scholarly journals Antecedents of Trust in E-Government: Palestinian Citizens' Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maan Ali Alkhateeb ◽  
Rania Ahmad Abdalla
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Adequate Model ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Trust Level ◽  
Propensity To Trust ◽  
Trust In Technology

Many countries in the Middle East region are adopting the e-government portals to provide services to the citizens. Citizens should be satisfied with these portals and judge them as trustworthy in order to participate in the e-government activities as a primary stakeholder. This study aims to investigate the antecedents of trust in e-government in Palestine from citizens' perspective. The proposed model consisted of four main constructs including technical, governmental, risk factors, and propensity to trust in technology, in addition to five demographic characteristics (age, gender, educational level, income, and internet experience). A closed question questionnaire was designed to collect data, 340 valid questionnaires were retrieved. Simple and Multiple regression analysis were used to build an adequate model. Findings revealed that each construct has separately influenced trust level in e-government, but when combined together, technical and governmental factors have positive influence on citizens' trust level in e-government services, risk factors have a negative influence, whereas the influence of propensity to trust was eliminated. Surprisingly, demographic characteristics showed no statistically significant differences in the level of citizens' trust in e-government. These findings may help government official in improving e-government services by enhancing security measures adopted on the e-government portals thus encouraging citizens to use these services

Does Diversity in The Boardroom Add Value to a Firm?

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Board Composition ◽  
Board Diversity

This study examines whether board diversity affects firm performance. We investigate this study using panel data of a sample of S&P 500 firms during a 12 year period. After controlling for industry, firm size, and other board composition variables, we find that all three board diversity variables of interest – gender, ethnicity, and age have a significant influence on firm performance. While ethnicity and age have a positive influence on firm performance, it was found that gender has a negative influence. Implications for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Risk factors for hospital readmission following complicated urinary tract infection

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Babich ◽  
Noa Eliakim-Raz ◽  
Adi Turjeman ◽  
Miquel Pujol ◽  
Jordi Carratalà ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Hospital Readmissions ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Complicated Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Negative Influence

AbstractHospital readmissions following severe infections are a major economic burden on the health care system and have a negative influence on patients' quality of life. Understanding the risk factors for readmission, particularly the extent to which they could be prevented, is of a great importance. In this study we evaluated potentially preventable risk factors for 60-day readmission in patients surviving hospitalization for complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI). This was a multinational, multicentre retrospective cohort study conducted in Europe and the Middle East. Our cohort included survivors of hospitalization due to cUTI during the years 2013–2014. The primary outcome was 60-day readmission following index hospitalization. Patient characteristics that could have influenced readmission: demographics, infection presentation and management, microbiological and clinical data; were collected via computerized medical records from infection onset up to 60 days after hospital discharge. Overall, 742 patients were included. The cohort median age was 68 years (interquartile range, (IQR) 55–80) and 43.3% (321/742) of patients were males. The all-cause 60-day readmission rate was 20.1% (149/742) and more than half were readmitted for infection [57.1%, (80/140)]. Recurrent cUTI was the most frequent cause for readmission [46.4% (65/140)]. Statistically significant risk factors associated with 60-day readmission in multivariable analysis were: older age (odds ratio (OR) 1.02 for an one-year increment, confidence interval (CI) 1.005–1.03), diabetes mellitus (OR 1.63, 95% CI 1.04–2.55), cancer (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.05–2.77), previous urinary tract infection (UTI) in the last year (OR 1.8, 95% CI: 1.14–2.83), insertion of an indwelling bladder catheter (OR 1.62, 95% CI 1.07–2.45) and insertion of percutaneous nephrostomy (OR 3.68, 95% CI 1.67–8.13). In conclusion, patients surviving hospitalization for cUTI are frequently re-hospitalized, mostly for recurrent urinary infections associated with a medical condition that necessitated urinary interventions. Interventions to avoid re-admissions should target these patients.

scholarly journals Concerns or Desires Post-Pandemic: An Extended MGB Model for Understanding South Korean Residents’ Perceptions and Intentions to Travel to China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2542
Author(s):  
Guanghui Qiao ◽  
Xiao-li Zhao ◽  
Luqi Xin ◽  
Seokchool Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Structural Relationships ◽  
China Post

In this study, we examined South Korean residents’ travel-related behavioural intention for mainland China post-COVID-19 using an extended model of goal-directed behaviour. To do so, we integrated South Korean residents’ perceptions of country image (PCI), mass media, and concerns about travel into the framework of the original model of goal-directed behaviour (MGB). Structural equation modelling was used to identify the structural relationships among the latent variables. The results show that mass media had a positive influence on South Korean residents’ perception of China’s image, a negative influence on residents’ concerns, and a positive influence on residents’ behavioural intentions for travel overseas. Meanwhile, PCI had a positive influence on residents’ attitude towards travel overseas. The theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed.

scholarly journals Filling the void of family leadership: institutional support to business model changes in the Italian Industry 4.0 experience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Cucculelli ◽  
Ivano Dileo ◽  
Marco Pini
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
External Support ◽  
Family Management ◽  
Family Leadership

AbstractWe examine whether the probability of innovating a company’s business model towards the Industry 4.0 paradigm is affected by external institutional support and family leadership. Industry 4.0 is the information-intensive transformation of global manufacturing enabled by Internet technologies aimed at reinventing products and services from design and engineering to manufacturing. Using a sample of 3000 firms from a corporate survey on the manufacturing industry in Italy, our results showed that family leadership has a significant positive influence on the adoption of Industry 4.0 business models, but only in terms of family ownership. By contrast, family management has a negative influence on the probability of adopting a new business model. However, this negative influence is almost totally offset by the presence of the Triple Helix, i.e. the external support by public institutions and universities, which counterbalances the lower propensity of family managers to adopt Industry 4.0 business models. This supporting role only occurs when institutions and universities act together.

Features of Stroke in Chinese Diabetes Patients: A Hospital-based Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 540-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
X-D Zhang ◽  
Y-R Chen ◽  
L Ge ◽  
Z-M Ge ◽  
Y-H Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hospital Mortality ◽  
Ischaemic Stroke ◽  
Cerebral Haemorrhage ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Clinical Factors ◽  
Patients With Diabetes

In this study, demographic characteristics, risk factors, stroke subtypes and outcome were compared in 2532 patients with and without diabetes hospitalized for first-ever stroke. Diabetes was present in 471 (18.6%) of the patients. Patients with diabetes presented more frequently with ischaemic stroke (92.1% versus 71.3%), especially lacunar infarction (41.2% versus 35.2%), compared with non-diabetics. Cerebral haemorrhage was less frequent in diabetics than non-diabetics (4.2% versus 18.1%). In-hospital mortality rates from ischaemic stroke were similar in the two groups (18.2% in diabetics and 16.9% in non-diabetics). Predictors of in-hospital mortality in diabetic patients included decreased consciousness, congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation. In conclusion, stroke in diabetic patients was different to stroke in non-diabetic patients: in diabetics the frequency of cerebral haemorrhage was lower and the rate of lacunar infarct syndrome was higher, but in-hospital mortality from ischaemic stroke was not increased. Clinical factors evident at the onset of stroke have a major influence on in-hospital mortality and may help clinicians provide a more accurate prognosis.

scholarly journals Higher D-dimer level in the early third trimester predicts the occurrence of postpartum hemorrhage

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naho Endo-Kawamura ◽  
Mana Obata-Yasuoka ◽  
Hiroya Yagi ◽  
Rena Ohara ◽  
Yuko Nagai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Postpartum Hemorrhage ◽  
Blood Parameters ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Late Gestation ◽  
Antithrombin Activity ◽  
Estimated Blood Loss ◽  
Independent Risk Factors ◽  
D Dimer

AbstractThis study aimed to determine effective predictive factors for primary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) among clinical blood parameters associated with coagulation and fibrinolysis and demographic characteristics.We retrospectively studied 1032 women who underwent determinations of clinical blood parameters at gestational week (GW) 29–32 and GW 35–37 and gave birth to singleton infants at our hospital between January 2011 and December 2013. PPH was defined as estimated blood loss ≥700 mL. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to determine independent risk factors and odds ratios (OR) for PPH.PPH occurred in 104 of 1032 women (10%). Three blood variables, fibrinogen level <4.0 g/L (OR [95% CI], 1.96 [1.18–3.27]), antithrombin activity <85% of normal activity level (1.84 [1.05–3.21]), and D-dimer level >2.7 μg/mL (2.03 [1.29–3.19]) at GW 35–37, and three demographic characteristics, maternal age ≥35 years (1.75 [1.15–2.68]), BMI >28.2 kg/mAmong blood parameters, higher D-dimer levels and lower levels of antithrombin activity and fibrinogen in late gestation were independent risk factors for PPH.

An experimental study of the influence of riblets on transition

1996 ◽  
Vol 315 ◽  
pp. 31-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. Grek ◽  
V. V. Kozlov ◽  
S. V. Titarenko
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Linear Stage ◽  
Turbulent Transition ◽  
Transition Structures ◽  
Stage Transition ◽  
Tollmien Schlichting ◽  
Laminar Turbulent Transition

An experimental study of the effect of riblets on three-dimensional nonlinear structures, the so-called Λ-vortices on laminar-turbulent transition showed that riblets delay the transformation of the Λ-vortices into turbulent spots and shift the point of transition downstream. This result is opposite to the negative influence of such ribbed surfaces on two-dimensional linear Tollmien-Schlichting waves (the linear stage of transition). Thus, the ribbed surface influences laminar-turbulent transition structures differently: a negative influence on the linear-stage transition structures and a positive influence on the nonlinear-stage transition structures. It is demonstrated that transition control by means of riblets requires special attention to be paid to the choice of their location, taking into account the stage of transition.

scholarly journals Lagged Ensembles, Forecast Configuration, and Seasonal Predictions

2013 ◽  
Vol 141 (10) ◽  
pp. 3477-3497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingyue Chen ◽  
Wanqiu Wang ◽  
Arun Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Lead Time ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Seasonal Prediction ◽  
Skill Score ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Prediction Skill ◽  
Ensemble Size ◽  
Seasonal Forecasts ◽  
Ensemble Forecasts

Abstract An analysis of lagged ensemble seasonal forecasts from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Climate Forecast System, version 2 (CFSv2), is presented. The focus of the analysis is on the construction of lagged ensemble forecasts with increasing lead time (thus allowing use of larger ensemble sizes) and its influence on seasonal prediction skill. Predictions of seasonal means of sea surface temperature (SST), 200-hPa height (z200), precipitation, and 2-m air temperature (T2m) over land are analyzed. Measures of prediction skill include deterministic (anomaly correlation and mean square error) and probabilistic [rank probability skill score (RPSS)]. The results show that for a fixed lead time, and as one would expect, the skill of seasonal forecast improves as the ensemble size increases, while for a fixed ensemble size the forecast skill decreases as the lead time becomes longer. However, when a forecast is based on a lagged ensemble, there exists an optimal lagged ensemble time (OLET) when positive influence of increasing ensemble size and negative influence due to an increasing lead time result in a maximum in seasonal prediction skill. The OLET is shown to depend on the geographical location and variable. For precipitation and T2m, OLET is relatively longer and skill gain is larger than that for SST and tropical z200. OLET is also dependent on the skill measure with RPSS having the longest OLET. Results of this analysis will be useful in providing guidelines on the design and understanding relative merits for different configuration of seasonal prediction systems.

scholarly journals Pregnant women and risk factors: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
V L a Fauci ◽  
R Squeri ◽  
C Genovese ◽  
V Alessi ◽  
A Facciolà
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
High Educational Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
High Educational

Abstract Background Many investigations have shown the important role played by risk factors such as tobacco and alcohol in the development of congenital anomalies. Methods Through the administration of an hoc questionnaire, we evaluated the attitude towards smoking and alcohol of a sample of 200 pregnant women at the University Hospital of Messina. The questionnaire was structured to collect information about socio-demographic characteristics, type of gynaecological assistance and their lifestyles (smoking and alcohol). Statistical analysis was performed using version 10 of StatSoftVR software. Results 14% of the women continued to smoke despite pregnancy; the majority of these were young adults, divorced, employed and with a high educational level. Correlating the smoking habit with the socio-demographic characteristics of the studied women, we found a statistically significant difference for the marital status, with a higher number of smokers among the single women (p &lt; 0.05).Moreover, we found a statistically significant difference also for the profession with a higher number of smokers in the worker women (p &lt; 0.05). About the drinking habit, the 4.3% declared to be moderate drinkers (occasional use of alcohol equal to 2-3 glasses a week) despite pregnancy, the 34.4% stated they do not drink alcohol during pregnancy and the 56% stated do not usually drink alcohol. Particularly, about the drinkers' socio-demographic characteristics, the 50% of them were 24-25 years old and the 75% were married. About the type of alcoholic beverages consumed, 86% stated they usually drink bier during the weekend. Conclusions Our study shows that the awareness of the women about the importance of these risk factors is still rather poor. In order to improve the awareness of pregnant women on the importance of avoiding these risk factors and prevent CAs, health education campaigns at various levels surely represent the public health cornerstone. Key messages In our sample 14% of the pregnant women continued to smoke and 4.3% to drink despite pregnancy and they generally were young or young adults and with a high educational level. Our results highlight the importance of continuous health education about the risk to smoke and drink during pregnancy.

Performance risk factors in SME strategic planning

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Ties ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Internal Stakeholders ◽  
Business Ties

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on the links between SME financial performance, business ties, and political ties. Business ties were revealed to be the fundamental microfoundations of formal strategic planning (FSP), by significantly boosting firms' financial performance. However, political ties were revealed to be something to avoid, in emerging market like Turkey, due to their distracting negative influence of firm performance. SMEs can overcome some of the disadvantages of their size by involving positive influence external parties in strategic work, to support internal stakeholders. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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