Raising Awareness of Responsible Consumption Through Fashion Rentals and Frugal intentions

Sustainable consumption practices help to reduce environmental impacts and fosters responsible consumers. Researchers have explored the positive drivers and negative barriers of fashion-conscious consumer (FCC) purchasing intention on fashion clothing. The study also examined the motives and outcomes of the phenomenon, such as rental landscape and frugality. Using the qualitative phenomenological method, researchers conducted 21 in-depth semi-structured interviews in India to tap into FCC's buying intention and experience. From the results of qualitative analysis, researchers identified “emotion” as a new parameter reflecting consumer passion and interpersonal relationships. Different themes emerged, such as selection of the style, attention-seeking, status value, cost factor (uncontrollable), and psychological value, which are the commonly identified motivators. Conceptual framework is developed to understand the perception towards green environment and sustainability. The implications are to improve the sustainable practices in the fashion sector through rental options and frugality.

APPROACHES TO EVALUATE TRANSPORT COSTING IN INDIA – AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

This research paper has made an attempt to study the background and strength of cost factor in transport sector. The analysis can be condense into three crucial issues which,depending on how they are handled in any analysis,together dictate whether or not transport measures will be deemed a more or less cost-effective route to carbon reduction. In short,these are the postulation about future costs and level of travel demand,the methods applied to compare policies for cost-effectiveness and the evidence base used in relation to different types and combinations of policy instrument.So in view of this,the present study assumes a great importance to put the light on transport costing.

The usage of probabilistic assessment for cost calculations of using NPP with hydrogen industrial production

THE PURPOSE. This study focused on the probability of construction of dual – purpose nuclear-hydrogen unit for cogeneration of hydrogen and electricity with nuclear power reactor VVER-1200 based on AES-2006 project. METHODS. The aim of the study is the probation of the IAEA calculation method originated for sea water desalination unit using nuclear power plant as an energy source, but with a view to same time production of high-quality hydrogen and electricity concerning the ecological issues of hydrogen generation. In particular, the method was used for probabilistic assessment of single-purpose NPP unit and dual-purpose nuclear-hydrogen unit. The supposed result of the study was construction of special building for the electrolytic process purposes. The ground location of the building was out of the main building area. The special building should consist of electrolytic units, technological water feed and removal pipelines, tanks for hydrogen and other service equipment. RESULTS. The paper introduced the theoretical possibility of hydrogen production on the rate up to 1,927∙108 m3/year in the case of full-time basis operation of 50 hydrogen units. The rate of produced hydrogen corresponds to 18,53% of inner Russian market hydrogen needs. In this case the electricity cost factor was 0,097 $/kW∙hr, the cost factor of higher quality hydrogen was 0,956 $/m3. The paper introduced the prime cost comparison of produced hydrogen according to hydrogen units total capacity and arrangement demands. CONCLUSION. This method has the limits of applicability, but in our case, it can be used to calculate key economic factors of the project and to analyze the validation of the energy source and the hydrogen unit size.

FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KEPUASAN PELANGGAN PADA JASA TRANSPORTASI PERUSAHAAN OTOBUS BUDIMAN JURUSAN TASIKMALAYA-CIKARANG

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji dan menganalisis faktor-faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi kepuasan pelanggan pada jasa transportasi perusahaan otobus budiman jurusan tasikmalaya-cikarang. Faktor-faktor yang akan dianalisis dalam penelitian ini adalah faktor biaya perjalanan, faktor waktu perjalanan, faktor waktu tunggu, faktor aksesibilitas, faktor kesesuaian, faktor keamanan/keselamatan. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh dari uji analisis faktor menunjukkan bahwa diperoleh 3 faktor yang berpengaruh paling dominan terhadap kepuasan pelanggan dalam memilih angkutan jasa transportasi umum bus budiman jurusan tasikmalaya-cikarang. faktor-faktor tersebut adalah : faktor biaya perjalanan 36,59%, faktor waktu perjalanan 12,86%, faktor keamanan/keselamatan 7,422%. Faktor yang paling dominan mempengaruhi kepuasan pelanggan adalah faktor biaya perjalanan, faktor waktu perjalanan dan faktor keamanan/keselamatan. sedangkan sisanya dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang tidak diteliti. Kata Kunci : Analisis Faktor, Jasa Transportasi Umum, kepuasan Pelanggan. The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze the factors that affect customer satisfaction in the transportation services of the Budiman bus company, majoring in Tasikmalaya-Cikarang. The factors that will be analyzed in this study are the travel cost factor, the travel time factor, the waiting time factor, the accessibility factor, the suitability factor, the security/safety factor. The data were obtained from distributing questionnaires to 277 respondents who used the Budiman bus majoring in Tasikmalaya-Cikarang. The data analysis technique used is the scale range technique and the factor analysis technique. The results of the research obtained from the factor analysis test showed that there were 3 factors that had the most dominant influence on customer satisfaction in choosing public transportation services, the Budiman bus majoring in Tasikmalaya-Cikarang. These factors are: travel cost factor 36.59%, travel time factor 12.86%, security/safety factor 7.422%. The most dominant factors affecting customer satisfaction are travel costs, travel time factors and security/safety factors. while the rest is influenced by other factors not examined. Keywords: Factor Analysis, Public Transportation Services, Customer Satisfaction

FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG DOMINAN MEMPENGARUHI KEPUASAN PASIEN RAWAT INAP PADA RUMAH SAKIT UMUM BINA KASIH MEDAN

This study aims to determine the dominant factors affecting the satisfaction of BPJS inpatients. The study population was 1732 BPJS patients who were hospitalized in June-July 2019. The research sample consisted of 70 patients. The data collection techniques used were documentation and questionnaires. The data obtained were analyzed by factor analysis. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that the most dominant factors affecting the satisfaction of inpatients at the Bina Kasih General Hospital in Medan were performance factors, additional features, endurance, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, infrastructure, situation description, social environment, controlling emotions. , price levels, payment terms, service fees. Of the fourteen indicators, it can be seen that the service cost factor must be considered by the hospital because this factor is the complaint of patients at the Bina Kasih General Hospital in Medan.

Electrification of a Heavy-Duty CI Truck—Comparison of Electric Turbocharger and Crank Shaft Motor

A combustion engine-driven vehicle can be made more fuel efficient over some drive cycles by, for example, introducing electric machines and solutions for electrical energy storage within the vehicle’s driveline architecture. The possible benefits of different hybridization concepts depend on the architecture, i.e., the type of energy storage, and the placement and sizing of the different driveline components. This paper examines a diesel electric plug-in hybrid truck, where the powertrain includes a diesel engine supported with two electric motors, one supporting the crank shaft and one the turbocharger. Numerical optimal control was used to find energy-optimal control strategies during two different accelerations; the trade-off between using electrical energy and diesel fuel was evaluated using a simulation platform. Fixed-gear acceleration was performed to evaluate the contribution from the two electric motors in co-operation, and individual operation. A second acceleration test case from 8 to 80 km/h was performed to evaluate the resulting optimal control behavior when taking gear changes into account. A cost factor was used to relate the cost of diesel fuel to electrical energy. The selection of the cost factor relates to the allowed usage of electrical energy: a high cost factor results in a high amplification from electrical energy input to total system energy savings, whereas a low cost factor results in an increased usage of electrical energy for propulsion. The difference between fixed-gear and full acceleration is mainly the utilization of the electric crank shaft motor. For the mid-range of the cost factors examined, the crank shaft electric motor is used at the end of the fixed-gear acceleration, but the control sequence is not repeated for each gear during the full acceleration. The electric motor supporting the turbocharger is used for higher cost factors than the crank shaft motor, and the amplification from electrical energy input to total energy savings is also the highest.

A retrospective analysis of trends in primary knee arthroplasty in Germany from 2008 to 2018

Unicompartimental and total knee arthroplasty is one of the most successful and most performed operations worldwide. In the last years the number of primary knee arthroplasty increased constantly. The aim of this study is to analyze the rising numbers of primary knee arthroplasty and to see how it is used in Germany. In this retrospective study data, provided by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany from 2008 to 2018 was analyzed, using operation codes from the German procedure classification system and characteristics like age, sex and type of the prosthesis. We found a slight increase of unicompartimental and total knee arthroplasty over the investigated 10 years from 150.504 in 2008 up to 168.479 procedures in 2018, with a maximum of 169.334 in 2017. Most patients were female and over 65 years old. Interestingly, there was an obvious decrease of regular TKA in the year 2013, with a relevant impact on the total number of procedures. In the following years the number rised again reaching the former level in 2015 and is still increasing. The highest increase was found in partial knee arthroplasty, with a constant rise every year, starting with 7988 in 2008 up to 21.072 in 2018. In contrast, we found a relevant reduction of constrained prosthesis in primary TKA, whereas the number of semi-constrained prosthesis in primary TKA is again rising after a decrease in 2015. We found that the number of bicondylar TKA and especially UKA increased from 2008 to 2018. Regarding an aging population, we can expect a rising number for Primary knee arthroplasty and in consequence a rising number of revision arthroplasty in the future. This will be a challenging cost factor for the healthcare system in Germany.