<p>  </p> <p>High cycle fatigue, regarding turbine engines, is one of the main causes of rotating component failure. Specifically, the blades of the wheels in the fan, compressor, and turbine sub-assemblies. Traditionally strain gauges are employed as a means of measuring blade vibration during component or full engine development testing. For rotating machinery, strain gauges require the use of a slip ring or a telemetry package. This becomes increasingly complicated as the number of strain gauges increase, thus the need for a more non-intrusive measurement capability for discernment of blade stress responses. Non-Intrusive Stress Measurement Systems (NSMS) allow engineers to detect high cycle fatigue (HCF) issues prior to component failure. It is important for the turbine engine industry to monitor for high cycle fatigue issues to maintain a fleet readiness. When unexpected HCF causes component or system failure the potential consequences are grounded fleets, cancelled flights, monetary loss, and loss of life. Once these issues occur an investigation is initiated and could take a few weeks to several months or more to resolve. This time impacts the engine companies as well as the people dependent upon functional engines. HCF monitoring processes and techniques are crucial to preserving fleet maintenance. One of the ways to prevent premature HCF failure is by detecting cracks in the blades or the wheels of the rotor.</p> <p>It <a href="https://hammer.purdue.edu/account/home#_msocom_1" target="_blank">[NLK1]</a> is the subject of this thesis to determine whether the static deflection of the blade as it rotates will begin to grow independent of rotational changes experienced by the rotor for an internal crack in the wheel as opposed to the blade of a rotor. Should a crack in the wheel occur, the stiffness should decrease, which would manifest when testing the rotor’s natural frequencies as a decrease in the natural frequency compared to an un-cracked rotor. The experiment was conducted using analysis tools for predicting blade natural frequencies of the pre-cracked rotor as well as physical experiments to determine the natural frequencies of the post-cracked rotor. The spin facility set up, data acquisition, data reduction, experiment details and results are provided. Both strain gauges and NSMS techniques were used to measure the natural frequencies of the rotor, and detection of damage while mounted in the spin facility. This research effort concluded it is possible to detect a crack in the wheel of a rotor using the NSMS blade stack capability. It is necessary to have a baseline vibration survey to understand the pre-damaged static deflection of each blade. This research also concluded that a comparison of the pre-cracked and post-cracked natural frequencies manifested roughly a 5% decrease. With a crack in the wheel, the expected stiffness of the wheel would decrease, thus, causing a decrease in the natural frequency of the component. This is evident in the comparison of the pre-cracked ping test data and the post-crack bench test data. In summary, it is possible to detect an internal crack of a rotor and the natural frequencies of the blades can change with an internally cracked wheel. </p>

本論文研究目的主要在探討鄧小平時期，中共中央如何制定經濟政策，及探討影響政 策制定的因素和政策變遷。本論文內容共一冊，約十萬字，分六章十五節。 第一章：導論，說明研究目的，界定所用「決策過程」一詞的內涵，並提出研究架構 。 第二章：說明鄧小平與陳雲接收環境訊息管道，和對環境訊息認知的內容。 第三章：分析中共當前的經濟制度和決策結構。 第四章：分析鄧、陳基本性格，中共制定經濟政策的流程和鄧、陳對經濟政策的主張 。 第五章：說明行政系統對政策的執行過程和回饋訊息的管道，並分析政策轉變之因素 。 第六章：結論，對全文作一總結，檢討使用架構的可行性和適用性，並展望將來可能 之發展。

文獻學與文化研究是金學研究的大宗，二者關注的共同點是《金瓶梅》「寫了什麼」；本論文則結合評點及敘事學，整合《金瓶梅》的敘事原則，分析特定敘事筆法反覆出現的用意，有系統地探究《金瓶梅》的敘事特徵及藝術成就，亦即藉著分析敘事者「如何講述故事」，建立起藝術筆法與小說內容之間的關係。 援引敘事理論探討傳統小說，一部份的目的在於更精確地描述小說的特色，而非還原作者的意圖，或尋求完整的詮釋體系。因此，雖然西方敘事理論已發展成一套便於操作的分析方法，但本論文並不完全依循敘事理論解析《金瓶梅》，僅參酌敘事理論能與傳統評點相互呼應之處，論述用語仍以評點為主，取其切合中國文化與詮釋傳統的優點，可避免論述文字歐化之病；也保留評點特意關注，但敘事理論並未探究者。本論文章節架構則大體依照敘事理論建立，不只為了條理分明地說明評點的內涵，也注重敘事理論已經觸及，但評點論述不足的敘事特徵，藉此開拓《金瓶梅》的詮釋面向。 本論文從結構、時空、視角三個層面，析論《金瓶梅》的敘事技巧，並參酌熱奈特（Gérard Genette）的敘事理論。論文第二章便借用他對故事時間及敘事時間的區分，對敘事「延伸」（narrative scattering）的分析，以及科比利（Paul Cobley）對敘事中「期待」及「回憶」的探討，來闡釋《金瓶梅》組織段落的次序所蘊含的意義，並說明書中如何聯繫不連續的片段。本章亦探討評點中「綴合」的觀念，分析《金瓶梅》如何連接相鄰的片段。第三章援引羅蘭‧巴特（Roland Barthes）「現實效應」（reality effects）的概念，分析《金瓶梅》中的「細節」及評點者的閱讀樂趣，並重新思考蒲安迪（Andrew H. Plaks）「形象迭用」的意涵。第四章則運用敘事理論中的「視角」（point of view）及「敘事情境」（narrative situatiion），重新詮釋說書人及說書情境對傳統小說的影響，並藉助「凝視」（gaze）及「偷窺」（voyeurism）理論，探討《金瓶梅》中擅以偷窺寫人物「破綻」的特徵。 透過本論文的分析可知，作者重新組織包羅萬象的現實生活，使敘事時間及故事時間之間產生對比，不但具有相互映照或延宕懸念的效果，也能涵容同一敘事時間內的諸多敘事線索。各種串接不同片段的敘事筆法，則使人物及事件間產生緊密的聯繫，形成各個事件之間互為因果，錯綜影響的關係。「說書」的情境能聯繫虛構的小說世界與真實的人生，構成小說人物種種所為被公諸於世的語境，滿足聽眾／讀者一窺究竟的好奇心與偷窺欲；以小說人物的偷窺作為敘事視角時，則能突顯敘事視角隱含的意識型態，也使讀者及評點者都成為偷窺者，獲得不同的閱讀樂趣。上述特徵與《金瓶梅》隨處可見的「擬真」描寫，以及「白描」、「沒要緊處」餘韻無窮的筆墨，共同構成《金瓶梅》逼真的時空環境與特殊的講述角度，使讀者藉著虛擬的經驗，在極短的閱讀時間之內，見證西門家的興亡盛衰，感同身受地理解「盛極而衰」及「一切皆空」的哲理。

Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學. / Manuscript. / Includes bibliographical references(leaves 314-326). / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue. / Chapter 一 --- 緒論 / Chapter 二 --- 官辦時期 / Chapter ´¡　 --- 漢陽鐵廠創辦的目的和經過 / Chapter 1 --- 張之洞創辦漢陽鐵廠的目的 / Chapter 2 --- 鐵廠創辦的經過 / Chapter ´Ł　 --- 燃料問題 / Chapter ´Ø　 --- 機器問題 / Chapter ´Ð　 --- 廠址問題 / Chapter 三 --- 官督商辦時期 / Chapter ´¡　 --- 鐵廠改歸官督商辦的經過 / Chapter ´Ł　 --- 燃料問題的解決´Ð萍鄉煤礦的開採 / Chapter ´Ø　 --- 與日本簽訂預借生鐵礦石價值合同的經過和影響 / Chapter ´Ð --- 機器設備的改良和擴充 / Chapter ´Þ --- 新廠址的建議 / Chapter 四 --- 商辦時期 / Chapter ´¡　 --- 清末 / Chapter 1 --- 漢治萍煤鐵廠研的合併 / Chapter 2 --- 股本的籌集 / Chapter 3 --- 經營概況 / Chapter ´Ł　 --- 民初 / Chapter 1 --- 中中合辦的問題 / Chapter 2 --- 省有問題 / Chapter 3 --- 國有問題 / Chapter 4 --- 官商合辦的問題 / Chapter ´Ø　 --- 歐戰時期 / Chapter 1 --- 歐戰對漢治萍公司的影響 / Chapter 2 --- 廿一條與漢治萍公司 / Chapter ´Ð　 --- 歐戰以後 / Chapter 1 --- 漢治萍公司的波落 / Chapter 2 --- 波落後的漢治萍公司 / Chapter 五 --- 漢治萍公司失敗的原因 / Chapter ´¡　 --- 計畫不周 / Chapter ´Ł　 --- 經營不善 / Chapter ´Ø　 --- 用人不當 / Chapter ´Ð --- 環境不良 / Chapter ´Þ --- 成本高昂 / Chapter 六 --- 總結

隨著各種無線網路技術興起至今，各類無線網路技術及產品日益成熟與普及且無線網路的使用者也逐漸變多。而今在各種無線網路的廣泛使用下、時而可見的是當一個行動使用者手持行動裝置身處在一地理環境中，手持行動裝置一經掃描後，常會發現有許多無線網路其覆蓋範圍共同覆蓋在同一個地理區域中，此時多個無線存取點(Access Point)就會發生訊號覆蓋的重疊現象。行動使用者的行動裝置常需判斷是否應該切換到另一個無線網路，此種情形也就是所謂的遞換(Handoff)情形。遞換之產生，代表行動使用者從原本的無線網路區域範圍移動到另一個無線網路範圍，此時若因外界無線電訊號有所變化或是相關網路協定運作出現狀況時、就很容易產生通訊中斷的情形。 在本論文中我們將探討在異質性網路的情況下，根據多種不同的參數、來 設計一個垂直交握(Vertical handoff)的機制。以克服在異質性網路中，時常發生連線中斷之問題。本篇論文主要引使用模糊理論概念來推論其遞換(Handoff)執行的時間點，並且明確的告知終端設備要進入何種網路。 / In this paper, we propose a terminal –control scheme to avoid unnecessary vertical handovers between 3G cellular and WLAN hotspots. The proposed algorithm is a fuzzy logic based algorithm that can adapt itself to the dynamic conditions of the hybrid networks. The scheme can reduce the access delay, unnecessary handoff probability and aid the handoff decision for better connectivity. This handoff algorithm has much better performance than conventional algorithms and can be extended to other heterogeneous networks.

《金瓶梅》續書包括《續金瓶梅》、《隔簾花影》、《三續金瓶梅》以及《金屋夢》四部小說，它們雖是依據續衍對象而被收編於同一續書群體之內，但卻各有其回應原著、前作以及時代的姿態，呈現出殊異的面貌，可說是各以不同角度在閱讀、傳播與書寫過程中展開對創作、批評的思辯。而本文即是針對此批橫跨有清一代的《金瓶梅》續書群進行個別的書寫現象考察，指出小說續書因立足於原著以及其他續書之上，在回應原著之餘，也與先前的續書有所聯繫，閱讀前作所可能產生的競爭／遊戲心態，使小說的字裡行間除了反映其時的審美效應之外，亦不時地顯露出高度自覺的創作、思考痕跡，具有「後設」的況味，而此正是本文聚焦之所在。 在章節安排上，第二章是以清初丁耀亢的《續金瓶梅》為對象，由於其體例特殊，又具鮮明的易代色彩，故此章由丁耀亢的創作意識及文類意識切入，從創作者的多重身分與視角、情節正文與邊緣文字，乃至於結合當時的社會、歷史背景以觀，以一種主、客體間交互作用的觀照來詮解《續金瓶梅》的書寫現象，把握其文本特質與後設思維。第三章則以傳播、接受的角度切入，分析據《續金瓶梅》增刪而成的兩部續書——《隔簾花影》及《金屋夢》，由增刪的內容來尋索在清初以及清末民初這兩個截然不同時空下，刪改本對原著和之前續書的接受，探求隱藏在增刪背後的意味，及其與原著、之前續書間糾葛牽纏的關係。 第四章主要是探討清中葉的《三續金瓶梅》，以此書的別名《小補奇酸誌》所透露的「小補」、「奇酸」作為思索進路，首先是在續衍的脈絡下檢視作者「如何補」《金瓶梅》，亦即如何將其對前作的理解轉化為續衍的策略，造就一種與之既相關又相悖的微妙狀態；其次是從閱讀與接受版本看《三續金瓶梅》的思想涵化；最後則是在前述的基礎上，釐清文中的互文、解構……等現象。第五章為結論，總述以上幾部《金瓶梅》續書的書寫現象，並提出本論文的觀察：《金瓶梅》續書的後設思維表現為若干相似但卻又不盡相同的書寫現象，「後設」並非意味這批續書具有的單一的、本質性的定義，而是揭示它們總是朝向無限的可能性展開，無法自我封閉，但是又具有彼此關涉、連繫的特質。 / Although all the four sequels to Jin Ping Mei, including Xu Jin Ping Mei, Ge Lian Hua Ying, San Xu Jin Ping Mei, and Jin Wu Meng, are based on the same original, Jin Ping Mei, and belong to the same category, each has its different concerns in the aspects of echoing the original, echoing the previous works and echoing its time. In other words, the four sequels start distinct arguments on creating and criticizing through reading, disseminating, and the process of writing. This thesis observes individually the writing phenomenon of sequels to Jin Ping Mei, which flourished in Qing Dynasty, and argues that the sequels standing beyond the original and other sequels not only echo the original, but also connect other previous sequels. Thus, the competing/playing response might be caused by reading the previous works makes the lines respond the sense of beauty of its time, and simultaneously appears the highly consciousness of writing and thinking. The meta-discourse it contains in the process is what this thesis focuses on. Chapter 2 discusses Ding Yao Kang’s Xu Jin Ping Mei due to its special format and its obvious color of dynastic changeover. From Ding Yao Kang’s consciousness of writing and genre, this chapter interprets this writing phenomenon of meta-discourse with the subject/object relationship from the writer’s multi-identity, from the text and the preface and postscript to the social context and historical background. Chapter 3 analyzes other two sequels, Ge Lian Hua Ying and Jin Wu Meng, based on and with additions and deletions of Xu Jin Ping Mei, from the perspectives of dissemination and reception. The additions and deletions shows the different receptions in early Qing dynasty and in the end of Qing, and also, the interwoven relationship implied in the additions and deletions, the original, and the previous sequels can be found. Chapter 4 first observes San Xu Jin Ping Mei in mid-Qing dynasty from its alias Xiao Bu Qi Suan Zh. Its “Xiao Bu” and “Qi Suan” offers to examine how the writer mends Jin Ping Mei through the way of making sequels, that is, it offers to examine how to transfer the understanding of previous works into a policy of sequels, and it achieves a contradictious state of being relevant and being opposite. Second, how San Xu Jin Ping Mei is influenced by reading and reception would be observed. Finally, the intercontextuality and deconstruction would be indicated based on the aforementioned arguments. Chapter 5 concludes that the meta-discourses presented in the writing phenomena of the four sequels of Jin Ping Mei presented are equivalent but not exactly the same. The meta-discourse does not confine the definition to be unitary and essential; rather, it illuminates their unlimited possibility of extension, which is not completely independent but interweaves to one another.

We broaden the theory of dynamical interpretation, investigate the property of commutativity and explore the subject of subgroups forming free products in Thompson's group V. We expand Brin's terminology for a revealing pair to an any tree pair. We use it to analyse the dynamical behaviour of an arbitrary tree pair which cannot occur in a revealing pair. Hence, we design a series of algorithms generating Brin's revealing pair from any tree pair, by successively eliminating the undesirable structures. To detect patterns and transitioning between tree pairs, we introduce a new combinatorial object called the chains graph. A newly defined, unique and symmetrical type of a tree pair, called a balanced tree pair, stems from the use of the chains graphs. The main theorem of Bleak et al. in "Centralizers in the R. Thompson's Group V_n" states the necessary structure of the centraliser of an element of V. We provide a converse to this theorem, by proving that each of the predicted structures is realisable. Hence we obtain a complete classification of centralisers in V. We give an explicit construction of an element of V with prescribed centraliser. The underlying concept is to embed a Cayley graph of a finite group into the flow graph (introduced in Bleak et al.) of the desired element. To reflect the symmetry, we present the resulting element in terms of a balanced tree pair. The group V is conjectured to be a universal coCF group, which generates interest in studying its subgroups. We develop a better understanding of embeddings into V by providing a necessary and sufficient dynamical condition for two subgroups (not both torsion) to form a free product in V. For this, we use the properties, explored in Bleak and Salazar-Díaz "Free Products in Thompson's Group V", of sets of so--called important points, and the Ping-Pong action induced on them.

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Na tentativa de tornar o GO mais próximo do grafeno, estruturalmente e tecnologicamente falando, o material passa por um processo de redução dos grupos funcionais oxigenados aderidos. Entretanto esse processo de redução não consegue retirar totalmente os grupos funcionais, e a esse material não completamente livre de grupos baseados no oxigênio damos o nome de óxido de grafeno reduzido (rGO). O rGO ao longo dos últimos anos se tornou alvo de pesquisas e muitas aplicações científicas e tec-nológicas como, por exemplo, em dispositivos eletrônicos orgânicos, como diodos emissores de luz (OLEDs), células solares, entre muitos outros. Para tornar este material ainda mais interessante para a área de eletrônica orgânica, propomos a dopagem das nossas moléculas de óxido de grafeno reduzido (rGOm) com átomos de boro, nitrogênio, alumínio silício, fósforo, gálio, germânio e arsênio, um de cada vez e de forma substitutiva. Nosso objetivo e´ fazer com que nosso material se torne um melhor condutor, mantendo ou melhorando sua transparência, pensando no uso deste material como eletrodos em dispositivos orgânicos. Neste trabalho, objetivamos estudar nossas moléculas de óxido de grafeno reduzido (rGOm) nos seus aspectos estruturais e eletrônicos, utilizando métodos semi-empíricos e ab initio a nível DFT, implementados nos programas GAMESS e MOPAC. Usamos como modelos de rGO estruturas contendo 42, 84 e 154 átomos, derivados da molécula de coroneno com adição de três grupos funcionais oxigenados: hidroxil, carboxil e epoxi. Começamos o trabalho fazendo uma busca conformacional da estrutura das nossas rGOm incluindo cada grupo funcional oxigenado ligado aos carbonos dos coronenos. Estudamos as rGOm juntamente com a dopagem, substituindo carbonos na estrutura pelos seguintes átomos: nitrogênio (N), boro (B), fósforo (P), silício (Si), alumínio (Al), arsênio (As), germânio (Ge) e gálio (Ga). Substituímos um átomo da folha de carbono de cada vez. Analisamos o gap de energia entre os estados eletrônicos de fronteira do material, a fim de encontrar tanto o sítio com menor energia total como o sítio com menor valor de gap. Realizamos os cálculos de energia e valor de gap das dopagens mencionadas acima em diferentes níveis de métodos, utilizamos tanto métodos semiempírico (PM3, PM6), quanto DFT (B3LYP, com base 6-31G), fizemos também comparação entre diferentes tipos de aproximação (UHF e RHF) com o objetivo de saber se essas aproximações eram compatíveis entre sícomparando energia total, gap e geometria. Por fim, um dos principais resultados foi a dopagem da rGOm com alumínio. O alumínio quando colocado em alguns sítios específicos promove a aproximação dos orbitais de fronteira, diminuindo o gap, tornando a rGOm do-pado com alumínio um material com propensão a melhor condução elétrica que a rGOm sem dopagem, o que aumenta o interesse na utilização deste material para eletrônica orgânica. / Recently, graphene oxide (GO) has become a material of great physical and technological interest and not only an intermediate material in the synthesis of graphene, but also as a product for direct applications. In an attempt to make GO closer to graphene, structurally and technologically speaking, the material undergoes a process of reduction of adhered oxygenated functional groups. Howe-ver, this reduction process does not completely remove the functional groups, and this material which is not completely free of oxygen-based groups, is called redu-ced graphene oxide (rGO). Over the past few years, RGO has become the target of research and many scientific and technological applications, such as organic electronic devices such as light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), solar cells, and many others. To make this material even more interesting to the area of organic elec-tronics, we propose the doping of our reduced graphene oxide molecules (rGO m) with boron, nitrogen, silicon aluminium, phosphorus, gallium, germanium and arsenic, one at a time and in a substitute way. Our goal is to make our material become a better conductor, maintaining or improving its transparency, thinking of using this material as electrodes in organic devices. In this work, we aim to study our reduced graphene oxide molecules (rGOm) in their structural and electronic aspects, using semi-empirical and ab initio methods at the DFT level, implemented in the GAMESS and MOPAC programs. We used as RGO models structures containing 42, 84 and 154 atoms derived from the coronon molecule with addition of three oxygenated functional groups: hidroxyl, carboxyl and epoxy. We begin the work by making a conformational search of the structure of our rGOm including each oxygenated functional group attached to the carbon atoms of the coronenes. We study the rGOm along with doping, replacing carbons in the structure with the following atoms: nitrogen (N), boron (B), phosphorus (P), silicon (Si), aluminium (Al), arsenic, germanium (Ge) and gallium (Ga). We replace one atom of the carbon sheet each time. We analyzed the energy gap between the border electronic states of the material in order to find both the site with the lowest total energy and the site with the least gap value. We performed the energy calculations and gap value of the above-mentioned dops at different levels of methods, we used both semi-empirical methods (PM3, PM6) and DFT (B3LYP, based on 6-31G), we also compared different types of approximations (UHF and RHF) in order to know if these were compatible with each other comparing total energy, gap and geometry. Finally, one of the main results was the doping of rGOm with aluminium. Aluminium when placed at some specific sites promotes the approach of border orbitals by reducing the gap, making aluminium-doped rGOm a material with a propensity for better electrical conduction than rGOm without doping, which increases the interest in using this material for organic electronics.

近年來，國內有越來越多藝文活動、表演組織出現，參與人數也漸漸成長，藝文活動對於國民的重要性提升。然而在表演藝術市場中，表演藝術團體必須面對的除了國內外表演團體作品增加，市場競爭激烈之外，表演藝術觀眾的消費常會受到社會、經濟因素等影響，使表演藝術團體收入無法穩定成長。因此，培養表演藝術觀眾，並提升觀眾對於表演藝術團體的喜好與忠誠度，讓觀眾願意持續觀賞表演，進而成為表演藝術團體的擁護者，對於表演組織而言為一重要課題。 　　本研究旨在了解表演藝術組織的觀眾如何從非觀眾成為忠實觀眾的過程，並以成立時間長、累積觀眾數多且與觀眾有密切互動關係的「屏風表演班」做為研究個案，藉由深入訪談，以了解觀眾在成為忠實觀眾過程中的內外在影響因素、心理狀態與行為。 　　本研究發現，觀眾的初次觀賞理由主要是透過不同管道認識表演團體、對於表演團體產生興趣，再加上口碑宣傳，增加對於表演的信任，提升購票意願。初次觀賞時，如果能將表演與自身經驗連結，從中獲得共鳴與感動，會讓觀眾留下深刻的印象。此外，能夠加上愉快地整體觀賞體驗與表演團體主動提供下一次的節目資訊與優惠，會提升觀眾持續觀賞的意願。觀眾在受到表演藝術團體的獨特之處、表演內外與觀眾生活的連結，與好的服務品質所吸引，在累積多次滿意的觀賞經驗後，對於表演品質信賴，成為忠實觀眾；而觀眾加入表演團體的會員與志工後，對於團體會有更高的忠誠度。培養忠實觀眾不僅能維持既有觀眾，還能透過口碑吸引新的觀眾。本研究透過了解成為忠實觀眾的歷程，以提供表演藝術組織培養忠實觀眾做為參考。 / Recently, there are more and more performing activities and organizations, and there are also a growing number of people willing to participate in these activities. The importance of performance activities to people is increasing; however, in performing arts market, the organizations have to face not only the competitive market, but also the unstable income because performing arts consumption is frequently affected by social, economic or other determinants. Therefore, audience development, increasing preferences for performing arts and enhancing loyalty which makes audiences keep watching the performances have become crucial for performing arts organizations. The purpose of this research is to understand the process from non-audience to loyal performing arts organization audience. This research uses The Ping-Fong Acting Troupe as a case, which was founded in 1980s and had established close relationship with its audiences. Through in-depth interviews, this research examines the internal and external factors to become the loyal audiences. The research finds out that, the audiences notice the performing arts organization by different ways in the beginning. Next, they become interested and trust in the organization due to word of mouth. They decide to buy the performance tickets for the first try. During the performance, when they feel connected to the performance, they would be touched and impressed deeply. Furthermore, if the audience have nice overall watching experiences, and the organization offer the discount for the next show initiatively, the audience will be more likely to keep watching the performance played by the organization. In this stage, the audiences are attracted to the unique merits of the organization, the connection between the show and their experience, and high service quality. After they have several satisfying watching experiences, they become having confidence in the performance quality, and become loyal audiences. After the audience join the membership system and become the volunteer of the organization, they will be more loyal to the organization. Developing loyal audience not only maintain the audience, but also appeal to new audiences by word of mouth. To sum up, the research focus on realizing the process of becoming the loyal audience and it is expected to contribute to both practice and theory in arts management.

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