154 research outputs found
The impact of COVID-19 on destination visit intention and local food consumption
No full textPurpose: This paper aims to investigate the relationships between motivation and intention to consume local food and between intention to consume local food and intention to visit the destination of that food's origin while examining the moderating effect of risk perception associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from two samples of potential Chinese tourists in the contexts of Italian and Thai food. Data obtained from 264 Chinese respondents for Italian food and 277 Chinese respondents for Thai food were analyzed. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was utilized to test the research model. Findings: The results indicate that, while motivational factors such as cultural experience, novelty and sensory appeal influence potential Chinese tourists' intention to consume Italian food, motivational factors such as cultural experience, health concern, novelty and sensory appeal influence tourists' intention to consume Thai food. The authors found that intention to consume local food positively influences tourists' intention to visit both destinations (Italy and Thailand). Moreover, tourists' risk perceptions of COVID-19 negatively moderate the effect of cultural experience and novelty on the intention to consume Italian food. Regarding the intention to consume Thai food, the authors found that tourists' risk perceptions have a diminishing effect on all motivational factors. Originality/value: This pioneering study examines the role of COVID-19-related risk perception on the relationships among motivation of local food consumption, intention of local food consumption and destination visit intention in the context of two destination countries. It reveals cross-country differences of the negative effect pertaining to the risk perceptions of COVID-19, which has important implications for international destination marketing
Flame Detection for Video-Based Early Fire Warning for the Protection of Cultural Heritage
No full textCultural heritage and archaeological sites are exposed to the risk of fire and early warning is the only way to avoid losses and damages. The use of terrestrial systems, typically based on video cameras, is currently the most promising solution for advanced automatic wildfire surveillance and monitoring. Video cameras are sensitive in visible spectra and can be used either for flame or smoke detection. This paper presents and compares three video-based flame detection techniques, which were developed within the FIRESENSE EU research project.The original publication is available at http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-34234-9_38
Comparison of pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of H2 receptor blockers: Cimetidine, ranitidine and famotidine
No full textIn this article, pharmacokinetic as well as pharmacodynamic properties and side effects of cimetidine, ranitidine and famotidine, three different H2 receptor blockers, have been reviewed
The safety of live-attenuated vaccines in patients using IL-1 or IL-6 blockade: an international survey.
No full textBACKGROUND: Withholding live-attenuated vaccines in patients using interleukin (IL)-1 or IL-6 blocking agents is recommended by guidelines for both pediatric and adult rheumatic diseases, since there is a risk of infection in an immune suppressed host. However, this has never been studied. This retrospective, multicenter survey aimed to evaluate the safety of live-attenuated vaccines in patients using IL-1 or IL-6 blockade. METHODS: We contacted physicians involved in the treatment of autoinflammatory diseases to investigate potential cases. Patients were included if a live-attenuated vaccine had been administered while they were on IL-1 or IL-6 blockade. RESULTS: Seventeen patients were included in this survey (7 systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), 5 cryopyrin associated periodic syndrome (CAPS), 4 mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) and 1 familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Three patients experienced an adverse event, of which two were serious adverse events (a varicella zoster infection after varicella zoster booster vaccination, and a pneumonia after MMR booster). One additional patient had diarrhea after oral polio vaccine. Further, seven patients experienced a flare of their disease, which were generally mild. Eight patients did not experience an adverse event or a flare. CONCLUSION: We have described a case series of seventeen patients who received a live-attenuated vaccine while using IL-1 or IL-6 blocking medication. The findings of this survey are not a reason to adapt the existing guidelines. Prospective trials are needed in order to acquire more evidence about the safety and efficacy before considering adaptation of guidelines
What happened in Inland Southwestern Anatolia before 5500 BC? A review of the archaeological evidence from the Selcen-Örenarasi settlement
No full textThe Upper Meander Basin qualifies as a region where one can follow the characteristics of the material cultures of two important cultural regions in the Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic periods and the changes they underwent. The settlement of Selcen-Örenarasi is strategically located at the pass connecting the plains to the mountains. Its location enables us to make an overall inference concerning the settlement pattern and cultural process of the settlements in this extensive region, which extends from the Lake District to the Coastal Aegean. The archaeological data shows that before the 6th millennium BC the settlements in the basin shared a cultural structure which was common in many aspects. The analogies which can particularly be followed via the monochrome pottery verify this relationship among the Lake District, the Upper Meander Basin in Central Southwestern Anatolia, and the Coastal Aegean. It is also clear that the cultural borders were reshaped and the above-mentioned common cultural structure underwent a change after the 6th millennium BC. Because of this process, the Upper Meander Basin culturally joined the Lake District, as indicated by the painted pottery. On the other hand, the tradition of monochrome pottery continued uninterruptedly in the Coastal Aegean settlements located in and around İzmir. There is no doubt that the mutual relations within the regions concerned did not completely end. However, after the 6th millennium BC, the Upper Meander Basin displayed a culture which was identical with that of the Lake District but differed from the Coastal Aegean. These changes and transformation can be followed via the settlement of Selcen-Örenarasi in the Upper Meander Basin. The systematic surveys in the region document that both the plains and the plateau leaning against the mountainous region were preferred as settlement areas in the basin throughout the Neolithic Period. The same surveys also shows that this settlement order changed at the beginning of the 6th millennium BC when settlements shifted towards the plain. In this paper, it is put forward that this change in the Upper Meander Basin not only reflected a transformation within the region but also affected the Coastal Aegean and even the regions located to the west of the Aegean Sea in terms of its consequences. Likewise, the new settlements which appeared concurrently in these last two regions seem to have been related to the changes in the Upper Meander Basin. It is likely that some of the settlements represented by the monochrome pottery tradition in the Upper Meander Basin in Inland Southwestern Anatolia withdrew towards the plain and integrated with the Lake District, whereas some communities from these same settlements must have dispersed and moved westwards
What happened in Inland Southwestern Anatolia before 5500 BC? A review of the archaeological evidence from the Selcen-Örenarasi settlement
No full textThe Upper Meander Basin qualifies as a region where one can follow the characteristics of the material cultures of two important cultural regions in the Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic periods and the changes they underwent. The settlement of Selcen-Örenarasi is strategically located at the pass connecting the plains to the mountains. Its location enables us to make an overall inference concerning the settlement pattern and cultural process of the settlements in this extensive region, which extends from the Lake District to the Coastal Aegean. The archaeological data shows that before the 6th millennium BC the settlements in the basin shared a cultural structure which was common in many aspects. The analogies which can particularly be followed via the monochrome pottery verify this relationship among the Lake District, the Upper Meander Basin in Central Southwestern Anatolia, and the Coastal Aegean. It is also clear that the cultural borders were reshaped and the above-mentioned common cultural structure underwent a change after the 6th millennium BC. Because of this process, the Upper Meander Basin culturally joined the Lake District, as indicated by the painted pottery. On the other hand, the tradition of monochrome pottery continued uninterruptedly in the Coastal Aegean settlements located in and around İzmir. There is no doubt that the mutual relations within the regions concerned did not completely end. However, after the 6th millennium BC, the Upper Meander Basin displayed a culture which was identical with that of the Lake District but differed from the Coastal Aegean. These changes and transformation can be followed via the settlement of Selcen-Örenarasi in the Upper Meander Basin. The systematic surveys in the region document that both the plains and the plateau leaning against the mountainous region were preferred as settlement areas in the basin throughout the Neolithic Period. The same surveys also shows that this settlement order changed at the beginning of the 6th millennium BC when settlements shifted towards the plain. In this paper, it is put forward that this change in the Upper Meander Basin not only reflected a transformation within the region but also affected the Coastal Aegean and even the regions located to the west of the Aegean Sea in terms of its consequences. Likewise, the new settlements which appeared concurrently in these last two regions seem to have been related to the changes in the Upper Meander Basin. It is likely that some of the settlements represented by the monochrome pottery tradition in the Upper Meander Basin in Inland Southwestern Anatolia withdrew towards the plain and integrated with the Lake District, whereas some communities from these same settlements must have dispersed and moved westwards
THE EFFECT OF CHRONIC GUANFACINE ADMINISTRATION ON HIGH PLASMA VASOPRESSIN LEVELS IN ESSENTIAL-HYPERTENSION
No full textContent Area Reading and Writing: Practices and Beliefs
No full textThe main purpose of this study was to investigate science, social studies, and classroom teachers’ reading and writing practices, and to investigate their beliefs about content area reading and writing. One hundred and forty-three teachers filled out the survey developed to learn their content area reading and writing practices and beliefs. In the second part of the study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 teachers. The study results showed that teachers did not employ specific reading and writing strategies. They used question-asking strategy before, during, and after reading. This study concluded that there is a need for content area reading and writing courses for pre-service and in-service teachers
Diffuse malignant epithelial peritoneal mesothelioma in pregnancy. A case report and literature review
No full textA 33-year-old pregnant woman of 38 weeks' gestation with massive peritoneal ascites presented. A cesarean section was performed and a viable 3,100 g male infant was delivered. Biopsy of the nodular enlargements from the omentum revealed a malignant epithelial peritoneal mesothelioma. Malignant mesothelioma is a rare malignancy which has not been described in term pregnancy and appears to be unaffected by the pregnant state
Lower expression of miR-770-5p is associated with tumor samples.
No full textExpression level of miR-770-5p was downregulated in tumor samples compared to normal samples (One-way ANOVA; p<0.00005621, f = 10.44).</p
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