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Chapter and Conference Paper
Believe to Go the Extra Mile: Exploring the Influences of Internal CSR Initiatives on Service Employee Organizational Citizenship Behavior: An Abstract
Leveraging the power of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is strategically important to corporations. Despite various studies have explored the positive effects of CSR, relatively limited attention has bee...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Building Online Brand Community around your Brand: Exploring the Moderating Role of Function-Based Supports: An Abstract
Rapid growth of Internet and other technologies has spawned a virtual world resulting from Web 2.0. Firm-hosted online brand communities (OBCs) are among the social medium that have emerged as effective vehicl...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Influence of Internal CSR Initiatives on the Organizational Citizenship Behaviors of Employees: An Abstract
Conducting CSR activities has been recognized as an effective way for corporations to build positive brand associations, which can lead to sustainable competitive advantage. However, extant CSR research has pr...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Member Lock-In and Knowledge Break-Out in SNS Groups: Integrating the “Pull-In,” “Push-Back,” and “Mooring” Effects: An Abstract
Social networking site (SNS) group provides a new cyberspace for users to share knowledge. As competition intensifies and recruiting new members becomes more difficult, SNS groups need to devote their strategi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Service Employees as Brand Champions: The Effects of Service Employees’ Branding Behaviors on Brand Outcomes
In an era of rapid development and growth of service industries, both researchers and practitioners have recognized that employee performance plays a critical role in the success of a service brand (Berry, 200...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
What If I Make the Wrong Decision? The Role of Anticipated Regret in Switching Barrier Based Customer Retention
The examination and management of customer switching barriers has been an important issue on customer retention because switching barriers deter defection. Similarly, psychological inhibitors can act as negati...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Satisfying Customers Through Satisfied Service Employees: Integrating the Emotional Labor and Emotional Contagion Perspectives
The importance of service employee satisfaction in enhancing customer satisfaction has been emphasized, yet there is limited research exploring the mechanism linking them. Research indicated that employee sati...
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Article
GSTM1 null polymorphisms and oral cancer risk: a meta-analysis
Many studies have examined the association between the GSTM1 null gene polymorphism and oral cancer risk in various populations, but their results have been inconsistent. To assess this relationship more precisel...
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Article
VEGF +936C/T and +460C/T gene polymorphisms and oral cancer risk: a meta-analysis
Many studies have examined the association between the VEGF +936C/T (rs833061) and +460C/T (rs3025039) gene polymorphisms and oral cancer risk in various populations, but their results have been inconsistent. To ...
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Article
Prognostic significance of VEGF immunohistochemical expression in oral cancer: a meta-analysis of the literature
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is considered as a prime mediator of angiogenesis and has been implicated in carcinogenesis and metastasis. Various studies examined the relationship between VEGF prot...
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Article
Investigations on precision finishing of space curve meshing wheel by electrochemical brushing process
In this study, a novel finishing process named electrochemical brushing (ECB) is proposed, which integrates the merits of electrochemical polishing (ECP) and mechanical finishing (MF). It executes finishing fo...
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Article
Artificial seed production and cultivation of the edible brown alga Sargassum naozhouense Tseng et Lu
Sargassum naozhouense Tseng et Lu is a perennial brown alga found in the coastal area of Leizhou Peninsula, Guangdong, China, and it has considerable commercial potential for further exploitation...
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Open AccessPredicting neurodevelopmental outcomes for at-risk infants: reliability and predictive validity using a Chinese version of the INFANIB at 3, 7 and 10 months
Chinese primary care settings have a heavy patient load, shortage of physicians, limited medical resources and low medical literacy, making it difficult to screen for developmental disorders in infants. The In...
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Article
Open AccessKids in the city study: research design and methodology
Physical activity is essential for optimal physical and psychological health but substantial declines in children's activity levels have occurred in New Zealand and internationally. Children's independent mobi...
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Article
Recurrent patterns and factors involved in node-negative advanced gastric cancer
To investigate the recurrent patterns and factors involved in node-negative advanced gastric cancer after curative resection.
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An onco-informatics database for anticancer drug interactions with complementary and alternative medicines used in cancer treatment and supportive care: an overview of the OncoRx project
Cancer patients are at high risk of manifesting interactions from use of anticancer drugs (ACDs) and complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs). These interactions can result in sub-therapeutic effects or ...
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Article
Effect and mechanism of panaxoside Rg1 on neovascularization in myocardial infarction rats
To investigate the effects and mechanisms of panaxoside Rg1 on the new vessel formation in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) rats.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Establishment of TBM Disc Cutter Dynamic Model for Vertical Vibration
On the basis of reasonably simplifying the interaction process of TBM disc cutters and rock on tunneling surface, the shape of effective breaking pit is used as the lower boundary condition of vibration system...
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Article
Damage and fracture strength behavior of jointed rockmass
The strength of rockmass from two aspects is analyzed. Firstly, the strength of the rockmass is mainly controlled by the critical stress value of rock, and the contribution of joints is to increase the effecti...
