Information Package Research Articles

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Online Promotion, Packaging Innovation and Reseller Management at Hero Bakery

Purpose ­ This community service program objectives to improve the business performance of Hero Bakery MSMEs through mentoring activities in the fields of online promotions, packaging innovation and reseller management. Apart from that, it is also aimed at increasing the knowledge and skills of partners in developing marketing programs. Methods -The method used in this community service is counseling and mentoring partners so that it is hoped that partners' insight in the field of marketing will also increase. The work program implemented includes: developing online promotional media, updating packaging design by creating product labeling, and creating a reseller database. Result and discussions -This activity received a very positive response from partners because it helped partners in improving their business management. Initially, Hero Bakery's product packaging was considered less attractive and less informative, so the packaging and labeling updates became one of the product's attractions and became an informative promotional tool. The development of content in online marketing media causes online promotional materials to become more attractive, thus encouraging consumer buying interest. To manage resellers, it is necessary to design a reseller database so that it will make it easier for Hero Bakery to monitor reseller activity. Conclusion - Hero Bakery needs to adopt this online promotional media well. Apart from that, efforts to increase the attractiveness of consumers (resellers) can be done by designing attractive and informative product packaging and labeling. Considering that Hero Bakery operates in the B2B market, resellers need to be managed well.

Exploring the Impact of Packaging Design on Consumer Purchase Behavior for Northeastern Cereal Agricultural Products

This study endeavors to unravel the intricate relationship between packaging design and consumer behavior in the context of Northeastern cereal agricultural products. Focusing on the vibrant region of Song Yuan, Jilin, China, the study employs a multi-method approach encompassing fieldwork observations, content analysis, and consumer surveys. The investigation unfolds in three key dimensions: evaluating current packaging designs, understanding consumer perspectives, and gauging the acceptance of alternative designs. The findings reveal four distinct models of packaging design, each resonating differently with consumers. Traditional motifs evoke a sense of authenticity, while modern graphics enhance visual appeal and information communication. Consistency with brand identity instills trust, and informative packaging aids in informed purchase decisions. Additionally, the introduction of alternative designs presents an exciting prospect, especially among younger demographics, signifying a potential shift in consumer preferences. This research contributes a nuanced understanding of the pivotal role packaging design plays in shaping consumer choices for Northeastern cereal agricultural products. It provides actionable insights for businesses seeking to align their packaging strategies with consumer preferences, fostering brand loyalty and enhancing market competitiveness. This study serves as a valuable resource for practitioners, academics, and stakeholders invested in the dynamic interplay between design and consumer behavior.

Analysis of the Quality of Package Delivery Services in the Decision to Use Postal Services

The purpose of this research are find out the service quality at PT. Pos Indonesia Cibinong and the decision customers to use package delivery services at PT. Pos Indonesia Cibinong. The kind of research used is exploratory descriptive. This study uses qualitative primary data and quantitative secondary data. The Determination of the sampling method of sample uses the method accidential. The method of analysis that used descriptive analysis that is data using application SPSS 22. Furthermore, using tabulation analysis. The result show that the service quality at PT. Pos Indonesia Cibinong already good, but for reliability of package delivery it is still not good because it produces 70.20% and it’s so small when compared to other statements, and then customers decide to use package delivery services at PT. Pos Indonesia Cibinong because of the distributors regarding the location and ease of accessing package information.

Facilitating an ecosystem approach through open data and information packaging

Abstract Open data that can be easily incorporated into analyses are essential for developing ecosystem approaches to marine ecological management: a common goal in fisheries policy in many countries. Although it is not always clear what constitutes an ecosystem approach, it always involves scientists working with a large variety of data and information, including data from physical and oceanographic sampling, multispecies surveys, and other sources describing human pressures. This can be problematic for analysts because these data, even when available, are often held in disparate datasets that do not necessarily correspond at appropriate temporal and spatial scales. Data can often only be obtained by specific requests to individuals in governmental agencies who are delivering on an increasing number of data requests as interest grows in practical ecosystem approach implementation. This data access model is not sustainable and hinders the momentum for ecosystem approach development. We describe a data bundling R package that makes data and climate projections available at appropriate scales to facilitate development of an ecosystem approach for the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. This approach integrates closely with the present workflow of most government analysts, academics in fisheries, and scientists in private industry. The approach conforms with open data initiatives and makes data easily available globally while relieving some of the burden of data provision that can fall to some individuals in government laboratories. The structure and approach are generic, adaptable, and transferable to other regions and jurisdictions.

CREDO: a friendly Customizable, REproducible, DOcker file generator for bioinformatics applications

BackgroundThe analysis of large and complex biological datasets in bioinformatics poses a significant challenge to achieving reproducible research outcomes due to inconsistencies and the lack of standardization in the analysis process. These issues can lead to discrepancies in results, undermining the credibility and impact of bioinformatics research and creating mistrust in the scientific process. To address these challenges, open science practices such as sharing data, code, and methods have been encouraged.ResultsCREDO, a Customizable, REproducible, DOcker file generator for bioinformatics applications, has been developed as a tool to moderate reproducibility issues by building and distributing docker containers with embedded bioinformatics tools. CREDO simplifies the process of generating Docker images, facilitating reproducibility and efficient research in bioinformatics. The crucial step in generating a Docker image is creating the Dockerfile, which requires incorporating heterogeneous packages and environments such as Bioconductor and Conda. CREDO stores all required package information and dependencies in a Github-compatible format to enhance Docker image reproducibility, allowing easy image creation from scratch. The user-friendly GUI and CREDO's ability to generate modular Docker images make it an ideal tool for life scientists to efficiently create Docker images. Overall, CREDO is a valuable tool for addressing reproducibility issues in bioinformatics research and promoting open science practices.

Patient information leaflets and package inserts of ibuprofen provided in the UK and Thailand: a comparative assessment.

Written medicine information (WMI) is important for ensuring patients understand and use their medicines optimally, but relatively little research has assessed the quality of available WMI. This study assessed the quality of WMI using a sample of leaflets for ibuprofen in the UK and Thailand. Leaflets were obtained by purchasing a product from retail outlets or community pharmacies, 18 from each country. In the UK, these were patient information leaflets (PILs); in Thailand, they were package inserts PIs not specifically designed for patients. Leaflets were assessed for content, layout, and readability using standard methods and compared to relevant guidelines. The UK PILs were uniform and conformed to EU regulatory requirements for content, whereas Thai PIs varied considerably, many failing to include important information required by Thai regulations. Several forms of Thai PIs were found, including some very short leaflets, containing minimal information. The readability of both was rated as poor, all used small font size and had less than desirable white space. Fewer Thai PIs than UK PILs met the Keystone Criteria for ibuprofen. The extent of variation in format and content of Thai WMI could potentially cause confusion and reduce willingness to read it. PILs, conforming to Thai regulatory guidelines, should be provided with medicines instead. Leaflets in both countries would benefit from improved readability and layout.

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PRINCIPLES OF FORMATION OF BIM INFORMATION PACKAGES IN THE “SOFTWARE COMPLEX FOR MODELING THE CITY AS A DYNAMIC SYSTEM”

The article describes the principles of forming information packages of the “Information-cumulative matrix of modeling the city as a dynamic system”, which is one of the software modules of the “Software complex of modeling the city as a dynamic system”. The working name of the information packages is “Dynamic BIM package”. The BIM package is the basis for the formation of a large data set of the Information and Accumulation Matrix. Each information package describes a separate object from the typological spectrum of architectural structures as an environment with which almost all processes of the city's functioning are connected. The choice of the name of the package is connected with a double approach to its formation: a combination of the description of the material component of the architectural object and the dynamics of its life cycle, as a set of life cycles of its constituent elements. The developed approach makes it possible to develop an innovative architectural and urban toolkit for analyzing the problems of the city as a dynamic system. When forming the principles of the functioning of the “Information-cumulative matrix of modeling the city as a dynamic system”, the dynamics of the functioning of the city is considered as a combination of the dynamics of the typological spectrum of architectural structures and the dynamics of phenomena that go beyond the boundaries of architecture (considered in other studies by the authors). The software complex has high potential as a tool for analyzing and forecasting the principles of the city's functioning and is focused on information services for strategic decision-making processes.

Analysis of the results of study allergens in food in 2021

One of the biggest problems in the world is allergy, the clinical manifestations of which can be of varying degrees of severity – from dermatitis to Quincke's edema and anaphylactic shock. More than 250 million people suffer from food allergies. It has been scientifically proven that more than 70 food products can cause allergies. The main allergens are products of plant and animal origin, such as nuts, cereals, fish and seafood, eggs, etc. Celiac disease is one of the manifestations of allergy or individual intolerance to cereal plants. This genetic, autoimmune disease manifests itself due to the consumption of gluten-containing products occurs with a frequency of 1:3000. According to the current Ukrainian legislation, product manufacturers are obliged to indicate on the packaging of products information about the presence of food allergens, but very often they do not do this, misleading buyers and putting people who have such a problem at risk. Considering the above, there is a need to conduct state control of food products for the presence of allergens to control manufacturers regarding the labeling of allergens. The work aims to analyze the results of real-time state control of allergens in food products by PCR. The analysis of the studies of allergens in food products showed that 25.4 % contained allergens not indicated on the product packaging. This means insufficient control by manufacturers and severely violates current legislation. According to the results of the State Allergen Control Program, undeclared allergens were found in 25.4 % of food products from the total number of tested samples: in 9.3 % of sweets, 6.9 % of bakery products, 2.3 % of beverages, 6.9 % of precise products. Considering the urgency of the problem, there is a need to develop and implement a state program for monitoring allergens in food products in order to control the requirements of the current legislation.

(Un)believably Green: The Role of Information Credibility in Green Food Product Communications

ABSTRACT This research explored how variations in green information influence consumer responses to green food packaging. Study 1 (N = 355) addressed how consumers evaluate packaging sustainability given the interplay between source cues, claim cues and the order of cue presentation. Study 2 (N = 546) additionally investigated the role of product cues (namely, naturalness) in sustainability evaluations of green packaging. Both studies examined perceived credibility of green information as the underlining mechanism explaining packaging cues’ effects on perceived sustainability. Overall, consumers valued green communication using credible cues on packaged foods but they also: (1) appreciated higher cue quantity, (2) did not penalize communications using low credibility cues, and (3) evaluated green packaging information swayed by product cues.

Evaluating and Ranking e-Service Desks Managed by Treatment Affairs at Medical Sciences Universities: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Developing Country

Introduction: As a key custodian of public health, the Vice-Chancellor for Treatment Affairs in medical sciences universities plays a pivotal role in delivering healthcare services to the citizens through electronic service desk. In this study, we conducted an evaluation and ranking of the e-service desks managed by the Vice-Chancellor of Treatment Affairs at Iranian medical sciences universities.Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in Iran between 2022 and 2023 assessed e-service desks in medical sciences universities. The study included 51 desks categorized by their electronic service methods. Subsequently, e-services were evaluated and scored based on components, which are provided by the national administrative organization for employment. The evaluation components encompassed a) use of an e-service desk to provide services; b) provision of an information package; c) availability of a flowchart outlining the service; d) clarity of the service recipient; and e) electronic collection of user opinions. The total points and the average of each desk were calculated to rank them.Results: The assessed e-service desks were categorized into three groups based on the method of providing electronic services: service provider, service recipient, and not categorized. After evaluating each e-service desk, the highest and lowest points of e-service desks were 708 and 2. The result indicated that only 31 e-service desks achieved an average score of 50% or above.Conclusion: It could be concluded that electronic government (e-government) has been partially implemented in the field of treatment throughout a developing country. However, the absence of a unified model to serve as a guideline for designing e-service desks has resulted in an undesirable diversity in the services offered and their delivery methods. It is recommended that medical sciences universities adopt and adhere to a unified model when designing e-service desks for the provision of healthcare services electronically.

Leaving no one behind: Information (re)ˆpackaging for rural dwellers in South Africa

In most rural communities in South Africa, there is inadequate access to information due to a lack of public facilities and infrastructure, such as libraries and internet connections. This has a negative impact on the day-to-day activities of rural dwellers as it deprives them of the opportunity to access information, which is a fundamental right. This qualitative study used the Delphi technique, interviewing five experts in the Library and Information Services (LIS) fraternity in three rounds. The format in which information is accessed, as well as available information sources and resources, need (re)packaging in order to ensure free and equal access to information on a daily basis. This can be done through the provision of free Wi-Fi by rural municipalities in churches, gathering places, and royal houses to bridge the digital chasm. Provision of free Wi-Fi would give rural dwellers an opportunity to have access to online information without any hurdles as most rural dwellers are unemployed and lack money to buy data bundles for information access. With technological advancements, lot of information is shared online be it job advertisements, tertiary education applications, news, among others. The study provides a framework for addressing issues of information inaccessibility in remote rural areas. There is a need for increasing high-speed internet access for those in rural communities.

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Construction of an acoustic information transmission system of a horizontal directional drilling device

Currently, the constant growth in the volume of the horizontal directional drilling procedure dictates the improvement of the drilling technology and the technical requirements. One of the important technical requirements for the horizontal directional drilling device is the transmission of information about drilling parameters to the operator (depth, rotation angle, inclination angle). The solution to this problem is possible with the help of measuring systems installed inside the drilling head. Traditionally, in real drilling conditions, three communication channels are distinguished: electrically conductive, hydraulic and electromagnetic, each of which has some advantages and disadvantages. The use of acoustic waves excited in the internal space of the drilling head and propagating in the material of the drilling column to the receiver allows to eliminate the disadvantages of the listed communication channels and ensure the highest quality horizontal directional drilling procedure. The paper investigates the acoustic method of information transmission in a horizontal directional drilling device. An acoustic system for positioning a drilling tool has been developed, which provides the transmission of information about the coordinates of the drilling head. The acoustic channel of information transmission has been studied in terms of constructing its structural components: the design of the probe-transmitter (electromechanical transducer) has been developed, as well as the hardware of the system. In order to determine the requirements for the modulator-demodulator of signals of an acoustic information transmission channel, the propagation of an information package was simulated taking into account the resonant properties of the converter using the Multisim circuit simulation program. Thus, the use of an acoustic system for monitoring and transmitting information about the positioning of the drilling head makes it possible to abandon expensive contact methods for determining the position of the drilling head, which give point information and require a lot of time. The proposed acoustic information transmission channel allows for tight acoustic contact between the protective container and the drilling column to eliminate power losses, increases the efficiency of the device and reduces the loss of a useful signal during its propagation and also simplifies the operation of the device. As a result, the developed acoustic system provides an opportunity to perform the highest-quality horizontal directional drilling procedure with the necessary requirements for the volume of transmitted information and stability of operation in complex noise-signal conditions, which eliminates the disadvantages of previously used methods.

Two levels of information packaging and cognitive operations during simultaneous interpreting: An analysis via additional demonstratives

This study aims to describe cognitive processes during simultaneous interpreting from English to Japanese. Simultaneous interpreting is unique because of its online discourse processing: the interpreter starts producing target language expressions progressively before s/he hears the end of a sentence in the source language. This study analyses the authentic interpreting performance from the Interpreting Database, which comprises recorded simultaneous interpreting performed for a press conference. Particular attention is paid to additional demonstratives that do not have corresponding expressions in the source text as clues to focus on the interpreter's information packaging at two levels: the construction of a conceptual unit (CU) and a translation unit (TU). The two processes are inseparable and progress in parallel. This study analyses cognitive operations beyond transcoding from four perspectives: incorporation of a CU into a TU, construal of relations between TUs, reformulation in the TU, and the construction of an empty CU.

ICare – a self-directed, interactive online program to improve health and wellbeing for people living with upper gastrointestinal or hepato-pancreato-biliary cancers, and their informal carers: the study protocol for a Phase II randomised controlled trial

BackgroundUp to 70% of people diagnosed with upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract or hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) cancers experience substantial reductions in quality of life (QoL), including high distress levels, pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, weight loss and difficulty swallowing. With few advocacy groups and support systems for adults with upper GI or HPB cancers (i.e. pancreas, liver, stomach, bile duct and oesophageal) and their carers, online supportive care programs may represent an alternate cost-effective mechanism to support this patient group and carers. iCare is a self-directed, interactive, online program that provides information, resources, and psychological packages to patients and their carers from the treatment phase of their condition. The inception and development of iCare has been driven by consumers, advocacy groups, government and health professionals. The aims of this study are to determine the feasibility and acceptability of iCare, examine preliminary efficacy on health-related QoL and carer burden at 3- and 6-months post enrolment, and the potential cost-effectiveness of iCare, from health and societal perspectives, for both patients and carers.Methods and analysisA Phase II randomised controlled trial. Overall, 162 people with newly diagnosed upper GI or HPB cancers and 162 carers will be recruited via the Upper GI Cancer Registry, online advertisements, or hospital clinics. Patients and carers will be randomly allocated (1:1) to the iCare program or usual care. Participant assessments will be at enrolment, 3- and 6-months later. The primary outcomes are i) feasibility, measured by eligibility, recruitment, response and attrition rates, and ii) acceptability, measured by engagement with iCare (frequency of logins, time spent using iCare, and use of features over the intervention period). Secondary outcomes are patient changes in QoL and unmet needs, and carer burden, unmet needs and QoL. Linear mixed models will be fitted to obtain preliminary estimates of efficacy and variability for secondary outcomes. The economic analysis will include a cost-consequences analysis where all outcomes will be compared with costs.DiscussioniCare provides a potential model of supportive care to improve QoL, unmet needs and burden of disease among people living with upper GI or HPB cancers and their carers.Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials RegistryACTRN12623001185651. This protocol reflects Version #1 26 April 2023.

N42 New tool for IBD nurses to support IBD patients

Abstract Background There are about 58000 Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients in Finland. The number has doubled in ten years. Over 5500 IBD patients live in the Pirkanmaa region. Patients are treated in three different hospitals and there are eight trained IBD nurses in adult services. Patients can contact a call back-system at any hour of the day. With growing number of patient contacts there is a need for additional contact channels and ways of support for patients care. Methods TaysPolku is an app developed by Buddy HealthCare where IBD patients can see their appointments, upcoming procedures, information packages, medication instructions, videos and questionnaires related to their treatment all in one place. TaysPolku provides automatic reminders and enables them to contact their own care unit directly via message. IBD nurses has been part of creating material for TaysPolku. IBD nurse explains the app and creates TaysPolku for the patient after providing the necessary information. The app is downloaded from app stores, verified by strong authentication. The app works with any face ID or pin number chosen by the patient. Results TaysPolku was introduced in June 2021 and the first users were patients receiving intravenous biologicals. IBD nurses informed about the new service during the infusion visits and provided written material. In the next phase, TaysPolku was set up for biological self-injecting patients. Currently, TaysPolku have been created 299 patients at Tampere University Hospital Tays. The utilization rate of the created TaysPolku is high. Messages on TaysPolku has been send/received 3896 times. The messages feature enables the care unit to reach everyone using TaysPolku simultaneously. It is used in all three hospitals and every IBD nurses take care of it. Satisfaction with TaysPolku has been good for both patients and IBD nurses. Patient questionnaire highlighted the benefits, and the answers highlighted the ease of use of the service. "A well-functioning system " "Reminds me very much of the lab, questions and treatment days. Easy to useand connect. There could also be a connection to other departments when care is taken in other departments as well" Conclusion Different forms of service are needed with the growing number of patients, and a digital app that supports the patient's self-care has been proven to work. Further development is underway to offer a similar service to all IBD patients in the region.