scholarly journals The Advantages Of An E-Mail Survey

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Shough ◽  
Don Yates
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Area ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
New Method ◽  
The Past ◽  
Large Geographical Area ◽  
Survey Costs ◽  
The Cost ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Extensive List

<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">In the past, an effective survey encompassing an extensive list of interviewees has always been an extremely time-consuming and expensive undertaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>And yet, it is the primary method for obtaining reliable data from variable sources data on which sound decisions can be made. Using the telephone to do the survey may be impractical if the respondents reside over a large geographical area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This process is very time consuming and the cost, in many cases, is prohibitive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>To conduct a survey by mail is also very costly with some survey costs exceeding $1.00 per questionnaire mailed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Also, the response time is slow and the response rate is low.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Now, there is a new and innovative way to obtain the needed information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This new method is fast and the cost is negligible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This new method involves conducting a survey over the internet. This paper describes how a survey was transmitted to some 1,500 CPA firms throughout the United States with a 10% response.</span></p>

scholarly journals Managing raptors to reduce wildlife strikes at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig K. Pullins ◽  
Travis L. Guerrant ◽  
Scott F. Beckerman ◽  
Brian E. Washburn
Keyword(s):  
Significant Risk ◽  
Federal Aviation Administration ◽  
The United States ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
International Airport ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wildlife Damage Management ◽  
Wildlife Populations ◽  
The Cost

Nationally, wildlife-aircraft collisions (wildlife strikes) have been increasing over the past 25 years; denoted in the National Wildlife Strike Database that has been maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since 1990. Increasing wildlife populations and air traffic coupled with quieter, faster aircraft create a significant risk to aviation safety; the cost to the civil aviation industry is an estimated $937 million dollars annually. USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services (WS) provides technical and direct assistance to over 850 airports and airbases around the United States, including Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD). At ORD, raptors are one of the most commonly struck bird guild and accounted for at least 25% of damaging strikes from 2010-2013. An Integrated Wildlife Damage Management (IWDM) program is implemented at ORD to reduce the presence of wildlife on the airfield, consequently lowering the risk of wildlife strikes. Professional airport wildlife biologists at ORD concentrate much of their efforts on raptor management due to the high strike risk these birds pose to aircraft on the airfield itself. A variety of techniques are currently used to manage raptor populations at ORD. Concurrently, research is being conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the Red-tailed Hawk relocation program at the airport, as well as to assess their movements within the airfield environment.

scholarly journals Energy Squad

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (05) ◽  
pp. 36-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Winters
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Power Consumption ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
High Standard ◽  
The United States ◽  
Energy Costs ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cost Of Energy ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Small Manufacturers

This article focuses on the fact that even as energy and commodity cost increases, working efficiently has been made a bigger priority than ever for small manufacturers, wherein the power consumption is being scaled back. The share of the United States’ energy supply going to industry has dropped steadily over the past few decades. Returns on energy-saving investments are pretty good, but proposals for making those sorts of investments are often held to an incredibly high standard. The recommendations that are most often adopted, such as reducing the temperature of water used in a process or repairing leaks in lines and valves, pay back the initial investment in a couple of months. While energy costs can be cut significantly—even easily—it is an expense that many managers find easy to overlook. For most manufacturers, the cost of energy accounts for just a small percentage of their overall expenses.

Abstract 19: Prehospital Identification of Acute Ischemic Stroke is Associated With Faster and More Frequent Thrombolysis

Stroke ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher T Richards ◽  
Heidi Sucharew ◽  
Brett M Kissela ◽  
Dawn Kleindorfer ◽  
Kathleen S Alwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Population ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
The United States ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Stroke Study ◽  
Large Geographical Area ◽  
Suspected Stroke ◽  
To Receive

Background: Functional outcomes are improved when AIS patients receive faster treatment. The first medical contact for many AIS patients is with emergency medical services (EMS) providers. We hypothesize that AIS treatment is faster when EMS providers suspect stroke. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study, a comprehensive study of stroke patients in a large geographical area with 1.3 million inhabitants whose demographics are representative of the United States. We compared AIS patients age ≥18 years transported by EMS in 2015 with an EMS impression of “stroke” or “weakness/numbness” to those with other EMS impressions. Primary outcome was thrombolysis rate, and secondary outcomes were times from EMS scene arrival to ED arrival, CT, and treatment and times from ED arrival to CT and treatment. Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U-tests were used to compare treatment rates and times, respectively. Logistic regression (for rates) and median regression (for times) adjusted for NIHSS, GCS, age, sex, race, and prior stroke history. Results: Among 2,486 confirmed AIS patients from 1/1/2015-12/31/2015, 868 were transported by EMS, including 595 (69%) with EMS suspected stroke. Compared to EMS non-suspected strokes, patients with EMS suspected stroke patients were more likely to receive thrombolysis (18% vs 8%; OR 2.67, 95% CI 1.63-4.47) and had faster prehospital transport (30 vs 32 min, p=0.02), ED arrival to CT (27 vs 46 min, p<0.01) and thrombolysis (64 vs 83 min, p=0.03), and EMS scene arrival to thrombolysis (91 vs 118 min, p=0.03) and EVT (164 vs 250 min, p=0.03). Findings were maintained in the adjusted models except for EMS arrival to EVT (Table). Conclusions: In a large population-based study, EMS stroke identification is associated with a higher rate of and faster thrombolysis. Efforts to increase accuracy of EMS stroke identification is likely to have significant clinical impact by shortening treatment times.

The Cost of Housing: More Than Just Dollars

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-48
Author(s):  
R.J. Fuller ◽  
U.M. de Jong
Keyword(s):  
House Prices ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
Embodied Energy ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Residential Property ◽  
The Past ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Cost

Australians were recently awarded the dubious honour of building the largest homes in the world. Our new homes are now seven percent larger than those in the United States and nearly three times larger than those in the United Kingdom. At the same time, the price of an average residential property is now five times what it was 20 years ago. Although incomes have risen over the same period, they have not kept pace with rising house prices. In terms of disposable income, the cost of housing has almost doubled. While traditional housing affordability is measured in terms of house prices and incomes, a broader and more encompassing perspective also indicates that we can no longer ‘afford’ to build houses as we have done in the past. The environmental impact of modern Australian housing is significant. Australians have resisted the need for increased urban density as their capital city populations grow and new houses have been built on the outskirts of the existing cities, encroaching on the greenwedge and agricultural lands, destroying and degrading existing fauna and flora. The houses built have increased carbon emissions because of their size, embodied energy and reliance on the motor car. This paper discusses the environmental ‘affordability’ of current Australian housing and argues that this must be considered alongside traditional affordability criteria so that a more holistic approach to the issues is adopted.

Dimensions of Privacy Concern among Online Consumers

2000 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Bartel Sheehan ◽  
Mariea Grubbs Hoy
Keyword(s):  
Federal Trade Commission ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Privacy Concern ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Consumer Privacy ◽  
Online Consumers ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Information Practice ◽  
E Mail

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is one of many organizations studying influences on consumer privacy online. The authors investigate these influences, taking into consideration the current body of literature on privacy and the Internet and the FTC's core principles of fair information practice. The authors analyze these influences to assess the underlying factors of privacy concern online. The authors examine the current recommendations and actions of the FTC in light of the results of an e-mail survey of online consumers in the United States that assessed their attitudes toward privacy online. The authors find that the FTC's core principles address many of online consumers’ privacy concerns. However, two factors not directly incorporated in the five principles, the relationships between entities and online users and the exchange of information for appropriate compensation, may influence consumers’ privacy concerns.

Dispensing Naloxone Without a Prescription: Survey Evaluation of Ohio Pharmacists

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 412-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin L. Thompson ◽  
P. S. S. Rao ◽  
Christopher Hayes ◽  
Catherine Purtill
Keyword(s):  
Social Stigma ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Opioid Overdose ◽  
Comfort Perception ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Survey Evaluation ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Overdose Deaths

Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a 200% escalation in the rate of opioid overdose deaths in the United States. Unfortunately, Ohio has been deemed the epicenter of the nation’s opioid epidemic. In 2015, Ohio passed a bill that permits a pharmacist to distribute naloxone without a prescription. Objectives: This survey was aimed to discover pharmacists’ knowledge of naloxone and Ohio law, perceived barriers that may prohibit naloxone dispensing, and Ohio pharmacists’ general confidence, comfort, perception, and experience dispensing naloxone per physician protocol. Methods: Pharmacists’ knowledge of naloxone and Ohio law pertaining to dispensing naloxone; perceived barriers to naloxone distribution; and overall experience, willingness, comfort, and perceptions of personally supplying naloxone were assessed using multiple-choice and Likert-type scale questions through an e-mail survey. Results: Overall, Ohio pharmacists were knowledgeable about naloxone and displayed confidence in their training and ability to provide patient education on naloxone. Pharmacists were less certain about Ohio law pertaining to naloxone distribution, especially those who have been in practice longer. Pharmacists indicated several barriers to dispensing naloxone and the need for more training. Younger pharmacists were more likely to report a concern with clientele who would frequent their pharmacy and moral and ethical concerns as barriers to dispensing naloxone. Conclusion: Additional educational programs should be delivered to Ohio pharmacists to inform them of the state law and policies. Continuing education programs that review substance abuse and attempt to reduce social stigma may assist with increasing naloxone distribution to those in need, especially, if directed toward younger pharmacists in Ohio.

A New Method of Increasing Mail Survey Responses: Contributions to Charity

1978 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 632-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan H. Robertson ◽  
Danny N. Bellenger
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
New Method ◽  
Nonresponse Bias ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Charitable Contributions ◽  
Cash Payment ◽  
Cash Incentive ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
The Cost

The authors investigated the effectiveness of two types of promised incentives in producing responses to a mail survey: a personal cash payment versus an identical (one dollar) contribution to a charity of the respondent's choice. The charity incentive resulted in an increased response rate (41% response with charity incentive, 26% with equal cash incentive, 23% with no incentive). In effect, charitable contributions reduced nonresponse bias, reduced the cost per respondent, and also provided a benefit to charitable organizations.

Comparative Analysis of Moral Distress and Values of the Work Organization Between American and Spanish Podiatric Physicians

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Elena Losa Iglesias ◽  
Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo ◽  
Paloma Salvadores Fuentes ◽  
Michael J. Trepal
Keyword(s):  
Moral Distress ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
The Us ◽  
Economic Constraints ◽  
The Impact ◽  
E Mail

Background: Moral distress is a stress symptom arising from situations that involve ethical dimensions where the health-care provider believes that he or she is unable to preserve all interests and values at stake. The aims of this study were to evaluate the impact of, and identify possible differences in, moral distress in podiatric physicians in the United States and Spain and to determine the ethical principles most closely related to moral distress. Methods: A 2008 e-mail survey of 93 US podiatric physicians and 93 Spanish podiatric physicians (N = 186) presented statements about different ethical dilemmas, values, and goals in the workplace. Results: Although moral distress is strongly present across the sample for all of the questions, the US sample shows higher levels of any kind of moral distress concerning questions about patients’ treatment and economic constraints, overload of paperwork, and acting against one’s conscience. In the US sample, 91.4% of physicians agreed mostly or completely with the statement that they often had to compromise their own values to cope with the demands of the workplace; 89.25% of US podiatric physicians indicated that their own professional values were congruent with the values of the organization; and a similar percentage (77.5%) reported a strong identification with the goals and framework of their work organization. The Spanish sample had similar results. Conclusions: The results underline the significance of moral distress for both samples, mainly related to time constraints and organizational aspects concerning patients and lack of resources. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 102(1): 57–63, 2012)

An Intranet within a Knowledge Management Strategy

2011 ◽  
pp. 2221-2226
Author(s):  
Udo Richard Averweg
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
The Right ◽  
Method Of Evaluation ◽  
The Cost ◽  
E Mail

An Intranet (or internal Web) is a network designed to serve the internal informational needs of an organisation (e.g., a municipality) using Internet concepts and tools (Averweg, 2007; Turban, McLean & Wetherbe, 2004). The cost effi- ciency of utilizing Internet technology has opened the door for organizations to use this same technology to share information within the organization (Botha, 2004). Information technology (IT) thus plays an important role in organizations. Given that advances in IT have made it easier to acquire, store and disseminate knowledge than ever before, many organizations are employing IT to facilitate sharing and integration of knowledge (Kankanhalli, Tanudidjaja, Sutanto & Tan, 2003). An Intranet is an application of technology within an organization for the purpose of information dissemination, communication, integration, and collaboration (Telleen, 1997). Knowledge Management (KM) describes “the primary focus of these efforts has been developing new applications of information technology to support digital capture, storage, retrieval and distribution of an organization’s explicitly documented knowledge” (Zack, 1999). In this chapter it is argued that, when aligned, organizational strategy and technical resources (e.g., IT) provide a sound framework to support KM within an organization. However, the question arises as to whether an organization is making the best investment in its IT resources and whether it is managing knowledge in the right way. One technical IT resource in an organization is an Intranet. Every major organizational process should be regularly evaluated and the evaluation should be purposeful and completed (Debowski, 2006). One method of evaluation is a survey. Debowski (2006) suggests that survey “evaluations take a number of forms … and may be conducted via telephone, e-mail or mailouts”. In this study the evaluation selected by the author is e-mail since the purpose and benefits of an e-mail survey justify the cost.

A Comparative Study of China and America's Building Life Cycle Cost Database Establishment

2014 ◽  
Vol 935 ◽  
pp. 106-111
Author(s):  
Hao Xie ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Jibril Danazumi Jibril
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
The United States ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
The Past ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Building Life Cycle ◽  
The Cost

Life Cycle Cost (LCC) theory and method have a very positive influence on popularizing energy-saving of green buildings technology and reducing buildings energy consumption. However, applying LCC method into the construction industry field must be based on adequate and accurate data. In establishing the cost database of building LCC, America walks in the forefront of the world. Although China's building LCC cost database has been rapidly developed in the past few years, there is still a large gap between China and the United States. By comparing and analysing the establishment of building LCC cost database of the two countries-United States and China, this article indicates the key issues should be solved to build and further improve the Chinese future building LCC cost database, as well as give some relevant advice.

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