Structural Dimensions Analysis of Service Employees' Innovation Behavior Based on Structural Equation Model

In order to know about the essence of service employees' innovation behavior, the service employees' innovation behavior scale based on their unique characteristics is designed. Data were collected from high-star hospitalities. Through the issuance and the collection of questionnaires, the scale is verified to have good reliability and validity by SPSS software analysis. Meanwhile,the structural equation model( SEM) is suited for testing structural dimensions of service employees' innovation behavior. The results showed that service employees' innovation behavior could be decomposed into a four-dimensional structure,namely innovation orientation, ideas generation, innovation implementation and innovation practice. In addition,there are significant differences in service employees' innovation behavior about subjects' gender,position,education background and years of working.

Fermionic Covariant Prolongation Structure for a Super Nonlinear Evolution Equation in 2+1 Dimensions

The integrability of a （2＋1）-dimensional super nonlinear evolution equation is analyzed in the framework of the fermionie covariant prolongation structure theory. We construct the prolongation structure of the multidimen- sional super integrable equation and investigate its Lax representation. Furthermore, the Backlund transformation is presented and we derive a solution to the super integrable equation.

Effect of Steel Slag and Granulated Blast-furnace Slag on the Mechanical Strength and Pore Structure of Cement Composites

Reuse of solid industrial wastes is an effective approach to develop low-carbon construction materials. This paper examines how two materials, steel slag（ST） and granulated blast-furnace slag（SL） impact the mechanical performance and pore structure of cement-based systems. Analysis was done on the variations of the porosity, pore size, and pore volume distribution with the curing age and replacement content, and the fractal dimensions of pore surfaces. The results suggested that systems with both supplementary materials had lower early strengths than pure cement, but could generally surpass pure cement paste after 90 d; higher SL content was particularly helpful for boosting the late strengths. The addition of ST increased the porosities and mean pore sizes at each age, and both increased with ST content; SL was helpful for decreasing the system＇s late porosity（especially harmless pores below 20 nm）; The lowest porosity and mean pore size were obtained with 20% SL. Both systems had notably fractal characteristics on pore surfaces, with ST systems showing the highest dimensions at 10% ST, and SL systems at 20% SL. Compressive strength displayed a significant linear increase with fractal dimension.

Examining factors affect supply chain collaboration in Jordanian organizations

This research examines the dimensions of a supply chain collaboration(SCC)process in Jordanian partners and measures the effectiveness of its implementation using two structural models.The first model examines the relationship between the SCC process and relevant structural and social dimensions,including:governance(GO),administrative structure(AD),organization autonomy(OA),norms(NO),and mutuality(MU).The second model studies the effectiveness of SCC implementation via five dimensions,involving:information sharing(IS),resource sharing(RS),goal congruence(GC),decision synchronization(DS),and joint knowledge(JK)creation.A total of 95 organizations are surveyed and then the collected data are analyzed.Results reveal that GO,AD,OA,NO,and MU significantly affect SSC,while AD and MU have the largest effects.On the other hand,SCC implementation is significantly affected by DS and IS,while partially affected by RS.Finally,JK and GC show no significant effects on SCC implementation.In conclusion,although Jordanian collaborative partners successfully established SCC relations,still more efforts should directed to strengthen SCC implementation.

Dimensionality Reducing from Three-dimensional RbLu5Te8 to Two-dimensional CsMnGdTe3:Syntheses,Crystal and Electronic Structures

Two new rare-earth metal chalcogenides,namely RbLu5Te8 and CsMnGdTe3,have been successfully synthesized under high-temperature solid-state reaction conditions and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.RbLu5Te8 belongs to the monoclinic space group C2/m(no.12)with two formula units in a unit cell:a=22.075(5),b=4.2987(8),c=10.588(2)A,β=103.89(2)°,V=975.4(4)A3,whereas CsMnGdTe3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Cmcm(no.63)with four formula units in a unit cell:a=4.4872(8),b=16.769(3),c=11.807(2)A and V=888.4(3)A3.In the structure of RbLu5Te8,face-,edgeand vertex-sharing[LuTe6]octahedra are interconnected to produce a three-dimensional(3D)framework with Rb^+lying in the tunnels.The crystal structure of CsMnGdTe3 consists of two-dimensional(2D)[MnGdTe3]^–layers of edge-and vertex-sharing[GdTe6]octahedra with Mn atoms filling the tetrahedral interstices,which stack along the b-axis.The Cs atoms are located between the[MnGdTe3]^–layers and surrounded by eight Te atoms to form a[CsTe8]bicapped trigonal prism.Moreover,theoretical studies have aided the understanding of their electronic structures.