scholarly journals Using Google Health Trends to investigate COVID-19 incidence in Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Fulk ◽  
Daniel Romero-Alvarez ◽  
Qays Abu-Saymeh ◽  
Jarron M. Saint Onge ◽  
A. Townsend Peterson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Health Trends ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Derived Data ◽  
Linear Regressions

ABSTRACTObjectivesIn the present manuscript we used Internet-derived data to assess whether Google Health Trends (GHT) search counts are able to track COVID-19 incidences in Africa.MethodsWe collected COVID-19 case and death incidence for 54 African countries from February 2020 to January 2021. We used GHT to characterize COVID-19 incidence up to 24 January 2021, collecting the number of searches of four terms: ‘coronavirus’, ‘coronavirus symptoms’, ‘COVID19’, and ‘pandemic’. The terms were related to weekly COVID-19 case incidences for the study period via multiple linear regressions. We also collected 72 predictors assessing Internet accessibility, demographics, economics, etc., to explain the potential mechanisms linking the relationship between GHT searches and COVID-19.ResultsImportant increases for COVID-19 death incidence were observed for South Africa and Tunisia at the end of the study period. Our study demonstrated a lack of correlation between GHT and COVID-19 incidence for most African countries. The predictors analyzed were unhelpful in explaining the pattern of GHT statistics and their relationship to COVID-19, complicating interpretability of GHT.ConclusionsAccording to our results, GHT-based surveillance for an ongoing epidemic might be useful only in specific situations. Future studies might assess the algorithm in different epidemic contexts.

scholarly journals Analisis Pengaruh Disiplin Kerja Dan Motivasi Kerja Karayawan CV. Adeeva Kontruksi Jambi

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Indria Mayesti ◽  
Abd Halim ◽  
Rika Neldawaty ◽  
Des Arianti Syarah
Keyword(s):  
Major Part ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
Research Results ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linear Regressions

The purpose of this research is to explain the analysis of the influence of work discipline and work motivation of Jambi employees (CV. Adeeva Construction Study) simultaneously and partially this type of research used in this research is associative research which aims to determine the relationship between two or more variables. The variables referred to in this study are variable X1 (Work Motivation), variable X2 (Work Discipline) and Y (Performance). The results of the study based on the results of multiple linear regressions proved that the variables of Performance, Discipline, and Motivation had a significant effect on Employee Performance (CV. Adeeva Construction Study). Based on the research results that are expected to be input, PT Adeeva should make performance performance a major part of the company so that the company's activities can run even better. And the need for motivation to all employees to work better in the future by giving rewards to employees who excel in order to motivate all employees to work better.

Call Center Operational Performance Indicators and Customer Satisfaction

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira ◽  
Luiz A. Joia
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Call Centers ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
First Contact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linear Regressions

This article purports to investigate the relationship – in an empirical way – between the various operational indicators currently used for the management of call centers in Brazil and customer satisfaction. In this context, a set of call centers rendering services to a telecommunications company will be analyzed in order to verify which of their indicators are positively associated with customer satisfaction. A methodological approach based on surveys as well as stepwise multiple linear regressions is developed and applied in order to achieve the objective of this paper. The “First-Contact Resolution Rate” and the “Average Handle Time After the Call” indicators present a statistically significant relationship with customer satisfaction. Some alternative call center operational performance indicators are proposed, in an exploratory way, so as to convey an enhanced relationship between call center performance and customer satisfaction.

Moderators of the Relationship Between Physical Activity Enjoyment and Physical Activity in Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1066-1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teun Remmers ◽  
Ester F.C. Sleddens ◽  
Stef P.J. Kremers ◽  
Carel Thijs
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Important Determinant ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Interaction Terms ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linear Regressions ◽  
Activity Enjoyment

Background:Physical activity (PA) enjoyment may be an important determinant of long-term habitual, self-sustained PA behavior in children. The objective of the current study was to contribute toward a better understanding of how children’s PA enjoyment is associated with PA behavior by examining the influence of age, gender, BMI, and impulsivity as theoretically hypothesized moderators of this relationship.Methods:PA was measured in 171 children (77 boys, 91 girls) using accelerometers, and PA enjoyment was assessed with the validated Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale in 9-year-old children from the KOALA Birth Cohort Study, the Netherlands. Linear regressions were fitted. Moderation was tested by adding interaction terms between PA enjoyment and the potential moderators.Results:We found a significant 3-way interaction (PA enjoyment × gender × impulsivity) for all intensities of PA behavior. In boys, impulsivity strengthened the relationship between PA enjoyment and PA behavior, whereas in girls impulsivity weakened this relationship.Conclusion:In girls, this may be explained by the relative automatic occurrence of PA behavior in impulsive girls (independent of PA enjoyment). In boys, the possibility that impulsivity is associated with hyperactivity may explain this moderation. The current study may encourage researchers to investigate these interactions in future studies.

The Research on the Relationship between Absorptive Capacity and Knowledge Integration: The Moderating Effect of Organizational Climate

2014 ◽  
Vol 687-691 ◽  
pp. 4785-4789
Author(s):  
Guo Zheng Zhang ◽  
Song Zheng Zhao ◽  
Juan Ru Wang
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Knowledge Integration ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linear Regressions

This paper analyzes the moderating effect of organizational climate on the relationship between absorptive capacity and knowledge integration. 183 survey data from 5 regions including Beijing is collected for empirical study using multiple linear regressions. The results show that absorptive capacity has a significantly positive impact on knowledge integration;organizational climate positively moderates the relationship between absorptive capacity and knowledge integration.

scholarly journals Feeling matters: Perceived Social Support Moderate the Relationship between Personal Relative Deprivation and Depressive Symptoms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sibo Zhao ◽  
Li Peng
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Relative Deprivation ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
Chinese Populations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linear Regressions ◽  
Potential Moderator ◽  
Main Relationship

Abstract Background Little research describes the mechanisms underlying depressive symptoms and personal relative deprivation in Chinese populations. Methods In this study, the respondents were (N = 938) residents of Beijing (17-59 years old) and robust multiple linear regressions were used to assess the main relationship between relative deprivation and depressive symptoms and social support as a potential moderator for that relationship. Results Individuals who reported higher personal relative deprivation had greater depressive symptoms than those who reported lower personal relative deprivation. Perceived social support buffered the relationship between depressive symptoms and personal relative deprivation. Conclusions The findings of this current study demonstrate the importance of relative deprivation for psychological strain and income in explaining how socioeconomic indices correlate with depressive symptoms. They also demonstrate the need to acknowledge the interaction of perceived social support and personal relative deprivation for influencing depression.

Alternative Call Center Operational Indicators to Customer Satisfaction

2012 ◽  
pp. 15-25
Author(s):  
Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira ◽  
Luiz Antonio Joia
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Telecommunication Industry ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linear Regressions

The purpose of this chapter is to purport a set of alternative call center operational performance indicators, in order to enhance the relationship between call center performance and customer satisfaction. In order to do that, a methodological approach based on surveys, as well as stepwise multiple linear regressions, is developed from 6,616 cases collected during three months from the telecommunication industry. The general conclusion is that a set of alternative call center indicators covering three dimensions, namely the call center ability to resolve a problem, the call center responsiveness, and the prior customer satisfaction with the call center, together with traditional indicators, present a statistically significant relationship with customer satisfaction. The insights from this study can help managers to improve the customer satisfaction with call center, as well as to better sub-contract outsourcing call center operators.

scholarly journals Feeling matters: perceived social support moderates the relationship between personal relative deprivation and depressive symptoms

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sibo Zhao ◽  
Li Peng
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Relative Deprivation ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
Chinese Populations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linear Regressions ◽  
Potential Moderator ◽  
Main Relationship

Abstract Background Little research describes the mechanisms underlying depressive symptoms and personal relative deprivation in Chinese populations. Methods In this study, the respondents were (N = 914) residents of Beijing (17–59 years old) and robust multiple linear regressions were used to assess the main relationship between relative deprivation and depressive symptoms and social support as a potential moderator for that relationship. Results Individuals who reported higher personal relative deprivation had greater depressive symptoms than those who reported lower personal relative deprivation. Perceived social support buffered the relationship between depressive symptoms and personal relative deprivation. Conclusions The findings of this current study demonstrate the importance of relative deprivation for psychological strain and income in explaining how socioeconomic indices correlate with depressive symptoms. They also demonstrate the need to acknowledge the interaction of perceived social support and personal relative deprivation for influencing depression.

scholarly journals Africa and the Commonwealth: What Relationship Since 1994?

2021 ◽  
pp. 22-32
Author(s):  
Modupeolu Faseke
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
African Continent ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Multilateral Organizations ◽  
The Relationship

The Commonwealth is a global organisation with some unique and important characteristics that complement other global multilateral organizations. Its peculiarities, most especially its networking and informal qualities, have endeared the organization until recently to her members.  In this age of internet in which smartness and alertness are highly valued, some of its traits are now becoming a thing of an anathema, regarded as a cog in the wheel of progress. African continent alone has over thirty percent of Commonwealth membership.  This paper examines Commonwealth relations with Africa since 1994 when apartheid ended in South Africa and Africans had a renewed relationship with the organization after both parties had endured a tenuous relationship in the preceding years. The study has the objective of assessing the economic and political gains Africa has derived from membership of the Commonwealth as well as to ascertain whether or not the relationship is mutually beneficial. The essay is qualitative and adopts the historical research methodology, detailing the evolution and progression in Commonwealth’s relationship with Africa during the period of study. The essay complements the use of secondary sources with primary sources. Data was therefore composed of official documents from the |Commonwealth Secretariat as well as documents from some African countries. The study concludes that Africa has benefitted immensely from the Commonwealth since 1994, despite some aspects of its relationship needing improvements. It recommends, therefore, that both parties will have to work towards a symbiotic relationship in order to enjoy a more robust partnership that is effective and impactful in the interest of all.

scholarly journals PENGARUH MOTIVASI KERJA DAN KOMPENSASI TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA PT. BALINDO MANUNGGAL BERSAMA KOTA PALU

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Udin Putra ◽  
Bakri Hasanuddin ◽  
Wiri Wirastuti
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linear Regressions ◽  
Simultaneous Influence

The study aims to: (1) determine and analyze simultaneous influence of work motivation and compensation on employees’ performance at PT. Balindo Manunggal Bersama of Palu City; (2) determine and analyze partial influence of work motivation on employees’ performance at PT. Manunggal Bersama of Palu City; (3) determine and analyze partial influence of compensation on employees’ performance at PT. Balindo Manunggal Bersama of Palu City. This research uses quantitative approach to explain the relationship between two or more variables studied with a sample of 42 employees. Data analysis technique is multiple linear regressions. The results show that (1) the sig. F value of 0.002 < 0.05 means that work motivation and compensation simultaneously have significant influence on employee performance; (2) the sig. t value of 0.013<α 0.05 means that work motivation partially has significant influence on employee performance. (3) the sig. t value of 0.821>α 0.05 means that compensation has non-significant influence on employee performance.  Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu: (1) Untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh motivasi kerja dan kompensasi secara serempak terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT. Balindo Manunggal Bersama Kota Palu. (2) Untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh motivasi kerja secara parsial terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT. Balindo Manunggal Bersama Kota Palu. (3) Untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh kompensasi secara parsial terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT. Balindo Manunggal Bersama Kota Palu. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kuantitatif yang merupakan penelitian yang bertujuan untuk menjelaskan hubungan antara dua variabel atau lebih dengan sampel 42 karyawan dan teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah regresi linear berganda. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian dengan menggunakan regresi linear berganda, disimpulkan: (1) berdasarkan hasil uji regresi diperoleh sig. F sebesar 0,002 < 0,05, yang dapat diartikan bahwa variabel motivasi kerja dan kompensasi secara serempak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap variabel kinerja karyawan. (2) berdasarkan hasil uji regresi diperoleh variabel motivasi kerja memiliki tingkat signifikasi t sig. 0,013 < α 0,05, yang dapat diartikan bahwa variabel motivasi kerja secara parsial berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan. (3) berdasarkan hasil uji regresi diperoleh variabel kompensasi memiliki tingkat signifikasi t sig. 0,821 > α 0,05, yang dapat diartikan bahwa variabel kompensasi secara parsial berpengaruh tidak signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan.

scholarly journals Personality and Creativity: A Study in Spanish-Speaking Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Krumm ◽  
Viviana Lemos ◽  
María Cristina Richaud
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
Positive Relation ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Creative Personality ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Pearson Correlations ◽  
Linear Regressions

This work aimed at studying the relationship between personality from the Big Five Personality model and creativity through different techniques (i.e., a paper and pencil task, and scales) and informants (i.e., the child and parents). We evaluated a sample of 359 Spanish-speaking school children of both genders, aged 9 to 13 years. Personality was assessed with the Argentine Questionnaire of children’s Personality (CAPI). Creativity was evaluated using the following instruments: The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural Form B; and the Creative Personality Scale (EPC). Pearson correlations and multiple linear regressions consistently showed that Neuroticism related negatively to creativity while competence has a positive relation. The results suggested that more creative children presented less vulnerability, irritability and psychological distress, eventually becoming more independent, competent and emotionally self-regulated in coping with environmental demands.

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