scholarly journals Effects of Distance and First-Time Visitation on Tourists’ Length of Stay

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 1023-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan L. Nicolau ◽  
Florian J. Zach ◽  
Iis P. Tussyadiah
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
The United States ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
First Time ◽  
Binomial Models ◽  
Central Factors

The analysis of length of stay and its determinants remains important in tourism due to its significant implications for tourism management. Results from previous studies show conflicting effects of the two central factors of length of stay: distance and first-time visitation. Hence, taking into account the not always unambiguous effect of distance and the variety-seeking and inertial behaviors of repeat visitation, the objective of this research is to add to the extant literature further empirical evidence. Data were collected from 908 U.S. visitors to a tourism destination in the Atlantic Coast of the United States and analyzed using the truncated negative binomial models. A positive impact of both distance and first-time visitation on length of stay is found. Managerial implications are provided.

The Effects of Land Use, Design and Environment on Traffic Fatalities

2013 ◽  
Vol 838-841 ◽  
pp. 2081-2087
Author(s):  
Jian Xu ◽  
Ke Si You
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Segment Length ◽  
Severe Injuries ◽  
Excess Zeros ◽  
Effects Of Land Use ◽  
Binomial Models

Developing statistics methods to distinguish significant factors associated with roadways is one of the most feasible accesses to understand the nature of traffic accidents. In this study, zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) model was developed to allow for overdispersion and excess zeros, as well as the factors of land use, design and environment to examine the effects. The statistical tests show that ZINB model is preferred to zero-inflated Poisson and negative binomial models due to its ability to describe crash counts associated with severe injuries and fatalities more effectively. The results show that fatalities are positively associated with segment length, surface width, land use variables and rainfall. For example, an increase of one inch rainfall will result in an increase of 0.02% in fatalities. Interestingly, distances to hospitals yield positive impact, which suggests that longer distances lead to higher fatalities, presumably due to time lost in transporting crash victims to hospitals.

scholarly journals Tourist Shoppers’ Evaluation of Retail Service: A Study of Cross-Border Versus International Outshoppers

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 392-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piyush Sharma ◽  
Ivy S. N. Chen ◽  
Sherriff T. K. Luk
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
The United States ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Retail Service ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Repeat Purchase

This article extends the concept of customer perceived value (CPV) to the tourist outshopping context and explores the differences in antecedents and outcomes of CPV between cross-border and international outshoppers. A large-scale field survey in Hong Kong with cross-border outshoppers from mainland China and international shoppers from four Western countries (Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States) shows that perceived product quality, risk, and value for money have a stronger effect on CPV for cross-border outshoppers, and employee service quality and lifestyle congruence for international outshoppers. CPV also has a stronger positive effect on satisfaction, word of mouth, and repeat purchase intentions for cross-border outshoppers, whereas satisfaction has a stronger positive impact on word of mouth and repeat purchase intentions for international outshoppers. We discuss the conceptual contribution and managerial implications of our findings for international retailers, researchers, and tourism organizations.

scholarly journals Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Hospital Services Reduce Medicare Length of Stay

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-610
Author(s):  
Melody K. Schiaffino ◽  
Melissa Ruiz ◽  
Melissa Yakuta ◽  
Alejandro Contreras ◽  
Setareh Akhavan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
American Hospital ◽  
American Hospital Association ◽  
Linguistically Appropriate

Introduction: Almost 40% of the 63 million Americans who speak a language other than English have limited English proficiency (LEP). This communication barrier can result in poor quality care and potentially adverse health outcomes. Of particular interest is that the greatest proportion of LEP adults are aged >65 years and will face barriers and delays in accessing high-quality care. Age cohort variation of LEP burden has not been widely addressed. Culturally and lin­guistically appropriate hospital care delivery can mitigate these barriers.Methods: In order to test whether culturally competent services reduced length-of-stay (LOS), we linked organizational cultural competence surveys across two-states (CA+FL) for comparison across Medicare acute care LOS. Using the 2013 American Hospital Association Database, and Hospital Compare Data from CMS (N=184), we compared hospital structure with cultur­ally and linguistically appropriate services related to improved care delivery for LEP populations and aging LEP populations. We utilized Kruskal-Wallis to test group differ­ences and a negative binomial regression to model median LOS. All analyses were conducted using SAS 9.4 (Cary, NC).Results: Median LOS across all hospitals was 4.7 days (mean 5.7, standard devia­tion 6.3). Most hospitals were not-for-profit (46.7%), small (<150 beds, 54.4%), Joint Commission accredited (67.9%), and in urban areas. We found shorter median LOS when hospital units identified cultural or language needs at admission (Wald χ2 3.82, P=.0506). Hospitals’ identification of these needs at discharge had no impact on LOS. Hospitals that accommodated patient cultural or ethnic dietary needs also reported lower median LOS (Wald χ2 12.93, P=.0003). Structurally, public hospitals, accredited hospitals, and hospitals that re­ported system membership were predictive of a lower median LOS.Discussion: Our findings demonstrate that patient outcomes are responsive to cultur­ally and linguistically appropriate services. Further, our findings suggest understanding of culturally competent care in hospitals is lacking. A larger and multi-level sample across the United States could yield a greater understanding of the role of cultur­ally and linguistically appropriate care for a rapidly growing population of diverse older adults. Ethn Dis. 2020;30(4):603-610; doi:10.18865/ed.30.4.603

scholarly journals Analysis of the Impact of Ride-Hailing Services on Motor Vehicles Crashes in Madrid

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5855
Author(s):  
María Flor ◽  
Armando Ortuño ◽  
Begoña Guirao ◽  
Jairo Casares
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Negative Binomial Regression ◽  
The United States ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Impact

In most cities, discretionary passenger transport by car is predominantly supplied by taxi services. These services face competition from new digital platforms (UBER, Cabify, etc.) that connect users with the services offered by authorized drivers with a license for rented vehicles with drivers (VTC). However, very little is known about the impacts that these services produce in cities where they operate. So far, most studies on this issue have focused on cities of the United States of America, and they broadly found a positive impact in terms of road safety. Road safety has become one of the priority focuses for ensuring social welfare, to the point of being integrated into the Sustainable Development Goals as a primary value to achieve sustainable, safe and responsible mobility. Within this context, the objective of this paper is to analyze the impact of ride-hailing platforms on the frequency of traffic accidents with at least one fatally or seriously injured person in the municipality of Madrid from 2014 to 2018. To do this, a regression analysis has been carried out using a random effects negative binomial regression (RENB). The results of the model show that Uber and Cabify services are associated with a decrease in fatal and serious accidents in Madrid.

scholarly journals National Hospitalization Trends and the Role of Preventable Hospitalizations among Centenarians in the United States (2000–2009)

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 795
Author(s):  
Sylvia E. Twersky ◽  
Adam Davey
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Preventable Hospitalizations ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Fixed Effects Regression ◽  
Number Of Individuals

Increases in life expectancy mean that an unprecedented number of individuals are reaching centenarian status, often with complex health concerns. We analyzed nationally representative hospital admissions data (200–2009) from the National Inpatient Study (NIS) for 52,618 centenarians (aged 100–115 years, mean age 101.4). We predicted length of stay (LOS) via negative binomial models and total inflation adjusted costs via fixed effects regression analysis informed by descriptive data. We also identified hospitalizations due to ambulatory care-sensitive conditions defined by AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicators. Mean LOS decreased from 6.1 to 5.1 days, while over the same time period the mean total adjusted charges rose from USD 13,373 to USD 25,026 in 2009 dollars. Black, Hispanic, Asian, or other race centenarians had higher cost stays compared to White, but only Black and Hispanic centenarians had significantly greater mean length of stay. Comorbidities predicted greater length of stay and higher costs. Centenarians admitted on weekends had higher costs but shorter length of stay. In total, 29.4% of total costs were due to potentially preventable hospitalizations for total charges (2000–2009) of USD 341.8M in 2009 dollars. Centenarian hospitalizations cost significantly more than hospitalization for any other group of elderly in the U.S.

scholarly journals Demystifying the First-Time Experience of Mobile Games: The Presence of a Tutorial Has a Positive Impact on Non-Expert Players’ Flow and Continuous-Use Intentions

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Mario Passalacqua ◽  
Raphaël Morin ◽  
Sylvain Sénécal ◽  
Lennart E. Nacke ◽  
Pierre-Majorique Léger
Keyword(s):  
Video Game ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Simple Game ◽  
Mobile Games ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Game Mechanics ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Game Context ◽  
Continuous Use ◽  
First Time

The purpose of video game tutorials is to help players easily understand new game mechanics and thereby facilitate chances of early engagement with the main contents of one’s game. The mobile game market (i.e., phones and tablets) faces important retention issues caused by a high number of players who abandon games permanently within 24 h of downloading them. A laboratory experiment with 40 players tested how tutorial presence and player expertise impact on users’ psychophysiological states and continuous-use intentions (CUIs). The results suggest that in a simple game context, tutorials have a positive impact on non-expert players’ perceived state of flow and have no effect on expert players’ perceived flow. The results also suggest that flow has a positive impact on CUIs for both experts and non-experts. The theoretical contributions and managerial implications of these results are discussed.

scholarly journals Long-term Deadly Impacts of Redlining: An examination of people killed by police in American cities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Mitchell ◽  
Guilherme Kenji Chihaya
Keyword(s):  
Negative Binomial ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Structural Racism ◽  
Census Tracts ◽  
Black Residents ◽  
Loan Corporation ◽  
American Cities ◽  
Binomial Models

How does structural racism influence where people are killed during encounters with police? We analyzed geo-located incidents of fatal encounters with police that occurred between 2000-2020 in Census tracts that received a classification by the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) during the 1930’s. After adjusting for population, 53 of the 100 most deadly Census tracts analyzed in this study were rated as “D” zones, contemporarily referred to as “redlined” areas. 38 are in “C” zones, 8 are “B” zones and only 1 is an “A” zone. Hierarchical Bayesian Negative Binomial models of all tracts estimate incidents of fatal encounters with police are highest in formerly redlined areas, and are 66% more likely than in zones that received the more favorable “A” rating. Contemporary demographic and economic conditions in Census tracts also predict the incidence of fatal encounters with the police, but the effect of historic HOLC classification remains after taking these factors into account. The estimates of fatal encounters converge across zone classifications only in areas with high proportions of Black residents or residents in in poverty (&gt;60% or &gt;30% respectively). These findings augment the literature on the lasting effect of redlined communities in the United States and provides evidence of structural biases in policing rooted in historical segregation policies.

scholarly journals Long-Term Exposure to PM2.5, Facemask Mandates, Stay Home Orders and COVID-19 Incidence in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6274
Author(s):  
Fang Fang ◽  
Lina Mu ◽  
Yifang Zhu ◽  
Jianyu Rao ◽  
Jody Heymann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Average Concentration ◽  
Annual Average ◽  
Annual Average Concentration ◽  
Pm2.5 Exposure ◽  
Binomial Models

Long-term PM2.5 exposure might predispose populations to SARS-CoV-2 infection and intervention policies might interrupt SARS-CoV-2 transmission and reduce the risk of COVID-19. We conducted an ecologic study across the United States, using county-level COVID-19 incidence up to 12 September 2020, to represent the first two surges in the U.S., annual average of PM2.5 between 2000 and 2016 and state-level facemask mandates and stay home orders. We fit negative binomial models to assess COVID-19 incidence in association with PM2.5 and policies. Stratified analyses by facemask policy and stay home policy were also performed. Each 1-µg/m3 increase in annual average concentration of PM2.5 exposure was associated with 7.56% (95% CI: 3.76%, 11.49%) increase in COVID-19 risk. Facemask mandates and stay home policies were inversely associated with COVID-19 with adjusted RRs of 0.8466 (95% CI: 0.7598, 0.9432) and 0.9193 (95% CI: 0.8021, 1.0537), respectively. The associations between PM2.5 and COVID-19 were consistent among counties with or without preventive policies. Our study added evidence that long-term PM2.5 exposure increased the risk of COVID-19 during each surge and cumulatively as of 12 September 2020, in the United States. Although both state-level implementation of facemask mandates and stay home orders were effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19, no clear effect modification was observed regarding long-term exposure to PM2.5 on the risk of COVID-19.

Visitor Satisfaction of the Palace Museum Website in China: An Empirical and Integrated Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-437
Author(s):  
Qiong Dang ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Visitor Satisfaction ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Museum Websites ◽  
Perceived Usability

In 2001, the website of the Palace Museum was opened to the public, marking that museum’s first step into the digital era in China. Numerous studies and much research has concentrated on how to employ this new technology in order to digitize the museum and its collection. However, little attention has been paid to research regarding visitor satisfaction’s regarding museum websites in China. This research aims to fill the gap. Consequently, this conceptual model has been proposed, and the Palace Museum website was as the research objective. Empirical methodology has been applied and the online survey was created to gather data, which results in a total of 557 questionnaires being analyzed though the SPSS 20.0. The findings demonstrate that system quality, perceived usefulness, perceived usability, and the museum’s image have a positive impact on visitor satisfaction regarding their continuance intention. Furthermore, managerial implications are proposed for museum practitioners.

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