Yile Fang, Michael C Lun, Yibing Zhang, Jeffrey N Anker, Ge Wang, Changqing Li
{"title":"Super-Fast Three-Dimensional Focused X-ray Luminescence Computed Tomography with a Gated Photon Counter.","authors":"Yile Fang, Michael C Lun, Yibing Zhang, Jeffrey N Anker, Ge Wang, Changqing Li","doi":"10.1117/12.2613157","DOIUrl":"10.1117/12.2613157","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>X-ray luminescence computed tomography (XLCT) is a hybrid molecular imaging modality combining the merits of both x-ray imaging (high spatial resolution) and optical imaging (high sensitivity to tracer nanophosphors). Narrow x-ray beam based XLCT imaging has shown promise for high spatial resolution imaging, but the slow acquisition speed limits its applications for <i>in vivo</i> imaging. We introduced a continuous scanning scheme to replace the selective excitation scheme to improve imaging speed in a previous study. Under the continuous scanning scheme, the main factor that limits the scanning speed is the data acquisition time at each interval position. In this work, we have used a gated photon counter (SR400, Stanford Research Systems) to replace the high-speed oscilloscope (MDO3104, Tektronix) to acquire measurement data. The gated photon counter only counts the photon peaks in each measurement interval, while the oscilloscope records the entire waveform including both background noise data and photon peak data. The photon counter records much less data without losing any relevant information, which makes it ideal for super-fast three-dimensional (3D) imaging. We have built prototype XLCT imaging systems of both types and performed both single target and multiple target phantom experiments in 3D. The results have verified the feasibility of our proposed photon counter based system and good 3D imaging capabilities of XLCT within a reasonable time, yielding a 14 times faster scanning time compared with the oscilloscope based XLCT system. Now, the total scan time is reduced to 27 seconds per transverse section.</p>","PeriodicalId":38140,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Business and Systems Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11198976/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88801808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influential factors in decision support capabilities of a mobile-enabled interactive analytical dashboard system","authors":"Bih-Ru Lea, Hokey Min, Wen-Bin Yu","doi":"10.1504/ijbsr.2022.10033395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbsr.2022.10033395","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38140,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Business and Systems Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66707968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using soft systems methodology to corporate cultural change system analysis","authors":"M. Ebrahimi","doi":"10.1504/IJBSR.2022.10034984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBSR.2022.10034984","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38140,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Business and Systems Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66708289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using systems thinking to investigate the sustainability of digital fabrication projects in the humanitarian and development sector","authors":"Lucia Corsini, J. Moultrie","doi":"10.1504/IJBSR.2022.10035578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBSR.2022.10035578","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38140,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Business and Systems Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66708371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eissa A. Al Homaidi, M. Tabash, Borhan Omar Ahmed Al Dalaien, A. S. Khaled, Fatehi Almugari
{"title":"The impact of firm-specific determinants, external factors and voluntary disclosure on capital structure: an empirical analysis of Islamic banks in Yemen","authors":"Eissa A. Al Homaidi, M. Tabash, Borhan Omar Ahmed Al Dalaien, A. S. Khaled, Fatehi Almugari","doi":"10.1504/IJBSR.2022.10039048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBSR.2022.10039048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38140,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Business and Systems Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66708532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of young banked and unbanked customers' usage, satisfaction, trust and loyalty for mobile money services in Ghana","authors":"B. Narteh, E. Asiamah, E. A. Mackin","doi":"10.1504/ijbsr.2022.119602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbsr.2022.119602","url":null,"abstract":": This study assesses mobile money usage, satisfaction, trust and loyalty among young banked customers and unbanked customers in Ghana. Two models were developed for banked and unbanked customers and tested via partial least square (PLS) structural equation modelling (SEM) in SmartPLS. Data were collected from a cross-section survey of 700 mobile money users with response rate of 72.4%. The findings indicate that, for young customers without a bank account, satisfaction significantly influence customer loyalty whilst trust predicts active usage. Interestingly, however, the relationship between trust and loyalty to mobile money was insignificant but active usage lead significantly to customer loyalty. Despite the contextual limitation, this research has validated two theoretical models of antecedents of loyalty in mobile money context and provided implications for the planning and allocation of resources and capabilities that are required to enhance young consumers' trust, satisfaction, active usage and loyalty.","PeriodicalId":38140,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Business and Systems Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66708574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. D. S. Pramana, Fahrurrozi F, Eko Surya Lesmana, Budi W Soetjipto
{"title":"The Joint Effect of Digital Transformation and Information Technology Infrastructure on Service Quality: The Role Commitment to Service Quality as Mediator and Environment as Moderator","authors":"R. D. S. Pramana, Fahrurrozi F, Eko Surya Lesmana, Budi W Soetjipto","doi":"10.1504/ijbsr.2022.10047148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbsr.2022.10047148","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38140,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Business and Systems Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66708895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technology entrepreneurship in the context of institutional voids: Lessons from a BoP context","authors":"M. Elahee, Nitish Patidar, Rifat Sharmelly","doi":"10.1504/ijbsr.2022.10041475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbsr.2022.10041475","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38140,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Business and Systems Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66708663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Relational Bonds on e-Commerce Use, the Mediating Effect of Customers Online Trust: Evidence from Jordan","authors":"M. Zaid, I. Shaar, S. Khattab, F. Qutaishat","doi":"10.1504/ijbsr.2022.10041551","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbsr.2022.10041551","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38140,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Business and Systems Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66708677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Open innovation implementation to encourage corporate entrepreneurship through product-service system to sustain industrial estate firms: Indonesian evidence","authors":"C. Wirawan, G. Yudoko, Y. Lestari","doi":"10.1504/IJBSR.2022.10035351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBSR.2022.10035351","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38140,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Business and Systems Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66708300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}