Strategic Management for Community-Based Markets: From Consumers’ Perspectives and Experiences

This study used a consumer survey to identify resources and services that are important to farmers’ market (FM) shoppers. The questionnaire was distributed onsite in six FMs in Tennessee, and a total of 506 FM shoppers responded. The most important resources and services in terms of a shopper’s decision to visit a FM are identified as supporting local food, quality, friendly, and diverse vendors, and food origin. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) reveals that convenience and close to home are more important to women; price is more important to younger and lower-income shoppers, while quality, convenience, interaction with farmers/producers, and food origin are more important to older shoppers. Content analysis indicated that FM shoppers were impressed with FM atmosphere and liked the quality, variety, and convenience provided by FMs, but disliked not having clear information such as product labels and websites.

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Selflessness in Anorexia Nervosa as Reflected in the Rorschach Comprehensive System

Rorschachiana Journal of the International Society for the Rorschach ◽

10.1027/1192-5604/a000028 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 78-93 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gili Curiel-Levy ◽

Laura Canetti ◽

Esti Galili-Weisstub ◽

Myrna Milun ◽

Eitan Gur ◽

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Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Clinical Observation ◽

Comparison Group ◽

Comprehensive System ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽

Rorschach Comprehensive System ◽

Group A

This study examines the expression of selflessness – the tendency to ignore one’s own needs and serve others’ needs – in Rorschach protocols of women suffering from anorexia nervosa. The protocols of 35 women suffering from anorexia nervosa were compared to 30 protocols of a psychiatric comparison group. A multivariate analysis of variance over five variables (AG, PER, PHR, COP, and GHR) was significant: Anorexic patients showed higher characteristics of selflessness compared to the psychiatric comparison group. These findings contribute to the validation of the Rorschach technique and to the clinical observation of selflessness in anorexic patients, and they emphasize specific characteristics in the treatment of anorexia nervosa patients.

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Linkage to primary-care public health facilities for cardiovascular disease prevention: a community-based cohort study from urban slums in India

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045997 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. e045997

Author(s):

Abhijit Pakhare ◽

Ankur Joshi ◽

Rasha Anwar ◽

Khushbu Dubey ◽

Sanjeev Kumar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Primary Care ◽

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Urban Slum ◽

Primary Care Providers ◽

Health Facilities ◽

Care Providers ◽

Community Based ◽

Public Health Facilities ◽

Care Facilities

ObjectivesHypertension and diabetes mellitus are important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Once identified with these conditions, individuals need to be linked to primary healthcare system for initiation of lifestyle modifications, pharmacotherapy and maintenance of therapies to achieve optimal blood pressure and glycaemic control. In the current study, we evaluated predictors and barriers for non-linkage to primary-care public health facilities for CVD risk reduction.MethodsWe conducted a community-based longitudinal study in 16 urban slum clusters in central India. Community health workers (CHWs) in each urban slum cluster screened all adults, aged 30 years or more for hypertension and diabetes, and those positively screened were sought to be linked to urban primary health centres (UPHCs). We performed univariate and multivariate analysis to identify independent predictors for non-linkage to primary-care providers. We conducted in-depth assessment in 10% of all positively screened, to identify key barriers that potentially prevented linkages to primary-care facilities.ResultsOf 6174 individuals screened, 1451 (23.5%; 95% CI 22.5 to 24.6) were identified as high risk and required linkage to primary-care facilities. Out of these, 544 (37.5%) were linked to public primary-care facilities and 259 (17.8%) to private providers. Of the remaining, 506 (34.9%) did not get linked to any provider and 142 (9.8%) defaulted after initial linkages (treatment interrupters). On multivariate analysis, as compared with those linked to public primary-care facilities, those who were not linked had age less than 45 years (OR 2.2 (95% CI 1.3 to 3.5)), were in lowest wealth quintile (OR 1.8 (95% CI 1.1 to 2.9), resided beyond a kilometre from UPHC (OR 1.7 (95% CI 1.2 to 2.4) and were engaged late by CHWs (OR 2.6 (95% CI 1.8 to 3.7)). Despite having comparable knowledge level, denial about their risk status and lack of family support were key barriers in this group.ConclusionsThis study demonstrates feasibility of CHW-based strategy in promoting linkages to primary-care facilities.

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A Controlled Study of Sensation Awareness and Verbal Disclosure for Regulation of Arousal and Anxiety

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1992.74.1.307 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 74 (1) ◽

pp. 307-320 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stephen R. Scholle

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

State Anxiety ◽

Significant Interaction ◽

Controlled Study ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽

Directed Attention ◽

Self Talk ◽

Anxiety Levels

Interactions of attention and verbalization were investigated for effects of self-reported arousal and state-anxiety. Levels of verbalization from silence through talking-without-a-listener to disclosure were compared while self-directed attention was manipulated for sensation versus general thoughts and feelings. Following a stimulus, disclosure of sensations was expected to reduce state anxiety and increase energetic arousal significantly more than disclosure of thoughts. Based on a randomly assigned sample of 120 men, a 3 × 2 × 2 multivariate analysis of variance indicated a significant interaction in the predicted directions. A significant interaction was also found for the 3 × 2 interaction for energetic arousal. For state anxiety means were in the predicted direction. Results indicate that verbalization of sensations is more energizing and calming than silence, while for general thought, silence is more energizing and calming than verbalization. The results suggest efficacy in reframing self-talk to quiet awareness and in communicating sensed distinctions as they emerge.

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Extended linear hypotheses and simultaneous tests in multivariate analysis of variance

Biometrika ◽

10.1093/biomet/61.3.467 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 61 (3) ◽

pp. 467-477 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

G. S. MUDHOLKAR ◽

M. L. DAVIDSON ◽

P. SUBBAIAH

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance

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Investigation of Variation in Fatigue Life Calculated Using Damage Fraction

Journal of the American Helicopter Society ◽

10.4050/jahs.35.35 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 35-41

Author(s):

Clifford T. Gunsallus ◽

Edward Nagy ◽

Patrick G. Stennett ◽

William G. Flannelly

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Fatigue Life ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽

Curve Reduction

This paper identifies the leading causes for large variations in the calculated fatigue lives of the hypothetical pitch link experiment of the American Helicopter Society, conducted in cooperation with all U.S. manufacturers of military helicopters. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) is used to show that approximately 85 percent of the variations can be attributed to only two of the five analytical steps involved and the interactions between them. These steps are the method of cycle counting and the amount of S/N curve reduction.

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Relationship of Curriculum Area and Course Format with Student Ratings of Instruction

American Educational Research Journal ◽

10.3102/00028312015004483 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 483-487 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Isaac I. Bejar ◽

Kenneth O. Doyle

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Student Ratings ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽

Student Ratings Of Instruction ◽

Course Format ◽

Curriculum Area ◽

Relationship Of

Multivariate analysis of variance revealed a significant relationship between student ratings and curriculum area but not between ratings and course format. The technical and practical ramifications of these findings are discussed.

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Bird distributional patterns support biogeographical histories and are associated with bioclimatic units in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4337.2.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4337 (2) ◽

pp. 223 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

CRISTIANO DE SANTANA CARVALHO ◽

NAYLA FÁBIA FERREIRA DO NASCIMENTO ◽

HELDER F. P. DE ARAUJO

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Forest Birds ◽

Distributional Pattern ◽

Parsimony Analysis ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽

Distributional Patterns ◽

Parsimony Analysis Of Endemicity

Rivers as barriers to dispersal and past forest refugia are two of the hypotheses proposed to explain the patterns of biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest. It has recently been shown that possible past refugia correspond to bioclimatically different regions, so we tested whether patterns of shared distribution of bird taxa in the Atlantic Forest are 1) limited by the Doce and São Francisco rivers or 2) associated with the bioclimatically different southern and northeastern regions. We catalogued lists of forest birds from 45 locations, 36 in the Atlantic forest and nine in Amazon, and used parsimony analysis of endemicity to identify groups of shared taxa. We also compared differences between these groups by permutational multivariate analysis of variance and identified the species that best supported the resulting groups. The results showed that the distribution of forest birds is divided into two main regions in the Atlantic Forest, the first with more southern localities and the second with northeastern localities. This distributional pattern is not delimited by riverbanks, but it may be associated with bioclimatic units, surrogated by altitude, that maintain current environmental differences between two main regions on Atlantic Forest and may be related to phylogenetic histories of taxa supporting the two groups.

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