scholarly journals Scientific Research In The Health Tourism Market: A Systematic Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-19
Author(s):  
N. Letunovska ◽  
A. Kwilinski ◽  
B. Kaminska
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Bibliographic Analysis ◽  
Tourism Marketing ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Detailed Classification ◽  
Depth Analysis

The authors pay attention to bibliographic analysis in the field of health tourism. The primary purpose of the study is to find out which countries’ works predominate in scientific circles, and which nationalities have the most significant influence in the scientific community in terms of the number and content of their research. In particular, they do an in-depth analysis of researches in health tourism marketing. The authors put forward hypotheses about the growing popularity of marketing research in this category, which they confirmed during their investigation. Besides, the study concluded that most articles in health tourism marketing are analytical, systematizing data from secondary sources. The authors constructed a visualized representation of the relationships of important concepts, namely the services market, tourism market, health, and medical tourism. The total number of articles and cited articles in the authoritative world scientometric databases Scopus and Web of Science have been performed. TOP authors and countries that make the most considerable contribution to the number of studies of the selected category are selected. The main keywords used in articles on health tourism are systematized, among which it is possible to single out a cluster of purely marketing concepts. The authors constructed a PRISMA chart to cut off less relevant articles and select those related to the marketing aspects of the health services market. The inferences made it possible to form a detailed classification of health tourism by identifying key categories and the role of components of the tourist offer in them. The author’s research will be useful for further research in health tourism, as it provides a basis for some of the works already analyzed and describes the tools for bibliographic analysis of literature sources. Keywords: health tourism market, marketing in health tourism, medical tourism, preventive tourism, PRISMA diagram.

scholarly journals Limbic system hyperactivity and the phenomena of spiritual awakenings. Confronting the supernatural through the neural networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
Ewelina Nyske
Keyword(s):  
Limbic System ◽  
Religious Experiences ◽  
Spiritual Path ◽  
Detailed Classification ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Neural Networks ◽  
External Stimuli ◽  
Spiritual Awakenings

Spiritual awakenings tend to be associated with the religious rapture regardless of the spiritual path one decides to follow and are defined as temporary experiences whose main characteristic is the intensified sense of unity with the sacred. The nature of these particular phenomena gives rise to the need to carry out the in-depth analysis of the human responsiveness pattern in relation to the external stimuli, especially within the context of a religious experience. The limbic system, believed to be the headquarters of human emotions, tends to be easily activated, both verbally and non-verbally, and such activation may influence human behavior to a great extent. The principal objective of this paper is to provide a detailed classification of awakening experiences as well as to focus on the role of the amygdala and hippocampus in the production of particular religious experiences such as spiritual visions, speaking in the tongues or astral projections.

Incubation and development: an overview of technology incubation innovation system of India

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-244
Author(s):  
Kanchan Lala ◽  
Kunal Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Business Incubation ◽  
Systems Of Innovation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Innovation Potential ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Depth Analysis

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze and summarize growth and development of technology business incubation system in India. The study in this route tries to explore factors which include various actors and agencies influencing the process of incubation and innovation. Design/methodology/approach The paper in route to access the role of different actors and agencies situated around the incubation process is being executed through the systems of innovation framework. Data have been collected from the secondary sources including government department, ministries and other sources. Findings The study besides providing an in-depth analysis of the incubation process in India finds that the process is relatively new in the Indian context and lacks a profound policy for escalating the process of technological incubation. The study also finds that over the years India’s innovation potential has escalated significantly which in a way can be seen as an optimistic result in the growth and development of technology business incubation. Originality/value The proposed study is one of the few in this category, especially while analyzing technology business incubation with respect to India. The study also tries to add on literature in the domain of technology incubation especially in the context of India.

The role of subventions in Russian fiscal federalism

2016 ◽  
pp. 49-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Yushkov ◽  
N. Oding ◽  
L. Savulkin
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Federalism ◽  
Structure Dynamics ◽  
Detailed Classification ◽  
The Future ◽  
Made In

The article studies the role of subventions, one of the major types of inter-governmental transfers, in the Russian system of fiscal federalism. The authors demonstrate the structure, dynamics and major trends in the development of subventions over the last 15 years. The new typology of subventions, based on three criteria (financial volume, complexity of the procedure of determining the subvention value, frequency of changes made in these procedures), as well as the detailed classification of the major types of subventions is presented in the article. Finally, the authors draw conclusions on the future of subventions as an element of the Russian fiscal federalism.

scholarly journals ASSESSİNG THE ATTRACTİVENESS AND ABİLİTY OF THE COMPETİTİVESS OF MEDİCAL TOURİSM DESTİNATİONS İN AZERBAİJAN (ON THE EXAMPLE OF NAFTALAN)

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
Rashad Ahmadov
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Leisure Services ◽  
Scientific Innovation ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Alternative Service ◽  
First Time ◽  
The City

Purpose: The main goal of the article is to identify the prospects for the improvement of health tourism, which is a priority field of tourism in Azerbaijan, and the application of unique treatment opportunities in Naftalan. The main methodological basis of the article is the existing theories and new approaches in health tourism. Health is a theoretical-methodology from tourism to medical, spa-health, thermal and third age group, as an alternative service area for disabled people . In addition, the TDRC model was studied in assessing the competitiveness of the destination in terms of economic, social and physical benefits. Result: The socio-economic efects of the improvement of Naftalan treatment and health destination, the role of organisation of employment of the population, the conducting the international certification to boost the attractiveness were mentioned. The marketing strategy of the destination was analyzed, the directions of social media marketing were indicated, the arrangement of manufacture and sale of cosmetic products belonging to the Naftalan brand were investigated. At the same time, the preparation, marketing and sales opportunities of short, medium and long-term packages belonging to the Naftalan destination were analyzed. In order to increase the competitiveness of Naftalan as a health tourism destination, it is essential to gain international certificates, the city should be a member of the International SPA and the European Association of Thermal Cities. Scientific innovation: For the first time, the article evaluates the competitiveness of Naftalan, the international certification of medical services, and analyzes the main attractive advantages. At the same time, the preparation of short, medium and long-term tourism packages, the organization of leisure services are among the scientific innovations of the article.

scholarly journals Typosquatting for Fun and Profit: Cross-Country Analysis of Pop-Up Scam

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Dam ◽  
Lukas Daniel Klausner ◽  
Sebastian Schrittwieser
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
The United States ◽  
Interface Element ◽  
User Agent ◽  
Ip Address ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Detailed Classification ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Country Analysis

Today, many different types of scams can be found on the internet. Online criminals are always finding new creative ways to trick internet users, be it in the form of lottery scams, downloading scam apps for smartphones or fake gambling websites. This paper presents a large-scale study on one particular delivery method of online scam: pop-up scam on typosquatting domains. Typosquatting describes the concept of registering domains which are very similar to existing ones while deliberately containing common typing errors; these domains are then used to trick online users while under the belief of browsing the intended website. Pop-up scam uses JavaScript alert boxes to present a message which attracts the user’s attention very effectively, as they are a blocking user interface element. Our study among typosquatting domains derived from the Majestic Million list utilising an Austrian IP address revealed on 1219 distinct typosquatting URLs a total of 2577 pop-up messages, out of which 1538 were malicious. Approximately a third of those distinct URLs (403) were targeted and displayed pop-up messages to one specific HTTP user agent only. Based on our scans, we present an in-depth analysis as well as a detailed classification of different targeting parameters (user agent and language) which triggered varying kinds of pop-up scams. Furthermore, we expound the differences of current pop-up scam characteristics in comparison with a previous scan performed in late 2018 and examine the use of IDN homograph attacks as well as the application of message localisation using additional scans with IP addresses from the United States and Japan.

Competiveness of Medical Tourism Offers and Government Policy

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 61-85
Author(s):  
Ewa Dziedzic
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Advanced Phase ◽  
The Government ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose. Identification of the role of government in the development of competitive medical tourism offers. Method. This is exploratory research, employing the grounded theory method that is characterized by an inductive approach to the analysed issue. Findings. Governments of the most competitive medical tourism destinations relatively rarely take on the role of service producers or developers. More often, they assume the role of service regulators, especially in the area concerning the quality of services and conditions for development of medical tourism. The scope and particular methods of intervention differ but it can be hypothesized that there are two basic models: in the first one, the private sector is a catalyst of development while the government takes on the role of a co-ordinator at the most advanced phase, in the second one, the government initiates and leads the development since its early stages. Research and conclusions limitations. The research has been based on secondary sources and covers selected cases in the particular period that may affect the generalization of the outcomes. Practical implications. The research provides some guidelines concerning the involvement of government and the instruments to deliver competitive medical tourism offers. Originality. The research makes an original attempt to identify governments’ activities in the area of medical tourism and provides a documented elaboration on Porter’s concept of competitiveness for the 10 top, most competitive destinations. The purpose and number of cases that were examined differ the research from similar attempts more limited in their scope. Type of paper. Empirical research on 10 cases.

Why medical tourists choose Turkey as a medical tourism destination?

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilhan Sag ◽  
Ferhat Devrim Zengul
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Homogeneous Groups ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
Tourism Marketing ◽  
Geographical Regions

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the relationships between the health tourists’ perceptions on decisive factors (i.e. experience, technological infrastructure, flight distance, legal and moral restrictions, touristic attractions, religious similarity, waiting time and price of health tourism) and Turkey as their choice of healthcare tourism destination. Design/methodology/approach The data for this empirical study were collected from 288 patients in Turkey, all of whom being health tourists from various countries. Descriptive statistics and Kruskal–Wallis difference tests were utilized for analyses. Findings Statistically significant differences were found among health tourists in regards to the geographical regions of their residence. These finding suggest that differences among health tourists in regards to the geographical regions of their residence contributed to the healthcare tourists’ behaviors and health tourism market segmentations in Turkey. Research limitations/implications Among the constraints of the study are the time and funding limitations coupled with the limitations on the scale development attempts in the health tourism literature and limitation and biases related to primary data collection. Despite all these limitations, by being the first study exploring the health tourism market segmentations in Turkey, this study contributes to the literature about the perceptions of health tourists and their reasons in choosing Turkey as a health tourism destination. Practical implications Determining the Turkey’s health tourism market segmentations will generate the positive effect on the target market which is currently heterogeneous for health tourism operators and intermediary institutions. Moreover, this knowledge would allow the target market to be divided into homogeneous groups, with different marketing mixes for each group. Homogenized groups exhibit unified purchasing behaviors for their needs. Therefore, it is very important for health tourism operators and intermediary institutions to know how the preferences of health tourists from different geographical regions vary. Originality/value The paper fulfills a need for advancing the knowledge on the decisive factors in determining Turkey as the health tourism destination by revealing perceptions of health tourists from various geographical regions. This information is very valuable for the Turkey’s healthcare tourism marketing managers who desire to implement the strategies to achieve competitive advantage in the global health tourism market.

scholarly journals Positioning Malaysia in Medical Tourism: Implication on Economic Growth in ASEAN Integration

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Au Yong Hui Nee
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
The Public ◽  
Tourism Marketing ◽  
Limited Length ◽  
Asean Countries ◽  
Asean Economic Community

With a rapid growth of medical tourism in the country, the Malaysian Government is under pressure to make the sector of benefit to the public healthcare services. Purpose: This paper attempts to deepen the understanding of the development of medical tourism on destination countries� healthcare systems and the effect toward economy growth. Methodology: Mix methods were applied in the paper with data for the duration of 2000 � 2015 obtained from sources including Malaysia Health Tourism Council (MHTC) and World Bank Indicators. Analysis of the paper includes t-test of gross national products and medical tourism receipts. The paper also shares strategies needed for effective promotion of medical tourism in a medical tourism decision model. Findings: The result shows that ASEAN Economic Community is likely to bring in higher trade volumes in health services. This paper concludes that medical tourism plays an important role in economy by tripling medical tourism receipts to RM900 million in tandem with the economic growth. Limitations: The findings should be interpreted with caution. Practical implications: Upcoming opportunities are potential medical travellers from less advanced ASEAN countries. Social implications: Growth of medical tourism should not lead to �brain drain�. Originality: The study is one of its kinds as it highlights by the use of mix mode in analysing the sector�s economic contribution in a trans-boundary tourism context in a modified medical tourism model. Limitations: For the qualitative analysis of this paper on top of limited length of data for quantitative analysis, the findings should be interpreted with caution.Keywords: Decision Process, Economic Integration, Healthcare, Education & Welfare, Health Tourism, Marketing Strategy, Medical Tourism

Success factors of health tourism: cases of Asian tourism cities

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joohyun Lee ◽  
Hong-bumm Kim
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Inductive Research ◽  
Wellness Tourism ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Relationship Of

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to delineate a clear definition of health tourism, and to explain it in two sub-categories, namely, medical tourism, and wellness tourism. Design/methodology/approach – Grounded theory approach through an in-depth literature review and practical data from three different cities were researched to support the study. Findings – Determinants of travelers’ decision making for the destination of health tourism, such as distance, cost, language, economy, competency of medical technology, and culture, in each classification of health tourism, were identified. Originality/value – This study suggests an inductive research model to synthesize and structure a logical relationship of determinants that affect health tourists’ decision to visit specific health tourism destinations. The results of this study are quite revealing to governments, industrial practitioners, and potential customers of health tourism in terms of the context of health tourism and the behavior of health tourists.

scholarly journals ECONOMIC CONTENT AND CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLIC DEBT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataliia Zhmurko ◽  
Olga Rudyk ◽  
Tetiana Hrynkevych
Keyword(s):  
Public Debt ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Financial Policy ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Detailed Classification ◽  
State Economy ◽  
The Stability

The appropriate use of debt funds and proper servicing of public debt is determined by the stability of the economy. The solution to these issues will determine the effectiveness of the implementation of budgetary policy in the state, the stability of the national currency. To solve these problems, the search for ways and methods for effective management and servicing of public debt in the country is being carried out. It is quite reasonable to consider public debt as an important instrument of financial policy in the state. It is the main criterion for determining how effective the economy is and how well the state performs its functions both at the national and international levels. Economists at different times had different approaches to determining public debt, the expediency of borrowing by the state and the role of the state in the economic life of the country and the resulting further opportunity to accept debts and manage financial resources. However, today economists cite a number of features, functions of public debt, and scientists have developed different approaches to understanding this concept based on the criteria of the sources of their formation and characteristics. Approaches to the interpretation of public debt are extremely different, thereby complementing each other and show how complex the subject of research is and how broadly it can be interpreted. There are many approaches to determining public debt, as well as its impact on the state economy. Some approaches complement each other, others completely contradict each other. However, the tendency for the state to take on debts, whether external or internal, remains inevitable. And the expediency and justification of taking such, it will be possible to speak only on the fact of use of these means and development or, on the contrary, decline of economy. However, public debt as an economic category is an integral part of the state’s economy, where the state acts as an active participant in debt relations. That is why in the article the authors highlight the economic content and purpose of public debt on the basis of the works of well-known domestic and foreign economists highlight its main functions, carry out a detailed classification of debt borrowings according to a number of features.

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