Will My Customers Come Back? A Study of Beauty Salons in Taiwan

Yun-Yung Lin,Tzong-Ru (Jiun-Shen) Lee,Hooi Hooi Lean,Hsiang-Ying Lan 한국유통과학회 2018 유통과학연구 Vol.16 No.1

Purpose – The beauty salon industry is a highly competitive market. Every beauty salon shop aims to keep its customers satisfied and hopes that they will revisit several times. Hence, this paper investigates the key factors affecting the repurchase intention of consumers in the beauty salon industry in Taiwan. Research design, data, and methodology – We first use the content analysis of free-response narratives from beauticians to classify the key factors objectively and develop the questionnaire accordingly. We then distribute the questionnaire to 130 beauty salon consumers to complete the questionnaire. Next, the Grey Relation Analysis is employed to identify the key factors that affect the repurchase intention of consumers in the beauty salon industry. Results – From the perspectives of the beauty salon customers, the factors affecting the repurchase intention of consumers are (1) obvious treatment results, (2) the treatment space considers personal privacy, (3) the offer of promotional prices for treatment/product trials, and (4) the product knowledge of the beauticians. From the perspectives of the beauticians, the factors include (1) the treatment space is well-designed and makes the customers feel relaxed, (2) enhancement of the customer relationship, (3) the treatment space considers personal privacy, and (4) the positive service attitude of the beauticians. Conclusions – We analyze all the key factors and offer some suggestions as a conclusion.

Magnetism in Ge Nanostructures

Yung Liou,Yen Lin Shen,Yun Chung Chi,Huei-Ying Ho 한국자기학회 2007 한국자기학회 학술연구발표회 논문개요집 Vol.- No.-

A Correlation between the Severity of Lung Lesions on Radiographs and Clinical Findings in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Yung-Liang Wan,Pei-Kwei Tsay,Yun-Chung Cheung,Ping-Cherng Chiang,Chun-Hua Wang,Ying-Huang Tsai,Han-Ping Kuo,Kuo-Chien Tsao,Tzou-Yien Lin 대한영상의학회 2007 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.8 No.6

Objective: The purpose of this study was to quantify lesions on chest radiographs in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and analyze the severity of the lesions with clinical parameters. Materials and Methods: Two experienced radiologists reviewed chest radiographs of 28 patients with SARS. Each lung was divided into upper, middle, and lower zones. A SARS-related lesion in each zone was scored using a four-point scale: zero to three. The mean and maximal radiographic scores were analyzed statistically to determine if the scorings were related to the laboratory data and clinical course. Results: Forward stepwise multiple linear regression showed that the mean radiographic score correlated most significantly with the number of hospitalized days (p < 0.001). The second most significant factor was the absolute lymphocyte count (p < 0.001) and the third most significant factor was the number of days of intubation (p = 0.025). The maximal radiographic score correlated best with the percentage of lymphocytes in a leukocyte count (p < 0.001), while the second most significant factor was the number of hospitalized days (p < 0.001) and the third most significant factor was the absolute lymphocyte count (p = 0.013). The mean radiographic scores of the patients who died, with comorbidities and without a comorbidity were 11.1, 6.3 and 2.9, respectively (p = 0.032). The corresponding value for maximal radiographic scores were 17.7, 9.7 and 6.0, respectively (p = 0.033). Conclusion: The severity of abnormalities quantified on chest radiographs in patients with SARS correlates with the clinical parameters.

Effect of Free-range Rearing on Meat Composition, Physical Properties and Sensory Evaluation in Taiwan Game Hens

Lin, Cheng-Yung,Kuo, Hsiao-Yun,Wan, Tien-Chun Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2014 Animal Bioscience Vol.27 No.6

Experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of an outdoor-grazed raising model on meat composition, physical properties and sensory attributes of Taiwan game hens. Six hundred 1-d old female chicks were raised on a floor for 8 weeks. On day 57, 600 healthy birds, with similar body weight, were selected and randomly assigned to three treatment groups (cage, floor-pen and free-range). The results showed that different feeding models had no effect on drip loss, cooking loss, moisture, crude protein, crude fat, crude ash, zinc and calorie contents in breast meat and moisture content in thigh meat. The free-range group had the lowest fat content in both breast and thigh meat, and the lowest calorie content in thigh meat. The firmness and toughness in both thigh and breast of the free-range group were the highest values (p<0.05). The crude protein, total collagen, zinc and iron contents in thigh meat and total collagen content in breast meat of the free-range group were significantly higher than those of the cage-feeding group (p<0.05). The meat sensory scores of flavor, chewiness and overall acceptability of both thigh and breast meat of the free-range group were significantly (p<0.05) better than those of the other two groups. Moreover, the current findings also indicate that the Taiwan game hens of the free-range feeding model displayed well-received carcass traits and meat quality, with higher scores for flavor, chewiness and overall acceptability for greater sensory satisfaction in both breast and thigh meat. In addition, the thigh meat contained high protein and total collage but low fat, offering a healthier diet choice.

EEG Analysis for Cognitive Interference Effects in a Stroop Task

Chang-Lin Li,Daejhoong Yun,Donghoon Lee,Myung-yung Jeong 제어로봇시스템학회 2011 제어로봇시스템학회 국제학술대회 논문집 Vol.2011 No.10

The present EEG study investigates neuronal mechanisms underlying stimulus-response interference effects using a Stroop task. Although recent functional MRI studies showed that the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is involved in conflict monitoring during the interference, precise temporal characteristics of neuronal responses and their relationships with the actual motor response time(i.e., the time of motor action) are still unclear. For this, we modified the class Stroop task using action colored words with two relevant motor responses; button pressing and pedal stepping. Complex EEG waveforms from 13 subjects and their response times for three experimental conditions (congruent, incongruent, and neutral) with two types of motor responses were analyzed for finding a special event related potential (ERP) for conflict monitoring. In results, we found that a component of the event related potential, which was a negative wave around 200ms after the stimulus onset (N2b), was significantly modulated with the amount of interference and correlated with response time. The N2b was high and response time was slow when the action word stimulus was incongruent with the required response action. Our results implied that the relatively early ERP component, N2b could be detected when a current stimulus meaning is conflict with a required response action and this signal might be useful for other mechanical purposes such as BCI applications.

The simple and easy way to manufacture counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

Jo-Lin Lan,Yung-Yun Wang,Chi-Chao Wan,Tzu-Chien Wei,Hsien-Ping Feng,Chao Peng,Hai-Peng Cheng,Ya-Huei Chang,Wen-Chi Hsu 한국물리학회 2010 Current Applied Physics Vol.10 No.2

We previously developed poly-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (PVP)-capped Pt nanoclusters on ITO glass via a simple ‘‘2-step dip coating process” as counter electrode for DSSC. This new counter electrode was examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and current–voltage curve (I–V curve). The TEM results revealed that PVP-capped Pt nanoclusters’ size is about 3 nm, and the amount of Pt deposited on ITO glass is about 5 ㎍/㎠. Comparing with sputtered Pt and Solaronix thermal cluster Pt-catalyst T/SP, the PVP-capped Pt counter electrode has lower amount of Pt deposited on TCO glass,more positive potential of tri-iodide reduction, and better performance for the charge-transfer resistance (RCT) and the cell efficiency (g).

Effects of chemical composition of carbonaceous powder on morphology and thermal properties of graphite blocks

Hsu Jen-Yung,Su Chun-Jen,Yen Yung-Lin,Lee Che-Yun 한국탄소학회 2022 Carbon Letters Vol.32 No.3

Two kinds of mesocarbon microbeads (MCMBs) with different chemical composition have been synthesized. The MCMBs were molded and heat treated at temperatures above 2000 °C to obtain graphite blocks. The effects of chemical composition of MCMBs on the pore morphology, carbon texture and thermal properties of the derived graphite blocks have been explored. The pore morphology was investigated by small angle X-ray scattering technique and a graphitization-induced morphology transition was observed. When the graphitic crystallite size exceeded a threshold value, the association of crystallites and migration of randomly distributed pores took place extensively. For the graphite blocks made of MCMBs which had light components with higher aromaticity value, the growth of crystallites caused a significant enhancement in thermal conductivity for the specimens. However, for the other kind of MCMBs, their light components tended to form solid porous carbon texture after graphitization, and the thermal conductivity coefficients of their graphite blocks could only increase slightly as crystallites grew. It was suggested that the thermal resistance at the granule’s boundary became noticeable in the latter case and thus the growth of thermal conductivity coefficients was prominently hindered.

Conditioning Characteristics of Kaolin Sludge with Different Cationic Polyelectrolytes

( Min Chao Chang,Hui Ling Lin,Cheu Lin Huang,Yung Yun Wang,Chi Chao Wang ) 한국물환경학회 1997 제6차 국제수질보전학회 아시아 태평양지역 학술회의 Vol.2 No.-

LPA Receptors: Subtypes and Biological Actions

Choi, Ji Woong,Herr, Deron R.,Noguchi, Kyoko,Yung, Yun C.,Lee, Chang-Wook,Mutoh, Tetsuji,Lin, Mu-En,Teo, Siew T.,Park, Kristine E.,Mosley, Alycia N.,Chun, Jerold Annual Reviews 2010 Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology Vol.50 No.-

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a small, ubiquitous phospholipid that acts as an extracellular signaling molecule by binding to and activating at least five known G protein??coupled receptors (GPCRs): LPA<SUB>1</SUB>??LPA<SUB>5</SUB>. They are encoded by distinct genes named LPAR1??LPAR5 in humans and Lpar1??Lpar5 in mice. The biological roles of LPA are diverse and include developmental, physiological, and pathophysiological effects. This diversity is mediated by broad and overlapping expression patterns and multiple downstream signaling pathways activated by cognate LPA receptors. Studies using cloned receptors and genetic knockout mice have been instrumental in uncovering the significance of this signaling system, notably involving basic cellular processes as well as multiple organ systems such as the nervous system. This has further provided valuable proof-of-concept data to support LPA receptors and LPA metabolic enzymes as targets for the treatment of medically important diseases that include neuropsychiatric disorders, neuropathic pain, infertility, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, fibrosis, and cancer.