Pleasant Experience Research Articles

Pre-donation Hydration and Muscle Tensing exercises to Reduce Donor adverse Reactions due to Blood Donation.

Introduction: Blood Donors are the backbone of a Blood Transfusion service.Since blood donors are considerate volunteers, they should be encouraged , motivated and should be safe without any adverse reactions. As the quote says , people who have not donated have never been asked for .Post donation well being and donors being fine fettle will definitely have implications on blood donor return rate .voluntary repeat donations should be encouraged. If the donors are ensured of a pleasant experience, they will be motivated to become regular repeat donors. This can be accomplished by preventing adverse reactions during and post donation. Objectives: 1.To study the frequency of occurrence of adverse reactions in voluntary whole blood donors. 2. To evaluate the efficacy of pre dontion hydration and muscle tensing exercises in preventing Adverse donar reactions 3. To look for associated factors like age, sex,mental status in the causation of donor adverse reactions Methodology: Study duration : 3 months . Total of 800 donors will be included in the present study , of which 200 will in the standard group and 600 ( 200 each) in intervention group. Randomly donors were assigned to one of four groups: 1) standard donation, 2) Leg exercise prior to Donation (venipuncture/Phlebotomy) 3) Pre-donation water (500 ml of bottled water consumed 20 to 30 minutes before donation), 4) Pre-donation water combined with leg exercise during donation Statistical analysis: Analysis :using SPSS 19.0 software. All data will be entered in Excel and further analysed. Results : There was significant reduction in the VVR in group 3 and 4 when compared to group 1 and 2.Anxiety was more in group 1 and 2.we found that pre donation exercise was not acceptable/ tolerated by many donors and they became more restless / showed anxiety when compared to group 3 .there was no much difference between group 3 and group 4 with respect to VVR.Pre donation hydration and muscle exercise were associated with significantly lower VVR. Implications : Pre Donation Hydration ( 500 ml of water 15 to 20 minute before donating) and leg exercises will help reduce vasovagal reactions specially in Novice donors, thus adding them to the Donor Pool. Hilights : Pre donation Hydration and Muscle tensing exercise to reduce the Adverse donor reactions Increase the Donor Pool Key words : Predonation Hydration, Muscle tensing exercise, donor adverse reaction.

Seeking gender-affirming medical care: A phenomenological inquiry on skillful coping with transgender and non-binary adults in the United States Midwest.

This study sought to understand how transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) individuals skillfully cope with healthcare services and to explore how childhood experiences impact expectations, habits, and meaning-making when utilizing healthcare services. Using an interpretive phenomenological approach, we sampled 17, White TGNB adults in the United States, ages 19 to 57, using semi-structed interviews about childhood experiences with healthcare utilization and adult experiences seeking genderaffirming healthcare. Analysis identified one main theme-Anticipate the worst in healthcare and be pleasantly surprised-and three subthemes: i) contrast between positive childhood and negative adulthood experiences in medical care; ii) coping practices for the worst; and iii) finding your unicorn doctor and medical staff for pleasant experiences. Results indicate participants experienced a disruption and acquisition of new coping practices in healthcare settings and the cultivation of a radical imagination for a more liberated medical world for TGNB people. Implications for providers and medical offices for empowering TGNB adults are described.

Интерпассивность как стратегия сохранения субъекта

The article is devoted to the analysis of paradoxical human behavior, which is expressed in the delegation of one's own pleasure or other personal experience to another. The concept of interpassivity developed by R. Pfaller and S. Žižek The concept of interpassivity, developed by R. Pfaller and S. Žižek, turns out to be directly related to the problem of preserving the subject in conditions where people outsource more and more of their functions, face the fragmentation of their own existence, and fall under the power of temptation to abandon awareness and responsibility. It is concluded that the spread of interpassive forms of behavior is associated with the dictate of activity in the modern experience of subjectivity. Man is forced to increase activity in order to meet the rhythm of life at high speeds. But at the same time, being overloaded with demands, he looks for ways to escape from this kind of pressure. Delegating experience to another is a way of coping with alienation, preserving oneself and asserting one's own subjectivity.

The moderating effect of brand loyalty on service quality and customer satisfaction in the telecommunications industry in northwest Nigeria

This study investigates the moderating effect of brand loyalty on service quality and customer satisfaction in the telecommunications industry in Northwest Nigeria. A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was utilized, which permits the collection of data from respondents at a certain point in time. The convenience sampling method was used, and structured questionnaires were administered to the customers of Airtel Nigeria telecommunications company using a service performance (SERVPERF) model. Out of the 768 questionnaires administered, 390 valid responses were analyzed, and the hypotheses were tested with the aid of SmartPLS 4. The results for the direct relationships indicate that reliability, assurance, responsiveness, and tangibility were significantly and positively related with customer satisfaction, while empathy had no significant effect on customer satisfaction. For the indirect relationships, brand loyalty was not found to moderate the relationships between the five SERVPERF dimensions and customer satisfaction. The study concludes that regardless of brand loyalty, service quality remains the only driving force of customer satisfaction in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. It is therefore recommended that Airtel should find ways to transcend their competitors and ensure the continued loyalty of their subscribers, especially by tailoring services to customers’ needs. It is also recommended that the company should ensure a pleasant and seamless experience for their subscribers during calls or when accessing the internet. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) should continue to monitor the quality of the services provided by telecommunications companies and sanction those that provide sub-standard services.

Environmental Education Based on The Potential of Kuala Selangor Nature Park Through Experiential and Joyful Learning-Marine Edutourism

It is very urgent that environmental education is carried out to increase students' environmental literacy. Effective methods need to be developed to provide environmental experiences while increasing students' contribution to the environment. Malaysia has natural potential as a learning resource for environmental education, one of which is the Kuala Selangor Nature Park. This research aims to 1) conduct a study of the potential of the Kuala Selangor National Park mangrove ecosystem for the development of environmental education learning tools and 2) implement the experiential and joyfull learning-marine edutourism (EJoy-ME) learning model based on the potential of Kuala Selangor National Park to increase students' environmental literacy. The method used was observation of the natural resource potential of Kuala Selangor Nature Park and quasi-experimentation of the EJoy-ME learning model. The results of the study show that Kuala Selangor Nature Park has the potential to be developed as a learning resource for environmental education through EJoy-ME. The implementation of EJoy-ME has been proven to be able to increase students' environmental literacy. The EJoy-ME learning model also received positive responses from students, namely providing satisfaction with environmental materials, satisfaction with the learning process, and providing a pleasant learning experience

Range adaptive value representations in schizophrenia and major depression

Anhedonia and amotivation are core symptoms of schizophrenia (SCZ) and major depressive disorder (MDD). Reward processing involves constructing and contrasting the representations for expected value (EV) and outcome value (OV) of a given stimulus, a phenomenon termed range adaptation. Impaired range adaptation can lead to anhedonia and amotivation. This study aimed to examine range adaptation in SCZ patients and MDD patients. Fifty SCZ, 46 MDD patients and 56 controls completed the Effort-based Pleasure Experience Task to measure EV and OV adaptation. SCZ and MDD patients showed altered range adaptation, albeit in different patterns. SCZ patients exhibited over-adaptation to OV and reduced adaptation to EV. By contrast, MDD patients exhibited diminished OV adaptation but intact EV adaptation. Both OV and EV adaptation were correlated with anhedonia and amotivation in SCZ and MDD. Taken together, our findings suggest that range adaptation is altered in both SCZ and MDD patients. Associations of OV and EV adaptation with anhedonia and amotivation were consistently found in SCZ and MDD patients. Impaired range adaptation in SCZ and MDD patients may be putative neural mechanisms and potential intervention targets for anhedonia and amotivation.

A Study of Techno-Pedagogical Competence among Secondary School Teachers

To attain efficiency in every aspect of teaching, a teacher must have a high level of professional commitment. Teachers having appropriate techno-pedagogical skills can make teaching a more pleasurable experience without feeling much pressure. Techno-pedagogy has three ranges of information such as content, pedagogy and technology. Techno-pedagogical competence is teachers’ ability to use technology technology effectively in teaching. A teacher with competency in technology and pedagogy must know the existence, components, and capability of various technologies used in teaching and learning settings

EFL Learners’ Perception of Class Point Tool Application in Enhancing their Satisfaction and Active Learning in Classroom

Attaching the Classroom Response System (CRS) to the teaching process has been a flowering trend recently thanks to its appeal to students’ satisfaction and active learning. This paper set out simply to determine the learners’ perception of the Class Point tool – a modern CRS that was launched in 2015 and has not yet been familiar to Vietnamese educators. After nine times applying the Class Point tool directly in the classrooms, the teachers, also the researchers, conducted an online survey and a semi-structured interview with over two hundred learners from four different EFL English classes at a private institution in Ho Chi Minh City. Far from the expectation, the result of this study proved that participants not only experienced pleasure with the tool but also felt effectively engaged in interactive activities. Furthermore, its modernized features seem to maximize the dominance and minimize the hardship that other CRSs still entail. The finding of this study will enable teachers to further apply the tool in their classroom with a certain view of its benefits.

What do we talk about when we talk about leisure? Conceptualising leisure through the lived experiences of vocational pupils

ABSTRACT By adopting a unique approach that allowed participants to define leisure from their own perspective, this study employed semi-structured and photo-elicitation interviews to gain a deeper understanding of how young people from vocational education perceive and conceptualise leisure. The analysis revealed four crucial elements that are essential for experiencing leisure: (1) perceived freedom, where individuals have control over their time and activities; (2) enjoyment and pleasant experiences; (3) personal time for self-improvement or relaxation; and (4) social interactions with others. Notably, the notion of freedom emphasised young people’s perception of independence and lack of adult control over their leisure. The findings suggest a disparity between young people’s views on leisure and those of adults, who tend to have a future-oriented and instrumental perspective. This difference may be attributed to the lifeworlds in which young people find themselves, with limited opportunities for future-oriented leisure. Moreover, the study highlights the importance of considering young people’s living conditions and backgrounds when designing policies to promote equal opportunities for leisure. Future research should explore the interrelationships between the identified leisure components and further investigate the concept of freedom in different contexts.

Evaluation of consumer usage behavior for interactive entertainment: A Netflix case study

The streaming business has been continuously rising in the market and movie streaming applications are trying to break boundaries. Netflix, one of the top streaming platforms hence created the interactive entertainment like Bandersnatch and Kaleidoscope to compete with the close call streaming platform market. As interactive entertainment continues to gain popularity, questions regarding how it affects user acceptance and satisfaction are being raised. Using the UTAUT2 model, this study analyzed the usage behavior of 847 valid respondents. Analyzing the latent variables simultaneously, structural equation modeling was considered to completely assess the usage behavior among users towards interactive entertainment. Results showed that facilitating conditions aside from behavioral intentions prompted the most significant factor, followed by hedonic motivation, habit, performance expectancy, and social influence. It was also seen that price value played a significant role with the account sharing capabilities provided by Netflix. Results have shown that watching interactive entertainment is a pleasant experience, wherein consumers would engage with the type of movies or series frequently when available and will spend more time in watching it. This presented a positive purchase intention for an account on Netflix when they are provided with more interactive entertainment among users. With Netflix’s establishment of the new way of entertainment, this study would provide a benchmark analysis of how likely people would consider interactive entertainment. Moreover, the findings of this study could be utilized by other streaming platforms, especially the companies that wanted to consider the path of future entertainment through interactive entertainment.

Analsisis Penerapan Media Pembelajaran dalam Proses Belajar Mengajar pada Jenjang Sekolah Dasar

Learning media in elementary schools is increasingly needed to facilitate the teaching and learning process. There is an urgency for learning media in elementary schools in the current digital era. First, increase the attractiveness of learning. Interactive and interesting learning media can provide a pleasant learning experience for students so that it can increase motivation and interest in learning. Second, increase the effectiveness of learning. Learning media can help students understand concepts more easily and quickly. Third, increase student participation. This can increase student involvement and participation in learning. Fourth, increase student creativity. Learning media with features such as image and video content can stimulate imagination and open up students' possibilities for creativity and innovation. Fourth, facilitate distance learning. Currently, in the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the use of learning media is very important to support distance learning in elementary schools. Therefore, the use of learning media in elementary schools in the current digital era needs to be implemented well and integrated into the curriculum, so that it can provide maximum benefits for students in the learning process. For this reason, this research focuses on analyzing the application of learning media in the learning and teaching process at the elementary school level. The aim of this research is to find out a clear picture of how learning media is implemented at the elementary school level, specifically in the West Kalimantan-Malaysia border area. The stages of the research method used are in the first stage, preparing data collection tools. The second stage in the research carried out was data collection and collection. The initial activity was observation by inspecting elementary schools in Bengkayang Regency. A literature review is carried out to look for data or source support that is relevant to the research. Interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) will be conducted online and offline. The questionnaire that has been prepared will be shared online using Google Forms. The third or final stage is the stage of data preparation and recapitulation.Keywords: instructional media, elementary school

The role and value of pleasure in dance/movement therapy experience: beyond the limits of science

The human experience of pleasure as a feeling is surprisingly evasive and poorly understood. While mental health practitioners often focus on symptoms of psychological disorders such as depression, compulsion, lack of meaning/purpose (emptiness), phobias and fears, and adverse physiological functioning of sleeping, eating, elimination and sexual activity/experience, the fundamental complaint of clients and patients is an inability to enjoy their lives with a sense of well-being. This article will attempt to show that enjoyment, well-being, and the experience of pleasure however are not determined either by cognitive activity (state of mind), nor by physiological factors of nutrition, fitness, or dietary supplements. Rather, pleasure and fear are best understood energetically. As Wilhelm Reich pointed out nearly 100 years ago, and as incorporated in the somatic psychotherapy of Bioenergetics, and dance/movement therapy (DMT), fear produces contraction while pleasure produces expansion, psychically and physically. It is a simple intuitive fact with broad and deep implications yet is unaccepted in academic psychology.

Pengembangan Aplikasi Holiyay untuk Perencanaan Liburan Sesuai Anggaran

Many people aspire to go on vacations, but their wishes often go unfulfilled due to the difficulty of managing the required budget for the trip. Additionally, they encounter challenges in selecting a holiday destination because well-known tourist spots tend to be crowded with visitors, leading to a less comfortable experience. These issues have sparked the interest of a research team in developing an application to address these concerns. The application is designed based on feedback obtained from a survey conducted by the research team. After processing and analyzing the survey results, the team has conceptualized an application called "Holiyay" to assist users in planning vacations within their predetermined budgets. The suggested travel destinations provided by the application are guaranteed to meet quality standards, ensuring a pleasant experience for users. To enhance the comfort of users during their vacations, the application will also offer the services of a guide called "Holiguide" to accompany them. In order to ensure security for both users and the application, a QR code will be provided to users when they book their vacation packages. This QR code will be scanned by the Holiguide to verify the identity of both parties, confirming that they are the designated user and guide provided by the application.

Exploring the Influence of Information Cocoon on the Mental Health of Social Platform Users

Today, with the rapid development of the information age, the network has become almost everyones habitat. While social media and the Internet bring users the pleasant experience of quick access to information, they also produce information cocoons. When users are still swimming in the ocean of interest created by big data, they are already unknowingly surrounded by limited and biased information. This paper will focus on the popular social phenomenon of information cocoon and explore its impact on the mental health of social platform users. The information cocoon includes the users automatic habitual information search and network big data analysis push under the guidance of their own interests. The combination of the two has successfully established a perfect interest barrier for users. When people are passively, actively or unconsciously imprisoned in the information cocoon constructed by the combination of personal reasons and external reasons for a long time, they will not only lose the motivation to understand and contact different information, but also due to the reduction of communication between different interest groups, the characteristics of alienation between groups become more and more obvious, forming a closed information space information cocoon. When trapped in the information cocoon, the users emotional and psychological care is guided and affected by the barrier, and its emotions are easily driven by the information content, which is difficult to realize and jump out of.

Non-Playable Character (NPC) based on Behaviour Tree for Enhanced Immersive Experience in the Serious Game "Warik's Adventure"

Video games, or digital games, have transcended their traditional role of mere entertainment and are now being leveraged for more serious purposes, such as education and cultural preservation. Serious games offer the advantage of presenting content in an interactive and enjoyable manner. A crucial element in gameplay for creating interactivity and a pleasurable experience is the non-playable character (NPC). In serious games, replayability is pivotal for optimizing the comprehension of learning content, with the gameplay experience being a key factor influencing replayability. While games are known for their entertaining aspects, immersion design in serious games often falls short, resulting in a subpar experience. The NPC design in this study is grounded in appreciative learning, emphasizing positive outcomes such as possibilities, peak successes, exploration, and future optimism. The reward activity is structured across four levels: Discovery, Dream, Design, and Destiny. Behaviour Tree is employed to govern NPC behavior throughout all four stages. To evaluate the effectiveness of the immersive design, the Game Experience Questionnaire (GEQ) is employed, measuring three primary components—sensory, imaginative, and challenge-based immersion. The GEQ result indicates a score of 3.2, showcasing a slight improvement from the previous version's score of 3.07. This research contributes to the enhancement of serious game design by focusing on NPC behavior and immersive experiences, ultimately fostering more effective and engaging learning environments.

The pleasure, joy and positive emotional experiences of abortion accompaniment after 17 weeks’ gestation

Research documents how abortion can be emotionally difficult and stigmatising, but generally has not considered whether and how involvement in abortion may be a source of positive emotions, including pleasure, belonging and even joy. The absence of explorations that start from the possibility of abortion pleasure and joy represents an epistemic foreclosure. Moreover, it highlights how social science literature has tended to emphasise the negative aspects of abortion care in ways that produce or amplify normative negative associations. In this paper, we investigate the positive emotions, pleasure and joy of abortion involvement by drawing on interviews conducted in 2019 with 28 abortion accompaniers in Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador about their experiences accompanying abortions after 17 weeks’ gestation. Abortion accompaniment is a response to unsafe and/or inaccessible abortion whereby volunteer activists guide abortion seekers through a medication abortion. Interviewees described how the practice of accompaniment generated positive emotions by building a feminist community, shared intimacy among women, and witnessing aborting people claim their strength. Importantly, these positive emotional experiences of involvement with abortion were not distinct from the broader marginalisation of abortion but were, instead, rooted in its marginalisation.

The relationship between pregnancy and birth experience with maternal-fetal attachment and mother-child bonding: a descriptive-analytical study

BackgroundPregnancy and childbirth experience can be important factors for a pleasant relationship between mother and baby. This study assessed the relationship between the pregnancy and birth experience with maternal-fetal attachment (MFA) and mother-child bonding.MethodsA descriptive-analytical study was conducted among 228 pregnant women in Tabriz, Iran February 2022 to March 2023. Using cluster random sampling method, we included 228 women with gestational age 28–36 weeks and followed them up until six weeks postpartum. Data were collected in two stages using the following questionnaires: Pregnancy Experience Scale (hassles and uplifts), Maternal-Fetal Attachment Questionnaire (during the third trimester of pregnancy), Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire, and Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (six weeks postpartum). Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation test and general linear model.ResultsThe mean score of MFA was significantly higher among women with feelings of being uplifted during pregnancy [β (95% CI) = 1.14 (0.87 to 1.41); p < 0.001]. However, there was no statistically significant relationship between pregnancy hassles and MFA and mother-child bonding (p > 0.05). Also, there was no statistically significant relationship between childbirth experience and mother-child bonding (p > 0.05).ConclusionAccording to the results of this study, pregnancy uplifts have a positive role in improving MFA. Therefore, it is recommended to plan interventions to make pregnancy period a pleasant experience for mothers.

Analisis Resepsi Masyarakat Tentang Gaya Hidup Hedonisme Selebgram (Studi Netnografi Pada Followers Instagram Sisca Kohl)

Analisis Resepsi Masyarakat Tentang Gaya Hidup Hedonisme Selebgram (Studi Netnografi Pada Followers Instagram Sisca Kohl)

Perception of Green Roof Users with Their Mental Well-Being

Green roofs have grown popular in developing nations as an additional green space in a city when most of the land is being considered for new building construction but it has received less attention in Malaysia. Green roofs are also publicly accessible which provides a pleasant experience in recreational places that can relieve stress and soothe mind. Thus, this paper aims to determine the level of awareness of green roof adaptation among residents in high-rise residential buildings, as well as to investigate the relationship between intensive green roofs and mental health among residents in green residential buildings. It began by studying the literature on prior research, then collected data from a survey questionnaire on the target population. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 27 will use to record and analyse the results of this study’s attempt to address the subject. According to the findings of the studies, the majority of residents are aware of the characteristics of an intensive green roof that influence their feelings. A minority of residents have mental health issues and they prefer five personal controls to keep their minds healthy based on their feelings. The essential conclusion is that a green roof may help in ensuring the preservation of a healthy mental state.

P188: Engagement and refusals of care: a naturalistic observation study of personal care interactions between caregivers and people with advanced dementia

Objective:Personal care interactions can provide important opportunities for caregivers to engage with a person living with advanced dementia but may also prove to be a difficult experience; why this so is not completely understood. We aimed to examine the person’s engagement and refusals of care in personal care interactions and identify both successful and difficult interpersonal dynamics to enable learning from each setting to inform educational resources.Methods:One-off video-recorded observations of personal care interactions between caregivers (care-home staff or family carers) and people with advanced dementia in the UK (total observation time 03:01:52). Observations were analysed using the Menoh Park Engagement Scale (MPES) (Camp et al., 2015) and the Resistance-to-Care scale (RTC-DAT) (Mahoney, 2015) to score 5-minute video sections, and inductively with qualitative content analysis.Results:Active engagement of people with dementia was observed in 66% of observations. Refusals of care were present in 32% of observation time. Generally, caregivers emanated a nurturing attentiveness and people with dementia were focused and engaged throughout care activities. Rare difficult interactional components were characterised by the person with dementia appearing to show uneasiness and caregivers being flustered and uncertain. However, caregivers from both family and care-home settings were predominantly attuned to the person and skilled in effortlessly supporting them through the care activity.Conclusions:Findings provide real-world empirical evidence which reenergises the concept of person-centredness in dementia care. Personal care activities typically created opportunities of engagement, rather than sites of conflict, for people with advanced dementia. The findings provide much needed insight into ways to improve care experiences for people with advanced dementia. Appropriate training/guidance for care-home staff and family carers could support more engaged and pleasurable care experiences for people with dementia.