An examination of the relationship between destination image and marathon participants’ behaviours

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the destination image and behaviours of marathon participants with different levels of behavioural running involvement. This study focused on the Kyoto Marathon in Japan. The survey was conducted on marathon participants. The data of marathon participants was obtained through the Kyoto Marathon 2017 runner survey website. The participants were classified into two groups by cluster analysis – those with high running involvement and those with low running involvement using their experience of marathon events and running history variables. A comprehensive destination image scale was used to assess the practical implications of a sport event. MANOVA and ANOVA were used to test the influence of running involvement on a marathon participant’s destination image perceptions, place attachment, satisfaction and behavioural intentions. These results do not support the role of sport involvement in terms of the key-dependent variables of the study, namely place identity and dependence, intentions to participate in the event again and destination image perceptions. However, the influence of destination image factors and event satisfaction were still evident in their ability to predict sport event tourist intentions to revisit a sport event that is held in the same destination every year.     

义和团"极盛"前夕的教案态势与清方对策

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晚清台州藏书家叶书藏书事迹考略

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和谐社会背景下高校突发事件成因分析及对策研究

高校的稳定与和谐发展是构建社会主义和谐社会的重要组成部分。近年来,随着改革开放的不断深入,经济文化等领域的变革,高校扩招等因素的影响,高校的内外部环境发生了重大变化,突发事件频繁发生。因此,在和谐社会背景下妥善处置高校突发事件已成为当务之急。本文就高校突发事件的成因及应对措施进行了分析与探讨。     

论重大题材舆论监督的报道艺术——以三鹿事件报道为例

三鹿事件掀起了中国奶界的“大洗牌”,而媒体对该事件的报道也发人深思。文章从三鹿事件反思我国舆论监督报道面临的窘境,进而提出了改进报道艺术、提高报道质量、突破舆论监督瓶颈的途径。     

概率统计教学中若干问题的辨析

针对概率统计教学中发现的学生容易混淆和易弄错的几个问题,通过具体实例进行了深入探讨和剖析.     

英国事件管理本科专业设置及其启示——以英国中央兰开夏大学旅游休闲管理系为例

由于我国事件产业的蓬勃发展而导致事件人才匮乏,事件管理教育则成为事件产业发展的关键.本文以英国中央兰开夏大学旅游休闲系为例,介绍了事件管理本科专业的课程体系结构和教学特点,并阐述该专业设置给我国开展事件管理本科教育所带来的启示.     

高等学校学生突发事件诱因及对策探析

近年来,我国高等院校大规模扩招,而高校基础设施建设、教师队伍建设、后勤保障和服务能力建设等却相对滞后,加之在日益透明的现代社会里,社会问题对高校学生有极强的感染力和传染性,在多种诱因下引发了系列学生突发事件,给学生及家庭、学校及社会乃至民族宗教和国际关系都造成了一定影响。因此,加强学生突发事件诱因的研究、探索学生突发事件的预防、处理和善后工作,业已成为高校学生工作的重要环节。     

网络群体性事件初探

随着计算机网络的迅速发展,依托网络进行策划、组织和联络的群体性事件应运而生．网络群体性事件的信息化背景,给社会管理带来了新的挑战。认真研究基于网络的群体性事件,掌握其成因、特点和规律,对我国社会的和谐发展,具有重要意义。     

Parthenolide inhibits proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells through induction of G0/G1 phase cell cycle arrest

Objective: This study is to determine the effect of the natural product parthenolide, a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from extracts of the herb Tanacetum parthenium, on the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Methods: Rat aortic VSMCs were isolated and cultured in vitro, and treated with different concentrations of parthenolide (10, 20 and 30 μmol/L).[3H]thymidine incorporation was used as an index of cell proliferation. Cell cycle progression and distribution were determined by flow cytometric analysis. Furthermore, the expression of several regulatory proteins relevant to VSMC proliferation including IκBα, cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2), p21, and p27 was examined to investigate the potential molecular mechanism. Results:Treatment with parthenolide significantly decreased the [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA by 30%～56% relative to control values in a dose-dependent manner (P＜0.05). Addition of parthenolide also increased cell population at G0/G1 phase by 19.2%～65.7% (P＜0.05) and decreased cell population at S phase by 50.7%～84.8% (P＜0.05), which is consistent with its stimulatory effects on p21 and p27. In addition, parthenolide also increased IκBα expression and reduced Cox-2 expression in a time-dependent manner. Conclusion: Our results show that parthenolide significantly inhibits the VSMC proliferation by inducing G0/G1 cell cycle arrest. IκBα and Cox-2 are likely involved in such inhibitory effect of parthenolide on VSMC proliferation. These findings warrant further investigation on potential therapeutic implications of parthenolide on VSMC proliferation in vivo.