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PloS One 2024[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303858.].
Correction: Motivating factors for physical activity participation among individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative study applying the motivation, opportunity, and ability model.
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PubMed: 38935615
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306494 -
PloS One 2024[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254201.].
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PubMed: 38935593
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306474 -
Heliyon Jun 2024This study investigates the determinants of ChatGPT adoption among university students and its impact on learning satisfaction. Utilizing the Technology Acceptance Model...
This study investigates the determinants of ChatGPT adoption among university students and its impact on learning satisfaction. Utilizing the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and incorporating insights from interaction learning, collaborative learning, and information quality, a structural equation modeling approach was employed. This research collected valuable responses from 262 students at King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia through the use of self-report questionnaires. The data's reliability and validity were assessed using confirmation factor analysis, followed by path analysis to explore the hypotheses in the proposed model. The results indicate the pivotal roles of interaction learning and collaborative learning in fostering ChatGPT adoption. Social interaction played a significant role, as researchers engaging in conversations and knowledge-sharing expressed increased comfort with ChatGPT. Information quality was found to substantially influence researchers' decisions to continue using ChatGPT, emphasizing the need for ongoing improvement in the accuracy and relevance of content provided. Perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness played intermediary roles in linking ChatGPT engagement to learning satisfaction. User-friendly interfaces and perceived utility were identified as crucial factors affecting overall satisfaction levels. Notably, ChatGPT positively impacted learning motivation, indicating its potential to enhance student engagement and interest in learning. The study's findings have implications for educational practitioners seeking to improve the implementation of AI technologies in university students, emphasizing user-friendly design, collaborative learning, and factors influencing satisfaction. The study concludes with insights into the complex interplay between AI-powered tools, learning objectives, and motivation, highlighting the need for continued research to comprehensively understand these dynamics.
PubMed: 38933954
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32220 -
Heliyon Jun 2024Gamification involves using game design elements in non-game contexts. It is an emerging strategy that, being able to motivate consumer engagement with brands, has been... (Review)
Review
Gamification involves using game design elements in non-game contexts. It is an emerging strategy that, being able to motivate consumer engagement with brands, has been increasingly used by companies in marketing activities. Recently, the application of gamification to marketing has become increasingly popular, with an increasing amount of research outputs. However, a clear overview of the field, a theoretical orientation or an agenda for research are still missing, which justifies the analysis of the existing literature joining these two fields of research. The motivation for conducting this review was twofold: Firstly, it is helpful to attain a broad overview of this developing field, synthesizing the existing knowledge in a structured way, understanding how gamification research in marketing has progressed and what type of knowledge has been acquired; secondly, it allows us to provide valuable information that will guide future research. Thus, this study provides a hybrid review, which integrates a bibliometric and TCCM analysis, of gamification in marketing by analyzing 114 articles. The data was retrieved from the Scopus scientific database. The bibliometric analysis showed the existence of 8 clusters, mostly representing current areas of research. It was found that the focus of the literature, so far, has been on studying which game elements should be implemented in a gamification system, as well as examining the impact of gamification experiences on engagement and consumer's behaviors. The TCCM analysis revealed the major theories and methodological approaches explored in published articles. The use of self-determination theory and quantitative methodology, based on primary data using online surveys, stands out. These complementary analyzes allowed to provide future research directions to scholars and practitioners working in this domain, promoting the advancement of scientific knowledge, contextual relevance and methodological rigor. Moreover, this review also helps marketers make more informed strategic decisions and supports successful gamification design.
PubMed: 38933938
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32047 -
AJPM Focus Aug 2024This study aimed to clarify the relationship between psychological factors (goal orientation and desire for approval from others) and the severity of sports injuries...
INTRODUCTION
This study aimed to clarify the relationship between psychological factors (goal orientation and desire for approval from others) and the severity of sports injuries experienced by young Japanese athletes.
METHODS
A total of 560 young Japanese athletes (328 males and 232 females) aged 18-24 years completed an online survey in 2022-2023. A web questionnaire was used to investigate participants' task and ego orientations, desire for approval from others (e.g., coaches and friends/families), and history of injury. The samples were then split into 3 groups on the basis of the rest duration due to the injury: noninjury group (0 days), mild-to-moderate injury group (1-27 days), and severe injury group (>28 days). Spearman's test examined a correlation between task and ego orientation scores among all samples. The Mann-Whitney test was used to compare the scores between the severe injury and noninjury groups.
RESULT
A significant positive correlation was found between task and ego orientation scores from all samples (ρ=0.27, <0.001). The severe injury group had significantly higher task orientation scores and desire for approval scores than the noninjury group (ρ=0.001, <0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
Japanese young athletes with high task orientation and approval desire may be at risk of severe sports injuries requiring >4 weeks to return to sports. The goal orientation profiles should be interpreted with caution. Future research should examine contextual effects such as the perceived motivational climate, in addition to the goal orientation profiles.
PubMed: 38933529
DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2024.100236 -
F1000Research 2023Developing countries like India are rapidly transitioning from traditional energy sources to sustainable energy sources, due to the increase in demand and the depletion... (Comparative Study)
Comparative Study
Developing countries like India are rapidly transitioning from traditional energy sources to sustainable energy sources, due to the increase in demand and the depletion of fossil fuels. Grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems attract many investors, organizations, and institutions for deployment. This article studies and compares the performance evaluations of three 52-kW PV plants installed at an educational institution, SRMIST (SRM Institute of Science and Technology), in Tamil Nadu, India. This site receives an annual average temperature of 28.5°C and an average global horizontal irradiation of 160 kWh/m2/m. The prediction model for the 52-kW power plant is obtained using solar radiation, temperature, and wind speed. Linear regression model-based prediction equations are derived using the Minitab 16.2.1 software, and the results are compared with the real-time AC energy yield acquired from the three 52-kW plants for the year 2020. Furthermore, this 52-kW plant is designed using PVsyst V7.1.8 version software. The simulation results are compared with the energy yield from the plants in 2020 to identify the shortfall in the plant performance. The loss analysis for the plant is performed by obtaining the loss diagram from the PVsyst software. This study also proposes a methodology to study the commissioned PV plant's performance and determine the interaction between variables such as direct and diffused solar radiations, air temperature, and wind speed for forecasting hourly produced power. This article will motivate researchers to analyze installed power plants using modern technical tools.
Topics: India; Power Plants; Solar Energy
PubMed: 38933489
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.134731.1 -
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2024Implementation of injury prevention exercise programmes (IPEPs) in sports is challenging, and behaviour change among players and coaches is essential for success. The...
Players are positive regarding injury prevention exercise programmes, but coaches need ongoing support: a survey-based evaluation using the Health Action Process Approach model across one season in amateur and youth football.
OBJECTIVES
Implementation of injury prevention exercise programmes (IPEPs) in sports is challenging, and behaviour change among players and coaches is essential for success. The aim was to describe players' and coaches' motivation and coaches' goal pursuit when using IPEPs in amateur and youth football across a season. A secondary aim was to describe players' motivation to engage in IPEP use in relation to presence or absence of injury.
METHODS
The study was based on questionnaires to amateur and youth, male and female football players and coaches at baseline, mid-season and post-season in a three-armed randomised trial in 2020 in Sweden. Questionnaires were based on the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) model with questions about the motivational phase when intention for change is created (players and coaches) and a goal-pursuit phase when intention is translated into action (coaches).
RESULTS
In total, 455 players (126 male), mean age 20.1 years (SD±5.8, range 14-46) and 59 (52 male) coaches took part. Players generally gave positive answers in the HAPA motivational phase (Likert 6-7 on a 1-7 Likert scale). Differences in ratings between injured and uninjured players were minor. Coaches had positive or neutral ratings (Likert 4-6) in the motivational and goal-pursuit phases. Ratings deteriorated across the season, with less positive responses from 40% of players and 38-46% of coaches post-season.
CONCLUSION
Positive ratings in the HAPA motivational phase indicated fertile ground for IPEP use. Neutral ratings by coaches and deterioration across the season in players and coaches suggest a need for ongoing support for IPEP use.
TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER
NCT04272047.
PubMed: 38933370
DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002009 -
Neurobiology of Stress Jul 2024High stress is a key risk factor for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and often accompanied by physiological dysregulation including autonomic nervous system (ANS)...
High stress is a key risk factor for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and often accompanied by physiological dysregulation including autonomic nervous system (ANS) disruptions. However, neural mechanisms underlying drinking behaviors associated with stress and ANS disruptions remain unclear. The current study aims to understand neural correlates of stress, ANS disruptions, and subsequent alcohol intake in social drinkers with risky drinking. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we investigated brain and heart rate (HR) autonomic responses during brief exposure to stress, alcohol, and neutral cues utilizing a well-validated, individualized imagery paradigm in 48 social drinkers of which 26 reported high-risk drinking (HD) while 22 reported low-risk drinking (LD) patterns. Results indicated that HD individuals showed stress and ANS disruptions with increased basal HR, stress-induced craving, and decreased brain response to stress exposure in frontal-striatal regions including the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VmPFC), anterior cingulate cortex, striatum, insula, and temporal gyrus. Furthermore, whole-brain correlation analysis indicated that greater basal HR was associated with hypoactive VmPFC, but hyperactive medulla oblongata (MOb) responses during stress, with an inverse association between activity in the VmPFC and Mob (whole-brain corrected (WBC), p < 0.05). Functional connectivity with the MOb as a seed to the whole brain indicated that HD versus LD had decreased functional connectivity between the VmPFC and MOb during stress (WBC, p < 0.05). In addition, those with more compromised functional connectivity between the VmPFC and MOb during stress consumed greater amount of alcohol beverage during an experimental alcohol taste test conducted on a separate day, as well as in their self-reported weekly alcohol intake. Together, these results indicate that stress-related, dysfunctional VmPFC control over brain regions of autonomic arousal contributes to greater alcohol motivation and may be a significant risk factor for hazardous alcohol use in non-dependent social drinkers. Findings also suggest that restoring VmPFC integrity in modulating autonomic arousal during stress may be critical for preventing the development of AUD.
PubMed: 38933283
DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2024.100645 -
Frontiers in Microbiology 2024Microbial inhibition by high ammonia concentrations is a recurring problem that significantly restricts methane formation from intermediate acids, i.e., propionate and...
Microbial inhibition by high ammonia concentrations is a recurring problem that significantly restricts methane formation from intermediate acids, i.e., propionate and acetate, during anaerobic digestion of protein-rich waste material. Studying the syntrophic communities that perform acid conversion is challenging, due to their relatively low abundance within the microbial communities typically found in biogas processes and disruption of their cooperative behavior in pure cultures. To overcome these limitations, this study examined growth parameters and microbial community dynamics of highly enriched mesophilic and ammonia-tolerant syntrophic propionate and acetate-oxidizing communities and analyzed their metabolic activity and cooperative behavior using metagenomic and metatranscriptomic approaches. Cultivation in batch set-up demonstrated biphasic utilization of propionate, wherein acetate accumulated and underwent oxidation before complete degradation of propionate. Three key species for syntrophic acid degradation were inferred from genomic sequence information and gene expression: a syntrophic propionate-oxidizing bacterium (SPOB) " Syntrophopropionicum ammoniitolerans", a syntrophic acetate-oxidizing bacterium (SAOB) and a novel hydrogenotrophic methanogen, for which we propose the provisional name " Methanoculleus ammoniitolerans". The results revealed consistent transcriptional profiles of the SAOB and the methanogen both during propionate and acetate oxidation, regardless of the presence of an active propionate oxidizer. Gene expression indicated versatile capabilities of the two syntrophic bacteria, utilizing both molecular hydrogen and formate as an outlet for reducing equivalents formed during acid oxidation, while conserving energy through build-up of sodium/proton motive force. The methanogen used hydrogen and formate as electron sources. Furthermore, results of the present study provided a framework for future research into ammonia tolerance, mobility, aggregate formation and interspecies cooperation.
PubMed: 38933034
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1389257 -
Frontiers in Public Health 2024The issue of low consumption among rural households in China has a longstanding history, and the experience of infectious diseases may exacerbate the existing challenges...
OBJECTIVE
The issue of low consumption among rural households in China has a longstanding history, and the experience of infectious diseases may exacerbate the existing challenges in fostering consumption growth. However, studies that characterize the impact of infectious diseases on household consumption are limited in China. This study aims to explore rural household consumption responses to infectious diseases post-assessment, and identify the underlying mechanisms.
METHODS
A total of 1,539 rural households from China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) datasets of 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020 were recruited as the study sample. The presence of infectious disease experience was employed as the independent variable and household consumption as the dependent variable. A panel fixed effects (FE) regression model was initially employed to identify the influence of infectious disease experiences on rural household consumption. The instrumental variable (IV) method was used to address potential endogeneity between independent and dependent variables. Robustness checks such as Propensity Score Matching (PSM) test were employed to ensure the reliability of the findings.
RESULTS
The results reveal a statistically significant negative impact of infectious disease experiences on consumption over time, becoming no more significant at around 7-9 years post-disaster. This effect leads to more pronounced consumption deprivation for households with limited health insurance coverage and heightened healthcare resource constraints. The mechanism test indicates that infectious disease experiences affect the consumption levels of rural households through channels that include income constraints, the crowding-out of healthcare expenditure, and risk perception, with the precautionary savings motive acting as a moderator. Furthermore, the diminishing effect of infectious diseases on individual consumption surpasses that of natural disasters. Temporal discrepancy is observed in the impacts of infectious and chronic disease shocks on household consumption. The accumulation of liquid assets emerges as an effective strategy for households to mitigate the impact of infectious disease shocks.
CONCLUSION
The findings underscore the importance of integrating short- and long-term policies to bolster consumption capacity, strategically allocate inter-regional medical resources, and fortify the resilience of rural households against economic risks.
Topics: Humans; China; Rural Population; Family Characteristics; Communicable Diseases; Female; Male; Adult; Middle Aged
PubMed: 38932772
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1390432