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A Familiar Unknown, Samantha Sonnenfeld

Theses

This thesis examines how using glass can challenge perceptions of small moments and their importance by overlaying stellar imagery on everyday spaces to imbue notions of investigative leisure with cosmic importance. I use many types of glass to reinterpret what function can mean and how objects can create lenses for understanding each other, our universe, and ultimately ourselves. Looking at where conversations are shared and introspection blossoms, I find that objects hold their own gravity and can draw us into a moment that sets the scene for solo or group development.

Characterizing And Detecting Software Attack Surface Components, Sara Moshtari

Theses

The notion of Attack Surface refers to the critical points on the boundary of a software system which are accessible from outside or contain valuable content for attackers. The ability to identify attack surface components of software system has a significant role in effectiveness of different security analysis approaches such as vulnerability analysis. Most prior works focus on the security analysis approach and use an approximation of attack surfaces. There have not been many attempts to create a comprehensive list of attack surface components. Although limited number of studies have focused on attack surface analysis, they defined attack surface components …

2023-August-01-Why I Teach- Dr. Jessica Burchette, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

When Dr. Jessica Burchette joined Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy faculty in 2012, she was no stranger to the college or its mission.

Burchette had the distinction of being a member of the college’s inaugural graduating class in 2010.

Returning to the college as a faculty member has been rewarding for Burchette, who enjoys connecting with her students in the classroom and at her practice site at Holston Valley Medical Center, where she works with interdisciplinary inpatient family medicine teams.

“When I’m in my practice site at Holston Valley with the students on their fourth-year rotation, I’m able to reinforce …

2023-August-01-Etsu Announces Significant Growth, New Initiatives, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

During a press conference today, East Tennessee State University President Dr. Brian Noland provided updates on ETSU’s enrollment, construction plans, faculty appointments, and strategic initiatives. The university continues to grow, marking record-setting achievements in several areas.

“East Tennessee State University is a place where anyone, regardless of where they came from, can grow, succeed, and compete with the best. Over the next year, you will see us expand our efforts to improve healthcare in rural and underserved communities, increase our support for military-affiliated students and veterans, and intensify our initiatives focused on career readiness and workforce development. Above all, you …

Generative And Implicit Methods For 3d Point Cloud Processing, Mohammad Samiul Arshad

Computer Science and Engineering Dissertations - Archive

3D point clouds are a popular form of data representation with many applications in computer vision, computer graphics, and robotics. As the output of range sensing devices, point clouds have gained popularity with the current interest in self-driving vehicles. More formally, point clouds are an unordered set of irregular points collected from the surface of an object. Each point consists of a Cartesian coordinate, along with additional information such as an RGB color value and surface normal estimate. However, deep learning methods fall short in the processing of 3D point clouds due to the irregular and permutation-invariant nature of the …

Fault Tolerant Electric Machine Concept For Aircraft Propulsion With Pm Rotor And Dc Current Stator Dual-Stage Excitation, Donovin D. Lewis, Oluwaseun A. Badewa, Ali Mohammadi, Matin Vatani, Dan M. Ionel

Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Research

The development of electrically propelled aircraft requires electric machines that are fault-tolerant, compact, and efficient at multiple operating points. This paper proposes a novel machine topology combining a coreless Halbach PM array axial flux unit and a PM-less synchronous hybrid excited radial flux unit. Both units are coupled on the same shaft to take advantage of the opportunities available in the unique usage profile for aviation. The machines can be used simultaneously for the take off and altitude climbing stage or used individually during the cruising stage. The coreless axial flux PM (CAFPM) motor unit consists of two Halbach array …

Coreless Axial Flux Halbach Array Permanent Magnet Generator Concept For Direct-Drive Wind Turbine, Matin Vatani, Ali Mohammadi, Donovin Lewis, John F. Eastham, Dan M. Ionel

Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Research

This paper proposes a concept for a coreless axial flux permanent magnet (CAFPM) generator with a double sided Halbach array rotor for direct-drive offshore wind turbine applications. The application of printed circuit board (PCB) technology is explored as applied to a concentrated winding stator due to its high reliability, repeatability, and fast mass production. A double-sided Halbach array rotor is employed to intensify the airgap flux density and to enable the elimination of the rotor back iron, decreasing the generator’s total active mass. The effect of the Halbach array rotor pole number and magnet-to-magnet (M2M) gap on the airgap flux …

Tax In Tourism Research: A Bibliometric Analysis, Serap Ozdemir Guzel, Tugce Uzun Kocamis

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Tourism industry is one of the important sources in terms of tourism economy. For this reason, tourism and tax are two important variables. Tax in the field of tourism research and the usage areas of these taxes are other remarkable issues. In recent years, countries and many tourism businesses have been taking taxes from tourists for various expenditure items. The increasing importance of tax in terms of both supply and demand side, and the lack of a holistic comprehension of the knowledge domain in the literature are the motivation of the study. In this context, this study aimed to present …

Covid-19 And The “Most Magical Place On Earth”: Applying The Idea Model To Theme Park Crisis Messaging, Lakelyn E. Taylor, Gaurav Panse, Carissa Baker, Deanna Sellnow, Timothy Sellnow, Michael Strawser

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The global tourism reaches of Orlando, Florida, and the world’s most visited theme park complex, Walt Disney World, provide a unique context for studying global communication in a tourism setting through the crisis messaging efforts. This study explores the reopening of Walt Disney World and subsequent messaging, specifically from a risk and crisis perspective, using the IDEA model to categorize Disney COVID-19 messages. Using a qualitative, etic approach via a codebook based on the IDEA model, the study results determined whether pandemic messages and mentions (the study’s unit of analysis) addressed internalization, explanation, or action.

Daha Iyi Bir Dunya Icin Turizm: Sayi 3, Fevzi Okumus, Basak Denizci Guillet, Muharrem Tuna, Seden Dogan

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Daha İyi Bir Dünya İçin Turizm [Tourism for a Better World] book consists of peer-reviewed (double-blind) Turkish research papers that were presented at the Forth Managing Tourism Across Continents (MTCON23) conference in March 2023. The book is published by the University of South Florida M3 Publishing as open-access.

Daha İyi Bir Dünya İçin Turizm kitabı, Mart 2023'de Dördüncü Kıtalar Arası Turizm Yönetimi (MTCON23) konferansında sunulan hakemli (çift kör) Türkçe araştırma makalelerinden oluşmaktadır. Kitap, University of South Florida M3 Publishing tarafından açık erişim şekilinde yayınlanmaktadır.

ISBN 978-1-955833-11-0

Table of Contents

• The effect of sound atmosphere on emotion from a travel motivation …

The Effect Of Local Food Consumption Motivation On Behavioral Intention After Covid-19, Ali Solunoglu, Emrah Orgun

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

This study aims to determine the effect of local food consumption motivations on consumers' behavioral intentions after the COVID-19 epidemic. For this purpose, data were obtained by using the survey technique in order to determine the relationship between the local food consumption behaviors and behavioral intentions of 371 visitors visiting the Edremit Körfez region. The findings of the research were created with frequency distributions by applying difference and relationship tests on the data obtained. As a result of the research; It was determined that there was no difference between age variable and sensory appeal and behavioral intentions. In addition, as …

Evaluation Of Covid-19 Crisis Management Practices In The Context Of City Hotels: The Case Of Aksaray, Mehmet Umur, Busra Sener

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

This study examines the extent to which city hotels operating in Aksaray are affected by the COVID-19 crisis, what strategy the managers follow in the face of this situation, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of operating as a city hotel and being located in Aksaray. Since no similar study was found in the region as a result of the literature review, it is thought that the study will contribute to the literature. The research data were obtained by semi-structured interview technique from 14 managers who worked as general manager, department manager and department chief in city hotels operating …

Advances In Managing Tourism Across Continents: Volume 3, Fevzi Okumus, Basak Denizci Guillet, Muharrem Tuna, Seden Dogan

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Advances in Managing Tourism Across Continents book consists of peer-reviewed (double-blind) research papers that were presented at the Fourth Managing Tourism Across Continents (MTCON23) conference in March 2023. The book is published by the University of South Florida M3 Publishing as open-access.

ISBN 978-1-955833-09-7

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Do isomorphic pressures impede greenwashing in the hospitality industry? A theoretical framework
  • Mert Gurlek
• Tax in tourism research: A bibliometric analysis
  • Serap Ozdemir Guzel and Tugce Uzun Kocamis
• COVID-19 and the “most magical place on earth”: Applying the IDEA model to theme park crisis messaging
  • Lakelyn E. Taylor, Gaurav Panse, Carissa Baker, Deanna …

Do Isomorphic Pressures Impede Greenwashing In Hospitality Industry? A Theoretical Framework, Mert Gurlek

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Green practices gradually increase in the hospitality industry. However, concerns have grown that there is an inconsistency between the environmental practices announced by the organizations and the practices they actually implement. Therefore, the phenomenon of greenwashing has become a common concern in the hospitality industry. This study aims to develop a theoretical framework to be used in explaining the mechanisms to prevent greenwashing. For this purpose, the role of isomorphic pressures in preventing greenwashing and the role of environmental legitimacy motivation in the effect of isomorphic pressures on greenwashing are theorized. The neo-institutional theory was used in the development of …

User-Generated Content, Satisfaction, And Wom In The Context Of Cultural/Heritage Site, Mahlagha Darvishmotevali, Hu Qian

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Research remains scant and ambiguous despite the need to understand better user-generated content (UGC) and its relationship with behavioral outcomes. In this regard, the influence of UGC on two types of visitors' word of mouth (WOM) was examined. In addition, satisfaction as a mediator was tested to gain more insight into the UGC and WOM relationships. Using a sample of 260 visitors (tourists & excursionists) who visited the historical site in China, SmartPLS was used to evaluate the study model and hypotheses. Findings demonstrate that UGC directly and positively affects two types of WOM. The results also show the full …

Impact Of Management Polyphony In Family Business: A Review, Ali S. Cetinkaya, Serife Sogancioglu

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The link between family and family-owned enterprise has persisted for generations within the framework of family, ownership, management, and business. Family-owned companies are created in order to generate revenue and preserve the family's tradition. With the proper management strategy, family businesses can survive and be passed down to future generations. In family businesses, the founders and family member managers are the only ones who carry out main management tasks including planning, organizing, coordinating, leading, supervising, and controlling. Management polyphony can happen in a family-owned firm when more than one family member is designated as the manager. Although managerial polyphony may …

The Effect Of Entrepreneurial Traits On Career Planning In Food Processing Enterprises, Ali S. Cetinkaya

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Economic, social, and technological changes create new demands and opportunities for people's jobs. Entrepreneurship is one way to deal with these demands and take advantage of new opportunities. Career planning assists an individual in becoming aware of various career options, including entrepreneurial intent. Even if they have all of the necessary resources, not everyone wants to start a new business. Some people have specific entrepreneurial characteristics that motivate them to pursue a career investing in new businesses. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of individuals' entrepreneurial traits on their career planning. The survey technique was used …

Online Gastronomy Image: Content Analysis Of Tripadvisor Reviews Of Restaurants In Istanbul, Rana Sat

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Nowadays, where technology forms a large part of our lives, with the increase of comment sites, consumers benefit from these comment pages at the stage of purchasing decision. In this way, they get information about the destination region by reading more reviews or sharing their experiences in the social environment. Evaluations on social networking sites affect individuals’ decision-making and purchasing behaviors, as well as positively or negatively in the mentioned restaurants. Based on this situation, user comments on restaurants in Istanbul on TripAdvisor.com were analyzed in this study. For this purpose, 17921 user comments made in various languages between 01.10.2022 …

Leisure Activity And Place Requirement For A Better Life In Slow City Ahlat, Selin Kama, Nurullah C. Agbay

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

In this study, the types of activities and places that contribute to the improvement of the living conditions analysed within the example of the residents living in a slow city. The population of the study consists of the local people living in Ahlat (Bitlis, Turkiye), which was declared as a slow city in 2019. The data of the research were collected between 30 May and 15 June 2022. Three questions were asked to the participants about the kinds of activities the residents were engaged in, the activities they dreamed of doing and the kind of recreational places they needed to. …

Value Creation And Employee Branding Through Employees: A Model Proposal For Hotel Businesses, Ibrahim Cetin, Gunseli Gucluturk Baran, Orhan Icoz, Tulay Polat Uzumcu

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Employees hold a great responsibility in conveying the brand equity elements of the business and the brand equity as a whole to consumers. In an intense and destructive competitive environment, it is a necessity for businesses that differ from their competitors with their brand strategy to reflect it with their employees in order to set an entire brand value proposition. Hotel businesses can achieve differentiation primarily through employee branding as pivotal. This paper explains the situation and significance of the labor factor, whose importance has increased much more in the brand equity of hotel businesses. It explains how hotel businesses …

The Impact Of Environmental Knowledge And Environmental Behavior Of Hotel Employees On Environmental Performance: A Model Proposal, Uygar Turgut, Isil Arikan Saltik, Umut Avci, Fevzi Okumus

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The increasing environmental problems have been among the main problems that need immediate worldwide solutions. The emerging developments after the industrial revolution caused irreversible negative changes in the environment. In general, it is claimed that the main reason lying under the environmental problems which the world is facing is human behaviors. These facts have generated a discussion about the questions related to which factors are effective in the emergence and development of behavior that support sustainable living. As a part of the tourism sector, the effects of human behavior are witnessed the most in hotels. The aim of this study …

Reflection Of Covid-19 Pandemic On Organizational Trust Perception Of Hotel Employees: An Intergenerational Comparison, Isil Arikan Saltik, Yasin Karasu

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

In this study, organizational trust perception of X and Y generation hotel employees during the COVID-19 pandemic is examined. For this purpose, a total of 442 valid data were collected from the employees of 5-star hotels in Bodrum, by survey technique. Considering the limited interaction issue during the Covid 19 pandemic, convenience sampling, one of the non-random sampling methods, was applied in the study. Within the study, the three-dimensional structure of the organizational trust scale was confirmed by factor analysis. The results showed that managerial trust perception of both X and Y generation hotel employees is the highest among the …

Who Is The Human Resources Manager? Metaphorical Perceptions Of Human Resources Managers Towards Their Profession, Ebru Gozen, Aylin Alan

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The purpose of this study is to determine the perceptions of HR managers about the concept of HR Manager. The participants of this study consisted of 53 HR managers working in tourism industry enterprises operating in Antalya in 2023. This study was designed as phenomenology research in a qualitative research approach. The expression like was used to determine the relationship between the source and the subject of the metaphor. In order to determine the basis of the meaning intended to be expressed with metaphors the expression “because” was used. Content analysis method and word query were used in the analysis …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Sustainability In Gastronomy Research, Nihan Akdemir, Bilsen Bilgili

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Sustainability can be called the ability to be permanent. The economic, social and ecological dimensions of sustainability are important in terms of gastronomy. The rapid development of gastronomy in recent years has led many studies in literature to discuss gastronomy from different perspectives. The aim of this study is to reveal the development of national and international research on sustainability in gastronomy over the years with bibliometric analysis. In this context, Web of Science (WOS) and ULAKBIM TR-Dizin databases were examined in the analysis of the data until February 2023. For this purpose, articles were selected from the relevant sources …

The Effect Of Sound Atmosphere On Emotion From A Travel Motivation Perspective, Esref Ay, Semra Gunay

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Travel constitutes the dynamic structure of tourism. It is not possible to speak of tourism without travel activity. Since travel motivation is known as a psychological driver of a certain tourism behavior, it is extensively studied in tourism research. The travel motivations of people have changed in the historical course. Accordingly, a change is observed in the quality of the tourism market. It is important to know the changing travel motivations in order to survive in the tourism market where there is intense competition between businesses and destinations and to get more shares from the market. In this study, the …

Smart Destination From The Perspective Of Tourism Academics: A Model Proposal For Ayvalik, Harun Ataman, Oguzhan Dulgaroglu, Gizem Ozgurel

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

In addition to the changes in human life with technological developments, there are new developments in many sectors in terms of conducting business and experiencing it by the consumer. In the tourism sector, the concepts of smart tourism and smart destinations have emerged with the effect of technological developments. In this context, policies are produced and tried to be implemented in order to realize smart tourism applications by providing a smart development in destinations. Thus, it becomes possible to identify the needs, wishes and expectations of tourists and local people in order to improve the living conditions of tourists and …

Landscapes With Cultural Heritage Tourism: Adramytteion Ancient City And Its Surroundings, Sabriye Celik Uguz, Bahadir Beyhan

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Culture and heritage is an increasing focus of attention of people, while cultural heritage tourism is a process that accelerates the development of all destinations. Cultural, artistic, historical people, events and spaces, archaeological fields, civilian, religious, military and industrial structures, cultural heritage attractions such as nature and landscapes, which contain many phenomena, are subject to tourism. Cultural Heritage Tourism; it is the way to visit the historical buildings and monuments of a place, art and handicraft products, archives and libraries, old and ongoing cultural practices and landscapes. The natural and cultural landscapes in this tourism type offer knowledge and experience …

Motivations Of Participants In Charity Run, Fatma Ozdal, Gurhan Aktas

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Running for sport has become more popular over the years as part of participatory sporting events. Running events are held in many parts of the world and at different distances including charity runs. The aim of this research is to examine the motivations of charity run participants from the perspectives of physical activity and benevolence. The sample of the research consists of the participants who have taken part as a charity runner of Adım Adım, an organization promoting charity runs in Turkey. In order to reveal the motivations of participants charity runs, online interviews were conducted with 22 charity runners. …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Graduate Theses Written In The Field Of Gastronomy In 2021, Sadiye Aslan, Lokman Toprak

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

In this research, it is aimed to analyze the researches of the postgraduate theses written between January and December in the field of gastronomy in 2021, and to analyze the changes in the research based on which arguments and which data. In this study, in which postgraduate theses are examined, it is aimed to examine the method, sample, and the department in which they are published in the theses on Gastronomy. Descriptive survey model was used in the study. The sample of the study, among the theses registered to YÖK Thesis Center, was reached as a result of scanning with …

Social Tourism In National Policy Documents In Turkey, Nail Hoscan, Erkan Turkseven

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

This research aims to investigate the significance and function of social tourism within Turkey's national policy documents. Since the conceptual emergence of social tourism in the 1950s, there have been several cyclical developments, such as the rapid spread of mass tourism worldwide, changes in the approach of the social state, neoliberal economic transformations, and the emergence of sustainability perspectives. For countries that have established Social Tourism as a part of public policy, its benefits are strongly asserted, and social tourism is included in the scope of public planning. These developments have been influential in the preparation and implementation of Turkey's …