Journal articles: 'Attractive characteristics'

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Post, Richard F., and Dmitri D. Ryutov. "Attractive Characteristics of Mirrors." Fusion Technology 27, no. 3T (April 1995): 117–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.13182/fst95-a11947055.

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Kawase, Yoshihiro, Yoshihiro Murai, and Shokichi Ito. "Analysis of attractive force characteristics of single-phase AC electromagnet." IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications 109, no. 7 (1989): 500–506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1541/ieejias.109.500.

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Elbeih, Ahmed, Tamer Wafy, and Tamer Elshenawy. "Performance and Detonation Characteristics of Polyurethane Matrix Bonded Attractive Nitramines." Central European Journal of Energetic Materials 14, no. 1 (December 20, 2016): 77–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.22211/cejem/64899.

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Kawase, Yoshihiro, Yoshihiro Murai, and Shokichi Ito. "Analysis of attractive force characteristics of single-phase ac electromagnet." Electrical Engineering in Japan 109, no. 6 (November 1989): 40–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eej.4391090605.

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Sforza, Chiarella, Alberto Laino, Raoul D'Alessio, Gaia Grandi, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, and Virgilio Ferruccio Ferrario. "Soft-Tissue Facial Characteristics of Attractive and Normal Adolescent Boys and Girls." Angle Orthodontist 78, no. 5 (September 1, 2008): 799–807. http://dx.doi.org/10.2319/091207-431.1.

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Abstract Objectives: To identify possible esthetic canons in facial size and shape of Italian adolescent boys and girls. Materials and Methods: The three-dimensional coordinates of 50 facial landmarks (forehead, eyes, nose, cheeks, mouth, jaw, ears) were collected in 231 healthy, reference adolescents (10– 17 years old) and in 93 similar age group “attractive” adolescents selected by a commercial casting organization. Soft-tissue facial angles, distances, areas, and volumes were computed. Comparisons were made with analysis of variance. Results: Attractive adolescents had wider, shorter, and less deep faces than reference adolescents, with a relatively larger forehead and maxilla, and a reduced mandible relative to the maxilla. Lips were larger and more prominent, and the nasolabial angle was reduced, but in older boys the effect was reversed. The prominence of the soft-tissue profile, and of the maxilla relative to the mandible, were larger in attractive boys, but smaller in attractive girls than in their reference peers. In the horizontal plane, attractive “young” adolescents had a flatter face, while the opposite pattern was observed in the “old” adolescents, with a relatively more prominent chin. Attractive adolescents had smaller noses than reference subjects of the same age and sex. Conclusions: Overall, all the measurements appeared sufficiently homogenous, and the quantitative characteristics of an “attractive” face well defined. Esthetic reference values can be used to determine optimal timing and goals in orthodontic treatment.

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Pedersen, Elaine L., Nancy L. Markee, and Carol J. Salusso. "Gender Differences in Characteristics Reported to Be Important Features of Physical Attractiveness." Perceptual and Motor Skills 79, no. 3_suppl (December 1994): 1539–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1994.79.3f.1539.

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The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether characteristics of physical attractiveness named by respondents as important would differ from those attributes previously examined by researchers. Gender differences related to the identification of important characteristics of physical attractiveness were also explored. Subjects, 230 male and 240 female undergraduates at two western state universities, completed a self-administered questionnaire. Respondents agreed that body build was the characteristic of greatest importance for both physically attractive males and females. Other important characteristics for physically attractive males were eyes, face, height, and hair and for females, hair, face, and eyes. Other than body build, there was no consistent ranking of characteristics by male and female respondents.

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Choi, Jae Seok, Jeong Hoon Yoo, Sang Joon Hong, Tae Hyun Kim, and Sung Jin Lee. "Physical Modeling and Characteristics of a Johnsen-Rahbek Type Electrostatic Chuck." Key Engineering Materials 326-328 (December 2006): 1221–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.326-328.1221.

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Generally, a Johnsen-Rahbek (J-R) type electrostatic chuck (ESC) generates higher attractive force than a Coulomb type ESC. Attractive force in a J-R type ESC is caused by the high electrical resistance that occurs in the contact region between an object plate and a dielectric layer. This research tries the simple geometrical modeling of the contact surface and simulates the contact resistance, the attractive force and the response time according to the variation of contact surface shape. In the latter half of this research, the simulation for a pin-combined chuck is accomplished using a similar surface modeling and the comparison between the pin chuck and the general flat chuck is made in aspects of the attractive force and the response time.

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Bortolotti, Massimo, Andrea Bolognesi, and Letizia Polito. "Bouganin, an Attractive Weapon for Immunotoxins." Toxins 10, no. 8 (August 8, 2018): 323. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins10080323.

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Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.) is a plant widely used in folk medicine and many extracts from different tissues of this plant have been employed against several pathologies. The observation that leaf extracts of Bougainvillea possess antiviral properties led to the purification and characterization of a protein, named bouganin, which exhibits typical characteristics of type 1 ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs). Beyond that, bouganin has some peculiarities, such as a higher activity on DNA with respect to ribosomal RNA, low systemic toxicity, and immunological properties quite different than other RIPs. The sequencing of bouganin and the knowledge of its three-dimensional structure allowed to obtain a not immunogenic mutant of bouganin. These features make bouganin a very attractive tool as a component of immunotoxins (ITs), chimeric proteins obtained by linking a toxin to a carrier molecule. Bouganin-containing ITs showed very promising results in the experimental treatment of both hematological and solid tumors, and one bouganin-containing IT has entered Phase I clinical trial. In this review, we summarize the milestones of the research on bouganin such as bouganin chemico-physical characteristics, the structural properties and de-immunization studies. In addition, the in vitro and in vivo results obtained with bouganin-containing ITs are summarized.

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AKBARI-MOGHANJOUGHI, M. "Shukla–Eliasson attractive force: Revisited." Journal of Plasma Physics 79, no. 2 (October 30, 2012): 189–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022377812000839.

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AbstractBy investigating the dielectric response of the Fermi–Dirac plasma in the linear limit and evaluating the electrostatic potential around the positive stationary test charge, we find that the Shukla–Eliasson attractive force is present for the plasma density range expected in the interiors of large planets for a wide range of plasma atomic number. This research, which is based on the generalized electron Fermi-momentum, further confirms the existence of the newly discovered Lennard-Jones-like attractive potential and its inevitable role in plasma crystallization in the cores of planets. Moreover, it is observed that the characteristics of the attractive potential are strongly sensitive to the variation of plasma density and composition. Current research can also have applications in the study of strong laser-matter interactions and inertially confined plasmas.

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Vasylieva, Dariia, Tetyana Kudyk, Valentyna Lisovska, George Abuselidze, and Oksana Hryvkivska. "Ensuring the issuance of investment-attractive corporate bonds." E3S Web of Conferences 295 (2021): 01008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202129501008.

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Despite the fact that the scientific literature pays considerable attention to ensuring the investment attractiveness of national corporate bond markets based on macro-environmental factors, as well as individual companies – based on micro-environmental factors, the issue of optimizing the characteristics of corporate bonds in the prospectus remains insufficiently disclosed. However, coupon rate, price and maturity are the basic indicators that investors take into account when deciding to purchase corporate bonds, so they need more detailed research. approach to ensuring the issuance of investment-attractive corporate bonds, based on the use of indicators of companies with the highest level of demand on the stock market to build a matrix of coupon rate, price and maturity of corporate bond, the use of which allows to establish the optimal ratio between these characteristics. Enterprises issue corporate bonds to attract additional financial resources in their activities, so they are interested in ensuring the investment attractiveness of these securities. The investment attractiveness of corporate bonds depends on their own characteristics, as well as on micro- and macro-environmental factors. The most affordable way to ensure the investment attractiveness of corporate bonds is to establish the optimal characteristics of bonds in the prospectus. The companies whose corporate bonds are in the highest demand on the stock market have the optimal ratio between coupon rate, price and maturity. Determining the trend of ensuring a balance between these indicators of leading companies allows us to establish a model of decision-making by investors in a particular market of corporate bonds.

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Czart, W. R., T. Kostyrko, and S. Robaszkiewicz. "Superfluid characteristics of the attractive Hubbard model for various lattice structures." Physica C: Superconductivity 272, no. 1-2 (November 1996): 51–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0921-4534(96)00554-0.

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Tao, Hung-Lin. "Attractive Physical Appearance vs. Good Academic Characteristics: Which Generates More Earnings?" Kyklos 61, no. 1 (February 2008): 114–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6435.2008.00395.x.

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Kawashima, Yuka, Kyoko Kure, and Kazuhito Arai. "Cephalometric characteristics of postorthodontic female patients with attractive and unattractive frontal posed smiles." Angle Orthodontist 88, no. 6 (June 18, 2018): 797–805. http://dx.doi.org/10.2319/092017-631.1.

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ABSTRACT Objectives: To identify differences in skeletal, dental, and soft-tissue morphology between postorthodontic patients with attractive and unattractive frontal posed smiles. Materials and Methods: The attractiveness of close-up photographs of frontal posed smiles in 100 adult female patients after conventional orthodontic treatment was evaluated by 20 dental students (10 men, 10 women) using a visual analogue scale. Posttreatment cephalograms of the 20 patients with the most attractive smiles (attractive group; mean age 23.75 ± 3.35 years) and the 20 patients with least attractive smiles (unattractive group; mean age 23.11 ± 4.45 years) were selected, and 41 measurements were made and compared between groups using the Mann-Whitney U-test (P < .05). Results: When compared with the attractive group, the unattractive group exhibited greater values for sella-nasion plane to mandibular plane, palatal plane to mandibular plane, anterior facial height, lower facial height, and lower facial height/anterior facial height as skeletal measurements; for occlusal plane to sella-nasion plane, palatal plane to occlusal plane, and maxillary central incisor to palatal plane as dental measurements; and for lower face, upper lip length, and upper lip superior to palatal plane as soft-tissue measurements. Conclusions: Cephalometric analysis revealed that postorthodontic Japanese female patients with unattractive frontal posed smiles are characterized by a hyperdivergent skeletal pattern with extruded maxillary incisors and a steep occlusal plane, accompanied by a longer upper lip than patients achieving attractive posed frontal smiles.

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Komine, Hideo, and Nobuhide Ogata. "Prediction for swelling characteristics of compacted bentonite." Canadian Geotechnical Journal 33, no. 1 (March 25, 1996): 11–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t96-021.

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Compacted bentonites are attracting greater attention as back-filling (buffer) materials for high-level nuclear waste repositories. For this purpose, it is very important to quantitatively evaluate the swelling characteristics of compacted bentonite. New equations for evaluating the relationship between the swelling deformation of compacted bentonite and the distance between two montmorillonite layers are derived. New equations for evaluating the ion concentration of pore water and the specific surface of bentonite, which significantly influence the swelling characteristics of compacted bentonite, are proposed. Furthermore, a prediction method for the swelling characteristics of compacted bentonite is presented by combining the new equations with the well-known theorectical equations of repulsive and attractive forces between two montmorillonite layers. The applicability of this method was investigated by comparing the predicted results with laboratory test results on the swelling deformation and swelling pressure of compacted bentonites. Key words: bentonite, diffuse double-layer theory, van der Waals force, nuclear wastes disposal, swelling deformation, swelling pressure.

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Kondrath, Nisha, and Marian Kazimierczuk. "Characteristics and Applications of Silicon Carbide Power Devices in Power Electronics." International Journal of Electronics and Telecommunications 56, no. 3 (September 1, 2010): 231–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10177-010-0030-3.

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Characteristics and Applications of Silicon Carbide Power Devices in Power ElectronicsSilicon carbide materials, with its high mechanical strength, high thermal conductivity, ability to operate at high temperatures, and extreme chemical inertness to most of the electrolytes, are very attractive for high-power applications. In this paper, properties, advantages, and limitations of SiC and conventional Si materials are compared. Various applications, where SiC power devices are attractive, are discussed.

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Sforza, Chiarella, Alberto Laino, Raoul D'Alessio, Gaia Grandi, Miriam Binelli, and Virgilio Ferruccio Ferrario. "Soft-Tissue Facial Characteristics of Attractive Italian Women as Compared to Normal Women." Angle Orthodontist 79, no. 1 (January 1, 2009): 17–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.2319/122707-605.1.

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Abstract Objective: To compare the facial characteristics of two different groups of attractive women with those of reference women. Materials and Methods: The three-dimensional coordinates of 50 facial landmarks were collected in 71 healthy reference women (18–30 years old) and in 24 coetaneous “attractive” women selected during two different beauty competitions; soft tissue facial angles, distances, areas, and volumes were computed and compared using analysis of variance. Results: When compared with reference women, both groups of attractive women shared several similar facial characteristics: relatively large forehead (P < .001), reduced mandible (P = .008), and rounded face (reduced surface-to-volume ratio, P = .002). They had a more acute soft tissue profile, an increased upper facial width (P < .001) and middle facial depth, larger mouth, and more voluminous lips (P = .005) than reference women. Conclusions: Both groups of attractive women had several facial characteristics suggesting babyness. Nonetheless, each group of women was characterized by a different development of these features. Esthetic reference values can be a useful tool for clinicians, but should always consider the characteristics of individual faces.

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Bosserhoff, Dietmar. "Making Regional Railroads More Attractive — Research Studies in Germany and Patronage Characteristics." Journal of Public Transportation 10, no. 1 (March 2007): 27–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/2375-0901.10.1.2.

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Ito, Shokichi, and Yoshihiro Kawase. "Numerical Analysis of Static Attractive Force Characteristics of Single Phase AC Electromagnet." IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials 110, no. 9 (1990): 605–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1541/ieejfms1990.110.9_605.

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Bergman, P., B. Monemar, and M. E. Pistol. "Transient characteristics of excitons bound at hole-attractive isoelectronic centers in GaP." Physical Review B 40, no. 18 (December 15, 1989): 12280–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.40.12280.

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Matsumura, Fumio, Mamoru Kido, Yoshimi Tanaka, and Tsljnehiro Takeda. "Design Method of Horizontal Shaft Attractive Controlled Magnetic Bearing and Its Characteristics." Electrical Engineering in Japan 103, no. 3 (October 8, 2007): 130–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eej.4391030316.

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Hishinuma, A., S. Isozaki, S. Takaki, and K. Abiko. "Attractive Characteristics of High-Chromium Iron-Based Alloys for Nuclear Reactor Application." physica status solidi (a) 160, no. 2 (April 1997): 431–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1521-396x(199704)160:2<431::aid-pssa431>3.0.co;2-b.

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Bosankić, Nina, Viktorija Besevic, Selvira Draganović, Enisa Mesic, and Suajb Sokolovic. "Facial features and social attractiveness: preferences of Bosnian female students." Journal of Education Culture and Society 6, no. 1 (January 3, 2020): 129–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.15503/jecs20151.129.140.

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This research aimed at testing multiple fitness hypothesis of attraction, investigating relationship between male facial characteristic and female students' reported readiness to engage in various social relations. A total of 27 male photos were evaluated on five dimensions on a seven-point Likert-type scale ranging from -3 to 3, by convenient sample of 90 female students of University of Sarajevo. The dimensions were: desirable to date – not desirable to date; desirable to marry – not desirable to marry; desirable to have sex with – not desirable to have sex with; desirable to be a friend – not desirable to be a friend; attractive - not attractive. Facial metric measurements of facial features such as distance between the eyes, smile width and height were performed using AutoCad. The results indicate that only smile width positively correlates with desirability of establishing friendship, whilst none of the other characteristics correlates with any of the other dimensions. This leads to the conclusion that motivation to establish various social relations cannot be reduced to mere physical appearance, mainly facial features, but many other variables yet to be investigated.

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Khossossi, Nabil, Younes Benhouria, Syeda R. Naqvi, Pritam K. Panda, Ismail Essaoudi, Abdelmajid Ainane, and Rajeev Ahuja. "Hydrogen storage characteristics of Li and Na decorated 2D boron phosphide." Sustainable Energy & Fuels 4, no. 9 (2020): 4538–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0se00709a.

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Garza, Ray, Roberto R. Heredia, and Anna B. Cieślicka. "An Eye Tracking Examination of Men’s Attractiveness by Conceptive Risk Women." Evolutionary Psychology 15, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 147470491769074. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1474704917690741.

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Previous research has indicated that women prefer men who exhibit an android physical appearance where fat distribution is deposited on the upper body (i.e., shoulders and arms) and abdomen. This ideal physical shape has been associated with perceived dominance, health, and immunocompetence. Although research has investigated attractability of men with these ideal characteristics, research on how women visually perceive these characteristics is limited. The current study investigated visual perception and attraction toward men in Hispanic women of Mexican American descent. Women exposed to a front-posed image, where the waist-to-chest ratio (WCR) and hair distribution were manipulated, rated men’s body image associated with upper body strength (low WCR 0.7) as more attractive. Additionally, conceptive risk did not play a strong role in attractiveness and visual attention. Hair distribution did not contribute to increased ratings of attraction but did contribute to visual attraction when measuring total time where men with both facial and body hair were viewed longer. These findings suggest that physical characteristics in men exhibiting upper body strength and dominance are strong predictors of visual attraction.

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Casey, Sarah J., Marion Mernagh, and Fiona N. Newell. "Short Article: Are Attractive Facial Characteristics Peculiar to the Sex of a Face?" Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 62, no. 5 (May 2009): 833–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17470210802592030.

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Preferences for faces are thought to be the result of either general adaptations for mate selection, and thus influenced by sexual dimorphism, or mechanisms of general information processing and thus nonspecific to faces. If mate choice determines face preference then it should follow that the sex of a face should affect attractiveness judgements. To test this idea we used image morphing to generate three versions of face images: original, opposite sex, and antiface. First we established that the sex of the face was identifiable in our images. We then collected attractiveness ratings for the three face types. We found that attractiveness ratings to the original faces were correlated with, and did not differ significantly between, ratings to the opposite-sex faces. However, ratings for either the original or opposite face types were not correlated with and were significantly lower than ratings to the antifaces. Our findings failed to support the idea that attractiveness is related to sexual dimorphism in faces alone but suggest instead that other more generic factors influence preferences for all faces.

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Weibel, David, Daniel Stricker, Bartholomäus Wissmath, and Fred W. Mast. "How Socially Relevant Visual Characteristics of Avatars Influence Impression Formation." Journal of Media Psychology 22, no. 1 (January 2010): 37–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000005.

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Like in the real world, the first impression a person leaves in a computer-mediated environment depends on his or her online appearance. The present study manipulates an avatar’s pupil size, eyeblink frequency, and the viewing angle to investigate whether nonverbal visual characteristics are responsible for the impression made. We assessed how participants (N = 56) evaluate these avatars in terms of different attributes. The findings show that avatars with large pupils and slow eye blink frequency are perceived as more sociable and more attractive. Compared to avatars seen in full frontal view or from above, avatars seen from below were rated as most sociable, self-confident, and attractive. Moreover, avatars’ pupil size and eyeblink frequency escape the viewer’s conscious perception but still influence how people evaluate them. The findings have wide-ranging applied implications for avatar design.

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Rhodes, Gillian, Kieran Lee, Romina Palermo, Mahi Weiss, Sakiko Yoshikawa, Peter Clissa, Tamsyn Williams, Marianne Peters, Chris Winkler, and Linda Jeffery. "Attractiveness of Own-Race, Other-Race, and Mixed-Race Faces." Perception 34, no. 3 (March 2005): 319–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/p5191.

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Averaged face composites, which represent the central tendency of a familiar population of faces, are attractive. If this prototypicality contributes to their appeal, then averaged composites should be more attractive when their component faces come from a familiar, own-race population than when they come from a less familiar, other-race population. We compared the attractiveness of own-race composites, other-race composites, and mixed-race composites (where the component faces were from both races). In experiment 1, Caucasian participants rated own-race composites as more attractive than other-race composites, but only for male faces. However, mixed-race (Caucasian/Japanese) composites were significantly more attractive than own-race composites, particularly for the opposite sex. In experiment 2, Caucasian and Japanese participants living in Australia and Japan, respectively, selected the most attractive face from a continuum with exaggerated Caucasian characteristics at one end and exaggerated Japanese characteristics at the other, with intervening images including a Caucasian averaged composite, a mixed-race averaged composite, and a Japanese averaged composite. The most attractive face was, again, a mixed-race composite, for both Caucasian and Japanese participants. In experiment 3, Caucasian participants rated individual Eurasian faces as significantly more attractive than either Caucasian or Asian faces. Similar results were obtained with composites. Eurasian faces and composites were also rated as healthier than Caucasian or Asian faces and composites, respectively. These results suggest that signs of health may be more important than prototypicality in making average faces attractive.

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Magro, Albert M. "Why Barbie is Perceived as Beautiful." Perceptual and Motor Skills 85, no. 1 (August 1997): 363–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1997.85.1.363.

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The long-term acceptance and success of the Barbie doll suggests the physical characteristics of the doll are perceived as attractive. When viewed in the context of universal attractiveness, response to the doll raises the question of why Barbie is perceived as attractive. Published paleontological data on hominid fossils indicate how the shapes and anatomical proportions of humans have evolved. Included in the fossils are phenotypic traits no longer prevalent in humans (primitive) and phenotypic traits that have become increasingly prevalent (derived). It is noted that the anatomical proportions of the Barbie doll are exaggerated and emphasize derived characteristics. It was proposed that in the perception of human form, derived traits are perceived as attractive while primitive traits are perceived as unattractive. Drawings and photographs were utilized to survey reactions to a comparison of primitive vs derived traits by 495 subjects, instructed to select the shape or proportion they considered more attractive. There was significant agreement among the subjects that derived anatomical traits were perceived as more attractive than primitive ones. The Barbie doll is illustrative of how human beauty has evolved and indicates elements of human form that appear beautiful. The doll emphasizes our derived evolutionary traits and, possibly, that is why the doll is perceived as attractive.

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Sun, Xiao Gang, and Chao Ying Xie. "Damping Characteristics of a NiMnGa/Polymer Composite Material." Materials Science Forum 561-565 (October 2007): 697–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.561-565.697.

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NiMnGa alloys are attractive for the magnetic induced shape memory effect, especially as promising functional elements in smart composite materials and structures. Recently, more attentions are put on NiMnGa composite materials. In this paper, NiMnGa particles have been dispersed and oriented in a polymer matrix with high content under magnetic field. The damping behavior of NiMnGa/polymer composites was investigated in by DMA, contrasting to the pure polymer.

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Degelman, Douglas, and Nicole Deann Price. "Tattoos and Ratings of Personal Characteristics." Psychological Reports 90, no. 2 (April 2002): 507–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.2002.90.2.507.

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High school and university students viewed a photograph of one woman either with or without a visible tattoo on her upper arm. They rated the woman on 13 personal characteristics (fashionable, athletic, attractive, caring, creative, determined, motivated, honest, generous, mysterious, religious, intelligent, artistic). Analyses showed ratings of the model with the tattoo were statistically significantly lower (more negative) on 9 of the 13 personal characteristics. Ratings were not associated with whether the participants had or did not have tattoos themselves. Implications for research are discussed, including the need to explore the conditions under which negative attitudes may be translated into negative behaviors.

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Smith, Steven M., and Anton F. De Man. "SELECTED PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD FEMINISM." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 24, no. 3 (January 1, 1996): 273–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.1996.24.3.273.

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Sixty-five men and fifty-one women took part in a study of attitudes toward feminism. The question of attitude similarity mediated error in perceived attractiveness was addressed, and the relationship between selected personal characteristics and attitudes toward feminism was assessed. Results confirmed that men and women view people with attitudes similar to their own as more attractive. Best predictors of negative attitudes towards feminism among men were conservativism and limited familiarity with feminist issues, whereas among women, trait-anxiety was the best predictor.

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Kostenko, O. V. "Economic characteristics of pig breeding in Russia." Agricultural Science Euro-North-East 20, no. 3 (June 19, 2019): 290–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.30766/2072-9081.2019.20.3.290-297.

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The article presents the results of analytical studies of the main economic characteristics of pig production in Russia. Theoretical and methodological basis was developed according to the works on the theory of strategic management. The information base for the study was formed upon the data from the Federal State Statistics Service of Russia, National Union of Swine Breeders, AFK Group of Companies (St. Petersburg), expert-analytical center of agribusiness (Maykop), annual reports of the largest Russian agricultural holdings. On the whole, the industry is attractive in terms of opportunities for development and viability of investment. Annual production volumes are 3.5 million tons of pork in slaughter weight, or about 300-400 billion rubles. The market is growing at a rate of at least 5% per year, but growth rates are slowing. The industry is highly consolidated; 20 large vertically integrated holdings provide 62% of output. Pig products are standardized and intended for further processing; price competition prevails in the markets. Self-sufficiency in domestic products has exceeded 90% in recent years. The share of import has significantly decreased. The industry is characterized by high capital intensity; the cost of investment projects is estimated in the billions of rubles. Innovative development of pig production in Russia has been adopting imported technologies and developments. The level of dependence on imported machinery and equipment, breeding materials, feed additives and veterinary drugs is critical. The industry is attractive upon profitability criterion (industry profitability rate is above the average for the economy).

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Su, Na, Dennis Reynolds, and Bixuan Sun. "How to make your Facebook posts attractive." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 27, no. 8 (November 9, 2015): 1772–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-06-2014-0302.

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Purpose – This study aims to identify what type of post is most effective in drawing fans to like, comment on or share it, building on the premise that hotels can only benefit when “fans” – customers who “like” them – engage in discussion and interaction on Facebook. Design/methodology/approach – In the case of the Super 8 Hotels Facebook fan page, 14 underlying factors related to themes, media, characteristics and time are identified in a content analysis of its posts. Multilevel regression is employed in the study to test the effects of these 14 factors on the number of fans who like, comment on or share a post. Findings – Posts about hotel products and attributes diminish the attractiveness to the hotel brand’s Facebook page. The posts that include award and discount information, expressed in a humorous way or end with requests to like tend to be liked more often by fans. Furthermore, posts ending with a question are likely to get more comments, but these questions have a negative influence on the number of likes the post receives. In addition, posts with pictures or involving environment concerns are more likely to be shared by fans. Practical implications – The paper provides hotel practitioners with implementable communication tactics to increase their appeal to consumers on Facebook. Originality/value – The study represents a new academic area of how to communicate using social media and concludes with practical strategies for hoteliers seeking to utilize Facebook as an effective marketing tool.

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Metaxas, Theodore. "Attractive Investment Images in Southeastern Europe: the Case of Varna, Bulgaria." South East European Journal of Economics and Business 3, no. 1 (April 1, 2008): 59–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10033-008-0007-7.

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Attractive Investment Images in Southeastern Europe: the Case of Varna, BulgariaAttracting foreign direct investments (FDI) constitutes one of the primary aims of the regions and cities of Southeastern Europe after the fall of communist regimes in 1989. In order to satisfy this aim, cities are characterized by a plurality of efforts to create their images based on their distinctive characteristics and in this way attract investments and specialized human resources. Factors such as agglomeration economies, access to European markets, urban infrastructure, as well as qualitative ‘soft’ factors such as the quality of life and urban aesthetic, are considered as location criteria for business establishment in potential locations. The aim of the paper is to examine the attractiveness of the city of Varna as an investment destination by using primary data derived from empirical research on Varna's firms. The firms evaluate a variety of factors (urban characteristics), defining Varna's advantages as an investment destination. These advantages were then used to create the proposed ‘investment image’ of the city.

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Rabani, Iqra, Sajjad Hussain, Dhanasekaran Vikraman, Young-Soo Seo, Jongwan Jung, Atanu Jana, Nabeen K. Shrestha, Mohammed Jalalah, Yong-Young Noh, and Supriya A. Patil. "1D-CoSe2 nanoarray: a designed structure for efficient hydrogen evolution and symmetric supercapacitor characteristics." Dalton Transactions 49, no. 40 (2020): 14191–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0dt02548h.

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Kumazawa, Kenji. "Aroma Components of Processed Soybean Foods and Their Characteristics—Study on Attractive Food Flavors—." Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi 67, no. 10 (October 15, 2020): 395–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.3136/nskkk.67.395.

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Jung, Kwang Suk, and Yoon Su Baek. "Characteristics comparison of planar stages using repulsive and attractive type of surface actuator principle." Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 117, no. 1 (January 2005): 173–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2004.08.012.

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Trivellini, Alice, Mariella Lucchesini, Antonio Ferrante, Daniele Massa, Matteo Orlando, Luca Incrocci, and Anna Mensuali-Sodi. "Pitaya, an Attractive Alternative Crop for Mediterranean Region." Agronomy 10, no. 8 (July 23, 2020): 1065. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10081065.

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While the ongoing global warming and the economic crisis threaten horticultural and ornamental products production in the Mediterranean region, new challenges and opportunities for renewing plant material occur. Pitaya has great potential as a new crop for Mediterranean growers: it consumes little water and it adapts well to the high temperatures present in the greenhouse. Moreover, the market shows increasing demand of new, healthy exotic fruits and the fruit of these crops are worldwide appreciated as a super fruits. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of introducing a new type of product that in addition to the aesthetic value can combine functional nutritional characteristics, through a whole chain approach, in order to develop basic knowledges and technical information that may lead to the commercial production of pitaya by small-scale farmers in Italy. The results of this study report and discuss various aspects to support the establishment of pitaya cultivation, such as its propagation by cuttings and micropropagation, greenhouse cultivation practices (through the clarification of the sprouting and flowering phenology as well as the fruit maturation period), while providing also information on the sensory properties and the antioxidant levels which naturally occurring in these fruits.

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Lee, Seung Min, Ahra Cho, and Yong Soo Cho. "Enhanced optical and piezoelectric characteristics of transparent Ni-doped BiFeO3 thin films on a glass substrate." RSC Advances 6, no. 20 (2016): 16602–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra27674h.

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TROHA, NATAŠA, and NUŠA GORENAK. "JOB CHARACTERISTICS THROUGH THE EYES OF THE YOUNG GENERATION: SURVEY RESEARCH YOUTH AND THEIR MOTIVES FOR MILITARY PROFESSION." CONTEMPORARY MILITARY CHALLENGES 2019, 21/4, Volume 2019/issue 21/4 (November 26, 2019): 27–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.33179/bsv.99.svi.11.cmc.21.4.2.

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In the Slovenian Armed Forces, we conducted a survey research entitled Slovenian youth and their motives for the military profession to determine the characteristics of a generation of young people. The questionnaire, which was designed for the purpose of the research, used various questions to examine the interest of young people to work in the military and in the Slovenian Armed Forces. We aimed to identify the values, hobbies and interests of young people and how they perceive different job characteristics. In this article, we focus on how Slovenian high school students perceive job characteristics. We were interested in what is more attractive to them at work and what is less attractive. The results show that the youth’s main motives for work are related to pay, good relationships, promotion opportunities, job security and orderliness. Family also plays an important role. They want to know the meaning of their effort and to acquire the skills that can come useful in their lives. The characteristics of the military profession are not among the most interesting motives. An analysis by gender, type of the high school programme, and the interest in the military work show that the characteristics of the military profession are more attractive to male students, students of vocational programmes, and especially to those who have expressed a desire to work in the military. Key words Military profession, job characteristics, motives of the young generation.

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Khotijah, Oot. "Perception of Awareness on Attractive Appearance Through Industrial Work Practices as an Indicator of Employability Skills." Journal of Sosial Science 2, no. 3 (May 28, 2021): 296–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.46799/jsss.v2i3.115.

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e research objective was to analyze the perceptions of students, teachers, and business advisers about the awareness of appearing attractive as an indicator of employability skills in the marketing profession. The study population was students of SMK Negeri in Cilacap Regency, Online Business and Marketing Competence. The sample is determined proportionally by the class rank of 20 students. Data collection was carried out by means of observation, interviews and documentation. Meanwhile, data analysis was carried out using thematic analysis with the aim of identifying patterns of themes. The thematic analysis stage includes: (1) familiarizing oneself with the data; (2) generate the initial code; (3) search for themes; (4) review the theme; (5) define and name themes; and (6) producing reports.The results of the study: (1) perceptions of students, teachers and business advisers about the awareness of performing attractive contributions to employability skills; (2) the continuity of topics and themes that are built on the awareness of appearing attractive contributes to employability skills in the marketing profession, (3) differences in perceptions of the three respondents lead to the role of respondents regarding the relationship between awareness to appear attractive still with the character building of employability skills in the marketing profession. (4) the relationship between the employability skills that appears in the form of perceptions which refers to the characteristics of the characteristics of awareness that appear attractive to the marketing profession.

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Komine, Hideo, and Nobuhide Ogata. "New equations for swelling characteristics of bentonite-based buffer materials." Canadian Geotechnical Journal 40, no. 2 (April 1, 2003): 460–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t02-115.

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Compacted bentonite and sandbentonite mixtures are attracting greater attention as buffer material for repositories of high-level nuclear waste. This buffer material is expected to fill up the space between the canisters containing the waste and the surrounding ground by swelling. To produce the specifications, such as dry density, sandbentonite mass ratio, and dimensions, of the buffer material, the swelling characteristics of compacted bentonite and sandbentonite mixtures must be evaluated quantitatively. New equations for evaluating the swelling behavior of compacted bentonite and sandbentonite mixtures are presented that can accommodate the influences of the sandbentonite mass ratio and the exchangeable-cation composition of bentonite. The new method for predicting swelling characteristics is presented by combining the new equations with the theoretical equations of the GouyChapman diffuse double layer theory and of the van der Waals force, which can evaluate the repulsive and attractive forces of montmorillonite mineral (i.e., the swelling clay mineral in bentonite). Furthermore, the applicability of the new prediction method has been confirmed by comparing the predicted results with laboratory test results on the swelling deformation and swelling pressure of compacted bentonites and sandbentonite mixtures.Key words: bentonite, diffuse double layer theory, van der Waals force, nuclear waste disposal, swelling deformation, swelling pressure.

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Ji, Zhifei, Tuanjie Li, and Min Lin. "Kinematics, Singularity, and Workspaces of a Planar 4-Bar Tensegrity Mechanism." Journal of Robotics 2014 (2014): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/967251.

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Compared with conventional mechanisms, tensegrity mechanisms have many attractive characteristics such as light weight, high ratio of strength to weight, and accuracy of modeling. In this paper, the kinematics, singularity, and workspaces of a planar 4-bar tensegrity mechanism have been investigated. Firstly, the analytical solutions to the forward and inverse kinematic problems are found by using an energy based method. Secondly, the definition of a tensegrity mechanism’s Jacobian is introduced. As a consequence, the singularity analysis of the planar 4-bar tensegrity mechanism has been completed. Thirdly, the actuator and output workspaces are mapped. Finally, some attractive characteristics of the mechanism are concluded.

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Cameron, Samuel, and Alan Collins. "Small, Attractive, Firm Needs Benign Regulator: The Case of the Personal Introduction Sector." Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics 9, no. 4 (October 1998): 273–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02601079x9800900402.

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This paper outlines the basic economic characteristics of the Personal Introduction Sector. Various avenues of regulation are reviewed. The authors conclude that a state monopoly franchise may be the most efficient solution.

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Chen, Jianzhong, and Osami Tsukamoto. "Analysis of Characteristics of Attractive Type Magnetic Levitation System with 3.PHI. AC Electro-Magnets." IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications 112, no. 10 (1992): 997–1005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1541/ieejias.112.997.

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SUZUKI, Junya, Takuya MIURA, Kyohei TERAO, Hidekuni TAKAO, Fusao SHIMOKAWA, Takahiro NAMAZU, Toshiyuki MORIKAKU, Fumikazu OOHIRA, and Takaaki SUZUKI. "J161011 Finite element analysis for driving characteristics of a polymer-MEMS mirror driven attractive force." Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress, Japan 2013 (2013): _J161011–1—_J161011–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jsmemecj.2013._j161011-1.

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OHASHI, Norihisa, Hiroyasu KOIZUMI, Yumi ISHIKAWA, Mika FURUCHI, Hideo MATSUMURA, and Naomi TANOUE. "Relation between Attractive Force and Keeper Surface Characteristics of Iron-neodymium-boron Magnetic Attachment Systems." Dental Materials Journal 26, no. 3 (2007): 393–400. http://dx.doi.org/10.4012/dmj.26.393.

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Paradowska, Monika. "Rivalry and excludability as characteristics of tools aimed at making cycling in cities more attractive." Ekonomia i Prawo 17, no. 2 (June 30, 2018): 169. http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/eip.2018.012.

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Guofu, Zhai, Wang Qiya, Yang Wenying, and Liang Huimin. "Permanent-Magnet Equivalent Model of Calculating Relay's Static Attractive Torque Characteristics by Finite Element Method." IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 48, no. 9 (September 2012): 2467–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tmag.2012.2196705.

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Nguyen, Sinh Hoang. "Highly attractive models in advertising: What causes negative affect?" Science and Technology Development Journal 16, no. 1 (March 31, 2013): 20–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.32508/stdj.v16i1.1407.

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Highly attractive models (HAMs) have been popularly used in advertising to exert psychological impacts on the message receiver in the hope of increasing advertisement’s effectiveness. The marketing literature is replete with evidence of the positive effects of using HAMs. However, support for their effectiveness is somewhat conflicted. The research attempts to add to the body of general knowledge, specifically through exploring the impact of individual difference variables (model characteristics, product types, comparison motives and culture) on negative effects. This study also investigates whether advertising skepticism determined by culture has an impact on negative effects as a result of a HAM comparison. The methodology uses a 3 [beauty types] x 2 [product types] x 2 [comparison motives] between-subjects experimental design. Respondents for the main study are female students across cultures from international programs and universities in Vietnam. The results supported all hypotheses; except product types shown having no impact on negative effects. The research also confirmed there are interrelationships between culture and skepticism. These findings have implications regarding the potentially negative influence of advertising including HAMs for practitioners, academics and public policy makers.

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