cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
A massless boundary component mode synthesis method for elastodynamic contact problems
Creators: name: Monjaraz-Tec, Carlo
name: Gross, Johann
name: Krack, Malte
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science (cs.CE)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We propose to combine the ideas of mass redistribution and component mode synthesis. More specifically, we employ the MacNeal method, which readily leads to a singular mass matrix, and an accordingly modified version of the Craig-Bampton method. Besides obtaining a massless boundary, we achieve a drastic reduction of the mathematical model order in this way compared to the parent finite element model. Contact is modeled using set-valued laws and time stepping is carried out with a semi-explicit scheme. We assess the method's computational performance by a series of benchmarks, including both frictionless and frictional contact. The results indicate that the proposed method achieves excellent energy conservation properties and superior convergence behavior. It reduces the spurious oscillations and decreases the computational effort by about 1-2 orders of magnitude compared to the current state of the art (mass-carrying component mode synthesis method). We believe that the computational performance and favorable energy conservation properties will be valuable for the prediction of vibro-impact processes and physical damping.
description: The final version of this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2021.106698
PLACE BRANDING PROCESS: ANALYSIS OF POPULATION AS CONSUMERS OF DESTINATION IMAGE
Creators: name: Plumed, Marta
name: Iñiguez, Tatiana
name: Elbojis, Carmen
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2016

description: In tourist marketing and branding strategies considering residents’ perceptionsis essential as promotional actions must convey an image that adequately represents the place and its inhabitants. This research considers that a destination brand cannot be successful if the residents’ perspective is not taken into account. Thanks to a quantitative study of the case of Zaragoza (Spain), a model of research is presented to analyse the residents’ brand attitude, perception of usefulness, and perceived image. The results confirm that the inhabitants’ attitude is the main variable to get a good destination image through a place branding strategy, which will depend on the brand’sperceived usefulness. Thus, the present paper verifies the importance of considering residents’ perspective in destination image managementdue to they are both the first producers and consumers of their own place image.
description: tourismos, Vol. 11 No. 4 (2016)
THE SENSORY DIMENSION OF CONSUMER EXPERIENCES IN RURAL TOURIST DESTINATIONS
Creators: name: Agapito, Dora
name: Mendes, Júlio
name: Pinto, Patrícia
name: De Almeida, Hugo
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2016

description: Despite being well documented that the so-called five senses impact consumerbehavior, research following a holistic approach to all modalities of sensory experiences in rural tourist destinations is still scarce. Nevertheless, rural areas are characterized by a rich and diverse collection of endogenous resources, ideal for conceptualizing unique multi-sensory tourist experiences involving and benefiting all destination stakeholders. Hence, this paper proposes a theoretical framework based on the idea that the process of analyzing sensory aspects of consumer experiences as perceived by tourists while experiencing the countryside may contribute to carefully marketing sensory-themed tourist experiences in rural destinations. Accordingly, considering that rural destinations are calling both for cooperative and creative offerings and communication strategies, this paper discusses the potential of using sensory-informed themes in profiling tourists, a process that assists rural destinations in the planning of the integral tourist experiences aiming at the optimal use of local resources.
description: tourismos, Vol. 11 No. 4 (2016)
The Chemo-Dynamical History of the Milky Way as Revealed by SDSS/SEGUE
Creators: name: Beers, Timothy C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Although originally conceived as primarily an extragalactic survey, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-I), and its extensions SDSS-II and SDSS-III, continue to have a major impact on our understanding of the formation and evolution of our host galaxy, the Milky Way. The sub-survey SEGUE: Sloan Extension for Galactic Exploration and Understanding, executed as part of SDSS-II, obtained some 3500 square degrees of additional ugriz imaging, mostly at lower Galactic latitudes, in order to better sample the disk systems of the Galaxy. Most importantly, it obtained over 240,000 medium-resolution spectra for stars selected to sample Galactocentric distances from 0.5 to 100 kpc. In combination with stellar targets from SDSS-I, and the recently completed SEGUE-2 program, executed as part of SDSS-III, the total sample of SDSS spectroscopy for Galactic stars comprises some 500,000 objects. The development of the SEGUE Stellar Parameter Pipeline has enabled the determination of accurate atmospheric parameter estimates for a large fraction of these stars. Many of the stars in this data set within 5 kpc of the Sun have sufficiently well-measured proper motions to determine their full space motions, permitting examination of the nature of much more distant populations represented by members that are presently passing through the solar neighborhood. Ongoing analyses of these data are being used to draw a much clearer picture of the nature of our galaxy, and to supply targets for detailed high-resolution spectroscopic follow-up with the world's largest telescopes. Here we discuss a few highlights of recently completed and ongoing investigations with these data.
description: 8 pages, 5 figures, to appear in IAU Symp. 265
Triply heavy baryon spectroscopy in the relativistic quark model
Creators: name: Faustov, R. N.
name: Galkin, V. O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Triply heavy baryons are investigated in the framework of the relativistic quark model based on the quark-diquark picture in the quasipotential approach in QCD. Masses of the ground and excited states of the $Ω_{ccc}$, $Ω_{bbb}$, $Ω_{ccb}$ and $Ω_{cbb}$ baryons are calculated. Orbital and radial excitations between the diquark and quark as well as between quarks inside the diquark are considered. The diquark internal structure is consistently taken into account by the form factor of the diquark-gluon interaction expressed through the overlap integral of the diquark wave functions. The detailed comparison with previous calculations is given.
description: 13 pages
LESBIANS AS TOURISTS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TOURIST MOTIVATIONS IN MEXICO
Creators: name: Monterrubio, Carlos
name: Barrios, Mercy
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2016

description: This paper is an exploratory research of the tourist motivations of lesbians in a context different from those previously studied. Evidence from Western countries suggests that sexuality plays a quite important role in tourism by homosexuals, at least for gay men. By recognising that males and females experience tourism differently, this study aims to contribute to an expanded and more specific understanding of lesbians as tourists in the context of Mexico. Based on qualitative interviews – unlike previous findings based on empirical evidence – this study suggests that sexuality is not as important for determining lesbians’ tourism experiences as has been commonly argued. In this study, other aspects, particularly cultural experiences, seem to dominate in lesbians’ tourism motivations. While this study does not, by any means, discard the importance of sexuality in lesbian tourism motivations, it does postulate that other factors are as important as sexuality in shaping the tourism experiences of lesbians, at least in a non-Western context.
description: tourismos, Vol. 11 No. 4 (2016)
Semiclassical Dynamics from Zeno-Like measurements
Creators: name: Rossi, R.
name: Fonseca, K. M.
name: Nemes, Romero M. C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The usual semiclassical approximation for atom-field dynamics consists in substituting the field operators by complex numbers related to the (supposedly large enough) intensity of the field. We show that a semiclassical evolution for coupled systems can always be obtained by frequent Zeno-like measurements on the state of one subsystems, independently of the field intensity in the example given. We study the Jaynes Cummings model from this perspective.
Simultaneously Achieving Sublinear Regret and Constraint Violations for Online Convex Optimization with Time-varying Constraints
Creators: name: Liu, Qingsong
name: Wu, Wenfei
name: Huang, Longbo
name: Fang, Zhixuan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this paper, we develop a novel virtual-queue-based online algorithm for online convex optimization (OCO) problems with long-term and time-varying constraints and conduct a performance analysis with respect to the dynamic regret and constraint violations. We design a new update rule of dual variables and a new way of incorporating time-varying constraint functions into the dual variables. To the best of our knowledge, our algorithm is the first parameter-free algorithm to simultaneously achieve sublinear dynamic regret and constraint violations. Our proposed algorithm also outperforms the state-of-the-art results in many aspects, e.g., our algorithm does not require the Slater condition. Meanwhile, for a group of practical and widely-studied constrained OCO problems in which the variation of consecutive constraints is smooth enough across time, our algorithm achieves $O(1)$ constraint violations. Furthermore, we extend our algorithm and analysis to the case when the time horizon $T$ is unknown. Finally, numerical experiments are conducted to validate the theoretical guarantees of our algorithm, and some applications of our proposed framework will be outlined.
description: 31 pages, it has been accepted at Performance 2021
THE CLASSIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS BASED ON CULTURAL ACTIVITIESBASED SEGMENTATION: THE CASE OF PENANG, MALAYSIA
Creators: name: ShidaIrwana, Omar
name: Gelareh, Abooali
name: Badaruddin, Mohamed
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2016

description: This study evaluates the perceptions of cultural tourists regarding the importance and performance of Penang’s attributes. Both activities-based analysis and importance-performance analysis were used. The former was applied to identify cultural tourists from all international tourists to Penang; whereas the latter evaluated their perceptions concerning Penang’s attributes. The findings reveal that Penang’s cultural tourists primarily perceive the image of Penang according to its World Heritage Site status. Additionally, Penang’s cultural and historical uniqueness were the second most important attributes, having satisfactory performance, ranking just after the island’s image. A discussion of the results and suggestions for further studies are presented.
description: tourismos, Vol. 11 No. 4 (2016)
Wavelength Accuracy of the Keck HIRES Spectrograph and Measuring Changes in the Fine Structure Constant
Creators: name: Griest, Kim
name: Whitmore, Jonathan B.
name: Wolfe, Arthur M.
name: Prochaska, J. Xavier
name: Howk, J. Christopher
name: Marcy, Geoffrey W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report on an attempt to accurately wavelength calibrate four nights of data taken with the Keck HIRES spectrograph on QSO PHL957, for the purpose of determining whether the fine structure constant was different in the past. Using new software and techniques, we measured the redshifts of various Ni II, Fe II, Si II, etc. lines in a damped Ly-alpha system at z=2.309. Roughly half the data was taken through the Keck iodine cell which contains thousands of well calibrated iodine lines. Using these iodine exposures to calibrate the normal Th-Ar Keck data pipeline output we found absolute wavelength offsets of 500 m/s to 1000 m/s with drifts of more than 500 m/s over a single night, and drifts of nearly 2000 m/s over several nights. These offsets correspond to an absolute redshift of uncertainty of about Delta z=10^{-5} (Delta lambda= 0.02 Ang), with daily drifts of around Delta z=5x10^{-6} (Delta lambda =0.01 Ang), and multiday drifts of nearly Delta z=2x10^{-5} (0.04 Ang). The causes of the wavelength offsets are not known, but since claimed shifts in the fine structure constant would result in velocity shifts of less than 100 m/s, this level of systematic uncertainty makes may make it difficult to use Keck HIRES data to constrain the change in the fine structure constant. Using our calibrated data, we applied both our own fitting software and standard fitting software to measure (Delta alpha)/alpha, but discovered that we could obtain results ranging from significant detection of either sign, to strong null limits, depending upon which sets of lines and which fitting method was used. We thus speculate that the discrepant results on (Delta alpha)/alpha reported in the literature may be due to random fluctuations coming from under-estimated systematic errors in wavelength calibration and fitting procedure.
description: 19 pages, 10 figures, to appear in ApJ, Dec 2009 Many corrections and changes made, some new figures
Some remarks on the observational constraints on the self-interacting scalar field model for dark energy
Creators: name: Fabris, Julio C.
name: Jardim, Deborah F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The dark energy component of the cosmic budget is represented by a self-interacting scalar field. The violation of the null energy condition is allowed. Hence, such component can also represent a phantom fluid. The model is tested using supernova type Ia and matter power spectrum data. The supernova test leads to preferred values for configurations representing the phantom fluid. The matter power spectrum constraints for the dark energy equation of state parameter are highly degenerated. In both cases, values for the equation of state parameter corresponding to the phantom fluid are highly admitted if no particular prior is used.
description: Latex file, 12 pages, 12 figures in eps format
Elliptic fixed points with an invariant foliation: Some facts and more questions
Creators: name: Chenciner, Alain
name: Sauzin, David
name: Sun, Shanzhong
name: Wei, Qiaoling
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 37E30 (Primary) 37G05 (Secondary)

description: We address the following question: let F:(R^2,0)->(R^2,0) be an analytic local diffeomorphism defined in the neighborhood of the non resonant elliptic fixed point 0 and let Φbe a formal conjugacy to a normal form N. Supposing F leaves invariant the foliation by circles centered at 0, what is the analytic nature of Φand N?
description: 28 pages
Holographic Abrikosov lattice: vortex matter from black hole
Creators: name: Xia, Chuan-Yin
name: Zeng, Hua-Bi
name: Tian, Yu
name: Chen, Chiang-Mei
name: Zaanen, Jan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The AdS/CFT correspondence provides a unique way to study the vortex matter phases in superconductors. We solved the nonlinear equations of motion for the Abelain-Higgs theory living on the AdS$_4$ black hole boundary that is dual to a two dimensional strongly coupled type II superconductor at temperature $T$ with a perpendicular external uniform magnetic field $B_0$. We found the associated two critical magnetic fields, $B_{c1}(T)$ and $B_{c2}(T)$. For $B_0 < B_{c1}(T)$ the magnetic field will be expelled out by the superconductor resembling the Meissner effect and the superconductivity will be destroyed when $B_0 > B_{c2}(T)$. The Abrikosov lattice appears in the range $B_{c1}(T) < B_0 < B_{c2}(T)$ including, due to the finite size and boundary effect, several kinds of configurations such as hexagonal, square and slightly irregular square lattices, when the magnetic field is increased. The upper and lower critical fields behave as inverse squares of coherence length and magnetic penetration depth respectively which matches the well known consensus.
description: 5 pages,4 figures
title: Μετασκευή πλοίου - Επιμήκυνση
title: Ship reconstruction - Lengthening
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Βάρσου, Ασημίνα
Publisher: name: Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής
Year: 2022
Subjects: Μετασκευή
Επιμήκυνση
Νέο τμήμα
Πατρικό πλοίο
Νέο πλοίο

description: Το αντικείμενο της παρούσας διπλωματικής εργασίας είναι η μετασκευή ενός πλοίου Ε/Γ - Ο/Γ ανοιχτού τύπου και οι στόχοι της είναι ο έλεγχος σχεδίων και μελετών πριν την μετασκευή, ο έλεγχος των απαιτούμενων κανονισμών καθώς και η δημιουργία νέων σχεδίων και μελετών μετά την επιμήκυνση του πλοίου.
VISITOR’S SATISFACTION MEASUREMENT IN ANIMAL PARKS: THE CASE OF PARC SAFARI IN QUÉBEC, CANADA.
Creators: name: Khomsi, Mohamed Reda
name: Lapointe, Dominic
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2016

description: The measurement of visitor satisfaction of a zoological park, where wildlife is free and not in captivity, is an issue that receives growing interest in recent decades. The postmodern lifestyle we adopt causes this type of park to beconsidered as a last stand against the urbanization of the area. Through this study, we attempted to measure visitor satisfaction of a zoological park located in Quebec that provides a circuit where visitors can get direct contact with wildlife in its natural environment. The results of the study demonstrated the importance of the proximity to the animals in the assessment of visitor satisfaction. However, the price remains the main explanatory component of satisfaction, followed by the overall appearance and parkcleanliness.
description: tourismos, Vol. 11 No. 4 (2016)
On some modular representations of the Borel subgroup of GL_2(Q_p)
Creators: name: Berger, Laurent
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 05C05, 11F33, 11F70, 11F80, 11F85, 20C20, 20G25, 22E35, 22E50

description: Colmez has given a recipe to associate a smooth modular representation Omega(W) of the Borel subgroup of GL_2(Q_p) to a F_p^bar-representation W of Gal(Qp^bar/Qp) by using Fontaine's theory of (phi,Gamma)-modules. We compute Omega(W) explicitly and we prove that if W is irreducible and dim(W)=2, then Omega(W) is the restriction to the Borel subgroup of GL_2(Q_p) of the supersingular representation associated to W in Breuil's correspondence.
description: version 5 : final version, to appear in "Compositio Mathematica"
Ecological adaptations in two species of shrews
Creators: name: Hawes, Myrnal Leong
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

description: Life history strategies and ecological adaptations of two similar species of shrews (Sorex vagrans vagrans and Sorex obscurus setosus) were examined in southwestern British Columbia in an attempt to understand 1) how they are able to coexist in sympatry, 2) what kinds and degrees of interspecific competition are evident, and 3) how strategic responses to selective pressures differ between species and among habitats. A trap and recapture program allowed the study of population dynamics and individual life histories of the two species in a forest situation where they were sympatric. Standardized snap-trap lines were set through several habitat types to ascertain basic distributional patterns and habitat preferences of each species. Finally, the collection and specimen preparation of extensive series of Sorex vagrans from lowland grassy fields facilitated examination of seasonal and geographic variation in morphology and reproductive strategy. Sorex vagrans and Sorex obscurus share a common life history pattern, several features of which were examined in detail with reference to their adaptive significance. Many adaptations were considered in terms of energy limitations. Both intra- and interspecific territoriality were evident in non-breeding (first year) individuals of each species. Home range analysis, using an elliptical model, reflected the abandonment of territoriality in breeding adults as home range size increased. My conclusions are that strong site attachment and the establishment of territories during the non-breeding time of life serve to ensure the territory holder sufficient food for overwintering. Species distributions and habitat analyses show that, although the two species overlap geographically, competition is mitigated through, habitat segregation at the microgeographic level, with soil type and the associated soil fauna appearing to be significant factors. Sorex vagrans is competitively superior in the relatively richer soils, while Sorex obscurus has the advantage in the more acidic soils. Intraspecific comparison of forest- and grassland-inhabiting. Sorex vagrans reveal basic differences in reproductive strategy. The attainment of sexual maturity in first year females is relatively common in lowland grassland habitat, whereas no such case is documented in forest habitat. The shorter generation, time appears to be an adaptive response to a situation where food-is less limiting and the reproductive season is longer. Ecological strategies and their evolution in forest and grassland populations, and the significance of evolutionary ecology to shrew systematics are discussed in light of the findings.
On the connections between PCTL and Dynamic Programming
Creators: name: Ramponi, Federico
name: Chatterjee, Debasish
name: Summers, Sean
name: Lygeros, John
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: 60J10

description: Probabilistic Computation Tree Logic (PCTL) is a well-known modal logic which has become a standard for expressing temporal properties of finite-state Markov chains in the context of automated model checking. In this paper, we give a definition of PCTL for noncountable-space Markov chains, and we show that there is a substantial affinity between certain of its operators and problems of Dynamic Programming. After proving some uniqueness properties of the solutions to the latter, we conclude the paper with two examples to show that some recovery strategies in practical applications, which are naturally stated as reach-avoid problems, can be actually viewed as particular cases of PCTL formulas.
description: Submitted
Thermodynamics of itinerant magnets in a classical spin fluctuation model
Creators: name: Wysocki, A. L.
name: Glasbrenner, J. K.
name: Belashchenko, K. D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Thermodynamics of itinerant magnets is studied using a classical model with one parameter characterizing the degree of itinerancy. Monte Carlo simulations for bcc and fcc lattices are compared with the mean-field approximation and with the Onsager cavity field approximation extended to itinerant systems. The qualitative features of thermodynamics are similar to the known results of the functional integral method. It is found that magnetic short-range order is weak and almost independent on the degree of itinerancy, and the mean-field approximation describes the thermodynamics reasonably well. Ambiguity of the phase space measure for classical models is emphasized. The Onsager cavity field method is extended to itinerant systems, which involves the renormalization of both the Weiss field and the on-site exchange interaction. The predictions of this approximation are in excellent agreement with Monte Carlo results.
description: 7 pages, 2 figures
Continual Learning via Local Module Composition
Creators: name: Ostapenko, Oleksiy
name: Rodriguez, Pau
name: Caccia, Massimo
name: Charlin, Laurent
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Modularity is a compelling solution to continual learning (CL), the problem of modeling sequences of related tasks. Learning and then composing modules to solve different tasks provides an abstraction to address the principal challenges of CL including catastrophic forgetting, backward and forward transfer across tasks, and sub-linear model growth. We introduce local module composition (LMC), an approach to modular CL where each module is provided a local structural component that estimates a module's relevance to the input. Dynamic module composition is performed layer-wise based on local relevance scores. We demonstrate that agnosticity to task identities (IDs) arises from (local) structural learning that is module-specific as opposed to the task- and/or model-specific as in previous works, making LMC applicable to more CL settings compared to previous works. In addition, LMC also tracks statistics about the input distribution and adds new modules when outlier samples are detected. In the first set of experiments, LMC performs favorably compared to existing methods on the recent Continual Transfer-learning Benchmark without requiring task identities. In another study, we show that the locality of structural learning allows LMC to interpolate to related but unseen tasks (OOD), as well as to compose modular networks trained independently on different task sequences into a third modular network without any fine-tuning. Finally, in search for limitations of LMC we study it on more challenging sequences of 30 and 100 tasks, demonstrating that local module selection becomes much more challenging in presence of a large number of candidate modules. In this setting best performing LMC spawns much fewer modules compared to an oracle based baseline, however, it reaches a lower overall accuracy. The codebase is available under https://github.com/oleksost/LMC.
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF CONFERENCE ATTENDEES’ POST-PARTICIPATION BEHAVIOUR
Creators: name: Malek, Anahita
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2016

description: With a specific focus on the conference segment of the MICE industry, this study extends the growing body of knowledge by testing a modified version of approach adapted fromSevert et al. (2007) toa new classification of conference type (international and academic).A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 497 international conference attendees. The results of the multiple regression analysis showed that performance and satisfaction, respectively, have a direct positive significant relationship onpost-participation intentions of international conference attendees. The mediating effect of satisfaction isalso supported. The results of this study can be considered as an important tool for conference organizers,universities and associations to attract future international academic attendees and improve the overall quality of their academic events.
description: tourismos, Vol. 11 No. 4 (2016)
title: tourismos, Vol. 11 No. 4 (2016)
Creators: name: Tourismos
Publisher: name: University of the Aegean
Year: 2016

description: INCENTIVE PROGRAMS: CONSUMER-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM...185-104 WAITING TIMES AT THEME PARKS: HOW MANAGERS INTERPRET WAITING...158-184 AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF CONFERENCE ATTENDEES’ POST-PARTICIPATION BEHAVIOUR...133-157 VISITOR’S SATISFACTION MEASUREMENT IN ANIMAL PARKS: THE CASE OF PARC SAFARI IN QUÉBEC, CANADA....112-132 THE CLASSIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS BASED ON CULTURAL ACTIVITIESBASED SEGMENTATION: THE CASE OF PENANG, MALAYSIA...91-111 LESBIANS AS TOURISTS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TOURIST MOTIVATIONS IN MEXICO...64-90 THE SENSORY DIMENSION OF CONSUMER EXPERIENCES IN RURAL TOURIST DESTINATIONS...43-63 PLACE BRANDING PROCESS: ANALYSIS OF POPULATION AS CONSUMERS OF DESTINATION IMAGE...22-42 A BRAND EXPERIENCES’ CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR VISITORS’ ATTITUDINAL LOYALTY...1-21 Initial Pages & Editorial...i-xvii
On the Role of Initial Conditions and Final State Interactions in Ultrarelativistic Heavy Ion Collisions
Creators: name: Werner, K.
name: Hirano, T.
name: Karpenko, Iu.
name: Pierog, T.
name: Porteboeuf, S.
name: Bleicher, M.
name: Haussler, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the rapidity dependence of the elliptical flow in heavy ion collisions at 200 GeV (cms), by employing a three-dimensional hydrodynamic evolution, based on different initial conditions, and different freeze-out scenarios. It will be shown that the form of pseudo-rapidity ($η$) dependence of the elliptical flow is almost identical to space-time-rapidity ($η_{s}$) dependence of the initial energy distribution, independent of the freeze-out prescriptions.
A BRAND EXPERIENCES’ CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR VISITORS’ ATTITUDINAL LOYALTY
Creators: name: Kavoura, Androniki
name: Stavrianea, Aikaterini
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2016

description: The paper examines the antecedents of visitors’ attitudinal loyalty to a place, introducing the concepts of brand experiences and place identity that have not been conceptualized in the tourism context.The available literature on place identity, brand experiences, satisfaction and loyalty was reviewed, leading to this conceptual model.The paper discusses the use of brand experiences and place identity in the tourism sector in order to further enhance the knowledge of visitors’ loyalty. This is an area, relatively understudied and not fully developedin the tourism sector.Brand experiences and place identity can be significant elements in explaining attitudinal loyalty in the tourism sector. The examination of their role can lead to important implications for marketers of a company or an organization, since it can provide a better understanding of the visitor’s consumer behavior. This paper presents a conceptual model of visitors’ loyalty incorporating place identity, place brand experiences and satisfaction as antecedents of loyalty, further enhancing our knowledge of visitors’ loyalty. To date, no studies in the tourism context have attempted to conceptualize such a model.
description: tourismos, Vol. 11 No. 4 (2016)
Revisiting semileptonic $B^-\to p\bar{p} \ell^- \barν_{\ell}$ decays
Creators: name: Geng, C. Q.
name: Liu, Chia-Wei
name: Tsai, Tien-Hsueh
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We systematically revisit the baryonic four-body semileptonic decays of $B^- \to {\bf B}\bar{\bf B}'\ell^- \barν_{\ell}$ by the perturbative QCD counting rules with ${\bf B}$ representing octet baryons and $\ell=e,μ$. We study the transition form factors of $B^- \to {\bf B} \bar{\bf B}'$ in the limit of $(p_{\bf B}+p_{\bar{\bf B}'})^2 \to \infty $ with the three-body $\bar{B}\to {\bf B}\bar{\bf B}' M$ and $B^- \to p\bar{p} μ^- \barν_μ$ data along with $SU(3)_f$ flavor symmetry. We calculate the decay branching ratios and angular asymmetries as well as the differential decay branching fractions of $B^- \to p \bar{p} \ell^- \barν_{\ell}$. In particular, we find that our new result of ${\cal B}( B^- \to p \bar{p} \ell^- \barν_{\ell})=(5.21\pm0.34)\times 10^{-6}$, which is about one order of magnitude lower than the previous theoretical prediction of $(10.4\pm2.9)\times 10^{-5}$, agrees well with both experimental measurements of $(5.8^{+2.6}_{-2.3})\times 10^{-6}$ and $(5.3\pm0.4)\times 10^{-6}$ by the Belle and LHCb Collaborations, respectively. We also evaluate the branching ratios and angular asymmetries in other channels of $B^- \to {\bf B}\bar{\bf B}\ell^- \barν_{\ell}$, which can be tested by the ongoing experiments at LHCb and BelleII.
description: 15 pages, 5 figures
A direct method for solving the generalized sine-Gordon equation
Creators: name: Matsuno, Yoshimasa
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The generalized sine-Gordon (sG) equation was derived as an integrable generalization of the sG equation. In this paper, we develop a direct method for solving the generalized sG equation without recourse to the inverse scattering method. In particular, we construct multisoliton solutions in the form of parametric representation. We obtain a variety of solutions which include kinks, loop solitons and breathers. The properties of these olutions are investigated in detail. We find a novel type of solitons with a peculiar structure that the smaller soliton travels faster than the larger soliton. We also show that the short pulse equation describing the propagation of ultra-short pulses is reduced from the generalized sG equation in an appropriate scaling limit. Subsequently, the reduction to the sG equation is briefly discussed.
description: To appear in J. Phys. A: Math. Theore. 43(2010)
Indigenous Voices: research principles and practice through a First Nations lens - Open Access Week 2021
Creators: name: Tairi, Kim
name: Hudson, Maui
name: Blue, Levon
name: Lilley, Spencer
Publisher: name: Open Access Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 80613 Maori Information and Knowledge Systems
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 80601 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Information and Knowledge Systems

description: Research involving Indigenous People and Knowledge can require deeper consideration than simply ‘open’ or ‘closed’. This session will focus on the experiences of First Nations researchers and those conducting research with Indigenous Peoples. We will discuss the guiding concepts and how these can be put into practice, illustrated with case studies.
RESIDENTS’ ATTITUDES AND SUPPORT FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
Creators: name: Mohammadi, Mostafa
name: Khalifah, Zainab
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2014

description: Based on current literature, this study developed a theoretical model of residents' support for tourism, and a series of hypotheses was proposed. The model and the hypotheses of the study were tested by structural equation modeling approach from responses collected from residents of Bistoon in Iran. The findings revealed that residents ' support for tourism, is affected directly and/or indirectly by: Ecocentric Attitudes, Place Attachment, Utilization of Tourism Resource by Resident, Community Concern, Participation in Tourism Development , Social Identity, Economic Benefits, Economic costs, Social benefits, Social Costs, Environmental Benefits and Environmental Costs. An additional finding revealed that in a community which is experiencing economic problems, residents are likely to view tourism as a means of improving their economic position while underestimating the tourism development costs.
description: tourismos, Vol. 9 No. 2 (2014)
D6.1 Report on the impact of Cluster approach on Farmer's self-identity and behaviour
Creators: name: Bohnet, Iris
name: Thomas, Fabian
name: Zagata, Lukas
name: Hardy, Claire
name: Fritschle, Moritz
name: Engel, Stefanie
name: Kuhfuss, Laure
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Based   on   the   results   from   qualitative   interviews   and quantitative surveys a report will be prepared reporting on the impact of a Farmer Cluster approach on Farmer's self-identity and behaviour regarding agrobiodiversity management.
Elimination of the Diffraction of Arbitrary Images Imprinted on Slow Light
Creators: name: Firstenberg, O.
name: Shuker, M.
name: Davidson, N.
name: Ron, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a scheme for eliminating the optical diffraction of slow-light in a thermal atomic medium of electromagnetically induced transparency. Nondiffraction is achieved for an arbitrary paraxial image by manipulating the susceptibility in momentum space, in contrast to the common approach, which employs guidance of specific modes by manipulating the susceptibility in real space. For negative two-photon detuning, the moving atoms drag the transverse momentum components unequally, resulting in a Doppler trapping of light by atoms in two dimensions.
GASTRONOMIC TOURISM: MEASURING MOTIVATIONS, CONSUMER’S SATISFACTION AND PROPOSING EFFECTIVE MARKETING STRATEGIES
Creators: name: Tsiara, Maria
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2014

description: The culinary tourism is one of the alternative forms of tourism which although, it may contribute to further development of Greek product, is not utilized. The objective of this research is its development through gastronomic festivals. Our survey is studied participants motives in such events and their perceived level of satisfaction in order to proposed effective marketing strategies which contribute to adoption and growth. In this specific case, ‘Tomato Festival’, was the gastronomic festival which had been chosen in order our survey took place. A questionnaire was developed in order socio-demographics and trip characteristics, motives and perceived level of satisfaction of participants, in such kind of festivals, to be examined. The target - group, for our survey, was both women and men over 18 years old and the questionnaires were answered from festival’s attendees, when they left, at the entrance.
description: tourismos, Vol. 9 No. 2 (2014)
Experimental evidence of enhanced broadband transmission in disordered systems with mirror symmetry
Creators: name: Davy, Matthieu
name: Ferise, Clément
name: Chéron, Elie
name: Félix, Simon
name: Pagneux, Vincent
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We demonstrate in microwave measurements the broadband enhancement of transmission through an opaque barrier due to mirror symmetry. This enhancement relies on constructive interference between mirror scattering paths resulting from strong internal reflections at the left and right interfaces of a multichannel cavity. We observe a strong sensitivity of the conductance to a shift of the barrier from the center of the cavity. Remarkably, the impact of mirror symmetry can be further increased by tuning the degree of disorder within the cavity. We report an additional enhancement of the conductance found by symmetrically placing randomly located scatterers. Our results illuminate the impact of symmetry and disorder correlation on transmission through complex systems.
The Climate Change and Economic Development Sustainability in Tajikistan
Creators: name: Rabimkulovich, Rizokulov Turakul
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Dipresentasikan oleh Rizokulov Turakul Rabimkulovich dalam kegiatan Workshop "1st WCU International Conference on Sustainable Development" pada Jumat, 7 Februari 2025 secara hybrid dengan Zoom Meeting.
Extended gauge invariance and electroweak interactions
Creators: name: Berg, Bernd A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Gauge invariance is extended to allow to allow for a U(1)-SU(2) mixing term, which can cause a SU(2) deconfining transition.
description: Two pages, no figures. An error is eliminated and the material is reordered
CURRENT STATE AND POTENTIAL OF WINE TOURISM IN NORTHERN GREECE: WEIGHING WINEMAKERS’ PERCEPTIONS
Creators: name: Alebaki, Maria
name: Iakovidou, Olga
name: Menexes, George
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2014

description: Over the last two decades, the mutual cooperation between the wine and the tourism industry led to the development of a rapidly growing sector, namely wine tourism. The profitability and success of this venture are affected by a wide range of factors. Thus, wine tourism has been viewed as a form of consumer behavior, as a developmental strategy that destinations adopt in order to utilize their distinct ‘wine tourism terroir’ and as a direct selling and educational opportunity for wineries. A stream of research focuses on both the ‘winery’ and the ‘wine region’ perspectives, employing case-study approaches. However, the need for data collection from multiple destinations has been stressed, as systematic comparison could shed light on the broader picture of the phenomenon. Within this framework, this paper adds to the existing empirical literature by providing aspects of wine tourism development in Northern Greece region. In particular, the current study aims to compile the profile of the wine industry, to examine the winemakers’ level of involvement with tourism activities, as well as to explore their perceptions towards the factors that could expand the potential of wine tourism. A census approach was undertaken, with the use of a structured questionnaire which was sent to each winery directly. Results indicate that wineries in Northern Greece are predominantly small and privately-owned. The majority of them have engaged in wine tourism during the last five years, in an attempt to gain promotional benefits. Apart from descriptive statistics, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) showed that wine tourism can be further developed by variable combinations of five components, labeled as: ‘Political-institutional’, ‘Regional infrastructure’, ‘Tourism facilities in the winery’, ‘Promotion’ and ‘Wine tourism events’.
description: tourismos, Vol. 9 No. 2 (2014)
Molgula
Creators: name: Monniot, Françoise
name: Dettai, Agnès
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Ascidiacea
Pleurogona
Molgulidae
Molgula

description: Giant Molgula: Molgula gigantea (Cunningham, 1871)
 Ascopera gigantea Herdman,1881 Cyntia gigantea Cunningham 1871 Molgula maxima Sluiter, 1905
description: Published as part of Monniot, Françoise & Dettai, Agnès, 2015, Pedunculate Molgula species (Ascidiidae, Molgulidae) from the French Antarctic sector. Redescription and taxonomic revision, pp. 171-197 in Zootaxa 3920 (1) on page 185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/241018
ANALYSING THE POTENTIAL OF WINE TOURISM OF THE ISLAND OF FOGO (CAPE VERDE)
Creators: name: López-Guzmán, Tomás
name: Castillo Canalejo, Ana María
name: Cerezo López, José María
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2014

description: The relationship between agriculture and tourism is allowing for improved economic development in rural areas and is improving tourists’ experiences. The literature highlights that both sectors can be complementary and can develop in conjunction with each other, generating wealth and creating jobs. This paper presents an analysis into the potential of wine tourism on the island of Fogo. To this end, the results of fieldwork carried out on the island are presented, consisting of an analysis of tourists’ evaluation of aspects related to wine and cuisine. The main results show that the wine sector is developing on the island, as well as areas associated with wine such as cuisine and craftwork, highlighting the importance of hospitality and the creation of tourism routes. It can therefore be concluded that the promotion of wine tourism could create links between agriculture, culture and tourism which could lead to greater socioeconomic development.
description: tourismos, Vol. 9 No. 2 (2014)
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF LIBERALIZATION OF AIR TRANSPORT ON TOURISM: IRAN, TURKEY AND UAE
Creators: name: Shakoori, Ali
name: Mirtalebi Aghdam, Seyed Masoud
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2014

description: This paper examine the impact of the liberalization of international air transport on the development of international tourism by comparing Iran with Turkey and the UAE in a 10 year period 2000-2010 , using comparative-longitudinal method. It is assumed that the liberalization of international air transport leads to the development of international tourism through the growth of traffic, mainly via the Growth of the tourist's quantity and quality. Our investigation concludes that First, the liberalization of air transport made air traffic passengers to be increased considerably in the UAE and Turkey, as compared to Iran. This, in turn, resulted to development of tourism in both countries through a considerable increase of their number of tourists and visitor exports. Second, as compared to the UAE, Iran and Turkey have more potential to develop tourism, however, the UAE, owing to the adoption of more flexible air transport liberal policies, could surpass Iran and Turkey in gaining the higher amount of visitor exports.
description: tourismos, Vol. 9 No. 2 (2014)
SPECIFICATION OF TARGET MARKET IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ACCOMADATION BUSINESSES: A STUDY ON BOUTIQUE HOTELS OPERATING IN CITY OF MUGLA
Creators: name: Firat, Aytekin
name: Ozaltin Turker, Gulay
name: Metin, Ismail
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2014

description: Turkey’s natural and historical beauties are available for tourism facilitate the development of the industry in the country. However, uncontrolled construction and damaging nature unconsciously by building concrete walls on the sides of coastlines keep weakening the industry. In this respect, boutique hotels are emerging as small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) which are built either by protecting the natural plantation or by restoring old buildings. The main goal of this research is to introduce boutique hotels as a flourishing enterprises in the light of changing structure and trends of tourism industry, to determine the contributions of boutique hotels to Turkish tourism industry, to point out and call attention to the problems of these enterprises according to demands and expectations of guests, and to develop some solutions concerning existing problems, to specify what kind of marketing tools are used and to investigate targeting strategies of the enterprises defined.
description: tourismos, Vol. 9 No. 2 (2014)
NON-ASIAN TOURISTS' VIEWS ON SINGAPORE CULTURAL TOURISM
Creators: name: Phua, Voon Chin
name: Berkowitz, Doug
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2014

description: Promoting ethnic cultural tourism is an important aspect of an overall tourism strategy in Singapore. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) actively leverages the country’s limited natural resources and short history to ensure the viability and competitiveness of this industry. In this research note, we examine non-Asian tourists’ perceptions of Singapore’s ethnic cultural tourism and make recommendations for future promotion. The results from a survey conducted in 2009 show that non-Asian tourists’ participation in ethnic cultural tourism in Singapore is mostly accidental and is less for cultural aspects than for cheap shopping and low-priced food. The challenge for the Singapore tourism industry is to balance profit-generation with cultural retention and education.
description: tourismos, Vol. 9 No. 2 (2014)