Pioneer brand advantage with UK consumers

Telah dilakukan kegiatan Lesson Study (LS) dalam rangka pengembangan kompetensi pendidik bidang biologi di perguruan tinggi untuk agar mengembangkan dan mengimplementasikan pembelajaran biologi yang berorientasi pada character building sekaligus meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran. Secara spesifik, fokus pencapaian kegiatan LS ini adalah: 1) pengembangan kemampuan dosen biologi dalam mengembangan dan mengimplementasikan pembelajaran biologi umum dengan socioscientific issues-based instruction secara kolegial dalam tim LS, dan 2) menumbuhkembangkan karakter peduli dan reflective judgement mahasiswa pendidikan kimia dalam konteks ilmu biologi umum. Prosedur pelaksanaan LS ini mengikuti tahap-tahap plan-do-see, yang dilaksanakan sebanyak tiga putaran. Instrumen yang digunakan meliputi: 1) perangkat pembelajaran biologi umum berbasis socioscientific issues, 2) lembar pengamatan aktivitas dosen, 3) lembar pengamatan aktivitas belajar mahasiswa, dan 4) lembar penilaian reflective judgment. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis secara deskriptif. Hasil kegiatan LS menunjukkan adanya dinamika, tantangan dan hambatan yang dialami baik oleh dosen model maupun subjek mahasiswa

Internet motives of users in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Korea: a cross-cultural replication of the WMI

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Screening for Domestic Violence Among Adult Women in the United States

BACKGROUND: Domestic violence is a problem frequently encountered in health care settings and a risk factor for physical and mental health problems. OBJECTIVE: To provide nationally representative estimates of rates of domestic violence screening among women, to identify predictors of screening, and to describe settings where women are screened. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: We examined 4,821 women over the age of 18 from the second wave of Healthcare for Communities, a nationally representative household telephone survey conducted in 2000–2001. MEASUREMENTS: Self-reports concerning whether the respondent was ever asked about domestic or family violence by any health care provider. RESULTS: Only 7% (95% CI, 6%–8%) of women reported they were ever asked about domestic violence or family violence by a health care professional. Of women who were asked about abuse, nearly half (46%) were asked in a primary care setting, and 24% were asked in a specialty mental health setting. Women with risk factors for domestic violence were more likely to report being asked about it by a health care professional, but rates were still low. CONCLUSIONS: Self-reported rates of screening for domestic violence are low even among women at higher risk for abuse. These findings reinforce the importance of developing training and raising awareness of domestic violence and its health implications. This is especially true in primary care and mental health specialty settings

Perception of inappropriate cardiopulmonary resuscitation by clinicians working in emergency departments and ambulance services : The REAPPROPRIATE international, multi-centre, cross sectional survey

Introduction: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is often started irrespective of comorbidity or cause of arrest. We aimed to determine the prevalence of perception of inappropriate CPR of the last cardiac arrest encountered by clinicians working in emergency departments and out-of-hospital, factors associated with perception, and its relation to patient outcome. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 288 centres in 24 countries. Factors associated with perception of CPR and outcome were analyzed by Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel tests and conditional logistic models. Results: Of the 4018 participating clinicians, 3150 (78.4%) perceived their last CPR attempt as appropriate, 548 (13.6%) were uncertain about its appropriateness and 320 (8.0%) perceived inappropriateness; survival to hospital discharge was 370/2412 (15.3%), 8/481 (1.7%) and 8/294 (2.7%) respectively. After adjusting for country, team and clinician's characteristics, the prevalence of perception of inappropriate CPR was higher for a non-shockable initial rhythm (OR 3.76 [2.13-6.64]; P 79 years) and in case of a "poor" first physical impression of the patient (3.45 [2.36-5.05]; P 79 years) and a "poor" first physical impression (0.26 [0.19-0.35]; P <0.0001). Conclusions: The perception of inappropriate CPR increased when objective indicators of poor prognosis were present and was associated with a low survival to hospital discharge. Factoring clinical judgment into the decision to (not) attempt CPR may reduce harm inflicted by excessive resuscitation attempts.Peer reviewe

Global wealth disparities drive adherence to COVID-safe pathways in head and neck cancer surgery

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Pioneer brand advantage with UK consumers

Pioneer advantage is derived from two sources: producer-based advantages and consumer-based advantages. The latter is relatively under-researched. This research replicates and extends Alpert and Kamins' (1995) research, which was the first to directly survey consumers. Since their research occurred only in the USA, cross-cultural replication is appropriate, (Hubbard and Armstrong, 1994). Key results show that: consumers are able to recall a brand's pioneering status; pioneer brands generally have higher recall or retrieval than other brands including the market leader; communication of pioneer status may enhance purchase interest, both at the time of the product's introduction and years after its introduction. These results support the US findings, and are rather more positive. However, British consumers did not agree that, if all other things were equal, they would prefer the pioneer brand. This research also shows for the first time that identification of pioneer status is related to actual purchase of that brand.No Full Tex

International Similarities and Differences in Web Use Motivation in the US, England and Australia: A Cross-Cultural Replication of the Web Motivation Inventory Developed in the US

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International similarities and differences in web use motivation in the US, England and Australia: a cross-cultural replication of the web motivation inventory developed in the US

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