Role Of Visitors Research Articles

Evaluating The Visitors’ Perception And Available Ecosystem Services In Urban Parks Of Lahore (Pakistan) Research Paper

Ecosystem services provided by urban parks play a significant role in visitors’ well-being. The provision of these services depends upon the well-designed green spaces built to fulfil the needs of people. As these services are linked with visitors’ well-being, particular emphasis to indicate them is needed. However, minimal documentation is found regarding these valuable services, particularly in the context of Lahore. So, in this study, an effort was made to highlight visitors’ preferences for the available ecosystem services provided by urban parks in Lahore, Pakistan. These ecosystem services are beneficial in enhancing the well-being of people. Fifteen parks in Lahore were selected in this study to highlight the visitors’ preferences in visiting the parks. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted in these parks to collect information. The questionnaire was compiled to record socio-demographical profiles, usage patterns, choices, and visitors’ opinions about the services provided by the parks. A total of 300 responses were recorded to depict the survey findings. The result highlights that 60-80% of visitors like to come to the parks having maximum services regardless of how distant is from their residence. It also reveals that large-sized parks with maximum facilities attract more visitors than small and medium-sized parks. As in these parks, people only from neighbouring areas visit due to their accessibility. The findings will be helpful for the managers and planners of the urban park to improve the ecosystem services for the well-being of people. It will also indicate the choices of people based on that information, the status of parks can be improved, and new parks can be developed to meet the visitors’ needs.

Co-evolution in Host Partner Program of IndoBuildTech Expo with System Thinking Approach

Purpose – This paper aims to present a review of co-evolution practice in Host Partner Program of IndobuildTech Expo with system thinking approach that related to the current state of research. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a co-evolution model that relevance to the collaboration practice between exhibition organizer and visitors of IndoBuildTech Expo through Host Partner Program. Additionally, linking the co-evolution model in Host Partner Program that occurs with a system thinking construction through casual loop diagrams. The data collection method is a documentation study, by collecting written information, either in the form of research reports, media reports, and other documents related to the topic of writing. Furthermore, with a systems thinking framework, the author will carry out an analysis based on predetermined dimensions referring to the documentation study conducted. Findings – For the exhibition industry to generate lasting value, innovative concepts that take into account their capabilities and prospects are needed. One method is to implement synergy collaborations that leverage crossnetwork efforts to strengthen the exhibition business ecosystem. In this work, the co-evolution implementation process is carried out using the systems thinking methodology. It is the term used to advancements in collaboration between organizer and visitors. Co-evolution could improve the quality of visitors and elevate the perspective, contribution and role of visitors in the exhibition. Research limitations/implications – The concept of co-evolution with a systems thinking approach may not be widely used in the MICE sector at the moment. In order to address the needs of exhibitors and create a sustainable exhibition, it is envisioned that co-evolution with a systems thinking approach would lead to an increase in visitor quality and quantity. Studied co-evolution using a systems thinking approach in the exhibition industry are still in their early phases. The necessity for further co-creation research that more precisely articulates the modalities businesses can employ to progress towards co-creation is supported by this synthesis of earlier studies. Practical Implication – Co-evolution with this system thinking method seeks to increase the 'excellence service' of exhibition organizing activities and fulfill exhibitors' satisfaction for visitor quality and quantity to accomplish long-term IndoBuildTech show activities. R eferring to the strategic actions taken by Debindo-ITE on the system thinking process by identifying causal processes, as a result, the relationship between co-evolution and the systems thinking process approach is intertwined. Originiality/value – Studied co-evolution using a systems thinking approach in the exhibition industry are still in their early phases. The necessity for further co-creation research that more precisely articulates the modalities businesses can employ to progress towards co-creation is supported by this synthesis of earlier studies. This paper

Sustainable Tourism in Protected Area—A Case of Fruška Gora National Park, Vojvodina (Northern Serbia)

Sustainable development can be an element of tourism success if its principles are included in the process of strategic tourism development planning, and if such a concept is one of the strategic development goals. The paper analyzes the impact of the perception of the local population and visitors and their satisfaction with the development of tourism in the protected mountain area of Fruška Gora National Park, which has an abundance of natural, cultural, and social tourism resources that are directly included in the tourism offer. Maintaining natural and social values within this sensitive tourist destination, eliminating negative effects of tourism, strengthening the role of residents and visitors in tourism planning and development, and initiating special and other forms of tourism should be the basis of tourism development in this preserved area. The purpose of the research was to obtain important results on the residents’ attitudes and visitors’ satisfaction with the state of sustainable tourism within this national park, using quantitative methodology and an SPSS analysis of the conducted questionnaire. The respondents’ attitudes referred to environmental, economic, sociocultural, and institutional sustainability as being significant foundations of sustainable tourism development. The results revealed not only that tourism in Fruška Gora National Park was partially sustainable, but also that there was a need to improve all dimensions of sustainability. Such results could be used to transform tourism development strategies by emphasizing the growth of sustainable forms of tourism activities. The construction of tourist facilities and infrastructures must be based on environmental protection and residents must be directly involved in tourism development planning.

Trade show visitors and key technological trends: from a literature review to a conceptual framework

Purpose This study proposes a literature review and, based on the findings, the authors develop a conceptual framework, attempting to explain how technology may influence visitor behavior and eventually trade show performance. Design/methodology/approach The present research explores the role of visitors in the trade show context. The analysis specifically focuses on the variables that influence visitors’ participation at business-to-business trade shows and how their satisfaction and perception can be related to exhibition performance. The authors also take into consideration technological trends that prior to COVID-19 pandemics were slowly emerging in the trade show industry. Findings The findings highlight a continuity between pre-, at and postexhibition phases. Visitors’ behavior represents a signal of how a trade show is perceived as postexhibition purchases and next visit emerge as signals of an exhibition evaluation in relation to visitors’ perception. Besides being urgent tools for the continuity of the sector due to the pandemics, emerging technological trends can be key elements in understanding visitors’ behavior and in boosting their interest and loyalty toward trade shows. Originality/value The paper proposes a conceptual model including top notch and innovative technological trends to improve the understandment of visitors’ behavior. Both practitioners in companies and academics might find the study useful, given the digital uplift generated by the pandemics.

Nasopharynx microflora features and its role in the spread of nosocomial infection

Introduction. The threat of the spread of nosocomial infection is exacerbated by a number of factors, among which we should note the increase in the number of multidisciplinary medical institutions of various forms of ownership, the creation of new types of medical instruments, devices, medical drugs, the introduction of new kinds of invasive (instrumental) diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, the increase in the number of patients with suppressed immunity (premature newborns, patients with chronic diseases of various origins, elderly people). The source of nosocomial infection can be patients, medical personnel, visitors, and objects of the hospital environment: tools, linen, furniture, air, and food. The main ways of transmission of nosocomial infections are aerosol (air-droplet, air-dust), contact (through tools, linen, furniture), parenteral (when administering drugs), fecal-oral (dirty hands), alimentary (through food). Aim: to investigate the microflora of the nasopharynx of visitors to medical and preventive care institutions, to reveal the prevalence of carriers of pathogenic strains. The role of visitors to hospital patients in the spread of nosocomial infections is an extremely relevant topic, as it is insufficiently studied and requires in-depth research. Materials and methods. 40 visitors to medical and preventive care institutions (MPCI) who had no signs of respiratory tract diseases and exacerbations of comorbid pathologies were examined. All the studied visitors of MPCI patients were divided into 3 age groups according to WHO recommendations: 1st group (n=15) – young patients (18-44 years old); 2nd group (n=14) – middle-aged patients (44-60 years old); The 3rd group (n=11) – elderly patients (60-75 years old). Compliance of the distribution of clinical trial data with the law of normal distribution was checked using the Shapiro–Wilk test. Arithmetic means to value and standard error (M±m) were used to describe the data. The concentration of bacteria in the sample was presented as a decimal logarithm. The results. Bacteriogram indicators of the mucous membrane of the back wall of the nasopharynx were analyzed in visitors to the MPCI patients in different age groups. Statistically significant differences were found in the concentration of representatives of the studied bacteriogram (p˂0.05), which indicates the influence of age on the composition of the microflora of the mucous membrane of the back wall of the nasopharynx A statistically significant difference was established in the concentration and composition of representatives of the bacteriogram of the mucous membrane of the back wall of the nasopharynx in visitors to the MPCI patients of different age groups (p˂0.05), which indicates the dependence of the composition of the microflora of the nasopharynx on age. A statistically significantly higher concentration of Staphylococcus aureus was found in the group of young patients (p˂0.05), which indicates the release of the most significant amount of this pathogen from the carriers of this group and an increase in the probability of developing infectious complications when in contact with visitors to the hospital, who were included in the added group, in comparison with other studied groups. Conclusion. Asymptomatic carriers of pathogenic strains of bacteria were found in all studied age groups of visitors to the hospital, which suggests the possibility that the studied patients may be a potential source of hospital infection in hospital patients, but this requires further research.

Performing encounters (and encountering performance) at Auckland Zoo

Performing encounters (and encountering performance) at Auckland Zoo

Visitors’ perception of overtourism impacts in a small destination

ABSTRACT Overtourism, normally associated with large cities, is also evident in small, regional destinations. The town of Karlstejn (Czech Republic) receives up to 250,000 tourists per year who influence the environment and the locals’ quality of life. The negative effects of overtourism on locals are already well mapped. However, despite the influence and vital role of visitors for destinations, limited research has addressed their perspectives. This paper thus aims to examine visitors’ perceptions of overtourism. 174 questionnaires, completed during August 2019, were evaluated using Principal Component Analysis (PCA), linear regression and non-parametric analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results contradict the generally accepted definition of overtourism that implies a deterioration in locals’ quality of life and a negative impact on visitors’ experiences.

The effects of product transformation salience (PTS) on festival visitors’ recycling intentions: Do gender and age matter?

Festivals attract diverse visitors to tourism sites and contribute significant solid wastes every year. One way to help customers engage in recycling at tourist attractions is to adopt an effective communication tactic using product transformation salience (PTS). To better understand the influence of PTS, the current study investigated the roles of visitors’ characteristics, such as gender and age, by using PTS messages to promote recycling behavior by presenting moderation models. This study further examined the underlying psychological mechanisms to explain the effect of PTS on recycling intention by proposing a serial mediation model. The results indicated that the effects of PTS on visitors’ feedback toward green messages varied when considering visitors’ age and gender. In particular, women and older attendees perceive the higher green value of recycling and develop higher intentions toward engaging in recycling practices at events. The serial mediation effects of PTS → perceived green value → attitudes → intentions were also confirmed. The findings of this study contribute to the green advertising literature and provide practical suggestions to industry practitioners.

Drug resistance and phylogenetic grouping of bacteria isolated from visitors' hands in a secondary-care hospital.

Dynamic movement in the hospital environment promotes the transmission of nosocomial pathogens and multidrug resistance mechanisms through the dissemination of organisms that carry genetic determinants. Healthcare workers play an important role in the spread of pathogens; however, the role of visitors in this environment is poorly understood. This study aimed to molecularly identify and examine the antibiotic resistance of the palmar microbiota of patients' companions in a hospital waiting room. Twenty-five palmar surface and interdigital space sample swabs were randomly collected and cultured on blood agar plates, and 19 colonies with different macro- and microscopic characteristics were isolated. The V4 and V6 hypervariable regions of the 16S rRNA gene from each isolate were amplified by PCR and sequenced. Maximum likelihood- and Bayesian inference-based phylogenetic analyses were performed to determine taxonomic relationships. Antibiotic resistance was evaluated by disk diffusion and broth microdilution. Among the isolates, 52.6% were related to Bacillus, 36.8% to Staphylococcus, 5.3% to Enterococcus and 5.3% to Atlantibacter. All of the isolates exhibited ampicillin and penicillin resistance, while 94.7% also exhibited dicloxacillin resistance. Staphylococcus aureus was resistant to penicillins but sensitive to the remaining drugs. Bacteria identified as Bacillus subtilis (MLM14B99), Bacillus pumilus (MLM23B07 and MLM25B06), Staphylococcus epidermidis (MLM24S31 and MLM29S04), and Enterococcus (MLM22E08) showed resistance to at least 46.7% of the antibiotics. To decrease the transmission of pathogenic bacteria with an antibiotic resistance profile, re-evaluation of hand cleaning measures and their application by people who visit hospital centres is needed.

Wiesner, K.A. (2021) Professionelles Standort- und Destinationsmanagement: Instrumentarien und Praxisbeispiele für erfolgreiches Place-Management und –Marketing. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag. ISBN: 978-3-503-19562-6, 2021, 244 pp.

This book addresses the increasing global competition among both business locations and destinations for attractive businesses and investors, infrastructure, funding and humans in the role of visitors, residents or workers. It focuses on the place management approach – the integration of location and destination management – which has seen a tremendous growth in significance over the past years. The book includes recent developments in the context of digitization or the COVID-19 pandemic. It is organized in seven parts, moving from general definitions to normative, strategic and operative place management and marketing and concluding with seven case studies.

PERSEPSI DAN PERAN PENGUNJUNG TERHADAP PENGELOLAAN HUTAN KOTA PATRIOT BINA BANGSA KOTA BEKASI

This research aims to find out the perception and role of visitors to management in the Patriot Bina Bangsa City Forest (PBBCF) of Bekasi city. The study was conducted from October to November 2021. The selection of respondents was conducted by a simple random sampling method of 97 respondents. The data used is primary data and secondary data. Primary data is collected through questionnaires that have been filled out by visitors who deliberately make visits and visits in 2021. Secondary data was obtained through the Service Technical Execution Unit (STEU) of the PBBCF Bekasi City. Secondary data is also obtained through books obtained from local bookstores and the internet through google scholars in the form of books, journal articles, and thesis related to this research topic, namely the perception and role of visitors to the management of PBBCF Bekasi City. The results of this study showed that the perception of visitors to the management of PBBCF Bekasi City belonged to the category of good (69.62%). This is supported by good activity comfort (73.4%) as well as hard element facilities (66.45%) and soft elements (75.05%) which are good. Visitors already take roles in maintenance roles (81.76%), planning roles (31.6%) as well as roles in development (27.8%).

PERSEPSI DAN PERAN PENGUNJUNG TERHADAP PENGELOLAAN HUTAN KOTA PATRIOT BINA BANGSA KOTA BEKASI

This research aims to find out the perception and role of visitors to management in the Patriot Bina Bangsa City Forest (PBBCF) of Bekasi city. The study was conducted from October to November 2021. The selection of respondents was conducted by a simple random sampling method of 97 respondents. The data used is primary data and secondary data. Primary data is collected through questionnaires that have been filled out by visitors who deliberately make visits and visits in 2021. Secondary data was obtained through the Service Technical Execution Unit (STEU) of the PBBCF Bekasi City. Secondary data is also obtained through books obtained from local bookstores and the internet through google scholars in the form of books, journal articles, and thesis related to this research topic, namely the perception and role of visitors to the management of PBBCF Bekasi City. The results of this study showed that the perception of visitors to the management of PBBCF Bekasi City belonged to the category of good (69.62%). This is supported by good activity comfort (73.4%) as well as hard element facilities (66.45%) and soft elements (75.05%) which are good. Visitors already take roles in maintenance roles (81.76%), planning roles (31.6%) as well as roles in development (27.8%).

The museum exhibition in the context of dispositive analysis

The aim of this study is to propose and present a suitable methodological framework based on the principle of discourse analysis, which would be suitable for the implementation of research on the museum environment, in particular museum exhibitions and their narratives. The potential of the dispositive analysis of the museum phenomenon is enormous, but the elaboration of this methodology in the context of museum research in our environment is lacking. This study aims to add to this underdeveloped area and provide readers and researchers with key information concerning the possibilities and uses of this methodology. As a suitable methodological tool, the study chooses dispositive analysis, which has the advantage of allowing the analysis of materializations in addition to the discourse plane, which is an advantage for the analysis of exhibitions and the exhibits housed therein. Dispositive analysis, which in the study is primarily based on S. Jäger’s approach, enables the examination of materializations without overlooking the role of visitors and the broader context of the exhibition, which, by its very nature of membership of a cultural institution, is always discursively conditioned. The relationship between the museum and discursive reality is thus a thematic part of the study, as is the exploration of the topics of discourse (Foucault) and the dispositive.

Residents, Employees and Visitors: Effects of Three Types of Ambient Population on Theft on Weekdays and Weekends in Beijing, China.

ObjectivesThe residential population of an area is an incomplete measure of the number of people that are momentarily present in the area, and of limited value as an indicator of exposure to the risk of crime. By accounting for the mobility of the population, measures of ambient population better reflect the momentary presence of people. They have therefore become an alternative indicator of exposure to the risk of crime. This study considers the heterogeneity of the ambient population by distinguishing residents, employees and visitors as different categories, and explores their differential impact on thefts, both on weekdays and weekends.MethodsWe analyze one-year of police recorded thefts across 2104 1 km2 grid cells in a central area in Beijing, China. Controlling for the effects of attractiveness, accessibility, and guardianship, we estimate a series of negative binominal models to investigate the differential effects of the three groups (residents, employees and visitors) in the ambient population on crime frequencies, both on weekdays and during weekends and holidays.ResultsOverall, larger ambient populations imply larger theft frequencies. The effect of visitors is stronger than the effects of residents and employees. The effects of residents and employees vary over the course of the week. On weekdays, the presence of residents is more important, while the reverse holds true during weekends and holidays.DiscussionThe effects of ambient population on thefts vary by its composition in terms of social roles. The larger role of visitors is presumably because in addition to being potential victims, residents and employees may also exercise informal social control. In addition, they spend more time indoors than where risk of theft is lower, while visitors might spend more time outdoors and may also bring about greater anonymity and weaken informal social control.

Barriers to delivering effective dental health promotion

Bethany Boddy explores the health visitor role in oral health promotion, the evidence supporting effective interventions and barriers to embedding oral health promotion in practice

Nowe oblicze muzeum. Jak przekształciło się Muzeum Zwycięstwa – Centralne Muzeum Wielkiej Wojny Ojczyźnianej 1941–1945 – w Moskwie do czasu świętowania 75-lecia zwycięstwa

The attitude to history in any country depends on its current challenges and those that people will have to face in the future. In this regard, the vision of the past and the collective memory change with each new generation. The Great Patriotic War (1941–1945) is the main historical event in contemporary Russia. Having rejected the old vision of the twentieth-century events which have been previously considered the most significant, such as the Bolshevik Revolution, contemporary Russia has retained a vision of its place and role in World War II. This is evidenced by the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of its victory in the war. The Museum of the Great Patriotic War (Victory Museum) in Moscow plays a significant role in celebrating this anniversary and creating the overall image of the war. The Victory Museum deals with preserving the memory of the war and educating young generations about this historical period. The museum has done a lot to reconstruct and update most of the exhibitions and change the nature of its activities. This article analyses this reconstruction process, new exhibitions in the museum and its new forms of work with visitors, particularly the young generation of Russian people. The author analyses how the exhibits have been transformed from traditional to multimedia ones and pays special attention to their interactive and communicative aspects, which have changed the role of visitors and the museum.

Comparison of the effects of a broad-spectrum herbicide and a bio-herbicide on insect flower visitation in the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania

The functional role of insect visitors on flowering plants is crucial to both natural and agricultural ecosystems. While, few studies have addressed the impact of invasive plant species on insect visitors, even less is known about how management practices against invasive plants may affect plant-pollinator interactions. We assessed how natural versus chemical-based management against the invasive plant Gutenbergia cordifolia affected insect visitors in Mwiba area, Tanzania. We compared the number of insect visitors, diversity and richness, the number of inflorescences visited, inflorescences abundance and flower diversity across treatments of Desmodium uncinatum crude leaves extract (DUL), the chemical glyphosate (GLY), and none /control (CON). We found that more than half (55%) of the insect visitors observed were found visiting flowering plants in DUL plots, followed by CON with 26% and GLY plots with 19%. Further, DUL plots had almost twice as many inflorescences visited compared to CON and GLY plots. Inflorescence’s abundance and flower diversity were significantly higher in DUL plots compared to CON and GLY plots. Our study revealed that DUL treatment did not disrupt insect flower visitation but rather attracted more insects. We conclude that using the natural plant extract treatment is highly preferable to the chemical management of invasive plants such as G. cordifolia, as the DUL treatment maintained and even enhanced flower diversity while suppressing G. cordifolia and fostering insect visitors.

Functional gastrointestinal disorders and the health visitor role

Bethany Boddy explores the guidance and evidence into functional gastrointestinal disorders in infants and how to support parents to support their infants

Interaction as a Central Element of Co-Creative Wine Tourism Experiences—Evidence from Bairrada, a Portuguese Wine-Producing Region

Wine tourism experiences promote not only rural territories’ distinctive wine and food products, but also their local identity, natural and cultural resources and historical features that add value and uniqueness to tourist experiences. The new experience paradigm applied to tourism invites stakeholders to rethink how and why tourists travel and live their experiences on holidays. Interaction and engagement are components of co-creation, stressing the central role of visitors sharing value creation with other destination stakeholders. The present qualitative study uses discourses from 22 semi-structured in-depth interviews with visitors to Portugal’s Bairrada wine region. Content analysis, carried out with QRS Nvivo 12, shows that interaction enhances wine and food experiences in several contexts. Storytelling seems to contribute to value creation, with stories co-created between winemakers or other destination stakeholders and visitors. Apart from this social interaction, visitors’ physical interaction with natural and cultural destination features is also revealed as a crucial part of wine tourism experiences. Study results suggest the importance of DMOs, facilitating co-creation experiences in wine regions, contributing to visitor satisfaction and loyalty.

Modelling Museum Visitors’ Perception and Experience of Authenticity: Examining Heterogeneity with a Finite Mixture Model

Purpose. In this study, the authors explore the role of museum visitors’ perceptions and experiences of authenticity. They introduce several variants of authenticity experience and analyse how they are intertwined and feed visitor satisfaction. Method. The authors apply a multi-step model fitting and validation procedure including inferred causation methods and finite mixture modelling to verify whether the visitors’ perceptions of authenticity are subject to unobserved heterogeneity. They elaborate an Authenticity Model that demonstrates out-of-sample validity and generalisability by being exposed to new data for another cultural attraction in another city. Then, they address the heterogeneity hypothesis and evaluate it for the case study with the larger sample. Findings. In both application cases, the Sisi museum in Vienna and the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, the empirical results support the assumed cause-effect sequence, translating high quality information display—from traditional and multimedia sources—into Perceived Authenticity and its experiential consequences such as Depth and Satisfaction. Accounting for unobserved heterogeneity detects three latent classes with segment-specific strength of relationships within the structural model. Research and conclusions limitations. The combined latent-class, structural-equation model needs validation with another sample that would have to be larger than the available Guinness database. Future studies will have to complement the purely data-driven search for heterogeneity with theory-guided reasoning about potential causes of diversity in the strength of the structural relationships. Practical implications. Cultural heritage sites are among the attractions most typical of city tourism. History tends to materialise in the artefacts accumulated by the population among the urban agglomerations, and museums are the natural places for preserving exhibits of cultural value. Authenticity must be considered an important quality assessment criterion for many visitors, whereby, the distinction between object authenticity and existential authenticity is crucial. Originality. In addition to making substantive contributions to authenticity theory, the authors also extend previous research in terms of methodological effort. Authenticity research, so far, has neither exploited inferred causation methods nor combined latent variable modelling with detecting unobserved heterogeneity. Type of paper: Research article.