Fried Shallot Quality: Perception and Differentiation

Sensory attributes and consumers’ perception of commercial fried shallots related to their quality were investigated. Consumers’ perception data were collected by online survey, followed by the randomly selected respondents. The survey results were then confirmed using the descriptive sensory method and hedonic test on five commercial fried shallots. Consumers’ perception of the high quality fried shallot was concluded as follows: the flour uncoated fried shallots, golden brown color, and whole slices-shaped fried shallots which were chosen by 80.4; 84.0; and 64.2% respondents, respectively. The desirable of sensory attributes were indicated by crispness, savory taste and fragrant sulfury aroma were confirmed by 91.3; 78.1 and 73.9% of respondents, respectively. Meanwhile, the undesirable attributes of fried shallots included rancid aroma and bitter taste were 95 and 75% of respondents. The sensory characteristics of commercial products confirmed the survey results related to product perception. Differentiation of the five products based on descriptive and hedonic tests was also reported in this study. Description of fried shallot characteristics by consumers and the confirmation of commercial fried shallots with highest desirable characteristics can be used by the food producers to increase product quality.

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Fit to Dance Survey: A Comparison with DanceSport Injuries

Medical Problems of Performing Artists ◽

10.21091/mppa.2014.2021 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 102-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Teri Riding McCabe ◽

Jatin P Ambegaonkar ◽

Emma Redding ◽

Matthew Wyon

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Common Type ◽

High Quality ◽

Present Survey ◽

Injury Site ◽

Warm Up ◽

Lower Back ◽

Repetitive Movements ◽

Survey Results ◽

Type Of Injury

The Fit to Dance survey has been conducted twice previously, in 1993 and 2002, without dancesport participants. The purpose of this present online survey was to supplement a comparison of dancesport against the earlier results. The current study had a greater percentage of male respondents than previous studies (43% vs 24% and 26%). The dancesport participants were older (28% at 40+ yrs vs 3% and 1%) and more likely to have normal (69% vs 57%) to overweight BMI (18% vs 2%). dancesport participants spent more time in various non-dancing conditioning activities than previous surveys (5.2 ± 3.9 hrs [SD] vs 1.9 ± 2.5 and 2.2 ± 2.7). Muscles and joints were the most common type of injury in all the surveys. The knee was the top injury site in this survey, with lower back in previous surveys. The main perceived cause of injury was repetitive movements, whereas fatigue and overwork were cited in the previous surveys. Physiotherapists were the most common type of medical professionals from whom the dancers sought treatment for their injuries in all surveys. The first survey included recommendations that the present survey results agree with, including: dancers should be physically fit, dancers should warm up and cool down, dancers should never have to work in unsuitable environments, and dancers should receive immediate high-quality treatment for injuries.

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Computer-Assisted Translation Tools: An Evaluation of Their Usability among Arab Translators

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app10186295 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (18) ◽

pp. 6295

Author(s):

Hind M. Alotaibi

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

High Quality ◽

Software Usability ◽

Language Support ◽

Translation Tools ◽

Survey Results ◽

Translation Services

Technology has become an essential part of the translation profession. Nowadays, computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools are extensively used by translators to enhance their productivity while maintaining high-quality translation services. CAT tools have gained popularity given that they provide a useful environment to facilitate and manage translation projects. Yet, little research has been conducted to investigate the usability of these tools, especially among Arab translators. In this study, we evaluate the usability of CAT tool from the translators’ perspective. The software usability measurement inventory (SUMI) survey is used to evaluate the system based on its efficiency, affect, usefulness, control, and learnability attributes. In total, 42 participants completed the online survey. Results indicated that the global usability of these tools is above the average. Results for all usability subscales were also above average wherein the highest scores were obtained for affect and efficiency, and the lowest scores were attributed to helpfulness and learnability. The findings suggest that CAT tool developers need to work further on the enhancement of the tool’s helpfulness and learnability to improve the translator’s experience and satisfaction levels. Further improvements are still required to increase the Arabic language support to meet the needs of Arab translators.

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Examining User Perception and Usage of Voice Search

Data and Information Management ◽

10.2478/dim-2020-0046 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 40-47

Author(s):

Ning Sa ◽

Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan

Keyword(s):

Success Rate ◽

Mobile Devices ◽

Online Survey ◽

Search Behavior ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

User Perception ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Survey Results ◽

Search Systems

AbstractWith the development of mobile technologies, voice search is becoming increasingly important in our daily lives. By investigating the general usage of voice search and user perception about voice search systems, this research aims to understand users’ voice search behavior. We are particularly interested in how users perform voice search, their topics of interest, and their preference toward voice search. We elicit users’ opinions by asking them to fill out an online survey. Results indicated that participants liked voice search because it was convenient. However, voice search was used much less frequently than keyboard search. The success rate of voice search was low, and the participants usually gave up voice search or switched to keyboard search. They tended to perform voice search when they were driving or walking. Moreover, the participants mainly used voice search for simple tasks on mobile devices. The main reasons why participants disliked voice search are attributed to the system mistakes and the fact that they were unable to modify the queries.

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Advancing Women in Local Government: The Case of Illinois

Public Voices ◽

10.22140/pv.117 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 89

Author(s):

Rachel Lange ◽

Kimberly Nelson

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Positive Solution ◽

Gender Gap ◽

Family Life ◽

Online Survey ◽

Work Life ◽

Time Commitment ◽

Survey Results ◽

Local Government Management ◽

Professional Fields

Despite gains by women in many professional fields, the top level of local government management ranks continues to be populated primarily by man. The percentage of females serving as local government chief administrators has not increased since the 1980s. Little empirical research exists that attempts to uncover the reason for the gender gap. The purpose of this research is to identify some of the obstacles and barriers that affect a woman’s decision to advance her career in local government. Utilizing an online survey, the authors surveyed female chief administrative officers (CAOs), assistant CAOs, assistant to the CAOs, and deputy CAOs in Illinois. The survey results show that barriers such as a male dominated culture and time commitment to work life and family life are preventing females from achieving higher authority. Mentoring proves to be a positive solution to many of the barriers facing women in local government.

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Integrating Sustainability and Lean: SLIM Method and Enterprise Game Proposed

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11072103 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 2103 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ilie Tăucean ◽

Matei Tămășilă ◽

Larisa Ivascu ◽

Șerban Miclea ◽

Mircea Negruț

Keyword(s):

Performance Indicators ◽

Professional Training ◽

Online Survey ◽

Training Methods ◽

Effective Solution ◽

Survey Results ◽

Education Activity ◽

Industry And Education ◽

The Unemployed

Sustainability and leanness are organizational approach concepts for more efficient activities and increased competitiveness. This paper presents a study and an application of the concepts of sustainability and lean, with the purpose to capitalize on the benefits of the two concepts’ tools when used together in an industry and education activity. A literature review was carried out to evaluate qualitatively and empirically the concepts of sustainability, lean, and enterprise games, and the possibility to integrate the first two concepts into a new tool applied into an enterprise game. An online survey was done to identify which tools are used within companies in the region, how and what training methods they used, and what the reported benefits are. The survey results were used to design a new tool integrated in a new enterprise game (SLIM) developed by the authors. The game was tested and validated in educational laboratory with students and actual employees from companies. The game follows the frame of an enterprise game, considering the simulation of enterprise classical functions. The game’s purpose is to improve the activity in successive rounds. A scorecard is used to fill in and compute the key performance indicators (KPIs), and a new indicator is proposed (SLIMx). Applications of the instrument/game include: students’ training in an educational laboratory; lifelong learning; professional training in companies; and professional perfection/reconversion of potential employees and the unemployed. The SLIM game was simulated in a team of 15 players over three rounds, with teachers playing the role of the supervisor. A number of possible improvements have been identified. The next step is testing it in enterprises with various fields of activity. SLIM has proven to be an effective solution to improve organizational efficiency and motivate players to gain new knowledge.

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Doing Good Better: Impure Altruism in Green Apparel Advertising

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11205762 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (20) ◽

pp. 5762 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

So Young Song ◽

Youn-Kyung Kim

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Product Quality ◽

Discrete Model ◽

Online Survey ◽

Marketing Strategies ◽

Theoretical Development ◽

Sustainable Lifestyle ◽

Impure Altruism ◽

Sustainable Behavior ◽

Communal Harmony

In this study, we identify impure altruism as a duality of altruistic and egoistic warmth. We examine how these feelings motivate consumers to buy green apparel in response to advertisements. We test the effectiveness of the message orientation and its interactivity with a beneficiary and propose modeling impure altruism as the reason why consumers purchase green apparel. The study uses a quasi-experiment to estimate a comparison effect among advertising stimuli. We conduct an online survey among US consumers that garnered 586 responses for the main data analysis. The results indicate that egocentric appeals increase perceived uniqueness and that human beneficiary appeals lead to higher communal harmony. The findings show that communal harmony and global wellbeing prompt altruistic warmth and that uniqueness and product quality encourage egoistic warmth. Notably, altruistic warmth contributes to egoistic warmth, which indicates the existence of impurely altruistic consumers. Both altruistic and egoistic warmth lead to the intention of purchasing green apparel. We recommend “feel-good” marketing strategies to publicize the benefits of a sustainable lifestyle. The study contributes to the theoretical development of sustainability and can serve as an extension of a discrete model of altruism and egoism on consumers’ sustainable behavior.

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Coping Strategies, Anxiety and Depression in OCD and Schizophrenia: Changes during COVID-19

Brain Sciences ◽

10.3390/brainsci11070926 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 926

Author(s):

Ángel Rosa-Alcázar ◽

José Luis Parada-Navas ◽

María Dolores García-Hernández ◽

Sergio Martínez-Murillo ◽

Pablo J. Olivares-Olivares ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Experiential Avoidance ◽

Online Survey ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Control Group ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Compulsive Disorder ◽

Survey Results ◽

And Coping

Background: The main aim was to examine changes in coping strategies, anxiety and depression in obsessive–compulsive and schizophrenia patients during COVID-19, in addition to controlling the influence of intolerance to uncertainty and experiential avoidance. Method: The first time, the study comprised (15–30 April 2020) 293 patients, 113 of whom were diagnosed with obsessive–compulsive disorder, 61 with schizophrenia and 119 healthy controls, aged 13–77 years (M = 37.89, SD = 12.65). The second time (15–30 November), the study comprised 195 participants (85 obsessive–compulsive patients, 42 schizophrenic patiens and 77 healthy controls participants). The evaluation was carried out through an online survey. Results: The clinical groups worsened over time in cognitive coping, anxiety and depression, while the control group only worsened in depression. Intergroup differences in anxiety, depression and coping strategies were maintained, highlighting the use of some maladaptive strategies (avoidance, spiritual) in clinical groups. Experiential avoidance and tolerance for uncertainty mainly affected coping. Conclusions: The duration of COVID-19 not only produced changes in anxiety and depression in clinical groups but also in coping strategies to face this pandemic and its consequences.

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Antecedents of the attitude toward the athlete celebrities' human brand extensions

International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship ◽

10.1108/ijsms-12-2020-0241 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Jakeun Koo

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Brand Extensions ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Image Transfer ◽

Content Type ◽

Before And After ◽

Research Findings ◽

Survey Results ◽

Human Brands

PurposeThe present study aims to examine how consumers evaluate the extended human brands of athlete celebrities beyond their unique brand personality associated with sports. Athlete celebrities' unique image in sports is used as a human brand, and attitude toward the athlete brand extensions is investigated when the athlete's name is included in a new non-sport brand. The concepts of brand extensions were employed to develop the ideas of human brand extensions.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 198 participants answered online survey questions before and after being informed of athlete brand extensions. Partial least squares structural equation modeling is utilized to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe survey results indicated that athlete–product fit and image transfer positively influenced attitude toward the extension. In addition, attitude toward the athlete brand extensions was significantly influenced by consumers' pre-existing attitude toward the celebrity; however, not by celebrity's expertise.Originality/valueThe research findings imply that some brand extension concepts are applicable to human brands to understand the effectiveness of athlete brand extensions for non-sport products.

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New retting method of cassava roots improve sensory attributes of Bobolo and Chikwangue in Central Africa: an approach through just about right (JAR) test

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture ◽

10.9755/ejfa.2021.v33.i6.2716 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 475

Author(s):

Nardis NKOUDOU ZE ◽

Marie-Joseph MEDZEME ENGAMA ◽

Jean Justin ESSIA NGANG

Keyword(s):

Sensory Analysis ◽

Central Africa ◽

Pasting Properties ◽

Sensory Attributes ◽

Sensory Characteristics ◽

Sensory Profile ◽

Jar Test ◽

Two Samples ◽

By Products ◽

Penalty Analysis

Aim: the aim of this study was to determine sensory profile, through the use of just-about-right (JAR) scales and penalty analysis, of Bobolo and Chikwangue from the cassava roots fermented with previously cassava-fermented chips powder (PCFCP). Furthermore, retting time, cyanide content and pasting properties of retted roots were evaluated. Methods: for that, two samples of Bobolo and Chikwangue obtained from two cassava retting methods were studied: a control made from the retting without PCFCP and a product made from retting with PCFCP. Results: retting time was carried out in 48 hours less with PCFCP and 60% of cyanide reduction more than control. No major modifications occurs in pasting properties of paste fermented with PCFCP. The sensory analysis indicated high levels of acceptability for products made from retting with PCFCP. The penalty analysis showed that attributes “too sour” and “too much fermented odor” affected the acceptability of the Bobolo from retting without PCFCP signiﬁcantly. Conclusion: fermentation of cassava through the use of PCFCP is suitable to improvement of sensory characteristics of fermented cassava by-products.

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The Teaching Model through Problem-Based Learning in a Course on Bibliographic Research

Revista Electrónica Educare ◽

10.15359/ree.22-2.7 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Ruth Cristina Hernández-Ching

Keyword(s):

Focus Groups ◽

Online Survey ◽

Problem Based Learning ◽

Teaching Model ◽

Research Approach ◽

Epistemological Foundation ◽

Communication Processes ◽

Survey Results ◽

The One ◽

Formative Learning

The experience of applying problem-based learning (PBL) technique in the Bibliographic Research course from a Bachelor of English study plan of a public university during the first half of 2014 is shared. The investigation aimed to answer the following question: Does the problem-based learning technique in the Bibliographic Research course allows to implement the main tenets of the teaching model: epistemological foundation, learning theory, methodology and didactics, and communication processes? The research approach proposed was qualitative, and triangulation for measuring variables was implemented. The following instruments were applied: observation, experience record books, and focus groups. Furthermore, formative learning was measured by means of an online survey. Results of the instruments were categorized using technology-based tools such as Wordle (observation), NVivo (record books) and MindNode (focus groups). A convenience sampling was used to collect data from eight students enrolled in the Bibliographic Research course, ten students of Integrated English II for non-English majors, and the researcher, as professor of the courses. It was determined that the PBL technique permitted to reach the main tenets of the teaching model. It was identified that the teacher was the main learner, and the one who benefited from the process, since a culture of knowledge, throughout the course, was created. It was also concluded that this technique allowed to develop twenty-first century skills. It would be valuable to quantify whether the development of the four basic skills of English, especially the conversation one, improves using the technique along with technologies.

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