Service Evaluation of Public Bicycle Scheme from a User Perspective: A Case Study in Hangzhou, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 2634 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengwei Chen ◽  
Dianhai Wang ◽  
Yilin Sun ◽  
Chengxi Liu ◽  
Zhen Bai
Keyword(s):  
User Behavior ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Massive Scale ◽  
Willingness To Use

In late 2005, in an attempt to solve the last-mile problem, China started implementing public bikesharing programs. The effort quickly grew to a massive scale. An estimated 400,000 public bicycles now are in use in China, which is more than in all other countries that have implemented public bicycle schemes (PBSs). As with any emerging service that develops rapidly, an understanding of user behavior and satisfaction is lacking. Factors that influence the frequency of public bicycle use were studied in Hangzhou, China. Online and intercept surveys were conducted with PBS users. Willingness to use the PBS as well as satisfaction with and concerns about the PBS were investigated. Analysis of variance was conducted to identify the six factors that affect a user’s decision to rent: car ownership, bicycle ownership, travel purpose, having or lacking familiarity with the rental process, level of satisfaction with the PBS, and level of familiarity with the distribution of docking stations. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to elucidate details of key factors in the group of most frequent users—that is, survey respondents who did not own a car, rented a bicycle primarily for shopping or going out for business, and were familiar with the rental process and the distribution of docking stations. Based on study findings, advice is presented for implementing policy in developing countries. Suggestions include publicizing the PBS more, attracting more commuters to bicycling to reduce congestion, enhancing the accessibility of docking stations to accommodate more potential users, and improving bicycle quality to encourage more participation and make it easier for elderly citizens to participate.

scholarly journals Rwanda’s Land Policy Reform: Self-Employment Perspectives from a Case Study of Kimonyi Sector

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Mireille Mizero ◽  
Aristide Maniriho ◽  
Bosco Bashangwa Mpozi ◽  
Antoine Karangwa ◽  
Philippe Burny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Land Policy ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Expropriation Risk ◽  
Main Activity

Rwanda’s Land Policy Reform promotes agri-business and encourages self-employment. This paper aims to analyze the situation from a self-employment perspective when dealing with expropriation risk in rural areas. In this study, we conducted a structured survey addressed to 63 domestic units, complemented by focus groups of 47 participants from Kimonyi Sector. The binary logistic regression analysis revealed that having job alternatives, men heading domestic units, literacy skills in English, and owning land lease certificates (p < 0.05) are positively and significantly related to awareness of land expropriation risk. The decision of the head of the domestic unit to practice the main activity under self-employment status is positively influenced by owning a land lease certificate, number of plots, and French skills, while skills in English and a domestic unit’s size have a positive and significant influence on involvement in a second activity as self-employed. Information on expropriation risk has no significant effect on self-employment. The domestic unit survey revealed that 34.9% of the heads of domestic units only have one job, 47.6% have at least two jobs in their everyday life, 12.7% have a minimum of three jobs, and 4.8% are inactive. The focus group synthesis exposed the limits to self-employment ability and facilities.

scholarly journals Better leadership, higher work engagement? Comparative study on Finnish and Russian private sector employees

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (11/12) ◽  
pp. 922-943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiina Saari ◽  
Harri Melin ◽  
Evgeniya Balabanova ◽  
Azer Efendiev
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Equal Treatment ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Leadership Quality ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Private Sector Organizations

Purpose This paper focuses on the relationship between leadership and work engagement (WE) in Finnish and Russian private sector organizations. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how Finland and Russia differ in the level of WE; in the level of satisfaction with leadership and in specific components of leadership as most important antecedents for WE. Design/methodology/approach The empirical analysis of this study is based on survey data collected in Finland and Russia. The analysis focuses on 1,570 Finnish and 490 Russian private sector, full-time employees with permanent contracts, who have no managerial responsibilities. The data are analyzed using descriptive methods and binary logistic regression analysis. Findings The results show, first, that both satisfaction of leadership and WE are higher in Finland than in Russia. Second, WE in Finland is facilitated by nearly all components of leadership – both materialistic- and relationship-based – while in Russia WE is predicted by rewarding good performers and such relationship-based practices as feedback, delegating responsibility, discussing work matters, and building trust. Contrary to the hypothesis, such materialistic-based components as providing equal treatment turned out to be insignificant for WE in Russia. Practical implications Organizations should invest in leadership quality to enhance WE and thus, to get a competitive advantage. Originality/value This study adds to the limited comparative research on WE and its predictors.

scholarly journals Changes in Fish Consumer Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bandung City

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-36
Author(s):  
Nabila Nur Rania ◽  
Zuzy Anna ◽  
Achmad Rizal ◽  
Asep Agus Handaka Suryana
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Wald Test ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Fresh Fish ◽  
Before And After

This research was conducted in Cicendo District, Bandung City, West Java. To analyze factors that influence changes in fish consumers behaviour and preference before the COVID-19 pandemic. Case study with quantitative and qualitative data analysis was employed and an accidental sampling technique method using 100 respondents. The results showed changes in factors during the COVID-19 pandemic are the system and place of purchase, the frequency of fish consumption, the amount of consumption of fish and products consumed, and the price of fish. Based on binary logistic regression analysis, before and after the Covid-19 pandemic, the Wald test showed that income, education and age variables had an influence on preferences between fresh fish and processed fish. Preferences between fresh freshwater fish and marine fish before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wald test shows that employment and income variables have an influence.

scholarly journals El deporte para todos en la organización de eventos deportivos. Las motivaciones de participación y el grado de satisfacción como posibles indicadores de control. El caso de la Trekorientación® Bosque de Poblet (Sport for all in the sporting events organi

Retos ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 73-76
Author(s):  
Estela Farías Torbidoni ◽  
Jordi Segui ◽  
Joan Fuster ◽  
Gonzalo Gil
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Previous Edition ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
El Alto ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
8Th Edition

La proliferación de eventos deportivos locales promocionados como deporte para todos (DPT) es una realidad sobre la cual cabría realizar algunas cuestiones: ¿qué se entiende por DPT?, ¿qué requisitos deberían cumplir este tipo de eventos para ser considerados DPT?, ¿de qué forma se podría valorar el cumplimiento o no de estos requisitos? A partir de estas cuestiones, y tomando como caso de estudio la 8va Trekorientación® Bosque de Poblet, el presente trabajo plantea una propuesta de análisis y validación de la aplicación práctica del concepto DPT. Para la realización del presente proyecto se recurrió a la aplicación de una encuesta sobre una muestra representativa de 211 participantes, previa realización de 77 pre-encuestas. La observación y análisis de las principales características organizativas del evento también fueron otros de los imputs considerados en la realización de este estudio. Entre las principales conclusiones extraídas de este trabajo destaca la posibilidad de considerar: la diversidad de las motivaciones de participación y el alto grado de satisfacción de estas como posibles indicadores de medida aptos para comprobar y validar que un evento deportivo es DPT. Estos dos aspectos fueron identificados en los resultados.Palabras clave: Deporte para todos, evento deportivo, diversidad de participantes, motivaciones, grado de satisfacción, Trekorientación® Bosque de Poblet.Abstract: The increasing proliferation of sporting events promoted under the name SFA at the local level is a reality that we cannot ignore, and raises the questions: What do we understand by SFA? What requirements must be met for a sport to be considered as such? How do we could measure these requirements? In order to respond to these questions, the present paper presents a case study of the practical application of the SFA concept by the organizers of the 8th edition of Poblet Forest Trek-Orienteering. To conduct this study we applied a survey model that had already been tested in previous edition with a total of 77 surveys. In the studied edition a representative sample of 211 participants was used. The main observed features of the organization of this event were also used as inputs. Two key factors were identified that allow us to consider a sports event under the perspective of SFA: diversity of motivations for participation and degree of satisfaction. These two factors were identified in the results.Key words: Sport for All, sports event, participant diversity, motivation, level of satisfaction, Poblet Forest Trek-Orienteering.

Front-line thrombectomy for acute large-vessel occlusion with underlying severe intracranial stenosis: stent retriever versus contact aspiration

2020 ◽  
Vol 132 (4) ◽  
pp. 1202-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Hun Kang ◽  
Woong Yoon ◽  
Byung Hyun Baek ◽  
Seul Kee Kim ◽  
Yun Young Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Stent Retriever ◽  
Large Vessel ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Large Vessel Occlusion ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Vessel Occlusion ◽  
Aspiration Thrombectomy ◽  
Atherosclerotic Stenosis ◽  
Antegrade Flow

OBJECTIVEThe optimal front-line thrombectomy choice for primary recanalization of a target artery remains unknown for patients with acute large-vessel occlusion (LVO) and an underlying intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS). The authors aimed to compare procedural characteristics and outcomes between patients who received a stent-retriever thrombectomy (SRT) and patients who received a contact aspiration thrombectomy (CAT), as the front-line approach for treating LVO due to severe underlying ICAS.METHODSOne hundred thirty patients who presented with acute LVO and underlying severe ICAS at the occlusion site were included. Procedural characteristics and treatment outcomes were compared between patients treated with front-line SRT (n = 70) and those treated with front-line CAT (n = 60). The primary outcomes were the rate of switching to an alternative thrombectomy technique, time from groin puncture to initial reperfusion, and duration of the procedure. Initial reperfusion was defined as revealing the underlying culprit stenosis with an antegrade flow after thrombectomy.RESULTSThe rate of switching to an alternative thrombectomy after failure of the front-line technique was significantly higher in the CAT group than in the SRT group (40% vs 4.3%; OR 2.543, 95% CI 1.893–3.417, p < 0.001). The median time from puncture to initial reperfusion (17 vs 31 minutes, p < 0.001) and procedure duration (39 vs 75.5 minutes, p < 0.001) were significantly shorter in the SRT group than in the CAT group. In the binary logistic regression analysis, a longer time from puncture to initial reperfusion was an independent predictor of a 90-day poor (modified Rankin Scale score 3–6) functional outcome (per 1-minute increase; OR 1.029, 95% CI 1.008–1.050, p = 0.006).CONCLUSIONSThe authors’ results suggest that SRT may be more effective than CAT for identifying underlying culprit stenosis and therefore considered the optimal front-line thrombectomy technique in acute stroke patients with LVO and severe underlying ICAS.

Considerations for EHR section for the surgical specialist: Insights from a case study

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Health Records ◽  
Private Practice ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Health Records ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Insurance Payment ◽  
System Selection ◽  
Office Procedures

Context: Surgical specialists have unique considerations when selecting and using electronic health records (EHRs). Aim: We sought to identify key factors and considerations during system selection and implementation for the surgical subspecialist. Case study: Insights from system selection and implementation for a start-up plastic surgery private practice were used to inform a broader set of principles for surgical subspecialists in private practice selecting and using EHRs. What can be learned: The nature of the provider-patient relationship is episodic and such as maintaining inventory, managing images, annotating images, documenting and billing in-office procedures, and integration of cash-based and insurance payment. Conclusion: Surgeons in private practice and as part of larger institutions can use insights from this case study to inform their own efforts in system selection and optimization for ongoing use.

scholarly journals Digital Storytelling in Cultural Heritage: Audience Engagement in the Interactive Documentary New Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1193
Author(s):  
Anna Podara ◽  
Dimitrios Giomelakis ◽  
Constantinos Nicolaou ◽  
Maria Matsiola ◽  
Rigas Kotsakis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Specific Interest ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Audience Engagement ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Social

This paper casts light on cultural heritage storytelling in the context of interactive documentary, a hybrid media genre that employs a full range of multimedia tools to document reality, provide sustainability of the production and successful engagement of the audience. The main research hypotheses are enclosed in the statements: (a) the interactive documentary is considered a valuable tool for the sustainability of cultural heritage and (b) digital approaches to documentary storytelling can provide a sustainable form of viewing during the years. Using the Greek interactive documentary (i-doc) NEW LIFE (2013) as a case study, the users’ engagement is evaluated by analyzing items from a seven-year database of web metrics. Specifically, we explore the adopted ways of the interactive documentary users to engage with the storytelling, the depth to which they were involved along with the most popular sections/traffic sources and finally, the differences between the first launch period and latest years were investigated. We concluded that interactivity affordances of this genre enhance the social dimension of cultural, while the key factors for sustainability are mainly (a) constant promotion with transmedia approach; (b) data-driven evaluation and reform; and (c) a good story that gathers relevant niches, with specific interest to the story.

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