An advertising campaign’s impact on public awareness of vitiligo: a Google-Trends® analysis (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédéric Lapostolle ◽  
Charles Durand ◽  
Lisa Weisslinger ◽  
Chloe Baker ◽  
Frédéric Adnet
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Google Trends ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Median Frequency ◽  
The Public ◽  
Fashion Brand ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Internet Searches ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND The internet has changed the world. Meanwhile, internet searches themselves are now also being used a scientific tool. Recently, a famous European fashion brand (Desigual®) published as publicity, the photograph of a young model with vitiligo. OBJECTIVE To study the impact of the public display of such a rare disease on related internet searches. METHODS To do this, we investigated the Google Trends according to previously recommended methods. We compared the number of internet searches using the word ‘’vitiligo’’ and the model’s name, before and after the publication of this picture. Google Trends gives the frequency of such requests on a scale from 0 to 100, 100 corresponding to the maximum number of requests during the period of interest. A six year period was studied; three years before and three years after the campaign (i.e. 2013 September 1st). RESULTS The median frequency of searches for ‘’vitiligo’’ according to Google Trends, worldwide, was 52 (46-61) during the reference period. After the campaign, the median number of internet requests significantly increased to 70 (59-79) (p<0.0001). Seasonal variability was observed in both periods. During the same periods, the median number of internet searches based on the name of the model significantly increased, from 0 (0-0) to 24 (15-31) (p<0,0001). CONCLUSIONS This advertising campaign featuring a model with vitiligo seems to have been associated with a significant increase in internet searches for this condition. Such campaigns could indeed help to incidentally ‘’popularize’’ such skin disorders, with better public understanding contributing to an improvement in patients’ quality of life. CLINICALTRIAL Not applicable

scholarly journals The European Parliament Elections 2014

2014 ◽  
pp. 5-20
Author(s):  
A. Avilova ◽  
A. Gutnick ◽  
Y. Kvashnin ◽  
V. Olenchenko ◽  
N. Toganova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Uk ◽  
European Parliament Elections ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

The article is devoted to the European Parliament elections held in May 2014. Their results are analyzed on two levels – national and pan-European. On the national one the authors provide case studies of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland, Italy and Greece. The impact of economic crisis and later the severe public debt crisis in Eurozone countries on the EU Parliament elections is estimated. Another factor examined in the study is the public awareness of the EU’s institutions in everyday life. The authors point out the contradiction between the public opinion on these institutions and the ongoing process of further integration due to the crises in such fields as finances and government expenditures. The latest process is viewed by the experts as a positive one, but the lack of public understanding resulted in abstention, protest voting and the rise of right-wing and populist parties. The national case studies showed that the situation varied from country to country. In some of them the pan-European agenda has played a greater role, in others it influenced the elections, but in the end they were mainly a referendum on the national government performance. The case of the UK illustrated the first tendency, but partly also the second one: the elections not only put the question about the country’s role in the EU, but also reflected the citizens’ discontent in mainstream politics. France, Greece and partly Italy showed that the voters disapprove the EU politics, especially concerning such fields as immigration and economic and debt crisis. The Polish case demonstrates that the lack of information on the EU’s institutions can jeopardize the positions of centrist parties even in a very pro-European country. The election results in FRG confirm that the Germans are trying to identify their country’s role in the European institutions and find the right attitude toward its growing responsibility for the integration process.

scholarly journals Pendidikan Pengelolaan Sampah Menggunakan Konsep 6M untuk Masyarakat Sumbawa

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Supratman
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Percentage Increase ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to determine the education of process waste 6M concept can provide insight to the public about waste management Households in the district of Sumbawa, To find an application that can be related to the management of household waste with 6M concepts, and to determine the impact that occurs when the public understanding of garbage is still minimal as trigger environmental damage. The model used in this research is quantitative descriptive provide socialization of 6M concept by testing the understanding and action keteramplan before and after the action and FGD (Focus Group Descution), bringing together the public perception of waste management with the concept 6M. This model is made for the purpose of data collection and verification of data. The design of this study using the technique of pretest-posttest or before and after the action and FGD. in the process of collecting information as described in the flow chart descriptive research with quantitative approach on the management of household waste. This study aims to gain a real picture of the waste processing education using 6M concept to the public in Sumbawa regency. The results of the analysis of citizen understanding keluarahan Seeds goods Sumbawa before action is 57.61 while after action increased by 81.90 percentage increase is 81.65%. In the harbor village of Sumbawa District of Labuhan Badas average value before the action of 50.47 and after the action of 80.95 percentage increase of 29.9%. The results of the community skills in waste management in urban village concept Brang 6M Seeds value after the action of 81.19 while the village harbor Sumbawa after the action of 78.57 with a high category. The similarity of the public perception of waste management can be described as follows. that overall participants socialization has been followed properly. waste management education research with 6M concepts tested on non-formal sector is the mother-housewife RT, RW, Village Badas Badas Labuahan District of Sumbawa Besar and mother-housewife RT, RW keluarahan Seeds Brang Sumbawa District of Sumbawa, provide good autput in upayameningkatkan community understanding and skills in the management of household waste.

scholarly journals Pendidikan Pengelolaan Sampah Menggunakan Konsep 6M untuk Masyarakat Sumbawa

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Supratman
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Percentage Increase ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to determine the education of process waste 6M concept can provide insight to the public about waste management Households in the district of Sumbawa, To find an application that can be related to the management of household waste with 6M concepts, and to determine the impact that occurs when the public understanding of garbage is still minimal as trigger environmental damage. The model used in this research is quantitative descriptive provide socialization of 6M concept by testing the understanding and action keteramplan before and after the action and FGD (Focus Group Descution), bringing together the public perception of waste management with the concept 6M. This model is made for the purpose of data collection and verification of data. The design of this study using the technique of pretest-posttest or before and after the action and FGD. in the process of collecting information as described in the flow chart descriptive research with quantitative approach on the management of household waste. This study aims to gain a real picture of the waste processing education using 6M concept to the public in Sumbawa regency. The results of the analysis of citizen understanding keluarahan Seeds goods Sumbawa before action is 57.61 while after action increased by 81.90 percentage increase is 81.65%. In the harbor village of Sumbawa District of Labuhan Badas average value before the action of 50.47 and after the action of 80.95 percentage increase of 29.9%. The results of the community skills in waste management in urban village concept Brang 6M Seeds value after the action of 81.19 while the village harbor Sumbawa after the action of 78.57 with a high category. The similarity of the public perception of waste management can be described as follows. that overall participants socialization has been followed properly. Waste management education research with 6M concepts tested on non-formal sector is the mother-housewife RT, RW, Village Badas Badas Labuahan District of Sumbawa Besar and mother-housewife RT, RW keluarahan Seeds Brang Sumbawa District of Sumbawa, provide good autput in upayameningkatkan community understanding and skills in the management of household waste.

scholarly journals Changes in the Soundscape of the Public Space Close to a Highway by a Noise Control Intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5284
Author(s):  
Timothy Van Renterghem ◽  
Francesco Aletta ◽  
Dick Botteldooren
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Noise Abatement ◽  
Acoustic Environment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Control Intervention ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Noise Shielding ◽  
Visual Preferences ◽  
The Impact

The deployment of measures to mitigate sound during propagation outdoors is most often a compromise between the acoustic design, practical limitations, and visual preferences regarding the landscape. The current study of a raised berm next to a highway shows a number of common issues like the impact of the limited length of the noise shielding device, initially non-dominant sounds becoming noticeable, local drops in efficiency when the barrier is not fully continuous, and overall limited abatement efficiencies. Detailed assessments of both the objective and subjective effect of the intervention, both before and after the intervention was deployed, using the same methodology, showed that especially the more noise sensitive persons benefit from the noise abatement. Reducing the highest exposure levels did not result anymore in a different perception compared to more noise insensitive persons. People do react to spatial variation in exposure and abatement efficiency. Although level reductions might not be excessive in many real-life complex multi-source situations, they do improve the perception of the acoustic environment in the public space.

scholarly journals What Affects Chinese Residents’ Perceptions of Climate Change?

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinjia Wu ◽  
Jiansheng Qu ◽  
Hengji Li ◽  
Li Xu ◽  
Hongfen Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Climate Change Risk ◽  
Climate Governance ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
National Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation

The theme of global sustainable development has changed from environmental management to climate governance, and relevant policies on climate governance urgently need to be implemented by the public. The public understanding of climate change has become the prerequisite and basis for implementing various climate change policies. In order to explore the affected factors of climate change perception among Chinese residents, this study was conducted across 31 provinces and regions of China through field household surveys and interviews. Combined with the residents’ perception of climate change with the possible affected factors, the related factors affecting Chinese residents’ perception of climate change were explored. The results show that the perceptive level of climate change of Chinese residents is related to the education level and the household size of residents. Improving public awareness of climate change risk in the context of climate change through multiple channels will also help to improve residents’ awareness of climate change. On the premise of improving the level of national education, improving education on climate change in school education and raising awareness of climate change risk among dependents will help to improve the level of Chinese residents’ awareness of climate change, which could be instrumental in promoting public participation in climate change mitigation and adaptation actions.

scholarly journals Impact of the pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review on provincial concordance with respect to cancer drug funding decisions and time to funding

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 295 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Srikanthan ◽  
H. Mai ◽  
N. Penner ◽  
E. Amir ◽  
A. Laupacis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Linear Models ◽  
Drug Product ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Cancer Drug ◽  
Cancer Drugs ◽  
Oncology Drug ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Canadian Provinces ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Drug Review

Background The pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pcodr) was implemented in 2011 to address uneven drug coverage and lack of transparency with respect to the various provincial cancer drug review processes in Canada. We evaluated the impact of the pcodr on provincial decision concordance and time from Notice of Compliance (noc) to drug funding.Methods In a retrospective review, Health Canada’s Drug Product Database was used to identify new indications for cancer drugs between January 2003 and May 2014, and provincial formulary listings for drug-funding dates and decisions between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2014 were retrieved. Multiple linear models and quantile regressions were used to evaluate changes in time to decision-making before and after the implementation of the pcodr. Agreement of decisions between provinces was evaluated using kappa statistics.Results Data were available from 9 provinces (all Canadian provinces except Quebec), identifying 88 indications that represented 51 unique cancer drugs. Two provinces lacked available data for all 88 indications at the time of data collection. Interprovincial concordance in drug funding decisions significantly increased after the pcodr’s implementation (Brennan-Prediger coefficient: 0.54 pre-pcodr vs. 0.78 post-pcodr; p = 0.002). Nationwide, the median number of days from Health Canada’s noc date to the date of funding significantly declined (to 393 days from 522 days, p < 0.001). Exploratory analyses excluding provinces with incomplete data did not change the results.Conclusions After the implementation of the pcodr, greater concordance in cancer drug funding decisions between provinces and decreased time to funding decisions were observed.

scholarly journals Lockdown Lives: A longitudinal study of inter-relationships amongst feelings of loneliness, social contacts and solidarity during the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolien van Breen ◽  
Maja Kutlaca ◽  
Yasin Koc ◽  
Bertus F. Jeronimus ◽  
Anne Margit Reitsema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Public Debate ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
National Data ◽  
Social Contacts ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
Time Points ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cross National

In this work, we study how social contacts and feelings of solidarity shape experiences of loneliness during the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020. We draw on cross-national data, collected across four time points between mid-March until early May 2020. We situate our work within the public debate on these issues and discuss to what extent the public understanding of the impact of lockdown is borne out in the data. Results show, first, that although online contacts are beneficial in combating feelings of loneliness, people who feel more lonely are less likely to make use of this strategy. Second, online contacts do not function as a substitute to face-to-face contacts - in fact, more frequent online contacts in earlier weeks predicted an increase in face-to-face contacts in later weeks. Finally, solidarity played only a small role in shaping people’s feelings of loneliness during lockdown. In sum, our findings suggest that we must look beyond the current focus on online contact and solidarity, if we want to help people address their feelings of loneliness. We hope that this work will be instrumental not only in understanding the impact of the lockdown in early 2020, but also in preparing for possible future lockdown periods.

scholarly journals Public awareness and their attitudes toward adopting renewable energy technologies in Afghanistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-91
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hamed Patmal ◽  
Habiburrahman Shiran
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
The Government

This research investigates the factors that potentially affect public attitudes and their adoption of renewable energy technologies for electrical energy production in Afghanistan. The study is carried out with a survey from Kabul and its neighboring provinces including Logar, Maidan Wardak, Nangarhar, Ghazni, Parwan & Kapisa provinces. We used a random sampling process to collect data using a web-based questionnaire. The survey was well designed to highlight conveniently the public understanding, willingness, and attitudes toward adopting renewable energy technologies (RETs). The outcome of the survey is then evaluated to discover the most potential factor affecting public acceptance of RETs. The results declared that the educational level, expertise in RETs, and income of respondents are positively related, while the age of respondents is negatively related to the public willingness on the use and investment in RETs. The majority of respondents have used one type of RETs, however, 23 % of respondents have not used any type of RETs. Study shows that the RETs use and access to grid electricity are reversely related, where the access is lower, the RETs use is higher and vice versa. Most of the respondents were not well informed and most disagreed with the government policies on RETs, therefore, public awareness programs on RETs and government policies are recommended. The majority of respondents were willing to invest in RETs, therefore, the government should commit itself and support private sectors to invest in RETs and take part in its development.

scholarly journals Walking on Water—A Natural Experiment of a Population Health Intervention to Promote Physical Activity after the Winter Holidays

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (19) ◽  
pp. 3627
Author(s):  
Jonathan McGavock ◽  
Nicole Brunton ◽  
Nika Klaprat ◽  
Anders Swanson ◽  
Dave Pancoe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Annual Household Income ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
The Public ◽  
Population Health Intervention ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Urban Trail

Background: Very few experimental studies exist describing the effect of changes to the built environment and opportunities for physical activity (PA). We examined the impact of an urban trail created on a frozen waterway on visitor counts and PA levels. Methods: We studied a natural experiment in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that included 374,204 and 237,362 trail users during the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 winter seasons. The intervention was a 10 km frozen waterway trail lasting 8–10 weeks. The comparator conditions were the time periods immediately before and after the intervention when ~10 kms of land-based trails were accessible to the public. A convenience sample of 466 participants provided directly measured PA while on the frozen waterway. Results: Most trail users were 35 years or older (73%), Caucasian (77%), and had an annual household income >$50,000 (61%). Mean daily trail network visits increased ~four-fold when the frozen waterway was open (median and interquartile range (IQR) = 710 (239–1839) vs. 2897 (1360–5583) visits/day, p < 0.001), compared with when it was closed. Users achieved medians of 3852 steps (IQR: 2574–5496 steps) and 23 min (IQR: 13–37 min) of moderate to vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) per visit, while 37% of users achieved ≥30 min of MVPA. Conclusion: A winter-specific urban trail network on a frozen waterway substantially increased visits to an existing urban trail network and was associated with a meaningful dose of MVPA. Walking on water could nudge populations living in cold climates towards more activity during winter months.

scholarly journals Public awareness of tetralogy of Fallot after Jimmy Kimmel Live! television episode: A cross-sectional analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Greiner ◽  
Abraham Lee ◽  
Jake Checketts ◽  
Micah Hartwell
Keyword(s):  
Tetralogy Of Fallot ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Rare Disorders ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Live Television ◽  
Socially Isolated ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
The Impact

AbstractBackgroundPersons with rare disorders, such as tetralogy of Fallot, often feel socially isolated due to poor public awareness of the disorder. On 1 May 2017, Jimmy Kimmel aired a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live! highlighting the impact of tetralogy of Fallot on his son and how the public can learn more about the disorder.MethodsWe tracked public interest in tetralogy of Fallot using Google Trends and Twitter after the episode and constructed an autoregressive integrated moving average algorithm to calculate search volumes had Kimmel not aired the episode.ResultsGoogle searches and the number of Tweets for tetralogy of Fallot increased by 3063.27% and 4672.62%, respectively, above expected.ConclusionsOur findings indicate that television talk shows may represent strong outlets for increasing public awareness of rare disorders.

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