The socio-economic, dwelling and appliance related factors affecting electricity consumption in domestic buildings

Low productivity and high electricity consumption are considered problems of the hammer mill, which is widely used in current feed production. In this paper, the mechanical properties of corn grain ground by a hammer mill were analysed, and the key factors affecting the performance of the hammer mill were determined. The single-factor experiment and three-factor, three-level quadratic regression orthogonal experiment were carried out with the spindle speed, corn grain moisture content and number of hammers as experimental factors and the productivity and electricity consumption per ton as evaluation indexes. The results showed that the order of influence on the productivity was spindle speed > corn grain moisture content > number of hammers and that the order of influence on the electricity consumption per ton was corn grain moisture content > spindle speed > number of hammers. The parameters were optimized based on the response surface method with the following results: the spindle speed was 4306 r/min, the corn grain moisture content was 10%, and the number of hammers was 24. The validation experiment was carried out with the optimal parameters’ combination. The productivity and electricity consumption per ton were 988.12 kg/h and 5.37 kW·h/t, respectively, which were consistent with the predicted results of the model.

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Consumer Online Buying Decisions: A Critical Appraisal of Literature

Purushartha - A Journal of Management Ethics and Spirituality ◽

10.21844/pajmes.v10i1.7800 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Amit Kishore Sinha ◽

Gyanendra B. S. Johri ◽

Shanti Rai

Keyword(s):

Research Paper ◽

Business Environment ◽

Buying Behavior ◽

Related Factors ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Goods And Services ◽

Online Stores ◽

Online Buying ◽

Indian Cities ◽

Buying Decisions

Since last two decades buying of goods and services from online stores using Internet started off. But players of this industry could reach to the general public residing in second and third category Indian cities in recent past only. Now companies are eagerly interested in understanding the factors affecting Indian consumers so that their needs and wants can be understood and served profitably. This research paper is an attempt to critically evaluate those factors which affect consumer buying behavior in Indian Internet based business environment. For the purpose of coverage of topic researcher has classified the literature under three categories which are Literature related to vendor related factors, Literature related to consumer related factors and Literature related to other factors. Vendor related factors include those factors which are primarily controlled by the companies that are engaged in selling their goods and services on internet along with their intermediaries through which such sales take place. Consumer related factors have been bifurcated under two heading that are consumer demographic factors and consumer psychographic factors. Besides this there are several other factors which may affect consumer’s buying decisions and they are classified as other factors. This research paper also tries to identify the gaps (if any) in the available literature of the factors affecting consumer online buying decisions.

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Investigating the status of marital burnout and related factors in married women referred to health centers

BMC Women s Health ◽

10.1186/s12905-021-01172-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mahbobeh Nejatian ◽

Ali Alami ◽

Vahideh Momeniyan ◽

Ali Delshad Noghabi ◽

Alireza Jafari

Keyword(s):

Marital Satisfaction ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Married Couples ◽

Married Women ◽

Health Centers ◽

Related Factors ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

The Status ◽

Multistage Sampling ◽

Emotional Burnout

Abstract Background Marital burnout is an important issue in marriage and many factors play an important role in this phenomenon. The aim of this study was to determine the status of marital burnout and the factors affecting married women who were referred to health centers because of it. Methods In this study, 936 women were selected by multistage sampling and data collection was performed using questionnaires of demographic and couple burnout. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 24. Results The mean (± SD) of marital burnout, in this study, was 55.46 (± 18.03) (out of 147 score). There was a significant relationship between the level of women's education with total marital burnout, and the subscales of somatic and emotional burnout (P < 0.05). A significant relationship was also observed between mandatory marriage and total marital burnout, as well as subscales of somatic, emotional, and psychological burnout (P < 0.05). A significant relationship was detected and observed between women's participation in training courses of communication skills and total marital burnout, inclusive of the subscales regarding psychological burnout (P < 0.05). The results of linear regression showed a significant relationship between mandatory in marriage, marital satisfaction, marriage duration, and husband's level of education with women's marital burnout. The variables were finally able to predict 12% of marital burnout variance. It should be noted that marital satisfaction had a higher effect on predicting marital burnout (P < 0.001). Conclusions Marital satisfaction was one of the effective factors in predicting marital burnout, so it can be concluded that it is necessary to pay more attention to this issue. Educational programs and examining the factors that enhance marital satisfaction are needed to prevent and reduce marital burnout in married couples.

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What Affects Chinese Residents’ Perceptions of Climate Change?

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10124712 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 4712 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jinjia Wu ◽

Jiansheng Qu ◽

Hengji Li ◽

Li Xu ◽

Hongfen Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Public Understanding ◽

Related Factors ◽

Climate Change Risk ◽

Climate Governance ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

National Education ◽

The Public ◽

Mitigation And Adaptation

The theme of global sustainable development has changed from environmental management to climate governance, and relevant policies on climate governance urgently need to be implemented by the public. The public understanding of climate change has become the prerequisite and basis for implementing various climate change policies. In order to explore the affected factors of climate change perception among Chinese residents, this study was conducted across 31 provinces and regions of China through field household surveys and interviews. Combined with the residents’ perception of climate change with the possible affected factors, the related factors affecting Chinese residents’ perception of climate change were explored. The results show that the perceptive level of climate change of Chinese residents is related to the education level and the household size of residents. Improving public awareness of climate change risk in the context of climate change through multiple channels will also help to improve residents’ awareness of climate change. On the premise of improving the level of national education, improving education on climate change in school education and raising awareness of climate change risk among dependents will help to improve the level of Chinese residents’ awareness of climate change, which could be instrumental in promoting public participation in climate change mitigation and adaptation actions.

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Unfilled Training Positions in Germany – Regional and Establishment-Specific Determinants

Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik ◽

10.1515/jbnst-2018-0014 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 239 (4) ◽

pp. 661-701 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sandra Dummert ◽

Ute Leber ◽

Barbara Schwengler

Keyword(s):

Related Factors ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

External Conditions ◽

Western Germany ◽

Enterprise Level ◽

Specific Factors ◽

Regional Factors ◽

The One ◽

Training Position ◽

Quantitative Importance

AbstractThe current situation in the German apprenticeship market is characterized by two contradictory developments. On the one hand, establishments are experiencing increasing problems filling the training positions they offer, and the number of vacant training positions is climbing. On the other hand, the transition into training is still difficult for many young people, and the number of unsuccessful vocational training applicants is rising. Hence, matching supply with demand is becoming increasingly difficult in the German job market for training positions. Using the Linked Employer-Employee dataset (LIAB) from the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), our paper provides a closer examination of the phenomenon of unfilled training positions. It presents an overview of the evolution of vacant training positions in eastern and western Germany and attempts to explain the number of vacancies by investigating the factors responsible for the establishments’ inability to fill their training positions. We assume that training position vacancies are due not only to internal company reasons such as firm size or the wage offer for apprentices but also to external conditions such as general regional factors. Therefore, our analysis also considers the situation on the demand side of the labor market within a region. The results of our multilevel mixed-effects estimations show that in addition to characteristics on the enterprise level, regional determinants also affect the share of vacant apprenticeships. With respect to establishment-related factors, mainly characteristics that describe the attractiveness of the firm prove to be important. With regard to regional-specific factors, we find that the availability of school leavers in a region in addition to the level of regional-sectoral competition impacts the recruiting success of establishments. Our analysis also shows that there are remarkable differences between eastern and western Germany concerning both the quantitative importance of unfilled training positions and the factors affecting them.

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Understanding employee turnover in humanitarian organizations

Industrial and Commercial Training ◽

10.1108/ict-10-2015-0067 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 208-214 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Rameshwar Dubey ◽

Angappa Gunasekaran ◽

Nezih Altay ◽

Stephen J Childe ◽

Thanos Papadopoulos

Keyword(s):

Employee Turnover ◽

Factor Loading ◽

Personal Factors ◽

Related Factors ◽

Content Type ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Work Related ◽

Humanitarian Organizations ◽

Using Data ◽

High Level

Purpose – At a time when the number and seriousness of disasters seems to be increasing, humanitarian organizations find that besides their challenging work they are faced with problems caused by a high level of turnover of staff. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the 24 variables leading to employee turnover identified by Cotton and Tuttle (1986) the authors analyse the work-related, external and personal factors affecting employee turnover in humanitarian organizations, using a survey of members of the Indian National Institute of Disaster Management. Findings – Results indicated that the three factors are present. Of the external factors, only employment perception had a factor loading over 0.7; of the work-related factors, all were significant; of the personal factors, biographical information, marital status, number of dependants, aptitude and ability and intelligence had the highest loadings. It was also shown that behavioural intentions and net expectation were not significant. Originality/value – Only a few studies reported on employee turnover and its reasons are not well understood in the context of humanitarian organizations. To address this need, the aim of this paper is to explore the personal reasons impacting employee turnover in humanitarian organizations. In the study the authors have adopted 24 variables used in Cotton and Tuttle (1986) and classified into constructs to explain turnover, and further tested the model using data gathered from humanitarian organizations.

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Quality of life in breast cancer sufferers

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance ◽

10.1108/ijhcqa-05-2015-0057 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 29 (7) ◽

pp. 721-732 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ahmed Essmat Shouman ◽

Nahla Fawzy Abou El Ezz ◽

Nivine Gado ◽

Amal Mahmoud Ibrahim Goda

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Quality Of Life ◽

Family Income ◽

Early Stage ◽

Functional Domain ◽

Related Factors ◽

Specific Patient ◽

Content Type ◽

Factors Affecting

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure health-related quality of life (QOL) among patients with early stage cancer breast under curative treatment at department of oncology and nuclear medicine at Ain Shams University Hospitals. Identify factors affecting QOL among these patients. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional study measured QOL among early stage female breast cancer (BC) patients and determined the main factors affecting their QOL. Three interviewer administered questionnaires were used. Findings – The physical domain mostly affected in BC patients and the functional domain least. Socio-demographic factors that significantly affected BC patients QOL scores were patient age, education, having children and family income. Specific patient characteristics include caregiver presence – a factor that affected different QOL scores. Age at diagnosis, affection in the side of the predominant hand, post-operative chemotherapy and difficulty in obtaining the medication were the disease-related factors that affected QOL scores. Originality/value – The final model predicting QOL for early stage female BC patients included age, education and difficulty in obtaining the medication as determinants for total QOL score. Carer presence was the specific patient characteristic that affected different QOL scores.

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Factors affecting the delivery of optimum health and safety on construction projects during the covid-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe

Journal of Engineering Design and Technology ◽

10.1108/jedt-01-2021-0053 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Benviolent Chigara ◽

Tirivavi Moyo

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Project Managers ◽

Small Sample ◽

Related Factors ◽

Content Type ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Related Risk ◽

Monitoring And Enforcement

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of construction professionals relative to factors that affect the delivery of optimum health and safety (H&S) on construction projects during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a quantitative design which entailed the distribution of a web-based questionnaire among construction professionals, namely, architects, construction/project managers, engineers, H&S managers and quantity surveyors working for contractors and construction consultants in Zimbabwe. The data were analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics. Factor analysis was used to reveal interrelated significant sets of factors affecting the delivery of optimum H&S. Findings Factor analysis revealed nine components/factors: change and innovation-related, monitoring and enforcement-related, production-related, access to information and health service-related, on-site facilities and welfare-related, risk assessment and mitigation-related, job security and funding-related, cost-related and COVID-19 risk perception-related factors as the significant factors affecting the delivery of optimum H&S during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe. Research limitations/implications The results highlighted the need for social dialogue among construction stakeholders to support initiatives that will enhance the delivery of H&S on construction projects. Construction stakeholders may find the results useful in highlighting the areas that need improvement to protect workers’ H&S during the pandemic. However, the small sample limits the generalisability of the results to construction sectors in other regions. Originality/value The study investigated factors affecting the delivery of optimum H&S during the COVID-19 to inform interventions to enhance H&S.

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