scholarly journals IMPACT OF INTENTION TO USE REUSED WASTEWATER FOR COMMUNITY SATISFACTION IN VIETNAM

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Thi Nguyet Minh Hoang ◽  
Thi Thu Hoai Nguyen ◽  
Thi Kim Lien Tran ◽  
Thi Kim Phượng Tran ◽  
Thi Diep Uyen Doan
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Wastewater Reuse ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Community Satisfaction ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Impact

The paper aims to evaluate factors according to the planned behavioral theory of the community’s intentional attitude towards wastewater reuse. A huge amount of domestic wastewater will deplete water resources if not treated and reused. The survey results from more than 1000 households in the three major cities of Vietnam (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, and Da Nang) show that the community’s intention is good and all have a positive impact on the people’s satisfaction and water cycle management performance. All five factors: emotion, fairness, health risk, subjective norm, trust, have a positive impact on intention to use reused wastewater. Different from other studies, this research assesses the impact of intention to reuse wastewater on community satisfaction. Previous research showed that health risk negatively influenced intention; this study showed that health risk positively influenced intention and community satisfaction.

scholarly journals An examination of the factors affecting the performance of Management Accounting students at the Durban University of Technology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Stephanie Caroline Singh
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Cost Accounting ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

The success of a module at a university of technology is measured by student performance. At the Durban University of Technology in the Department of Management Accounting, students in their second year of study struggle with conceptualising content in Cost Accounting two which affects their performance. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors which may impact on the performance of Cost Accounting two students and to determine if these factors have a significant association with a student’s performance in Cost Accounting two. Many studies have identified various factors which may influence students’ academic performance. For the purpose of this study, five factors that may affect student performance were identified and examined. The independent variables or factors identified were attendance, age, gender, grade 12 results and language. The dependent variable for this study was performance (in Cost Accounting two). In order to measure the performance of students included in the study, the percentage achieved in Cost Accounting two for the semester was used. Although studies have been conducted on student performance at universities across South Africa and around the world, limited studies were conducted on the performance of Cost Accounting two students within South Africa. The study aimed to identify the factors that affect the performance of Cost and Management Accounting students at a university of technology and the impact of those factors on performance. The study found that only student attendance has a positive impact on student performance in Cost Accounting two. The findings of this study may be useful to the Department of Management Accounting at the DUT and other universities of technology. It is hoped that the current study will be useful to other teachers of cost and management accounting at universities on which factors influence the academic achievement of students.

scholarly journals Use of an artificial intelligence program in radiation therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-43
Author(s):  
Y.I. ISHKININ ◽  
K. DATBAYEV ◽  
R. RAIMBEKOV ◽  
R. IBRAYEV ◽  
R. AKHUNOVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Organs At Risk ◽  
Intelligence System ◽  
Patient Registration ◽  
Patient Preparation ◽  
Workflow Efficiency ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Impact

Relevance: Since 01 January 2020, the provision of radiation therapy (RT) at Almaty Oncology Center was optimized using the Visual Care Path (VCP) tool of the ARIA 15.6 oncology system, which supports the implementation of sequential and parallel mandatory procedures – from patient registration to completion of treatment. The purpose was to study the impact of the implemented artificial intelligence system on RT effectiveness, safety, the share of complex RT techniques, and measure staff satisfaction and proficiency. Results: The share of intensive modulated radiation therapy sessions changed from 39.3% in 2019 to 46.6% in 2020. After the implementation of VCP, timely pre-irradiation preparation of patients (centering, delineation, dose prescription) by department doctors increased from 76% to 91%, OR = 3.2; timely measurements of plans increased from 85% to 96%, OR = 4.7; the frequency of major events (the ratio of plans with errors or unsuccessful plans to the total number of plans, delineation of organs at risk and targets, dose prescription) decreased from 12% to 3%, OR = 4.5; the frequency of minor events (late notification of the patient of the treatment commencement, timely transition to the next stage of patient preparation for treatment decreased from 32% to 10%, OR = 4.5. Staff proficiency in VCP has increased by 75%. Following the anonymous survey results, 85% of staff reported a positive impact of VCP on the workflow. Conclusion: The share of complex methods of RT has increased by 7.3%. The implementation of VCP significantly increased the workflow efficiency – by 3.9 times, reduced the number of major and minor events by 4.4 times. It allowed using a paperless communication with the executor’s identification at each stage of RT. The new technique was also quickly adopted and favorably accepted by the staff.

scholarly journals Impact factors of intention to use paid online newspapers in Vietnam

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-44
Author(s):  
Duyet The Mai ◽  
Trung Quoc Pham
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Newspaper Industry ◽  
Online Newspapers ◽  
Attitude Factor ◽  
The Impact

The explosive growth of the Internet in recent years has led to the development of online newspapers. To survive in the context of printed newspaper sales declining, the global newspaper industry is starting to collect fee from online newspapers’ readers. In Vietnam, the ability to attract readers of online newspapers is still low. In fact, paid online newspapers in Vietnam are still at the trial stage. Therefore, studies to find out the impact factors of intention to use paid online newspapers are very necessary in Vietnam. The proposed research model is built from TPB and other previous researches. Quantitative data were collected through a questionnaire survey with 359 valid participants. By adopting SEM, results showed that the measurement model fitted data well and all hypotheses were acceptable. The study showed that the attitude factor had the largest impact on readers’ intention to pay. For these factors influencing the attitude factor, the perceived benefit factor had the most significantly positive impact and the free mentality factor had the most significantly negative impact. Through this results, some implications to increase the readers’ intention to use paid online newspaper are proposed for service providers and government agencies concerned.

scholarly journals Aural Rehabilitation via Telepractice During COVID-19: A Global Perspective on Evolving Early Intervention Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Claridge ◽  
Nicholas Kroll
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Parent Coaching ◽  
Aural Rehabilitation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Clinician Experience ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Pre-pandemic, telepractice was not globally implemented despite its effectiveness. Clinicians reported challenges related to technology, confidence, and inadequate resources. Objectives: To document global telepractice, identify current obstacles and measure the impact of a possible solution. The timing of this research facilitated tracking telepractice changes during the pandemic. Methods: Two surveys measured practitioners’ experience and attitude towards telepractice. Survey 1 was completed in February-March 2020. Participants then received two specialized lesson kits to trial if desired. Survey 2 was a follow-up after 4-6 weeks. Results: Between surveys, the proportion of participants providing telepractice increased from 47.6% to 91.7%. The lesson kits were trialled by 74.3%. Their use had a positive impact on three of the top five factors affecting the delivery of telepractice: parent coaching, clinician experience and accessing resources. Conclusion: Telepractice was rapidly adopted globally during the pandemic. The specialized resources were helpful in overcoming some of the barriers to delivery.

scholarly journals Assimilation of SMOS soil moisture into a distributed hydrological model and impacts on the water cycle variables over the Ouémé catchment in Benin

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delphine J. Leroux ◽  
Thierry Pellarin ◽  
Théo Vischel ◽  
Jean-Martia Cohard ◽  
Tania Gascon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Hydrological Model ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Efficiency Coefficient ◽  
Satellite Precipitation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Hydrological Variables

Abstract. The impact of the assimilation of surface soil moisture on the simulations of the physically based hydrological model DHSVM (Distributed Hydrology Soil Vegetation Model) is investigated in this paper for a 12 000 km catchment located in Benin, West Africa. Thanks to a large number of rain gauges spread all over the entire basin, reference simulations are performed from one year of calibration (in 2010) and two years of evaluation (2011 and 2012) based on in situ measurements of streamflow at the outlet and local observations of soil moisture at different soil depths and evapotranspiration. In a second step, several satellite products (PERSIANN, TRMM-3B42RT, and CMORPH) are used instead of in situ precipitation measurements. These products bring too much water (especially PERSIANN and CMORPH), sometimes not at the correct time of the year, which has a large impact on various hydrological variables. In order to correct for the wrong amount of input water brought by the satellite precipitation products, the SMOS satellite soil moisture observations are assimilated in the hydrological model. An optimal interpolation is implemented here using an influence radius in order to replicate the field of view of the SMOS instrument. The assimilation of SMOS data shows a positive impact on the soil moisture at different depths (5, 40, and 80 cm defined in the model), with a decrease of the bias compared to the in situ measurements. Streamflow is also positively impacted with a large improvement of the Nash efficiency coefficient after assimilation (from negative to positive for PERSIANN and CMORPH). Finally, the temporal evolution of the water table depth is also greatly improved (from 0.1–0.3 to 0.8–0.9 for PERSIANN and CMORPH). This work shows that the use of satellite precipitation products into a hydrological model can lead to large errors that can be reduced by assimilating satellite soil moisture, which has a positive impact on the estimation of hydrological variables at deeper layers and at other stages of the water cycle.

scholarly journals Impact of Dairy Enterprises on Employment Creation and Income Generation in Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Abriham Ababiya ◽  
Jema Haji ◽  
Endrias Geta ◽  
Lemma Zemedu
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Employment Creation ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Hadiya Zone

This study sought to examine the impact of dairy enterprises on employment creation and income generation in Hadiya zone, Ethiopia. Data were collected from 385 randomly selected household heads, three FGDs participants and five key informants’ interviews. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and propensity score matching. The survey results showed that out of 385 sampled household heads 126 (32.5%) were members and the remaining 259 (67.5%) were non-members of micro and small dairy enterprises. The propensity score matching result shows that being member had significant positive impact on members’ employment creation and income generation. The result revealed that the membership resulted in average increment of household’s annually employment creation by about 4 persons (33.98%) and income generation by Birr 12,339.00 (32.57%). The result showed that membership in dairy enterprises had a significant and positive impact on employment creation and income generation. The impact estimates were found to be insensitive to unobserved selection bias. It is, therefore, essential to expand and strengthen development of dairy enterprises and the membership of households in dairy enterprises to increase employment creation and income generation of members.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTS OF DOG-ASSISTED THERAPY ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (28) ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Cieślak ◽  
Joanna Nawrocka-Rohnka ◽  
Magdalena Sobieska
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Fitness Tests ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Manual Skills ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Introduction Dog-assisted therapy is a method that facilitates rehabilitation and therapy of persons with disabilities. Therapy sessions are attended by a patient, a therapist, and a trainer with a dog specially selected and trained for this purpose. Aim The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of a dog’s presence on the therapy, and consequently on the motor development of children with physical and intellectual disabilities. Material and methods This study was conducted during a period from January 2014 to May 2014. We enrolled 25 children with various disorders. The subjects were students of “Always Together” Private Elementary and Middle School in Poznań. The majority of the children have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy or meningomyelocele. Three tests were used for the assessment of the results of the therapy: The EUROFIT Special Test, an original Manual Skills Test, and a Satisfaction Survey. Results The results show significant improvement both in the EUROFIT and the manual skills tests accompanied by a high level of satisfaction. The results were not affected by the severity of intellectual disability, sex, or the type of the disorder. Conclusions The presence of a specially trained and selected dog had a positive impact on the results of physical fitness tests achieved by children with disabilities

scholarly journals Pemilihan Jenis Sistem Pengelolaan Air Limbah Domestik di Kecamatan Bekasi Selatan

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qurrotul Uyun ◽  
Eka Wardhani ◽  
Nico Halomoan
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Management System ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
The Body ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Septic Tank ◽  
Wastewater Management ◽  
Environmental Health Risk ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRAKKawasan prioritas pada Kecamatan Bekasi Selatan adalah kawasan permukiman sepanjang Kali Bekasi. Kurangnya sarana dan prasana dalam penyaluran air limbah domestik telah memberikan kontribusi pencemaran cukup tinggi kepada penurunan kualitas air Kali Bekasi. Dampak dari aktivitas sehari-hari masyarakat yang menjadi kebiasaan seperti buang air besar sembarang di sembarang tempat, tidak memiliki tangki septik sebagai tempat buang air besar, dan air bekas mandi dan cucian yang dibuang ke saluran drainase maupun secara langsung ke badan air juga menyebabkan buruknya tingkat sanitasi di Kecamatan Bekasi Selatan. Kondisi sanitasi Kecamatan Bekasi Selatan teridentifikasi beresiko tinggi berdasarkan Environmental Health Risk Assesment. Oleh Karena itu perlu dilakukan pembangunan Sistem Pengelolaan Air Limbah Domestik berdasarkan Peraturan Menteri Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat Republik Indonesia Nomor 4 Tahun 2017 tentang Penyelenggaraan Sistem Pengelolaan Air Limbah Domestik pada Lampiran I. SPALD yang terpilih pada Kecamatan Bekasi Selatan yaitu Sistem Pengelolaan Air Limbah Domestik Setempat skala Komunal.Kata kunci: Kecamatan Bekasi Selatan, Tingkat Sanitasi, SPALD. ABSTRACTPriority area in South Bekasi District is a residential area along Bekasi River. The lack of facilities and infrastructures in the distribution of domestic wastewater has contributed to pollution which is high enough to decrease the quality of Bekasi River water. The impact of the daily activities of the community which becomes a habit such as defecating in any place, does not have a septic tank as a place to defecate, and used bathing water and laundry which are discharged into the drainage channel or directly to the body of water also causes poor levels sanitation in South Bekasi District. Sanitation conditions in South Bekasi District were identified as high risk based on Environmental Health Risk Assessment. Therefore it is necessary to develop a Domestic Wastewater Management System based on the Republic of Indonesia Minister of Public Works and Housing Regulation No. 4 concerning the Implementation of Domestic Wastewater Management Systems in Appendix I. Selected SPALD in South Bekasi District, namely Local Domestic Wastewater Management System Communal scale.Keywords: Sub-district, sanitation level, SPALD.

Gamification, the finer art: fostering creativity and employee engagement

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hari Kumar ◽  
Satish Raghavendran
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Sweet Spot ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Emotional Connectedness ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – Fostering employee engagement in large organizations is a formidable problem that gets even more challenging in a sluggish economy, when the standard lever of monetary incentives are not a viable option for boosting employee engagement and motivation. As the organization gets larger, building emotional connectedness or bonding becomes challenging as teams expand to operate in different time zones. The overwhelming pace of work in the modern workplace can also hamper bonding. Yet emotional connectedness, when present, serves as a catalyst in driving superior performance and employee loyalty. The culture of many large organizations discourages innovation and out-of-the-box thinking because their institutional structures encourage risk aversion. Even though large organizations are best positioned to absorb the ups and downs of intelligent risk-taking, their talent processes enforce conformity, legitimize mediocrity and penalize failed attempts at innovative thinking. Performance appraisals tend to promote employees who take the path of least resistance. Managers, of course, help perpetuate this risk-averse cycle of mediocrity. Either they have been conditioned to think only in a linear fashion or organizational systems perpetuate managerial insecurity at all levels. This insecurity manifests in several ways: managers may take credit for the work performed by a subordinate; shoot down ideas a subordinate may have; or deflect opportunities that a subordinate may get. Survival in such an environment is based on being average and staying within the system. As a result, the spirit of entrepreneurship is lost. The authors designed a creative and playful contest called “Maverick” to tackle employee engagement in large organizations. The contest deeper goals include: shifting culture and behavior, talent discovery, brand building and meaningful engagement. The impact of the program on a broader organizational culture parameters were assessed through a survey. The survey results validate the impact of the program. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops a conceptual approach that underlies the design of the Maverick program. Surveys were deployed to determine the perceived impact of the program on the broader culture. Findings – The secret ingredient in employee engagement is gaining the “emotional share of wallet” of employees to drive meaningful, enduring organizational change. Emotional wallet share is the sweet spot that lies at the intersection of employees’ skill sets, their aspirations and the value they generate for the organization. Proactively identifying the sweet spot empowers an organization to capture employees’ emotional wallet share to identify enablers and catalysts that can unlock motivation and performance. The survey results indicate that the Maverick contest was perceived to have a positive impact on all the identified attributes. This is a testament to the program’s success as a pivotal driver of a positive organizational culture. Further, it validates that the Maverick contest identifies several levers that leaders can use to positively influence organizational culture. Research limitations/implications – The organizations can adapt the proposed conceptual framework in designing meaningful programs to tackle employee engagement and motivation. Practical implications – The paper provides a meaningful framework to tackle employee engagement in large organizations. The Maverick approach is of interest to leaders of large organizations that are struggling to increase employee engagement with limited resources and that wish to foster creativity to drive innovation. The program offers a compelling way for talented professionals to meaningfully contribute to their organization that is agnostic to their position in the hierarchy. It gives employees the freedom to strive without being paralyzed by fear of failure; the chance to build their personal brand and pride; and a safe environment in which they can question received wisdom and attempt an unconventional approach to problem-solving. It creates a playful environment to bust stress, foster innovation and encourage an entrepreneurial mindset. Originality/value – This paper offers a superior alternative to the standard gamification solutions that are routinely applied to business situations. Gamification mechanics work effectively in roles that are transactional, instead of roles that demand autonomy, mastery and a sense of purpose. Maverick program is designed while being mindful of the intrinsic motivation of the professionals.

scholarly journals The impact of social media marketing on brand loyalty: The case of digital products in Vietnam

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Thanh Tung
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Digital Products ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
The Impact

This study aims at researching and analysing the effects of social media marketing on brand loyalty of customers. The data were collected through surveys of 230 customers of digital products in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The research results show 05 elements of social media marketing have positive impact on customers’s brand loyalty. Five factors include: (1) offers advantageous campaigns of digital brands; (2) offers relevant content to consumer’s concern; (3) brand contents are frequently updated; (4) offers popular contents shared between friends and (5) appears on various devices and offers applications on social media. Based on research results, this study also proposes a number of implications for management at enterprises.

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