scholarly journals The contribution of tourism to the Croatian Economy

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neven Ivandić ◽  
Ivan Šutalo
Keyword(s):  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Tourist Industry ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Multiplicative Effects ◽  
Positive Effect

In order to understand the contribution of tourism to the economy and the effects of possible structural changes during the tourism boom that Croatia is currently facing, the article focuses on the place and role of tourism in the Croatian economy and its impact on the output of the most relevant industries. The aim of the paper is to estimate the contribution of tourism to the gross domestic product of Croatia and to measure the multiplicative effects of tourism consumption on the different industries of the economy during a nine year period, based on a specific methodological framework, which integrates tourism satellite and input-output models in three different years. The analysis has provided an approximation of the total tourist industry contribution to the national economy, ranging from 14.2 to 16.3 percent of the gross value added of the whole of the economy. It concludes that tourism consumption has a positive effect on both tourism and non-tourism products and activities. Improvement of the quality of the research within the input-output framework requires the process of the fractionalization of input-output tables but also a more precise extraction of activities characteristic of tourism than there has previously been.

Economic Growth: New Problems and New Risks

2006 ◽  
pp. 20-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ershov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Rate Of Growth

The economic growth, which is underway in Russia, raises new questions to be addressed. How to improve the quality of growth, increasing the role of new competitive sectors and transforming them into the driving force of growth? How can progressive structural changes be implemented without hampering the rate of growth in general? What are the main external and internal risks, which may undermine positive trends of development? The author looks upon financial, monetary and foreign exchange aspects of the problem and comes up with some suggestions on how to make growth more competitive and sustainable.

scholarly journals Do patients value a hospital’s innovativeness reputation? A multi-method approach to assess the relative importance of innovativeness reputation in patients’ hospital choice

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Gurtner ◽  
Nadine Hietschold ◽  
María Vaquero Martín
Keyword(s):  
Value Added ◽  
Patient Choice ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Hospital Choice ◽  
Patient Decision ◽  
Technical Innovations ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Method Approach

Innovations in health care are costly and risky, but they also provide the opportunity for hospitals to increase quality of care, to distinguish themselves from competitors and to attract patients. While numerous hospitals strive to increase their innovativeness by adopting a costly innovation leader strategy, the question of whether this actually influences the patient’s choice remains unanswered. To understand the role of innovativeness from the patient perspective, this study conceptualizes the construct of innovativeness reputation of hospitals and determines its relevance in patients’ hospital choice decisions. In the pretest, we identified six dimensions of innovativeness reputation such as progressive work procedures and value added services. We then used three different quantitative multi-criteria decision-making methods to evaluate the relative importance of innovativeness reputation in patient choice. We collected data from 355 former German patients who had undergone elective non-emergency surgery. Overall, innovativeness reputation accounts for 11.6%–16.8% of the patient decision. Innovativeness reputation has a moderate influence on hospital choice and should be taken into account by managers. Since technical innovations are costly, hospitals should use other means to enhance their innovative image. Strategies such as emphasizing value added services can enable hospitals to increase their innovativeness reputation efficiently.

scholarly journals Therapeutic effects of lignans in women in perimenopausal and postmenopausal periods (review of literature)

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-34
Author(s):  
Lyudmila A. Ozolinya ◽  
Valentina V. Litvinova
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Perimenopausal Women ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Low Incidence ◽  
Positive Effect

Today, there is a tendency towards an increase of the number of the female population that has crossed the line of menopause, which makes it more urgent to improve the quality of life of women and to develop safe methods for the prevention and treatment of climacteric syndrome (CS), which is an integral medical, social and economic problems. In view of the presence of contraindications for use and defined risks of complications with the use of hormone menopausal therapy (HRT), it is necessary to develop alternative methods for the prevention and treatment of perimenopausal symptoms. This literary review of domestic and foreign sources demonstrates information about the role of the plant lignan 7-hydroxymatairezinol (7-HMR) in maintaining the physical and psychoemotional health of women in the period of peri- and postmenopause. As a result of the analysis of the therapeutic effects of the 7-HMR molecule, the ability to relieve the main symptoms of CS (neurovegetative presentations and emotional disorders), to improve the general state of health and metabolic profile of perimenopausal women was revealed. High safety and low incidence of side effects were noted, as well as a positive effect on the dynamics of body weight. The presence of a stable anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity 7-HMR makes it possible to recommend this lignan to women in the climacteric period as an effective drug for the prevention of the formation of immune deficiency, which contributes to the development of oncological and autoimmune diseases. The proven antitumor activity confirms the promise of using the 7-HMR for the implementation of oncopreventive measures in women of peri- and postmenopausal age.

scholarly journals Positive Effect of Electroacupuncture Treatment on Gut Motility in Constipated Mice Is Related to Rebalancing the Gut Microbiota

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Mingmin Xu ◽  
Lu Wang ◽  
Yu Guo ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Ying Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Functional Constipation ◽  
Therapeutic Modality ◽  
Functional Bowel Disorder ◽  
Intestinal Dysbiosis ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Electroacupuncture Treatment

Functional constipation (FC) is a common and often recurrent functional bowel disorder that seriously affects the quality of life of affected individuals and incurs a significant economic burden on both the individual and society. There is accumulating evidence that intestinal dysbiosis contributes to constipation and that rebalancing the gut microbiota may be a novel therapeutic modality for FC. Electroacupuncture (EA) has been shown to restore the gut microbiota to normal levels in a variety of diseases. Additionally, several high-quality clinical studies have confirmed that EA is an effective, sustained, and safe treatment for FC. However, whether the effects of EA are secondary to changes in the gut microbiota and how EA modulates intestinal dysbiosis induced by constipation are unknown. Therefore, here, we focused on the potential regulatory mechanisms of EA on diphenoxylate-induced constipation in mice by analyzing structural changes in the gut microbiota. Our results showed that EA treatment effectively rebalanced the gut microbiota of constipated mice, mainly by decreasing the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio, which may represent one way in which EA promotes gastrointestinal motility and alleviates constipation. Our findings lay the foundation for further mechanistic and clinical research into the application of EA in patients with FC.

scholarly journals The Role of Quality of Work Life in Organizational Commitment in Islamic Banks

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 515
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Ali Alrousan ◽  
Shireen Mahmoud AlAli
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Statistical Program ◽  
Positive Effect

The study aims to identify the correlation and impact relationship between the quality of work life and the organizational commitment, and to show the strength of this relationship and its impact, and then provide a theoretical framework for the study variables. The practical aspect was distributed over a sample consisting of (77) persons working in Islamic banks. After the collection and processing of data using the statistical program (spss), the results showed a positive relationship between the variables of the study as well as the existence of a positive effect and accordingly, a number of recommendations were made.

Intergroup contact and willingness for renewed cohabitation in Cyprus: Exploring the mediating and moderating mechanisms

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 578-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deniz Yucel ◽  
Charis Psaltis
Keyword(s):  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Divided Societies ◽  
Greek Cypriot ◽  
Turkish Cypriot ◽  
Greek Cypriots ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Effect Of Age

One of the major challenges in divided societies is finding ways to overcome geographical partition by increasing readiness for cohabitation in mixed areas. Cyprus has faced a protracted situation of division (between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots) for the last 44 years. In this paper, we explore the role of intergroup contact (both quantity and quality of contact) in enhancing the willingness of members of these two communities to reestablish cohabitation, using representative survey samples from both communities. We hypothesize that such an effect is mediated by a decrease in the levels of prejudice between the two communities and an increase in the levels of trust. In addition, we hypothesize that the direct effect of intergroup contact and the indirect effect of intergroup contact through trust and prejudice are both moderated by age. To explore these hypotheses, we collected data from a representative sample of 502 Greek Cypriots and 504 Turkish Cypriots. The hypotheses are tested among the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot samples separately. In both samples, the results show that the positive effect of intergroup contact on willingness for renewed cohabitation is mediated by both trust and prejudice. There is also some support for the moderating effect of age for both the direct and indirect effects of intergroup contact.

Response of green gram to potassium and zinc application

1984 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-255
Author(s):  
B. Singh ◽  
B. S. Badhoria
Keyword(s):  
Green Gram ◽  
Cereal Crops ◽  
Zinc Treatment ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Growth Attributes ◽  
Grain Yield And Quality ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Zinc Application

Green gram is one of the most important kharif pulse crops of India. It is of short duration, can fit well in crop rotation and, therefore, can be grown throughout the year. Information has been accumulating concerning the role of potassium and zinc in cereal crops but very little information is available regarding the nutrition of potassium and its interaction with zinc on the yield and quality of pulses. However, Malewar, Budhewar & Jadhav (1980) and Ghildiyal, Saini & Sirohi (1975) have reported significant positive effect of zinc treatment on growth attributes in green gram. The present investigations were, therefore, planned to study individual and interaction effects of potassium and zinc on growth, dry-matter and grain yield and quality of green gram.

scholarly journals FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KUALITAS LAPORAN KEUANGAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH KOTA SEMARANG

KINERJA ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 179
Author(s):  
Lilis Setyowati ◽  
Wikan Isthika ◽  
Ririh Dian Pratiwi
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Role Of It ◽  
Positive Effect

AbstractThe purpose of this study is analyze the factors influence the quality of financial statement .This study uses primary data obtained from questionnaires to accounting of SKPD Semarang. The method used in this research is multiple regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that (1) the variable role of information technology did not significantly affect the quality of financial statements, (2) the competence of human resources significant positive effect on the quality of financial statements, (3) the role of internal audit significant positive effect on the quality of financial statements.Keywords: role of IT, competence of human resources, role of internal audit, and quality of financial statement

Accounting for carbon emissions associated with tourism-related consumption

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 510-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meiwei Tang ◽  
Shouzhong Ge
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Output Table ◽  
Goods And Services

This article explores the issues of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions resulting from the production of the goods and services provided to supply tourism consumption. First, we define the scope of tourism activities and the resulting tourism consumption and tourism direct gross value added (TDGVA). Second, we calculate CO2 emissions for sectors and compile a carbon input-output table (CIOT). Third, we adjust the tourism-related products consumed according to the range of the corresponding sectors of the CIOT. Finally, we use Shanghai as an example to calculate the carbon emissions that result from tourism consumption using the input-output model. This study shows that the TDGVA accounted for 7.97% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2012, whereas the carbon footprint of tourism accounted for 20.45% of total carbon emissions. The results demonstrate that tourism is not a low-carbon industry in Shanghai.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF KEY FACTORS FOR COMPETITIVENESS IN THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY: PERSPECTIVE OF THE BUSINESSMAN IN COLOMBIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Nelson Antonio Monsalve Moreno ◽  
H. Mauricio Silva Díez
Keyword(s):  
Value Added ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Economic Openness ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Positive Effect

This paper presents an analysis of the key factors that, seen from the point of view of entrepreneurs in the software development industry in Colombia, may have a positive effect on the competitiveness of this sector. The starting point of this research is based on improvement opportunities for these companies, taking into account the attractive aspect of this industry due to its high degree of innovation and value-added products.The research was developed with a mixed approach, with an exploratory and a descriptive scope; performing an interpretative work on bibliographic sources and subsequently designing an instrument for acquiring data related to factors that influence the competitiveness of the sector. From these results, a correlation analysis of variables, useful for purposes of sectoral intervention was performed.As a result, there is a correlation between competitiveness and the variables associated with government support, quality of education, existing certifications and processes of economic openness. These results are expected to be useful in promoting programs, plans, and sectoral projects for continuous improvement of the companies that are part of the analyzed sector.

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