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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSelection of Festival Planners: Application of Modified Delphi Method and Analytic Hierarchy ProcessHan-Chen Huang, Su-Ling Wu, Pei-Ying Wu, Chien-Hua LiThere are more than one million festivals regularly held every year around the world. They not only create enormous economic benefits, but have also become a new global industry. Festival activities can attract many visitors and enhance regional development in a short time. The festival is an important trend to develop tourism. In Taiwan and foreign countries, various types of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 22 Dec 2015 · 7,842 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUsing the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Establish a Tour Guide Selection and Evaluation ModelHan-Chen Huang, Su-Ling Wu, I-Ying Chang, Pei-Ling LiuThis study aims to examine the criteria for the selection of tour guides, in order to help travel agencies in Taiwan selecting suitable tour guides with a more objective and consistent approach. A tour guide is the life and soul of an organized tour, as well as an important key for the success of the tour. Following the acquisition of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 11 Nov 2015 · 7,381 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStudy of Heat-Treated Steel and Related ApplicationsShu-Ping Chang, Ming-Chen Chen, Jyh-Dong LinNumerous studies conducted after the 921 earthquake in Taiwan in 1999 have reported that because heat-treated steel features relatively unstable mechanics properties, using such steel in welding, bar splicing, or as thread-cutting components in structures may result in lack of resistance to seismic activity. However, nondestructive testing methods that can be used to identify the type of steel delivered to … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 30 Oct 2015 · 7,547 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTHE INFLUENCE OF THE INTEGRATED MODEL OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION STRUCTURE ON THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONSYu-Tien Huang, Ming-Shen WangThe main body of social stratification structure in Taiwan is transformed with social mobility. By transforming the social stratification structure, the function of non-profit organizations is operating steadily. How does people’s awareness of social strata directly or indirectly influence the operation of non-profit organizations? How do non-profit organizations and governments respond to the transformation of social stratum compositions? And how … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 23 Jan 2014 · 7,283 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssessment of Ecotourism Travel Risk on Word-of-Mouth: Via Fuzzy Set PerspectiveFangyi Liu, Cheng-Hsi Fang, Hsueh-Lan Chan, Tom Meng-Yen LinBecause of the subjective cognition on Word-Of Mouth (WOM) influence and the fuzziness on perceived-risk judgment, perceived risk in WOM Influence is a venture variable, which cannot be measured directly. The aim of this study is to define the mathematics meaning of the influence and develop a new fuzzy set method to build the influence membership function to exactly measure … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 5 · 31 May 2013 · 7,146 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of Intention to Continue Services Among Recruited Voluntary SoldiersKuo-Wei Lin, Chia-Mu Kuan, Chi-Hao LuIn order to attract more promising young people to join the military and enhance combat capability, Taiwan’s Department of Defense is transforming the nation’s military service system from a draft system, which has been in effect for more than sixty years, to an all-volunteer military force system. The government hopes that the new system not only can recruit promising voluntary … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 11 Sep 2012 · 7,487 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSocial Interactions for Academic Purposes in Literature Classes for Non English SpeakersAi Chun YenProblem statement: This study reports how Learning Communities (LCs) and Online Learning Communities (OLCs) can improve Taiwanese EFL students’ lack of Social Interactions (SIs) and acdemic skills in literature classes (Y1, N = 40) by involving freshmen in a social process that encourages student-student and student-instructor discussion, interpretation, production and negotiation. Approach: The data collected from the database of the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 16 Jul 2012 · 7,281 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Application of Multiple Arts to the Publicity Strategy for All-Out Defense EducationKuo-Wei Lin, Ming-Ren KuoProblem statement: Modern defense is so complex and professionally that we have to establish an effective publicity strategy for promoting the concept of all-out defense education and gather consensus of people on the defense and national security. Therefore, how to help all people to understand, affirm and further to support defense and thus consolidate national security have become the focus … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 24 Mar 2012 · 8,378 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSchedule Planning for Repairing Power Supply SystemKuo-Wei Lin, Chein-Jen KangProblem statement: Taiwan is located in the tropical ocean areas. The strong typhoon in summer often causes the collapse of electric transmission towers and results in power outages that seriously affect people’s lives and industrial production. Approach: In light of this situation, this study aims to employ project management techniques of Theory of Constraints (TOC) to develop a practical TOC … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 6 · 24 Mar 2012 · 7,175 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractResearch of Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment E-Learning on Social Study for Elementary School StudentsTian-Syung Lan, Shu-Chun ChiuProblem statement: As the progress of digital technology, involving e-learning into curriculum becomes a novel trend. In general, the teaching practice of social study for elementary school students in Taiwan still depends on teacher’s one-way instruction. It’s difficult to activate students’ motivation within the limited course time. Approach: This study is proposed to recognize how e-learning improves teaching and learning … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 18 May 2011 · 7,736 accessesView PDFCite