Opinion Statements Research Articles

The coexistence of psychological drivers and deterrents of consumers’ willingness to try cultured meat hamburger patties: evidence from South Africa

The widespread consumption of alternative meat products, such as plant-based alternatives in the hamburger patty market, has provided insights into the potential of commercially produced cultured meat. Evidence from previous alternative meat studies shows mixed results on whether experience with commercially available alternative protein will help to overcome or compound consumers’ concerns about cultured meat. This study investigates the effect that South African consumers’ implicit perceptions developed by experience with and from attitudes about novel products and perceptions about the product could influence their acceptance of cultured meat. South African consumers’ perceptions were estimated using opinion statements, and the level of agreement was ranked on a Likert scale. Composite indices were extracted from these data, which were regressed against consumers’ willingness to try cultured meat burger patties. Results suggest that the implicit perceptions (worldviews) promoted both neophobic and neophilic attitudes, while explicit (product-specific) perceptions indicated that concerns of anticipated social, cultural and economic disruptions may drive non-adoption. The study’s results suggest targeted marketing approaches that can utilise implicit perceptions to promote consumer adoption. Other results indicated the areas of concern that should be addressed to facilitate acceptance and the population groups that could be targeted as early adopters. These results contribute to a better understanding of the potential market for cultured meat in the world's eighth-largest per capita beef consumer and provide insights into drivers and deterrents of cultured meat in an environment that struggles with food security.

National Judges, Victims and Sentencing － Opinion Statement Case Study and Review

National Judges, Victims and Sentencing － Opinion Statement Case Study and Review

학교폭력 사안 처리 과정에서 담임교사의 역할에 대한 교사, 학부모 간 기대 차이

Objectives This study aimed to analyze the differences in expectations between teachers and parents regarding homeroom teachers’ role in handling school violence cases.
 Methods This study aimed to understand the differences in expectations between teachers and parents regarding the role of homeroom teachers in addressing school violence incidents. In July 2023, a survey was conducted over two weeks targeting a total of 400 individuals, consisting of 200 teachers and 200 parents from elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide, through a specialized research firm. The survey questions were derived by analyzing the “Act On The Prevention Of And Countermeasures Against Violence In Schools” and its enforcement decree, as well as the “School Violence Handling Guidebook”(Ministry of Education, 2023). A total of 62 questions were formulated based on various stages of incident handling, and these were categorized into 11 roles. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 27.0 through independent sample t-tests and one-way ANOVA.
 Results First, there was no significant difference in the overall role of the homeroom teacher. Still, there was a significant difference between teachers and parents in the detailed part of the homeroom teacher. In other words, teachers’ expectations were higher than parents’ in ‘prevention and detection,’ ‘related student and parent protection measures,’ and ‘counseling and education,’ while ‘mediation,’ ‘deliberation committee reports and opinion statements.’ In the role of ‘executing deliberation results,’ parents’ expectations were found to be higher than those of teachers. Second, looking at the ranking of expectations by detailed role, it appears that teachers expect ‘prevention and detection’ and parents expect ‘implementation of early response measures’ from homeroom teachers, showing expectations between teachers and parents regarding the role of homeroom teachers. Third, teachers ranked ‘prevention and detection’ as their priority as a homeroom teacher’s role. In contrast, they ranked ‘case management’ as the first role for teachers in their dedicated organizations. Fourth, although there were significant differences in some background variables and detailed functions by background variable, there were no significant differences in the expectations of teachers and parents regarding the overall role of the homeroom teacher.
 Conclusions It was confirmed that there was a difference in expectations between teachers and parents regarding the role of homeroom teachers in handling school violence issues, and the reasons for the difference in expectations and the impact on the conflict between teachers and parents were discussed.

Defining levels of care in cardiogenic shock.

Expert opinion and professional society statements have called for multi-tier care systems for the management of cardiogenic shock (CS). However, little is known about how to pragmatically define centers with different levels of care (LOC) for CS. Eleven of 23 hospitals within our healthcare system sharing a common electronic health record were classified as different LOC according to their highest mechanical circulatory support (MCS) capabilities: Level 1 (L-1)-durable left ventricular assist device, Level 1A (L-1A)-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Level 2 (L-2)-intra-aortic balloon pump and percutaneous ventricular assist device; and Level 3 (L-3)-no MCS. All adult patients treated for CS (International Classification of Diseases, ICD-10 code R57.0) between 2016 and 2022 were included. Etiologies of CS were identified using associated diagnostic codes. Management strategies and outcomes across LOC were compared. Higher LOC centers had higher volumes: L-1 (n = 1): 2,831 patients, L-1A (n = 4): 3,452, L-2 (n = 1): 340, and L-3 (n = 5): 780. Emergency room admissions were more common in lower LOC (96% at L-3 vs. 46% L-1; p < 0.001), while hospital transfers were predominant at higher LOC (40% at L-1 vs. 2.7% at L-3; p < 0.001). Men comprised 61% of the cohort. Patients were younger in the higher LOC [69 (60-78) years at L-1 vs. 77 (67-85) years at L-3; p < 0.001]. Patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)-CS and acute heart failure (AHF)-CS were concentrated in higher LOC centers while other etiologies of CS were more common in L-2 and L-3 (p < 0.001). Cardiac arrest on admission was more prevalent in lower LOC centers (L-1: 2.8% vs. L-3: 12.1%; p < 0.001). Patients with AMI-CS received more percutaneous coronary intervention in lower LOC (51% L-2 vs. 29% L-1; p < 0.01) but more coronary arterial bypass graft surgery at higher LOC (L-1: 42% vs. L-1A: 23%; p < 0.001). MCS use was consistent across levels for AMI-CS but was more frequent in higher LOC for AHF-CS patients (L-1: 28% vs. L-2: 10%; p < 0.001). Despite increasing in-hospital mortality with decreasing LOC, no significant difference was seen after multivariable adjustment. This is the first report describing a pragmatic classification of LOC for CS which, based on MCS capabilities, can discriminate between centers with distinct demographics, practice patterns, and outcomes. This classification may serve as the basis for future research and the creation of CS systems of care.

ChatGPT: Stream of opinion in five newspapers in the first 100 days since its launch

In the last decade, journalism has progressively incorporated artificial intelligence (AI) into several processes: information analysis, content extraction, audience research, and automated copywriting, among others. ChatGPT, which has a great capacity for interacting with people through natural language and providing a response to almost any topic, focuses on content creation. This significant technological advancement rekindles the debate on whether machines will replace humans, including journalists. Focusing on the case of the Spanish press and using the framework of studying media participation in the public debate, we are interested in the press’s reaction to ChatGPT’s launch. Specifically, we asked the following questions: What were the issues that dominated the debate, and what voices were called upon to express their opinions? The stream of opinion on this issue was analyzed from a communication studies and discourse analysis perspective, starting with the identification of opinion statements expressed in articles of various journalistic genres conveyed by the press during the first 100 days since the launch of ChatGPT on November 30, 2022. We worked with 176 press articles that addressed the subject in five Spanish generalist newspapers. The results showed that the flow of opinion developed from 8 subtopics and 11 groups of voices. The prevailing opinion during this period was that ChatGPT is an extraordinary technological milestone, even if it makes mistakes that reveal the technology’s immaturity. The main shortcomings identified were the inability to distinguish between what is true and what is false, its tendency to function as a black box, and its failure to account for the sources it uses. However, owing to the business potential that it heralds, it is clear that a real war for the dominance of AI has broken out, which makes it necessary to put regulations in place to reduce the risks of malicious use.

KESALAHAN PENYUSUNAN TEKS EDITORIAL SISWA KELAS XII SMA NEGERI 9 MAKASSAR

This study aims to describe the form of spelling, and diction in the preparation of editorial texts prepared by class XII students of SMA Negeri 9 Makassar. This research uses descriptive qualitative research. The data in this study are students' editorial text writings that contain sentence errors in the editorial text structure, namely opinion statement, argumentation, and reaffirmation of opinion. The data source in this study is the results of students' editorial text writing. data analysis is done by data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results of the study revealed that the analysis of students' editorial text preparation errors was found to be varied which included spelling errors, diction errors and paragraph errors. Spelling errors can be in the form of errors in the use of capital letters, the use of italics, writing derivative words, writing abbreviations and acronyms, using full stops, using commas, using dashes, and writing prepositions. Diction errors are in the form of word accuracy, word rigidity, word simplicity, and word prevalence. Paragraph Errors can be seen from the completeness of the paragraph.

SOLMAT: A Neoteric Contextual Model for Odia Language Understanding

In this era of digital revolution people are expressing their opinion in natural language text. So, people of Odisha staying inside or outside Odisha are also expressing their opinion in Odia language text through different online blogs, review sites, social networking sites etc. Natural Language researchers are now working on these opinions to extract the actual sentiment of people hidden inside these opinions. More than 67% of works are based on machine learning and deep learning. Rarely 29% are only lexicon and context based because the development of lexicon is little bit difficult and time consuming. However, the lexical based gives more accurate result as compared to machine learning approach. As the opinion is much deeper than surface meaning, there is need of contextual analysis of opinion statements. In this paper we have designed a context based model named SOLMAT-A Neoteric Contextual Model for Odia Language Understanding to understand contextual meaning of the object statement for which opinion is called by identifying objects on which the opinion is based on, the action performed by or on the object, type, time of action(Present, Past, Future) and the type of statement( positive, negative or neutral) before forecasting the opinion.

Relationships between Variables Related to College Students' News Literacy in Korea

This study examines the variables that are college students’ ability to discern fact from opinion, critical thinking skills, and need for cognition. The ability to differentiate between fact and opinion appears to be a key part of being able to evaluate fake news. In addition, critical thinking plays an important role in the process of fact-checking or determining the credibility of news outlets. According to the dissertation study on college students’ fake news discernment in the U.S. (Bak, 2022), critical thinking was a variable that was positively correlated with the fact and opinion discernment, as well as the need for cognition respectively. Based on the dissertation study, the researcher will collect the survey data from college students in Korea with further developed measures. The scale that measures the ability to discern fact and opinion will include borderline statements that have both factual and opinion statements. In addition, the survey will collect information about their general news reading practices. The researcher will discuss differences in statistical models between students in the U.S. and Korea.

Assessment of focal liver lesions in non-cirrhotic liver – expert opinion statement by the Swiss Association for the Study of the Liver and the Swiss Society of Gastroenterology

Focal liver lesions are common, with a prevalence up to 20%. The lesions must be evaluated in context of risk factors associated with malignancy. Risk factors include age &gt;40 years, known current or past malignancy, presence of liver cirrhosis or chronic liver disease (i.e. suspected by elevated liver elastography measurement ≥8 kPa or FIB-4 score ≥1.3), unintentional weight loss, fever or night sweats, newly detected focal liver lesions, documented growth of focal liver lesions, current or past use of androgens (e.g. testosterone, oxymetholone, danazol), increased serum tumour markers (i.e. alpha-fetoprotein, carbohydrate antigen 19-9 [CA19-9], carcinoembryonic antigen [CEA]) and family history of malignancy. In patients without risk factors of malignancy, regional (non-)fatty changes, simple liver cysts and typical haemangiomas can be diagnosed by conventional ultrasound (without contrast). Conventional ultrasound Doppler is recommended to rule out vascular malformations such as portosystemic shunts. In all other cases of focal liver lesions, contrast-enhanced imaging is indicated for differentiation in benign and malignant dignity. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) as a first diagnostic step and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are accurate tests to diagnose haemangioma and focal nodular hyperplasia. Hepatocellular adenoma is diagnosed by contrast-enhanced MRI and/or histology. “Wash out” on CEUS is highly suspicious for a malignant focal liver lesion. Additional investigations aimed at identifying the primary tumour, as well as staging-computed tomography, MRI and/or histology may be necessary and should be decided on a case-by-case basis. A biopsy of focal liver lesions is indicated in cases of unclear dignity, malignant aspect and focal liver lesions of unclear origin as well as for guiding surgical and oncological management.

Views of older Surinamese adults in the Netherlands about neighbourhood age-friendliness and well-being realisation: A Q-methodology study

In the western world, the ageing population is becoming more ethnically diverse. Research has shown the importance of physical and social neighbourhood resources for the well-being realisation of older adults. However, the relative importance of neighbourhood resources for the well-being realisation of older Surinamese adults remains unknown. We conducted a Q-methodology study in April–July 2022 to capture the variety of viewpoints of older adults (age ≥ 65 years) with Surinamese backgrounds in the Netherlands on neighbourhood age-friendliness and well-being realisation. A purposive sample of 33 participants ranked 38 neighbourhood-related opinion statements according to their importance for their well-being and explained their rankings during follow-up interviews. By-person factor analysis of the data was conducted to identify common patterns in the statement rankings. Three distinct viewpoints in which various aspects were considered to be important were extracted: 1) a safe neighbourhood in which to stay socially active, 2) a supportive neighbourhood in which to stay independent and 3) a well-maintained neighbourhood with involved residents. These results suggest that not all older Surinamese adults in the Netherlands find the same neighbourhood resources to be important for the realisation of well-being.

Accessory Tax Obligations Imposed on Digital Service Providers, Opinion Statement ECJ-TF 2/2023 on the ECJ Decision of 22 December 2022 in Airbnb Ireland and Airbnb Payments UK (Case C-83/21)

In this CFE Opinion Statement, submitted to the EU Institutions in June 2023, the CFE ECJ Task Force comments on the ECJ decision in Airbnb Ireland and Airbnb Payments UK (Case C-83/21), wherein the Court decided, inter alia, that it was compatible with the freedom to provide services for the Italian tax authorities to impose tax obligations on service providers offering their intermediation services regarding real estate located in Italy, including the obligation to collect and report data and to withhold tax on the intermediated payments. It held, however, that it was disproportionate to request that they appoint a tax representative resident in Italy.

Opinion and Recommendation Statement of Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection

Opinion and Recommendation Statement of Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection

Opinion Statement ECJ-TF 1/2023 on the ECJ Decision of 16 February 2023 in Gallaher Limited (Case C-707/20), on the Taxation of Capital Gains in Intra-Group Transfers

In this CFE Opinion Statement, submitted to the EU Institutions in June 2023, the CFE ECJ Task Force comments on the ECJ decision in Gallaher Limited (Case C-707/20), which provides further clarity on the scope of the fundamental freedoms, the correct comparator in establishing discrimination and the proportionality of discriminatory taxation of capital gains.

Combining the Devil’s Advocate Approach and Verifiability Approach to Assess Veracity in Opinion Statements

Combining the Devil’s Advocate Approach and Verifiability Approach to Assess Veracity in Opinion Statements

Front Matter Vol 1 Issue 1 January 2023

Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in the Journal of Infrastructure and Construction Technology are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of Journal of Infrastructure and Construction Technology. Neither Department of Civil Engineering Universitas Riau nor Journal of Infrastructure and Construction Technology make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in this journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made by the reader should make her or his own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of any experimental technique described.

Opinion Statement FC 1/2023 on the European Commission Public Consultation on the Introduction of a New Corporate Taxation System in Europe (BEFIT)

In this Opinion Statement, submitted to the EU Institutions on 26 January 2023, CFE Tax Advisers Europe comments on the European Commission Public Consultation on the Introduction of a New Corporate Taxation System in Europe (BEFIT).

ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL DISCOURSE STUDY TEUN A.VAN DIJK ON THE EDITORIAL OF MEDIA INDONESIA REGARDING PERPU NO. 2/2022

This study aims to describe the critical discourse analysis of the editorial of Media Indonesia on January 3, 2,023 with the theme "Executive Defiance". The reason for choosing this theme is because this problem has attracted public attention to the government's defiance of the Constitutional Court's decision which stated Law No. 11 of 2020 concerning the Omnibus Law was declared conditionally unconstitutional, so the government had to revise it within 2 years. However, the government instead issued Perpu No. 2 of 2022. This has drawn criticism from various parties. This study aims to describe how the macrostructure, superstructure, and social cognition of Media Indonesia editorials with the title "executive defiance". The theory used is the Teun A Van Djik model with the documentation method and note-taking. After analysis, it was concluded that an editorial by Media Indonesia with the title "executive defiance" met the macro-structural requirements, namely: statement of opinion, argumentation, and affirmation. The straightforward superstructure of language uses declarative sentences in the form of statements and arguments. For social cognition, Media Indonesia is positioned as an opposition that sides with workers. Key words: Teun A. Van Djik, editorial, Perpu No.2/2022.

“That’s just like, your opinion, man”: the illusory truth effect on opinions

With the expanse of technology, people are constantly exposed to an abundance of information. Of vital importance is to understand how people assess the truthfulness of such information. One indicator of perceived truthfulness seems to be whether it is repeated. That is, people tend to perceive repeated information, regardless of its veracity, as more truthful than new information, also known as the illusory truth effect. In the present study, we examined whether such effect is also observed for opinions and whether the manner in which the information is encoded influenced the illusory truth effect. Across three experiments, participants (n = 552) were presented with a list of true information, misinformation, general opinion, and/or social–political opinion statements. First, participants were either instructed to indicate whether the presented statement was a fact or opinion based on its syntax structure (Exp. 1 & 2) or assign each statement to a topic category (Exp. 3). Subsequently, participants rated the truthfulness of various new and repeated statements. Results showed that repeated information, regardless of the type of information, received higher subjective truth ratings when participants simply encoded them by assigning each statement to a topic. However, when general and social–political opinions were encoded as an opinion, we found no evidence of such effect. Moreover, we found a reversed illusory truth effect for general opinion statements when only considering information that was encoded as an opinion. These findings suggest that how information is encoded plays a crucial role in evaluating truth.

Molecular diagnosis of hand eczema

Because hand eczema is adiagnostic challenge even for experienced dermatologists, acorrect diagnosis is essential to ensure success of specific therapies. Prerequisites for successful molecular diagnostics in general and in hand eczema in particular are discussed. Basic research and opinion statement on new developments in molecular diagnostics are considered with aspecial focus on hand eczema. The first molecular classifier to distinguish psoriasis from (hand) eczema signature has been introduced as CE-marked in vitro diagnostics (CE-IVD); many more biomarkers associated with diagnostics, theranostics, or natural course of the disease are currently being investigated. Diagnosis of hand eczema will be supported by molecular diagnostics in the near future; we are at the beginning of the molecular era in dermatology.

Clinical pharmacy services in acute care setting during mass gatherings (Hajj): Insights from a task force

BackgroundHajj is the largest mass gathering worldwide that takes place every year in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive guide and expectations for delivering and optimizing clinical pharmacy services during one of the largest mass gatherings in the world, Hajj pilgrimage MethodsA task force initiated and included members of clinical pharmacists who previously participated in delivering clinical pharmacy services during the Hajj pilgrimage, members of the Saudi Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SSCP), and policymakers from different sectors and representatives from pharmaceutical care of the Ministry of Health (MOH). The members established an expert task force to conceptualize and draft the proposed suggestions highlighting the roles and responsibilities of clinical pharmacists during the annual Hajj season. ResultsThe task force determined the following key domains 1) pharmaceutical care (administration and strategic plan, resources, formulary management); 2) pharmacists' activities (clinical pharmacy services and documentation, professional training and development, and staff credentials, and qualifications); 3) challenges and proposed solutions. The task force was divided into groups to draft each domain and provide suggested statements and insights for each section. Finally, the group members of the task force issued 15 opinion statements. ConclusionMass gatherings such as Hajj pilgrimage, represent a unique opportunity to demonstrate the value of pharmacists in advancing health care delivery within a multidisciplinary team. These suggestions and insights could guide the implementation of clinical pharmacy services in acute settings during mass gatherings (Hajj). Future studies should focus on assessing the applicability and the impact of the provided suggestions.