Amaranth Microgreens as a Potential Ingredient for Healthy Salads: Sensory Liking and Purchase Intent

Objective: To identify liking, acceptability, and purchase intent of salads prepared from amaranth microgreens in a mixture with lettuce and carrots. Design/Methodology/Approach: Seven formulations of amaranth microgreens, lettuce, and carrots were made. The study was conducted through a centralized location consumer study. The level of liking was measured with a 9-point hedonic scale, while acceptability and purchase intent were measured with a binomial scale. Results: In general, consumers indicated that they liked salad samples within a range of 6 (liked slightly) and 7 (liked moderately). Formulation 7 (with the highest proportion of carrot) was pleasant to the consumer in aftertaste, flavor, and overall liking. Formulation 3 (a balanced mixture of its three ingredients) was liked in its attributes: colors, texture, appearance, and smell. Overall liking had a significant impact on purchase intent. Study Limitations/Implications: Study results represent only the segment of the surveyed population, most of which are young people between 18 and 25 years old (60%). Findings/Conclusions: Amaranth aroma can impact the liking of amaranth microgreen-based salads without causing rejection. The use of carrots in combination with amaranth microgreens can improve the acceptability of salads. Salad formulations with amaranth proportions of 22 to 33.3% have more opportunity in their purchase intent.

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Do information technology (IT) capabilities affect hotel competitiveness?

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology ◽

10.1108/jhtt-02-2020-0036 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 447-460

Author(s):

Nan Hua

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Financial Data ◽

Content Type ◽

It Systems ◽

Study Results ◽

It Capabilities ◽

The Usa ◽

Lagged Effects ◽

The Individual ◽

Direct Measures

Purpose This paper aims to examine the impacts of IT capabilities on hotel competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach This study adapts and extends Hua et al. (2015) and O’Neill et al. (2008) by incorporating the specific measures of IT expenditures as proxies for the relevant IT capabilities to explore the impacts of IT capabilities on hotel competitiveness. Findings This study finds that expenditures on IT Labor, IT Systems and IT Websites exert different impacts on hotel competitiveness. In addition, IT capabilities exert both contemporary and lagged effects on hotel competitiveness. Originality/value This study is the first that uses financial data to capture direct measures of individual IT capabilities and tests the individual impacts of IT capabilities on hotel competitiveness from both contemporaneous and lagged perspectives. It uses a large same store sample of hotels in the USA from 2011 to 2017; as a result, the study results can be reasonably representative of the hotel population in the USA.

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The trained and untrained users’ mental models compatibility with the icons of search modules in Iranian digital library applications

Library Hi Tech ◽

10.1108/lht-06-2016-0071 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 290-302 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sanaz Rahrovani ◽

Mahdieh Mirzabeigi ◽

Javad Abbaspour

Keyword(s):

User Interface ◽

Mental Models ◽

Information Literacy ◽

Digital Library ◽

Design Methodology ◽

User Group ◽

Content Type ◽

Software Applications ◽

Fields Of Study ◽

Study Results

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the trained and untrained users’ mental models compatibility with search module icons in three Iranian digital library applications, namely, Nika, Azarakhsh, and Simorgh. Design/methodology/approach The population of this survey consisted of two groups including trained and untrained users. The trained user group consisted of 174 samples, all of which were included in the study due to scarcity of the samples. The untrained user group consisted of 8,210 samples, from which 267 cases were selected through stratified sampling. Findings Results showed that the trained users’ mental models were more compatible with the search module icons than those of the untrained users. The comparison of three software applications showed that the mental models of trained and untrained users had the highest compatibility with the search icons of Azarakhsh and the lowest compatibility with those of Nika. Concerning the untrained users’ status in terms of their fields of study, results showed that users majoring technical and engineering field and those in agriculture had, respectively, the highest and lowest mental models compatibility with the icons embedded in the user interface of the studied applications. Originality/value Since the mental models may be incomplete or inaccurate, the study of the trained and untrained users’ mental models compatibility with the search module icons of user interface embedded in various library applications may help in assessing the software’ status and the designers’ level of success in conveying the content. This also may assist information literacy specialists to estimate the required amount of training for trained and untrained users.

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The role of Muslim women in managing the family during crisis: corona pandemic as a model

International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare ◽

10.1108/ijhrh-12-2020-0130 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Haifa F. Fawaris

Keyword(s):

Significant Role ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Analytical Approach ◽

Muslim Women ◽

Muslim Woman ◽

Content Type ◽

Study Results ◽

The Family ◽

Mental Characteristics

Purpose This study aims to clarify the role of Muslim women in managing their families during the corona pandemic crisis. To achieve this aim, the researcher applied the descriptive and analytical approach. Design/methodology/approach The Muslim women have had a prominent position consistent with the physical, psychological and mental characteristics that Allah has created them. This status is shown by: affirming their rights in all areas of life; affirming everything that preserved the dignity of women before Islam; and correcting all the conditions that detracted their dignity before the advent of Islam and making them responsible in public Islamic life on the level of: preserving Islam, spreading the Islamic call and achieving the civilization advancement of the Muslim nation. Findings The study resulted in many significant results. The most important one of the study results was that, in the context of woman rights and responsibilities she had assumed in Islam, the Muslim woman had a prominent position in Islam. In addition, the mother in the Muslim family had a significant role as a leader, who is capable of managing the family in corona crisis and supporting family members in all aspects such as faith, intellectual endeavors, psychological, social and health, so that they are real leaders. Originality/value The study recommends carrying out educational studies that identify and show the role of institutions other than the family in managing emergency crises.

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Bring recovery to young people: the development of a “discovery college” in Ireland

Mental Health and Social Inclusion ◽

10.1108/mhsi-11-2021-0078 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Chloe Costello

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Narrative Approach ◽

Content Type ◽

Innovative Project ◽

Irish Context ◽

Project Phases ◽

Recovery Education

Purpose Discovery Colleges are new, exciting innovations. The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of developing and implementing the first pilot of a Discovery College for young people in Ireland. This paper aims to assist in providing direction for future comparable projects. Design/methodology/approach The author takes a narrative approach to highlight the rationale for introducing the Discovery College model into an Irish context and to outline the project phases and participant feedback. Findings The pilot project is outlined and the key learnings are explained. Originality/value Recovery Education is a growing model both nationally and internationally, and this pilot was an innovative project, the first of its kind to bring Recovery Education to a younger audience in Ireland. This paper aims to assist in providing direction for future comparable projects.

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Lessons learned: intentional implementation of second makerspaces

Reference Services Review ◽

10.1108/rsr-07-2018-0058 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 37-47 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Heather Moorefield-Lang

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Design Thinking ◽

Planning Process ◽

Research Participant ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

The Body ◽

Planning Study ◽

Content Type ◽

Scholarly Publications ◽

Study Results

Purpose What happens when a librarian outgrows their maker learning location or transfers to a new library? The purpose of this study is to explore the planning process for second and/or new library makerspaces. Is the planning more intentional? Is there more focus on how the makerspace should be put together for the community served? Is the community further involved? This study will explore those questions and more. Design/methodology/approach Using content analysis, the perspectives of practicing librarians in the achievement of subsequent makerspaces are examined. Data include librarian interviews, an analysis using NVivo 11 through the lens of design thinking, and a final review using member checking by each research participant. Findings Makerspaces continue to grow in popularity in school and public/community libraries. What is unexplored is the moving from a first makerspace to the implementation of a second and/or new maker learning location. More intentional planning is involved. The community served by the library is further engaged in the planning. Study results illustrate the value that community insight and intentional planning play in the design and implementation of makerspaces. Originality/value Makerspaces in libraries continue to grow in popularity; in turn, the body of peer-reviewed, scholarly publications also continues to grow. Librarians in the field are beginning to move from their first to second makerspaces. This study investigates those perspectives. Much can be gained from the experiences of those who have implemented their second or third makerspace.

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Invisible students: institutional invisibility and access to education for undocumented children

International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care ◽

10.1108/ijmhsc-01-2014-0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 15-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Francesca Meloni ◽

Cécile Rousseau ◽

Alexandra Ricard-Guay ◽

Jill Hanley

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Collaborative Research ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Analytical Framework ◽

Community Partnership ◽

Access To Education ◽

Content Type ◽

Community Stakeholders ◽

Policies And Practices

Purpose In Canada, undocumented children are “institutionally invisible” – their access to education to be found in unwritten and discretionary practices. Drawing on the experience of a three-year university-community partnership among researchers, institutional and community stakeholders, the purpose of this paper is to examine how undocumented children are constructed as excluded from school. Design/methodology/approach The establishment of this collaborative research space, helped to critically understand how this exclusion was maintained, and highlighted contradictory interpretations of policies and practices. Findings Proposing the analytical framework of “institutional invisibility”, the authors argue that issues of access and entitlement for undocumented children have to be often understood within unwritten and ambiguous policies and practices that make the lives of young people invisible to the institutional entities with which they interact. Originality/value The notion of institutional invisibility allows the authors to integrate the missing link between questions of access and deservingness. The paper also reflects on the role of action research in both documenting dynamics and pathways of institutional invisibility, as well as in initiating social change – as both horizontal, and vertical mobilisation.

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No Harm Done – dispelling myths, giving hope and practical help for young people, parents and professionals affected by self-harm

Journal of Public Mental Health ◽

10.1108/jpmh-04-2016-0021 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 134-135 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marc Bush

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Parent Engagement ◽

Life Experiences ◽

Real Life ◽

Content Type ◽

Practical Advice ◽

Short Films ◽

Self Harm ◽

The Way

Purpose The No Harm Done films provide hope and give support to those affected by self-harm. The accompanying digital packs dispel myths, answer frequently asked questions, provide practical advice and signpost to further help and support. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach YoungMinds employed its sector-leading expertise in youth and parent engagement. Both the films and digital packs were co-created with young people, parents and professionals, reflecting their real-life experiences of self-harm. Findings The project responded to young people who self-harm telling us they feel isolated, alone, in need of hope and help to counteract the negative and frightening messages widely available online. Parents confided they also feel isolated and that it is their fault their child is harming themselves. Teachers told us they see the signs but cannot bring themselves to say anything, and even if they want to, they cannot find the words to reach out to young people. Originality/value Quote from a professional “I personally found the No Harm Done short films to be incredibly valuable resources for my practice with young people. The way the films have been produced will make it a lot harder for young people that I work with to judge the action of self-harm given that there are no graphic harming words/stories and the films themselves do not come across as triggering. I feel enthusiastic that these films will encourage understanding and empathy from peers and spark conversation enabling those who have no knowledge around self-harm to be more accepting, open and supportive of those who have issues with self-harm.”

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The Attitude of Student Youth to Manifestations of Various Types of Extremism (the Case of the Saratov Region)

The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University Series Political Science and Religion Studies ◽

10.26516/2073-3380.2021.36.83 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 36 ◽

pp. 83-93

Author(s):

I. N. Konovalov ◽

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A. S. Azarova ◽

D. N. Markin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

The Political ◽

Russian Society ◽

Sociological Study ◽

Youth Policy ◽

Rule Based ◽

Study Results ◽

Radical Ideas

The article is concerned with the phenomenon of extremism among youth. Analyzing the features of modern youth extremism the authors substantiated their conditioning by social, age, historical, and cultural factors. Young people tend to protest and reject the existing system, all-or-nothing thinking. While the phenomena identified as extremism today, repeatedly arose in the process of historical social development. A distinctive feature of the majority of extremist organizations at the present time is their focus on the issues of national identity or the political structure of the Russian society and state, using the principles of a totalitarian sect. In their activities destructive religious organizations themselves are also, as a rule, based on radical ideas, which is why they are recognized as extremist. The article presents the findings of the sociological study conducted in Saratov’s higher educational institutions. Based on the analysis of the study results the authors came to the conclusion that extremist sentiments among student youth are growing towards representatives of various nationalities and religions. The authors assumed that in order to successfully counter youth extremism, first and foremost it is necessary to clearly distinguish its causes, rooted in the society itself and shortcomings of state youth policy, from the forms of its manifestation that have social and group specific features.

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El Comportamiento Etnocentrista De Los Consumidores Jóvenes En Saltillo, Coahuila

European Scientific Journal ESJ ◽

10.19044/esj.2018.v14n31p122 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (31) ◽

pp. 122

Author(s):

Adriana Méndez Wong ◽

Elizabeth Ana Aguilar Garcés ◽

Juana Alicia Villarreal Cavazos ◽

Frida María Martínez Ramírez

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Experimental Measurement ◽

Likert Scale ◽

Men And Women ◽

Cronbach Alpha ◽

Foreign Products ◽

Study Results

This paper focuses on identifying the young people that show predisposition when consuming foreign products. A Cestscale instrument was applied (Consumer Ethnocentric Tendencies Scale) and developed by Tetence A. Shimp and Sharma S. (1987), and was quoted by Schiffman and Lazar Kanuk (2010). The questions were categorical and the answers were pointed on a Likert scale from 1 to7. The study is descriptive and exploratory with a transversal no experimental measurement. 103 valid polls were obtained with a rate of 95% validating the 17 items instrument with a Cronbach Alpha of 0- 870. The study results show that the interviewed population considered themselves as an ethnocentric buyer. This is because it evaluated the answers to the variant to be high. Also, it statistically confirms that there are no meaningful differences between men and women in regards to their ethnocentric characteristics.

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