Customer Behavior Analysis for Social Media

It is essential for a business organization to get the customer feedback in order to grow as a company. Business organizations are collecting customer feedback using various methods. But the question is ‘are they efficient and effective?' In the current context, there is more of a customer oriented market and all the business organizations are competing to achieve customer delight through their products and services. Social Media plays a huge role in one's life. Customers tend to reveal their true opinion about certain brands on social media rather than giving routine feedback to the producers or sellers. Because of this reason, it is identified that social media can be used as a tool to analyze customer behavior. If relevant data can be gathered from the customers' social media feeds and if these data are analyzed properly, a clear idea to the companies what customers really think about their brand can be provided

Mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition into policies and practice: methodologies and lessons learned from four countries

This paper outlines the methodology for mainstreaming biodiversity developed by the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project (BFN), a multi-country initiative led by Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Turkey. BFN explored the nutritional properties of traditional and/or neglected native edible species, both wild and cultivated (including varieties and landraces), and used this knowledge to incorporate local agricultural biodiversity into national and global policy instruments that address food and nutrition security through the promotion of healthy, diversified and sustainable diets. Across the four countries, the project adopted a three-pillar approach for mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition into policies and practices by: 1) Providing Evidence, 2) Influencing Policy, and 3) Raising Awareness. Case study examples from Brazil, Kenya, Turkey, and Sri Lanka demonstrate how the approach can be adapted to suit specific country contexts and how a multi-level, cross-sectoral partnership-based approach can create an enabling environment for mainstreaming biodiversity to improve nutrition

Performances of holiday climate index (HCI) for urban and beach destinations in Sri Lanka under changing climate

Climate change has had a significant impact on the tourism industry in many countries, leading to changes in policies and adaptations to attract more visitors. However, there are few studies on the effects of climate change on Sri Lanka’s tourism industry and income, despite its importance as a destination for tourists. A study was conducted to analyze the holiday climate index (HCI) for Sri Lanka’s urban and beach destinations to address this gap. The analysis covered historical years (2010–2018) and forecasted climatic scenarios (2021–2050 and 2071–2100), and the results were presented as colored maps to highlight the importance of HCI scores. Visual analysis showed some correlation between HCI scores and tourist arrivals, but the result of the overall correlation analysis was not significant. However, a country-specific correlation analysis revealed interesting findings, indicating that the changing climate can be considered among other factors that impact tourist arrivals. The research proposes that authorities assess the outcomes of the study and conduct further research to develop adaptive plans for Sri Lanka’s future tourism industry. The study also investigated potential scenarios for beach and urban destinations under two climate scenarios (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5) for the near and far future, presenting the findings to tourism industry stakeholders for any necessary policy changes. As Sri Lanka expects more Chinese visitors in the future due to ongoing development projects, this study could be valuable for policymakers and industry stakeholders when adapting to changing climate and future tourist behavior. While more research is needed to fully understand the effects of climate change on Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, this study serves as a starting point for future investigations

Impact of conditioning regimen on outcomes for children with acute myeloid leukemia undergoing transplantation in first complete remission. An analysis on behalf of the Pediatric Disease Working Party of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) represents the cornerstone of treatment in pediatric high-risk and relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The aim of the present study was to compare outcomes of pediatric patients with AML undergoing HSCT using 3 different conditioning regimens: total body irradiation (TBI) and cyclophosphamide (Cy); busulfan (Bu) and Cy; or Bu, Cy, and melphalan (Mel). In this retrospective study, registry data for patients > 2 and <18 years age undergoing matched allogeneic HSCT for AML in first complete remission (CR1) in 204 European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation centers between 2000 and 2010 were analyzed. Data were available for 631 patients; 458 patients received stem cells from a matched sibling donor and 173 from a matched unrelated donor. For 440 patients, bone marrow was used as stem cell source, and 191 patients received peripheral blood stem cells. One hundred nine patients received TBICy, 389 received BuCy, and 133 received BuCyMel as their preparatory regimen. Median follow-up was 55 months. Patients receiving BuCyMel showed a lower incidence of relapse at 5 years (14.7% versus 31.5% in BuCy versus 30% in TBICy, P < .01) and higher overall survival (OS) (76.6% versus 64% versus 64.5%, P = .04) and leukemia-free survival (LFS) (74.5% versus 58% versus 61.9%, P < .01), with a comparable nonrelapse mortality (NRM) (10.8% versus 10.5% versus 8.1%, P = .79). Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) grades III and IV but not chronic GVHD, was higher in patients receiving BuCyMel. Older age at HSCT had an adverse impact on NRM and the use of peripheral blood as stem cell source was associated with increased chronic GVHD and NRM as well as lower LFS and OS. Among pediatric patients receiving HSCT for AML in CR1, the use of BuCyMel conditioning proved superior to TBICy and BuCy in reducing relapse and improving LFS

Adjuvant tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy improves outcome for children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who have an ABL‐class fusion

Patients with an ABL‐class fusion have a high risk of relapse on standard chemotherapy but are sensitive to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI). In UKALL2011, we screened patients with post‐induction MRD ≥1% and positive patients (12%) received adjuvant TKI. As the intervention started during UKALL2011, not all eligible patients were screened prospectively. Retrospective screening of eligible patients allowed the outcome of equivalent ABL‐class patients who did and did not receive a TKI in first remission to be compared. ABL‐class patients who received a TKI in first remission had a reduced risk of relapse/refractory disease: 0% vs. 63% at four years (P = 0·009)

Collection of Millet Germplasm in Sri Lanka and Thailand

雑穀類は, イネ, ムギ等のような多量生産を行う穀類以外を総称していう言葉である。今回の探索収集では, 禾穀類の中の小粒作物 (アワ, キビ, ヒエ等, ミレットと言われる) を中心に, モロコシ, トウモロコシ等も収集した。ミレットは, 古くからユーラシア大陸或はアフリカ大陸において広く栽培され, 受け継がれてきたが, 近年, 生産性や収益性の高い作物に置き代わり, 急速に耕地から姿を消しつつある。今回は, 特にインドを中心としていまなお広く栽培されているシコクビエ, アワ等のミレットを中心に, 数種類の雑穀類をスリランカ及びタイ北部から収集した。収集した系統のほとんどは各地域の農家において古くから栽培されてきた在来種である。本探索により, 48点のシコクビエ (Eleusine coracana), 23点のアワ (Setariaitalica), 6点のキビ (Panicum miliaceum), 8点のモロコシ (Sorghum bicolor), 9点のトウモロコシ (Zea mays) を収集した。また, ミレットとの混作作物或は隣接した畠の作物も一部収集した。全収集数は106点で, そのうち89点はスリランカで, 17点はタイで収集した。中部及び南部スリランカにおいて, 標高Omから約2,000mの地域を延べ1,475kmに渡り探索し, 作物の生育データと共に種子を収集した。スリランカにおいては, 植物遺伝資源センターが独自に探索収集を行っていたので, 同センターの収集リストを照合し, 探索集落に重複を生じないように配慮した。シコクビエは乾燥・半乾燥地帯の焼畑等において広く栽培されていた。収集したサンプルには穂の形や大きさ, 節の色等に変異が認められた。混作が多く, 混作作物にはアワ, ナ類等色々であった。キビの栽培を見かけることは非常に少なく, 主として農家の保存種子の分譲を受けた。豆類等隣接畑から収集したものもあった。シコクビエはいわゆる "うす焼き" あるいはペースト状にして食べるということであった。アワはお粥として食べるのが一般的のようであった。農家は雑穀, 野菜等の作物の種子をよく保存しており, 古くから集落に伝わる在来種が多かった。スリランカには今回を含めても未収集地域が多くあり, 今後とも収集が必要である。北部タイにおいてはミレットの食用としての栽培は急減していた。作期ではないこともあってか, 栽培畑に巡り会うことはなかった。小数部族の集落を訪ね, 農家が保存している穂や乾燥中の穂から種子を収集した。収集物はモロコシ, トウモロコシがほとんどであった。北部タイのミレット収集を計画する場合, 北西部のカレン族, 北東部のリス族等が住む, より深い山岳地帯に足を踏み入れる必要があると考えられた

To be an immigrant and a patient in Sweden: A study with an individualised perspective

The aim is to describe how experiences of being an immigrant can influence the situation when becoming a patient in Swedish health care. A hermeneutic approach was used. Sixteen persons born in non-Nordic countries were interviewed. The data was analysed with an empirical hermeneutical method. The findings indicate that positive experiences (i.e., establishing oneself in a new home country) enhance the possibilities of taking part in caring situations and vice versa. Hence, there is a need for individually adapted care that takes one's whole life situation into consideration. Consequently, it is suggested that the concept, “cultural competence” merely serves the purpose of illuminating caregivers' need for categorisation. It does not illuminate individual needs in a caring situation