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Video-Induced Visit to a Destination: The Psychological Mechanism and the Role of Video Sharing Sources

  • Wang, Erin Yirun;Luo, Sara Yushan;Fong, Lawrence Hoc Nang;Law, Rob
    • Journal of Smart Tourism
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    • v.1 no.3
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    • pp.7-16
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    • 2021
  • Promotional videos have been increasingly adopted in social media marketing. Given that video production incurs high costs, evaluating the effectiveness of promotional videos is necessary. This research examines the effect of promotional video on visit intention through affective and cognitive destination images, respectively. Furthermore, grounded in the theoretical reasoning of social ties and persuasive intent, the effects of promotional videos disseminated by different sources (i.e., unknown users, friends, and marketers) are compared. Two experimental studies were carried out with 200 participants in Study 1 and 243 participants in Study 2. Study 1 revealed that the presence of promotional video induces visit intention through affective and cognitive destination images. Study 2 found that promotional videos disseminated by friends (versus unknown users) are more effective to induce visit intention because of positive cognitive destination image, while the video effects are indifferent between marketers and users. Meaningful implications are provided for destination marketers.

The Effects of Strategic Planning, Human Resource and Asset Management on Economic Productivity: A Case Study in Indonesia

  • SARA, I. Made;SAPUTRA, Komang Adi Kurniawan;UTAMA, I Wayan Kartika Jaya
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.381-389
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    • 2021
  • This study aims to examine the effect of strategic planning, human resource management, and asset management on increasing the productivity of the rural economy. This research is a quantitative approach. The research sample was carried out by simple random sampling and data collection using a questionnaire so that 129 respondents were determined. The research test was conducted using multiple linear regression with the OLS (Ordinary Least Square model. The results obtained were that strategic planning, human resource management, and asset management had a significant positive effect on increasing the productivity of the rural economy. This shows that strategic planning is the most important thing in industry, companies, or organizations as a guideline to achieve optimal performance. In addition, human resource management and asset management are positive supports for increasing the economic productivity of rural communities to achieve welfare goals. This research proves that strategic planning must be carried out by considering the existing potential, both sources. natural resources, human resources, and economic resources Meanwhile, human resource management and asset management are mandatory to support the sustainability of an organization or company so that the benefits of the study as study material in strategic decision making, both in business and public policy.

Temporal Trend Analysis of Contamination using Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network Data (지하수 수질측정망 자료를 활용한 시간적 오염도 추이변화 분석)

  • Bang, Sara;Yoo, Keunje;Park, Joonhong
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.120-128
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    • 2011
  • Korea Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network is a database of annual groundwater quality survey results to prevent groundwater pollution. We estimated contamination index (CI) values for each type of land use, and analyzed temporal trends of pollutant concentration data in the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network from 2001 to 2009. Among the pollutants considered in the database, the concentrations of nitrate and chloride were higher than their standards. In the case of nitrate, recreation parks, golf courses and general waste dumping regions showed increasing trends according to linear regression analysis, whereas industrial complexes and residential regions of urgan and recreation parks showed increasing trends in the chloride concentration data. According to multiple variable linear regression analysis, EC, pH and topography were major factors influencing CI values. These results suggest that groundwater with a high CI value and increasing trend is vulnerable for potential contamination, which requires more careful groundwater pollution control.

An Unusual Case of Extra-Enteric Blastocystosis in the Uterine Cervix

  • Escutia-Guzman, Yolanda;Martinez-Flores, Williams Arony;Martinez-Ocana, Joel;Martinez-Pimentel, Ramon;Benitez-Ramirez, Marisol;Martinez-Hernandez, Fernando;Arroyo-Escalante, Sara;Romero-Valdovinos, Mirza;Orozco-Mosqueda, Guadalupe Erendira;Maravilla, Pablo
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.58 no.5
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    • pp.571-576
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    • 2020
  • Extra-enteric infections by Blastocystis spp. have rarely been documented. Here, we report a case of extra-enteric blastocystosis in a patient with minimal cervicitis symptoms. A 47-year-old Hispanic female patient was attended in a primary health centre in Michoacan state, Mexico, for her routine gynaecological medical examination. As only symptom, she referred to a slight vaginal itching. The presence of several vacuolar-stages of Blastocystis spp. were identified by Papanicolaou staining; molecular identification was attempted by culture-PCR sequencing of a region of 18S gene from cervical and faecal samples obtained 2 months after cytological examination, even when patient declared that she tried self-medicating with vaginal ovules. Blastocystis ST1 was identified only in the faecal sample. The presence of Blastocystis spp. in the cervix of a patient with scarce symptomatology, demonstrates the extraordinary flexibility of this microorganism to adapt to new environments and niches.

Security Threats and Attacks in Internet of Things (IOTs)

  • Almtrafi, Sara Mutlaq;Alkhudadi, Bdour Abduallatif;Sami, Gofran;Alhakami, Wajdi
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.107-118
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    • 2021
  • The term Internet of Things (IoTs) refers to the future where things are known daily through the Internet, whether in one way or another, as it is done by the method of collecting various information from various sensors to form a huge network through which people, things and machines are helped to make a link between them at all time and anywhere. The IoTs is everywhere around us such as connected appliances, smart homes security systems and wearable health monitors. However, the question is what if there is a malfunction or outside interference that affects the work of these IoTs based devises? This is the reason of the spread of security causes great concern with the widespread availability of the Internet and Internet devices that are subject to many attacks. Since there aren't many studies that combines requirements, mechanisms, and the attacks of the IoTs, this paper which explores recent published studies between 2017 and 2020 considering different security approaches of protection related to the authentication, integrity, availability and confidentiality Additionally, the paper addresses the different types of attacks in IoTs. We have also addressed the different approaches aim to prevention mechanisms according to several researchers' conclusions and recommendations.

Bio-guided Isolation of Natural Iron Chelators from Mangifera indica Leaves and their Comparative Study to Desferal®

  • Suliman, Sara N.;ElNaggar, Mai H.;Elsbaey, Marwa;El-Gamil, Mohammed M.;Badria, Farid A.
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.78-85
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    • 2021
  • Through bio-guided isolation, two natural iron chelators were isolated from Mangifera indica L. leaves, identified as mangiferin (1) and iriflophenone-3-C-𝛽-D-glucoside (2). Their iron-chelating activity was compared to that of Desferal® using bipyridyl assay and EDTA as a standard. Mangiferin showed the highest activity with IC50 value of 0.385 mM (162.85 ㎍/mL). Furthermore, two combinations of mangiferin with Desferal® (M-D) and iriflophenone-3-C-𝛽-D-glucoside (M-I) were evaluated. The results showed that mangiferin potentiated the iron chelation activity of Desferal® about 46%, also that M-I combination is a promising candidate formula for iron chelation therapy. In addition, mangiferin and Desferal-iron complexes were prepared and characterized by IR, UV, and Mass spectra to compare their mode of chelation to iron. Their structural stability was studied by DFT calculations. Furthermore, they displayed increased ABTS antioxidant activity when bound to iron as compared to their free form, which enhances their pharmacological importance.

Capital Structure of Malaysian Companies: Are They Different During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

  • MOHD AZHARI, Nor Khadijah;MAHMUD, Radziah;SHAHARUDDIN, Sara Naquia Hanim
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.239-250
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    • 2022
  • This study examined the level of capital structure and its determinants of publicly traded companies in Malaysia before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The data for this study was examined using Python Programming Language and time-series financial data from 2,784 quarterly observations in 2019 and 2020. The maximum debt is larger before the COVID-19 period, according to the findings. During the COVID-19 period, short-term debts and total debts have both decreased slightly. However, long-term debts have increased marginally. As a result, this research demonstrates that the capital structure has changed slightly during the COVID-19 period. The findings imply that independent of the capital structure proxies, tangibility, liquidity, and business size had an impact on capital structure in both periods. It was found that profitability had a significant impact on total debts both before and after the COVID-19 crisis. While higher-profit enterprises appear to have lesser short-term debts before the COVID-19 periods, they are also more likely to have lower long-term debts during the COVID-19 periods. Even though growing companies tend to have higher short-term debts and thus total debts during those periods, longterm debts are unaffected by potential growth.

Radial forearm free flap in a patient with an unusual radial artery variation: a case report

  • Menichini, Giulio;Calabrese, Sara;Alfonsi, Nicola;Innocenti, Marco
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.48 no.6
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    • pp.646-650
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    • 2021
  • Head and neck reconstruction poses unique challenges in rehabilitating surgical defects in terms of integrity, function, and form. The radial forearm free flap (RFFF) has been widely used for defect coverage, especially in the head and neck area, but its versatility allows it to be used for soft-tissue reconstruction in various parts of the body. The vascular features of the flap are quite constant and reliable. Nevertheless, abnormalities of the forearm vascular tree have been described over the decades. We report a case of intraoral reconstruction after verrucous carcinoma recurrence in a 74-year-old woman with an unusual forearm flap, which we called the median forearm free flap, based on a median branch of the radial artery that was preoperatively detected using handheld Doppler ultrasonography. The distally located skin paddle was predominantly supplied by the aberrant median vessel with its perforators. The flap was thus safely harvested with this atypical pedicle. Successful reconstruction of the intraoral defect was achieved, with an uneventful postoperative course.

Food Security through Smart Agriculture and the Internet of Things

  • Alotaibi, Sara Jeza
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.11
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    • pp.33-42
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    • 2022
  • One of the most pressing socioeconomic problems confronting humanity on a worldwide scale is food security, particularly in light of the expanding population and declining land productivity. These causes have increased the number of people in the world who are at risk of starving and have caused the natural ecosystems to degrade at previously unheard-of speeds. Happily, the Internet of Things (IoT) development provides a glimmer of light for those worried about food security through smart agriculture-a development that is particularly relevant to automating food production operations in order to reduce labor expenses. When compared to conventional farming techniques, smart agriculture has the benefit of maximizing resource use through precise chemical input application and regulation of environmental factors like temperature and humidity. Farmers may make data-driven choices about the possibility of insect invasion, natural disasters, anticipated yields, and even prospective market shifts with the use of smart farming tools. The technical foundation of smart agriculture serves as a potential response to worries about food security. It is made up of wireless sensor networks and integrated cloud computing modules inside IoT.

Distribution characteristics of Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarcticum) in the Ross Sea, Antarctica (남극 로스해에 서식하는 남극 은암치(Pleuragramma antarcticum)의 분포 특성)

  • Sara LEE;Wooseok OH;Hyoungsul LA;Wuju SON;Jeong-Hoon KIM;Kyounghoon, LEE
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.59 no.2
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    • pp.117-124
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    • 2023
  • This study used hydroacoustic method to identify the vertical and horizontal distribution of Antarctic silverfish in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. In February and December 2018, Antarctic silverfish was detected up to 250 meters, and was mainly distributed in water depths of 20 to 30 meters. The horizontal distribution of Antarctic silverfish was mostly undetected in February, and December showed a relatively stronger distribution than that of February. Antarctic silverfish is characterized by their distribution near sea ice.