The impact of smart technological tools on experience value co-creation in Tampere tourist destination

The Internet has become the main information source when tourists search for travel information. With the evolution of ICT from fixed Internet to mobile Internet, an increasing amount of tourist destinations are adopting technological innovations to build up their own official online platforms and tools. This study was carried out to identify the impact of smart technological tools (STT) on experience value co-creation in smart tourist destinations (STD) with specific reference to the Tampere. The study was conducted as a qualitative study and the data was collected using semi-structured interviews. Further, a thematic analysis was implemented to analyze the collected data. Based on the findings of the study, it was uncovered that digitalization is affecting how businesses operate and hence in order to be effective and competitive, tour operators and many other travel organizations rely on a variety of digital procedures and generally seek out vendors that have significant concentrations of digitalization. It was also identified that Internet shopping has become increasingly popular among customers, and this comprises travel-related goods including airline tickets, lodging, travel packages, multi-day vacation destinations, quick getaways, auto hires, and other such items. Based on the study, the recommendation is to maintain a straightforward, educational, and transparent website while exploring the e-commerce options available on the market before integrating an e-commerce infrastructure into the website, ensuring that the company website functions perfectly on mobile platforms, such as smartphones and tablet computers. It was also identified that, in the interest of business development, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems support could be utilized in managing the data the organization collects regarding current and future clients. Hence, to compete and succeed, it was recommended to have in place a CRM framework

Untersuchungen zum partiellen Ab- und Umbau von Kollagen aus Lederfasern unter erhoehtem Druck und erhoehter Temperatur und zur Verarbeitbarkeit der Reaktionsprodukte durch Extrusion und Spritzguss

Ziel des Forschungsvorhabens war die Untersuchng des Verhaltens von Kollagen- und Lederfasern bei Temperatur- und Druckeinwirkung. Zur Ermittlung guenstiger Bedingungen fuer den partiellen Abbau des Kollagens wurden Temperatur, Druck, Reaktionszeit und Probenfeuchte in weiten Grenzen variiert. Waehrend trockenes Kollagen bis ca.230 - 240 Grad C unter irreversibler Zerstoerung der Struktur schmilzt, entstehen beim Erhitzen von Kollagen bei Wassergehalten von ca. 10% durch partiellen Abbau gelatine- bzw. leimaehnliche Produkte. Ihr Anteil steigt mit der Temperatur, dem Wassergehalt und der Reaktionszeit. Dieser Abbau kann unter statischen (Pressen) und dynamischen Bedingungen (Kneter) durchgefuehrt werden. Eine thermoplastische Verarbeitung der Produkte erscheint auf Grund der erreichbaren Eigenschaften nicht sinnvollSIGLEAvailable from TU Bergakademie, Freiberg (DE)-FILK gGmbH, under shelf-number:9621 / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekBundesministerium fuer Wirtschaft BMWi, Bonn (Germany); Projekttraeger Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen Otto von Guericke e.V. AiF, Bonn, Berlin (Germany)DEGerman

Surveillance for Presumed BD-IPMN of the Pancreas: Stability, Size, and Age Identify Targets for Discontinuation.

Background and aimsCurrently, most patients with branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (BD-IPMN) are offered indefinite surveillance, resulting in health care costs with questionable benefits regarding cancer prevention. This study sought to identify patients where the risk of cancer is equivalent to an age-matched population, thereby justifying discontinuation of surveillance.MethodsInternational multicenter study involving presumed BD-IPMN without worrisome features (WF) or high-risk stigmata (HRS) at diagnosis who underwent surveillance. Clusters of individuals at risk for cancer development were defined according to cyst size and stability for at least 5 years, and age-matched controls were used for comparison using standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) for pancreatic cancer.ResultsOf 3844 patients with presumed BD-IPMN, 775 (20.2%) developed WF and 68 (1.8%) HRS after a median surveillance of 53 (IQR 53) months. Some 164 patients (4.3%) underwent surgery. Of the overall cohort, 1617 patients (42%) remained stable without developing WF or HRS for at least 5 years. In patients 75 years or older, the SIR was 1.12 (95%CI 0.23-3.39), and in patients 65 years or older with stable lesions below 15mm in diameter after 5 years, the SIR was 0.95 (95%CI 0.11-3.42). The all-cause mortality for patients who did not develop WF or HRS for at least 5 years was 4.9% (n= 79), while the disease-specific mortality was 0.3% (n=5).ConclusionsThe risk of developing pancreatic malignancy in presumed BD-IPMN without WF or HRS after 5 years of surveillance is comparable to that of the general population depending on cyst size and patient age. Surveillance discontinuation could be justified after 5 years of stability in patients older than 75 years with cysts < 30 mm, and in patients 65 years or older who have cysts ≤ 15 mm

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