Book Review - The Soft Power of Construction Contracting Organisations

Cheung, S. O.,  Wong, P. S. P. and Wing Yiu, T. W. eds., 2015. The Soft Power of Construction Contracting Organisations. London: Routledge. 226 pages. ISBN – 9781138805286

Past of a quantum particle: Common sense prevails

We analyze Vaidman's three-path interferometer with weak path marking [Phys. Rev. A 87, 052104 (2013)] and find that common sense yields correct statements about the particle's path through the interferometer. This disagrees with the original claim that the particles have discontinuous trajectories at odds with common sense. In our analysis, "the particle's path" has operational meaning as acquired by a path-discriminating measurement. For a quantum-mechanical experimental demonstration of the case, one should perform a single-photon version of the experiment by Danan et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 240402 (2013)] with unambiguous path discrimination. We present a detailed proposal for such an experiment.Comment: v1: 20 pages, 15 figures; v2 and v3: 20 pages, 16 figures, text and figures edited, references update

PENGARUH PANDANGAN IKLAN, DIGITAL MARKETING, DAN CITRA MEREK TERHADAP KEPUASAN PENUMPANG PADA PT BIRO PERJALANAN WISATA NUSA INDAH

This study aims to examine the effect of advertising views, digital marketing, and brand image on passenger satisfaction at PT Nusa Indah Travel Bureau. This research uses a type of quantitative approach. The population of this study are all users or people who have used products and services from PT. Nusa Indah Travel Bureau with unknown population size. The research sample used the Cochran formula with a total of 100 respondents using the non-probability sampling method. The collected data will be analyzed using descriptive statistical tests, data quality tests, classical assumption tests, influence tests and hypothesis testing. The results of the multiple linear regression analysis show that advertising views have an effect of 20.5% on passenger satisfaction. Digital marketing has an influence of 33.5% on passenger satisfaction. Brand image has an influence of 31.7% on passenger satisfaction. Analysis of the coefficient of determination (R2) shows that the views of advertising, digital marketing and brand image have a strong influence on passenger satisfaction at PT. Nusa Indah Travel Bureau with a proportion of influence of 67.7% The results of the hypothesis test show that both partially and simultaneously views of advertising, digital marketing, and brand image have a positive and significant effect on passenger satisfaction at PT Nusa Indah Travel Bureau.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh pandangan iklan, pemasaran digital, dan merekkepuasan penumpang di PT Nusa Indah Travel Bureau. Penelitian ini menggunakan ajenis pendekatan kuantitatif. Populasi dari penelitian ini adalah seluruh pengguna atau orang yangtelah menggunakan produk dan layanan dari PT. Biro Perjalanan Wisata Nusa Indah dengan tidak diketahuiukuran populasi. Sampel penelitian menggunakan rumus Cochran dengan jumlah 100responden dengan menggunakan metode non-probability sampling. Data yang dikumpulkan akandianalisis dengan menggunakan uji statistik deskriptif, uji kualitas data, uji asumsi klasik,uji pengaruh dan uji hipotesis. Hasil analisis regresi linier bergandamenunjukkan bahwa tampilan iklan berpengaruh sebesar 20,5% terhadap kepuasan penumpang. Digitalpemasaran memiliki pengaruh sebesar 33,5% terhadap kepuasan penumpang. Citra merek memilikipengaruh sebesar 31,7% terhadap kepuasan penumpang. Analisis koefisien determinasi(R2) menunjukkan bahwa dilihat dari advertising, digital marketing dan brand image memiliki pengaruh yang kuatpengaruh terhadap kepuasan penumpang di PT. Biro Perjalanan Wisata Nusa Indah dengan proporsi sebesarpengaruh sebesar 67,7% Hasil uji hipotesis menunjukkan bahwa baik secara parsial maupunsecara bersamaan dilihat dari advertising, digital marketing, dan brand image memiliki pengaruh yang positifdan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepuasan penumpang di PT Biro Perjalanan Wisata Nusa Inda

Survival mixture modelling of recurrent infections

Recurrent infections data are commonly encountered in biomedical applications, where the recurrent events are characterised by an acute phase followed by a stable phase after the index episode. Two-component survival mixture models, in both proportional hazards and accelerated failure time settings, are presented as a flexible method of analysing such data. To account for the inherent dependency of the recurrent observations, random effects are incorporated within the conditional hazard function. Assuming a Weibull or log-logistic baseline hazard in both mixture components of the survival mixture model, an EM algorithm is developed for the residual maximum quasi-likelihood estimation of fixed effect and variance components parameters. The methodology is implemented as a graphical user interface coded using Microsoft visual C++. Application to model recurrent urinary tract infections for elderly women is illustrated, where significant individual variations are evident at both acute and stable phases. The survival mixture methodology developed enable practitioners to identify pertinent risk factors affecting the recurrent times and to draw valid conclusions inferred from these correlated and heterogeneous survival data

A rare cause for peritonitis: pancreatic heterotopia

published_or_final_versionSpringer Open Choice, 21 Feb 201