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Creating a store environment that encourages buying: A study on sight atmospherics

More than ever, consumers respond to more than just the physical product when making a decision to purchase a product. One of the most noteworthy features of a product is the atmosphere of the place in which the product is bought. From time to time, the store atmosphere is more powerful than the product itself. This study focused specifically on the most important atmospheric element – sight. The main research question explored the effect of sight atmospherics on consumer perceptions. Explorative research was conducted together with qualitative research by means of focus groups. Purposive sampling was deemed the most appropriate sampling method for this study. The findings indicated that sight atmospherics can influence consumers’ perceptions either subconsciously or consciously, and have a direct influence on the amount of time consumers spend in a specific store. Consumers perceived sight atmospherics as a tool to establish a ‘purchasing’ atmosphere and as a means of communication to represent the brand of the store. It was established that sight atmospherics create visual attraction and stimulation with consumers, and that they contribute to the image and the character of the store.
Marketing and destination growth: A symbiotic relationship or simple coincidence?

This paper examines the relationship between destination growth and destination marketing by investigating the relationship between destination marketing organisations and local government authorities. A case study approach is adopted to explore this issue using two Queensland destinations, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. The findings of this research suggest that the manner in which private and public sector stakeholder organisations work together through a recognised destination marketing organisation will influence the overall rate of growth of destinations, particularly when origin markets are located in another state or overseas. In particular the study supports previous research findings that the role of local government authorities is essential if destination marketing authorities are to operate effectively.
DESIGN OF A MINIATURIZED DUAL-BAND DOUBLE-FOLDED SUBSTRATE INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDE BANDPASS FILTER WITH CONTROLLABLE BANDWIDTHS

One miniaturized multilayer dual-band bandpass fllter (BPF) is developed using standard low temperature co-flred ceramic (LTCC) technology. The fllter makes use of four double-folded substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) resonators. Two sets of coupling paths between the source and load are implemented to generate dual- band responses. Utilizing this method, the two passbands can operate at independent frequencies and the bandwidth can be easily controlled. High isolation is obtained between two passbands, and two pairs of transmission zeros close to the passband edges are generated by source- load coupling, resulting in high skirt-selectivity. Good agreement between the simulated and measured results of the fllter sample is obtained, with its high electrical performance validated.
Histomorfometri of Broiler Small Intestine after Administrated of Soybean Waste and Palm Kernel Meal Fermented by Aspergillus niger (AKBISprob)

Feeding of soybean waste and palm kernel meal fermented by Aspergillus niger (AKBISprob) in broiler has been conducted to determine the chicken gastrointestinal health based on histomorfometri of duodenum, jejunum and ileum. 24 Broiler strain CP 707 unsexed were treated AKBISprob, were obtained of P0 (only given of commercial feed), P1 (commercial feed and 2% AKBISprob), P2 (commercial feed and 4% AKBISprob) and P3 (commercial feed and 6% AKBISprob). AKBISprob being given treatment for 21 and 35 days. Preparation of gastrointestinals of chickens for histological were made on days 22 and 36. The measurement of height of villi (TV), basal width (LB) and the width of the apical villi (LAV) based on histological observations of intestine with hematoxillin eosin (HE) staining. The results showed interaction between level and duration of AKBISprob administration were not significantly effect (P>0.05) on TV, LB and LAV duodenum, jejunum and ileum of broiler small intestine. Administration of AKBISprob 0, 2, 4 and 6% were not significantly effect (P>0.05) on TV, LB and LAV duodenum, jejunum, and ileum of small intestine of broiler, but duration 21 and 35 days were significantly effect (P<0.01) on TV, LB and LAV duodenum, jejunum and ileum of broiler. Based on the research were concluded that AKBISprob for 35 days could increase histomorfometri of broiler
Experimental Study on the Performance of Diesel Engine using Different Alternative Fuels

The experimentations conducted in this paper concentrated on alternative sources by developing new mixtures of fuels to reduce the fuel consumption and to reduce the environmental impact of combustion emissions. It describes the experimental results of different mixtures of diesohol (Diesel+ alcohol). To investigate the performance of the diesel engine at different mixtures percentages of ethanol and methanol with diesel. Different diesohol mixtures (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25% of ethanol and methanol with diesel) were tested and compared with pure diesel samples. The experimentations were conducted using four strokes (1400 cc) 8 hp and 1 cylinder diesel engine test bed (Lester P8-1). Remarkable results were obtained regarding different operating conditions such as torque, thermal efficiency and specific fuel consumption. The experimental results obtained concluded that the disohol mixtures improved the torque and the thermal efficiency of the engine compared to the pure Diesel samples
The visualization and analysis of urban facility pois using network kernel density estimation constrained by multi-factors

The urban facility, one of the most important service providers is usually represented by sets of points in GIS applications using POI (Point of Interest) model associated with certain human social activities. The knowledge about distribution intensity and pattern of facility POIs is of great significance in spatial analysis, including urban planning, business location choosing and social recommendations. Kernel Density Estimation (KDE), an efficient spatial statistics tool for facilitating the processes above, plays an important role in spatial density evaluation, because KDE method considers the decay impact of services and allows the enrichment of the information from a very simple input scatter plot to a smooth output density surface. However, the traditional KDE is mainly based on the Euclidean distance, ignoring the fact that in urban street network the service function of POI is carried out over a network-constrained structure, rather than in a Euclidean continuous space. Aiming at this question, this study proposes a computational method of KDE on a network and adopts a new visualization method by using 3-D “wall” surface. Some real conditional factors are also taken into account in this study, such as traffic capacity, road direction and facility difference. In practical works the proposed method is implemented in real POI data in Shenzhen city, China to depict the distribution characteristic of services under impacts of multi-factors.
An Experimental Study on Rheological Properties of Pestil Blends

The rheological and sensory properties kind (apricot, grape and mulberry molasses) blends were studied pestil (rollband) syrup of apricot, mulberry and grape at 25, 40, 50 and 70°C, rheological properties kind of pestil syrup (untreatment and treatment with sulphurapricot molasses) blends were studied using sugar concentrations of 0%, 5% and 10%. The empirical power law model fitted the apparent viscosityrotational speed data. All blends exhibited pseudoplasticbehavior. The syrup content and temperature influenced the flow behavior and consistency index values. Temperature sensitivity of the consistency index was assessed by applying an Arrhenius-type equation. Ea values ranged from 326,65 to 175,86 J mol s-1 as syrup content varied from apricot, grape to mulberry, respectively. Arrhenius constant, k, however, correlated with mouthcoating.
Currency Trading Using the Fractal Market Hypothesis

We report on a research and development programme in financial modelling and economic security undertaken in the Information and Communications Security Research Group (ICSRG, 2011) which has led to the launch of a new company - Currency Traders Ireland Limited - funded by Enterprise Ireland. Currency Traders Ireland Limited (CTI, 2011) has a fifty year exclusive license to develop a new set of indicators for analysing currency exchange rates (Forex trading). We consider the background to the approach taken and present examples of the results obtained to date. In this Introduction, we provide a background to and brief overview of conventional economic models and the problesms associated with them. 1.1 Background to financial time series modelling The application of mathematical, statistical and computational techniques for analysing financial time series is a well established practice. Computational finance is used every day to help traders understand the dynamic performance of the markets and to have some degree of confidence on the likely future behaviour of the markets. This includes the application of stochastic modelling methods and the use of certain partial differential equations for describing financial systems (e.g. the Black-Scholes equation for financial derivatives). Attempts to develop stochastic models for financial time series, which are essentially digital signals composed of tick data 1 can be traced back to the early Twentieth Century when Louis
ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA SUPERIOR ANOMALY DETECTION IN VIDEO SEQUENCES

In this work, a comprehensive study of an existing anomaly detection framework has been carried out. After identifying current challenges in the field of anomaly detection in video sequences, an existing framework has been selected for its implementation and evaluation. A set of video sequences containing anomalies from common surveillance scenarios have been selected from publicly available datasets. The system has been evaluated on these video sequences in order to identify existing shortcomings. Improvements to the original algorithm have been proposed in order to address the observed limitations. Finally, the performance of the proposed changes has been evaluated on the same video sequences for comparison.
SUSTAINABLE AND REPLICABLE ROAD SAFETY SOLUTIONS FOR THE LOWER- AND LOWER MIDDLE- INCOME COUNTRIES BASED ON THE VIET NAM MODEL FOR INCREASING MOTORCYCLE HELMET USE

Viet Nam’s experience in increasing motorcycle helmet use offers a replicable model for countries seeking to decrease the high and rising costs of road traffic accidents. Achieving universal helmet use was a critical step to reducing high fatality rates in a country where motorcycles represent 95 per cent of personal vehicles. Helmet use rates in Viet Nam rose from between 3-30 per cent in 2007 to over 95 per cent in 2008; during the same period accident fatalities declined 12.2 per cent, despite the rise in motorization rate. This paper outlines the model for successfully increasing helmet use in Viet Nam. The model addressed (1) market failures that made helmets unaffordable and unappealing; (2) weak legislation and enforcement; and (3) public ignorance of the safety benefits of helmets. The sustainable and replicable Vietnamese model is useful for the consideration of policymakers and public health advocates in low- and lower-middle income countries, particularly where motorcycles compose a large part of personal vehicles and road accidents.
STUDIES OF INTUITIVE INTERACTION EMPLOYING OBSERVATION AND CONCURRENT PROTOCOL

This paper explores intuitive interaction with products from a methodological standpoint. Intuitive use of products involves utilising knowledge gained through other products or experiences. The nature of intuitive interaction presents certain problems with its study because it is product features that users have relevant prior experience with rather than a whole product. The challenge was to find ways of recording and coding observations so this level of detail could be extracted from user tests. This was accomplished using specialist observation software. These methods have twice proved successful in studying this complex topic and gaining reliable results. Details of the methods used and implications of the results gained are discussed.
New Analysis for The FGM Thick Cylinders Under Combined Pressure and Temperature Loading

An analytical solution for computing the radial and circumferential stresses in a FGM thick cylindrical vessel under the influence of internal pressure and temperature is presented in this paper. It has been assumed that the modulus of elasticity and thermal coefficient of expansion were varying through thickness of the FGM material according to a power law relationship. Nevertheless the value of the Poisson ratio was taken as constant throughout the material. In the analysis presented here the effect of non-homogeneity in FGM thick cylinder was implemented by choosing a dimensionless parameter, named β, which could be assigned an arbitrary value affecting the stresses in the cylinder. Using Maple 9.5, distribution of stresses in radial and circumferential directions for FGM cylinders under the influence of internal pressure and temperature gradient were obtained. Graphs of variations of stress versus radius of the cylinder were plotted for different values of β. Cases of pressure, temperature and combined loadings were considered separately. It was concluded that by changing the value of β, the properties of FGM could be so modified that the lowest stress levels were reached. The stresses which were produced in FGM and homogeneous material with the same boundary conditions were compared to obtain the optimum value of β.
Empirical Study on the Formation Mechanism of Media Effect in Chinese Stock Market

This paper investigates the formation mechanism of media effect in Chinese stock market. We prove the existence of media effect in Chinese market and examine the three hypotheses (Impediment to Trade Hypothesis, Return Continuation and Reversal Hypothesis and Investor Recognition Hypothesis) of its formation mechanism respectively. We compare the media effect in Main Board, Small and Medium Enterprise Board, and Growth Enterprise Market respectively. We find media effect is most significant in Growth Enterprise Market and the result is consistent with Impediment to Trade Hypothesis. We divide our samples into 4 quartiles and the results are consistent with Return Continuation and Reversal Hypothesis. We can not find significant relationship between analyst reports and stock return, therefore we can not prove the validity of Investor Recognition Hypothesis in Chinese market. This paper sheds light on Chinese Multi-level Capital market and extends empirical results of media effect in Chinese market.
The origin of island biota: Several things in one

Islands can be continental or oceanic. The latter ones, well known as test tubes or natural laboratories, are only colonized by dispersal and their biota are new assemblages of species with subsequent and potentially interesting evolutionary events. Their study however requires considering sophisticated hypotheses of colonization, keeping geological knowledge independent and sampling widely the island regional context. Islands have always been fascinating to people and even the most "terrestrial" persons repeatedly heard about them. Scientists coming to study them were already fed since their childhood with some famous and spirited literature describing islands as refuges for sailors and tramps, territories for social utopia or hidden places for treasures and fights (Stevenson, Defoe, Nordhoff & Hall, Wells, Huxley, Merle, etc.) This social background strongly shaped our way of thinking island biological evolution. Scientists then see islands as remarkable microcosmos and most theories depicting their evolution treat them as systems isolated from other biota with specific processes involving refuges, novel interactions, extinctions or relicts. These recurrent topics or views produced since more than one century and a half of dedicated scientific literature would gain to be disentangled and critically re-analyzed. We must rediscover how many different kinds of islands exist, we must test common and unquestioned postulates about the evolution of their biota, and finally drawn the main critical issues which are in need of study with an appropriate sampling strategy. We could also ask finally whether islands significantly differ from continental biota or are they just workable simple systems? To answer these questions, we have chosen to focus on a few issues that seem to us more important to consider and more amenable to scientific tests.
Capital Investment Decision: Impact from Environmental Scanning

Current thinking in corporate long-range planning tends to emphasize the need for, and value of environmental information. Many scholars proposed that environmental information is crucial to modern corporate planning and for firms to remain competitive, particularly when making capital investment decision. Such information is generated outside the firm’s official jurisdiction. Unfortunately, little is known of the extent of environmental scanning done by decision makers when making capital investment decision. This paper reports on a study undertaken to determine the extent of environmental scanning in relations to the quality of investment decision made. This study examines the relationship between environmental scanning behavior and the quality of investment decisions made by managers. Result from 118 questionnaires by higher-level managers in Malaysia show that in making capital investment decision, most of the environmental scanning was related to competitor information, technology information and economic information. Out of this information, information made related to competitors and economics leads to high quality decision.
IFRS AND CONDITIONAL ACCOUNTING CONSERVATISM: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF BANKS IN EGYPT AND THE UAE

Conservatism in accounting is an approach to control the reaction of the management to the good news by not counting for it unless it happened and bad news by counting for it even if it did not happen, aiming to avoid understatement of liabilities and expenses or overstatement of assets and revenues which in turn increase the creditability of the reported financial information (see for instance, Hellman, 2008, Watts, 2003; Basu, 1997). Previous studies pointed out numerous benefits for accounting conservatism and of these are: Lin et al. (2017) on a sample of all firms listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange over the period 20062014 investigated the influence of conservatism on the value of cash holdings and the results show that conservatism has a positive impact on the value of cash holdings. Ettredge et al. (2016) used all class action securities lawsuits filed in federal courts over the period 1996–2011 to study the impact of accounting conservatism on litigation and found that accounting conservatism is a protection from litigation risk. Khalifa and Othman (2015) on a sample of firms in 13 MENA countries over the period 2004– 2007 examined the impact of conservatism on the cost of equity capital and the results revealed that conservatism has a negative impact on the cost of equity capital. Lee et al. (2015) studied using a sample of all Abstract
Effect of Exogenous Enzymes on Ruminal degradation of Feed and Animal Performance: A review

Review was made on the effect of exogenous enzymes on ruminal degradation of feed and animal performance. A wide variety of carbohydrase, protease, phytase and lipase enzymes have been used in animal feeds. Although supplementation of exogenous enzymes to ruminants has shown to increase digestibility of poorly digested feeds and improves animal performance in terms of weight gain and milk yield, the effect is not consistent to different researches. The inconsistent results from studies can be contributed to a number of factors, including diet composition, type of enzyme preparation, complement of enzyme activities, and amount of enzyme provided, enzyme stability, and method of application. Among the different methods of enzyme application, pre-ingestion treatment of feed results in a better intake, digestibility and animal performance. Similarly supplementation of enzymes to the total mixed ration brings enhanced performance of animals. Even while the appropriate level of enzyme supplementation to different types of feeds is not specified, several studies have shown that applications of high levels of enzymes to forages or diets produce less desirable responses than low levels. The better understanding of the production techniques, enzyme activity, mode of enzyme action and application techniques of commercial non starch polysaccharidase enzymes can help the scientific community for competent utilization of these biotechnological products for efficient utilization of the available feed resources. Key words ; exogenous enzymes, supplementation , Animal performance
Building Trust in Agribusiness Supply Chains

ABSTRACT In the absence of a certified seed system, potato farmers in Asia must purchase replacement seed tubers from an informal seed system. With no third party assurance that the seed tubers purchased are of good quality, the farmer's decision to purchase seed may be influenced by the long-standing relationships that have been established between buyers and sellers. Trust is the critical determinant of a good buyer-seller relationship. Through maintaining communication and the making of various relationship specific investments, a conceptual model is proposed which suggests that seed suppliers may engage in trust building behavior which should result in the preferred seed supplier enjoying a greater share of the farmer's patronage.
Inconspicuous consumption : the sociology of consumption and the environment

Over the past 15 years or so the sociology of consumption has made real progress in identifying and dissecting a series of mechanisms which maintain and expand demand for goods and services. However, few sociologists of consumption have taken account of the environmental impact of practices they describe. In addressing the question ‘why do people consume as they do and what are the environmental consequences of escalating demand? ’, we begin by reviewing the characteristics and environmental implications of five mechanisms of consumption isolated by analysts of consumer culture. We then consider how satisfactorily these mechanisms account for behaviour in some key areas of environmentally significant consumption, focusing especially on those associated with increasing demand for energy, Department of Sociology at Lancaster University 2 water and other natural resources. This suggests, amongst other things, that the sociology of consumption is not especially well equipped to deal with environmentally critical forms of ‘inconspicuous’ consumption nor with equally crucial developments in domestic infrastructures supporting the creeping evolution of normal standards of daily material life. Closer interaction between the sociology of consumption and the sociology of science and technology might narrow the gap between understandings of escalating consumption framed in terms of the visible and glamorous ingredients of consumer culture and those which focus on more mundane and largely invisible but environmentally central features of daily life.