scholarly journals Study on Online Behavioural Add Avoidance in Sri Lankan Online Advertising

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-163
Author(s):  
Shanika Wijenayake ◽  
Imesha Ruwan Pathirana
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Avoidance Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Advertising ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Privacy Concern ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Experience

This paper aims to investigate the effect of goal impediment, privacy concern, perceived personalization on the online behavioral add (OBA) avoidance behavior in Sri Lankan online advertising. This is done through the negative experience faced by the viwer. For this purpose, four hypothesis were used. Study is designed as a cross sectional study where data was collected using a questionnaire and the sample size is 384. Collected data was analyzed through structural equation method in AMOS 22.  All the hypotheses were supported by data. Therefore, it was concluded that goal impediment, privacy concern, perceived personalization has a significant impact on negative experience and negative experience has a significant impact on the online add avoidance behavior. Based on the findings recommendations were proposed to improve the performance of online advertising in Sri Lanka and to control online behavioral add avoidance.

scholarly journals Radiation effects on atherosclerosis in atomic bomb survivors: a cross‐sectional study using structural equation modeling

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-414
Author(s):  
Tomoki Nakamizo ◽  
John Cologne ◽  
Kismet Cordova ◽  
Michiko Yamada ◽  
Tetsuya Takahashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arterial Stiffness ◽  
Radiation Exposure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Atomic Bomb ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Atomic Bomb Survivors

AbstractPast reports indicated that total-body irradiation at low to moderate doses could be responsible for cardiovascular disease risks, but the mechanism remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between radiation exposure and atherosclerosis, an underlying pathology of cardiovascular diseases, in the Japanese atomic bomb survivors. We performed a cross-sectional study measuring 14 clinical-physiological atherosclerosis indicators during clinical exams from 2010 to 2014 in 3274 participants of the Adult Health Study cohort. Multivariable analyses were performed by using a structural equation model with latent factors representing underlying atherosclerotic pathologies: (1) arterial stiffness, (2) calcification, and (3) plaque　as measured with indicators chosen a priori on the basis of clinical-physiological knowledge. Radiation was linearly associated with calcification (standardized coefficient per Gy 0.15, 95 % confidence interval: CI [0.070, 0.23]) and plaque (0.11, 95 % CI [0.029, 0.20]), small associations that were comparable to about 2 years of aging per Gy of radiation exposure, but not with arterial stiffness (0.036, 95 % CI [− 0.025, 0.095]). The model fitted better and had narrower confidence intervals than separate ordinary regression models explaining individual indicators independently. The associations were less evident when the dose range was restricted to a maximum of 2 or 1 Gy. By combining individual clinical-physiological indicators that are correlated because of common, underlying atherosclerotic pathologies, we found a small, but significant association of radiation with atherosclerosis.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study on peripheral arterial disease in a district of Sri Lanka: prevalence and associated factors

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janaka Weragoda ◽  
Rohini Seneviratne ◽  
Manuj C. Weerasinghe ◽  
Mandika Wijeyaratne ◽  
Anil Samaranayaka
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Peripheral Arterial

A low GLP-1 response among patients treated for acute organophosphate and carbamate poisoning: a comparative cross-sectional study from an agrarian region of Sri Lanka

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 2864-2872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devarajan Rathish ◽  
Indika Senavirathna ◽  
Channa Jayasumana ◽  
Suneth Agampodi ◽  
Sisira Siribaddana
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Cross-sectional study to assess etiology and associated factors for anaemia during first trimester of pregnancy in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka: a protocol

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 223
Author(s):  
Gayani Amarasinghe ◽  
Vasana Mendis ◽  
Thilini Agampodi
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Anaemia In Pregnancy ◽  
In Pregnancy

Background: Anaemia in pregnancy, which can lead to adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, is a significant global health problem. Despite Sri Lanka’s strong public health system and commitment towards prevention, maternal anaemia remains a major problem in the country. While prevention is focused on iron deficiency, detailed etiological studies on this topic are scarce. Moreover, estimates of socio demographic and economic factors associated with anaemia in pregnancy, which can provide important clues for anaemia control, are also lacking. This study aims to evaluate the hemoglobin distribution, spatial distribution, etiology and associated factors for anaemia in pregnant women in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Methods: This is a cross sectional study of pregnant women in their first trimester registered for antenatal care from July to September 2019 in the Anuradhapura district. The minimal sample size was calculated to be 1866. Initial data collection has already been carried out in special field clinics for pregnant women between June to October 2019. An interviewer-administered questionnaire, a self-completed dietary questionnaire and an examination checklist were used for data collection. In addition, all participants underwent complete blood count testing. Further investigations are being conducted for predicting the etiology of anaemia based on a developed algorithm (such as high-performance liquid chromatography [HPLC] and peripheral blood film analysis). Discussion: Being the largest study on anaemia during pregnancy in a single geographical area in Sri Lanka, this study will provide important clues about geographical clustering of anaemia cases with similar etiology, associated factors and etiologies which would help to develop interventions to improve the health of pregnant women in the area. The possibility of selection bias is a potential limitation associated with the study design.

scholarly journals The prevalence and associated factors of depression in policing: a cross sectional study in Sri Lanka

SpringerPlus ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuwan D. Wickramasinghe ◽  
Pushpa R. Wijesinghe ◽  
Samath D. Dharmaratne ◽  
Suneth B. Agampodi
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional
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