Major Motivator Research Articles

A Review on Consumer Patterns and Behaviours’ Towards Generic Medicines

Generic medicines have become an important topic in healthcare due to their potential to reduce costs while providing equivalent treatment to branded drugs. This review article investigates consumer patterns and behaviors related to generic medicines, focusing on awareness, purchasing factors, and satisfaction levels. The research employs a systematic literature review methodology, analyzing peer-reviewed journals, government reports, and industry studies on generic medicines and consumer behavior. Various statistical techniques, such as percentage analysis, chi-square tests, factor analysis, Garrett ranking, and Likert scales, are used to summarize demographic profiles, examine relationships, identify influencing factors, prioritize purchase constraints, and measure satisfaction levels. Key findings reveal that consumer awareness of generic medicines varies widely, influenced by factors such as age, education, and exposure to information from healthcare providers. Government initiatives like India's Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana aim to increase access to affordable generics, yet awareness remains limited in some areas. Price is a major motivator for purchasing generics, but other factors like perceived quality, doctor recommendations, availability, and prior experience also play significant roles. Generally, consumers express positive experiences with generics, citing effectiveness, cost savings, and quality. However, some consumers and healthcare providers harbor concerns about the safety and efficacy of generics compared to branded versions. This review underscores the need for ongoing efforts to enhance consumer confidence in generics through education and awareness campaigns, ensuring the success of initiatives aimed at making essential medicines affordable and accessible to all.

Impact of Income, Gender and Age of the Tourist on Spiritual Tourism in Varanasi

Varanasi is the oldest city of the world. It is also known as Kashi. It is famous for spiritual tourism for all religions. Hindus visit here to see the temple of Lord Shiva and Ganga Aarti, Buddhist visit here for the Sarnath. This study highlights the impact of income, gender and age of tourists on spiritual tourism in Varanasi. Spirituality means belief and religion has been since and in future will be one of the major factors for tourism. Using the correct stimuli called spirituality the tourism industry can excel. The search for spirituality has always been and will remain a major motivator for tourist for exploring religious and spiritual destination. There were the main objective of this study to analyze the impact of income, gender and age of tourist on spiritual tourism in Varanasi. There were three hypothesis were formulated. 50 respondents were selected for data collection. In analysis part correlation test has been used. All three null hypotheses were rejected and all three alternative hypotheses were accepted. Therefore we can say that there is a strong impact of income, gender and age of tourist on spiritual tourism in Varanasi. This study will further help to others researchers who can do research on this topic with different variables and timeframe.

The sustainability of midwifery group practice: A cross-sectional study of midwives and managers

ProblemAlthough there is robust evidence for the benefits of midwifery group practice (MGP) caseload care, there are limited opportunities for women to access this model in Australia. There is also limited knowledge on how to sustain these services. BackgroundMGP can benefit childbearing women and babies and improve satisfaction for women and midwives. However, sustainability of the model is challenging. While MGPs are often supported and celebrated, in Australia some services have closed, while others struggle to adequately staff MGPs. AimTo investigate midwives and managers opinions on the management, culture, and sustainability of MGP. MethodsA national survey of MGP midwives and managers was distributed (2021 and 2022). Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics, and qualitative data were analysed using content analysis. ResultsA total of 579 midwives and 90 managers completed the survey. The findings suggest that many MGPs do not support new graduates and students to work in MGP. Over half (59.8%) the participants (midwives and managers) reported that the women and families were the best aspect about working in MGP, while 44.3% said the effects on midwives’ lifestyle and families were the worst aspect. DiscussionThe relationship with women remains the major motivator for providing MGP care. However, work-life imbalance is a deterrent, exacerbated by staffing shortages. Staffing might be improved by adequate renumeration, strengthening orientation, and attracting new graduates and students through experience in MGP. ConclusionsThere is a need to attract midwives to MGP and improve work-life balance and sustainability.

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Analysis of leadership and team management skills of middle-level healthcare managers of Valsad district, Gujarat.

The healthcare managers need to develop the managerial skills and use it for better healthcare delivery. A manager requires leadership skill to empower employees and motivate them to work in an efficient manner to achieve organizational goal. Motivating employees/subordinates and developing positive attitude toward them is one of the crucial skills that the leader needs to develop. The way health team works as a unit affects the outcome and needs good leader. With this background, the current study tends to explore the managerial skills of middle-level managers. 1. To assess the leadership and team management skills of middle-level managers and 2. To find out motivational factors used by managers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among district-level healthcare managers and medical officers. Data collection was performed via semistructured and scale-based questionnaire and analyzed using Microsoft office excel. 60% of managers had participative leadership style. Team work skills were fair enough among the managers. 53% of medical officers were freshly appointed with experience of less than one year. The middle-level managers used appreciation of work (41.8%) as major motivator of the team. The middle-level healthcare managers have good leadership quality as well as teamwork skills. Appreciation of work is commonly used motivator.

Using the Quine McCluskey Binary Classifier (QMBC) for Heart Disease Prediction

Abstract: In this examine, we awareness on cardiovascular disease, a major worldwide motive of mortality. Researchers use gadget getting to know and records evaluation strategies to enhance the prognosis of this ailment. We introduce a brand new version, the Quine McCluskey Binary Classifier (QMBC), which combines seven extraordinary fashions to efficiently become aware of patients with coronary heart disease. To decorate performance, we appoint feature selection and extraction methods.First, we discover the top 10 relevant features from the dataset the use of Chi-rectangular and ANOVA approaches. We then lessen the dimensionality of the facts with principal aspect analysis, retaining nine essential additives. The QMBC version combines the outputs of the seven fashions to create a truthful rule for predicting coronary heart ailment. The outcomes from the seven fashions are dealt with as unbiased functions, while the target attribute depends on those results. Our proposed QMBC version outperforms present methods, establishing its effectiveness in heart disorder prediction.

The motivation of generation Z: A prototype of the Mendel University student

The present paper's objective is to recommend focus and organization of tertiary education so it supports and develops the strengths of students, namely Generation Z, who will enter the labour market. Simultaneously, this article hopes to contribute to a better understanding of this generation's specific needs on the part of their potential employers. The present research conducted in 2020–2021 investigates what the major performance motivator is, via a Performance Motivation Questionnaire (LMI) (Schuler et al., 2011) and a simultaneous self-assessment of their strengths and weaknesses by the same students. Based on the data obtained and using statistical tool, a prototype of a Mendel University student has been created. The most salient recommendation resulting from our research is teaching/learning in teams so that students ‘respective competences complement one another. The learning and teaching process should contain interactive tasks such as quizzes for revision as well as dynamic discussions.

간호대학생의 전공만족도와 대학생활 적응의 관계에서 사회적 지지의 매개효과

The study was conducted to identify the effect of social support in the relations between major satisfaction and college adjustment among nursing students.
 The subjects of this study were 100 sophomore nursing students from two universities located in D and G cities. The data collection period is from March 10, 2022 to March 30, 2022, and was conducted through a self-administered questionnaire.
 The research model was designed on the basis of PROCESS Macro Model 4 proposed by Hayes (2013). The collected data was analyzed using SPSS 24.0, PROCESS Macro ver. 3.5 program.
 The mean score for major satisfaction, college adjustment and social support perceived by nursing students were 3.98, 3.45, and 4.00 points out of 5, respectively. Major satisfaction, college adjustment and social support had strong correlations with each other (p<.001). The difference in adaptation to college life is when the major is chosen by oneself (t=3.41, p=.001), when the motive for selecting a major matches one's aptitude (F=5.73, p=.004), and when satisfaction with college life (F=14.01, p<.001) was significantly high. To confirm the effects on social support, the covariate was adjusted for major selector, aptitude in major selection motive, and college life satisfaction. Major satisfaction had a direct effect on college adjustment (β = .574) and social support (β = .625). Social support had a direct effect on college adjustment (β = .241). There was a mediation effect of social support between major satisfaction and college adjustment (β = .619).
 Based on the results of this study, it was confirmed that nursing students' major satisfaction affects their adaptation to college life using social support as a mediating variable. Therefore, by identifying the sub-factors of social support that can increase the satisfaction of nursing students who will become future nurses, we propose the development of specific emotional, evaluative, informational, and physical intervention programs in nursing education and research to verify their effectiveness.

문화 ODA 참여자의 경험에 관한 연구

In recent years, there have been many studies analyzing on Hallyu as a ‘phenomenon’ but only few studies has viewed Hallyu on a ‘policy level’. This article goes on to discuss what is the proper future direction in terms of government ODA project using K-Pop by analyzing the experiences of participants and presenting the meaning of mutual exchange. The participants of the Project consisted of 10 pop artists and 3 pop-industrial executives from Vietnam and Thailand, and the study analyzed their statements through in-depth interview before and after their participation.
 The Project which made them to have long journey to Korea is The Hallyu: Grow Together Project, inviting artists abroad and providing K-pop training opportunity and ultimately, pursue to interactive exchanges with the targeted country using K-pop.
 The result of analysis suggests major motive of participants was an admiration of K-Pop and a high expectation for K-Pop instructors. The participants satisfied with manualized training schedule and effective program, mostly experiencing increasing affection to Korea. Meanwhile, they also suggested the need of deeper understanding about their own culture throughout the Project as well as longer period of time to stay in Korea.
 Consequently, this study is expected to offer implications in a practical and academic manner, supporting to come up with advanced policy mechanism among Hallyu Project using K-Pop on a governmental level.

Acceptability of prehabilitation for cancer surgery: a multi-perspective qualitative investigation of patient and ‘clinician’ experiences

Background‘Prehabilitation’ interventions aim to enhance individuals’ physical fitness prior to cancer treatment, typically involve exercise training as a key component, and may continue to support physical activity, strength, and fitness during or after treatment. However, uptake of prehabilitation is variable. This study investigated how patients from diverse socio-economic status groups perceived an exemplar prehabilitation and recovery programme, aiming to understand factors impacting acceptability, engagement and referral.MethodsThis research was conducted in the context of the Prehab4Cancer and Recovery Programme, a prehabilitation and recovery programme available across Greater Manchester, UK. Qualitative, semi-structured phone/video-call interviews were conducted with 18 adult patient participants referred to the programme (16 ‘engagers’, 2 ‘non-engagers’; half the sample lived in localities with low socio-economic status scores). An online questionnaire with free-response and categorical-response questions was completed by 24 ‘clinician’ participants involved in referral (nurses, doctors and other staff roles). An inductive, multi-perspective, thematic analysis was performed, structured using the Framework approach.ResultsDiscussing and referring patients to prehabilitation can be challenging due to large quantities of information for staff to cover, and for patients to absorb, around the time of diagnosis. The programme was highly valued by both participant groups; the belief that participation would improve recovery seemed a major motivator for engagement, and some ‘clinicians’ felt that prehabilitation should be treated as a routine part of treatment, or extended to support other patient groups. Engagers seemed to appreciate a supportive approach where they did not feel forced to do any activity and tailoring of the programme to meet individual needs and abilities was appreciated. Initial engagement could be daunting, but gaining experience with the programme seemed to increase confidence.ConclusionsThe prehabilitation programme was highly valued by engagers. Introducing prehabilitation at a challenging time means that personalised approaches might be needed to support engagement, or participation could be encouraged at a later time. Strategies to support individuals lacking in confidence, such as buddying, may be valuable.Study registrationThe study protocol was uploaded onto the Open Science Framework 24 September 2020 (https://osf.io/347qj/).

Stock Prediction for ARGAAM Companies Dataset

Economic forecasting provides excellent profit opportunities and is a major motivator for most researchers in this field. In the fast-growing business world, the behavior of stock prediction is challenging for most stockholders and commercial investors. It provides benefits to investors to invest more confidently. Machine learning is an emerging technology that provides the capability to learn on its own through real-world intercommunications. Regression is the fundamental technique in machine learning which is useful for real-time applications. This paper experiments with stock price prediction effectively by using three machine learning techniques i.e. linear regression, decision tree, and support vector machine. The techniques were applied to the ARAMCO and Saudi Dairy dataset and the performance is evaluated using various parameters such as R2 value, MAPE, and RMSE. The results substantiated the hypothesis.

Is gastronomy important for UNESCO world heritage sites’ tourists? A case study from Portugal

ABSTRACT UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS) act as icons to attract visitors seeking to experience cultural (ancient) heritage. Gastronomy, as cultural heritage, reinforces the identity of a destination. Presenting a case study from a Portuguese UNESCO WHS, this study brings insights into how these destinations may deepen the knowledge on gastronomic visitors, contributing to their sustainable development. Specifically, this study aims to identify the importance that visitors give to gastronomy and to identify their differences in terms of profile and travel behaviour, through data collected using a visitors’ survey. Results show that gastronomy can be a major motivator for visiting a WHS and indicate that visitors strongly motivated by gastronomy have differences in terms of demographic profile, motivations and expenditures.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES’ PERFORMANCE IN ZIMBABWE-A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

There has been a global uproar recently as local authority service delivery has fallen short of ratepayer expectations, despite the fact that local authority performance, particularly service delivery, is seen as a major motivator of nations towards global sustainability and competitiveness. The current study was therefore founded on the requirement to reduce the gap between ratepayers’ expectations and the performance of the corresponding local authorities in Zimbabwe. For this investigation, we used the search engines Scopus, Google Scholar and Web of Science (WoS). The review took into account empirical studies up until June 2022. Because the emphasis was on the performance of local governments, the initial search used variants of the terms ‘efficiency,’ ‘performance assessment,’ ‘local government,’ and ‘local authority.’ The databases produced more than 250 books, articles, and unpublished research papers when these keywords were used. We disregarded conference presentations and dissertations to reduce the overall number of results. The results were then qualitatively screened to make sure they answered the research topic. We ultimately collected 78 studies. The review provides a contextualized view of earlier research in discourses, techniques, and frameworks that draw attention to the difficulties local authorities have in performing their functions, with a focus on service delivery and strategic growth toward sustainable futures. As we go on with our empirical inquiry, the systematic review technique has been a helpful organised way to provide a preliminary source of knowledge in local authority performance assessment and more generally. Future research has a number of prospective directions that have been identified.

Indeterminacy of Meaning in William Blake’s “The Sick Rose”

This study attempts to make deconstructive reading of William Blake’s poem “The Sick Rose”. It also shows how the literary text can be interpreted from multiple perspectives deriving infinite meanings from the same text. The major motive of this research is to demonstrate potentiality of every text to be creatively misread generating various possible meanings. The paper also projects the fact that deconstruction is not destruction, rather it is reconstruction. It displays how the use of language in the text creates contradiction, un-decidability and multiplicity opening up possibility for new meanings. To justify the argument, deconstructive ideas of the philosophers Jacques Derrida and Roland Barthes have been used. The four steps of deconstructive reading- a. Reading the Text b. Finding the Binaries c. Hierarchizing the Binaries and d. Creative Misreading-have been followed for the study of the poem “The Sick Rose”. This research can be a contributing source for promotion of deconstructive reading of anything prevailing in the society and thereby decentering the center and re-centering the margin opening up possibilities for new perspectives, meanings and truths.

Explicit propagating electrostatic potential waves formation and dynamical assessment of generalized Kadomtsev–Petviashvili modified equal width-Burgers model with sensitivity and modulation instability gain spectrum visualization

The major motive of this study is to analyze the nonlinear integrable model which is generalized Kadomtsev–Petviashvili modified equal width-Burgers equation. It can be utilized extensively a weakly non-linear restoring forces, dispersion, small damping and nonlinear media with dissipation to narrate the long wave propagation in chemical theory. This article allocates the partial differential equation by traveling waves transformation into an ordinary differential equation. In order to acquire the analytical propagating structures, one of the generalized techniques, new extended direct algebraic methodology utilizers. As a consequence, we establish the mixed singular solution, singular solution, mixed shock-singular solution, mixed complex solitary-shock solution, mixed periodic results, mixed trigonometric results have been derived in the formation of a mixed periodic and periodic class, the mixed hyperbolic solution, plane solution, which is derived via Mathematica. The Chaos investigation is carried out to envision the dynamical insights of ocean wave integrable model. The sensitive analysis performed to verify the perceptiveness of model regarding parameters and initial conditions. Modulational instability gain spectrum developed and envisaged with appropriate parametric values and ensured the stability of the considered model. In addition, two-dimension, three-dimension, and contour surfaces are embellished to validate the physical properties of the derived solutions. The developed electro potential soliton structures can reveal the deep atomic insights. The dynamics of physical phenomenon can be controlled by fractional parameter.

Climate finance: What we know and what we should know?

This study summarizes the literature in the area of climate finance. For this review we employ bibliometric analysis. The analysis of the corpus reveals that the major contributions in the area have come much recently with Paris climate agreement being major motivator for research. China, UK, and US emerge as the major contributors to the existing research output. Further the bibliographic coupling analysis of the corpus reveals the existence of six major themes which include climate change, green financing, public policy, valuation of green bonds, green financing and banking, and green bonds and financial markets. We provide a summary of the development of these themes as well as the future direction to be explored.

미용전공학생의 전공선택동기가 직업선택요인에 미치는 영향

Objectives The purpose of this study is to prepare basic data for major guidance and employment guidance according to the characteristics of students by identifying the influence of motives for choosing a major on job selection factors for beauty majors, and to help students choose a job. Methods In order to achieve the purpose of the study, 254 copies, excluding 6 damaged copies, were empirically analyzed as the final sample out of a total of 260 copies responded for a total of 31 days from March 1 to March 31, 2022. Sub-factors of motivation for choosing a beauty major were composed of sub-factors of personal vision and economic stability, occupational selection factors, and sub-factors of job prospects, aptitude and interest, and job economics, and the validity of each factor was verified and correlations were analyzed. Results The results of this study are as follows. It can be seen that personal vision and economic stability for each sub-factor of the motive for choosing a beauty major are important factors in career prospect among career selection factors. In terms of aptitude and interest, it can be seen that personal vision and economic stability for each sub-factor of the motivation for choosing a beauty major are important factors. When it comes to job economics, personal vision and economic stability for each sub-factor of the motivation for choosing a beauty major are important factors as well. Conclusions Based on the results of this study, this study has the significance of confirming that the personal vision and economic stability of the cosmetic major's motive for choosing a major have an important influence on the job selection factors.

Determinants of hydroxyurea use among doctors, nurses and sickle cell disease patients in Nigeria.

Hydroxyurea (HU) is an evidence-based therapy that is currently the most effective drug for sickle cell disease (SCD). HU is widely used in high-income countries with consequent reduction of morbidity and mortality. In Nigeria, HU is prescribed by physicians while nurses are mainly involved in counseling the patients to ensure adherence. The extent of utilization and the determinant factors have not been sufficiently evaluated in Nigeria. To assess the frequency of use of HU and factors affecting utilization among healthcare providers, patients, and caregivers for SCD. A questionnaire was administered online and in- person to assess the frequency of HU use and the factors that promote and limit its use. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics using IBM SPSS software version 23 and the result was presented in frequency tables and percentages. A total of 137 physicians, 137 nurses, and 237 patients/caregivers responded to the survey. The rate of prescription of HU by doctors in the past 6 months was 64 (46.7%), 43 (31.4%) nurses provided counseling and 36 (15.6%) patients were on HU. Among doctors, adequate knowledge (91.3%), clinical benefits and safety (94.8%), and inclusion of HU in management guidelines (86.9%) were motivators for prescribing it while inadequate knowledge (60.9%) and unawareness of treatment guidelines (68.6%) constituted barriers. Among nurses, reduction of crisis (91.6%) and safety (64.8%) were the major motivators while barriers were high cost (79.1%) and intensive monitoring (63.1%) of HU treatment. Among the patients, the major motivator was the reduction of crises (80.3%) while poor knowledge (93.2%), high cost of the drug (92.2%) while monitoring (91.2%), non-availability (87.7%) and side effects (83.9%) were the major barriers for the utilization of HU. HU prescription and utilization are still poor among healthcare providers and patients. Inadequate knowledge, non-availability and high cost of HU as well as unawareness of treatment guidelines constitute major barriers to prescription and utilization.

Factors influencing colorectal cancer screening decision-making among average-risk US adults

Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates remain suboptimal in the US. We examined patient-focused concerns and influence of various factors (e.g., test attributes, provider recommendation) on CRC screening decision-making. We conducted a web survey with 1595 US adults aged 40–75 from a nationally representative panel in November 2019 (completion rate: 31.3 %). Analyses focused on individuals aged 45–75 years at average-risk for CRC (n = 1062). All participants rated their level of concern about various CRC screening test/procedure attributes. Participants who have screened previously designated the three most important attributes for choosing a screening method and rated how various factors influenced their decision to use a particular method. The top concern for participants who have not screened previously was having an invasive procedure (54.2 %) while the top concerns for participants who have screened previously were completing a colon prep (41.3 %) and test/procedure accuracy (41 %). Cost/insurance coverage was most frequently ranked among the most important attributes (48.5 %), followed by where the test can be taken (45.7 %) and test accuracy (43.6 %). Provider recommendation was reported as the major motivator across screening methods. Other factors that were frequently reported as very influential included convenience and comfort for the stool-based methods and scientific/clinical evidence and insurance coverage for colonoscopy. Variations by age, sex, and race/ethnicity were noted. Findings demonstrate that along with provider recommendation, patient preferences regarding test/procedure attributes and preparation requirements are influential in screening decision-making, highlighting the need for clinicians to involve patients in shared decision-making and incorporate patient needs and preferences in establishing screening strategies.

Determinants of adoption of enhanced cashew production technologies among smallholder farmers in Mtwara region, Tanzania

The appropriate use of improved technologies in cashew production can lift cashew productivity and income amongst cashew growing countries including Tanzania. The major motive of this study was to assess the adoption determinants of improved technologies in cashew production for enhancing country’s effort of attaining 1,000,000 MT of cashewnut production by 2025 from the current 238,576 MT. Multistage sampling was used to collect cross-sectional data from 760 cashew growers using a semi-structured questionnaire in Tandahimba and Masasi districts. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the adoption rates whereas a Cragg Double hurdle model was used to analyze the determinant of enhanced cashew technologies. Results showed that the overall adoption of enhanced cashew technologies in Mtwara region was 58%. The findings revealed that the adoption intensity of pesticides application, recommended spacing, and the area under improved cashew trees were 88%, 32%, and 41% respectively. The outcomes revealed by Double Hurdle model indicated that the choice and extent of adoption were influenced by education, off-farm income, farm size, extension contacts, group affiliation, and credit access. Furthermore, cashew tree age, gender, asset endowment, and location influenced only the adoption decision of cashew production technologies. Therefore, the study urges for the inclusive policy agenda that will escalate land allocated for cashew production and off-farm earnings to enhance the adoption and intensity of enhanced cashew technologies. Moreover, results suggest the requirement for policy mediations that will accentuate the extension support and input credit services to heighten espousal of enhanced cashew technology in Tanzania.