nils-herrmann/clean_scirepeval huggingface dataset:
Analysis of preferred customer enablers from supplier's perspective
Venue: Bus. Process. Manag. J.

The purpose of this paper is to identify, rank, classify and establish the structural relationships between the preferred customer enablers (PCEs) This analysis would assist a manufacturer in selectively exercising the PCEs and effectively run through the concept of reverse marketing in the buyer supplier relationships.  In the current study, the interpretive structure modelling and Fuzzy Matriced' Impacts Croises Appliquee a un Classement methods are used to analyze and structurally relate the PCEs for Indian automotive component manufacturing industry. Furthermore, the structural relationships among the PCEs were confirmed by applying a Student's t test.  The classification of PCEs through driver dependence diagrams, structural digraphs of PCEs and statistical significance of the relationships between the PCEs are the main outcomes of this study. Further, certain PCEs (under supplier interest and common interest domains) were recommended in the Indian manufacturing environment to broadly control and monitor for achieving the preferred customer status (PCS)  The current study provides certain basis for a manufacturer to selectively emphasize and monitor the right PCEs and in turn effectively achieve the PCS from its key suppliers. The findings from the current analysis are more applicable in the context of Indian automotive component manufacturing industry.  The outcomes from the methodology would provide a basis for a manufacturer to develop the right strategies to become a preferred supply chain partner.  Even though the concept of PCS or reverse marketing can make remarkable impact on the business practices, it has been an ignored topic of research and its practice has been passively prophesied. In this regard, the current study could be a worthy addition toward the practice of preferred customer concept.
Experimental and theoretical study of the torsional mechanism of a hybrid FRP aluminum triangular deck truss structure

This paper investigates the torsional mechanism of a hybrid FRP aluminum triangular deck truss structure composed of modular structural units. A pure torsion test was conducted on a 6 m cantilever specimen to characterize the structural responses. Based on the experimental results and structural layout, a simplified analytical model is established to predict the torsional stiffness of the hybrid triangular deck truss structure. The derivation procedures and formulae are experimentally calibrated, finding that the formulae can be conveniently used with satisfactory accuracy. It is ultimately confirmed that the torsional center of the entire triangular truss collocates with the center of the orthotropic deck. The external torsional moment is primarily resisted by the FRP lower chords and the aluminum longitudinal beams, particularly for the FRP lower chords which should be given a great consideration in the torsion design.
Evaluation of the torsional mechanism by analytical solution for a hybrid fiber reinforced polymer aluminum triangular deck truss beam

The hybrid fiber reinforced polymer aluminum triangular deck truss beam composed of modular structural units has the advantages of lightweight, high bearing capacity, and faster installation. Although the analysis oriented studies have been carried out by laboratory tests, numerical simulations, and theoretical analyses, the design oriented study convenient for the application of the novel structure subjected to pure torsion is still lacking. Based on previous researches, some reasonable assumptions are presented to obtain a simplified analytical model. Analytical solutions of the torsional angle and torsional stiffness for the hybrid triangular deck truss beam subjected to pure torsion are derived. The derivation procedures and formulae are experimentally and numerically calibrated, finding that the formulae can be used to design with a satisfactory accuracy. The accuracy of the torsional stiffness predicted reaches to more than 90% It is concluded that for the new hybrid triangular deck truss beam, the applied torsional moment is primarily resisted by the bending of its bilateral vierendeel trusses and the torsion of the fiber reinforced polymer lower chords, which contribute approximately 37% and 62% for the total torsional stiffness, respectively.
Heat Transfer Assessment of Aluminum Alloy Corrugated Naval Ship Deck Panels under VTOL Aircraft Thermal Loads

The behavior of aluminum alloy ship deck panels under the thermal loads of Vertical Take off and Landing (VTOL) capable aircraft has become a question of interest with the introduction of new primarily aluminum alloy ships to the U.S. Naval Fleet. This study seeks to provide an initial investigation of this question by examining the transient transfer of heat through aluminum alloy ship deck panels under application of the local heat transfer similar to that of a VTOL aircraft exhaust plume core in typical operation. In this study, a jet stream intended to replicate the key physics of the core of a VTOL aircraft plume was impinged onto the upper surface of aluminum alloy corrugated deck panel test specimen. Temperature measurements are taken via thermocouples on the face of the specimen opposite the impingement to evaluate heat transfer through the specimen. This data is used to assess the effects of variation in the geometry of the corrugation between specimen. Qualitative temperature distributions were also gathered on the impingement surface via thermal imaging. A quantitative assessment of the heat paths for transverse and vertical heat transfer was made based on a thermal resistance model, leading to a conceptual description of predominant heat flow paths in the specimen, specifically weld lines between the corrugation and the flat plate surfaces. In support of this, thermal images indicated that the weld lines provided paths for heat to be pulled away from the center of heat application more rapidly than over the rest of the surface. Ultimately, heat transfer through the specimen was found to be more dependent on the flow conditions than the variations in geometry of the deck panels due to the low variation in thermal resistance across the plate. A recommendation is made based upon this observation to use the deck panels similarly to heat exchanges by adding a small amount of through deck airflow in the areas of high heat load.
Sustainability approaches within the fashion industry: the supplier perspective

This paper explores sustainability drivers and practices within the Italian fashion industry, a challenging industry with strong impacts on sustainability. More specifically, this research aims to identify the different sustainability approaches adopted by Italian fashion suppliers in terms of the internal and external sustainability practices and drivers that trigger sustainability initiatives in relation to each approach. Based on an investigation of twelve case studies, we propose a taxonomy of these approaches by adopting the supplier perspective, a novelty in the sustainability literature. We discovered four types of approaches that we labelled: under exploited, not interested, collaborative and developing.
Sustainability practices and web based communication: An analysis of the Italian fashion industry

The purpose of this paper is to examine which environmental and social sustainability practices companies in the Italian fashion industry adopt and how these companies communicate their sustainability commitment through their corporate websites.  The multiple case studies approach was selected and the practices of 12 companies in the Italian fashion industry were investigated.  The findings showed that four different approaches in the field of sustainability practices and web based communication are available within the Italian fashion industry (i.e. low commitment, high commitment, low disclosure, high marketing) by highlighting the alignment (i.e. fit or misfit) among these dimensions and by discussing the practices as well as the drivers/barriers of each approach.  The paper contributes to the literature by deepening the understanding of both the environmental and social dimensions of the sustainability issue. Moreover, the work invest.
The LAB studio model: enhancing entrepreneurship skills in higher education

Entrepreneurship is increasingly being included as a component in higher education and training curriculum internationally. This paper introduces a multidisciplinary studio model, called LAB studio model, for higher education established at the Oulu University of Applied Sciences (OUAS) in Finland. This LAB studio model is theoretically grounded in a constructivist view of learning with problem based education at its core and draws from traditional studio models for training (Schon, 1987) Furthermore, the model merges work life experience with studio training in a multidisciplinary and multi professional environment. Using the categories outlined by Bull et al. (2013) this paper compares existing studio training models with the LAB studio model. This comparison suggests that the LAB studio model is more closely aligned with industry needs and work place reality, in contrast to existing studio models, because it focuses on instruction in a competitive structure; integrates experienced professionals and coaches from the industry; includes problems or ideas from industry; and builds multidisciplinary project teams. Overall, it is suggested that the LAB studio model holds promise to more fully integrate entrepreneurial competences in contrast to existing training models. Further research is currently being conducted to explore this hypothesis.
A distribution network state estimation method based on power user electric energy data acquisition system
Venue: 2016 China International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CICED)

Based on power user electric energy data acquisition system, a state estimation method for the distribution network is presented in this paper. In the method, the node voltage and angle of the feeder are treated as condition variables. And the measured voltage, current, active and reactive power on load side from electric energy data acquire system are treated as measuring variables to supplement SCADA measurements and enhance the redundancy and accuracy of state estimation algorithm. Then by the Newton based state estimation algorithm, all distribution network feeder operational conditions, node voltage and power are estimated. The result can help the operator get more information about the network and make more scientific decision. Finally the method is applied on IEEE13 and IEEE34 systems simulated by MATLAB, and the result indicates that the proposed approach is applicable and effective.
Cultural Contexts of Health: The Use of Narrative Research in the Health Sector

Narrative (storytelling) is an essential tool for reporting and illuminating the cultural contexts of health that is, the practices and behaviour that groups of people share and which are defined by customs, language and geography. This report reviews the literature on narrative research, offers some quality criteria for appraising such research and gives three detailed worked case examples: diet and nutrition, well being, and mental health in refugees and asylum seekers. Storytelling (and story interpretation) belongs to the humanistic disciplines and is not a pure science, although established techniques of social science can be applied to ensure rigour in sampling and data analysis. The case studies illustrate how narrative research can convey the individual experience of illness and well being, thereby complementing (and sometimes challenging) epidemiological and public health evidence.
Narrative Research Evolving

Narrative research methodology is evolving, and we contend that the notion of emergent design is vital if narrative inquiry (NI) is to continue flourishing in generating new knowledge. We situate the discussion within the narrative turn in qualitative research while drawing on experiences of conducting a longitudinal narrative study. The philosophical tensions encountered are described, as our understanding and application of narrative approaches evolved. We outline challenges in data collection and analysis in response to what we were learning and identify institutional barriers within ethics review processes that potentially impede emergent approaches. We conclude that researchers using NI can, and must, pursue unanticipated methodological changes when in the midst of conducting the inquiry. Understanding the benefits and institutional barriers to emergent aspects of design is discussed in this ever maturing approach to qualitative research.
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Social theory and narrative research: a point of view

In this short essay, I explore in a narrative style the following question: do narrative analyses of sport and exercise need to engage more fully with social theory in order to become more forceful in their arguments? More specifically, to have real impact, and to achieve what we are especially trained to do as qualitative social scientists, should our research narratives examine more explicitly less showing and more telling the complex relations of power that circulate in and around our topics? It is my aim in this commentary to stake out a position for narrative research that goes beyond modernist representational traditions in order to problematize our understanding of ourselves and others as active moving bodies.
Finding the Narrative in Narrative Research

ur initial article in this issue of Educational Researcher (Coulter Smith, 2009) has a narrative of its own? one that stretches over more than 3 years and includes responses from scores of readers, editors, critics, and champions. Throughout this history, we clung tight to a singular purpose: to describe and illustrate with pieces of text some literary prac tices useful for crafting results into narratives. The readership we wanted to reach was education researchers in general, many of whom are unfamiliar with the rich literature on narrative research and literary practices. In this literature there is much about theory of narrative and little about the simple definition of narrative or its aspects. We wanted to locate the "narrative" in narrative research by drawing on narratology and the practices of writers.
The sound of distance
Venue: Cognition

Human languages may be more than completely arbitrary symbolic systems. A growing literature supports sound symbolism, or the existence of consistent, intuitive relationships between speech sounds and specific concepts. Prior work establishes that these sound to meaning mappings can shape language related judgments and decisions, but do their effects generalize beyond merely the linguistic and truly color how we navigate our environment? We examine this possibility, relating a predominant sound symbolic distinction (vowel frontness) to a novel associate (spatial proximity) in five studies. We show that changing one vowel in a label can influence estimations of distance, impacting judgment, perception, and action. The results (1) provide the first experimental support for a relationship between vowels and spatial distance and (2) demonstrate that sound to meaning mappings have outcomes that extend beyond just language and can through a single sound influence how we perceive and behave toward objects in the world.
Objective and perceptual evaluation of distance dependent scattered sound effects in a small variable acoustics hall.
Venue: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Performance spaces are characterized by a complex sound field, due to the presence of absorptive and diffusive surfaces. In situ evaluations of the acoustic effects that these surfaces have on the objective acoustic parameters and on sound perception have not yet been fully understood. To this aim, acoustic measurements have been performed in a variable acoustic concert hall, the Espace de Projection, at the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique. These measurements have allowed the effects of one single wall to be determined. A diffusive and a reflective condition of one of the long lateral walls of the shoebox like hall have been considered, while the other surfaces have been fixed in absorptive mode. Measurements have been carried out at different distances from the test wall, using an artificial head and an array of omnidirectional microphones. Objective acoustic parameters, such as early decay time, reverberation time (T30) clarity (C80) definition (D50) and interaural cross correlation, have been compared between both conditions. In addition to the objective indexes, a perceptual evaluation has been performed using listening tests that had the purpose of determining the maximum distance from a diffusive surface at which acoustic scattering effects are still audible.
Non volunteerism of university sport students: A leisure constraints theory approach

Research indicates that student volunteerism has declined in numerous countries. The current South African sport industry is heavily dependent on volunteers to deliver services in communities and at sporting events. A serious effort may be necessary to successfully and positively recruit and manage volunteers. The purpose of this study was to identify factors, which may constrain volunteerism amongst university sport students. Data were collected from an in class convenience sample utilising a self administered questionnaire to students (N=279) enrolled in a sport curriculum at two universities in the Gauteng Province. The volunteer questionnaire of Auld and Cuskelly was used to gather data. Of the returned questionnaires, 153 students classified themselves into the category of "never volunteered before" and completed that specific section of the questionnaire. These responses were included in the study. An Exploratory factor analysis using Principal Components Analysis was conducted to identify constraining volunteer factors for sport students. Five factors emerged, namely 'organisation environment perception' 'perceived workload' 'psychological aspects' 'perceived lack of skills' and 'time constraints' This study provides a promising contribution in identifying factors constraining volunteering amongst university sport students.
Hierarchical Nearest Neighbor Gaussian Process Models for Large Geostatistical Datasets
Venue: Journal of the American Statistical Association

Spatial process models for analyzing geostatistical data entail computations that become prohibitive as the number of spatial locations become large. This article develops a class of highly scalable nearest neighbor Gaussian process (NNGP) models to provide fully model based inference for large geostatistical datasets. We establish that the NNGP is a well defined spatial process providing legitimate finite dimensional Gaussian densities with sparse precision matrices. We embed the NNGP as a sparsity inducing prior within a rich hierarchical modeling framework and outline how computationally efficient Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithms can be executed without storing or decomposing large matrices. The floating point operations (flops) per iteration of this algorithm is linear in the number of spatial locations, thereby rendering substantial scalability. We illustrate the computational and inferential benefits of the NNGP over competing methods using simulation studies and also analyze forest biomass from a massive U.S. Forest Inventory dataset at a scale that precludes alternative dimension reducing methods.
Process Analytics Concepts and Techniques for Querying and Analyzing Process Data

This book starts with an introduction to process modeling and process paradigms, then explains how to query and analyze process models, and how to analyze the process execution data. In this way, readers receive a comprehensive overview of what is needed to identify, understand and improve business processes. The book chiefly focuses on concepts, techniques and methods. It covers a large body of knowledge on process analytics including process data querying, analysis, matching and correlating process data and models to help practitioners and researchers understand the underlying concepts, problems, methods, tools and techniques involved in modern process analytics. Following an introduction to basic business process and process analytics concepts, it describes the state of the art in this area before examining different analytics techniques in detail. In this regard, the book covers analytics over different levels of process abstractions, from process execution data and methods for linking and correlating process execution data, to inferring process models, querying process execution data and process models, and scalable process data analytics methods. In addition, it provides a review of commercial process analytics tools and their practical applications. The book is intended for a broad readership interested in business process management and process analytics. Itprovides researchers with an introduction to these fields by comprehensively classifying the current state of research, by describing in depth techniques and methods, and by highlighting future research directions. Lecturers will find a wealth of material to choose from for a variety of courses, ranging from undergraduate courses in business process management to graduate courses in business process analytics. Lastly, it offers professionals a reference guide to the state of the art in commercial tools and techniques, complemented by many real world use case scenarios.
Conformance checking based on multi perspective declarative process models
Venue: Expert Syst. Appl.

We introduce a semantics for Multi Perspective Declare (MP Declare).We introduce an abstract syntax for MP Declare.We provide a set of algorithms for conformance checking based on MP DeclareThe approach has been implemented in the process mining tool ProM.The approach has been demonstrated with real life data. Process mining is a family of techniques that aim at analyzing business process execution data recorded in event logs. Conformance checking is a branch of this discipline embracing approaches for verifying whether the behavior of a process, as recorded in a log, is in line with some expected behavior provided in the form of a process model. Recently, techniques for conformance checking based on declarative specifications have been developed. Such specifications are suitable to describe processes characterized by high variability. However, an open challenge in the context of conformance checking with declarative models is the capability of supporting multi perspective specifications. This means that declarative models used for conformance checking should not only describe the process behavior from the control flow point of view, but also from other perspectives like data or time. In this paper, we close this gap by presenting an approach for conformance checking based on MP Declare, a multi perspective version of the declarative process modeling language Declare. The approach has been implemented in the process mining tool ProM and has been experimented using artificial and real life event logs.