Word Association Technique Applied to Cosmetic Products - a Case Study

As the increasing population is much concerned about beauty, so several cosmetic products are also increasing in the market. Switrais not only a pathological but also a very serious sociological problem. It can be compared with vitiligo in contemporary science having a prevalence of 0.25% in India. In Ayurveda, it is explained along with kustha roga1, but it is not explained under Mahakustha & kshudrakustha. In a conventional system of medicine, there is no perfect aetiology and treatment for vitiligo. But in Ayurveda, many lines of treatment are explained like shodhana & shamanaas. As it may be autoimmune & heredity also takes a long time to treat, so the patient needs more patience for treatment. After 10 months of treatment with proper follow up this case shows up to 90% cure of switra through Ayurveda that too only with Shamana Aushadha. Keywords- switra, a case study on switra, shamanaaushadhis

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What are the cultural effects on consumers' perceptions? A case study covering coalho cheese in the Brazilian northeast and southeast area using word association

Food Research International ◽

10.1016/j.foodres.2017.08.053 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 102 ◽

pp. 553-558 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Eveline K.B. Soares ◽

Erick A. Esmerino ◽

Marcus Vinícius S. Ferreira ◽

Maria Aparecida A.P. da Silva ◽

Mônica Q. Freitas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Word Association ◽

Cultural Effects ◽

Brazilian Northeast

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Solar air drying for innovative Opuntia ficus-indica cladode dehydration

4open ◽

10.1051/fopen/2019001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Rosaria Ciriminna ◽

Vincenzo Morreale ◽

Mario Pecoraino ◽

Mario Pagliaro

Keyword(s):

Arid Regions ◽

Cosmetic Products ◽

General Applicability ◽

Air Drying ◽

Opuntia Ficus Indica ◽

Air Heating ◽

Yellow Color ◽

New Applications ◽

First Time

Providing a case study of general applicability in all world's semi-arid regions where the plant is increasingly harvested, we describe the use and outcomes of solar air heating and ventilation coupled to a conventional kiln to dehydrate Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes. For the first time, the dried cladodes and the ground dehydrated ‘Nopal’ cladodes retain their natural green-yellow color. New applications to functionalize foodstuff and to formulate nutraceutical, personal care and cosmetic products of even higher efficacy and broader scope are anticipated.

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The Role of Religiosity on Halal Product Purchasing Decision Case Study : Wardah Cosmetics

Journal of Digital Marketing and Halal Industry ◽

10.21580/jdmhi.2019.1.1.4774 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 19

Author(s):

Farah Amalia

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Market Competition ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

International Markets ◽

Global Market ◽

Cosmetic Products ◽

Practical Implications

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of religiosity in making decisions about purchasing halal cosmetic products. This study uses regression analysis using purposive sampling technique that is sampling in the form of characteristics that have been determined by researchers. The results showed that religiosity affects Muslim consumers in the decision making to purchase halal cosmetic products. Practical implications for the cosmetics industry is to focus on product development based on the concept of halal in order to participate in the global market competition. The importance of considering consumer religiosity in order to gain recognition from national and international markets so that the image of the cosmetics industry has a place in the hearts of consumers.

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“My ADHD Hellbrain”: A Twitter Data Science Perspective on a Behavioural Disorder

Journal of Data and Information Science ◽

10.2478/jdis-2021-0007 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Mike Thelwall ◽

Meiko Makita ◽

Amalia Mas-Bleda ◽

Emma Stuart

Keyword(s):

Thematic Analysis ◽

Data Science ◽

Word Association ◽

Single Case ◽

Online Communication ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Self Image ◽

Behavioural Condition ◽

Communication Needs

AbstractPurposeAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common behavioural condition. This article introduces a new data science method, word association thematic analysis, to investigate whether ADHD tweets can give insights into patient concerns and online communication needs.Design/methodology/approachTweets matching “my ADHD” (n=58,893) and 99 other conditions (n=1,341,442) were gathered and two thematic analyses conducted. Analysis 1: A standard thematic analysis of ADHD-related tweets. Analysis 2: A word association thematic analysis of themes unique to ADHD.FindingsThe themes that emerged from the two analyses included people ascribing their brains agency to explain and justify their symptoms and using the concept of neurodivergence for a positive self-image.Research limitationsThis is a single case study and the results may differ for other topics.Practical implicationsHealth professionals should be sensitive to patients’ needs to understand their behaviour, find ways to justify and explain it to others and to be positive about their condition.Originality/valueWord association thematic analysis can give new insights into the (self-reported) patient perspective.

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Determining the Cognitive Structures of Geography Teacher Candidates on “Earthquake”

International Education Studies ◽

10.5539/ies.v10n1p122 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 122 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Basturk Kaya ◽

Caner Aladag

Keyword(s):

Teacher Candidates ◽

Word Association ◽

Cognitive Structures ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Geography Teaching ◽

Word Association Test ◽

Semantic Associations ◽

Earthquake Damages ◽

Free Word

The objective of this study is to determine the cognitive structures of the students of geography teaching department by identifying their conceptual frameworks about the concept of earthquake. A case study design from qualitative research approaches was used in this research. Sample group of the study constitutes 155 students from the Department of Geography Teaching who took the course of natural disasters. Free Word Association Test was used to collect the data. The data were evaluated according to the content analysis, categories were formed according to the results of this evaluation and frequencies and percentages of the response words in each category were calculated. A total of 9 categories were created according to their semantic associations. Some of them are; “concepts about earthquake, damages of the earthquake, a category of defining earthquake, types and causes of earthquakes, landforms caused by earthquakes and other effects” and they form the dominant categories. The frequencies and percentages of some categories are low such as; “The things that earthquake makes feel, regions where earthquakes happened before or there is a possibility to happen, people, institutions and organizations about earthquakes, helping to the victims of the earthquakes, factors affecting the safety of life and property in the earthquake”. In addition, this study revealed that students have some alternative concepts about earthquake.

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