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Publication date: 20 April 2015

Simon Annaheim, Li-chu Wang, Agnieszka Psikuta, Matthew Patrick Morrissey, Martin Alois Camenzind and René Michel Rossi

The purpose of this paper is to determine the validity and inter-/intra-laboratory repeatability of the first part of a novel, three-phase experimental procedure using a sweating…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to determine the validity and inter-/intra-laboratory repeatability of the first part of a novel, three-phase experimental procedure using a sweating Torso device.

Design/methodology/approach

Results from a method comparison study (comparison with the industry-standard sweating guarded hotplate method) and an inter-laboratory comparison study are presented.

Findings

A high correlation was observed for thermal resistance in the method comparison study (r=0.97, p<0.01) as well as in the inter-laboratory comparison study (r=0.99, p<0.01).

Research limitations/implications

The authors conclude that the first phase of the standardised procedure for the sweating Torso provides reliable data for the determination of the dry thermal resistance of single and multi-layer textiles, and is therefore suitable as standard method to be used by different laboratories with this type of device. Further work is required to validate the applicability of the method for textiles with high thermal resistance.

Originality/value

This study provides the first “round-robin” data for measuring thermal resistance using a Torso device. In future publications the authors will provide similar data examining the repeatability of measurements that quantify combined heat and mass transfer.

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International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, vol. 27 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0955-6222

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Publication date: 13 April 2012

Tsuen‐Ho Hsu, Li‐Chu Hung and Jia‐Wei Tang

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate multiple criteria and sub‐criteria of e‐SQ with the interdependence perspective, utilising three phases of measurement for the proposed…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate multiple criteria and sub‐criteria of e‐SQ with the interdependence perspective, utilising three phases of measurement for the proposed e‐SQ evaluation.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper utilises literature reviews to address the question of interdependence in the context of e‐SQ and constructs an interdependent network structure for e‐SQ evaluation. Then a method and three phases of measurement are proposed that combine the consistent fuzzy preference relations method with the analytic network process (ANP) technique, to evaluate e‐SQ by using senior experts who work at travel web site companies as research participants.

Findings

First, this study discovered the interdependence perspective of criteria and sub‐criteria for e‐SQ evaluation. Second, it was found out that the weights of criteria and sub‐criteria have reverse situations after considering the interdependence perspective. Third, the findings indicate that the interdependence perspective among criteria and sub‐criteria should be taken into consideration, and the authors remind practitioners of the need to implement overall improvements instead of independently addressing each criterion or sub‐criterion of e‐SQ individually.

Originality/value

The authors propose a scientific and systematic method for e‐SQ evaluation that can enable managers of online web sites to determine the important factors, and further to achieve total e‐SQ control management. Moreover the proposed method can deal with imprecise information when evaluating e‐SQ, as well as considering interdependent relationships among factors, and is thus faster and more efficient at addressing the inconsistency problems involved in multiple decision making than conventional methods.

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Publication date: 15 March 2021

Hongming Wang, Ryszard Czerminski and Andrew C. Jamieson

Neural networks, which provide the basis for deep learning, are a class of machine learning methods that are being applied to a diverse array of fields in business, health…

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Neural networks, which provide the basis for deep learning, are a class of machine learning methods that are being applied to a diverse array of fields in business, health, technology, and research. In this chapter, we survey some of the key features of deep neural networks and aspects of their design and architecture. We give an overview of some of the different kinds of networks and their applications and highlight how these architectures are used for business applications such as recommender systems. We also provide a summary of some of the considerations needed for using neural network models and future directions in the field.

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Publication date: 26 September 2024

Sang Hoon Han, Kaifeng Jiang and Jaideep Anand

This chapter discusses how the real options theory can be useful for understanding the adoption of human resources management (HRM) practices. The authors review how the real…

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This chapter discusses how the real options theory can be useful for understanding the adoption of human resources management (HRM) practices. The authors review how the real options theory has provided insights into the processes through which firms manage uncertainties involved in the adoption of HRM practices. The authors offer propositions for future HRM research from the real options perspective. The authors contend that analyzing HRM practice adoptions through the lens of real options theory can enhance our understanding of the mechanisms through which firms choose which HRM practices to adopt and how they adjust the timing, scale, and methods of investment in these practices. Specifically, the authors suggest that differences in information relevant to valuation of HRM options are the source of distinct choices of HRM options across firms. Finally, the authors propose advancing knowledge on HRM practice adoptions by using a portfolio of options approach, as well as considering factors like competitors, path dependence, and switching options.

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Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-83797-889-2

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Publication date: 9 August 2022

Hung-Cheng Tsai and Yuan-Chin Hsu

It is desirable that shape appeal in craft design takes people's cultural and emotional influencers into consideration. Five Royal Lords worship, prevalent in the southwest…

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Purpose

It is desirable that shape appeal in craft design takes people's cultural and emotional influencers into consideration. Five Royal Lords worship, prevalent in the southwest coastal part of Taiwan and a source of religious and spiritual support to the local residents, offers such a shape appeal. This study takes the design of Taiwan's cultural handicrafts as the main point of discussion and uses Kansei engineering with semantic technique to promote the linkage between shape and the mental image of the Five Royal Lords' headwear. There are only two types of traditional headwear for the Five Royal Lords: the Imperial Crown and Lord Crown, despite the different personal characteristics of the five deities. This study aims to design a crown for each that matches their individuality.

Design/methodology/approach

In the first stage of the research process, the Kawakita Jiro method was used to arrive at appropriate descriptions representative of the deities' individuality. Fuzzy set theory was then applied to convert the relationship between the representative descriptions and headwear shape features into a quantitative one, after which the headwear could be redesigned and validated.

Findings

The study results show that: (1) analysis of the relationship between shape features and representative deity descriptions offered guidance to the redesign. (2) A method combining fuzzy theory and description terms could generate quantitative data that helped to provide design suggestions and result validation, supporting both scientific rationality and designers' sensibility. (3) The validation revealed that the redesigned headwear was better than the original headwear.

Originality/value

The study successfully established a design and development process featuring collaboration by folklore experts, designers, craftspeople and worshippers, and helping to promote new cultural product development. The success of the research process can serve as a reference to the development of other different products with shape features.

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International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, vol. 34 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0955-6222

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Publication date: 13 March 2023

Omid Rafieian and Hema Yoganarasimhan

This chapter reviews the recent developments at the intersection of personalization and AI in marketing and related fields. We provide a formal definition of personalized policy…

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This chapter reviews the recent developments at the intersection of personalization and AI in marketing and related fields. We provide a formal definition of personalized policy and review the methodological approaches available for personalization. We discuss scalability, generalizability, and counterfactual validity issues and briefly touch upon advanced methods for online/interactive/dynamic settings. We then summarize the three evaluation approaches for static policies – the Direct method, the Inverse Propensity Score (IPS) estimator, and the Doubly Robust (DR) method. Next, we present a summary of the evaluation approaches for special cases such as continuous actions and dynamic settings. We then summarize the findings on the returns to personalization across various domains, including content recommendation, advertising, and promotions. Next, we discuss the work on the intersection between personalization and welfare. We focus on four of these welfare notions that have been studied in the literature: (1) search costs, (2) privacy, (3) fairness, and (4) polarization. We conclude with a discussion of the remaining challenges and some directions for future research.

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Artificial Intelligence in Marketing
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-80262-875-3

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Publication date: 6 November 2017

Chu-Shiu Li, Chwen-Chi Liu and Yuehua Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the purchase of insurance and economic growth among agricultural households.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the purchase of insurance and economic growth among agricultural households.

Design/methodology/approach

Using survey data of the agricultural sector obtained from China over two years, the authors highlight the effect of job switching between farm and non-farm activities on the demand for insurance by applying the difference-in-differences and triple differences methodologies.

Findings

The results show that compared with farm income, non-farm income is associated with an increased (decreased) demand for insurance among households in Eastern (Western) China. The inequality in degree of economic development between the regions plays an important role in this finding. Both education and income exhibit a positive relationship with insurance demand for most regions. In addition, in 2007, regardless of farm or non-farm sector, switches are (except in the northeast region) associated with a significant increase in insurance expenditures. Households who switched from the farm to non-farm sector in 2007 are significantly negatively associated with insurance expenditures in the western region.

Social implications

Inequalities in the degree of economic development play an important role in insurance consumption.

Originality/value

The authors assess the determinants of insurance market development in the agricultural sector in China, characterized by inter-regional disparities in economic development.

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China Agricultural Economic Review, vol. 9 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1756-137X

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