81 research outputs found
Older AdultsââŹâ˘ Travel Website Usage and Their Wellbeing Perception
AbstractââŹâThis study attempts to identify the impacts of older adultsââŹâ˘ innovativeness on parasocial interaction, and examine the linkage between PSI and well-being perception. The 201 U.S. elderlyparticipated in survey conducted from online research survey firm. The conceptual suggested model was tested by the data collected from users of travel websites. The results found thatinnovativeness negatively influenced on PSI. Furthermore, older adultsââŹâ˘parasocial interaction was found to generatetheir well-being perception. Managerial and academic implications and direction of future research were provided
Effect of restorative experience in reducing the risk perception of COVID-19 infection: Korean male campersâ well-being and willingness to pay a premium for camping
During the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, South Korean men
exhibited greater affective risk perceptions than women, displaying anxiety and
fear of COVID-19 infection as well as emotional distress. Such negative
psychological states can be reduced through exposure to natural environments.
Natural settings often provide restorative environments promoting individual
mental health, psychological stability, and well-being. Therefore, this study
aims to examine the roles of restorativeness as perceived by men in mitigating
the affective risk perception of COVID-19, improving well-being, and increasing
the willingness to pay a premium to camp in the context of nature-based camping.
An online survey was conducted with South Korean men who experienced camping
during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 208 responses were used for data
analysis. The results of structural equation modeling indicated significant
relationships between affective risk perception and perceived restorativeness,
perceived restorativeness and well-being, and well-being and
willingness-to-pay-a-premium. The mediating effect of well-being was also
significant. The findings of a multi-group analysis indicated a significant
moderating effect of having children on the relationship between perceived
restorativeness and well-being, but not on the relationship between well-being
and willingness-to-pay-a-premium. The results of this study provide enhanced
insight into restorative experiences in nature as a coping mechanism for
increased affective risks as perceived by men during the pandemic. In particular,
this study examined the psychological benefits of a natural environment in the
context of camping and empirically identified the role of camping in promoting a
feeling of restorativeness and inducing menâs well-being perception by easing
negative emotions. This study also provides practitioners with an understanding
of changes in menâs perceptions and emotional and behavioral responses through
positive restorative experiences
The Effects of Cognitive Appraisal and Emotion on Consumer Behavior: The Critical Role of Recollection in the Luxury Cruise Setting
Abstract de la ponencia[EN] The purposes of this study were: (1) to integrate the cognitive appraisal
theory and script theory; (2) to examine the bonding character of
recollection; and (3) to assess the relationships between consumers
âappraisals, positive/negative emotions, recollection, storytelling and
repurchase intention. A review of previous studies revealed 14 theoretical
hypotheses. The proposed hypotheses were tested utilizing data collected
from 300 luxury cruise passengers. Confirmatory factor analysis and
structural equation modeling were utilized to test the proposed theoretical
relationships. According to the results, this work was the first to integrate the
cognitive appraisal approach and script theory and also depicted a new
angle from which marketers can better understand cruise travelersâ behaviorJoo, E.; Shin, H.; Kim, I.; Choi, J.; Jang, J.; Hyun, S. (2016). The Effects of Cognitive Appraisal and Emotion on Consumer Behavior: The Critical Role of Recollection in the Luxury Cruise Setting. En CARMA 2016: 1st International Conference on Advanced Research Methods in Analytics. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 167-167. https://doi.org/10.4995/CARMA2016.2015.3135OCS16716
Electrostatic co-assembly of magnetic nanoparticles and fluorescent nanospheres: a versatile approach toward bimodal nanorods
The elaboration of multimodal nanoparticles stimulates tremendous interest
owing to their numerous potentialities in many applicative fields like
optoelectronics, photonics and especially bioimaging. The concomitant
association of various properties (optical, electrochemical, magnetic) allows
for the use of complementary stimuli in order to probe the interactions between
the nanoparticles and their surroundings.Nanoparticles (NPs) have thus become
highly praised tools to image cells and tissues with a large contrast
compatible with the dimensions of biological materials and the existence of
quantum confinement effects induced by the reduced dimensions. In this context,
the combination of magnetism and emissive properties such as fluorescence
appears particularly attractive for non-invasive investigations, cell sorting
or drug vectorization. Therefore, combining both fluorescence and magnetism
requires the delicate construction of hybrid assemblies. Most of the magnetic
nanoparticles are made of metallic oxides or alloys, e.g. gamma-Fe2O3, Fe3O4,
FePt, while the target fluorescent entities are often organic dyes or quantum
dots (QDs).Comment: 9 figures, 1 table, 7 pages - to appear in Small 200
Rapid translocation of nanoparticles from the lung airspaces to the body
Nano-size particles show promise for pulmonary drug delivery, yet their behavior after deposition in the lung remains poorly understood. In this study, a series of near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent nanoparticles were systematically varied in chemical composition, shape, size and surface charge, and their biodistribution and elimination were quantified in rat models after lung instillation. We demonstrate that nanoparticles with hydrodynamic diameter (HD) less than â34 nm and a noncationic surface charge translocate rapidly from the lung to mediastinal lymph nodes. Nanoparticles of HD < 6 nm can traffic rapidly from the lungs to lymph nodes and the bloodstream, and then be subsequently cleared by the kidneys. We discuss the importance of these findings for drug delivery, air pollution and carcinogenesis
Magnetic Particle-Based Hybrid Platforms for Bioanalytical Sensors
Biomagnetic nano and microparticles platforms have attracted considerable interest in the field of biological sensors due to their interesting physico-chemical properties, high specific surface area, good mechanical stability and opportunities for generating magneto-switchable devices. This review discusses recent advances in the development and characterization of active biomagnetic nanoassemblies, their interaction with biological molecules and their use in bioanalytical sensors
Geopolitical-Risk and Economic PolicyâUncertainty Impacts on Tourist Flows from Neighboring Countries: A Wavelet Analysis
This paper investigates the nexus of geopolitical risks (GPRs), economic policy uncertainty (EPU), and tourist arrivals in South Korea. Specifically, this research examines whether arrivals from neighboring tourism source countries (i.e., China and Japan) are influenced by geopolitical events and economic volatilities in South Korea. To establish the research purpose, we investigated the relationships among GPRs, EPU, and tourism demand by using monthly data from January 2003 to November 2019. Additionally, innovative techniques (continuous wavelets, wavelet coherency, and wavelet phase difference) were employed, which allow the decomposition of time series considering different time and frequency components. The results demonstrate inconsistent and heterogeneous co-movements between variables that are localized across different time periods and frequencies. In addition, we detected several significant coherencies that prove the important role of GPR and EPU in explaining changes in the numbers of tourists arriving in South Korea from China and Japan. In terms of time domain, negative and positive correlations in tourism demand were detected, meaning that economic and geopolitical shocks may not always lead to negative consequences. From the frequency domain, the causal effects of GPR mostly appear to have short- to mid-run implications, with almost no relationship in the low-frequency band, whereas EPU holds a heterogeneous influence varying short-term to long-term, including higher to lower frequencies. Results show the resilience of the tourism industry against the transient effects of economic and geopolitical shocks. Tourists become adversely affected by external events such as geopolitical risks and economic uncertainties, but the impact is not consistent over time for tourists from countries neighboring Korea. The findings provide a deeper understanding of how crisis events, including political instability and economic fluctuations, can affect inbound tourism in geographically and historically interrelated countries. Therefore, to minimize the negative effect on tourism demand, it is important for practitioners to consider potential external threats when making forecasts
Co-Movement between Tourist Arrivals of Inbound Tourism Markets in South Korea: Applying the Dynamic Copula Method Using Secondary Time Series Data
Tourism demand is severely affected by unpredicted events, which has prompted scholars to examine ways of predicting the effects of positive and negative shocks on tourism, to ensure a sustainable tourism industry. The purpose of this study was to investigate if non-linear dependence structures exist between tourist flows into South Korea from five major source countries, as South Korea has undergone fluctuations in tourist arrivals due to diverse circumstances and has complex relations with tourism source countries. Additionally, the study examines the structures of extreme tail dependence, which is indicated in the case of unexpected events, and identifies how co-movements vary over time through dynamic copula–GARCH (generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity) tests. The secondary time series data for the 2005–2019 period of tourist arrivals to Korea were derived from the Korea Tourism Knowledge and Information System for testing the copula models. The copula estimations indicate significant dependencies among all market pairs as well as the strongest dependence between China and Taiwan. Moreover, extreme tail dependence structures show co-movements for four pairs of tourism markets in only negative shocks, for five pairs in both positive and negative conditions, but no co-movement in the China–Taiwan pair. Finally, the dynamic dependence structures reveal that the China–Taiwan dependence is higher than the other time-varying dependence structures, implying that the two markets complement each other
Travel Website Atmospheres Inducing Older Travelersâ Familiarity: The Moderating Role of Cognitive Age
In the environment in which an increasing number of older travelers are participating in online tourism platforms, for older travelers who face multiple barriers in using e-commerce, it is essential to identify factors promoting older travelersâ website usage for their well-being and sustainable travel industry. This study aims to identify the key factors of website atmosphere for enhancing older travelersâ familiarity, investigate the relationship between older adultsâ website familiarity and revisit intention, and test the moderating role of cognitive age. A web-based survey was conducted, and the sample consisted of 305 US residents 50 years of age and older who had experienced travel websites. The results indicated that three subdimensions of older travelersâ website familiarityâinformativeness, effectiveness, and entertainmentâpositively influence their website familiarity. Additionally, the impact of informativeness on website familiarity is stronger for travelers who identify as younger than their chronological age. Moreover, older travelersâ familiarity with a website improves their revisit intention. The current study found not only significant travel website atmosphere factors to boost older travelersâ participation in online tourism platforms but also significant older travelersâ groups depending on their cognitive age perception to magnify the effect of website atmosphere
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