Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Experiential Marketing on Customer Satisfaction and Revisit Intention of Beauty Salon Franchise Stores

The purpose of this study was set as clarifying the relative importance of experiential marketing on customer satisfaction and revisit intention of beauty salon franchise stores while raising the competitiveness of beauty salon service by clarifying the causal relationship between these factors and revisit intention. The data was gathered using questionnaire targeting 350 adults living in Gwangju Metropolitan City and the analysis was performed using the SPSS 18.0 statistics package. The result of this study is summarized as follows. First, the factors forming up the experiential marketing of beauty salon franchise stores have been verified as a total of 5 dimensions to be shown as sense marketing, relation marketing, feel marketing, think marketing and action marketing. Second, the experiential marketing of beauty salon franchise stores was shown has having statistical significant effect on the revisit intention. Third, the experiential marketing of beauty salon franchise stores was shown has having statistical significant effect on the customer satisfaction. Fourth, while the indirect effect of each of experiential marketing and customer satisfaction of beauty salon franchise stores on the revisit intention was independently shown as significant, the indirect effect of experiential marketing by mediating customer satisfaction was not shown as significant.
Dynamics of a vortex domain wall in a magnetic nanostrip: application of the collective-coordinate approach

The motion of a vortex domain wall in a ferromagnetic strip of submicron width under the influence of an external magnetic field exhibits three distinct dynamical regimes. In a viscous regime at low fields the wall moves rigidly with a velocity proportional to the field. Above a critical field the viscous motion breaks down, giving way to oscillations accompanied by a slow drift of the wall. At still higher fields the drift velocity starts rising with the field again but with a much lower mobility $dv/dH$ than in the viscous regime. To describe the dynamics of the wall, we use the method of collective coordinates that focuses on soft modes of the system. By retaining two soft modes, parametrized by the coordinates of the vortex core, we obtain a simple description of the wall dynamics at low and intermediate applied fields that applies to both the viscous and oscillatory regimes below and above the breakdown. The calculated dynamics agrees well with micromagnetic simulations at low and intermediate values of the driving field. In higher fields, additional modes become soft and the two-mode approximation is no longer sufficient. We explain some of the significant features of vortex-domain-wall motion in high fields through the inclusion of additional modes associated with the half antivortices on the strip edge.
THREE MANIFOLD GROUPS , KÄHLER GROUPS AND COMPLEX SURFACES

Let G be a Kähler group admitting a short exact sequence 1 −→ N −→ G −→ Q −→ 1 where N is finitely generated. i) Then Q cannot be non-nilpotent solvable. ii) Suppose in addition that Q satisfies one of the following: a) Q admits a discrete faithful non-elementary action on Hn for some n ≥ 2 b) Q admits a discrete faithful non-elementary minimal action on a simplicial tree with more than two ends. c) Q admits a (strong-stable) cut R such that the intersection of all conjugates of R is trivial Then G is virtually a surface group. It follows that if Q is infinite, not virtually cyclic, and is the fundamental group of some closed 3-manifold, then Q contains as a finite index subgroup either a finite index subgroup of the 3-dimensional Heisenberg group or the fundamental group of the Cartesian product of a closed oriented surface of positive genus and the circle. As a corollary, we obtain a new proof of a theorem of Dimca and Suciu in [DS09] by taking N to be the trivial group. If instead, G is the fundamental group of a compact complex surface, and N is finitely presented, then we show that Q must contain the fundamental group of a Seifert-fibered three manifold as a finite index subgroup, and G contains as a finite index subgroup the fundamental group of an elliptic fibration. We also give an example showing that the relation of quasi-isometry does not preserve Kähler groups. This gives a negative answer to a question of Gromov which asks whether Kähler groups can be characterized by their asymptotic geometry.
Diversification of Gulf/Caribbean Mangrove Communities through Cenozoic Time1

The mangrove community of the Neotropics shows a progressive increase in diversity through the Cenozoic. Palynofloras from the early Eocene -50 Ma (million years ago) indicate that brackish-water coastal areas were occupied by four principal genera-Acrostichum, the extinct Brevitricolpites variabilis, Nypa, and Pelliceria (Pellicera). Avicennia is first reported in the late Miocene - 10 Ma. Extinctions, introductions, and adaptations varied the composition and increased net diversity to six mangrove and three associated genera by the middle Pliocene (-3.5 Ma)-Acrostichum, Avicennia, Crenea, Laguncularia, Pelliceria, Rhizophora; Acacia, Hampea/Hibiscus, and Pachira. Modernization continued in the Quaternary with the first microfossils of Conocarpus, and with the addition of eight possible associates, for a total of 15 genera. Twelve others, unknown as fossils, were added during the Cenozoic to constitute the presentday community of -27 genera of mangroves and associates. The fossil record identifies a trend of increasing diversity that can be assessed as new assemblages are studied, and provides a first quantitative estimate of Neotropical history through the Cenozoic Era.
ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CAPACITY OF LOCAL RESIDENTIAL

The inherent conflict between the residential amenity and traffic access functions of local streets causes debate on what constitutes a true “local” road. The concept of „environmental capacity‟ was developed to identify a suitable maximum traffic volume on such local streets. It was first introduced by Buchanan and Appleyard in separate research in the 1960‟s. Both authors settled on broad-brush traffic thresholds of 2,000-3,000 vehicles per day. Since then, other research has relied heavily on the original Buchanan and Appleyard findings; this paper investigates that presumption in the present day. A residents‟ survey was applied to four “local” streets with varying traffic volumes in Christchurch, New Zealand. Residents living on those streets with higher volumes felt that their streets were busier, noisier and less safe. There was also an increasing trend for residents along higher volume streets to have their houses turned away from the street and they tended to have less personal involvement and/or knowledge of their neighbours. In the Christchurch context, a more appropriate environmental capacity would appear to be around 1,500-2,000 vehicles per day. This has implications for local town planning and street network design guidance if true local roads are to be achieved.
An Evolving Model of Design Culture

This paper addresses the difficulty of bringing about culture change; it is based on a project that is examining the role of design management in the context of large one-off projects in the mining and construction industries. Traditional methods of project delivery in these industries are being challenged by Design- Construct [Design-Build in the USA and UK] and alliance contracting (similar to Partnering in the USA or PFI in the UK). In design-build projects, the design management function rests with the prime contractor or with an alliance partnership, rather than with the specialist designers or consultants. Design management practice is also being transformed by the uptake of information technology that supports distributed collaboration. As a consequence, construction companies which traditionally were not directly concerned with design management are now taking a proactive role in the design management function, which is essentially a matter of maintaining design integrity, within a total project management process. However, the culture of a construction company is quite different to that of a design consultancy, the traditional design managers. Culture here refers to the values, beliefs and behaviours common to the various sets of professionals involved in the process. We need to better understand those personal attributes and organisational habits, systems and practices that foster an effective design management culture in projects that combine design and construction to get the best possible outcomes in the current changing circumstances.
Structure of H-exchanged hexagonal birnessite and its mechanism of formation from Na-rich monoclinic buserite at low pH

Abstract The structural transformation of high pH Na-rich buserite (NaBu) to H-exchanged hexagonal birnessite (HBi) at low pH was studied by simulation of experimental X-ray diffraction patterns. Four HBi samples were prepared by equilibration of NaBu at constant pH in the range pH 5-2. The samples differ from each other by the presence of one (at pH 2 and 3) or two (at pH 4 and 5) phases, and by the structural heterogeneity of these phases which decreases with decreasing pH. The sample obtained at pH 5 is a 4:1 physical mixture of a 1H phase (a = 4.940 Å, b = a/√3 = 2.852 Å, c = 7.235 Å, β = 90°, γ = 90°) and of a 1M phase (a = 4.940 Å, b = a/√3 = 2.852 Å, c = 7.235 Å, β = 119.2°, γ = 90°) in which successive layers are shifted with respect to each other by +a/3 along the a axis as in chalcophanite. Both the 1H and 1M phases contain very few well-defined stacking faults at pH 5. At pH 4, the sample is a 8:5 physical mixture of a 1H phase containing 15% of monoclinic layer pairs and of a 1M phase containing 40% of orthogonal layer pairs. Any further decrease of the pH leads to the formation of a single defective 1H phase. This 1H phase contains 20% and 5% of monoclinic layer pairs at pH 3 and 2, respectively. Independent of pH, all phases contain 0.833 Mnlayer cations, 0.167 vacant layer sites, and 0.167 interlayer Mn cations located either above or below layer vacancies per octahedron. A structural formula is established at each pH. The origin of the observed phase and structural heterogeneities has been analyzed. 1H and 1M phases are assumed to inherit their specific structural and crystal chemical features from the two distinct NaBu modifications. NaBu type I, with a high proportion of Mn4+layer cations, is thought to be responsible for the monoclinic layer stacking because this configuration allows Mn cations from adjacent layers to be as far as possible from each other, thus minimizing the electrostatic repulsion between these high charge cations. In contrast, NaBu type II has a high interlayer charge induced by Mn3+layer for Mn4+layer substitutions. Consequently, the 1H phase has a high amount of interlayer protons and achieves compensation of the unfavorable overlap of layer and interlayer Mn cations, in projection on the ab-plane, by the presence of strong hydrogen bondings between layers. The higher proportion of defined stacking faults in both 1H and 1M phases at pH 4 compared to pH 5 can be attributed to the increase in reaction rate with decreasing pH. At lower pH (3 and 2) the formation of strong hydrogen bonds between adjacent layers controls the layer stacking mode and leads to the formation of a unique 1H phase. The proportion of well-defined stacking faults in this phase decreases from pH 3 to 2.
The Moderating Role of Perceived Supervisor Loyalty in the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Effectiveness

As methods of investigating authentic transformational leadership have seldom been studied, in this study we used the concept of perceived supervisor loyalty (subordinates’ perceptions of leaders’ loyalty to the organization) to differentiate authentic transformational leaders from inauthentic ones. A sample of 246 supervisor-subordinate dyads from a single Taiwanese public organization showed that perceived supervisor loyalty moderated the relationship between transformational leadership and leadership effectiveness only when perceived supervisor loyalty was high and transformational leadership was positively correlated with leadership effectiveness. The implications of the findings are discussed.
Towards a lightweight adaptative multicomponential affective recognition system

As part of the Affective Computing research field, the development of automatic affective recognition systems can enhance human-computer interactions by allowing the creation of interfaces that react to the user's emotional state. To that end, this Master Thesis brings affect recognition to nowadays most used human computer interface, mobile devices, by developing a facial expression recognition system able to perform detection under the difficult conditions of viewing angle and illumination that entails the interaction with a mobile device. Moreover, this Master Thesis proposes to combine emotional features detected from expression with contextual information of the current situation, to infer a complex and extensive emotional state of the user. Thus, a cognitive computational model of emotion is defined that provides a multicomponential affective state of the user through the integration of the detected emotional features into appraisal processes. In order to account for individual differences in the emotional experience, these processes can be adapted to the culture and personality of the user.
Pre-programmed Multiroom Operation and Power Curtailment Using Bluetooth

With the rise in demand for advanced technology and items, human mind craves for more comforts. The following idea portrays the thought of smart house into reality. This paper gives the idea to control over an entire house. The circuit is implemented in a way such that it does not renders the AC supply wiring useless. The control board is provided with a manual override to switch between the normal and automated house. Arduino mega with Atmega 328 as the microcontroller is programmed to communicate with Bluetooth Module (HC 05) and respond as per user requirement. A simple yet effective android application is designed that communicates with the controller. The application designed also has a special feature of power saver that adjusts the lighting and temperature in the room by judging the surrounding conditions unless specified by the user. The application has an inbuilt security feature that does not allow stray users to interfere with the module functioning. Thus a single application on an android device connected via Bluetooth can simply allow the user to talk to the appliances not only in a particular room but in the other rooms as well and the ultra power saver can be used for curtailment of energy.
EFFECTS OF AIR CURING METHOD , DENSITY AND CONCRETE MIXURE ON CARBONATION DEPTH OF STRUCTURAL CELLULAR LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE

This paper presents the carbonation depth of structural cellular lightweight concrete (CLC) under natural concentration of carbon dioxide approximately 280 to 400 ppm. In this study, two designed wet densities of cellular lightweight concrete (1,600 and 1,800 kg/m) were made using three different water to cement ratios of 0.45, 0.50 and 0.55, and two different sand to cement ratios of 1:1 and 2:1. The samples were cured in the air at 23 -32 C and 40 to 80% relative humidity. At the age of 28 days of the concrete, carbonation depths were measured using phenolphthalein indicator method on spit cures at exposed faces. The result showed that the carbonation depth didnet depend directly on the designed density of the concrete. Instead, it depended on the mixed design of the concrete. It also showed that at the same density of the cellular lightweight concrete, the carbonation depth in the concrete would be higher in the concrete with higher sand to cement ratio. However, the carbonation depth in the concrete tended to be higher in the concrete with higher water to cement ratio.
Clinical Indicators for Differential Diagnosis of Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in Women of Reproductive Age

Background: Acute lower abdominal pain in women of reproductive age is a challenging condition for clinical diagnosis. Computerized tomography yields high accuracy, but may not be cost-effective in low-middle income countries. Selective diagnostic approach based on clinical findings may be more appropriate. Methods: Medical record review was performed on patients aging between 15 - 50 years who admitted to the surgical department or obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) unit because of acute lower abdominal pain during January to December 2008. Patients were eventually categorized into appendicitis, OB-GYN conditions, or non-specific abdominal pain (NSAP). Clinical indicators were studied for diagnostic values using polytomous logistic regression applied to likelihood ratio for positive test (LR + ) and confidence interval (CI). Results: Anorexia, nausea and vomiting, shifting of abdominal pain decreased the likelihood of OB-GYN conditions. Diarrhea increased the likelihood of NSAP. Right lower quadrant tenderness increased the likelihood of appendicitis but decreased the likelihood of OB-GYN conditions. Left lower quadrant tenderness decreased the likelihood of appendicitis but increased the likelihood of OB-GYN. Guarding or rebound tenderness increased the likelihood of appendicitis but reduced the likelihood of NSAP. Leucocytosis (white blood cell count ≥ 10,000) increased the likelihood of appendicitis but reduced the likelihood of OB-GYN and NSAP. Neutrophil ≥ 75% increased the likelihood of OB-GYN but decreased the likelihood of NSAP. Pregnancy reduced the likelihood of appendicitis and increased the likelihood of OB-GYN. Conclusion: Gastrointestinal symptoms, sites of abdominal tenderness, guarding or rebound tenderness, leucocytosis, neutrophil ≥ 75% and pregnancy are clinical indicators that may help differentiating appendicitis, common OB-GYN conditions, or NSAP in acute lower abdominal pain in women of reproductive age. doi: http://dx.doi. org/10.4021/jcs179w
SUMMING QUANTITIES OF OBJECTS AT THE LEFT EDGE

This paper analyzes the syntactic structure of the construction represented by How many books did Ken borrow and Kim steal in total? , in which the semantics of the left-edge nominal (e.g., how many books) is cumulatively “shared” by the objects of the two clausal conjuncts. While efforts have been made to analyze the semantics of the construction in the literature, the syntax of the construction has been understudied and been considered a challenge to generative grammar. Extending Chaves’s (2012 ‘Conjunction, cumulation and respectively readings’, Journal of Linguistics 48:297-344) analysis for a subject-sharing construction, I propose a predicate-formation analysis for the construction. While providing a possible syntactic derivation for the construction, this research also probes the properties of the specific type of A-bar movement involved in the formation of a predicate.
A REVIEW ON CURRENT TRENDS AND ADVANCEMENTS IN BIOANALYTICAL METHODS

This paper reviews the recent developments in bio-analysis sample preparation techniques and chromatographic techniques give an update on basic principles and a comparative discussion on the benefits and limitation of every technique. Any bio-analytical technique includes several steps, all of them being vital in order to attain reliable results. The first step is taking aliquots of samples for the analysis, followed by the extraction procedure and sample clean-up, chromatographic analysis and detection. Conventional sample preparation techniques including solid phase extraction (SPE), liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), protein precipitation (PP) and many modern approaches including molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP), solid phase micro extraction (SPME), liquid-liquid micro extraction (LLME), micro extraction by packed sorbent (MEPS) and plenty of others have additionally been featured as fundamental and significant step of bio-analytical methods. Current trends in fast liquid chromatographic separations involve monolith technology, high temperature liquid chromatography (HTLC) and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC). UHPLC has recently become a wide-spread analytical technique in many laboratories which focus on fast and sensitive bio-analytical assays. The key advantages of UHPLC are the increased speed of analysis, higher separation efficiency and resolution, higher sensitivity and much lower solvent consumption as compared to other analytical approaches. This is all enabled by specially designed instruments and sub-2-microne particle packed analytical columns.
Retinomotor movements in the Antarctic fish Trematomus newnesi Boulenger submitted to different environmental light conditions

The Antarctic fish Trematomus newnesi (Boulenger, 1902) occurs from benthic to pelagic habitats, in seasonally and daily varied photic conditions that induce retinomotor movements. Fish were experimentally kept under constant darkness or light, and 12Light/12Dark for seven days. The retinomotor movement of the pigment epithelium was established through the pigment index, while that of the cones was calculated as the length of the myoid. The retinomotor movement of the pigment epithelium in T. newnesi, revealed that the adaptation to constant light occurred in the one hour of exposure, remaining constant for the next seven days. However, the adaptation to constant darkness, was slower. The difference between the mean values of the pigment indices in the time intervals of sampling was significant in the first hours of the experiment, and only after six hours they were not significant any more. The myoid of cones became elongated in darkness and contracted in light. In the experiments where T. newnesi was exposed initially to 12 hours light followed by 12 hours darkness 12 was evidenced that the speed and intensity of the retinomotor movements was higher when darkness changed into light, than when light changed into darkness.
Deflation parallele avec des contrastes APF pour l'extraction aveugle de sources

The present paper addresses the problem of discrete source separation, particularly in the scenario where there exist less sensors than sources (underdetermined case). Alphabet polynomial fitting (APF) contrasts exploit the prior knowledge of digital modulation alphabets to perform the space-time equalization. Source extraction methods can be developed from such contrasts. The feature that each APF criterion targets a specific modulation enables the simultaneous operation of deflation algorithms to extract the signals of each modulation in parallel. Parallel deflation allows the reduction of the diversity necessary for the extraction of all sources from the mixture. Hence, this new approach can improve the estimation performance and the computational complexity of classical deflation.