scholarly journals General Considerations for On-Animal Ectoparasiticidal Product Evaluations

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon G Smythe ◽  
Ulises A Sanchez-Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Product Performance ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Product Evaluations ◽  
Animal Test ◽  
Animal Product ◽  
Veterinary Entomology ◽  
Study Designs

Abstract Successfully preparing for and conducting on-animal ectoparasiticidal evaluations is key in providing accurate results and inferences on product performance. However, the procedures associated with designing sound-reliable research projects while using animal test subjects can become complex. The current manuscript offers insights towards the characterization of different evaluation types highlighting key considerations and potential problematic barriers that may otherwise be overlooked by researchers new to the area of on-animal product evaluation. Furthermore, recommendations on reporting inferences from findings based on various study designs are discussed. The authors of the current manuscript offer these considerations in the hopes of maintaining harmony in future reports used to develop and evaluate on-animal ectoparsiticidal products in the field of veterinary entomology.

Preparation and characterization of different zeolites from andesite rock: Product evaluation for efficient dye removal

2021 ◽  
pp. 111485
Author(s):  
Hanan F. Youssef ◽  
Rabab A. Nasr ◽  
Esmat A. Abou El-Anwar ◽  
Hamed S. Mekky ◽  
Said H. Abd El Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Dye Removal ◽  
Product Evaluation

Mining numerical measure of consumers’ product evaluation expressed in words based on latent Dirichlet allocation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziang Wang ◽  
Feng Yang
Keyword(s):  
Latent Dirichlet Allocation ◽  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Product Evaluations ◽  
Product Attributes ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Retailers ◽  
Dirichlet Allocation

Purpose It has always been a hot topic for online retailers to obtain consumers’ product evaluations from massive online reviews. In the process of online shopping, there is no face-to-face interaction between online retailers and customers. After collecting online reviews left by customers, online retailers are eager to acquire answers to some questions. For example, which product attributes will attract consumers? Or which step brings a better experience to consumers during the process of shopping? This paper aims to associate the latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) model with the consumers’ attitude and provides a method to calculate the numerical measure of consumers’ product evaluation expressed in each word. Design/methodology/approach First, all possible pairs of reviews are organized as a document to build the corpus. After that, latent topics of the traditional LDA model noted as the standard LDA model, are separated into shared and differential topics. Then, the authors associate the model with consumers’ attitudes toward each review which is distinguished as positive review and non-positive review. The product evaluation reflected in consumers’ binary attitude is expanded to each word that appeared in the corpus. Finally, a variational optimization is introduced to calculate parameters mentioned in the expanded LDA model. Findings The experiment’s result illustrates that the LDA model in the research noted as an expanded LDA model, can successfully assign sufficient probability with words related to products attributes or consumers’ product evaluation. Compared with the standard LDA model, the expanded model intended to assign higher probability with words, which have a higher ranking within each topic. Besides, the expanded model also has higher precision on the prediction set, which shows that breaking down the topics into two categories fits better on the data set than the standard LDA model. The product evaluation of each word is calculated by the expanded model and depicted at the end of the experiment. Originality/value This research provides a new method to calculate consumers’ product evaluation from reviews in the level of words. Words may be used to describe product attributes or consumers’ experiences in reviews. Assigning words with numerical measures can analyze consumers’ products evaluation quantitatively. Besides, words are labeled themselves, they can also be ranked if a numerical measure is given. Online retailers can benefit from the result for label choosing, advertising or product recommendation.

Family business identity, consumer product evaluations and firm size

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anyuan Shen ◽  
Surinder Tikoo
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
Consumer Product ◽  
Product Evaluations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Identity Information ◽  
Identity Disclosure

Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between family business identity disclosure by firms and consumer product evaluations and the moderating impact, if any, of firm size on this relationship. Toward this end, the study seeks to develop a theoretical explanation for how consumers process family business identity information. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative pre-study was conducted to obtain preliminary evidence that consumers’ perceptions of family businesses originate from both family- and business-based category beliefs. A product evaluation experiment, involving young adult subjects, was used to test the research hypotheses, and the experiment data were analyzed using MANOVA. Findings The key finding was that the effect of family business identity disclosure on consumer product evaluations is moderated by firm size. Practical implications This research has implications for businesses seeking to promote their family business identity in branding communications. Originality/value This research provides a theoretical account of why consumers might hold different perceptions of family business brands. The interactive effect of firm size and family business identity information disclosure on consumer product evaluations contributes new insight to family business branding.

Visual Product Evaluation: Using the Semantic Differential to Investigate the Influence of Basic Geometry on User Perception

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofiane Achiche ◽  
Anja Maier ◽  
Krasimira Milanova ◽  
Aurelian Vadean
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Purchase Decisions ◽  
Product Evaluations ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Product Features ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Base Width

Products evoke emotions in people. Emotions can influence purchase decisions and product evaluations. It is widely acknowledged that better product performance and higher user satisfaction can be reached through aesthetic design. However, when designing a new product, most of the attention is generally paid to enhance its functionality and usability and much less consideration is given to the emotional needs of users. This paper investigates the connection between emotions and product features. Various forms of vases are used as a product case. Additionally, a compact list of product-specific semantic descriptors is first developed using a classification based on Jordan’s four pleasures model. Paper-based surveys, face-to-face interviews, and statistical methods were performed in this paper, where significant correlations between semantic descriptors and product geometry were found. Prototypes of two vases were developed based on elicited emotions and a short validation on aesthetic value was performed. Our results show core set of geometric features of a vase have the strongest impact on emotional responses from users: the opening of the neck, the height of the neck, the base of the neck (width), and the base (width).

Application and Characterization of Nanomaterials in Energetic Compositions

2003 ◽  
Vol 800 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. D. M. van der Heijden ◽  
R. H. B. Bouma ◽  
A. C. van der Steen ◽  
H. R. Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Toxic Chemicals ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Nano Scale ◽  
Pyrotechnic Compositions ◽  
Energetic Compositions

ABSTRACTAs part of a cooperation between several TNO institutes, including TNO Prins Maurits Laboratory, recently a new initiative on nanotechnology was started. The research subjects within this initiative can be roughly divided into two areas: (1) Instrumentation for analysis and manufacture at nano-scale and (2) Nanoscale engineering techniques to create materials and components (including their applications). Currently the research at TNO Prins Maurits Laboratory is focusing on the application of reactive nanomaterials to decontaminate surfaces from e.g. bacteria or toxic chemicals, the use of plasma's to generate nanomaterials like carbon nanotubes, and the application and characterization of nanomaterials in energetic formulations (e.g. explosives, propellants and pyrotechnic compositions). In this paper results on the latter subject will be presented in more detail. Also results will be included of other research projects involved with energetic/reactive nanomaterials.

scholarly journals AN EVALUATION OF THE 2013 CURRICULUM ASSISTANCE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR HISTORY TEACHERS IN PEKANBARU

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Isjoni Isjoni
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Process Evaluation ◽  
Curriculum Implementation ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Product Evaluations ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
History Teachers ◽  
The Impact

This study is aimed at measuring the effectiveness of the 2013 Curriculum implementation assistance training program for school principals and History teachers conducted by the education office in Pekanbaru City. The study was conducted using the CIPP (Context, Input, Process, and Product) evaluation model introduced by Stufflebeam (2003). The data were collected through interviews, documentation, and observation. The subject of the study was the Pekanbaru city education office. The results show that the evaluation of the 2013 Curriculum implementation assistance training program resulted in a background, goals, objectives, expected results, and legal basis; the Input Evaluation resulted in criteria for training participants, training preparation programs, companion criteria, training organizers, training facilities, mentoring strategies, mentoring patterns, mentoring training mechanisms, training manuals, training implementation schedules, and training funding; The process evaluation resulted in the implementation of mentoring preparation, program structure readiness, teaching material readiness, preparedness of assistant staff, readiness of organizers, and readiness of training facilities which became the foundation of the committee to carry out the training. Furthermore, the assistants carry out the learning process; Product evaluations produce training graduates' competency standards, the level of success of training participants, and the impact of training graduates. From the evaluation results, the context obtained a value of 4.96 in the Very Good category. While the process evaluation obtained an average of 2.6 Poor categories and product evaluations obtained a score of 2.80 Poor category. Overall, the evaluation component of the K13 mentoring training program for history subjects at the Pekanbaru City High School scores 3.7 in the Good category. This means that the implementation of the K13 mentoring training program for history subjects at the Pekanbaru City High School is at a good level.

“Being hooked” by a brand story: a view of regulatory focus

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 692-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Huang Lin ◽  
Ming-Yi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Product Evaluations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Argument Strength ◽  
Categorization Theory ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The aims of this study are twofold: to explore the influence of the typicality of brand story and regulatory focus on the effectiveness of argument strength and product evaluations and to examine the mediating role of being hooked. Design/methodology/approach – The study performed two experiments which showed how the measured or induced regulatory focus of a consumer in a given situation moderates the relationship between typicality of the brand story and product evaluations. Findings – The results show that prevention-focused individuals rely on the substance of the message after reading an atypical brand story, whereas promotion-focused individuals are more likely to be hooked by an atypical brand story. Moreover, the findings have also revealed that being hooked mediated the results of the interaction effects of the typicality of brand story and regulatory focus on product evaluation. Practical implications – A better understanding of the interplay effects between the perceived typicality of brand story and the regulatory focus of target audiences has the potential to help marketers increase the persuasiveness of their communication messages. Originality/value – To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first piece of research to examine how the typicality of brand story and regulatory focus can influence the likelihood of a consumer being hooked. Moreover, the present study is among the first to show that regulatory focus is an important moderator of the effects of typicality, and this contributes to the literature of categorization theory.

The influence of experiential augmentation on product evaluation

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 925-945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariëlle E.H. Creusen ◽  
Gerda Gemser ◽  
Marina Candi
Keyword(s):  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Product Evaluations ◽  
Important Distinction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brand Familiarity ◽  
Marketing Managers ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Familiar Brand

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of experiential augmentation on product evaluation by consumers. An important distinction is made between product-related experiential augmentation and experiential augmentation of the environment. Furthermore, the research examines how brand familiarity moderates the effect of experiential augmentation. Design/methodology/approach In two experiments (N = 210 and N = 70), both product-related and environmental experiential augmentation were varied. Participants tasted and evaluated a new coffee product from either a well-known or a fictitious brand. Findings The findings of the first experiment indicate that product-related experiential augmentation contributes positively to product evaluation for both an unfamiliar and a familiar brand. Experiential augmentation of the environment influences product evaluation negatively, but only in the absence of product-related experiential augmentation. The second experiment tests some possible explanations for this negative effect and shows that it occurs only in the case of a familiar brand. Practical implications The findings offer implications for marketing managers seeking to positively influence consumer product evaluations through experiential augmentation. First, marketing managers are advised to make a distinction between product-related experiential augmentation and experiential augmentation of the evaluation environment, and, second, they should take brand familiarity into account when employing experiential augmentation of the environment. Originality/value This research contributes to the literature by showing that product-related experiential augmentation and experiential augmentation of the environment differ in the impact they have on product evaluation and providing insight into the relationship between brand familiarity and experiential augmentation.

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