The Trend of Youth Visitations at Kilim Geopark in Langkawi Islands, Malaysia

Author(s):  
Azizan Marzuki ◽  
Diana Mohamad

This chapter provides insights on youth visitation to KILIM Geopark in relation to tourism activities, hospitality services expectation, and three visitation characteristics. Within a two-month data gathering period, 142 respondents from youths aged 18 to 30 of various nationalities were collected. As geopark tourism activity is a relatively new trend of the nature-based tourism industry, it is assumed the populace will look forward to a distinctively novel tourism experience, and thus, views tourism from a new perspective. Additionally, the populace is determined as the targeted group given the widely known tradition of this group's road trip patterns and engagement. When analyzing the data by means of one-way ANOVA, T-test, Correlation, Regression, and Correspondence analyses, interesting results were observed with regard to visitation characteristics, environmental attitudes, and attractions management aspects. Considering the results presented, practical and sensible solutions are discussed in relation to how youths perceived KILIM Geopark.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Δήμητρα Σπυροπούλου
Keyword(s):  
T Test ◽  

Η παρούσα διδακτορική διατριβή μελετά θέματα κοινωνικού κεφαλαίου, υγείας και προαγωγής της υγείας, καθώς και πολιτικών για την προαγωγή της υγείας στην Τριτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση. Πιο συγκεκριμένα η διδακτορική αυτή διατριβή εξετάζει πώς οι πολιτικές για την προαγωγή της υγείας, οι οποίες αναπτύσσονται στην Τριτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση, συνδέονται με το κοινωνικό κεφάλαιο των φοιτητών και επηρεάζουν την υγεία τους με διαφορετικούς τρόπους. Επίσης, ο σκοπός της παρούσας διδακτορικής διατριβής είναι να διερευνήσει πώς οι φοιτητές υιοθετούν τις πολιτικές για την προαγωγή της υγείας στο Πανεπιστήμιο φοίτησής τους με βάση το κοινωνικό τους κεφάλαιο. Για τη διεξαγωγή της εμπειρικής έρευνας χρησιμοποιήθηκε το ανώνυμο γραπτό ερωτηματολόγιο. Η επεξεργασία των δεδομένων πραγματοποιήθηκε με το στατιστικό πακέτο SPSS 24 και χρησιμοποιήθηκαν οι στατιστικοί δείκτες: t-test, One Way Anova και Παραγοντική Ανάλυση, ενώ στα ποιοτικά δεδομένα του ερωτηματολογίου εφαρμόστηκε θεματική ανάλυση. Το δείγμα της έρευνας αποτελείτο από 445 τεταρτοετείς φοιτητές της Σχολής Ανθρωπιστικών και Κοινωνικών Επιστημών του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, οι οποίοι φοιτούσαν στο εαρινό εξάμηνο 2017-2018. Το μέγεθος του δείγματος θεωρήθηκε αντιπροσωπευτικό του πληθυσμού που διερευνήθηκε. Με βάση τα αποτελέσματα της εμπειρικής έρευνας, διαπιστώθηκε ότι το κοινωνικό κεφάλαιο των φοιτητών επηρεάζει σε μεγάλο βαθμό την αποδοχή και την υιοθέτηση των πολιτικών για την προαγωγή της υγείας οι οποίες προωθούνται από το Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών, καθώς και τις αντιλήψεις τους σε θέματα σχετικά με την υγεία και την προαγωγή της υγείας στο Πανεπιστήμιο. Αυτή η έρευνα κατέδειξε ότι οι φοιτητές πρέπει να δημιουργήσουν ένα ισχυρό κοινωνικό κεφάλαιο στο Πανεπιστήμιό τους. Για να επιτευχθεί αυτό, τo Πανεπιστήμιο θα μπορούσε να βοηθήσει τους φοιτητές και τις φοιτήτριες να αναπτύξουν το κοινωνικό τους κεφάλαιο, για παράδειγμα δημιουργώντας δεσμούς μεταξύ του προσωπικού του Πανεπιστημίου και των φοιτητών, και παράλληλα προωθώντας δραστηριότητες οι οποίες να ενισχύουν την κοινωνική αλληλεπίδραση στην πανεπιστημιακή κοινότητα.


Author(s):  
Tsai-Fa Yen ◽  
Chunbo Li ◽  
Runfa Li

Our country’s economy and society continue to develop. With the popularization of national education and the growth of per capita annual income, the people are paying more and more attention to experience situations, and the tourism industry has entered the era of experience economy. In addition, at the end of 2019, my country's population over 65 years old accounted for 11.4%, and the 60-year-old retired group accounted for 18.1% (approximately 253 million people). In fact, it has entered an aging society, and the demand for health tourism has become more intense. Therefore, the citizens' demand for experience and health tourism has become more obvious. How to meet the development needs of health and wellnesstourism under the background of experience economy is an extremely important research topic. The research purpose of this article is to explore the problems of health and wellness tourism experience projects from the perspective of experience marketing, and put forward corresponding suggestions. This study uses the well-known tourist destination in Panxi, China: Qionglu Scenic Area, XichangCity, Sichuan Province, to interview local tourists through in-depth interviews. A total of 20 effective interview samples are obtained and analyzed by content analysis. The results of the analysis show that the respondents’ perception of health and wellnesstourism is mostly to promote health tourism, which roughly conforms to the definition of health and wellness tourism. Secondly, in terms of health and wellness tourism experience activities, respondents prefer catering activities, and focus on mountain and water experience activities. Therefore, this research suggests that destination managers and operators should make good use of local natural resources and cultural characteristics of the Yi ethnic group, focus on developing mountain and water experience projects, highlight ethnic minority dining and cultural characteristics, and meet consumer health and tourism needs.


PHARMACON ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Ausich Singal ◽  
Edwin De Queljoe ◽  
Paulina Yamlean

ABSTRACT This study aims to determine the effect of infusion of conjoined pumpkin leaves (Sechium edule) on reducing total blood cholesterol of male white rats (Rattus norvegicus). The subjects of this study were 15 male white rats with an average body weight of 200 grams which were divided into 5 groups, each group consisted of 3 mice. The method used is a laboratory experiment with a completely randomized design. The results were obtained from 2 measurements of blood cholesterol levels, namely measurements before and after treatment. The treatment begins with the provision of high-fat foods for 48 days. On the 49th day a blood cholesterol level was measured before treatment. Furthermore, treatment was given to each group, namely aquades in the negative control group, simvastatin in the positive control group, and squash leaves infusion with their respective doses in the dose group I (40%), the dose group II (20%), and the dose group III (10%). Measurement of cholesterol levels after treatment was carried out on day 54. Data were analyzed by Paired t-test and One Way ANOVA. The analysis showed that there were no significant differences between treatment groups. Judging from the change in average and percentage, 40% infusion dose of siamese pumpkin leaves gives the best reduction in cholesterol levels. Keywords: Cholesterol, pumpkin leaves, male white mouse infusion. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian infusa daun labu siam (Sechium edule ) terhadap penuruan kolesterol darah total tikus putih jantan (Rattus norvegicus). Subjek penelitian ini berupa tikus putih jantan berjumlah 15 ekor dengan berat badan rata-rata 200 gram yang dibagi dalam 5 kelompok, masing-masing kelompok sebanyak 3 ekor. Metode yang digunakan yaitu eksperimen laboratorium dengan rancangan acak lengkap. Hasil penelitian diperoleh dari 2 kali pengukuran kadar koleterol darah yaitu pengukuran sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan. Perlakuan dimulai dengan pemberian makanan tinggi lemak selama 48 hari. Pada hari ke49 dilakukan pengukuran kadar kolesterol darah sebelum perlakuan. Selanjutnya diberikan perlakuan pada tiap kelompok yaitu aquades pada kelompok kontrol negatif, simvastatin pada kelompok kontrol positif, dan infusa daun labu siam dengan dosis masing-masing pada kelompok dosis I (40 %), kelompok dosis II (20 %), dan kelompok dosis III (10%). Pengukuran kadar kolesterol sesudah perlakuan dilakukan pada hari 54. Data diananlisis dengan Paired t-test dan One Way ANOVA. Hasil analisa menunjukan tidak terdapat perbedaan yang bermakna antar kelompok perlakuan. Dilihat dari perubahan rerataan dan presentase, dosis infusa  40% daun labu siam memberikan penurunan kadar koleterol terbaik. Kata kunci : Infusa daun Labu siam, kolesterol, tikus putih jantan.


2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 366-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt T Lam ◽  
So Ran Kwon ◽  
Fang Qian ◽  
Gerald E Denehy

ABSTRACT Aim The E4D Compare software is an innovative tool that provides immediate feedback to students’ projects and competencies. It should provide consistent scores even when different scanners are used which may have inherent subtle differences in calibration. This study aimed to evaluate potential discrepancies in evaluation using the E4D Compare software based on four different NEVO scanners in dental anatomy projects. Additionally, correlation between digital and visual scores was evaluated. Materials and methods Thirty-five projects of maxillary left central incisors were evaluated. Among these, thirty wax-ups were performed by four operators and five consisted of standard dentoform teeth. Five scores were obtained for each project: one from an instructor that visually graded the project and from four different NEVO scanners. A faculty involved in teaching the dental anatomy course blindly scored the 35 projects. One operator scanned all projects to four NEVO scanners (D4D Technologies, Richardson, TX, USA). The images were aligned to the gold standard, and tolerance set at 0.3 mm to generate a score. The score reflected percentage match between the project and the gold standard. One-way ANOVA with repeated measures was used to determine whether there was a significant difference in scores among the four NEVO scanners. Paired-sample t-test was used to detect any difference between visual scores and the average scores of the four NEVO scanners. Pearson's correlation test was used to assess the relationship between visual and average scores of NEVO scanners. Results There was no significant difference in mean scores among four different NEVO scanners [F(3, 102) = 2.27, p = 0.0852 one-way ANOVA with repeated measures]. Moreover, the data provided strong evidence that a significant difference existed between visual and digital scores (p = 0.0217; a pairedsample t-test). Mean visual scores were significantly lower than digital scores (72.4 vs 75.1). Pearson's correlation coefficient of 0.85 indicated a strong correlation between visual and digital scores (p < 0.0001). Conclusion The E4D Compare software provides consistent scores even when different scanners are used and correlates well with visual scores. Clinical significance The use of innovative digital assessment tools in dental education is promising with the E4D Compare software correlating well with visual scores and providing consistent scores even when different scanners are used. How to cite this article Lam MT, Kwon SR, Qian F, Denehy GE. Evaluation of an Innovative Digital Assessment Tool in Dental Anatomy. J Contemp Dent Pract 2015;16(5):366-371.


Author(s):  
Ban Ali Hussein Al Mahanadi

The transport sector in its various forms, has an important weight in tourist activity, it is a direct producer that deserves direct planning. It is coordinated with the objectives of the comprehensive tourism plan. Also, it is an important factor in the tourism industry where depend on it to transport tourists from outside their places of residence to the tourist destination. An analysis of the reality of transport and tourism activity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shows the relative importance of the transport and communications sector, the relative importance of the retail sector, restaurants and hotels, the highest level of passenger services, In addition, there is the presence of religious tourism as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia benefits from the influx of millions of Muslim pilgrims from all over the world to perform Hajj rituals annually and Umrah every day. And to see the archaeological sites and the holiest Bekaa in the Holy Haram area where in 2017 religious tourism attracted more than 8 million Muslim visitors, around 3 million came to perform Hajj. According to the National Transition Program, the Ministry of Hajj is committed to achieving the goal of providing the greatest possible number of Muslims to perform Hajj and Umrah. The end of this ministry is to increase the number of pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia to 15 million by 2020 compared to 2017 (6.8 million) And according to Vision 2030, this number will double to 30 million by 2030, This is due to major growth in the fields of living accommodations, wellness maintenance, advanced shipping, retail and infrastructure. Equally part of its vision for growing the tourism sector and diversifying the sources of income, it intends to implement the first two projects, the Red Sea project and the second project of the city of Neum.


Author(s):  
A. Nebesnaya

The article provides an overview of the main strategic documents for the development of the tourism industry both at the federal level and at the regional levels. Among the main measures for the implementation of the Strategy for the period up to 2035 in the tourism sector, they noted: the formation of the institutional system of the industry; development of tourist infrastructure; formation of a tourist product; qualitatively new management of the industry; advanced training of participants in the tourism industry; ensuring an increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting the Russian Federation. To analyze the development of these measures in the region, a SWOT-analysis of the development of the tourism industry in the Voronezh region was carried out. The strengths included the availability of significant resources for the development of various types of tourism. The created room stock of accommodation facilities, represented by key foreign and domestic hotel brands, is capable of receiving up to 1.5 million tourists a year. The developed transport infrastructure of the Voronezh region, the presence of the international airport "Voronezh" are significant competitive advantages of the Voronezh region. The weaknesses include the fact that Voronezh and the region do not have a sufficiently developed hospitality industry and a well-recognized brand. The contribution of tourism activity to the well-being of its key participants was considered. A forecast was made in accordance with the Tourism Development Strategy 2035 of the export of tourism services and the gross value added of the tourism industry in Russia.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Sedat Erol

The aim of this study was to determine and investigate the writing anxiety of Syrian refugees learning Turkish as a foreign language in Turkey according to different variables. The study group of the research, in which survey model was used, consisted of 214 Syrian refugees chosen via purposive sampling method and who learn Turkish as a foreign language in Turkey. &ldquo;Writing Anxiety Scale for Learners of Turkish as a Foreign Language&rdquo; was used as data gathering tool in the research. In the analysis process, firstly normality test was conducted and it was determined that it indicated normal distribution. Accordingly, t-test was used in pair independent samples, and one-way ANOVA test was used in multi-group comparisons. As a result of the research, it was determined that writing anxiety level of the Syrian refugees learning Turkish as a foreign language (L2) in Turkey, was at medium level and also their writing anxiety was caused by environmental/social factors rather than internal/mental factors. In addition, when the situation was evaluated according to their language levels, it was determined that students at B2 level had the highest level of anxiety; and that using Turkish in social media reduces the action-oriented anxiety of the students. When the participants&rsquo; writing anxiety was investigated according to gender, age, and time spent in Turkey it was found that a significant difference was not indicated.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Retno Tri Wulandari ◽  
Nurmasari Widyastuti ◽  
Martha Ardiaria

Latar belakang: Daya tahan merupakan kesanggupan tubuh dalam melakukan penyesuaian terhadap beban fisik sehingga dapat menghindari kelelahan yang berlebihan. Buah pisang raja  (Musa paradisiaca var. Sapientum L.) dan pisang ambon (Musa paradisiaca var. Sapientum (L.) Kunt.) mengandung karbohidrat yang akan meningkatkan kadar glukosa darah dan tinggi kalium, sehingga berpotensi mencegah kelelahan otot. Tujuan penelitian ini mengetahui perbedaan pemberian pisang raja dan pisang ambon terhadap VO2max pada remaja di sekolah sepak bola.Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan pre-post tes with control group design. Responden penelitian ini adalah atlet sepak bola berusia 15-18 tahun di sekolah sepak bola Terang Bangsa dan Satria Kencana Serasi. Responden dibagi menjadi 3 kelompok, yaitu kelompok kontrol mendapat air mineral 240 ml, kelompok perlakuan I mendapat pisang raja 150 g dan kelompok perlakuan II mendapat pisang ambon 150 g. VO2max diukur menggunakan tes lari 15 menit Balke, dan asupan makan diperoleh dari recall 2x24 jam. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan uji Paired t test, One way ANOVA dan uji ANCOVA.Hasil: Rerata delta VO2max  kelompok kontrol (-0,8±3,1) memiliki perbedaan bermakna dengan perlakuan I (6,6±2,9; p=0,00) dan  perlakuan II (2,3 ± 2,5; p=0,006). Secara deskriptif kenaikan perubahan VO2max tertinggi pada kelompok perlakuan I,diikuti perlakuan II dan kelompok kontrol.Kesimpulan: Terdapat perbedaan nilai delta VO2max pada kelompok kontrol dan kelompok perlakuan, dan secara signifikan kenaikan VO2max terjadi pada pemberian pisang raja.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ni Kadek Risna Dewi ◽  
I Ketut Sudiana ◽  
Ni Luh Kadek Alit Arsani

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pelatihan single leg speed hop dan double leg speed hop terhadap peningkatan daya ledak otot tungkai. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen sungguhan dengan rancangan the randomized pretest posttest control groups design. Sampel penelitian ini adalah siswa putri SMP N 3 Mengwi sebanyak 45 orang ditentukan dengan teknik simple random sampling. Daya ledak otot tungkai diukur dengan vertical jump test dan data dianalisis dengan uji t independent, uji anava satu jalur dan dilanjutkan dengan uji least significant difference (LSD) pada taraf signifikansi (α) 0,05 dengan bantuan komputer program SPSS 16,0. Berdasarkan uji t independent pada pelatihan single leg speed hop diperoleh nilai sebesar 4,987 dengan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,000 sedangkan pada pelatihan double leg speed hop diperoleh nilai sebesar 2,509 dengan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,018. Berdasarkan uji anava satu jalur diperoleh nilai sebesar 11,695 dengan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,000 dan uji least significant difference (LSD) menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan pengaruh antara kedua pelatihan dan pelatihan single leg speed hop mempunyai pengaruh yang lebih baik dari pelatihan double leg speed hop dengan mean difference sebesar 4,667. Dari hasil penelitian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pelatihan single leg speed hop dan double leg speed hop berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan daya ledak otot tungkai pada siswa putri SMP N 3 Mengwi tahun pelajaran 2013/2014 dan terdapat perbedaan pengaruh antara kedua pelatihan serta pelatihan single leg speed hop mempunyai pengaruh yang lebih baik dari pelatihan double leg speed hop. Kata Kunci : pelatihan single leg speed hop, pelatihan double leg speed hop, daya ledak otot tungkai. This research aimed to determine the effect of speed single leg speed hop and double leg speed hop training in improving power of leg muscle. This research was a true experiment by the randomized pretest posttest control groups design. The sample was students of SMP N 3 Mengwi daughter as many as 45 people were determined by simple random sampling. Power of leg muscle was measured by vertical jump test and data were analyzed by independent t-test, one way anova and least significant difference (LSD) with significance level (α) 0,05 using computer program SPSS 16.0. Based on independent t-test on single leg speed hop training obtained 4.987 with a significance value of 0.000, while the double-leg speed hop training obtained 2.509 with a significance value of 0.018. Based on one way anova of the obtained value of F 11.695 with a significance value of 0.000 and the least significant difference test (LSD) showed there was a different effect between the two types of training and single leg speed hop training has better effect than double leg speed hop training with mean difference of 4.667. From the results, it could be concluded that single leg speed hop and double leg speed hop training were effective to improve power of leg muscle on the students of SMP N 3 Mengwi daughter of the school year 2013/2014 and there was a different effect between the two types of training and single leg speed hop training have a better effect than double leg speed hops training.keyword : single leg speed hop training, double leg speed hop training, power of leg muscle.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Suwakhon Phakeewai ◽  
Prayoon - Wongchantra

This research aims to develop the environmental recreation camp activity for youth in Roi-Et province of Thailand, to compare environmental knowledge, environmental attitudes before and after participating in the camp, as will as their participating in Environment Recreation camp activities during and after participating in the camp of youths with different gender and domicile, and to study the relationship between environmental knowledge, environmental attitudes and participation in environmental recreation camp activities. The data were collected though a survey with 40 youths from Phanom Phrai Wittayakarn School, Phanom Phrai District, Roi-Et Province. The research instruments was the manuals questionnaire measuring environmental knowledge, environmental attitudes and participation in environmental recreation camp activity. The data were analysed by using descriptive statistic and hypothesis testing by using t-test, One-way MANCOVA, One-way ANOVA and Correlation analysis. The results of this research indicated as below Environment Recreation Camp Activities for Youth in Roi-Et Province had effectively is 85.17/83.44 and an effectiveness index is 0.6117. After participating in environment recreation camp activities, youths had higher environmental knowledge and environmental attitudes than before participating in the camp. After participating in environment recreation camp activities, youth had higher participation in environment recreation camp activities than during participating in camp. The sample youths with different gender and domicile had no different environmental knowledge, environmental attitudes, and environmental participation. Environmental knowledge, environmental attitudes, and participation in environmental recreation camp activities were not correlated.


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