scholarly journals LINK BETWEEN OUTLINE EVALUATION AND BLOOD RELATIONSHIP COUNSINLY BREED, FROMING ANIMAL GENOTYPE

2020 ◽  
pp. 185-191
Author(s):  
О. V. Tulinova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Breeding Population ◽  
Joint Effect ◽  
General View ◽  
Force Coefficient ◽  
Diary Cattle ◽  
Related Breed

When developing Ayshire breed herds, we used breeding population of related breed: FAY – Finnish Ayshire, SRB – Swedish red, NRF – Norwegian red, CANAY – Canada red, ORDM – Danish red, the research on influence of their blood relation on exterior characteristics of cows is actual. Studied livestock (n=855) has the following blood parts: 56,5±0,55; 12,9±0,31; 10,7±0,16; 17,8±0,60; 0,7±0,08 % consequently. Classes according to blood part, %: 0.0; 0,1 - 12,5; 12,5 - 24,9; 25,0 - 37,4; 37,5 - 49,9; 50,0 - 62,4; 62,5 - 74,9; 75,0 - 87,4; more than 87,5. Blood relationship according to CAN have a positive impact on udder evaluation (+0,130ххх), general view (+0,155ххх), final (+0,164ххх) and identification mark UDC (+0,119ххх), but negative blood relationship according to FAY on general view (-0,138ххх), according to SRB and NRF breed – on udder evaluation (-0,163ххх; -0,111ххх) and final (-0,133ххх; -0,100хх). Difference between force coefficient influence of blood relationship on exterior features according to FAY and CAN ranges from 7,9 to 18,7 units, and on UDC and FLC s equal to 6,6 and 3,5 units. Joint effect of blood relationship according to FAY and CAN is lower on lineal feature, and on exterior indices it increases. For improvement of individual exterior features account must be taken of blood relationship element at proband according to particular related breed of Ayshire group of diary cattle, focusing on blood element on FAY and CAN and their combinations.

scholarly journals Bayesian genetic parameters for body weight and survival of Nile tilapia farmed in Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Inês Santos ◽  
Ricardo Pereira Ribeiro ◽  
Lauro Vargas ◽  
Freddy Mora ◽  
Luiz Alexandre Filho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Gain ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Genetic Parameters ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Genetic Correlations ◽  
Breeding Population ◽  
Linear Threshold ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Impact On Survival ◽  
Credible Intervals

The objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for survival and weight of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), farmed in cages and ponds in Brazil, and to predict genetic gain under different scenarios. Survival was recorded as a binary response (dead or alive), during harvest time in the 2008 grow-out period. Genetic parameters were estimated using a Bayesian mixed linear-threshold animal model via Gibbs sampling. The breeding population consisted of 2,912 individual fish, which were analyzed together with the pedigree of 5,394 fish. The heritabilities estimates, with 95% posterior credible intervals, for tagging weight, harvest weight and survival were 0.17 (0.09-0.27), 0.21 (0.12-0.32) and 0.32 (0.22-0.44), respectively. Credible intervals show a 95% probability that the true genetic correlations were in a favourable direction. The selection for weight has a positive impact on survival. Estimated genetic gain was high when selecting for harvest weight (5.07%), and indirect gain for tagging weight (2.17%) and survival (2.03%) were also considerable.

The impact of supplier performance measurement systems on supplier performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 2040-2061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vieri Maestrini ◽  
Davide Luzzini ◽  
Federico Caniato ◽  
Paolo Maccarrone ◽  
Stefano Ronchi
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Joint Effect ◽  
Performance Measurement System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Supplier Performance ◽  
Performance Measurement Systems ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the impact of a mature supplier performance measurement system (SPMS) adoption all along its lifecycle phases (i.e. design, implementation, use and review) on the suppliers’ performance. Design/methodology/approach The research hypotheses have been tested on a final sample of 147 pairs of buyer-supplier responses, collected by means of a dyadic survey involving manufacturing firms and one key supplier of their choice. The research framework has been tested through a structural model using PLS regression. Findings Considering the joint effect of all the four SPMS phases on supplier performance, the findings show that the system use and review play a prominent effect: the former have a positive impact on supplier quality, delivery and sustainability performance; the latter positively affects supplier delivery, innovation and sustainability. A mature design displays a positive effect on supplier sustainability performance, while a mature implementation results to negatively affect supplier innovation performance. Finally, cost performance is not impacted by any of the four phases. Originality/value This study contributes to the open debate regarding the relationship between SPMSs and actual supplier performance improvement. In particular, the lifecycle perspective is introduced to clearly distinguish among each phase of adoption and assess their relative impact on supplier performance. Besides, the dyadic nature of the study allows to investigate different subcomponents of supplier performance jointly considering the buyer company and supplier company perspective, thus achieving a more insightful and robust information.

Auditor tenure, investor protection and accounting quality: international evidence

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khairul Anuar Kamarudin ◽  
Wan Adibah Wan Ismail ◽  
Akmalia M. Ariff
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Weighted Least Squares ◽  
Investor Protection ◽  
Joint Effect ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Accounting Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Auditor Tenure

Purpose This study aims to investigate whether auditor tenure has a significant influence on accounting quality and whether investor protection moderates the effect of auditor tenure on accounting quality. Design/methodology/approach This study uses weighted least squares regression on a sample of 77,855 firm-year observations from 36 countries during the period 2010–2016. This study uses the absolute value of performance-matched discretionary accruals to measure financial reporting quality. Findings This study finds that a longer auditor tenure is associated with higher accounting quality, thus supporting the knowledge effect arguments. The results on the joint effect of investor protection and auditor tenure show evidence of the substitutive effect of investor protection, where the positive impact of auditor tenure on accounting quality is weaker in a high investor-protection environment. Practical implications These findings provide input for policy implications involving the auditing profession. Regulators may need to weigh the costs and benefits of mandatory audit rotation because country-level institutional factors influence auditing regulations and practices, as well as the auditors’ behaviors. Originality/value This study adds to the limited, albeit important, evidence on the joint effect of auditor tenure and country-level governance on accounting quality. The authors respond to the call by Brooks et al. (2017) for more evidence on the role of audits on financial reporting outcomes across various legal institutions for creating effective policies.

INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, INNOVATION, AND PERFORMANCE: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM SMEs

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (05) ◽  
pp. 1550060 ◽  
Author(s):  
KARL-HEINZ LEITNER
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Joint Effect ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

This research paper examines the relationship between intellectual capital, product innovation and performance based on a study of Austrian firms covering a 10-year period. It is argued that intellectual capital enhances a firms ability to successfully realise innovations and thus contributes positively to its performance. Our study found that human capital and structural capital were both significantly associated with performance in product innovating firms, but that each had a different impact on this performance. While human capital had a positive impact on profitability and growth in the long run, contrary to expectations, structural capital had a negative effect on profitability and growth indicating that apparent strength can turn into a weakness over time. In addition, the study found that human capital and structural capital had no joint effect on the performance of product innovating firms.

scholarly journals The importance of controlled mating in honeybee breeding

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Plate ◽  
Richard Bernstein ◽  
Andreas Hoppe ◽  
Kaspar Bienefeld
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Effects ◽  
Genetic Gain ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Breeding Population ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Breeding Populations ◽  
Random Samples ◽  
Breeding Schemes ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Almost All

Abstract Background Controlled mating procedures are widely accepted as a key aspect of successful breeding in almost all animal species. In honeybees, however, controlled mating is hard to achieve. Therefore, there have been several attempts to breed honeybees using free-mated queens. In such breeding schemes, selection occurs only on the maternal path since the drone sires are random samples of the population. The success rates of breeding approaches without controlled mating have so far not been investigated on a theoretical or simulation-based level. Methods Stochastic simulation studies were carried out to examine the chances of success in honeybee breeding with and without controlled mating. We investigated the influence of different sizes of breeding populations (500, 1000, 2000 colonies per year) and unselected passive populations (0, 500, 1000, 2000, infinitely many colonies per year) on selection for a maternally (queen) and directly (worker group) influenced trait with moderate ($$r_{md}=-\,0.53$$rmd=-0.53) or strong ($$r_{md}=-\,0.88$$rmd=-0.88) negative correlation between the two effects. The simulations described 20 years of selection. Results Our simulations showed a reduction of breeding success between 47 and 99% if mating was not controlled. In the most drastic cases, practically no genetic gain could be generated without controlled mating. We observed that in the trade-off between selection for direct or maternal effects, the absence of mating control leads to a shift in favor of maternal effects. Moreover, we describe the implications of different breeding strategies on the unselected passive population that benefits only indirectly via the transfer of queens or drones from the breeding population. We show that genetic gain in the passive population develops parallel to that of the breeding population. However, we found a genetic lag that became significantly smaller as more breeding queens served as dams of queens in the passive population. Conclusions We conclude that even when unwanted admixture of subspecies can be excluded in natural matings, controlled mating is imperative for successful breeding efforts. This is especially highlighted by the strong positive impact that controlled mating in the breeding population has on the unselected passive population.

Examining stealing thunder as a new service recovery strategy: impact on customer loyalty

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 931-952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyanko Guchait ◽  
Rachel Han ◽  
Xingyu Wang ◽  
JéAnna Abbott ◽  
Yetong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Service Failure ◽  
Service Recovery ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Joint Effect ◽  
Recovery Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Stealing Thunder

PurposeThis paper aims to examine how stealing thunder, apology and compensation influence customer loyalty in a service failure context, and how trust mediates these relationships.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a scenario-based between-group experimental design involving 300 customers.FindingsThe results indicated that stealing thunder, apology and compensation have a joint effect on customer loyalty. Specifically, this study found a significant positive impact of stealing thunder on loyalty; a two-way interaction effect of compensation and stealing thunder on loyalty; and a three-way interaction effect on loyalty. Additionally, trust mediated the relationship between service recovery attributes (stealing thunder, apology and compensation) and customer loyalty.Originality/valueThis study introduces a new service recovery method called Stealing Thunder, which is commonly used in the fields of law and communication and is the first to assess stealing thunder as a proactive/preemptive strategy to handle service failures and its impact on customer loyalty. The study found that when stealing thunder was present, compensation had no influence on customer loyalty. Moreover, when stealing thunder was present, compensation had no impact on loyalty when apology was not present. However, compensation had a significant effect on loyalty when stealing thunder and apology were not present. This study finds the value of including proactive/preemptive strategies (stealing thunder) along with regular service recovery strategies (e.g. apology and compensation) in the service recovery process. Results show that service recoveries that include stealing thunder help service failure recovery significantly by increasing customer’s trust.

An examination of corporate social responsibility and processing fluency in a service context

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Zhang ◽  
Anna S. Mattila
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Service Failure ◽  
Joint Effect ◽  
Processing Fluency ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Repurchase Intentions ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose – This study aims to examine the joint effect of processing fluency and service quality in a service context. In recent years, companies have become increasingly interested in supporting corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. While most prior research focus on the positive effect of CSR initiatives on consumer behavior, the current study identifies a new boundary condition – processing fluency – for the positive impact of CSR messaging. In addition, this examines its impact across two situations – a successful service delivery and a failure. Design/methodology/approach – This study used a 2 (processing fluency: high vs low) × 2 (service delivery: failure vs success) scenario-based experimental design. A total of 152 adult consumers participated in this study. Findings – The results show that in the service failure condition, participants exposed to a CSR message with high processing fluency exhibited more positive attitudes and higher repurchase intentions, as compared to their counterparts in the low processing fluency condition. However, in a successful service delivery condition, participants showed similar level of attitudes and behavioral intentions across the two fluency conditions. Originality/value – No previous research examined the interplay of processing fluency and CSR. This paper fills this gap in the service literature.

Death and Dying: An Intergroup Communication Approach

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Yu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Medical Decision ◽  
General View ◽  
Communication Effectiveness ◽  
Medical Providers ◽  
Intergroup Communication

Death is inevitable: We witness the death of others and eventually face our own. However, people in general view death as taboo and tend to avoid discussing their own or others’ mortality. A cultural shift has been taking place in the developed world so that dying has become an increasingly medicalized process, where death is viewed as something to be stopped or delayed instead of accepted as part of a natural life cycle. As family members are less responsible for the dying process, communication about death and dying becomes a sensitive topic and is often ignored or avoided. Lack of this meaningful communication can lead to stereotypes about the dying person, conflict among family members, and fear of death. Talking about death and dying, if done correctly, can have a positive impact on health-care delivery and the bereavement process. Incorporating knowledge of intergroup communication with a lifespan approach can deepen communication effectiveness about death and dying. People’s group identities can play important roles in the conversation about death and dying. As children and adolescents, people can encounter the death of older family members (e.g., grandparents) and the communication here can be intergenerational. Due to age differences, younger adults may feel uncomfortable to react to older adults’ painful disclosure of death and the bereavement process. During adulthood, people deal with the death uncertainty for themselves and their loved ones. The communication in this period can be intergenerational and inter-occupational, especially when there are third parties involved (e.g., medical providers or legal authorities). Death and dying communication tend to happen mostly, albeit not always, during the later lifespan, as time of death approaches, among older adults, family members, and medical providers. These conversations include advanced care planning (i.e., arrangements and plans about the dying process and after death), medical decision making, palliative care, and final talks. Increasing the awareness of death and dying can help to normalize the dying process.

Statistical Study of the Rotation Effect of Am Stars

1976 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 675-683
Author(s):  
Keiichi Kodaira
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Study ◽  
Rotation Velocity ◽  
General View ◽  
Slow Rotation ◽  
Rotation Effect

SummaryExcess of [m1] index of Am stars, relative to normal stars, is statistically found to be correlated with rotation velocity; the coefficient is estimated at ∆׀m1׀ /∆V(km/sec) ˜ - 0.0007 among Am stars. This result supports the general view that slow rotation is essential for Am phenomena.

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