Exploring Business Intelligent Indexes of a Korean Style Theme Restaurant Taiwan

Recently, the major development of food & beverage management information system had changed from the point-of-sale (POS) system for stand-alone restaurant to the combination of headquarter control mechanism and E-commerce operation strategy (also called chain-integration applications). Development of enterprise business intelligence (BI) becomes one of the strategic solutions as facing the complex competition business environment. The goal of this paper is to explore the business intelligent indexes of a Korean style theme restaurant in Taiwan and verify some of these indexes by analyze the business data of this restaurant. Four research methods will be used in this paper including literature analysis, site observation, case interview and business data analysis. This paper proposed 18 operation KPIs which are sorted out with Balanced Scorecard (BSC) concept for the target restaurant. The constraint business financial data at two months of this restaurant were used to verify the effectiveness of proposed KPIs. Results of this paper showed that the expected operation KPIs are effective and concentrate much more in the financial and customer dimensions

Phenome-wide analysis of Taiwan Biobank reveals novel glycemia-related loci and genetic risks for diabetes

To explore the complex genetic architecture of common diseases and traits, we conducted comprehensive PheWAS of ten diseases and 34 quantitative traits in the community-based Taiwan Biobank (TWB). We identified 995 significantly associated loci with 135 novel loci specific to Taiwanese population. Further analyses highlighted the genetic pleiotropy of loci related to complex disease and associated quantitative traits. Extensive analysis on glycaemic phenotypes (T2D, fasting glucose and Hb

The Impact of Web Quality, Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, Trust and Satisfaction on Customer Loyalty of E-retailers

對於現今的消費者來說，電子零售商平台的存在不再僅是為了取得更低廉的價格或是達到資訊透明化的效果；由於電子零售商較一般傳統的商家提供了更多的服務以及其重視顧客關係的管理，漸漸地被顧客視為一個以顧客需求服務為導向的購物平台。因此，基於研究的產業背景不同於一般的實體產業，本研究將以資訊系統的使用者角度來切入並檢視其平台顧客忠誠度的影響因子。研究中透過文獻分析，解析並建構加入了「網站品質」，「使用者的知覺有用性」、「易用性」，「信任度」，「顧客滿意度」以及「顧客忠誠度」六大構面，並以問卷調查的實證研究方式來探討各影響因子之間以及對顧客忠誠度之影響。 本研究針對台灣最大之電子佈告欄系統－批踢踢實業坊中的網路購物版之版友進行電子問卷調查，實際發出815份問卷，回收696份問卷，回收率85.3%。 研究結果顯示網站品質(包括系統、資訊內容與服務品質三個子構面)對知覺有用性、知覺易用性與信任都有顯著的影響，電子零售商業者在建置網站時可將這些因素考慮進去。我們也發現易用性、有用性、信任、顧客滿意度與忠誠度之間，都有正向且高度相關。最後，本研究以網站品質與顧客關係管理的相關構面為基礎，提供一個整合且平衡的架構，用以幫助電子零售網站從業者與研究者更充分地了解線上購物的使用者行為。E-retailing is no longer just a place for bargain hunting and information exchanging for customers. Moreover, it is increasingly being viewed to provide better service and enhanced customer relationships. Thus, the main purpose of this research is to stand on an integration perspective to combine web quality, user belief, i.e. perceived ease of use (PEOU) and usefulness (PU), trust, customer satisfaction and loyalty in order to see if there were any interaction or effect important to customer's purchasing behaviors. A survey of 815 users of Taiwan's biggest bulletin board system (BBS) -“E-shopping billboard” is conducted to test this model, and the response rate is about 85.3%. Results of this research find that Web quality, categorized into system, information, and service quality, have a significant impact on the PEOU, PU and trust; thus, it encourages website practitioners to take it into account in the context of online retailing. Also, the author investigates that relationships among PEOU, PU, trust, customer satisfaction and loyalty are all positive and highly relevant. This study thus provide a balanced and integrated framework to combine Web quality and traditional CRM main constructs both of which could help Web practitioners and researchers better understand user behavior in e-retailing.CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Research Background and Motivation 1 1.2 Research Objectives 4 1.3 Research Organization 5 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 8 2.1 Web Quality 10 2.1.1 System Quality 11 2.1.2 Information Quality 12 2.1.3 Service Quality 13 2.2 Perceived Ease of Use and Usefulness 15 2.3 Customer Satisfaction 16 2.4 Trust 17 2.5 Customer Loyalty 18 CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 22 3.1 Measures and Procedure 22 3.2 Questionnaire Design and Data Collection 23 3.3 Data Analysis Approaches 26 CHAPTER4 DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS 27 4.1 Descriptive Statistics 27 4.2 Analysis of Measurement Reliability and Validity 29 4.3 Model Testing Results 31 CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION 36 5.1 Discussion and Suggestion 36 5.2 Conclusion 39 5.3 Managerial Implication 39 5.4 Limitation and Future Research 40 Appendix 1. Questionnaire: Respondent background information 41 Appendix 2. Questionnaire items 41 REFERENCE 4

Development of lycopene micelle and lycopene chylomicron and a comparison of bioavailability

The objectives of this study were to develop lycopene micelles and lycopene chylomicrons from tomato extracts for the enhancement and comparison of bioavailability. Lycopene micelles and chylomicrons were prepared by a microemulsion technique involving tomato extract, soybean oil, water, vitamin E and surfactant Tween 80 or lecithin in different proportions. The encapsulation efficiency of lycopene was 78% in micelles and 80% in chylomicrons, with shape being roughly spherical and mean particle size being 7.5 and 131.5 nm. A bioavailability study was conducted in rats by both gavage and i.v. administration, with oral bioavailability of lycopene, phytoene and phytofluene being 6.8, 4.3 and 3.1% in micelles and 9.5, 9.4 and 7.1% in chylomicrons, respectively. This outcome reveals higher lycopene bioavailability through incorporation into micelle or chylomicron systems. Both size and shape should be considered for oral bioavailability determination. For i.v. injection, lycopene micelles should be more important than lycopene chylomicrons for future clinical applications

Two-Dimensional Stress Intensity Factor Analysis of Cracks in Anisotropic Bimaterial

This paper presents a 2D numerical technique based on the boundary element method (BEM) for the analysis of linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) problems on stress intensity factors (SIFs) involving anisotropic bimaterials. The most outstanding feature of this analysis is that it is a singledomain method, yet it is very accurate, efficient, and versatile (i.e., the material properties of the medium can be anisotropic as well as isotropic). A computer program using the BEM formula translation (FORTRAN 90) code was developed to effectively calculate the stress intensity factors (SIFs) in an anisotropic bi-material. This BEM program has been verified and showed good accuracy compared with the previous studies. Numerical examples of stress intensity factor calculation for a straight crack with various locations in both finite and infinite bimaterials are presented. It was found that very accurate results can be obtained using the proposed method, even with relatively simple discretization. The results of the numerical analysis also show that material anisotropy can greatly affect the stress intensity factor

Through-Hole Filling by Copper Electroplating Using a Single Organic Additive

A copper electroplating process using a single organic additive was developed for filling through holes of printed circuit boards. The organic additive acted as an inhibitor of copper deposition in the presence of chloride ions and H2SO4. This copper electroplating formula resulted in center-up filling, which differs from the bottom-up filling exhibited by blind microvias. The inhibiting strength of the organic additive and the filling capability of the plating solution strongly depended on the concentration of H2SO4. The electrochemical behavior of the organic additive was characterized by electrochemical analyses and imaging of TH cross sections

New and Cytotoxic Components from Antrodia camphorata

The solid-state cultured products of Antrodia camphorata as health foods has been blooming for the past few decades in Taiwan. In continuing our studies on the chemical constituents of the solid-state cultured products of this fungus, 6-methoxy-4-methyl-2,3-(methylenedioxy)phenol (1) and 4,4\u27-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis(2,3,6-trimethoxyphenol)(2) together with 2,3,6-trimethoxy-4-methylphenol (3), 1(10→6)abeo-ergosta-5,7,9,22-tetraen-3α-ol (4), citreoanthrasteroid B (5) and dankasterones A (6) and B (7) were purified by a series of column chromatography. Their structures were elucidated by spectral data analysis. For bioactivity assay, compounds 4–7 showed significant cytotoxicity toward murine colorectal CT26 and human leukemia K562 cancer cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 6.7 to 15.3 µM and from 12.5 to 23.1 µM, respectively

New Coumarins and Anti-Inflammatory Constituents from the Fruits of Cnidium monnieri

The fruit of Cnidium monnieri is commercially used as healthcare products for the improvement of impotence and skin diseases. Three new coumarins, 3'-O-methylmurraol (1), rel-(1'S,2'S)-1'-O-methylphlojodicarpin (2), and (1'S,2'S)-1'-O-methylvaginol (3), have been isolated from the fruits of C. monnieri, together with 14 known compounds (4–17). The structures of these new compounds were determined through spectroscopic and MS analyses. Compounds 1, 4–12, and 14–17 exhibited inhibition (IC50 ≤ 7.31 µg/mL) of superoxide anion generation by human neutrophils in response to formyl-l-methionyl-l-leucyl-l-phenylalanine/cytochalasin B (fMLP/CB). Compounds 7, 9–11, 15, and 17 inhibited fMLP/CB-induced elastase release with IC50 values ≤7.83 µg/mL. This investigation reveals that bioactive isolates (especially 6, 7, 14, and 17) could be further developed as potential candidates for the treatment or prevention of various inflammatory diseases