Do steady-state protein levels accurately predict mRNA levels? Based on the central dogma (DNA RNA protein) current protein levels are representative of mRNA present at an earlier time. However, most cellular mRNA protein comparative studies try to relate steady-state protein levels to current mRNA levels in cells. Protein steady-states are more correctly related to protein production, prote...

This study aims to test a model linking destination image, perceived value, tourist satisfaction, and tourist loyalty. Based on a sample of 300 tourists travelling by car from the World Natural Heritage Site of Tianchi, China, a new model of destination image was explored and data were analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The results show that perceived ...

The success of current global enterprise resource planning (ERP) programmes depends on a wider range of factors than encountered in previous ERP efforts. Therefore, a better understanding of how these factors contribute to the effectiveness of ERP will aid programme development. To this end, the validity of twelve success factors with two to seven associated management actions derived by prior ...

This study examines an amplified unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) in the context of eGovernment to get a better understanding of users’ behaviour towards eGovernment. Two hundred and six respondents (206) participated in the study and the data was analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). The study revealed that Performance Expectancy, Risk Taking Propensity,...

Norms are the socially shared restraints by which human behaviour is regulated. When applied to events involving interpersonal harm, the perceived level of norm violation by a perpetrator will lead to a target's emotional reactions of both anger and shame, with such processes mediated by the target's judgments of his or her loss of face arising from the episode, the perpetrator's intent to harm...

This study examines the usefulness of the theory of transaction cost economics (TCE) for the online travel market and investigates customer satisfaction and loyalty with the transaction cost over the Internet taken into account. Using structural equation modelling (SEM), the authors identify the relationships among the antecedents (uncertainty, personal security and buying frequency), the media...

This paper summarises the development of the Wireless Mobile Data Services (WMDS) in Zhejiang, a province typical of more economically developed southeast region of China. We surveyed 599 university students and business executives in Zhejiang in the fall of 2004 to examine whether Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) for WMDS are applicable in China, particularly in Zhejiang. The data were analys...

The current research (Figure 1) examined the antecedents of work misbehaviors (WMBs) by means of organizational justice perceptions (as a predictor), experienced burnout (as a mediator), and emotional intelligence (as a buffer). A heterogeneous sample of 243 employees was acquired in order to assess correlative associations between the variables, a mediation effect, and two moderation effects. ...

OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to adduce evidence of validity for admissions tests and processes and for identifying a parsimonious model that predicts students' academic achievement in Medical College. METHODS Psychometric study done on admission data and assessment scores for five years of medical studies at Aga Khan University Medical College, Pakistan using confirmatory factor analys...