Stormwater Quality Factors Affecting Aquifer Recharge

This study seeks to address the impact of service quality affecting international student's satisfaction towards loyalty tothe Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia(UTHM). The aim of thestudy is to develop relationship between service quality factor and loyalty to the university from the international students’ perspectives. The study adopted quantitative approach where data was collected through questionnaire survey and analysed statistically. A total of 246 responses were received and found to be valid. The model was developed and analysed using AMOS-SEM software. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) function of the software was to assessed the measurement models and found that all the models achieved goodness of fit. Then path analysis function was used to assessed structural model and found that service qualityfactors have a significant effect on the students’ satisfaction and thus affecting the loyaltyto the university. Hopefully the outcome form this study will benefit the university in providing services especially to the international students.

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Factors affecting bromate removal capacity of zerovalent iron packed columns

Water Science & Technology Water Supply ◽

10.2166/ws.2006.952 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 6 (6) ◽

pp. 119-130 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

C. Fan ◽

C.H. Chan ◽

L. Xie ◽

C. Shang

Keyword(s):

Zerovalent Iron ◽

Minor Role ◽

Sulfate Concentration ◽

Quality Factors ◽

Bicarbonate Concentration ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Weight Percentage ◽

Removal Capacity ◽

A Minor ◽

Aqueous Complexes

In a series of column experiments lasting for approximately 1500 pore volume, the effects of operational factors (flow rates, sand admixtures) and water quality factors (concentrations of DO, sulfate, phosphate and bicarbonate) on bromate removal capacity of zerovalent iron were investigated. The bromate removal capacity, obtained from migration of concentration profiles, was observed to decrease with increases in flow rate. In the case that 20 wt-% iron was replaced by sands, the bromate removal capacity increased, but, on the contrary, the bromate removal capacity inevitably decreased when the weight percentage was increased by two times. Dissolved oxygen played a minor role in decreasing the bromate removal capacity, this decreasing effect only prevailed near the proximal end of depassivating irons. The bromate removal capacity increased in the presence of 100 mg/L sulfate concentration but decreased when the sulfate concentration further increased. When comparing the effect on removal capacity for phosphate and sulfate, the inhibiting effect of phosphate on the bromate removal capacity was larger. Lastly, the removal capacity increased with increasing bicarbonate concentration, which may due to the formation of aqueous complexes.

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Commuter Bicyclist Route Choice: Analysis Using a Stated Preference Survey

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.3141/1828-13 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 1828 (1) ◽

pp. 107-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 160

Author(s):

Monique A. Stinson ◽

Chandra R. Bhat

Keyword(s):

Travel Time ◽

Stated Preference ◽

Empirical Models ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Facility Planning ◽

Quality Factors ◽

Stated Preference Survey ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Choice Analysis ◽

Using Data

The importance of factors affecting commuter bicyclists’ route choices was evaluated. Both route-level (e.g., travel time) and link-level (e.g., pavement quality) factors are examined. Empirical models are estimated using data from a stated preference survey conducted via the Internet. The models indicate that, for commuter bicyclists, travel time is the most important factor in choosing a route. Presence of a bicycle facility (especially a bike lane or separate path), the level of automobile traffic, pavement or riding surface quality, and presence of a bicycle facility on a bridge are also very important determinants. Furthermore, there are policy implications of these results for bicycle facility planning.

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Quality Factors Affecting the Price of Peaches on the Benton Harbor Market

Journal of Farm Economics ◽

10.2307/1232878 ◽

1949 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 631

Author(s):

D. E. Hathaway ◽

M. E. Cravens

Keyword(s):

Quality Factors ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Benton Harbor

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Measuring Relative Effectiveness of Service Quality Factors Affecting Quality of Higher Education in India

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations ◽

10.4018/ijkbo.2021040103 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 30-46

Author(s):

Anshuman Kaler

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Service Quality ◽

Dominant Role ◽

Relative Effectiveness ◽

Program Quality ◽

Quality Factors ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Input Quality ◽

Quality Of Higher Education

The existing competitive environment in the education sector in India has forced higher education institutes to adopt ‘students as a customer' approach in educational delivery. The extant literature supports seven dimensions of service quality namely input quality, curriculum, academic facilities, industry interaction, interaction quality, support facilities, and nonacademic processes. The objective of the study was to measure the relative effectiveness of service quality factors as perceived by the Indian students. Focus group interviews were conducted with a group of technical and management students. Stratified judgmental sampling was used for the data collection. In the current study, it was observed that the factor of program quality plays a more dominant role than the factor of quality of life in determining the service quality in institutes of higher education. It is further observed that in the sub-dimension of program quality, the factor of curriculum and academic facilities are relatively more dominant than the factor of input quality.

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Information Technology Audit Quality: An Investigation of the Impact of Individual and Organizational Factors

Journal of Information Systems ◽

10.2308/isys-18-043 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 0000-0000

Author(s):

M. Dale Stoel ◽

Doug Havelka

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Audit Quality ◽

Organizational Factors ◽

Quality Factors ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

News Stories ◽

Audit Planning ◽

Additional Education ◽

It Audit ◽

The Impact

Major news stories demonstrate the importance and vulnerability of information technology (IT); highlighting the need to understand how to reduce risk. This study investigates the key factors affecting IT audit quality (ITAQ), focusing on individual auditor and organizational factors. We utilize multiple approaches to understand professionals' general perceptions of ITAQ and results from specific audits. Our results suggest that the importance of IT audit quality factors differs between participants' general perceptions and those reported for specific IT audit experiences. Participants' general perceptions indicated that the most important factors for ITAQ were auditors' knowledge and skills, specifically IT and business process knowledge. By comparison, actual audit experiences suggest organizational factors as more important, specifically audit planning and the auditor-client relationship. We believe these differences between general perceptions and reported results suggest a potential opportunity to improve ITAQ via additional education and upfront development of the audit teams and processes.

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Is E-Learning a Pro-Active Response to, or Reaction to, Changes in Educational Policy and Patterns of Educational Demand?

E-Learning as a Socio-Cultural System - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-6154-7.ch015 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 253-267

Author(s):

Allan M. Lawrence ◽

Peter J. Short ◽

Deborah Millar

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Educational Policy ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Quality Factors ◽

Student Work ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Educational Demand ◽

E Learning ◽

The Impact

This chapter reviews and investigates the models and acceptability of E-Learning to the emerging students markets for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from the More Developed Countries (MDCs) and seeks to evaluate the differing models of delivery from a practical and a socio-economic perspective. The research also investigates the impact of the shifts in population growth and the subsequent impact upon the levels of demand from students in Less Developed Countries (LDCs) for higher education. In addition, the logistical and quality factors affecting E-Learning are evaluated, looking at the aspects of academic rigour, plagiarism, and the methods of managing the originality and authenticity of student work. Similarly, the research looks at the viability of situations where the education provider may never physically meet the students through the exclusive use of VLEs, and the possible credibility issues that this may present to institutional and awarding body reputations.

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The Impacts of Quality on Cash Fed Cattle Prices

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics ◽

10.1017/s008130520001846x ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 149-162 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Rodney Jones ◽

Ted Schroeder ◽

James Mintert ◽

Frank Brazle

Keyword(s):

Average Weight ◽

Carcass Quality ◽

Quality Factors ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Transaction Prices ◽

Day Of The Week ◽

Dressing Percentage ◽

Price Spread

AbstractQuality factors affecting fed cattle prices were examined during a six-month period in southwestern Kansas. Transaction prices were significantly affected by the percentage of cattle expected to grade choice times the choice-to-select carcass price spread, finish uniformity, average weight, dressing percentage, breed, number of cattle purchased by a single packer on a given day, the packer, the feedyard, the day-of-the-week the cattle were sold, and the number of bids received. Asking prices were significantly affected by many of the same factors. Asking and transaction prices reflected approximately 25 percent of the packer value differentials for expected carcass quality grades.

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