scholarly journals Destination Value Systems: Modeling Visitor Flow Structure and Economic Impact

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (8) ◽  
pp. 1249-1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason L. Stienmetz ◽  
Daniel R. Fesenmaier
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Clustering Coefficient ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Florida Department ◽  
Photo Sharing ◽  
Geotagged Photos ◽  
Network Metrics

This study proposes that the structure of visitor flows within a destination significantly influences the overall economic value generated by visitors. In particular, destination network metrics (i.e., density, in-degree centralization, out-degree centralization, betweenness centralization, and global clustering coefficient) for 29 Florida counties were derived from 4.3 million geotagged photos found on the photo sharing service Flickr and then correlated with visitor-related spending reported by the Florida Department of Revenue. The results of regression analyses indicate that density, out-degree centralization, and in-degree centralization are negatively correlated with total visitor-related spending within a destination, while betweenness centralization is found to have a positive relationship. Based on these findings, it is concluded that the economic value generated by tourism is constrained by the destination network structure of supply-side and demand-side interactions. Further, it is argued that a “network orchestrator” approach to management can be used to better manage economic impacts within a destination.

When and why does a “poker face” facilitate workplace creativity?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiyi Chen ◽  
Xinmei Liu ◽  
Xiaojie Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Expressive Suppression ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Workplace Creativity

PurposeThe authors investigate when and why a subordinate's expressive suppression facilitates workplace creativity, building on the conservation of resources theory and considering the effect of the supervisor's expressive suppression and time pressure as boundary conditions.Design/methodology/approachMultisource data were collected from 132 teams in northwestern China, including 132 supervisors and 648 subordinates. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to test the effects.FindingsThe subordinate’s expressive suppression was positively related to their workplace creativity. Challenge time pressure was positively related to workplace creativity, and the subordinate’s expressive suppression was positively related to workplace creativity when challenge time pressure was lower and the supervisor's expressive suppression was higher. Hindrance time pressure was negatively related to workplace creativity, and a positive relationship between a subordinate's expressive suppression and workplace creativity was also found with less hindrance time pressure and greater expressive suppression by their supervisor.Originality/valueBy examining the role of the supervisor as a source of downward spillovers in various time pressure contexts, the study explains why a subordinate’s suppression facilitates workplace creativity from the conservation of resources perspective.

scholarly journals The effect of duality/non-duality of CEO, board size, meeting, committee on domestic shareholdings: Empirical evidence from Sri Lanka

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-337
Author(s):  
Nadarajah Sivathaasan ◽  
Sivapalan Achchuthan
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Board Meeting ◽  
Board Size ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Test Correlation

This paper seeks to investigate the effect of duality/non-duality of CEO, board size, meeting, committee on domestic shareholdings of manufacturing companies listed on Colombo Stock Exchange over a three-year period from 2011 to 2013. The study employs the independent samples t-test, correlation and regression analyses to assess the relationships as well as the impact on domestic shareholdings using a sample of 32 quoted companies ( n =32). It is found that duality & non-duality of CEO structure do not differ in relation to domestic shareholdings that are inconsistent with the hypothesis formulated. Board size (+) and board meeting (+) have shown positive relationship and board committee (-) is negatively associated with domestic shareholdings. As per the empirical results, board committee and board size have significant (p < 0.05) impact on domestic share holdings and insignificant impact is observed by board meeting. The present study concentrates only on the manufacturing sector quoted on Colombo Stock Exchange. This paper has taken an effort to this area of research on emerging share holdings held by local individuals and institutions in Sri Lanka and the findings could be generalized to the companies similar to this category.

Factors of values in the Dutch Language and their relationship to factors of personality

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boele De Raad ◽  
Jan Pieter Van Oudenhoven
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Value System ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Dutch Language ◽  
The One

Following the psycholexical approach, several thousands of potential value descriptors were selected from the Dutch lexicon. This set was subsequently reduced according to criteria of relevance to a list of 641 values. The value list was administered to 634 participants (self‐ and other‐raters), who had to indicate the extent to which each value was a guiding principle in the life of the target. Principal component analyses were performed yielding eight factors of values. In addition, ratings were collected on markers of three other systems of values, including the one described by Schwartz (1992). Finally, A Big Five questionnaire, the FFPI, was administered. Correlation and regression analyses were performed to describe the relations between the different value systems, and between the Dutch value system and the Big Five factors. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

scholarly journals Cognitive function, disease burden and the structural connectome in systemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1329-1337 ◽  
Author(s):  
S J Wiseman ◽  
M E Bastin ◽  
E N Amft ◽  
J F F Belch ◽  
S H Ralston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Structural Connectivity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Clustering Coefficient ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Network Metrics

Objective To investigate brain structural connectivity in relation to cognitive abilities and systemic damage in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Structural and diffusion MRI data were acquired from 47 patients with SLE. Brains were segmented into 85 cortical and subcortical regions and combined with whole brain tractography to generate structural connectomes using graph theory. Global cognitive abilities were assessed using a composite variable g, derived from the first principal component of three common clinical screening tests of neurological function. SLE damage ( LD) was measured using a composite of a validated SLE damage score and disease duration. Relationships between network connectivity metrics, cognitive ability and systemic damage were investigated. Hub nodes were identified. Multiple linear regression, adjusting for covariates, was employed to model the outcomes g and LD as a function of network metrics. Results The network measures of density (standardised ß = 0.266, p = 0.025) and strength (standardised ß = 0.317, p = 0.022) were independently related to cognitive abilities. Strength (standardised ß = –0.330, p = 0.048), mean shortest path length (standardised ß = 0.401, p = 0.020), global efficiency (standardised ß = –0.355, p = 0.041) and clustering coefficient (standardised ß = –0.378, p = 0.030) were independently related to systemic damage. Network metrics were not related to current disease activity. Conclusion Better cognitive abilities and more SLE damage are related to brain topological network properties in this sample of SLE patients, even those without neuropsychiatric involvement and after correcting for important covariates. These data show that connectomics might be useful for understanding and monitoring cognitive function and white matter damage in SLE.

scholarly journals Relationships Between Flow, Mental Toughness, and Subjective Performance Perception in Various Triathletes

2018 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Meggs ◽  
Mark A. Chen ◽  
Stefan Koehn
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Mental Toughness ◽  
Performance Ratings ◽  
Emotional Control ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Perceived Performance ◽  
Dispositional Flow ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between mental toughness (MT), subjectively perceived performance, and dispositional flow in a sample of 114 high-performing ironmen and standard distance triathletes ( Mage = 28.81 years, SD = 3.45) recruited from triathlon clubs. Participants completed the Mental Toughness Questionnaire, Dispositional Flow Scale, and self-rated subjectively perceived performance. Pearson’s correlations between these measures revealed a significant, positive relationship between global MT and subjective performance ratings ( r = .62, p < .01) and between global MT and all Dispositional Flow subscales ( r = .67–.81, p < .05). Linear regression analyses found that MT subscales accounted for 64% of the variance in dispositional flow. Subjective performance ratings did not add significantly to the regression model. Overall, these findings suggest that MT may contribute positively to ironman competitors’ and triathletes’ exertion of the cognitive and emotional control necessary to experience flow and perform better. We discuss these results in the context of ironman and triathlon competitions.

High Neighborhood Walkability Mitigates Declines in Middle-to-Older Aged Adults’ Walking for Transport

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1004-1008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroko Shimura ◽  
Takemi Sugiyama ◽  
Elisabeth Winkler ◽  
Neville Owen
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Neighborhood Walkability ◽  
Cross Sectional Studies ◽  
Multilevel Linear Regression

Background:Neighborhood walkability shows significant positive relationship with residents’ walking for transport in cross-sectional studies. We examined prospective relationships of neighborhood walkability with the change in walking behaviors over 4 years among middle-to-older aged adults (50–65 years) residing in Adelaide, Australia.Methods:A baseline survey was conducted during 2003–2004, and a follow-up survey during 2007–2008. Walking for transport and walking for recreation were assessed at both times among 504 adults aged 50–65 years living in objectively determined high- and low-walkable neighborhoods. Multilevel linear regression analyses examined the associations of neighborhood walkability with changes over 4 years in walking for transport and walking for recreation.Results:On average, participants decreased their time spent in walking for transport (–4.1 min/day) and for recreation (–3.7 min/day) between the baseline and 4-year follow-up. However, those living in high-walkable neighborhoods showed significantly smaller reduction (adjusted mean change: –1.1 min/day) in their time spent in walking for transport than did those living in low-walkable neighborhoods (–6.7 min/day). No such statistically-significant differences were found with the changes in walking for recreation.Conclusions:High-walkable neighborhoods may help middle-to-older aged adults to maintain their walking for transport.

scholarly journals Information Integration and Mesoscopic Cortical Connectivity during Propofol Anesthesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
pp. 504-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenhu Liang ◽  
Lei Cheng ◽  
Shuai Shao ◽  
Xing Jin ◽  
Tao Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Information ◽  
Information Integration ◽  
Path Length ◽  
Cortical Network ◽  
Clustering Coefficient ◽  
Loss Of Consciousness ◽  
Cortical Connectivity ◽  
Cortical Regions ◽  
Network Metrics ◽  
Unconscious State

Abstract Background The neurophysiologic mechanisms of propofol-induced loss of consciousness have been studied in detail at the macro (scalp electroencephalogram) and micro (spiking or local field potential) scales. However, the changes in information integration and cortical connectivity during propofol anesthesia at the mesoscopic level (the cortical scale) are less clear. Methods The authors analyzed electrocorticogram data recorded from surgical patients during propofol-induced unconsciousness (n = 9). A new information measure, genuine permutation cross mutual information, was used to analyze how electrocorticogram cross-electrode coupling changed with electrode-distances in different brain areas (within the frontal, parietal, and temporal regions, as well as between the temporal and parietal regions). The changes in cortical networks during anesthesia—at nodal and global levels—were investigated using clustering coefficient, path length, and nodal efficiency measures. Results In all cortical regions, and in both wakeful and unconscious states (early and late), the genuine permutation cross mutual information and the percentage of genuine connections decreased with increasing distance, especially up to about 3 cm. The nodal cortical network metrics (the nodal clustering coefficients and nodal efficiency) decreased from wakefulness to unconscious state in the cortical regions we analyzed. In contrast, the global cortical network metrics slightly increased in the early unconscious state (the time span from loss of consciousness to 200 s after loss of consciousness), as compared with wakefulness (normalized average clustering coefficient: 1.05 ± 0.01 vs. 1.06 ± 0.03, P = 0.037; normalized average path length: 1.02 ± 0.01 vs. 1.04 ± 0.01, P = 0.021). Conclusions The genuine permutation cross mutual information reflected propofol-induced coupling changes measured at a cortical scale. Loss of consciousness was associated with a redistribution of the pattern of information integration; losing efficient global information transmission capacity but increasing local functional segregation in the cortical network. Editor’s Perspective What We Already Know about This Topic What This Article Tells Us That Is New

THE EFFECT OF SEEDPIECE POPULATION AND HARVEST DATE ON YIELD AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF CARLTON POTATOES IN MANITOBA

1989 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 1019-1025
Author(s):  
B. L. REX ◽  
W. A. RUSSELL ◽  
H. R. WOLFE
Keyword(s):  
Solanum Tuberosum ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Solanum Tuberosum L ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Hollow Heart ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Rainfed Conditions ◽  
Tuber Specific Gravity ◽  
Final Harvest

The effect of seedpiece population on Carlton potatoes for the early tablestock market was evaluated under rainfed conditions in southern Manitoba over the 1982, 1983 and 1985 growing seasons. Populations of 21.7, 26.3, 33.3, and 45.5 thousand seedpieces per hectare were harvested 75, 85 and 95 d after planting each year. Total and marketable tuber yields increased with population. Tuber specific gravity increased with population in 1982 and in the first two harvests in 1983, but no trends were observed in 1985 and in the final harvest in 1983. The incidence of hollow heart in marketable tubers was very low in all 3 yr, and was not related to seedpiece population or date of harvest. Net crop value (NCV) usually increased with successive harvests within each year, and generally showed a positive relationship with seedpiece population.Key words: Potato, Solanum tuberosum L., Carlton, seedpiece population, hollow heart, specific gravity

scholarly journals Effect of Rumination and Worry, Test Anxiety, and Academic Procrastination on Academic Achievement of Pakistani University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (I) ◽  
pp. 420-426
Author(s):  
Sarfaraz Syed Khan ◽  
Syed Afzal Shah ◽  
Habib Elahi
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
The University ◽  
Descriptive Survey

This study was performed to discover the influence of rumination and worry, test anxiety and procrastination on the educational attainment of the students of the university. The descriptive survey research method was used for conducting the research. The technique of stratified random sampling was used to select 400 students from the 7th and 8th semesters of fall, 2018 from four public sector universities of the Hazara Division. The ruminative responsive scale developed by Treynor, Gonzalez and Nolen-Hoeksema, (2003), Test anxiety developed by Nest and Diehl (1990), and Abu Ghazal (2012) scale of academic procrastination was adopted as data collection instruments. Regression analyses, coefficient of correlation, mean, and standard deviation was applied for the analysis of data. The results of the study found that test anxiety is greater among students of the university. It was established that rumination and worry, academic procrastination and test anxiety has a significant positive relationship among each other. Further, it was indicated that test anxiety and academic procrastination has significant impact on educational attainment.

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