scholarly journals Consumer Confusion and Green Consumption Intentions from the Perspective of Food-Related Lifestyles on Organic Infant Milk Formulas

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1606
Author(s):  
Shao-Ping Yang ◽  
Shu-Chun Chang ◽  
Ta-Ching Liang ◽  
Rospita Odorlina P. Situmorang ◽  
Minhas Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Milk Formula ◽  
Green Consumption ◽  
Consumer Confusion ◽  
Consumption Intentions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Levels

A sustainable lifestyle and green consumption are becoming popular nowadays due to increased awareness of environmental issues and many incidents regarding food safety. This has triggered the rapid development of the marketing of green products and the promotion of many green brands which causes confusion among consumers. This paper’s purpose is to evaluate the relationship between this consumer confusion and different Food-Related Lifestyles (FRLs) tending towards green consumption, taking as a case study organic infant milk formula. This study was based on an online survey which was conducted with 381 Taiwanese parents and carried out from January to February 2019. Through cluster analysis, this study categorized the different FRLs into three groups, i.e., consumers unfamiliar with food product quality, consumers who value food quality, and consumers who value food practicality. This study found that there is no significant correlation between different levels of consumer confusion and different FRLs. Furthermore, different consumers’ FRLs have significant correlations with green consumption intention. This study also found a positive relationship between consumer confusion and green consumption intention.

scholarly journals CONSUMER ENVIRONMENT RESPONSIBILITY AND CONCERN ON GREEN CONSUMPTION: UNAVAILABILITY OF ECO-PRODUCT MODERATION

TRIKONOMIKA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Dandy Marcelino ◽  
Teguh Widodo
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Green Consumption ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The People ◽  
Consumption Intentions ◽  
Associative Design

Since the emergence of negative issues about the environment, caused human awareness level began to emerge. The green lifestyle is now starting widely applied by the people. The purpose of this study is to build a research framework, which helps companies to generate green consumption intention through the predictors of environmental responsibility mediated by environmental concern and moderated by green product unavailability. This research is classified as quantitative that used associative design with case study approach on Nutrifood company. The research model used is Structural Equation Modeling with questionnaire survey method to compile data from 269 people who know and have looked for Nutrifood products in Indonesia. The findings of this study reveals that environment concern is an important precursor and intermediary that helps encourage green consumption intention through consumer environment responsibility. The green products unavailability has moderating role between environment responsibility and green consumption intentions.

scholarly journals The Influencing Factors of a Polycentric Employment System on Jobs-Housing Matching—A Case Study of Hangzhou, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5752
Author(s):  
Juan Zhu ◽  
Xinyi Niu ◽  
Cheng Shi
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Threshold Value ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Employment System ◽  
Employment Density ◽  
Industrial Diversity ◽  
Employment Centers ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Levels

This paper discusses the relationship between the polycentric spatial structure and jobs-housing matching and its influencing factors in the urbanized area of Hangzhou City in China. First, 42 employment centers are identified while using the method of the threshold value of employment density and employment to residence ratio based on the places of employment and residence that were identified from cellphone signaling data. This study found that Hangzhou have remarkable features of a polycentric system. Second, we use the jobs-housing matching rate index to measure the jobs-housing matching characteristics of employment centers. We found that the polycentric structure does not guarantee jobs-housing matching of all centers, although nearly half of the employment centers had good jobs-housing matching and 14.29% do not achieve jobs-housing matching, which indicates the uncertainty of “co-location hypothesis” in China. Employment centers of different levels, industry types, and locations also display certain regularity in their jobs-housing matching level. Third, by using correlation analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis, we found that, besides the polycentric factor, the spatial and industrial factors also exert a certain effect on jobs-housing matching, reasonable control of the employment center size, employment to resident ratio, and industrial diversity are the determinants that affect the jobs-housing matching level.

scholarly journals Using conceptual modeling to improve genome data management

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Óscar Pastor ◽  
Ana Palacio León ◽  
José Fabián Román Reyes ◽  
Alberto Simón García ◽  
Juan Carlos Rodenas Casamayor
Keyword(s):  
Information Overload ◽  
Conceptual Modeling ◽  
Sequencing Technology ◽  
Risk Genes ◽  
Genome Data ◽  
Wrong Diagnosis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Levels

Abstract With advances in genomic sequencing technology, a large amount of data is publicly available for the research community to extract meaningful and reliable associations among risk genes and the mechanisms of disease. However, this exponential growth of data is spread in over thousand heterogeneous repositories, represented in multiple formats and with different levels of quality what hinders the differentiation of clinically valid relationships from those that are less well-sustained and that could lead to wrong diagnosis. This paper presents how conceptual models can play a key role to efficiently manage genomic data. These data must be accessible, informative and reliable enough to extract valuable knowledge in the context of the identification of evidence supporting the relationship between DNA variants and disease. The approach presented in this paper provides a solution that help researchers to organize, store and process information focusing only on the data that are relevant and minimizing the impact that the information overload has in clinical and research contexts. A case-study (epilepsy) is also presented, to demonstrate its application in a real context.

scholarly journals Services on Platform Ecosystems in the Smart Home 2.0 Era: Elements Influencing Consumers’ Value Perception for Smart Home Products

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (21) ◽  
pp. 7391
Author(s):  
Ruiyang Tang ◽  
Yuki Inoue
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Smart Home ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Value Perception ◽  
Analytical Results ◽  
Ecosystem Theory ◽  
Platform Ecosystems ◽  
The Relationship

Recently, smart home products have shown signs of rapid development and increasing awareness of smart home platforms. In order to make smart home enterprises enter the era of Smart Home 2.0, it is necessary to consider the elements related to smart home platforms. This study examines the relationship between consumers’ value perception and the platform ecosystem theory and how this relationship contributes to their perception of smart home products’ value. This study aims to reveal the influence of smart home platform elements on the value perception of consumers regarding consumers’ perception of the smart home products’ value. To achieve this goal, an online survey (n = 595) was implemented to collect data from Japanese respondents. The analytical results presented in this study indicated that consumers, who sense the value of modularization of smart home products and inter-consumer connectivity, can sense the value of smart home products. In addition, consumers who can perceive the value of a platform service can indirectly feel the value of smart home products through modularity and inter-consumer connectivity. The results presented in this study provide new insights into product development in Smart Home 2.0.

scholarly journals Cooperation and the relationship between education and healthcare institutions: the nursing pró-saúde project

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selma Regina de Andrade ◽  
Astrid Eggert Boehs ◽  
Daiana de Mattia ◽  
Carlos Gabriel Eggert Boehs ◽  
Maria Francisca dos Santos Daussy
Keyword(s):  
Interorganizational Relationships ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Nursing Training ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Nursing Course ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Municipal Health

This qualitative study used a case study approach with the aim of analyzing the cooperation between the Nursing Course of the Federal University of Santa Catarina and the Municipal Health Secretariat of Florianópolis, from the Pró-Saúde I Project. The data, from documentary sources and interviews, were analyzed using the directed content analysis technique, and interpreted considering the Cooperative Interorganizational Relationships Model. The results show commitment to formalize the project between both institutions, at a strategic level, followed by negotiations and commitments, culminating with a modified project and a new agreement regulating the partnership. For its implementation, the Management Committee was responsible for making effective, in a cyclic way, the relationship for the proposed activities. It is concluded that there was approximation between the institutions at different levels, reflected in the cooperation within the healthcare units for education-service integration, with the aim of redirecting the nursing training.

The Research on Synthesized Visualization Metadata Model of Molecular Structure and Gene Sequence

2013 ◽  
Vol 846-847 ◽  
pp. 1578-1581
Author(s):  
Chen Zou ◽  
Cheng Long Song ◽  
Wen Ke Wang ◽  
Si Kun Li
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Data Format ◽  
Metadata Model ◽  
Integration Management ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Levels

With the rise and rapid development of the systems biology, in order to explore the relationship between different levels of Bioinformatics relevance, the need of integrated visualization of biological scientific computing data at different levels is increasingly urgent. This paper propses a molecular structure and genome sequence synthesized visualization metadata model, and then implements the integration management of the visualization data of molecular structure and genome sequence. This method can effectively support the development of visualization capabilities of molecular structure and gene sequence. Based on the XML technology, by deep researching in the field of visualization data format and applying this synthesized visualization metadata model, this paper designs and introduces the conversion method for visualization data of molecular structure and genome sequence. Ultimately, based on this synthesized visualization metadata model, a synthesized visualization prototype system for molecular structure and gene sequence (VMG) has been developed.

scholarly journals Violence and growth in Colombia: A review of the quantitative literature

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro J. Riascos ◽  
Juan F. Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship

This is a critical review of the empirical literature on the relationship between violence and economic growth in Colombia, an interesting case study for social scientists studying violence, conflict, crime, and development. We argue that despite the rapid development of this literature and the increasing use of new quantitative techniques, there is still much room for research. After assessing the contribution of the most influential papers on the subject, we suggest directions for future research.

scholarly journals Evaluation Of Laryngeal Vascular Changes With Image1 S Enhancement System In Reference To The European Laryngological Society Guideline

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sibel Yıldırım ◽  
Tarık Küçük ◽  
Zahide Büyükatalay ◽  
Muhammet Gökmen ◽  
MUSTAFA KURSAT GOKCAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Clinical Expertise ◽  
Vascular Changes ◽  
Eleven Patient ◽  
Laryngeal Lesions ◽  
European Laryngological Society ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Society Guideline

Objectives: To assess the feasibility of using Image1 S™ endoscopic enhancement system for discrimination of the vascular patterns in laryngeal lesions. Design: Forty patients presenting with benign, dysplastic and malign laryngeal lesions were examined with Image1 S system. The vascular patterns were classified by a group of the authors/ according to the ELS guideline, as perpendicular or longitudinal, in all lesions. Endoscopic images of the vascular patterns are evaluated through an online survey by a group of otolaryngologists with different levels of clinical expertise. The qualitative evaluation of the vascular patterns in two groups were compared to investigate the consistency. The relationship between the vascular patterns and the pathological results was statistically analyzed. Results: Eleven patient presented with benign, 13 patients with dysplastic and 16 patients with malignant pathology. The vascular patterns were longitudinal in 9 lesions, perpendicular in 28 lesions and undetectable in 3 lesions. The relevance between the vascularization pattern and the pathological diagnosis was found to be significant (χ2= 20.30, p < 0,001). The qualitative evaluation of the vascular patterns by the two groups of observers was significantly close to each other (=0.63). The survey also showed that spectral modes producing high contrast images were preferred by 81,9% of the participants over white light images. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the usefulness and feasibility of Image1 S endoscopic enhancement system to predict the diagnosis from vascular changes in laryngeal lesions.

The Global Reach of EU Law

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-63
Author(s):  
Joanne Scott
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Law ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Eu Regulation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Global Reach ◽  
At Home

This chapter explores the mechanisms that enable the EU to extend the global reach of its laws. These include extraterritoriality, territorial extension and the ‘Brussels Effect’. It offers multiple examples of territorial extension operating at different levels and considers the relationship between territorial extension and the Brussels Effect. The second part of the chapter includes a case study on territorial extension in EU environmental law. While it is increasingly accepted that the ‘effects’ doctrine may be invoked to regulate foreign conduct that entails significant effects at home, this chapter considers whether the concept of complicity may help to justify EU regulation that seeks to address environmental problems that are manifested outside the EU.

Geometrical Simulation of Multiscale Toleranced Surface With Consideration of the Tolerancing Principle

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cao Yanlong ◽  
Li Bo ◽  
Ye Xuefeng ◽  
Guan Jiayan ◽  
Yang Jiangxin
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Computing Time ◽  
Geometrical Model ◽  
Modeling Methods ◽  
Surface Deviations ◽  
Geometrical Simulation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Levels

Surface quality and accuracy are the most important factors that affect the performance and life cycle of products. Surface deviations are confirmed to be nonstationary random signals. They show characteristics of randomness, irregularity and multiscale. For precise components, those deviations, i.e., the location/orientation deviations, form deviations, waviness and roughness are constrained by different scales of tolerances. In addition, tolerancing principles are specified to deal with the relationship between geometrical and dimensional deviations of the workpiece. Conventional modeling methods are unable to express surfaces with those features. This paper proposed a new method for geometrical modeling of multiscale toleranced workpiece with consideration of tolerancing principles. The workpiece deviations are decomposed into different scale of deviations. Each scale of deviations is expressed as the products of the normalized deviations and deviation factors. To balance the conflict between computing time and accuracy, a multilevel displaying method is developed. Those deviations are presented at different levels. In the simulation, each scale of tolerances and the tolerancing principles are integrated into the geometrical model of the workpiece. At the end of this paper, a case study was carried out to validate the proposed method.

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