradually decreases to a steady state of 5% in adult rodents. Humans have a similar surge in crypt fission but it occurs later at 6–9 months [7]. Crypt fission is preceded by an increase in the number of epithelial stem cells [8]. Two populations of intestinal epithelial stem cells have been identified [9,10]. An actively cycling population of crypt base columnar cells (CBCs), located between Paneth cells at the base of the crypts [11,12], and a quiescent population of stem cells at the þ4 position [13]. The two major pathways that influence proliferation and cytodifferentiation in the intestine are Wnt/ B-catenin and Notch. Proliferation of CBCs is controlled by the Wnt/B-catenin signaling pathway. In adults, CBCs are characterized by the expression of Lgr5, Ascl2, and Olfm4. Ascl2 controls stem cell number; increased Ascl2 expression results in increased proliferation, whereas deletion of Ascl2 blocks renewal of CBCs [14]. Lgr5 and Ascl2 are involved in WNT signaling, whereas Olfm4 is involved in Notch signaling. Crypt fission begins at the base of the crypt near the CBCs; whether CBCs participate in the initiation of crypt fission is unknown. In adults þ4 intestinal stem cells express Bmi1 and mouse telemorase reverse transcriptase (mTert). The stem cell markers that are coexpressed