bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Reviewing Two Decades of Value Creation in Tourism: An Attempt
to Develop a Conceptual Framework
Authors: El Boukhari Abdelouahab , Oumlil Rachid , Achaba Allal 
Published: February 2021

Tourism is one of the world economy pillars. In the last decades,
it underwent an evolution related to consumer behaviour and technological
progress. Facing this evolution, several efforts were made by companies; for
example, some of them looked for new ways to create value. Despite a great
number of studies conducted, the literature shows less evidence related to the
variables that affect value creation in tourism companies. Hence, the objective
of this paper is to propose a conceptual framework of value creation measurement
in tourism through mapping the most frequent indicators in literature. To do so,
the authors asked the following research question: what indicators of value
creation in tourism were the most mobilized during the last twenty years? Then
they performed a meta-analysis based on value creation papers published during
the period ranging from 1997 to 2017. Furthermore, based on the NVivo 11 coding
method, they processed 747 indicators, of which they considered that 66 were
more frequently used as they had been cited at least twice. The main ones are
service quality, customer satisfaction, environmental management, and
profitability. They grouped these frequent indicators in five categories,
namely: customers (10), employees and skills improvement (9), environment and
natural resources (6), finance (20), and internal processes (21).
L’innovation dans les services comme levier de la performance
commerciale des hôtels en Tunisie
Authors: Farhoud Mohamed , Farhoud Hager , Farhoud Elyess 
Published: February 2021

L’économie de la Tunisie dépend de plus en plus des activités du
tourisme. Dans ce secteur, l’innovation dans les services est un véritable
moteur de croissance économique. Si la plupart des travaux se focalisent
essentiellement sur l’analyse des déterminants et des effets de l’innovation ou
des processus de prise des décisions d’innovation, rares sont les efforts de
recherche testant l’impact de l’innovation dans les services sur la performance
commerciale de l’hôtel. En se basant sur des données d’enquête d’un échantillon
représentatif comportant 603 hôtels en Tunisie, l’objectif de notre analyse est
d’expliquer les enjeux de la relation entre l’innovation dans les services
hôteliers et la performance commerciale de l’hôtel. Nos résultats nous amènent à
conclure qu’en Tunisie, l’innovation dans les services hôteliers peut être
stimulée en jouant sur certains facteurs tels que la catégorie de l’hôtel, la
structure de gouvernance, l’affiliation ou l’appartenance à une chaîne
hôtelière, la taille de l’hôtel, la gestion du processus d’innovation, ainsi que
la prise en compte de la variable facteurs de marché et concurrence. Nous
trouvons aussi que la performance commerciale des hôtels est influencée par ces
facteurs et, surtout et fortement, par la structure de gouvernance de l’hôtel et
la gestion du processus d’innovation.
Le préjudice de perte de solvabilité découlant d’une inscription négative au dossier de crédit du consommateur
Authors: Caron Vincent 
Published: February 2021

La vérification de la cote de crédit du consommateur avant de lui offrir des services est une pratique répandue au Québec. C’est ainsi qu’une inscription négative à son dossier de crédit peut priver le consommateur de certains services (prêt hypothécaire, location de logement ou de voiture, assurance, etc.) ou lui imposer des conditions plus onéreuses (taux d’intérêt plus élevé, prime d’assurance plus élevée). Si la victime d’une inscription erronée ou injustifiée peut être indemnisée pour le préjudice découlant de sa perte de solvabilité, plusieurs embûches se dressent toutefois devant elle, à savoir la preuve de la faute et celles du dommage et du lien de causalité.
Processing of a Nutrient-Rich Cereal Butter an Alternative to Peanut Butter
Authors: El-Sisy T. T. , Ali Jehan B. 
Published: February 2021

Cereal butter were made from sunflower, pumpkin, garden cress, corn, rye and peanut butter served as control. Chemical, physical, microbiological, textural and sensory evaluation of cereal based butter poduced from different types of cereal were analzed using a standard method. Pumpkin had highest protein (30.23%), while sunflower, pumpkin and peanut cereals had the highest amounts of fats (51.46, 49.05 and 48.00%, respectively). Also, corn had the highest amounts (72.56%) of carbohydrate. For microbiological evaluation, data show that total mould count ranged between 1.10 to 1.80 log cfu/g for rye and peanut, respectively. Garden cress is a good source of potassium, calcium, iron, and sodium. Also, Pumpkin is a good source of Magnesium, zinc, Phosphor and Selenium. Sunflower had the highest value of Vitamin B1, B2, B6, B9 and E but garden cress had the highest value of B2, K and C vitamins. The fatty acid composition of cereals reported that palmitic acid was the highest value in rye 21.80%. The Palmitoleic acid ranged from 0.22 to 12.50%, the lowest was peanut and highest occurred in sunflower. The highest of oleic acid was peanut 46.80%. Sunflower had highest Linoleic acid (69.0%) and garden cress had highest of linolenic acid 32.18%. Rye had highest value (20.69%) in Arachidic acid and garden cress scored highest in Eicosenoic acid (13.40%). The microbiological quality of cereals butter samples are total aerobic bacterial counts (TAB) ranged between 1.09 log cfu/g (rye butter) to 1.91 log cfu/g (peanut butter). Garden cress was obtained the higher for viscosity value (16100, 15900 and 15700 cp/s) at 25, 40, 60°C than other cereals butter. In texture analysis, garden cress butter had the highest significant amounts of hardness, cohesiveness, gumminess, chewiness and adhesiveness. Sensory evaluation of sunflower butter had the highest significant amounts of overall acceptability, peanut butter then pumpkin butter (96.30, 88.40 and 79.20, respectively) in all samples. Results could be useful in improving cereal butter processing and delivering sunflower butter to consumers who are more concerned as a functional food, high fat content and peanut allergy.
Exceeding Potassium and Zinc Application Rate above Farmers Practiced Rate Improves Dry Matter Partitioning, Photosynthetic Attributes, Yield and Quality of Maize (Zea mays L.) under Dryland Condition
Authors: Bhattacharjee Subhradip , Bhale V. M. , Kumar Pramod , Kumar Sheilendra , Kumar Deepak , Bairwa Bhagchand 
Published: February 2021

Aims: This field experiment was conducted to compare the combined application of different rates of potassium and zinc application against the standard farmers practised application rate based on dry matter distribution, net photosynthesis, transpiration rate, sub stomatal C02 concentration, stomatal conductance, grain yield and quality attributes (protein and carbohydrate content and yield).
Place and Duration of Study: This short-term field trial was conducted on the Agronomy Research Farm of Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra, India on the Kharif (Post monsoon) season of 2016.
Methodology: The experiment was conducted in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) with two factors i.e., potassium and zinc, each having three levels. The experiment was replicated thrice. The three potassium levels were 30, 60 and 90 kg K2O ha-1 while the zinc was applied 20, 30 and 40 kg ZnSO4.7H2O ha-1 as three distinctive levels. A short duration dwarf maize cultivar Ravi-81 was used for the experiment.
Results: Perusal of experiment results confirmed that potassium and zinc have positive interaction even in short duration crop under dryland condition. The higher dry matter accumulation, crop growth rate, photosynthetic attributes, yield, protein content, protein yield, and carbohydrate yield has been recorded with the application of potassium at a rate of 60 kg K2O ha-1 along with zinc application of 30 kg ZnSO4.7H2O ha-1 which has been found to be statistically superior over farmers adopted practice (30 kg K2O ha-1 along with zinc application of 20 kg ZnSO4.7H2O ha-1).
Conclusion: Combined application of potassium and zinc has positive interaction on each other, and the increased rate is needed to meet the demand for short duration high yielding maize crop for enhanced growth, yield and quality attributes.
Effectiveness of Three Fruit Seed Extracts as Larvicide against Three Major Mosquito Vectors Aedes aegypti Linnaeus, Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae)
Authors: Younoussa Lame , Oumarou Kary Mallam , Kowa Theodora Kopa , Enama Serge Eteme , Agbor Gabriel Agbor , Nukenine Elias Nchiwan 
Published: February 2021

The CH2Cl2-MeOH (30:70 v/v) extracts of the seeds of Mangifera indica (Mango), Persea americana (Avocado) and Dacryodes edulis (African plum) were evaluated for potential mosquito larvicidal activity against 3rd and 4th instar larvae of Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles gambiae. Extracts were diluted with 1 mL of methanol and concentrations ranging from 1000 to 125 mg/L in 4 replicates each, were prepared in the volume of 100 mL in the plastic cups (250 mL). A volume of 1 mL of methanol added to 99 mL of tap water was prepared as negative control and Bi-one (1000 mg/L) constituted a positive control. In each test solution, 25 larvae of each mosquito species were separately transferred and larval mortality was recorded after 24 h post-treatment. As results, the three plant seed extracts applied at 1000 mg/L caused for at least 79% mortality of each mosquito species larvae assessed. The seed extract of P. americana (LC50 of 98.31, 129.24 and 136.26 mg/L, respectively against An. gambiae, Ae. aegypti and Cx. quiquefasciatus larvae) was the most potent followed by D. edulis (LC50 of 176.87 mg/L for An. gambiae, 198.68 mg/L for Ae. aegypti and 201.70 mg/L for Cx. quinquefasciatus) and M. indica (LC50 of 258.98 mg/L for An. gambiae, 297.35 mg/L for Ae. aegypti and 435.45 mg/L for Cx. quinquefasciatus). Globally, all the seed extracts were more toxic against An. gambiae larvae compared to other mosquito species and need further exploration for the development of a new botanical larvicide to reduce mosquito densities.
In Vitro Antileishmanial Activities of Olea europaea, Kigelia africana, Terminalia mollis, Croton Macrostachyus and Bridella micrantha, Kenyan Medicinal Plants
Authors: Wafula Mukhwana Dennis , Cyrus Ayieko , Collins Mweresa , Johnstone Ingonga , Damaris Matoke-Muhia 
Published: February 2021

Leishmaniasis is a major public health problem globally. Visceral leishmaniasis is known to be fatal if left untreated, while cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most neglected. The first-line treatment of leishmaniasis is based on pentavalent antimonial drugs which are expensive, requiring inpatient treatment and toxic. The Plants containing active compounds against other protozoan diseases may offer alternatives against leishmania parasites. This study determined the in vitro antileishmanial activity of Olea europaea, Kigelia africana, Terminalia mollis, Croton macrostachyus and Bridella micrantha extracts. The plant samples were dried, pulverized into fine powders and extracted using ethanol at the Center for Traditional Medicine and Drugs Research, KEMRI. The in vitro assays were carried out at the Leishmania laboratory, Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, KEMRI. In in- vitro assays the inhibitory concentrations (IC50) and Minimum Inhibition Concentration (MIC) on L. major promastigotes, percentage rates of macrophages infected by amastigotes and cytotoxicity on Vero cells were determined. For each parameter analyzed, differences among treatment groups exposed to different drugs were tested by logistic regression. Results showed that promastogote and amastigote growth inhibition was significantly affected by the crude extracts from the plants (P < 0.05) after 24 hours of exposure where the most effective drug was the standard drug (Amphotericin B) while among the crude extracts of the herbal drugs, T. mollis was the most effective against amastigote followed by C. macrostachyus while O. europaea was the least effective. Mammalian cell viability was significantly affected by the various test compounds (P < 0.05) after 24 hours exposure where % cell viability of herbal drugs, B. microstachyus, O. africana resulted to the most toxic effects by reducing the % cell viability to less than 50%. The study recommends the use of T. mollis in management of leishmaniasis in areas they occur. Further analysis of the active compounds that that affect efficacy of the plant extracts is advised.
Assessment of Health Related Quality of Life Using EORTC QLQ BR-23 among Breast Cancer Patients in Pakistan
Authors: Malik Madeeha , Inam Naziha , Hussain Azhar 
Published: February 2021

Introduction: Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer among all other Asian countries.Late presentation of breast cancer negatively impact health related quality of life among patients.
Objective: The present study was designed to assess health related quality of life using EORTC QLQ-BR23 among patients of breast cancer in Pakistan.
Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study design was used to assess health related quality of life among 382 breast cancer patients using EORTC QLQ-BR23. Data was collected and statistically analysed using SPSS version 21.
Results: The results highlighted that the lowest scores for HRQoL were observed in the domain of functional scale i.e. sexual enjoyment (7.18, ±16.84) while highest scores were observed in the domains of body image (55.82, ±29.07) followed by systemic therapy side effects (50.88, ±18.47).
Conclusion: The current study concluded poor HRQoL with a negative impact on its all domains among breast cancer patients in Pakistan. Lowest scores for HRQoL were observed in the domain of functional scale i.e. sexual enjoyment and sexual functioning while, highest scores were observed in the domains of body image followed by systemic therapy side effects.
Influence of the Soil Preparation Method on the Aerial and Root Development of the Clone GT 1 of Hevea brasiliensis, Mull. Arg (Euphorbiaceae) in the South-West of Cote D’ivoire
Authors: Djézou Konan , Kouadio Ballo Espérence , Serge T. Vawa Otro , Alban P. Kouakou Yao , Samuel Obouayeba , Bernard Dea Goué 
Published: February 2021

Objective: The study was carried out on the plots of the Southwest Agricultural Civil Society (SCASO) in southwestern Côte d'Ivoire. the objective of this study is to evaluate the aerial and root development of rubber plants of Gondang Tapen 1 (GT 1) clone, through the method of land preparation
Methodology and Results: The methodology focused on plougheds soils of the experimental plots according to a toposequence (summit, mid-slope and low-slope). This treatment was compared with control plots on unploughed soil. The results obtained showed that ploughed soil favoured good aerial development of plants of the GT 1 clone, especially in the lower slopes of plots installed on a toposequence gradient. This cultivation technique also allows a good elongation of the main root of the rubber plants of the GT 1 clone, mainly at the summit and bottom of the toposequence, thus ensuring good fixation in the soil, and thus resistance to windthrow and water supply in the dry season. The study indicated a close relationship between the development of the aerial and underground parts of the GT 1 clone plants on undisturbed (unploughed soil) soils.
Conclusion and Application: Evaluation of the influence of the mode of land preparation on the aerial and root development of the GT 1 a clone showed that mechanical soil preparation by ploughed soil in rubber cultivation is an appropriate cultivation technique to boost the development of rubber trees in plantations, when soil characteristics require it.
Comparative Evaluation of the Performance of Students of Rural and Urban Primary Schools in the Prefecture of Arta, Greece, in the 1st Grade of Secondary School (Gymnasium) During 2012/2013
Authors: Gkoros Dimitrios 
Published: February 2021

Αim: To investigate whether and to what extent students attending small rural primary schools are "disadvantaged" compared to students attending urban schools as well as what are the differences in their performance and consistency in their attendance in the 1st grade of secondary school (gymnasium).
Methodology: we chose for our research the quantitative research approach, to study a large number of cases and analyze statistically the research data. More specifically, the choice of the sample which included all the students who studied in the secondary schools of the Prefecture of Arta and specifically in the 1st grade, after collecting their report cards , was considered more reliable. The sample of the research, therefore, consists of 364 students who used to study during the school year 2012-2013 in the prefecture of Arta in the 1st grade of secondary school (gymnasium) and was made by simple random sampling.
Results: As evidenced by the research findings, students who attended urban primary schools, achieve better performance in the first class of secondary school. In particular their average grade of achievement is higher especially in Mathematics and Modern Greek Language & Literature where they achieve also higher grades. However, as far as Science classes are concerned, no difference in grades is observed. Finally, regarding the continuous attendance of students, those who attended small primary schools had more absences during the school year.
Conclusion: The results of the research show a number of differences in the performance of students who have previously attended urban and rural primary schools, with those of urban schools being superior. However, the factors that constitute an obstacle to the proper and smooth operation of a rural school are numerous and also, the advantages of a rural school are difficult to be measured quantitatively.
The Comparison Production Growth of Potato Plants (Solanum Tuberesum, L) between Various Dosages of Biochar and Coffee Skin Compost
Authors: Khadijah . , Eliyin . , Mulyono . , Basyirah . , Amiruddin . 
Published: February 2021

Potatoes (Solanum tuberesum, L) are one of the main foods for the needs of the world community. Therefore, increasing potato crop production is considered important. For this purpose, the utilization of a mixture of rice husk biochar with compost can provide the best results up to three times the planting season. Coffee skin can also be found in form of compost for the utilization process. However, due to the lack of farmer’s knowledge about the benefits that can be provided by skin compost to maintain the level of soil fertility. This study aims to analys the effect of biochar and coffee skin compost on the growth and yield of potato crops. Plant height, number of shoots, number of tubers per clump, and per plot tuber weight was a parameter of observation. This experiment used a factorial randomized planting block design using several doses of biochar and coffee skin compost. The treatment of biochar dosage did not significantly affect all parameters observed. The treatment of the effect of doses of coffee skin compost had a very significant effect on plant height at all ages of observation. The average plant height increases with the higher doses of red coffee skin compost given has a very significant effect on the number of tubers per clump and the weight of per plot tubers. There was no real interaction between the biochar dose and the red coffee skin compost dosage against all observed parameters.
Peripheral synucleinopathy in Parkinson disease with LRRK2 G2385R variants
Authors: Yang Jing , Wang Hao , Yuan Yanpeng , Fan Shiheng , Li Lanjun , Jiang Chenyang , Mao Chengyuan , Shi Changhe , Xu Yuming 
Published: February 2021

AbstractObjectiveRecent studies demonstrated cutaneous phosphorylated α synuclein (p‐syn) deposition in idiopathic and some monogenetic Parkinson disease (PD) patients, suggesting synucleinopathy identical to that in the brain. Although the LRRK2 Gly2385Arg (G2385R) variant is a common PD risk factor in the Chinese population, the pathogenesis of PD with G2385R variant has not been reported. We investigated whether synucleinopathy and small fiber neuropathy (SFN) are associated with the G2385R variant.MethodsWe performed genotyping in 59 PD patients and 30 healthy controls from the skin biopsy database. The scale of SFN was assessed, as well as bright‐field immunohistochemistry against antiprotein gene product 9.5 (PGP9.5) and double‐labeling immunofluorescence with anti‐PGP9.5 and anti‐p‐syn.Results(1) p‐syn deposited in the skin nerve fibers of G2385R carrier PD patients, which was a different pattern from noncarriers, without no difference observed between proximal and distal regions; (2) decreased distal intraepidermal nerve fiber density was found in both the G2385R carrier and the noncarrier PD group, and was negatively correlated with composite autonomic symptom score‐31 item (COMPASS‐31) scores; (3) PD patients with the G2385R variant showed a more peculiar clinical profile than noncarriers with a higher nonmotor symptoms scale, COMPASS‐31 score, and levodopa equivalent dose, in addition to an increased prevalence of certain autonomic symptoms or rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorders.InterpretationSynucleinopathy is related to the LRRK2 G2385R genotype and implies a different pathogenesis in G2385R variant carriers and noncarriers. This study also extended the clinical profiles of PD patients with the G2385R variant.
Spatio‐Chemical Heterogeneity of Defect‐Engineered Metal–Organic Framework Crystals Revealed by Full‐Field Tomographic X‐ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Authors: Ferreira Sanchez Dario , Ihli Johannes , Zhang Damin , Rohrbach Thomas , Zimmermann Patric , Lee Jinhee , Borca Camelia N. , Böhlen Natascha , Grolimund Daniel , van Bokhoven Jeroen A. , Ranocchiari Marco 
Published: February 2021

AbstractThe introduction of structural defects in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), often achieved through the fractional use of defective linkers, is emerging as a means to refine the properties of existing MOFs. These linkers, missing coordination fragments, create unsaturated framework nodes that may alter the properties of the MOF. A property‐targeted utilization of this approach demands an understanding of the structure of the defect‐engineered MOF. We demonstrate that full‐field X‐ray absorption near‐edge structure computed tomography can help to improve our understanding. This was demonstrated by visualizing the chemical heterogeneity found in defect‐engineered HKUST‐1 MOF crystals. A non‐uniform incorporation and zonation of the defective linker was discovered, leading to the presence of clusters of a second coordination polymer within HKUST‐1. The former is suggested to be responsible, in part, for altered MOF properties; thereby, advocating for a spatio‐chemically resolved characterization of MOFs.
Tuning Overall Water Splitting on an Electrodeposited NiCoFeP Films
Authors: Kan Shuting , Xu Mengying , Feng Wenshuai , Wu Yufeng , Du Cheng , Gao Xiaohui , Wu Yimin A. , Liu Hongtao 
Published: February 2021

AbstractThe regulation of geometric and electronic structures is very important to transition metal phosphides with high catalytic properties. Herein, nanofilms consisting of NiCoFeP nanospheres were electrochemically deposited onto 3D Ni foam for the catalysis of water splitting. Depending on the amount of iron, the NiCoFeP nanocatalysts exhibit different surface topographies and chemical binding energies, which have a great influence on electrochemical performances. The optimal NiCoP‐0.01 M Fe films show robust bifunctional electrocatalytic activities with an overpotential of 118 mV (10 mA cm−2) for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and 300 mV (50 mA cm−2) for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The overall water splitting employing this proposed nanocatalyst at both electrodes only presents a cell voltage of 1.60 V at the current density of 10 mA cm−2, far lower than that (1.73 V) with the commercial Pt/C cathode and RuO2 anode combination.