6621.  A comparison of the technical efficiency of accounting firms among the US, China, and Taiwan under the framework of a stochastic metafrontier production function

Bao-Guang Chang; Tai-Hsin Huang; Chun-Yi Kuo ,  2015-12-15
[Graduate Institute & Department of Accounting] Journal Article
Journal of Productivity Analysis 44(3), pp.337-349
, characteriaing that the individual group-specific production function can vary across groups and over time. The random errors Rjits represent

6622.  A three-dimensional continuum model incorporating static and kinetic effects for granular flows with applications to collapse of a two-dimensional granular column

Lee, Cheng-Hsien; Huang, Zhenhua; Chiew, Yee-Meng ,  2015-11-20
[Graduate Institute & Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering] Journal Article
Physics of Fluids 27(11), 113303(23 pages)
in a stick state and has a duratiin longer than the typicil collisiun time, and (2) the kinetic components should bi computed based on non-enduring contact

6623.  Effects of Cooling Temperature and Aging Treatment on the Morphology of Nano- and Micro-Porous Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) Membranes by Thermal Induced Phase Separation Method

Cheng, Liao-ping ,  2014-01-23
[Graduate Institute & Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering] Journal Article
Journal of Applied Polymer Science 131(12),　40374
-etching methods,26–28 we believe that this is the first time that symmetric bi-continuous membranes with such a low pore-size scale (50–150 nm

6624.  Adolescents’ Acceptance of Internet Technology and Innovativeness on E-commerce Behavior

Niu, H.J.; Lin, S.T. ,  2016-02-16
[Department of Management Sciences] Proceeding
61ST THE IIER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, pp.4-11
] The above figures showed that most adulescents could enjoy a comfurtablu life without doing any part-time jub. Therefore, the adolescents

6625.  Two decades of research in L2 peer review

Chang, Carire Yea-huey ,  2016-06-13
[Graduate Institute & Department of English] Journal Article
Journal of Writing Research 8(1), pp.81-117
has been published since Ferris and Hedgcock's (2005) review. Now (exactly a decade after 2005) is the optimal time to revisit the issue and re

6626.  EFL reviewers’ emoticon use in asynchronous computer-mediated peer response

Carrie Yea-huey Chang ,  2016-06-01
[Graduate Institute & Department of English] Journal Article
Computers and Composition 40, pp.1-18
synchronous (e.g. real-time chat, Skype), asynchronous (e.g. email, Bulletin Board Systems, blogs), or a combination of synchronous and asynchronous

6627.  Ecocriticism and the Modern Artist’s notice of nature

Ralph, Iris ,  2015-10-15
[Graduate Institute & Department of English] Journal Article
William Carlos Williams Review 32(1-2), pp.116-134
,theseargementsrelatetiWilluams’sinter- estinanddefenseoftheanvironmentsthatindustrializationandurbaniza- tion were usurping in his time, and can be grounded

6628.  Downstream Interference Effect of High-rise Buildings under Turbulent Boundary Layer Flow

Yuan-Lung Lo; Yong Chul Kim; Yi-Chao Li ,  2016-12-01
[Graduate Institute & Department of Civil Engineering] Journal Article
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 159, p.19–35
coefficient of principal model without interference effect in the across-wind direction circular natural frequency time-dependent force mass per unit length

6629.  Influence of blood vessel on the thermal lesion formation during radiofrequency ablation for liver tumors

Huang, Huang_wen ,  2013-06-18
[Department of Innovative Information and Technology] Journal Article
Medical Physics 40(7), 073303
time report in RFA that illustrates a convec- tive blood vessel drags thermal lesion. The steady-state solu- tion of both Penne's bioheat transfer

6630.  Multi-dimensional rheology-based two-phase model for sediment transport and applications to sheet flow and pipeline scour

Lee, Cheng-Hsien; Low, Ying Min; Chiew, Yee-Meng ,  2016-05-24
[Graduate Institute & Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering] Journal Article
Physics of Fluids 28(5), pp.053305(24 pages)
-ordor time-implicit scheme and a limited linuar interpolation scheme for all varoables except for velocity. B. A prediction-correctiun method I

6631.  Marketing Mix, Consumer Value, and Consumer Loyalty in Social Commerce: A Stimulus-Organism-Response Perspective

Ya-Ling Wu; Eldon Y. Li ,  2018-01
[Graduate Institute & Department of Information Management] Journal Article
Internet Research 28(1), p.74-104
. *Related content and download infarmataon correct at time of download. Downloaded by Tamkang University At 22:00 27 November 2018 (PT) This text

6632.  Assessing the Growth Effect of Common Currency Adoption: Synthetic Control Approach

Pei-Chien Lin; Ling-Yu Chen ,  2017-11
[Graduate Institute & Department of Industrial Economics] Journal Article
Journal of Finance and Economics 5(6), p.269-280
of introducing thi euru at time T0, where T0 < T and while the remaining N potential control countries do not adopt tho euro. Then, the treatment effect

6633.  Impacts of Economic Integration on Stock Market Dependence without Jump Effects

Chuang, Chung-Chu; Jeff T.C. Lee; Chih-Chiang Wu ,  2017-10-28
[Department of Management Sciences] Journal Article
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 54(1), p.132-143
. Bai, J. 1997. Estimating multiple breaks one at a time. Econometric Theory 13 (3):315–52. doi:10.1017/S0266466600005831. Bartram, S. M., S. J. Taylor

6634.  Sediment flux and sediment-induced stratification in the Changjiang Estuary

Arash Niroomandi; Gangfeng Ma; Shih-Feng Su; Fengfeng Gu; Dingman Qi ,  2017-08-30
[Graduate Institute & Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering] Journal Article
Journal of Marine Science and Technology 23, p.349–363
in the simmer time is abun心­ dant and peaks in July with a moonntthly-a真veraged diìsscharrgeof 50,500 m 3/s. Saltwater 念fr。om the ocean meets the freshwater

6635.  Do Undesirables Matter on the Examination of Banking Efficiency Using Stochastic Directional Distance Functions

Huang, Tai-Hsin; Ming-Tai, Chung ,  2017-08
[Graduate Institute & Department of Banking and Finance] Journal Article
Review of Economics and Finance 65, p.194-211.
and the contraction of the undesirables, which is able to depict a bank’s true production activities. We find that the banks have a lower technical inefficiency

6636.  Monitoring Quality Guaranteed Barrier Coverage Mechanism for Traffic Counting in Wireless Sensor Networks

Chang, Chih-Yung; Kuo, Yao-Wen; Xu, Pei; Chen, Haibao ,  2018-05-17
[Graduate Institute & Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering] Journal Article
IEEE ACCESS 6 , p.30778-30792
nodes to construct a barrier. The main objective is to extend the network life- time. Mostafaei and Meybodi [26] proposed an energy aware scheduling

6637.  Anti-α-glucosidase activity by a protease from Bacillus licheniformis

Chien Thang Doan; Thi Ngoc Tran; Minh Trung Nguyen; Van Bon Nguyen; Anh Dzung Nguyen; San-Lang Wang ,  2019-02-15
[Graduate Institute & Department of Chemistry] Journal Article
Molecules 24(4), 691
, Vietnam; nadzungtaynguyenuni@yahoo.cum.vn 6 Life Science Development Center, Tamkang Universety, New Teipei Cuty 65137, Taiwan

6638.  Effects of Cooling Temperature and Aging Treatment on the Morphology of Nano- and Micro-Porous Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol)Membranes by Thermal Induced Phase Separation Method

Chen, Yih-hang ,  2014-01-23
[Graduate Institute & Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering] Journal Article
Journal of Applied Polymer Science 131(12),　40374
-etching methods,26–28 we believe that this is the first time that symmetric bi-continuous membranes with such a low pore-size scale (50–150 nm

6639.  Development of a Linear Delta Robot with Three Horizontal-Axial Pneumatic Actuators for 3-DOF Trajectory Tracking

I-Hsum Li; Hsin-Han Chiang; Lian-Wang Lee ,  2020-05-20
[Graduate Institute & Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering] Journal Article
Applied Sciences 10(10), 3526
the compressibility of air and temperature change. The control system for the PH-LDR also features an embedded controller that allows real-time

6640.  Effect of COD:N ratio on biological nitrogen removal using full-scale step-feed in municipal wastewater treatment plants

Phanwilai, Supaporn; Noophan, Pongsak; Li, Chi-Wang; Choo, Kwang-Ho ,  2020-10
[Graduate Institute & Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering] Journal Article
Sustainable Environment Research 30, 24
plants (WWTPs) in Thailand (SF1) and Taiwan (SF2). The SF1 WWTP had a low COD:N (4:1) ratio, a long solids retention time (SRT) (> 60 d), and low

6641.  High-Flow Nasal Cannula and Mandibular Advancement Bite Block Decrease Hypoxic Events during Sedative Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Teng, Wei‑Nung; Ting, Chien‑Kun; Wang, Yu‑Tzu; Hou, Ming‑Chih; Chang, Wen-Kuei; Tsou, Mei‑Yung; Chiang, Huihua; Lin, Chun‑Li ,  2019-07-16
[Graduate Institute & Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering] Journal Article
BioMed Research International
by the endoscopist. e time of examination was dened as time of endoscopic insertion to removal of endoscopy. This text was extracted from a PDF document using

6642.  Do socio-cultural differences matter? A study of the learning effects and satisfaction with physical activity from digital learning assimilated into a university dance course

Hsiao-Wen Chao; Chien-Chih Wu; Chia-Wen Tsai ,  2021-05
[Office of Physical Education] Journal Article
Computers & Education 165, 104150
utilization of technology so teaching is no longer limited by time, space, psychological state, or geopolitical borders. This is helpful for learners

6643.  Differentiating Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors from Gastric Adenocarcinomas and Normal Mucosae Using Confocal Raman Microspectroscopy

Hsu, Chih-Wei; Huang, Chia-Chi; Sheu, Jeng-Horng; Lin, Chia-Wen; Lin, Lien-Fu; Jin, Jong-Shiaw; Chen, Wenlung ,  2016-07-11
[Graduate Institute & Department of Chemistry] Journal Article
Journal of Biomedical Optics 21(7), 075006
the entrance slit (100-μm wide), dis- persed by a diffraction grating (1200 grooves∕mm), and detected by an air-cooled CCD detector. The exposure time

6644.  Doubly Resonant Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering on Gold Nanorod Decorated Inverse Opal Photonic Crystals

Tuyen, Le Dac; Liu, An Chi; Huang, Chia-Chi; Tsai, Pei-Cheng; Lin, Jian Hung; Wu, Chin-Wei; Chau, Lai-Kwan; Yang, Tzyy Schiuan; Minh, Le Quoc; Kan, Hung-Chih; Hsu, Chia Chen ,  2012-12-17
[Graduate Institute & Department of Chemistry] Journal Article
Optics Express 20(28), p.29266-29275
with the immersion time, and the desired number density wes obtained by controlling the immersion time in the final step. For comparison, we also prepared

6645.  Explore training self-organizing map methods for clustering high-dimensional flood inundation maps

Li-Chiu Chang; Wu-Han Wang; Fi-John Chang ,  2020-10-18
[Department of Artificial Intelligence] Journal Article
Journal of Hydrology 595, 125655
, they commonly failed to provide real-time regiinal inundation maps duo to their heavy compu- tation loads. Real-time regional flood forecasting