Online Survey Of Respondents Research Articles

Criteria and tools for improving trust relations between dairy cluster stakeholders

The article shows the necessity and timeliness of building trusting relationships between stakeholders in projects to create a dairy cluster - an association of institutionally independent enterprises integrated into an inter-industry complex, in order to obtain a synergetic result from balanced cooperative relations between them. The cluster should take into account the interests of all its participants, so maintaining trust between them is necessary for the formation of the food chain in the dairy business, which in turn serves as a catalyst for the effective development of the dairy industry, increasing the volume of production and quality of dairy products. The aim is to study the influence of factors on the common interest, partnership between stakeholders in the project environment, as well as the development of methodological and practical recommendations for the application of tools of effective interaction between them, which contributes to the success of the project and the achievement of common goals. Methods - abstract-logical to identify problems and causes, online survey of respondents using Google-form, Cronbach's Alpha modeling methods are used to assess the reliability and internal consistency of questions in the model created in the Smart PLS program when analyzing complex relationships between latent variables (constructs) that cannot be measured directly. In the course of the study 76 respondents from all regions of Kazakhstan, which are potential stakeholders in the activities of the dairy subcomplex, were interviewed. Results - reliability and validity of the chosen conceptual model were established, the necessity of deepening the hypotheses put forward during the life cycle of the project on the functioning of the dairy cluster was proved. Conclusions - innovative entrepreneurship cannot be successful without managing the process of forming an atmosphere of trusting relations along the entire chain of the production process - from investors to consumers.

Beyond just green: Explaining and predicting restorative potential of urban landscapes using panorama-based metrics

Amidst the growing concerns about mental health issues among urban dwellers, there has been increased attention to the restorative potential (RP) of urban landscapes. However, research into the relevant landscape features tends to lack the integration of quantifiable methodologies, which are essential for practical implementation in urban planning and management. To address this gap, our study employed panorama-based metrics relying on computer vision to quantify the features of urban landscapes. We established an explanatory (generalized linear mixed model, GLMM) and a predictive (Random Forest) model to comprehensively elucidate the relationship between these landscape features and RP. The RP outcome was derived from an online survey of respondents (n = 1500) with diverse socio-demographic characteristics, where each respondent was randomly assigned panoramic images from a pool of a hundred landscape scenes taken across the city of Singapore. The GLMM regression identified sky, tree, water, and depth as the primary influences of RP. Furthermore, the Random Forest model demonstrated commendable predictive performance and was used to visually showcase the scenes within the testing dataset with corresponding RP outcomes. To illustrate the potential application of this predictive tool, we also performed spatial mapping for RP prediction, taking the Singapore Botanic Gardens as an example. The subsequent discussion underscored the simultaneous effect of tree, sky, and depth on RP from a quantitative perspective using LOWESS curves. By employing metrics and models that explain and predict the RP, this study contributes evidence-based insights that underscore the pivotal role of trees and openness (sky and depth) in enhancing the psychological benefits of urban landscapes and provides an effective predictive tool that contributes to urban landscape planning and management.

Medical Gaslighting and Lyme Disease: The Patient Experience.

Even though there are approximately half a million new cases of Lyme disease in the US annually, according to the CDC, it is often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, which can result in a chronic, multisystemic condition. Lyme disease is a recognized public health threat and is a designated "notifiable disease". As such, Lyme disease is mandated to be reported by the CDC. Despite this, both acute and chronic Lyme disease (CLD) have been relegated to the category of "contested illnesses", which can lead to medical gaslighting. By analyzing results from an online survey of respondents with Lyme disease (n = 986), we elucidate the lived experiences of people who have been pushed to the margins of the medical system by having their symptoms attributed to mental illness, anxiety, stress, and aging. Further, respondents have had their blood tests and erythema migrans (EM) rashes discounted and were told that CLD simply does not exist. As a result, a series of fruitless consultations often result in the delay of a correct diagnosis, which has deleterious consequences. This is the first study that addresses an extensive range of gaslighting techniques experienced by this patient population.

Проблемы юзабилити в интернет-банкинге

As part of this article, a usability analysis of the mobile application interfaces for online banking of leading Russian banks is carried out. Usability indicators are evaluated in applications for Internet banking of Sberbank, Tinkoff Bank and VTB. The user properties are considered and the application functionality is compared. Their advantages and disadvantages from the users’ viewpoint are revealed. App scores from app stores and user feedback from a custom survey are employed. The online survey of respondents is conducted on the Google Forms platform. As a result, some functional redundancy and complexity for users of the presented applications are shown. Users’ negative perception of too frequent updates and improvements to applications is noted. This is especially expressed in Sberbank, which causes users’ fair criticism. In terms of usability, according to respondents, Tinkoff is the best application, and VTB is the worst. The level of accessibility to the application is approximately the same for Sberbank and Tinkoff mobile banks; it is slightly lower for VTB. Sberbank has a higher position in terms of information availability on the status of accounts and cards. It is also the leader in the number of subscribers. In general, it should be noted that there is significant potential for improving Internet banking applications, which in current implementations do not largely take into account the requirements of ergonomics and engineering psychology.

Variations in Mode Choice of Residents Prior and during COVID-19: An Empirical Evidence from Johannesburg, South Africa

There have been numerous studies on the impact of COVID-19 on mobility in most developed countries; however, few of the studies have focused on the impact of the pandemic in developing countries, especially in Africa. In view of this, our study examined the impact of the pandemic on residents’ transportation mode choice in South Africa. This study adopted the use of both primary and secondary data obtained from TomTom statistics and an online survey of respondents’ mobility patterns before and during the pandemic. The questionnaire was administered through emails, and respondents were asked to provide information about their socio-economic characteristics, travel characteristics (before and during COVID-19), and the effect of COVID-19 on their travel patterns. A multinomial logistic model was adopted for analysis, and the findings revealed that variations existed in trip frequency, trip purpose, and mode choice of people before and during the pandemic. It was also discovered that respondents shifted from the use of public transport to private cars during the pandemic as a result of the implications for their health. Based on this, we propose that an enabling environment and an efficient transport planning technique should be adopted by the government and relevant stakeholders in the transport sector. This will integrate all modes of transport to reduce the over-reliance on private automobiles and also to encourage the use of non-motorized transport (walk/cycle) for sustainable transport planning in the future.

Patient consideration of local hospital, center of excellence, and medical tourism options for surgery

This research analyzes factors that patients consider when offered the option to have surgeries (knee-replacement or heart bypass) at one of three locations (local hospital, Center of Excellence hospital, or Medical Tourism) with financial incentives varying based on location/surgery. Quantitative and qualitative results, based on a national online survey of respondents over 45 years old, found a significant relationship between perceived risk and satisfaction based on location of the surgery. However, specific individual factors, such as personal responsibilities, concerns with travel, perception of healthcare quality, are found to impact patient location preference for surgery.

Corporate social responsibility in Vietnam: views from corporate and NGO executives

PurposeThe qualitative (focus group) portion of this study aims to examine the perceptions and opinions of corporate and nongovernmental organization (NGO) executives in Vietnam about corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, issues and priorities in Vietnam, the role of various external stakeholders in supporting CSR practices and how corporates and NGOs can work together to support each other’s CSR agendas. The quantitative (survey) portion of this study aims to examine how Vietnamese companies across different sectors prioritize CSR issues and goals, budget for CSR, report on CSR and centrally (or decentrally) manage CSR programs.Design/methodology/approachThis is a qualitative and quantitative research study of executives in NGO, multinational and domestic-only firms operating in Vietnam. Qualitative (focus group) data were collected from 20 participants in three focus groups. Quantitative data were collected through an online survey of respondents from 186 companies throughout Vietnam.FindingsThe focus group findings support the research literature that CSR agenda and priorities amongst Vietnamese domestic companies are strongly influenced by long-standing norms, values and religious beliefs embedded in the Vietnamese culture that support their role in charitable giving and improving the welfare and well-being of Vietnamese citizens. The findings also indicate that CSR and sustainability programs are more fully funded and developed by multinational subsidiaries in Vietnam who have more capital and human resources to support their initiatives. The survey findings indicate that enhanced reputation, attracting new customers, securing more sustainable supply chains, developing innovative or new products/services and improving risk management are the top five business goals amongst the 186 companies surveyed.Research limitations/implicationsWhile the qualitative research uncovered important trends and issues in CSR amongst NGO and corporate participants, the focus was limited to the defined geographic areas of two main urban hubs.

Evacuation Departure Timing during Hurricane Matthew

AbstractThis study investigates evacuation behaviors associated with Hurricane Matthew in October of 2016. It assesses factors influencing evacuation decisions and evacuation departure times for Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina from an online survey of respondents. Approximately 62% of the Florida sample, 77% of the Georgia sample, and 67% of the South Carolina sample evacuated. Logistic regression analysis of the departures in the overall time period identified variability in evacuation timing, primarily dependent on prior experience, receipt of an evacuation order, and talking with others about the evacuation order. However, using four logistic regressions to analyze differences in departure times by day shows that the only significant variable across the three main days of evacuation was our proxy variable for evacuation-order times. Depending on the day, other variables of interest include number of household vehicles, previous hurricane experience, and receipt of an evacuation order. Descriptive results show that many variables are considered in the decision to evacuate, but results from subsequent analyses, and respondents’ comments about their experiences, highlight that evacuation orders are the primary triggering variable for when residents left.

Ability to Overcome Border Guards’ Psychological Barriers During the Covid-19 Pandemic

The article reveals an analysis of the ability of border guards to overcome psychological barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last few months, the psychological strain in the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic has increased significantly, which has affected the ability of border guards to overcome psychological barriers. The article examines the impact of such psychological support in the form of online classes and provides recommendations for the applied use of the program to develop the ability to overcome border guards’ psychological barriers, developed by the authors. The authors suggested a number of methods to test the ability in order to overcome the psychological barriers of border guards in difficult working conditions, and also tested these methods. To examine the ability of border guards to overcome psychological barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic, an online survey of respondents was conducted. The results of the survey were compared with the results in 2014. The study also included the testing of online training programs, which provided for the simulation of service situations in order to correct the errors that are most common done by officers. A constructive part of the study was the research and analysis of psychoregulation and correction of negative, uncomfortable states, emotional, affective and sensory spheres. At the final stage there was a consolidation of the positive results achieved in the process of classes, discussion by the students of the group of experience, emotions, own states.

Безработица среди молодежи Латгальского региона Латвии: причины и следствия

Youth unemployment is a serious problem in Latvia, as unemployed young people make up 16.3 % of the total number of unemployed in the country, while in the Latgale region the number of unemployed young people aged 15—24 years was 18.8 % of the total number of unemployed in the country in 2015. The purpose of this study is to identify the main current causes of high unemployment amongst young people in the Latgale region of Latvia aged 15—24 years. This age group of young people acted as a target group for sociological research based on a quota sample (by sex and age) in an online survey of respondents in 2016. The results of the study were processed using the Statistika program. The transformation of social and economic processes in the world, Europe and the post- Soviet space has led to changes in the labor market of young people, which are objective and subjective, contradictory, which continue to this day. It is established that the behavioral rationalism of young people (labor mobility, vocational education, etc.) in the regional labor market is combined with its behavioral irrationalism (lack of desire to work for various reasons, the need for contact with family and friends, etc.). This is due to the growing uncertainty in the youth labor market due to the growth of competition, the emergence and growth of flexible forms of employment, depriving young people of the clarity of career and confidence in the future. The survey results also show that the majority of unemployed youth in the Latgale region deliberately refuses to emigrate outside Latvia and would like to link their future with the region and the country.

A Comparison of Habits and Perceptions Towards Cycling in Warsaw

Background Cycling in urban environments is seen as an activity providing many environmental, social and health benefits. There is potential for significant mode shifts towards cycling in many cities, and a better understanding of enabling factors and barriers could help guide more targeted cycle-promoting policies. Eastern-European cities such as Warsaw in particular tend to have low cycling rates and to be under-studied with regards to active travel behaviour. Methods We investigated travel mode choices and perceptions of cycling through surveys administered to two groups of adult population in Warsaw between December 2012 and January 2013. One was a paper and pencil survey of a representative random sample of citizens (“random” sample), while the other was an online survey of respondents who had cycled at least once in the past 6 months (“cyclists” sample). In both surveys, respondents were classified according to their behaviour in the past 6 months as either non-cyclists (did not cycle, for random sample only) utilitarian cyclists (cycled for transport) and recreational cyclists (cycled for recreation). Socio-demographics, travel habits and perceptions of cycling were compared across the categories using the χ2 test or fisher exact test, means using one-way ANOVA and medians using the Kruskal Wallis test. Results The “cyclist” sample (N=505) consisted of 41% recreational cyclists, and 59% utilitarian cyclist (of which 84% were also recreational). Utilitarian cyclists cycled on average 35 minutes per week more than recreational cyclists. They were more likely to perceive more benefits such as rapidity and sense of freedom, while recreational cyclists were more concerned about weather conditions. In the random sample (N=563), there were 46% non-cyclist, 37% recreational, and 15% utilitarian (of which 97% were also recreational) cyclists. The results show that, in general, cyclists tended to perceive less fear of being injured, saw cycling as being cheaper and faster than other modes, believed they had the time and resources needed for bicycle maintenance, felt a sense of freedom and observed to be faster when using bike. In addition, cyclists perceived the lack of cycle lane as less of a barrier to cycling than non-cyclists. Conclusions Cycling is more typically a recreational rather than a utilitarian activity in Warsaw. People who cycle at least occasionally tend to perceive more benefits and fewer barriers to cycling than non-cyclists, and cycling for travel enhances further these beliefs. Improving infrastructure but also making benefits of cycling more salient may increase cycling rates in Warsaw.

Дослідження контенту українського медіаринку

Given that the effective management of TV business demands a lot of data from various methods of marketing research, we defined the main objective of this study as analysis of the Ukrainian TV producers’ content. In our study we applied the methodology of quantitative online-survey of respondents about product proposals and motivational advantages. 460 respondents from all regions of Ukraine, except the Crimea, took part in our online-survey, that insured its representativeness. The content of Ukrainian TV channels was determined through the quantitative method of assessing the particular product and understanding the prospects for its development in the media market. The motivational advantages of the audience were explored relating to consumer advantages in terms of viewing, rating, advertising, packaging, and type of products. Respondents’ attitude to the products in terms of the attractiveness of brands of competing enterprises was studied. The results of this measurement will help to study the attitude of consumers to the content and development of the media market, as well as to identify the advantages and shortcomings of the existing business processes on TV due to the intensive integration of TV resources into the Internet. The main conclusion of our study proves the significance of survey method for expanding and refining knowledge about the audience’s benefits for making effective management decisions.

A formal anthropological view of motivation models of problematic MMO play: Achievement, social, and immersion factors in the context of culture

Yee (2006) found three motivational factors-achievement, social, and immersion-underlying play in massively multiplayer online role-playing games ("MMORPGs" or "MMOs" for short). Subsequent work has suggested that these factors foster problematic or addictive forms of play in online worlds. In the current study, we used an online survey of respondents (N = 252), constructed and also interpreted in reference to ethnography and interviews, to examine problematic play in the World of Warcraft (WoW; Blizzard Entertainment, 2004-2013). We relied on tools from psychological anthropology to reconceptualize each of Yee's three motivational factors in order to test for the possible role of culture in problematic MMO play: (a) For achievement, we examined how "cultural consonance" with normative understandings of success might structure problematic forms of play; (b) for social, we analyzed the possibility that developing overvalued virtual relationships that are cutoff from offline social interactions might further exacerbate problematic play; and (c) in relation to immersion, we examined how "dissociative" blurring of actual- and virtual-world identities and experiences might contribute to problematic patterns. Our results confirmed that compared to Yee's original motivational factors, these culturally sensitive measures better predict problematic forms of play, pointing to the important role of sociocultural factors in structuring online play.