Websites play a pivotal role in contributing to the brand identity of an organization and an even greater role in stimulating the brand-consumer relationship. This manuscript proposes a framework for measuring the Brand Contribution Index (BCI) for a website. The authors commence the study by identifying eight significant website dimensions viz. Relative Importance(RIi), Popularity(Pi), Search ...

Araştırmacılar tarafından genellikle Ortaçağ’daki Alanlar (Alanorsi) ile aynileştirilen Aslar ve Aorsi/Arsiler, atlı-savaşçı bozkır kültürünün ün yapmış boyları arasında tarih sahnesindeki yerlerini almışlardır. Kökenleri hakkındaki tartışmalar her zaman olduğu gibi subjektif Batı-merkezci (bu “tesirli” akıma bir çok Rus hatta yakın dönem Çinli araştırmacıları da dahildir) anlayışla İndo-İrani ...

A survey on mite fauna of bird nests was carried out in Tehran, Golestan and Sistan & Baluchestan provinces in 2008. A total of 18 nests belonging to six bird species, namely Rock Dove Columba livia, House Sparrow Passer domesticus, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais (Iduna) pallida, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis, Common Magpie Pica pica and Crested Lark Galerida cristata were collec...

The previous literature mainly assumes that the mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and their payment-forms are unpredictable prior to the first bid announcement day. Using a sample of 125 completed acquisitions between U.S. public firms from 2003 to 2006, I find that a bid offer is anticipated on average 187 trading days before the announcement day in 86% of deals. The market also anticipates the ...

Given a gapped Hamiltonian of a spin chain, we give a polynomial-time algorithm for finding the degenerate ground space projector. The output is an orthonormal set of matrix product states that approximate the true ground space projector up to an inverse polynomial error in any Schatten norm, with a runtime exponential in the degeneracy. Our algorithm is an extension of the recent algorithm of ...

I enthusiastically studied Parviz et al. article (1). It was an exceptional description of the possibility that great Persian and Andalusian physicians like Haly Abbas and Ibn Rushd might be familiar with optic neuritis and its relationship with paresthesia. This has not only been significant in medical history and proves the role of Persian traditional medicine in promoting science but also pr...

It is widely acknowledged that the use of helical strakes for mitigation of vortex-induced motions (VIM) of surface piercing cylinders, such as spar platforms, is only partially effective. Using computational fluid dynamics tools, we compare the oscillation characteristics of a bare cylinder and a straked cylinder in uniform currents. Our model comprised of a straked cylinder with diameter of 0...

For many information systems executives, strategic planning for information systems continues to be a critical issue and remains a top concern of many organisations. Also, a comprehensive review of the recent IS planning literature reveals that selecting a proper methodology used in developing an information systems plan is one of the success factors related to the success of the IS planning pr...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been traditionally regarded as toxic byproducts of aerobic metabolism. However, ROS can also act as intracellular signaling molecules in vascular cells. ROS can mediate phenotypes in vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells that may be considered both physiological and pathophysiological. Among these are growth, apoptosis, and survival. The specific respon...