Business Facilities Research Articles

Inequalities in External-Cause Mortality in 2018 across Industries in Republic of Korea

BackgroundExternal-cause mortality is an important public health issue worldwide. Considering its significance to workers’ health and inequalities across industries, we aimed to describe the state of external-cause mortality and investigate its difference by industry in Republic of Korea based on data for 2018. MethodsData obtained from the Statistics Korea and Korean Employment Information System were used. External causes of death were divided into three categories (suicide, transport accident, and others), and death occurred during employment period or within 90 days after unemployment was regarded as workers’ death. We calculated age- and sex-standardized mortalities per 100,000, standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) compared to the general population and total workers, and mortality rate ratios (RRs) across industries using information and communication as a reference. Correlation analyses between income, education, and mortality were conducted. ResultsAge- and sex-standardized external-cause mortality per 100,000 in all workers was 29.4 (suicide: 16.2, transport accident: 6.6, others: 6.6). Compared to the general population, all external-cause and suicide SMRs were significantly lower; however, there was no significant difference in transport accidents. When compared to total workers, wholesale, transportation, and business facilities management showed higher SMR for suicide, and agriculture, forestry, and fishing, mining and quarrying, construction, transportation and storage, and public administration and defense showed higher SMR for transport accidents. A moderate to strong negative correlation was observed between education level and mortality (both age- and sex-standardized mortality rates and SMR compared to the general population). ConclusionInequalities in external-cause mortalities from suicide, transport accidents, and other causes were found. For reducing the differences, improved policies are needed for industries with higher mortalities.

3D Underground Property Rights of Transportation Infrastructures: Case Study of Piraeus Metro Station, Greece

Underground development covers a wide range of underground uses, transportation and infrastructures networks; water and energy storage facilities; municipal spaces, housing, business and manufacturing facilities; and overall exploitation of Urban Underground Space (UUS). According to the Greek legal framework on properties underground, transportation networks, such as the metro, are developed deep enough that no compensation is due to surface parcel owners, which are usually a public entity. The current Greek cadastral system is two-dimensional and there are no records for underground transportation networks. As the need for the exploitation of UUS is arising, especially in densely populated Greek cities, such as Athens, the detailed documentation of transportation networks 3D underground property rights is essential. Herein is presented the technical and legal definition of the 3D underground property rights of the Piraeus Metro Station that is constructed in Piraeus Municipality UUS. Three-dimensional underground models for both Piraeus Station and official cadastral parcels are created so as to identify their 3D spatial intersection. For the identification of their legal and spatial status in 2D, the UUS was subdivided into layers in respect to the station’s vertical infrastructure and then correlated to the current cadastral 2D spatial data. The presented 3D underground property rights of Greece’s major urban underground transportation network facilitates its registration in the current 2D Greek cadastral system and contributes to the better understanding and the identification of legal and technical aspects of UUS rights in Greece.

Mapping direct flood impacts from a 2020 extreme flood event in Central Vietnam using spatial analysis techniques

PurposeIn October 2020, Vietnam was repeatedly hit by large storms, including Linfa, Nangka, Saudel and Molave, causing heavy rains and whirlwinds in the Central provinces of Vietnam. The heavy rain led to severe flooding in many localities. The water levels on major rivers broke records of historical flood events in 1950, 1979, 1999, 2007, 2010 and 2016. In response, this paper aims to quantify the impacts of 2020 flooding to support flood risk management activities and the relief agencies that can use the analysis.Design/methodology/approachThis study demonstrates an approach to quickly map flood impacts on population, schools, health-care facilities, agriculture, transportation and business facilities and assess flood risks using available data and spatial analysis techniques.FindingsThe results show that all districts of Quang Binh were affected by the event, in which 1,014 residential areas, 70 schools, 13 health-care facilities, 32,558 ha of agriculture lands, 402 km road length, 29 km railway, 35 bridges on roads and 239 business facilities were exposed within flooded areas.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is limited to direct or tangible impacts, including flooded residential areas, schools, health-care facilities, agriculture land categories, road networks and business facilities. Indirect or intangible impacts such as health, flood pollution and business disruption should be considered in further studies.Practical implicationsThese detailed impact maps can support decision-makers and local authorities in implementing recovery activities, allocating relief and devoting human resources and developing flood risk management action plans and land-use planning in the future.Social implicationsThis study investigates the context of flood impacts on population, schools, health-care facilities, agriculture, transportation and business facilities. Based on this research, decision-makers can better understand how to support affected communities and target the most at risk people with interventions.Originality/valueThis paper presents a framework to quantify the impacts of the 2020 extreme flood event using available data and spatial analysis techniques in support of flood risk management activities.

The Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia: Problems Identification and Solutions for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

Strategic issues regarding the development of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) need to get significant attention from the government to develop and be more competitive with other economic actors. Various MSME development policy agendas do not have a comprehensive and implementable program to build a solid MSME sector. This study aims to identify the obstacles and solutions faced by (MSMEs) during the Covid-19 Pandemic. This research method is a qualitative method with media analysis using steps coding content using NVivo software as the analytical tool. The research findings show that development, capital, marketing, product, and technology are the main problems faced by MSMEs to survive amid the Covid-19 pandemic. MSMEs' solutions include creative economy, accessing capital, loan restructuring facility, digital marketing, digital marketing training, human resource capacity, online business, and credit facilities.

Effectiveness of Musharakah Financing in Empowering Small Micro Enterprises

The present study aims to analyse the effectiveness of musharakah financing for empowering micro-businesses in the perspective of entrepreneurs. This research is qualitative research using a critical analysis method. This study uses interviews as a research instrument to find out what factors affect the effectiveness of musharakah financing in empowering micro small business of BMT entrepreneurs in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Entrepreneurs from two BMT in Yogyakarta had been interviewed. The results showed that BMT musharakah financing played an important role in the business development of Micro and Small Business, especially in terms of increasing business capital, easy access to take financing and a small amount of instalments. In addition, musharakah financing is effective in encouraging MSE empowerment, to increase the amount of merchandise inventory, add new types of products, expand businesses and add new equipment for business facilities. This study limits the ability to generate findings to a larger population of small-micro enterprises which obtain shariah financing from Islamic microfinance institutions (Baitul Maal Wat Tamwil) in Indonesia. The research findings can be used on how to empower small-micro enterprises with the Islamic financing and the development of Islamic microfinance institutions. This paper has contributed to the approach of empowering small micro-businesses with musharakah financing, which is considered to have a less contribution to BMT income. In addition, this study uses a critical analysis method to get a new perspective on the use of musharakah financing from the view of small entrepreneurs.

Functional Area Recognition and Use-Intensity Analysis Based on Multi-Source Data: A Case Study of Jinan, China

This paper proposes a GIS-based field model for hot-spot extraction based on POI data and analyzes the use intensity of functional areas by using Tencent location data to identify and describe the morphological characteristics and dynamic use intensity of facilities in urban functional areas. Taking the four districts of Jinan City Center as an example, we used the generalized symmetric structure spectrum and digital field-based hierarchical geo-information Tupu to extract facility hot spots. Tencent location data were then applied to quantify differences in the use intensity of functional areas between workday and weekend, as well as between daytime and nighttime. Finally, refined research on functional areas was realized from a dynamic point of view. Results showed that (1) the generalized symmetric structure spectrum and digital field-based hierarchical geo-information Tupu can identify and express the characteristics of the spatial distribution and hierarchical structures of urban facility hot spots at the horizontal and vertical levels, respectively; (2) overall, the distribution of all types of functional areas presents the characteristics of “circular structures,” which form a spatial pattern of “multi-center” groups and “single/mixed” functional areas; (3) aside from residential facilities, green space and square land facilities have the highest use intensity; this finding highlights the tourism characteristics of Jinan. Low-use intensity areas are distributed at the periphery of the four districts, while high-use intensity areas, the functional type of which is mainly business facilities, are mainly distributed around the urban area. These results are helpful to the development strategy of the city’s efforts to adapt to economic change and provide a scientific basis for the functional orientation of Jinan City.

Dokter Tunggu, A Hospital Application for Patient of Healthcare and Social Security Agency

PT. Zaps Technology is a company engaged in technology and information by producing application products with the name Dokter Tunggu (Doku). The application was created to eliminate queues that often occur in Healthcare and Social Security Agency patient services at level I Hospitals and Health Facilities. Place of company at Bekasi Jawa Barat, The location is said to be chosen because Bekasi is one of the supporting areas for the capital city and has a variety of complete business facilities. This company's strategy is to create innovations in Healthcare and Social Security Agency patient services where the application made has various features that are able to eliminate queues. The application has an online referral menu on the application so that Hospitals, Level I Facilities and Healthcare and Social Security Agency patients are easier to take advantage of BPJS services. The waiting doctor application will display real time conditions at the referral hospital so that BPJS users can monitor the condition of BPJS services at the destination Hospital. Keywords: Dokter Tunggu, Hospital, Online Sevice, Business Planning.

Post-epidemic factors influencing customer's booking intent for a hotel or leisure spot: an empirical study

PurposeThe new coronavirus is a highly infectious disease with mutating variants leading to pervasive risk around geographies and public health system. The economy has been suffering due to the strategic lockdown adopted by the local administrative bodies, and in most of the countries, it is further leading to a major wave of unemployment with millions of job and business losses affecting the hotels, travel and tourism industry widely. To attain a sustainable business in the post-pandemic situations, the industry now must think of information system approaches to convince tourists to feel safe with the most hygienic hospitality and services to be offered in any property. The key aspect of the study is to provide the impact of new-age AI-driven technology solutions that will dominate the future direction of the modernized hospitality industry promising robust health-safety measures in a hotel, and further help create sustainable business and leisure travel facilities to cope with post-epidemic scenarios.Design/methodology/approachThe study emphasizes to provide a robust technology-oriented framework based on a mixed research method that would help hotels to adopt and implement new-age AI-driven solution within the hotel premise to serve customers with at most hygiene, contactless service and thereafter, aiming for faster recovery of businesses and regaining customer trust to fuel booking intent in the post-epidemic scenario.FindingsThe paper provides a technology-focused solution that would impact hotel industries' post-pandemic scenario. The study contributes to helping boost the tourism industry using information management solutions such as biosensors, robotic room services and contactless hosting. The findings show the adoption of robots/RPA solutions and Biosensors by the industry will be a disruptive paradigm shift.Originality/valueThe study expands the scope of research in information technology and management with a focus on the hospitality industry while contributing to new factors impacting customer buying behavior in the industry.

Effects of Consumer Purchasing Power on Buying Preferences in Shopping Malls in Kenya: A Case Study of Nakuru County

Many internal and external factors influence consumer decision-making when it comes to the purchase and use of various products and services. The attributes of the product itself, the brand, and the container in which it is encased is the most important and critical external variables. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey involving hotels, beauty parlours, electronics dealers, boutiques as well as entertainment outlets. The researcher targeted 305 business premises operating in 30 shopping malls from which a sample of 62 premises and 310 customers were sampled using stratification, Simple Random Sampling (SRS) and convenient sampling. The data was collected through the use of questionnaires. Descriptive statistics was employed and results were presented in tables and charts with the help of Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) for analysis purposes. The influence of consumer purchasing power on the preference of shopping malls was tested using regression, correlation and Chi-square methods at 5% levels of effect. From the study findings, the researcher establish that purchasing power, personal preference has been found to play an important role in influencing consumer’s preferences and bias towards shopping malls. An overwhelming number of the consumers recognized the importance of group influence on their choice of the shopping mall. This helped the researcher draw a conclusion and formulate recommendations informing policies and marketing strategies that are essential to marketers in the shopping malls and other related business facilities in line with consumer purchasing power.

Biophilic Concept for Business Hotel Design in Jakarta

Every year the number of foreign tourists (tourists) who come to Indonesia continues to increase, so does the development of domestic tourists. This increase needs to be balanced with an increase in the supply of hotel rooms. 69.1 percent millennials are interested in opening a business, meaning 7 out of 10 millennials have an entrepreneurial spirit. Requiring based on the discussion above the millennium requires a place to express their creativity such as business hotels and facilities that support their creative activities implemented. This research was conducted with the aim to study business design with biophilic application in South Jakarta. The method that will be used in this research is observation and literature study. By implementing a biophilic design that is able to align the interests of nature and humans in the design of the hotel, it is expected to be able to create a hotel design and facilities that are comfortable and sustainable for its users.

KAJIAN TEKNIS DAN FINANSIAL USAHA BUDIDAYA IKAN SISTEM KERAMBA JARING APUNG PADA PERAIRAN TELUK AMBON (KASUS KJA MILIK SUPM AMBON)

Ambon Bay is designated as a marine cultivation development area based on the allocation of RZWP3K space contained in the Maluku Regional Regulation Number 01 of 2018. The cultivation activities carried out by the Ambon SUPM (Maluku Fisheries Business School) institution uses a floating net-netting system, intended for training students as well as business facilities. The research objective, to describe the technical production of the KJA system; analyze business finances including expenses and income as well as financial ratios. The survey was conducted from March to May 2020, using a questionnaire approach to obtain primary data. Saturated sampling technique is used considering the number of samples is only 3 units of marine cage. The respondents used were key informants, namely the KJA managers. The results showed that the construction of the marine cage was made of HDPE with the same size for the three units. Production of grouper, pompano and snapper, respectively 700, 850, and 800 kg / cultivation period. Average expenditures reached Rp. 31,257,524 / cultivation period and an income of Rp. 56,242,476. ROI ratio for KJA units I, II, and III each of 29.50%; 30.80%, and 28.90%; the R / C ratios were 2.12, 2.99, and 2.93, respectively. BEP (unit) and BEP (price) for each KJA: unit I, 393 kg and Rp. 31,850; unit II, 443 kg and Rp. 24,306; while unit III, 419 kg and Rp. 24,450.

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERMUNICIPAL PROJECT "AEROTROPOLIS TOLMACHEVO"

The paper gives a characteristic of a complex project for the development of the territory of Aerotropolis Tolmachevo, provides forecast estimates of the necessary capital expenditures for its implementation. The aim of the study is to determine the economic conditions that ensure the development of the territory around the Tolmachevo airport in the city of Novosibirsk and its social well-being, taking into account the provisions of the program of reindustrialization of the economy of the Novosibirsk region for the period up to 2025. In the course of the study, a systematic approach, comparative analysis, analysis of capital investments and the most important economic indicators were used. For these purposes the author used model calculations, methods of regression analysis and forecasting. In solving the tasks set in the study, economic and mathematical, statistical and balance methods are used. In the course of the study, the advantages of placing business facilities in the airport zone for the main economic entities were identified The assessment of capital investments in the Tolmachevo Aerotropolis zone for the periods 2018-2023 and 2024-2037 in housing, in objects of engineering, transport, social infrastructure and in commercial projects was made. It is revealed that the implementation of investment projects will provide a significant rise in the economic potential of the territory, an assessment of the most important economic indicators of the Aerotropolis zone is given. The paper substantiates the competitive advantages of the potential of Tolmachevo airport as an international air hub serving transit cargo and passenger traffic in front of the following airports Koltsovo (Yekaterinburg), Nursultan Nazarbayev (Astana), Almaty. The most important conditions for the implementation of the project have been formulated. It is concluded that the implementation of the complex project Aerotropolis Tolmachevo will become an important step in the spatial development of Russia, cementing its economic space and increasing its competitive position in the world economy.

Minat Menggunakan E-Wallet pada Generasi Milenial dengan Pendekatan UTAUT (Unified Theory of Acceptance Use of Technology)

This study aims to examine the influences of the factors contained in the UTAUT theory to the interest in using e-wallets for the millennials. This study used the analysis of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with SmartPLS software. The sample used is 100 millennials respondent in Kota Bengkulu. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. The purposive sampling is used because this study requires certain criteria such as the age of the respondents in the birth range 1981-2000, using an e-wallet and live in Kota Bengkulu. The data collection technique used google form questionnaire and shared to millennials through social media such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook. The results of this study indicate that three of the factors in the UTAUT tested consisting of business expectations, social influences, and facility conditions have a positive and significant influences to the interest of the millennials to use e-wallets in Kota Bengkulu, while the performance expectation factor does not have a positive and Significant influences to millennials interest in using e-wallets in the Bengkulu City

국내 시·군 행정구역별 사업용 태양광발전시설의 설치현황 조사 및 분석

Recently, due to environmental concerns and the mandatory installation of renewable energy systems, installation cases of the photovoltaic system are increasing. As renewable energy systems increase, there are many research reports and researches on the installation status of photovoltaic facilities in Korea. However, most researches are based on the total amount of renewable energy produced nationwide. Therefore, the number and system capacity were investigated and analyzed in order to understand the current status of photovoltaic facilities for business in each administrative district in Korea. In this study, data related to photovoltaic facilities by the administrative district in Korea were collected through open information portal(open.go.kr). The scope of data collection was for business facilities corresponding to power generation projects among electricity businesses and was for plants from the past to 2019. Based on the collected data, the number of photovoltaic facilities by region, system capacity, capacity per population, and capacity per area of the administrative district were analyzed. Korea

GENDER IN MOBILE WALLET ADOPTION BY USING UTAUT MODEL

Mobile wallets (m-wallets) have replaced physical wallets and also replaced the use of debit and credit cards. This study aims to analyze the effect of gender on m-wallet adoption by using the UTAUT model. The research used quantitative approach with primary data was done by distributing online questionnaires. The sample was using purposive sampling and obtained 290 m-wallet users in Batam City who made a transaction through digital-based payment application during five months. The data analysis utilized SEM Partial Least Square. The results showed that performance and business expectations, social influence, and facility conditions had positive and significant effects on the intention to use m-wallets in Batam City, while gender did not have the effect in its relationship.

THE PECULIARITIES AND IMPACTS OF AIRPORTS: THE CASE FOR MALTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

The small-to-medium sized Malta International Airport (MIA) is the only airport in Malta, especially in terms of its footprint, and is considered one of the world’s most scenic landings, according to a 2016 poll. The annual passenger turnover is approximately 16 times the country’s population. MIA’s unique features include its proximity to the urban conservation area of Luqa, as well as that town’s other residential and business facilities, and also to the southern coast of Malta and the unique ecological habitats it supports. Its impacts range from noise to atmosphere pollution and, potentially, pollution of the coastal waters, in the eventuality of an air traffic accident. On the basis of the national strategic vision that Malta evolves into an expanding hub in the centre of the Mediterranean, significant investment is earmarked for MIA, including initiatives impacting security, the environment and energy.

Rapid Development of Improved Data-Dependent Acquisition Strategies.

Tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is widely used to identify unknown ions in untargeted metabolomics. Data-dependent acquisition (DDA) chooses which ions to fragment based upon intensities observed in MS1 survey scans and typically only fragments a small subset of the ions present. Despite this inefficiency, relatively little work has addressed the development of new DDA methods, partly due to the high overhead associated with running the many extracts necessary to optimize approaches in busy MS facilities. In this work, we first provide theoretical results that show how much improvement is possible over current DDA strategies. We then describe an in silico framework for fast and cost-efficient development of new DDA strategies using a previously developed virtual metabolomics mass spectrometer (ViMMS). Additional functionality is added to ViMMS to allow methods to be used both in simulation and on real samples via an Instrument Application Programming Interface (IAPI). We demonstrate this framework through the development and optimization of two new DDA methods that introduce new advanced ion prioritization strategies. Upon application of these developed methods to two complex metabolite mixtures, our results show that they are able to fragment more unique ions than standard DDA strategies.

Spatiotemporal Analysis of COVID-19 Spread with Emerging Hotspot Analysis and Space–Time Cube Models in East Java, Indonesia

In this research, we analyzed COVID-19 distribution patterns based on hotspots and space–time cubes (STC) in East Java, Indonesia. The data were collected based on the East Java COVID-19 Radar report results from a four-month period, namely March, April, May, and June 2020. Hour, day, and date information were used as the basis of the analysis. We used two spatial analysis models: the emerging hotspot analysis and STC. Both techniques allow us to identify the hotspot cluster temporally. Three-dimensional visualizations can be used to determine the direction of spread of COVID-19 hotspots. The results showed that the spread of COVID-19 throughout East Java was centered in Surabaya, then mostly spread towards suburban areas and other cities. An emerging hotspot analysis was carried out to identify the patterns of COVID-19 hotspots in each bin. Both cities featured oscillating patterns and sporadic hotspots that accumulated over four months. This pattern indicates that newly infected patients always follow the recovery of previous COVID-19 patients and that the increase in the number of positive patients is higher when compared to patients who recover. The monthly hotspot analysis results yielded detailed COVID-19 spatiotemporal information and facilitated more in-depth analysis of events and policies in each location/time bin. The COVID-19 hotspot pattern in East Java, visually speaking, has an amoeba-like pattern. Many positive cases tend to be close to the city, in places with high road density, near trade and business facilities, financial storage, transportation, entertainment, and food venues. Determining the spatial and temporal resolution for the STC model is crucial because it affects the level of detail for the information of endemic disease distribution and is important for the emerging hotspot analysis results. We believe that similar research is still rare in Indonesia, although it has been done elsewhere, in different contexts and focuses.

Do ambient scents in hotel guest rooms affect customers’ emotions?

The introduction of ambient scents in different business facilities might be an effective strategy to influence customers’ emotions and, ultimately, their experience. Yet, there is scant evidence on the effects of introducing ambient scents in hotels and, particularly, in hotels’ private areas such as the guest rooms. Accordingly, this study aims to analyse the impact on customers’ positive emotions when a pleasant ambient scent is introduced in a hotel guest room. To this end, a randomized control trial was conducted in a real four-star hotel in Barcelona in which two experimental groups (N=99) were invited to enter and experience a scented guest room and an identical but unscented room, respectively. The happiness level and the emotional valence of the experiment’s participants were measured using a facial recognition technique. This methodological strategy represents one of the significant contributions of the study. The results show that, on average, individuals who entered the scented room were happier and had a better emotional state than individuals who entered the unscented room. These results suggest an important managerial implication for hoteliers who can improve the guests’ experience by implementing a non- expensive action and opens an avenue for future studies on scent marketing in hotels.

Traditional market sustainability in the perspective of market managers: A study at the Slipi Market Jakarta

Traditional markets are often evaluated based on consumer judgment. Consumers are considered as determinants of the sustainability of traditional markets from the purchasing side. Even though the managers have their view of the sustainability of their business facilities. Managers have an essential role in good traditional market management. Besides, there are not many studies exploring traditional markets from the managers’ perspective. Therefore, it is necessary to study the sustainability of traditional markets based on the managers’ perspective. This study used a descriptive qualitative method with in-depth interviews that assessed three aspects: environmental, economic, and social. Interviews were conducted with managers at the Slipi Market, Jakarta. The results show that environmental factors support traditional markets’ sustainability as a priority, namely the provision of building infrastructure and waste management, followed by economic factors and social factors. Traditional markets will not be lost by the rapid growth in the number of modern shopping centers because traditional markets are the driving force of the people’s economy.