An examination of intentions of recommending fitness centers by user members

The goal of this study was to examine what experiences members have with fitness centers that influence their intentions for recommendation. After item generation and content validity, as well as a pilot test, a survey was conducted among members of five different clubs (n=1750). The questionnaire included measures of service quality attributes, accessibility, well-being in life, well-being in a club, and intentions to recommend a fitness center. Results using a structural equation model provide evidence that only service quality attributes and well-being in a club have positive effect on intentions of users to recommend it. Well-being in life has a negative effect on the intentions for recommendation, while accessibility shows no predictive effect. These findings suggest implications for the management of a club, such as the need to create a pleasant environment and to provide a personalized service directed towards the members’ goals in order to improve well-being in a club and contribute to increase the intentions to recommend the fitness centers to others.O objetivo deste estudo foi examinar como as experiências de usuários de centros de atividade física interferem nas intenções em recomendar serviços. Depois de gerar itens e validar o conteúdo, aplicou-se um pré-teste, o questionário final foi aplicado a sócios de cinco clubes de fitness (n=1.750). O questionário incluiu atributos da qualidade do serviço, acessibilidade, bem-estar na vida, bem-estar no clube e intenção de recomendar. O modelo de equações estruturais mostrou que apenas os atributos da qualidade do serviço e bem-estar no clube têm um efeito positivo sobre as intenções de recomendar. O bem-estar na vida tem um efeito negativo sobre as intenções para recomendar, enquanto que a acessibilidade não mostra nenhum efeito preditivo. Estas conclusões sugerem a necessidade de criar um ambiente agradável nos clubes e de oferecer um serviço personalizado para os objetivos dos sócios, a fim de melhorar o bem-estar no clube e contribuir para a intenção de recomendar o ginásio. Palavras-chave: intenção de recomendar, atributos da qualSin financiación0.191 SJR (2014) Q3, posición 172/231 Health (social science), 1027/1811 Medicine (miscellaneous); Q4, 112/128 Sports scienceUE

ROBOTIC AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS: MANNED / UNMANNED TEAMING (RAS-MUM-T)

Rapidly changing technology and near-peer adversaries in the Great Power Competition are dramatically changing the battlefield of the future with artificial intelligence and autonomous systems emerging as major components in small unit maneuvers. The Hyper-Enabled Operator System (HEO) is designed to allow operators to interface with autonomous systems without increasing users' cognitive load in order to achieve successful manned-unmanned interactions that increase survivability and lethality of operators. For HEO to succeed, however, it is essential that all technical components coalesce around a strong human machine interface (HMI) and that architecture for sensors, weapons, computing, and radio systems are designed for human operators in actual use cases. The goal of this capstone project is to emphasize the importance of HMI-centered design as a key pillar of the HEO system and to caution against implementing technology without thoroughly considering how it will be used by operators in actual war-fighting situations. Too much focus on developing HEO technology without sufficient attention to how such innovative technology will be adopted by the end-user creates a gap in technical capacity and human capabilities that can lead to cognitive overload for users and wasted development and procurement resources.Major, United States Air ForceLieutenant Junior Grade, United States NavyChief Petty Officer, United States NavyCommander, United States NavyApproved for public release. distribution is unlimite

Analytical Approach to Failure Determination of Advanced High-Strength Steel in Stretch-Bending Mode

Experimental and analytical studies on the stretch-bending characteristics of advanced high-strength steel sheets, primarily used in the automotive industry, are conducted. Herein, the stretch-bending test, in which a specimen fixed at both ends is bent at its center with sharp punches until failure occurs, is conducted. Assuming that the failure of the material occurred at the maximum tensile force, a relationship between applied force and forming height is derived. Nine steels including high-strength low-alloy, dual-phase, and transformation-induced plasticity steels are tested, and the calculated results are compared with experimental limit-forming heights. Finally, a failure criterion based on process variables and tensile properties of the material is proposed based on the deformation in the sheet thickness direction.11Nsciescopu