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  • How does hotel pricing influence guest satisfaction by the moderating influence of room occupancy? 

    Chen, Chiang-Ming; Yang, Ho-Wen; Y. Li, Eldon; Liu, Chia-Chang (Elsevier, 2015-08)
    This paper report results from a study on the influence of hotel pricing on guest satisfaction in the context of room products and F&B products in Taiwanese international tourist satisfaction. It is found that the hotel ...

  • Does advertising spending improve sales performance? 

    A, Josiassen; AS, Mattila; AG, Assaf (Elsevier, 2015-07)
    Hotel managers and investors commonly analyze the impact of advertising spending on firm performance. This paper investigates such an impact using a comprehensive framework incorporating the moderating effects of hotel ...

  • Humanoid Robot Friction Estimation in Multi-Contact Scenarios 

    Ridgewell, Cameron Patrick (Virginia Tech, 2017-08-18)
    This paper will present an online approach for friction approximation to be utilized in con- cert with whole body control on humanoid robots. This approach allows humanoid robots with ankle mounted force-torque sensors to ...

  • Revealing the Simple Complexity 

    Behzad Behbahani, Armaghan (Virginia Tech, 2017-08-18)
    �[BULLET]Revealing the simple complexity�[BULLET] is a series of explorations which investigates the wonders of Persian patterns and develops its principles through generative and interactive design.The exploration consists ...

  • The Effect of Blade Aeroelasticity and Turbine Parameters on Wind Turbine Noise 

    Wu, Daniel (Virginia Tech, 2017-08-18)
    In recent years, the demand for wind energy has dramatically increased as well as the number and size of commercial wind turbines. These large turbines are loud and can cause annoyance to nearby communities. Therefore, the ...

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