bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Elucidating How Interface Design and Cognitive Function Affect Learning Performance in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System
Authors: Wang Cheng-Hua , Tsai Wen-Ya 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is an increasingly widely utilized educational model globally. Several scholars have suggested that user satisfaction and intention to use can each effectively affect learning performance. However, whether user satisfaction and learning performance are related remains unclear. This study has the following four objectives: to examine the primary determinants of user learning satisfaction in an ERP environment; to determine how user satisfaction, intention to use, and learning performance are related to each other; to determine whether intention to use affects learning performance and mediates the relationship between user satisfaction and learning performance, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed model in explaining the effects of the learner interface, interaction and attitude of the instructor toward the student on user satisfaction, supporting evaluation of mediation learning performance by intention to use. The results of SEM analysis indicate that the model that is proposed exhibits goodness-of-fit. Interface design and cognitive function significantly and positively influence learning performance. User satisfaction and intention to use both significantly and positively affect learning performance. Intention to use mediates the relationship between between user satisfaction and learning performance.
Properties of Polymer-Modified Mortar Using Silane as an Integral Additive
Authors: Jiesheng Liu , Ke Liu , Juan Zhang , Jixiang Li 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
In the present paper, the addition of silane to improve the properties of mortar was experimentally investigated. The morphology and microstructure of mortar were investigated by using both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and polarizing microscopy (PM). The results show that silane significantly alters the microstructure of mortar, reduces the crystallization, restricts the degree of hydration of cement-based materials, and decreases micro-voids. As a result, silane effectively improves the chemical and carbonation resistance, as well as the chloride and water penetration resistance of mortar. Results also indicate that the consistency of mortar was improved but the compressive strength of the mortar was decreased. Specifically, silane would also be beneficial to the bridging cracking function to resist crack propagation.
Testing a Framework for Evaluating Critical Success Factors of Projects
Authors: Yang Li-Ren , Chen Jieh-Haur , Chang Shu-Ping 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Electronic component sales (ECS) projects are unique in the electronics industry. The key processes and personnel factors in ECS projects are distinct from those in other areas. The primary objective of this study was to develop a comprehensive framework for evaluating the critical success factors (CSFs) of ECS projects. The second objective was to identify and prioritize project CSFs using the analytical network process (ANP). The results suggest that the two most influential CSF categories in the electronic component distribution sector are factors related to the project manager and the external environment. The results also indicate that the job satisfaction of team members is perceived as the most critical success factor. Project managers can use the results of this study to understand the associations between adoption of CSFs and ECS project success, and to modify their current project planning and control process.
Effect of Film Thickness and Voids in Mineral Aggregate in Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag Dense-Graded Asphalt Concrete
Authors: Chen Shih-Huang , Lin Jyh-Dong , Huang Daud , Hung Ching-Tsung 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
This research is focused on how the volumetric properties and performance tests for asphalt concrete are influenced by the 100 % replacement of coarse natural aggregates with basic oxygen furnace (BOF) slag. A statistical analysis was conducted to explore whether the replacement of coarse natural aggregate with basic oxygen furnace slag would increase the moisture sensitivity and reduce the strength of asphalt concrete. According to the results of the mixture design, except for the basic oxygen furnace slag asphalt mixture with upper gradation curve, the film thicknesses are from 6 to 9 μm. However, performance tests, especially the moisture sensitivity and creep test, show that the lack of film thickness and void in mineral aggregate did not adversely affect the durability of asphalt concrete. Based on the results of the mixture design and the performance tests, complete replacement of coarse natural aggregates with basic oxygen furnace slag in asphalt concrete is considered feasible and worthy of further study.
Ambulance Service Area Considering Disaster-Induced Disturbance on the Transportation Infrastructure
Authors: Chen Albert Y. , Yu Ting-Yi , Lu Tsung-Yu , Chuang Wen-Ling , Lai Jihn-Sung , Yeh Chin-Hsun , Oyang Yen-Jen , Heui-Ming Ma Mathew , Sun Wei-Zen 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
The effectiveness of emergency medical services (EMS) depends on the existing infrastructure and allocation of medical resources. The response time for ambulances is in general considered a critical factor to the survival of EMS patients. EMS is a challenging task due to the spatial distribution of the population and geographical layout in the urban area. The spatial configuration of ambulance fleets and hospitals should be assessed to provide an efficient service. Additionally, EMS plays a critical role in disaster situations. In this research, the effect of disasters is considered as the disturbance to the EMS system. The objective of this research is to assess the service area of EMS after a disaster. In this study, the deviation of service area before and after the disaster on the transportation infrastructure is evaluated. Multi-layer perceptron (MLP) was used to predict EMS demand in usual conditions, and a loss estimation tool is used to model the disaster triggered demand. Given the usual and disaster triggered EMS demand, location of ad hoc EMS facilities were determined using cluster analysis, and the reachability of the facilities to individual demand points were evaluated using service area analysis. The proposed approach serves as an assessment methodology and also a planning tool for the preparedness of future disaster occurrences.
An Importance-Performance Analysis of Human Factors for Patient Safety Management Strategy
Authors: Wang Cheng-Hua , Lee Yuan-Duen , Chou Hui-Lin 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
This study was undertaken to identify factors affecting perception of the importance and practice of patient safety management strategies among hospital employees in Taiwan. Importance-performance analysis enables management to evaluate and identify the major strengths and weaknesses of a hospital's key success factors. This work attempts to show the usefulness of an importance-performance analysis grid in evaluating hospital patient safety from employee perspectives in Taiwan. The authors identified a list of 19 items from patient safety literature reviews, and each item was rated using a 5-point Likert scale. Responses were obtained from 236 usable questionnaires. The importance-performance grid showed that nine items fell into the “Keep up the good work” quadrant, two items fell into the “Concentrate here” quadrant, six items fell into the “Low priority” quadrant, and two items fell into the “Possible overkill” quadrant. The findings suggest that the vision of the supervisor is necessary in order to better match organizational characteristics and enhance medical quality. The results are useful in identifying areas for strategic focus to help hospital managers develop patient safety strategies.
Economic Design of Acceptance Sampling Plans Based on Conforming Run Lengths Using Loss Functions
Authors: Fallah Nezhad M. S. , Ahmadi Yazdi A. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
In this paper, a new sampling plan is introduced based on the run length of conforming items and Taguchi loss function. Run length of conforming items is used for decision making about the quality of a lot. The proposed sampling plan is based on the Markov modeling. A continuous Taguchi loss function is used to obtain loss of deviations between the value of quality characteristics and its target. An optimization model is developed for obtaining the optimal control tolerances and the corresponding critical acceptance and rejection thresholds based on the geometric distribution, which minimizes the loss function for both producers and consumers. For practical purpose, a numerical example is presented to illustrate how the proposed procedure can be applied to design acceptance sampling plans. In addition, the results of a comparison study denoted the merits of proposed model. At the end, a general model regarding the risk of consumer and producer is developed. A sensitivity analysis is carried out on the different values of the required parameters in order to validate the results of optimization model.
Harriet Martineau’s Epistemology of Gossip
Authors: Pond Kristen A. 
Published: October 2014

Kristen A. Pond, “Harriet Martineau’s Epistemology of Gossip” (pp. 175–207)
This essay is a fresh examination of Harriet Martineau’s only domestic novel, Deerbrook (1838). Though the novel seems like an interruption to those writings considered more typical of the author, and more successful, this essay traces the way in which Deerbrook’s preoccupation with epistemology connects it in important ways to the rest of Martineau’s oeuvre. While in most of her writing Martineau gives preference to what the Victorians considered to be empirical and rational ways of knowing, in Deerbrook she focuses on more typically feminized knowledge forms that rely on speculation and intuition, in particular the discourse of gossip. This essay argues that gossip’s main function in Deerbrook is not as plot device or didactic warning; rather, it functions as an epistemological category that challenges Enlightenment presumptions to certain knowledge. Read as a source of knowledge rather than a female vice, gossip becomes the tool through which Martineau raises the possibility of alternative forms of knowledge that might counter, or at least complicate, assumptions about what constitutes certain truth and right knowledge.
Jesus Didn't Tap: Masculinity, Theology, and Ideology in Christian Mixed Martial Arts
Authors: Greve Justine 
Published: October 2014

AbstractThis essay analyzes blogs, sermons, videos, and published interviews to examine the religious rhetoric of Christian practitioners of mixed martial arts as well as pastors who promote or reference the sport in their sermons. In the tradition of muscular Christianity (the Bible-based manhood movement of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries), these fighters and pastors argue that MMA teaches Christian virtues such as discipline and self-control. Linking a healthy physical body with a healthy mind and spirit, they suggest that athletes enact and embody Christian values and ideals of manliness. Some scholars (such as Tony Ladd and James Mathisen) have argued that modern incarnations of muscular Christianity preach a mere “folk theology”—that is, essentially a locker-room pep talk with a touch of Jesus thrown in. Drawing on the field of lived religion, however, I argue that practitioners of Christian MMA experience a close connection between the sport and their religious beliefs. Though the theology may take the language of the “folk,” certain values (discipline and self-sacrifice), theological positions (premillennialism, life as a struggle, Jesus as the focus of religion), and social agendas (addressing masculine aggression and religious and cultural effeminacy) characterize both turn-of-the-century muscular Christianity and Christian MMA today. Athletes strive to imitate Christ and embody Christian values—aided, perhaps, by the bodily practice of their sport. Their focus on Jesus at the expense of doctrine does not indicate a lack of theology. Rather, the image of a manly Christ who will not give up represents a strong, assertive, masculine ideal that fits clearly into an evangelical worldview.
Youth, Christianity, and the Crisis of Civilization, 1930–1945
Authors: Bergler Thomas E. 
Published: October 2014

AbstractDuring the 1930s and 1940s, the Great Depression and the rise of communism and fascism in Europe convinced a broad spectrum of Americans that they were living through a prolonged “crisis of civilization” with real potential to destroy all they held dear. Meanwhile, they saw evidence that these global problems put young people especially at risk for immorality, loss of hope, and political subversion. Because the “youth problem” and the “world crisis” seemed to be inextricably linked, even the everyday behaviors of young people took on a heightened political significance in the eyes of many adults. Christian leaders from across the spectrum of churches—Mainline Protestant, Evangelical, Roman Catholic, and African American—did not just capitalize on this obsession with youth and the fate of civilization; they did all they could to fan those flames. They did so not cynically, but sincerely, believing that they could and should save the world by saving American youth. Yet these leaders were also making a bid for influence in American society and for control of the future of their churches. The resulting politicized views of youth and youth work would not only influence the outcomes of internal church battles, but they would also shape how various Christian groups responded to the Cold War.
Differential Maternal Feeding Practices, Eating Self-Regulation, and Adiposity in Young Twins
Authors: Tripicchio Gina L. , Keller Kathleen L. , Johnson Cassandra , Pietrobelli Angelo , Heo Moonseong , Faith Myles S. 
Published: October 2014

OBJECTIVE:Restrictive feeding is associated with childhood obesity; however, this could be due to other factors that drive children to overeat and parents to restrict (eg, child genetics). Using a twin design to better control for confounders, we tested differences in restrictive feeding within families in relation to differences in twins’ self-regulatory eating and weight status.METHODS:Sixty-four same-gender twin pairs (4–7 years old) were studied with their mothers. Child caloric compensation ability (COMPX% index) was assessed by using a laboratory-based protocol. The Child Feeding Questionnaire assessed mothers’ self-reported feeding styles toward each twin. Child BMI (kg/m2) and BMI z score were calculated by using measured weight and height; percent body fat and waist circumference were also assessed. Partial correlations examined within-twin pair differences in Child Feeding Questionnaire subscales in relation to within-twin pair differences in anthropometry and caloric compensation (COMPX%).RESULTS:Differences in maternal restriction were significantly associated with within-pair differences in child COMPX% and BMI z score. Mothers reported more restriction toward the heavier and more poorly compensating twin. Additionally, within-pair differences in parental pressure to eat were associated with significant differences in BMI z score, percent body fat, and waist circumference. Mothers were more pressuring toward the lighter twin.CONCLUSIONS:Mothers vary in their feeding practices, even among same-gender twin pairs, which might influence differences in adiposity. Future research needs to elucidate cause-and-effect and intervention implications regarding parental restriction and pressure-to-eat prompts.
Thoracoscopic-assisted pulmonary surgery for partial and complete lung lobectomy in dogs and cats: 11 cases (2008–2013)
Authors: Wormser Chloe , Singhal Sunil , Holt David E. , Runge Jeffrey J. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Objective—To describe the use of thoracoscopic-assisted pulmonary surgery (TAPS) for partial and complete lung lobectomy in small animal patients and to evaluate short-term outcome.
Design—Retrospective case series.
Animals—11 client-owned dogs and cats.
Procedures—Medical records of dogs and cats that underwent a partial or complete TAPS lung lobectomy were reviewed. All patients underwent general anesthesia and were positioned in lateral recumbency with the affected hemithorax uppermost. One-lung ventilation was not implemented in any patient. For initial exploration, a 5- to 10-mm incision was made for insertion of a 30° telescope approximately 5 to 7 rib spaces away from the site of the pulmonary lesion in the dorsal third of the thorax. All subsequent incision placements were case dependent and determined by the location of the lesion to be resected. Following lesion localization, a 2- to 7-cm minithoracotomy incision was made with direct thoracoscopic visualization without the use of rigid rib retractors. In 10 of 11 patients, a 360° wound retraction device was placed at the minithoracotomy site prior to exteriorization and resection of the affected lung. Lymph nodes were inspected intraoperatively, but biopsies were not performed; incisions were closed routinely, and a thoracostomy tube was placed in all patients.
Results—3 cats and 8 dogs underwent successful partial (5) or complete (6) TAPS lung lobectomy over a 5-year period (2008 through 2013). Median surgery time was 92.7 minutes (range, 77 to 150 minutes). Thoracostomy tubes were removed a median of 22.3 hours after surgery (range, 18 to 36 hours). The median time to discharge was 3.1 days (range, 1 to 6 days). No intraoperative complications were encountered. All patients were discharged from the hospital, with 9 of 11 patients alive 6 months after surgery.
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—Results of this study suggested that lung lobectomy by means of TAPS can be successfully performed in dogs and cats. When compared with total thoracoscopic surgery, TAPS may offer a more technically feasible approach from both a surgical and anesthetic standpoint, because it provides the benefits of minimally invasive thoracic surgery without the necessity of 1-lung ventilation.
À la recherche du Śamitr̥
Authors: Voegeli François 
Published: October 2014

François Voegeli
Looking for the Śamitṛ
In the following article, I shall try to reveal the identity of an officiant of vedic ritual who received little attention so far: the Śamitṛ. The Śamitṛ is essentially known for the most violent part of his office: that of killing the sacrificial animal in the course of the animal sacrifices of vedic religion. As we shall see, his participation in the sacrifice is far from being limited to this action, as violent as it may be. The identity and social status of the Śamitṛ is the object of a debate which starts in the Śrauta Sūtras and goes on in the Mīmāṃsā Sūtras. This debate reveals some interesting aspects of vedic "morality" and I shall therefore study this controversy after having thoroughly investigated the scope of the participation of the Śamitṛ during the animal sacrifice.
Opacité du commerce entre Canton et Huế. Une mystérieuse affaire de cloche (1693)
Authors: Lombard-Salmon Claudine 
Published: October 2014

Claudine Salmon
Opacité du commerce entre Canton et Huế. Une mystérieuse affaire de cloche (1693)
Cet article cherche à éclaircir le mystère entourant une cloche de 1693 qui a attiré l'attention de l'auteur lors d'une visite au Musée d'histoire de la province du Guangdong 廣東 à Canton, en 2003. Bien que fondue sur ordre du souverain Nguyễn Phúc Châu 阮福淍, elle semble ne jamais avoir quitté le territoire chinois ; après avoir détaillé l'inscription qui figure sur la cloche, cette étude tente d'identifier celui qui pourrait être à l'origine de ladite inscription et de voir quels liens il a pu entretenir avec le moine Dashan. Celui-ci exerçait la fonction d'abbé quand, en 1694, il fut mandé par le prince Nguyễn pour se rendre à Huế, où il se livra à un commerce fructueux et tissa de nombreuses relations. Enfin, l'article évoque la situation politique et économique ainsi que le commerce extérieur à Canton à cette époque afin de comprendre pourquoi la cloche n'a pu quitter le sol chinois. Cette démarche invite à entreprendre une étude critique des sources épigraphiques et livresques vietnamiennes qui, soit contiennent des incohérences internes, soit sont en contradiction avec les sources chinoises.
Hydrological History of the West Baray, Angkor, revealed through Palynological Analysis of Sediments from the West Mebon
Authors: Penny Dan , Pottier Christophe , Kummu Matti , Fletcher Roland , Zoppi Ugo , Barbetti Mike , Tous Somaneath 
Published: October 2014

Dan Penny, Christophe Pottier, Matti Kummu, Roland Fletcher, Ugo Zoppi, Mike Barbetti, Tous Somaneath
Hydrological History of the West Baray, Angkor, revealed through Palynological Analysis of Sediments from the West Mebon
En marge de ses spectaculaires monuments, Angkor, capitale du Cambodge ancien, se caractérise par un vaste réseau de canaux, de digues et de réservoirs. La fonction de cette infrastructure hydraulique et son rôle dans le déclin et l'abandon d'Angkor sont toujours sujets à débat. Cet article présente de nouvelles informations paléo-botaniques recueillies au Mebon occidental, un petit temple situé au centre du réservoir du Baray occidental. Le Mebon occidental est un endroit crucial pour saisir l'histoire hydraulique du Baray occidental et de son réseau de canaux et de digues qui recouvrent l'aire en amont, au nord et au nord-ouest. La connexion entre le Mebon et son Baray permet de considérer que le sédiment accumulé au Mebon a gardé la trace des plantes aquatiques qui s'y sont développées et de leur évolution en fonction des niveaux d'eau présents dans le Mebon, et donc dans le Baray. L'analyse palynologique indique une nette réduction du volume d'eau stocké dans le Baray occidental à partir de la fin du XIIe siècle, reflétant peut-être un changement des techniques ou des capacités à stocker, à transporter et à utiliser l'eau. Que le Baray occidental ait eu des niveaux d'eau bas depuis le début du XIIIe jusqu'à la fin du XVIe siècle présente des implications importantes pour le débat sur la fonction des grands Baray en particulier, et sur la Cité Hydraulique en général.
Étude préliminaire de céramiques indiennes et « indianisantes » du site de Khao Sam Kaeo IVe-IIe siècles av. J.-C
Authors: Bouvet Phaedra 
Published: October 2014

Phaedra Bouvet
Étude préliminaire de céramiques indiennes et « indianisantes » du site de Khao Sam Kaeo IVe-IIe siècles av. J.-C
En l'absence de texte pour la période où les premiers échanges entre l'Asie du Sud et l'Asie du Sud-est se sont mis en place, l'analyse technologique des céramiques de Khao Sam Kaeo apparaît comme une approche privilégiée pour parler d'échange. En effet, cette analyse, basée sur le concept de chaîne opératoire, permet d'identifier les pratiques techniques en usage sur le matériel archéologique, et, par conséquent, d'aborder les questions de centre de production, de réseaux de circulation et de modalités de distribution, qu'il s'agisse de circulation directe ou indirecte, de circulation d'idées, d'objets ou d'artisans. La comparaison de céramiques qui se distinguent des productions locales, telles des céramiques fines indiennes (dont des céramiques « roulettées » et des céramiques à cône central) ou des céramiques dites « indianisantes » (récipients comparables à ceux de la Northern Black Polished Ware indienne et à des kendis) avec celles du sous-continent indien permet de discuter de l'origine des céramiques de Khao Sam Kaeo et des échanges dont elles témoignent, dès les IVe-IIe s. av. J.-C.