Rise through coping with service failures in tourism

Service failure, a common stressor experienced by tourists during their travels, can have a far-reaching impact beyond the travel domain. This research investigates how tourists cope with service failure during their travels and its influence on their ability to rise through challenges and achieve personal growth. Through semi-structured interviews and four scenario-based experiments, we found that problem-focused coping generates a stronger sense of pride and a weaker sense of shame compared to emotion-focused strategies, fostering self-confidence and personal growth in tourists. Additionally, supportive companion reactions reinforce the positive effects of problem-focused coping, while non-supportive reactions may weaken it. The findings offer important theoretical insights, with implications for the tourism industry to develop effective recovery strategies and provide meaningful travel experiences

The influence of tourists\u27 monetary and temporal sunk costs on destination trust and visit intention

Although the phenomenon of sunk costs is common in tourism situations, tourism research has largely ignored its effect on tourists. Drawing on prospect theory, cognitive dissonance theory, and signal theory, this study proposed that monetary sunk cost and temporal sunk cost both have significant impact on potential tourists\u27 visit intention. Four scenario-based experiments were performed to test hypothesized relationships. Findings revealed that monetary sunk cost has a negative effect on visit intention, while temporal sunk cost has a positive effect. Good destination reputation attenuates the effects, and destination trust mediates the relationship between sunk cost and visit intention. These studies extend existing theoretical applications by identifying the conditions under which sunk cost can influence tourists\u27 visit intention, and provides relevant practical suggestions for tourism product suppliers and local government departments

In-group favoritism or black sheep effect? The moderating role of norm strength on destination residents’ responses towards deviant behaviors

Drawing on social identity theory and focus theory of norms, this study investigated differences in how destination residents respond to deviant behaviors by other residents—members of their in-group—and similar behavior by tourists, who they see as the out-group. We proposed and tested a conceptual model of the transition between in-group favoritism and the black sheep effect under the moderating effect of norm strength. A mixed-method approach, including a secondary data study and three scenario-based experiments, was applied. Findings of this study revealed that focal residents showed in-group favoritism for other residents\u27 deviant behavior compared with tourists. The contagion effect of deviant behavior was stronger among in-groups than out-groups. However, with respect to behaviors about which norms are tight, the black sheep effect comes into play, as focal residents hold a higher desire to punish in-groups’ deviant behavior than the out-group. This study has theoretical and practical implications for destination marketing organizations

The role of functional strategies in global plant distribution

© 2020 The Authors. Ecography published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Nordic Society Oikos Understanding the determinants of species distributions is a central topic in ecology. Competition, stress tolerance and colonization, respectively represented by Grime\u27s competitor (C), stress-tolerator (S) and ruderal (R) schemes, are three important functions that interactively influence plant distributions. In this study, we compiled a dataset of 2645 vascular plant species to explore the roles of the CSR strategies in global plant distribution. We analyzed the associations between the CSR scores and species range size with phylogenetic generalized least square (PGLS) models and phylogenetic path analysis, both of which accounted for the effects of species phylogenetic relatedness, longevity and growth form. The functional strategy-range size associations differed across different distributional ranges and growth forms. Specifically, species global and native range sizes were positively associated with the R score; species naturalized range size was positively associated with the C score; and all range-size measurements were negatively associated with the S score. These patterns were mostly driven by herbs but not shrubs or trees. For species global and native-range distributions, the patterns of shrubs were even opposite to those of herbs. Our work emphasizes the importance of distinguishing the functional strategy-distribution associations between different distributional ranges and growth forms for ecosystem conservation and invasion risk prediction, because of the trade-offs among the CSR strategies

Solar Light Activated Periodate for Degradation and Detoxification of 2 Highly Toxic 6PPD-Quinone at Environmental Levels

Degradation and detoxication of highly toxic 6PPD-quinone remain great challenges due to its stable structure. Herein, we establish a solar-light-driven IO4- activation system for efficient degradation of 6PPD-quinone at environmental concentration levels (10–100 μg L-1), with residual concentration below 5.7 ng L-1 (detection limit) within 30 min. IO3• was determined as the primary reactive species after IO4- activation for cleavage of the highly toxic quinone structure. Single electron transfer (SET) is the most favorable route for IO3• attacking, in which single electrons achieve self-driven transfer from 6PPD-quinone to IO3• due to the maintenance of spatial inversion symmetry generated by dipole moments. Femtosecond transient absorption spectra (fs-TAS) confirmed the formation of 6PPD-quinone cationic radical (6PPD-quinone•+), which was the key reaction intermediate. This study proposes a promising technology for degradation and detoxification of high-toxic 6PPD-quinone in water, and brings deep insight into the reaction mechanism within IO4- activation systems

Biosynthesized Ag/α-Al2O3 catalyst for ethylene epoxidation: The influence of silver precursors

Biosynthesized Ag/α-Al2O3 catalysts toward ethylene epoxidation were prepared with Cinnamomum camphoratrees (CC) extract using AgNO3, silver-ammonia complex ([Ag (NH3) 2]+) and silver-ethylenediamine complex ([Ag(en) 2]+) as the silver precursors. The catalyst from [Ag(en)2]+ demonstrated better activity compared to the catalysts from the other two precursors, 1.41% EO concentration with EO selectivity of 79.1% and 12.0% ethylene conversion were achieved at 250 °C. To investigate the influence of silver precursors on the catalytic performance, three catalysts were characterized by XRD, UV-Vis, XPS, SEM and O 2-TPD techniques. The results indicated that [Ag(en) 2]+ precursors could be reduced more effectively by CC extract, and Ag particles were successfully immobilized onto the α-Al 2O3 support under mild conditions. Moreover, a silver defects surface on the Ag/α-Al2O3 catalyst from [Ag(en)2]+ precursors had the best oxygen activation ability, playing an important role in the generation of electrophilic oxygen species which were responsible for the epoxidation reaction of CC to EO. ? 2014 the Partner Organisations

Biosynthesized Ag/alpha-Al2O3 catalyst for ethylene epoxidation: the influence of silver precursors

NSFC [21206140, 21036004]; State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies for Comprehensive Utilization of Platinum Metals [SKL-SPM-201210]Biosynthesized Ag/alpha-Al2O3 catalysts toward ethylene epoxidation were prepared with Cinnamomum camphoratrees (CC) extract using AgNO3, silver-ammonia complex ([Ag (NH3)(2)](+)) and silver-ethylenediamine complex ([Ag(en)(2)](+)) as the silver precursors. The catalyst from [Ag(en)(2)](+) demonstrated better activity compared to the catalysts from the other two precursors, 1.41% EO concentration with EO selectivity of 79.1% and 12.0% ethylene conversion were achieved at 250 degrees C. To investigate the influence of silver precursors on the catalytic performance, three catalysts were characterized by XRD, UV-Vis, XPS, SEM and O-2-TPD techniques. The results indicated that [Ag(en)(2)](+) precursors could be reduced more effectively by CC extract, and Ag particles were successfully immobilized onto the alpha-Al2O3 support under mild conditions. Moreover, a silver defects surface on the Ag/alpha-Al2O3 catalyst from [Ag(en)(2)](+) precursors had the best oxygen activation ability, playing an important role in the generation of electrophilic oxygen species which were responsible for the epoxidation reaction of C=C to EO

Integration and learning: a case study of the international higher physical education talent-cultivation model

IntroductionThis study delves into the multifaceted components of talent-training models within China’s physical education domain through Sino-foreign cooperative initiatives. Employing a mixed-methods approach, it systematically evaluates the innovative systems developed by pilot units and outlines their experiential insights.MethodsUsing a mixed-methods approach, this research extensively evaluates the situation of pilot units by collecting and analyzing data from closed-ended and open-ended questionnaires as well as interview responses. The study categorizes and analyzes the data to comprehensively understand cooperative talent-training models.ResultsThe findings are classified into three main themes: Learning, Integration, and Binary Evaluation and Practice Reform. Under the Learning theme, the study observed a selective integration of foreign educational paradigms into the local context, respecting the distinctiveness of Chinese education and aligning with national policies promoting unique educational systems. Additionally, the Integration theme underscores the necessity of meticulously assimilating introduced educational resources into China’s educational fabric, highlighting the need for adaptability when integrating foreign educational elements. Furthermore, the Binary Evaluation and Practice Reform theme reveal the establishment of a dualistic evaluation and reform system tailored to cooperative education specifics, outlining challenges associated with ideological and cultural disparities when integrating certain foreign education aspects into the Chinese context.DiscussionThis research provides insightful exploration into the complexities of collaborative talent-training models in Physical Education. It not only elucidates the assimilation of foreign paradigms but also highlights nuanced challenges and prospects for developing tailored educational systems within specific regional and national contexts

Global genetic diversity, introgression, and evolutionary adaptation of indicine cattle revealed by whole genome sequencing

Indicine cattle, also referred to as zebu (Bos taurus indicus), play a central role in pastoral communities across a wide range of agro-ecosystems, from extremely hot semiarid regions to hot humid tropical regions. However, their adaptive genetic changes following their dispersal into East Asia from the Indian subcontinent have remained poorly documented. Here, we characterize their global genetic diversity using high-quality whole-genome sequencing data from 354 indicine cattle of 57 breeds/populations, including major indicine phylogeographic groups worldwide. We reveal their probable migration into East Asia was along a coastal route rather than inland routes and we detected introgression from other bovine species. Genomic regions carrying morphology-, immune-, and heat-tolerance-related genes underwent divergent selection according to Asian agro-ecologies. We identify distinct sets of loci that contain promising candidate variants for adaptation to hot semi-arid and hot humid tropical ecosystems. Our results indicate that the rapid and successful adaptation of East Asian indicine cattle to hot humid environments was promoted by localized introgression from banteng and/or gaur. Our findings provide insights into the history and environmental adaptation of indicine cattle