Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.05
Alexandra Bianca Tîrnăcop
The main focus of this study is how the use of AI technology can improve leaders' emotional intelligence (EI), such as empathy, self-awareness, and social skills. The study employs a research methodology that involves the use of a questionnaire and game-based techniques to examine the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and emotional intelligence (EI) in leadership. The main objective is to determine how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to improve leaders' emotional intelligence. The findings highlight the importance of aligning artificial intelligence (AI) technology and emotional intelligence (EI) capabilities to achieve optimal leadership outcomes.
{"title":"LEADERSHIP IN THE DIGITAL ERA: EXPLORING THE AI-EI NEXUS","authors":"Alexandra Bianca Tîrnăcop","doi":"10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.05","url":null,"abstract":"The main focus of this study is how the use of AI technology can improve leaders' emotional intelligence (EI), such as empathy, self-awareness, and social skills. The study employs a research methodology that involves the use of a questionnaire and game-based techniques to examine the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and emotional intelligence (EI) in leadership. The main objective is to determine how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to improve leaders' emotional intelligence. The findings highlight the importance of aligning artificial intelligence (AI) technology and emotional intelligence (EI) capabilities to achieve optimal leadership outcomes.","PeriodicalId":54361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75160317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.08
Călin Ile
We live in a world of change, and the pace of change has never been faster. The consequences are very farreaching, and adaptability has become the most important success factor for people, for different industries, for countries, and indeed for everyone. The impact is enormous and comes from so many sources that the hospitality sector, of course, cannot be excluded. There are changes in the way we live, in the way we interact, changes in demographics or politics, new resources appear in our lives and others simply disappear, and climate change and sustainability are now hot topics for everyone. This paper aims to explore how these changes will affect the future of the hotel industry and how a hotel may look in the near future considering the influences and pressures of so many changes.
{"title":"HOTEL OF THE FUTURE","authors":"Călin Ile","doi":"10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.08","url":null,"abstract":"We live in a world of change, and the pace of change has never been faster. The consequences are very farreaching, and adaptability has become the most important success factor for people, for different industries, for countries, and indeed for everyone. The impact is enormous and comes from so many sources that the hospitality sector, of course, cannot be excluded. There are changes in the way we live, in the way we interact, changes in demographics or politics, new resources appear in our lives and others simply disappear, and climate change and sustainability are now hot topics for everyone. This paper aims to explore how these changes will affect the future of the hotel industry and how a hotel may look in the near future considering the influences and pressures of so many changes.","PeriodicalId":54361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75527040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.06
Andrei Daniel Niculae
This study aims to assess people’s perceptions regarding AI-generated images compared to those made by humans. This study used quantitative research in the form of a survey to find out how much respondents prefer AI-generated images. The findings indicated that most respondents favoured artificial intelligence (AI)generated visuals. Age and time spent online were key determinants of this choice. These discoveries have important implications for organisations and people who produce and consume visual content in their jobs. It implies that as people become familiar to them and as technology advances, AI-generated images are likely to gain popularity in the future. It also emphasises how critical it is to be aware of audience preferences and adjust to the evolving state of technology and visual media. In conclusion, this study offers insightful information about the prospective effects of AI-generated images on the creative sectors and the larger society.
{"title":"BUSINESS USE: IS AI SURPASSING HUMAN CREATIVITY?","authors":"Andrei Daniel Niculae","doi":"10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.06","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to assess people’s perceptions regarding AI-generated images compared to those made by humans. This study used quantitative research in the form of a survey to find out how much respondents prefer AI-generated images. The findings indicated that most respondents favoured artificial intelligence (AI)generated visuals. Age and time spent online were key determinants of this choice. These discoveries have important implications for organisations and people who produce and consume visual content in their jobs. It implies that as people become familiar to them and as technology advances, AI-generated images are likely to gain popularity in the future. It also emphasises how critical it is to be aware of audience preferences and adjust to the evolving state of technology and visual media. In conclusion, this study offers insightful information about the prospective effects of AI-generated images on the creative sectors and the larger society.","PeriodicalId":54361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91124272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.07
R. Baciu
In business schools in Western countries, acting is used as a tool for training managers. However, in the Eastern countries, including Romania, the concept is underdeveloped. In this scientific research, the opinion of both business professionals, i.e., managers with experience in this field, and students from the Faculty of Business and Tourism within The Bucharest University of Economic Studies on the usefulness of introducing acting courses to support the training of managers is investigated. The professionals interviewed believe that acting benefits a manager through the leadership and communication lessons it provides, helping them to manage situations by appealing to emotional memory, relating to their team members by using emotional intelligence, and sharing their vision by developing the qualities necessary for a leader. The students' perspective underscores the ideas expressed by practicing managers and demonstrates that management contains an artistic component to a significant degree and that acting as an art form is intertwined with management in beneficial ways. The overall conclusion of the study highlights students' confidence in the impact of acting on a manager's professional development. The percentage of students who would take acting courses if they were introduced in Romanian business schools is over 90% of all respondents. Thus, it can be stated that acting is a real tool for the development of a manager, which should be adopted and used by all Romanian business schools.
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Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.03
A. Schiopu, Ana-Maria Nica, Anamaria Padurean, M. Țală
The tourists’ decision-making process and sharing behaviors while travelling and social media are intertwined, especially for the young tech-savvy generations. Nevertheless, papers comparing generation Y and Z in this respect are scarce. By surveying two samples, this paper aims to investigate if generations Y and Z are different in terms of social media use for travelling purposes. The results indicate Centennials get more information about journeys from social networks. Moreover, they give more value to online photos during the travel decision-making than generation Y. During the actual journey, Centennials depend less on Facebook and more on Instagram than Millennials. The two samples are significantly different in terms of sharing behavior of their travel experiences. Last but not least, the number of hours spent daily on social media influences the usage of social media while travelling for both generations.
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Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.04
Dananjaya Duleepa, Jayawardena Hasini, R. Ruwan
The intense competition and unpredictable challenges in hotel operations in Sri Lanka have led to the need to adopt new technologies to provide better services to guests and maximise efficiency and effectiveness. Therefore, the main objectives of this study were to examine various Artificial Intelligence tools used in hotels in Sri Lanka, explore managers' perceptions of Artificial Intelligence, and identify barriers to the implementation of Artificial Intelligence in hotels in Sri Lanka. Using a purposive sampling, 15 managers of star category hotels in the Colombo district were selected and interviewed using a structured interview method to explore the objectives. The findings derived from the thematic analysis showed that hotels in Sri Lanka have limited knowledge of AI applications and that the respondents' perception of AI technology is still at an early stage where they doubt and question its effectiveness compared to human resource services. The study found that the use of AI technology has significant potential, especially in new and emerging hotels, as these new hotels tend to engage with tech-savvy guests compared to existing hotels in Sri Lanka. Moreover, technological advancements in artificial intelligence will undoubtedly lead to an unimaginable hotel experience that will increase guest satisfaction in Sri Lanka's hotel industry.
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Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.01
N. Lupu
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Bárbara Silveira Leandro de Lima, Carlo Aldrovandi Torreão Marques, R. Loiola Edvan, Leilson Rocha Bezerra, Jucilene Silva Araújo, Júlio César Azevedo Nóbrega, Marcos Jácome de Araújo, Romilda Rodrigues do Nascimento, Francisco Gleyson da Silveira Alves
The forage cactus stands out in animal feed, as it adapts to the climatic conditions of the semi-arid region and has a high-water content with benefits for animals fed with this forage plant. The objective of this study was to evaluate the agronomic and mineral characteristics of different forage cactus varieties managed under phosphate fertilization. A randomized blocks design was used, with split-plots in the space, the plots being the forage cactus varieties (Giant sweet clone (Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Mill.), Little sweet clone (Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Mill) and Mexicana (Opuntia tuna (L.) Mill)) and the subplots the doses of phosphorus (0, 30, 60 and 90 kg P ha-1 year), with four repetitions. The evaluations and cuts were performed two years after planting. The data were submitted to analysis of variance with significance level of 5%. In the mean comparison between the forage cactus pear varieties, the Tukey’s test was used. Statistical analyzes were performed using the software SISVAR. The variety Mexicana presented higher values of perimeter, width, and green mass per plant. The variety Giant sweet clone obtained higher values of thickness and length. The highest number of cladodes and the shortest length, perimeter and width were observed on the variety Little sweet clone. Regarding the variety Little sweet clone, a quadratic response was observed for the mineral matter, calcium, zinc and manganese contents and linear response for phosphorus and iron contents, in relation to the increase of phosphorus doses. Mexicana and Giant sweet clone varieties presented quadratic response in the doses of phosphorus for calcium, iron, zinc, and manganese contents. Phosphate fertilization promotes important changes in the agronomic characteristics of the cactus pear varieties, especially in the increase of cladodes and yield. The minerals of the cactus pear are affected by the dosage of the phosphate fertilizer and by the genotypic difference of the plant.
饲料仙人掌在动物饲料中脱颖而出，因为它适应半干旱地区的气候条件，水分含量高，对用这种饲料植物喂养的动物有益。本研究的目的是评估不同饲料仙人掌品种在磷肥管理下的农艺和矿物特性。使用随机区块设计，在空间中具有分割地块，地块为饲料仙人掌品种（Giant sweet clone（Nopalea cochenillifera（L.）Mill.），小甜克隆（Nopalea cochenillifera（L.）Mill）和墨西哥（Opuntia tuna（L.）Mill））和亚群的磷剂量（0、30、60和90 kg P ha-1年），重复四次。评估和切割是在种植两年后进行的。将数据进行方差分析，显著性水平为5%。在饲料仙人掌梨品种间的平均比较中，采用了Tukey试验。使用软件SISVAR进行统计分析。品种Mexicana表现出较高的周长、宽度和单株绿色质量值。巨甜无性系获得了较高的厚度和长度值。小甜无性系的分枝数最多，长度、周长和宽度最短。关于品种小甜无性系，观察到矿物质、钙、锌和锰含量与磷和铁含量的二次响应，与磷剂量的增加有关。墨西哥和巨甜无性系品种在磷对钙、铁、锌和锰含量的剂量方面表现出二次响应。磷肥促进了仙人掌梨品种农艺性状的重要变化，特别是在分枝和产量的增加方面。仙人掌梨的矿物质受磷肥用量和植物基因型差异的影响。
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The Cactus Opuntia spp. plant is important to Morocco's arid and semi-arid regions. The edible and cosmetic oil from prickly pear fruit seeds is very prized. Since Dactylopius Opuntiae first appeared in Morocco in 2014, hundreds of hectares of cactus have been devastated, causing environmental and socio-economic costs. Eight D. Opuntiae resistant varieties were selected, multiplied and transplanted throughout Morocco, as part of the government's nationwide cactus rehabilitation program. This research evaluated the production and fatty acid composition of the seed oil of these varieties. Oil extraction was carried out with the Soxhlet method using hexane and by mechanical screw press. The crude seed oil content obtained by hexane extraction ranged from 9.54% to 16.44% (w/w). Mechanical screw extraction recovered half the seeds' oil. The fatty acid profiles showed that the oils were highly unsaturated; UFA fraction represented 76.31 to 82.63% of total FA and UFA/SFA ratio of 3.48 to 5.36. Linoleic acid was the dominant and represented 61.50% to 68.35% of total FA. These results highlight the importance of cochineal-resistant cactus varieties as oil sources and alternatives to those destroyed and still threatened by the harmful scale pest that appeared in more than 20 countries.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.24818/cts/5/2023/1.02
R. Hornoiu, D. Popescu, I. Militaru
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has had a significant impact on the country's tourism industry, with many regions becoming inaccessible or unattractive due to safety concerns. VR tourism in war zones, a form of tourism that involves visiting areas affected by conflict, disaster, or civil unrest, has become a topic of interest in the context of the war in Ukraine. To investigate the intention to use VR tourism in the war zone, an integrated framework was proposed by combining key elements such as interest in VR tourism in the war zone and the technology acceptance model (TAM). A sample of 121 respondents was collected in January 2021, and hypotheses were tested using a PLS-SEM model. This research tested a conceptual model that showed that the intention to use VR tourism in the war zone was influenced by perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and attitude toward the use of VR tourism in the war zone, all partially or fully mediated by people's interest in VR tourism in the war zone. This paper has theoretical and managerial implications.
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