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A bittersweet experience! The effect of mixed emotions on business tourists’ revisit intentions
No full textThis study is a first attempt to explore business tourists’ distinct emotional experiences, i.e. their mixed emotions during business trips. By providing and validating a moderated mediation model that connected mixed emotions with destination attractiveness, time pressure, and revisit intentions, we demonstrated that business tourists’ mixed emotions are generated by the interaction of destination attractiveness and time pressure. In addition, mixed emotions play a mediating role in the relationship between destination attractiveness and revisit intentions. This indirect effect is moderated by time pressure. Our findings reveal a specific mechanism underlying the development of business tourists’ revisit intentions
Enterprises\u27 network structure and their technology standardization capability in Industry 4.0
No full textSmart manufacturing is a key element in Industry 4.0. However, studies on the relationship between manufacturers\u27 network structure and their technology standardization capability are not available. As such, this paper develops a model to explore the relationships among enterprises\u27 network structure, their knowledge acquisition capability and their technology standardization capability. A survey on manufacturers in China is conducted. Hypotheses are developed, and structural equation modelling is applied to analyse the model. The results indicate that the three dimensions of enterprises\u27 network structure are positively related with their technology standardization capability. Enterprises\u27 knowledge acquisition capability mediates the relationship between their network structure and their technology standardization capability
The effect of changing fiscal year-ends on audit fees and audit quality
No full textPurpose: This study aims to extend recent research analyzing the effect of auditor busyness on audit quality. Specifically, this study explores the effect on audit quality of a change of fiscal year-end to or from an audit firm’s busy period. Design/methodology/approach: Empirical archival. Findings: When firms change their fiscal year-end to a period when the auditor is less busy, client firms are rewarded with lower audit fees and auditors are rewarded with a reduction in required effort. This study finds no difference in the level of audit quality after a change in fiscal year-end. Practical implications: There are significant implications for audit firms as they may gain cost advantages by successfully promoting off-season fiscal year-ends, and reduce the negative effect on employees associated with “busy season” stress. Similarly, client firms may find that audit costs are reduced when they adopt a less “busy” fiscal year-end. Social implications: These results have policy implications for regulators because regulators often dictate the fiscal year-end for certain industries or traded securities. Such dictates may thus introduce inefficiencies into the market for audit services. Originality/value: These results should guide regulators in their decisions to dictate fiscal year-ends and firms in their choice of reporting periods
Frontline Support for Concealed Carry on Campus: A Case Study in a Border Town
No full textAn increasing number of states have passed legislation allowing individuals to carry concealed weapons on university campuses. Past research has examined the perceptions of campus carry among college students, but most of the extant literature represents efforts occurring prior to these legislative changes and seldom explores the perceptions of minority populations. Current scholarship also lacks research on how faculty, staff, and administrators perceive campus carry policies. This study investigates all campus stakeholders’ knowledge of the campus carry policy and their support for it in a university located in a U.S.-Mexico border town. Results from the structural equation modeling indicate that campus members have limited knowledge of the campus carry policy and expressed low support for the policy. Assimilation of Hispanics significantly impacted their support for concealed carry on campus both directly and indirectly
Lock Unlock: The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Security in Pakistani and Indian Prisons
No full textThis paper assesses the state of COVID-19 in the Pakistani and Indian prison systems. Using publicly available data, governmental documents, media, and non-profit organization reports, and scholarly literature, we provide an overview of COVID-19 in each country and the current state of each nation’s prison system. We then analyze the impact of the novel coronavirus on the corrections systems and each government’s response to the virus in its prison infrastructure. The pandemic provides both Pakistan and India with the opportunity to change course and move toward a more sustainable prison system that protects human rights while bolstering health security
Approximate Solutions to the Allen-Cahn Equation Using the Finite Difference Method
Full text linkSeeking a deeper understanding of the world has been a driving factor in Applied Mathematics. From counting and measuring physical objects to developing equations and ratios that resemble patterns in nature, mathematics is used to interpret and explain the intricate structures that we observe everyday. The field of Applied Mathematics almost always involves setting up and then solving, or approximating solutions to, at least one partial differential equation that takes the physical and mathematical properties into consideration. This is the process of creating mathematical models. For this thesis, we will investigate approximate solutions to the Allen-Cahn equation whose analytic solution is still unknown due to the nonlinearities of the problem as well as its sensitivity to certain constants as we shall see. The numerical schemes involved in these approximations are obtained from the finite difference method
El liderazgo en los partidos políticos en México como herramienta de promoción personal rumbo a las elecciones federales del 2018: Análisis de elementos visuales en cuentas oficiales de twitter de los partidos políticos
No full textEl presente trabajo de investigación de corte cuantitativo se basó en un análisis de contenido, a través del cual se identificaron una serie de elementos que se utilizaron los partidos políticos en sus vídeos compartidos por medio de sus cuentas de Twitter. El estudio permite identificar temas, argumentos, tipos de publicidad que se utilizaron para intentar obtener la atención. Se pudo encontrar que la imagen de los dirigentes de los partidos no fue la que más presencia tuvo en redes sociales, ya que en la mayoría de las publicaciones en Twitter buscaban a posicionar al partido político
Bias varies for bioimpedance analysis and skinfold technique when stratifying collegiate male athletes’ fat-free mass hydration levels
No full textThis study evaluated the accuracy of bioimpedance analysis (BIA)-and skinfold (SF)-based body fat percentage estimates in collegiate athletes with varying fat-free mass (FFM) hydration levels. Subjects were evaluated as a whole (n = 63) and at FFM hydration levels of 64.00%–68.99% (FFM-HydrationL1; n = 37) and 69.00%–74.00% (FFM-HydrationL2; n = 26). Proportional bias was absent in the SF technique when stratifying FFM hydration levels. Contrarily, proportional bias was observed when using BIA for FFM-HydrationL1, but not in FFM-HydrationL2. Novelty • Fat-free mass hydration levels impact BIA-based body fat estimates more than skinfold-based body fat
Inter-device reliability of wearable technology for quantifying jump height in collegiate athletes
No full textThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the inter-device reliability of three VERT devices (Mayfonk Athletic, Florida, USA) when worn on the waist (W), left-hip (LH), and right-hip (RH) during single- and double-leg counter movement jumps (CMJ) in collegiate athletes. Thirty-two female and twenty-eight male NCAA Division II athletes (n = 60) participated in the present study. Jump height (JH) values for double-leg CMJs were analyzed by each device using a one-way repeated measures ANOVA whereas a 2 (jump leg) x 3 (wear location) repeated measures ANOVA was employed to evaluate single-leg CMJs. Reliability of the VERT devices were based upon intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). Double-leg CMJs revealed an excellent ICC between all three VERT devices (ICC = 0.969). However, JH for RH and LH (45.69 ± 9.84 and 45.82 ± 10.45 cm, respectively) were on average lower than W (50.44 ± 12.37cm; both p \u3c 0.001). The ICCs were excellent for right- and left-leg CMJs (ICC = 0.939 and 0.941, respectively). However, an interaction was observed (p \u3c 0.001). No differences existed for left- or right-leg when VERT was worn on the waist. However, JH was higher when VERT devices were worn on the opposite hip of the jump leg (i.e., LH\u3eRH for right-leg CMJs; RH\u3eLH for left-leg CMJs; all p \u3c 0.001). Results suggest that LH and RH are interchangeable for double-leg CMJs, but not with waist despite excellent reliability. In addition, all wear locations provided excellent ICCs for single-leg CMJs. However, waist provides more consistent JH values for right- and left-leg CMJs while RH and LH show more variability
Selection of technology standardization mode for libraries based on game theory
No full textPurpose: Internet of Things (IoT), a strategic emerging industry, has brought a new driving force to the global economic growth, as well as an effective solution to break the barrier of economic development. However, standards system of IoT is not yet mature, existing obvious overlapping and even conflicting standards, and enterprises lack mature technology standardization model, which severely restricts the structural upgrading and development of IoT. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach: In this regard, this study combs the research context of the IoT, technology standardization and competition behavior, and analyze technology standardization models of IoT by combining theory with practice. Using game theory and profit function, this paper analyzes the selection mechanism of standardization model of IoT enterprises, and explores practical application of these models using competitive behavior theory. Findings: First, in the process of standardization, technology standardization model n enterprises is not single, nor is it immutable. Second, the trend of internationalization of technical standards is becoming more and more obvious. Third, if LoT enterprises want to achieve their own technology standardization, the corresponding competitive behavior is essential. Fourth, with the change of innovation capability and market forces, the competitive behavior of enterprises should be improved accordingly to better adapt to the changes of internal and external environment and ensure the realization of the standardization of enterprises. Fifth, if IoT attempts to achieve the same globalization as the internet, there must be a set of support systems. Originality/value: Finally, some suggestions are given for the future development in the field of IoT. This study will provide some theoretical support for promoting the development of standards and enhancing the competitiveness of IoT enterprises