scholarly journals Expert Demand for Consumer Sleep Technology Features and Wearable Devices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime K Devine ◽  
Lindsay P Schwartz ◽  
Jake Choynowski ◽  
Steven R Hursh
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Sleep Time ◽  
Expert Elicitation ◽  
Battery Life ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Potential Market ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
Conducting Research

Global demand for sleep-tracking wearables, or consumer sleep technologies (CSTs), is steadily increasing. CST marketing campaigns often feature a scientific component, but the scientific relevancy and monetary value of CST features within the sleep research community remains unquantified. Sleep medicine experts were recruited through social media and nonprobability sampling techniques to complete a survey identifying sleep metrics and device features that are most desirable to the scientific community. A hypothetical purchase task (HPT) estimated economic valuation for devices with different features by price. Forty-six (N=46) respondents with an average of 10±6 years’ experience conducting research in real-world settings completed the online survey. Total sleep time was ranked as the most important measure of sleep followed by objective sleep quality while sleep architecture/depth and diagnostic information were ranked as least important. Experts preferred wrist-worn devices that could reliably determine sleep episodes as short as 20 minutes. Economic value was greater for hypothetical devices with longer battery life. These data set a precedent to determine how scientific relevance of a product impacts the potential market value of a CST device. This is the first known attempt to establish consensus opinion or economic valuation for scientifically-desirable CST features and metrics using expert elicitation.

scholarly journals Antecedents of Webrooming in Omnichannel Retailing

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Kleinlercher ◽  
Marc Linzmajer ◽  
Peter C. Verhoef ◽  
Thomas Rudolph
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Anticipated Utility ◽  
Online Shoppers ◽  
Consumer Perspective ◽  
Shed Light

Although webrooming has become common practice in omnichannel consumer behavior, only a few empirical studies have managed to shed light on the phenomenon. With this research work, we aim to investigate important antecedents of webrooming. We base our conceptual framework on anticipated utility theory and expect that customers’ anticipated utility from using the physical store versus the online store for purchase can be predicted by four groups of antecedents: psychographic variables, shopping motivations, channel-related variables, and product-related variables. With the help of a data set from a large cross-national online survey in which 1497 customers reconstruct their last purchase journey, we differentiate webroomers from pure online shoppers. In addition, we disentangle customers who used retailer-owned, competitor-owned, and independent touchpoints along the search and purchase phase of the customer journey in order to characterize webroomers in an omnichannel context and assess their prevalence in different countries and industries. Our insights on the characteristics and antecedents of webrooming help retailers to detect and better understand the psychology behind the webrooming phenomenon from a consumer perspective in an omnichannel retailing environment. In addition, results from our exploratory analysis on the positive association between webrooming and customer spending contribute to research and practice by providing first evidence on the economic value of webrooming.

scholarly journals Consumer Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Potting Mix with Biochar

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3432
Author(s):  
McKenzie Thomas ◽  
Kimberly L. Jensen ◽  
Dayton M. Lambert ◽  
Burton C. English ◽  
Christopher D. Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Product Information ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Market Potential ◽  
Marginal Costs ◽  
Consumer Demographics ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Potential Market ◽  
Dedicated Energy Crops

Biochar is a co-product of advanced biofuels production from feedstocks including food, agricultural, wood wastes, or dedicated energy crops. Markets for soil amendments using biochar are emerging, but little is known about consumer preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for these products or the depth of the products’ market potential for this product. This research provides WTP estimates for potting mix amended with 25% biochar, conditioned on consumer demographics and attitudes about product information labeling. Data were collected with an online survey of 577 Tennessee home gardeners. WTP was elicited through a referendum contingent valuation. Consumer WTP for an 8.81 L bag of 25% biochar potting mix is $8.52; a premium of $3.53 over conventional potting mix. Demographics and attitudes toward biofuels and the environment influence WTP. Biochar amounts demanded are projected for the study area’s potential market. Optimal prices, profits, and market shares are estimated across different marginal costs of producing biochar potting mix.

scholarly journals Projecting Basin-Scale Distributed Irrigation and Domestic Water Demands and Values: A Generic Method for Large-Scale Modeling

2016 ◽  
Vol 02 (04) ◽  
pp. 1650023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noémie Neverre ◽  
Patrice Dumas
Keyword(s):  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Potential Evapotranspiration ◽  
Demand Curve ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Expansion Method ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
Water Demands ◽  
Basin Scale

This paper presents a methodology to project irrigation and domestic water demands on a regional to global scale, in terms of both quantity and economic value. Projections are distributed at the water basin scale. Irrigation water demand is projected under climate change. It is simply computed as the difference between crop potential evapotranspiration for the different stages of the growing season and available precipitation. Irrigation water economic value is based on a yield comparison approach between rainfed and irrigated crops using average yields. For the domestic sector, we project the combined effects of demographic growth, economic development and water cost evolution on future demands. The method consists in building three-part inverse demand functions in which volume limits of the blocks evolve with the level of GDP per capita. The value of water along the demand curve is determined from price-elasticity, price and demand data from the literature, using the point-expansion method, and from water cost data. This generic methodology can be easily applied to large-scale regions, in particular developing regions where reliable data are scarce. As an illustration, it is applied to Algeria, at the 2050 horizon, for demands associated to reservoirs. Our results show that domestic demand is projected to become a major water consumption sector. The methodology is meant to be integrated into large-scale hydroeconomic models, to determine inter-sectorial and inter-temporal water allocation based on economic valuation.

scholarly journals What the Public Think about Social Services: A Report from Scotland

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 1146-1166
Author(s):  
Trish McCulloch ◽  
Stephen Webb
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Welfare Institutions ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Two Stages

Abstract This article reports on findings of a government-funded research project which set out to understand what the public think about social services in Scotland. The authors were particularly keen to examine issues of legitimacy, trust and licence to operate for social services as they are framed in public perceptions. Drawing on a national online survey of 2,505 nationally representative adults, the findings provide the first and largest empirical data set on public perceptions of social services in Scotland. Data analysis occurred in two stages and employed descriptive statistical measurement and cross-tabulation analysis. The findings indicate that, overall, people in Scotland are positive about social services and the value of their impact on society. Furthermore, they believe that social services perform a valuable public role. These findings are significant for debates surrounding social services and suggest that the Scottish public has a more positive view of social services than social service workers and welfare institutions typically perceive. The findings demonstrate the need to develop a more theoretically rich understanding of the relationships between public perception, legitimacy and social licence in social services, including attention to co-productive models of engagement.

scholarly journals VALUASI EKONOMI DAN ANALISIS KESESUAIAN WISATA DI PANTAI SIGANDU DESA KLIDANG LOR KABUPATEN BATANG Economic Valuation and Tourism Suitability Analysis in Sigandu Beach, Klidang Lor Village, Batang Regency

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-154
Author(s):  
Diah Hanifah ◽  
Anhar Solichin ◽  
Churun Ain
Keyword(s):  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Travel Cost ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Travel Cost Method ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Suitability Analysis ◽  
Suitability Index ◽  
Index Value ◽  
Age Range

 ABSTRAK Pantai Sigandu merupakan objek wisata alam yang sangat potensial. Keberadaan Pantai Sigandu mampu membantu perekonomian daerah Kabupaten Batang. Mengingat pentingnya keberadaan objek wisata tersebut maka diperlukan suatu kajian yang mampu mengestimasi besarnya nilai ekonomi dari kegiatan wisata di Pantai Sigandu, serta menganalisa kesesuaian wisata pantai untuk rekreasi agar dapat digunakan dalam pengembangan dan pengelolaan objek wisata tersebut. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Desember 2018 - Januari 2019 dengan bertujuan untuk mengetahui profil dan tipologi wisatawan; menghitung nilai ekonomi pariwisata berdasarkan Travel Cost Method (TCM); dan menganalisa kesesuaian wisata berdasarkan Indeks Kesesuaian Wisata (IKW). Penelitian ini bersifat kuantitatif, dengan metode pengambilan data primer menggunakan teknik wawancara terhadap 100 wisatawan, dengan bantuan kuisioner serta melakukan sampling lapangan untuk analisis kesesuaian wisata. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik wisatawan memiliki kisaran usia 20-40 tahun dengan tingkat pendidikan SMA/SMK. Nilai ekonomi yang diperoleh berdasarkan metode biaya perjalanan atau TCM di Pantai Sigandu yaitu sebesar Rp. 31.038.289.140,00 per tahun dengan biaya rata-rata sebesar Rp. 120.140,00 per individu. Nilai Indeks Kesesuaian Wisata (IKW) Pantai Sigandu termasuk dalam kategori sangat sesuai (S1) yaitu tidak memiliki faktor pembatas dalam suatu penggunaan tertentu secara lestari, atau hanya memiliki pembatas yang kurang berarti dan tidak berpengaruh secara nyata. ABSTRACT Sigandu Beach is a potential natural tourism object. The existence of Sigandu Beach is able to increase the economy of the Batang Regency. The existence of a tourism object is important, so it is needed a study to estimate the tourism economic value of Pantai Sigandu, as well as to analyze the suitability of coastal tourism for recreation so that it can be used in development and management of this tourism object. This study was conducted in December 2018 - January 2019. It aims to find out the profile and typology of tourists; to calculate the economic value of tourism based on Travel Cost Method (TCM); and to analyze tourist suitability based on the Tourism Suitability Index. This study is a quantitative with a primary data method use a interview technique for 100 tourist with the help of questionnaires and do measures of the field for Tourism Suitability Analysis. Results of the study show that characteristics of tourist respondents have an age range of 20-40 years old with high school/ vocational education level. The economic value was obtained based on TCM in the Sigandu Beach, which is Rp. 31,038,289,140.00 per year with an average cost of Rp. 120,140.00 per individual. The Tourism Suitability Index value in the Sigandu Beach is included in the very appropriate category (S1), it does not have a limiting factor in a particular use sustainably, or it only has a less significant limitation and does not have a significant effect.

scholarly journals Louisiana Medicaid access for treatment and care for hepatitis C virus (LA-MATCH) project: A cross-sectional study protocol

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. e0257437
Author(s):  
Hasheemah Afaneh ◽  
Susanne Straif-Bourgeois ◽  
Evrim Oral ◽  
Ashley Wennerstrom ◽  
Olivia Sugarman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Fixed Cost ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Hcv Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Direct Acting Antiviral ◽  
Louisiana State University

Introduction This article presents the Louisiana Hepatitis C Elimination Program’s evaluation protocol underway at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center–New Orleans. With the availability of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents, the elimination of Hepatitis C (HCV) has become a possibility. The HCV Elimination Program was initiated by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Office of Public Health (OPH), LDH Bureau of Health Services Financing (Medicaid), and the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC) to provide HCV treatment through an innovative pricing arrangement with Asegua Therapeutics, whereby a fixed cost is set for a supply of treatment over five years. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study design will be used. Data will be gathered from two sources: 1) an online survey administered via REDCap to a sample of Medicaid members who are receiving HCV treatment, and 2) a de-identified data set that includes both Medicaid claims data and OPH surveillance data procured via a Data Use Agreement between LSUHSC-NO and Louisiana Medicaid. Discussion The evaluation will contribute to an understanding of the scope and reach of this innovative treatment model, and as a result, an understanding of areas for improvement. Further, this evaluation may provide insight for other states considering similar contracting mechanisms and programs.

scholarly journals Portrait of a Russian Homeschooler’s Family: Results of an Online Poll

Discourse ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 87-98
Author(s):  
M. N. Yashina
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Family Education ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Random Samples ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Total Data ◽  
High Level

Introduction. The practice of obtaining family education has become a fashionable trend in our country in recent years. Despite the growing popularity among the population, we have not yet received enough scientific understanding of this form of training. The purpose of the article is to describe the social portrait of families who have chosen a family form of education for a child. The scientific novelty of the work is due to the empirical data presented in it, which have a dynamic nature of observing the studied object.Methodology and sources. The methodological basis for the study was the conflict approach and the principles of a radical humanistic approach to education in the interpretation of I. Illich. The empirical basis of the study is the results of three surveys of parents o f c hildren f rom 6 t o 1 8 y ears o ld w ho are o n f amily e ducation. S urveys w ere implemented from 2016 to 2020, according to the same methodology and tools. To collect data, a questionnaire for an online survey was developed, which was distributed on social networks, mainly in VKontakte communities dedicated to family education. The total data set includes 443 respondents.Results and discussion. According to surveys, children in family education grow up in full families, where the parent's ode has a high level of education, the mother, as a rule, does not work or has the possibility of a free schedule and is a teacher for the child. The main source of income in the family is the father. The total income of the family, which averages from 40 to 60 thousand rubles per month. In the family, most often two children, one of whom is in family education. Family education is mainly provided with primary school children.Conclusion. The peculiarity of studying family education not only in our country, but also in the world is the lack of accurate statistics on the number of children of homeschoolers. In this regard, only non-random samples are possible in the implementation. The portrait of Russian homeschoolers differs from American ones, in particular in the level at which family education is implemented, the place of residence of families, and their income.

scholarly journals VALUASI EKONOMI OBJEK WISATA PANTAI WEDIOMBO KABUPATEN GUNUNGKIDUL YOGYAKARTA DENGAN PENDEKATAN TRAVEL COST Economic Valuation of Tourism Destination of Wediombo Beach Gunungkidul Regency Yogyakarta with Travel Cost Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-210
Author(s):  
Theresia Panjaitan ◽  
Suradi Wijaya Saputra ◽  
Siti Rudiyanti
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Ecosystems ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Travel Cost ◽  
Travel Cost Method ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Cost Economic ◽  
Average Individual

ABSTRAKPantai Wediombo terletak di  Desa Jepitu, Kecamatan Girisubo, Kabupaten Gunungkidul. Pantai Wediombo merupakan salah satu ekosistem perairan yang memiliki daya tarik untuk dapat dijadikan objek wisata. Manfaat yang diberikan oleh pantai Wediombo belum terukur secara ekonomi sehingga penting untuk dilakukan studi tentang besarnya nilai ekonomi kawasan wisata. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui potensi dan nilai ekonomi Pantai Wediombso. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Maret 2019 di Pantai Wediombo. Penelitian menggunakan metode deskriptif. Pengumpulan data diperoleh melalui wawancara kepada 100 wisatawan dan 1 pengelola wisata menggunakan kuisioner dengan teknik sampling accidental sampling. Analisis valuasi ekonomi wisata menggunakan pendekatan Travel Cost Method. Potensi yang dimiliki oleh Pantai Wediombo mencakup keindahan dan kondisi daya tarik pantai termasuk dalam  kategori sangat baik, sarana dan prasarana yang sudah memadai, pelayanan pengelola yang cukup baik serta potensi budaya masyarakat seperti Upacara Ngalangi. Nilai ekonomi Pantai Wediombo sebesar Rp.52.787.622.096,00/tahun dengan rata-rata biaya perjalanan individu sebesar Rp. 208.296,00/kunjungan. ABSTRACTWediombo Beach located in Jepitu Village, Girisubo District, Gunungkidul Regency. Wediombo Beach is one of the aquatic ecosystems which has attraction that can be a good tourist destination. The benefits from Wediombo Beach were not yet measure in economic terms and it is important to study the magnitude of the economic value of tourist areas. The purpose of this research is to find out the potential and economic value of the beach. The research held on March at Wediombo Beach. The study used descriptive methods. Data obtained through interviews with 100 tourists and 1 tourism manager using questionnaires with accidental sampling. Analysis of tourism economic valuation using Travel Cost Method approach. The potential of Wediombo Beach including the beauty and conditions of coastal appeal is in a very good category, adequate facilities and infrastructure, good management services and potential cultural communities such as the Ngalangi ceremony. The economic value of Wediombo Beach based on tourist travel cost is about Rp.52.787.622.096.00 / year and average individual travel cost about Rp.208.296 / visit.

scholarly journals Online Grocery Shopping: a Boom, Hype, or Black Ice?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Bongard
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Grocery Industry ◽  
Food And Drink

Buying groceries online is no longer a novel phenomenon: recent studies (2016) show that in Germany, approximately 30 percent of potential buyers have already purchased groceries online. Together with the latest grocery shopping services from the online giant Amazon (e.g. Amazon Fresh and Amazon go), this growing sector of online food and drink retail comprises an attractive field for economic research. General research objectives in this field investigate sustainable business models, planning of logistics structures, and changes in buyer behaviour. The purpose of this present study was to analyze buyer behavior in the field of online food retail based on a process design derived from principles of Quality Management. A convenience sample of 822 valid data records was collected from November– December 2016 using a sophisticated online survey tool. The data set contains responses from 256 individuals who had already bought groceries online, while the rest of the respondents had not previously purchased groceries online. The study strongly underscores the great potential of online retail grocery industry, while also detailing the potential risks associated with this business model, such as low profit margins and packaging issues.

Economic Valuation of “Parak” Traditional Agroforestry West Sumatera (Case Study in Nagari Paninggahan, Solok Regency)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-42
Author(s):  
Helmayuni ◽  
Mardianto
Keyword(s):  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
Traditional Agroforestry ◽  
Direct Use

This study aims to determine the economic value, which is a direct and indirect benefit (tangible and intangible) of Parak in the research area. This research used a case study method, and the sampling was carried out in a purposive manner consisting of 50 sample farmers. The data used in this study are primary data and secondary data. Preliminary data were obtained by direct interviews with respondents based on the questionnaire provided, while secondary data were taken from agencies related to this research. The processing of data obtained in the field shows that Parak plays an important role in supporting the economy of farmers in Nagari Paninggahan either directly or indirectly. The direct use value obtained from the plant is IDR. 46,753,650 (66,316 per cent), from firewood of IDR. 23,070,000 (32,722 percent) and from livestock IDR. 678,550 (0.963 per cent) so that the total direct use income is IDR. 70,502,200 per year of all commodities cultivated by the sample farmers. Meanwhile, for indirect use, such as household/domestic water use, IDR. 13,312,320/year and agricultural irrigation water IDR. 54,052,111/year. The total indirect usage is IDR. 67,364,431,-. Per year. Agroforestry patterns can cover the soil layer well and have an effective influence on soil erosion control to increase the supply of water in the soil. Respondents have also carried out other conservation activities by constructing bench terraces, terracing systems, and other buildings to suppress sedimentation and erosion.

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