Differences in consumer intention to use on-demand automobile-related services in accordance with the degree of face-to-face interactions

2019 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 277-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nooree Kim ◽  
Yuri Park ◽  
Daeho Lee
Keyword(s):  
Intention To Use ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
On Demand

scholarly journals Optical properties of silver nanocube surfaces obtained by silane immobilization

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Merk ◽  
Alexander Nerz ◽  
Sebastian Fredrich ◽  
Ulrich Gernert ◽  
Sören Selve ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Finite Difference Time Domain ◽  
Simple Approach ◽  
Nano Particle ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Silver Nanocubes ◽  
Enhancement Factors ◽  
Glass Surfaces ◽  
Difference Time

AbstractSilver nanocubes were synthesized by the polyol method and immobilized on a surface in a simple approach using an aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES). The optical and structural properties of the polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) stabilized nanocubes were investigated in solution and on glass surfaces. The SERS enhancement factors at two excitation wavelengths for crystal violet were compared with electric fields arising in different nano¬particle configurations using finite-difference time-domain simulations. They are in agreement with the preferred face-to-face orientation in the nanoaggregates on the surfaces. The facile immobilization enables on-demand preparation and use of the nanocubes in real analytical applications.

scholarly journals Determinant of Customers’ Intention to Use Islamic Banking (Case Study in Jayapura City)

IKONOMIKA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-70
Author(s):  
Ira Eka Pratiwi (IAIN Fattahul Muluk Papua, Indonesia) ◽  
Fachrudin Fiqri Affandy (IAIN Fattahul Muluk Papua, Indonesia) ◽  
Abdul Karman (IAIN Fattahul Muluk Papua, Indonesia)
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study investigates the influence of faith, social influence, regulation, and bank functions on the intention to use Islamic banking. The study used quantitative method and the data was collected using a structured questionnaire. The sample consisted of 200 customers of one of the largest Islamic bank in Indonesia: Bank Mandiri Syariah, which is located in Jayapura, the capital city of Papua Province. The data were obtained by random sampling using through a face-to-face survey. The internal consistency reliability and validity test indicated that all scale items were proven reliable and valid. The multiple regression linear was used to analyze the influence of independent variables toward dependent variables. This study suggested that faith significantly affected the customers intention to use Islamic banking. Meanwhile, social influence, regulation, and bank functions did not show a significant influence on customers’ intention to use Islamic banking.Key words : Islamic Banking; Faith; Social Influence; Regulation; Bank Function

Interoperability Provision of IoT Data Protocols on Top of Virtualized Infrastructure

2021 ◽  
pp. 924-938
Author(s):  
Vaios Koumaras ◽  
Marianna Kapari ◽  
Angeliki Papaioannou ◽  
George Theodoropoulos ◽  
Ioannis Stergiou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Related Services ◽  
On Demand

This article focuses on IoT interoperability challenges that limit the applicability of IoT-related services due to the variety of IoT data protocols utilized by different sensors and data nodes. Through the agility brought by virtualization, which allows gateway functions to be deployed on demand in an agile manner, this chapter discusses the concept of interoperability provision over heterogeneous IoT data protocols. More specifically, this chapter discusses the problem of interoperability in IoT domains by introducing the most popular IoT data protocols that are commonly used today. Then, a proposed solution is described based on the agility offered by virtualized infrastructures with SDN/NFV capabilities. The basic functionalities of these technologies are briefly presented and finally a proposed approach towards the deployment on-demand of date protocol GWs is described.

Perceived trustworthiness in using B2B digital services

2019 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 587-607
Author(s):  
Heli Hallikainen ◽  
Saku Hirvonen ◽  
Tommi Laukkanen
Keyword(s):  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Technology Readiness ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Job Level ◽  
Digital Services ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
And Gender ◽  
High Level

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how the perceived trustworthiness of a B2B service provider relates to a business customer’s intention to use digital services from that provider. The study investigates whether perceived trustworthiness, composed of ability, integrity and benevolence, explains behavioral intentions equally among all business customer segments, and how characteristics such as job level, decision-making role, technology readiness age and gender moderate these effects. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on a model of trust transfer mechanism, the study explores how perceived trustworthiness established in face-to-face interaction influences the use of digital services in making B2B purchases. Hypotheses are tested using a sample of 1,866 responses collected from customers of four B2B firms. Findings Ability is the most influential on the customer’s intention to transact through digital channels, while the effects of integrity and benevolence show more variation. The effect of perceived trustworthiness on the intention to use digital services is remarkably stronger among senior and middle management, high-level decision makers, the younger age segment, men and individuals high in technology readiness, compared to other segments studied. Originality/value The study contributes to the scant research on B2B customer behavior in the digital environment and incorporates individual characteristics specific to the industrial domain.

scholarly journals ACCEPTANCE OF WEB-BASED TRAINING SYSTEM AMONG PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huda Ibrahim ◽  
Thamer Ahmad AL-Rawashdeh
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Training System ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Public Sector Employees ◽  
Important Barrier ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Web

Applying web-based training system is highly preferable in meeting time constraints, however, its success is subject to users’ acceptance. Previous studies highlight human challenge as the most important barrier in the implementation of an ICT-based training system. Users tend to show resistance in using new technology and online approaches. They favour the traditional way such as the face-to-face method of training. This paper presents the results of a study conducted to assess the acceptance of a web-based training by public sector employees. The study applied the Unifi ed Theory of Acceptance and Use Technology (UTAUT) with the focus on three system characteristics; system flexibility, system enjoyment, and system interactivity. A total of 290 employees from the Jordanian Public Sector participated in the study. The fi ndings revealed that system fl exibility and system enjoyment have direct effects while system interactivity has an indirect effect on the employees’ intention to use the web-based training system. In addition, system flexibility is proven to have the strongest relationship to users’ intention to use the web-based training system.  

scholarly journals Estimating HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use and analysis of HIV PrEP needs among men who have sex with men in Germany

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Marcus ◽  
Daniel Schmidt ◽  
Susanne Barbara Schink ◽  
Uwe Koppe
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Drug Prescription ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Prescription Data ◽  
Absolute Size ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Sex With Men

Abstract Data on PrEP use in Germany is not collected systematically. We aim to estimate the number of PrEP users among men having sex with men (MSM) and describe PrEP use in Germany from 2017 through 2020. Moreover, we analyse whether PrEP needs expressed in 2017 could have been met by the expansion of PrEP until 2020. We estimated the number of PrEP users using drug prescription data, information on on-demand/intermittent PrEP use from online surveys, and number of online profiles indicating PrEP use, based on varying assumptions about the proportion of on-demand/intermittent and daily PrEP users and on the average number of PrEP pills used. Factors associated with intention to use PrEP were identified by a multivariable logistic regression analysis among respondents to an online survey. We estimated the number of MSM in need for PrEP in 2017 based on four groups defined among the survey respondents, combining respondents intending to use PrEP and respondents indicating substantial sexual risks. We used data and assumptions on self-selection biases to estimate a range for the absolute size of these groups among gay men in Germany. Depending on assumptions, we estimated a total of 15,600 to 21,600 PrEP users in Germany by the end of June 2020, which corresponds to between 40 and 55% of men with the intention to use PrEP in 2017. Distributions of PrEP users from different data sources and PrEP prescriptions by federal state in Germany were highly correlated, except for major deviations for Berlin with a higher proportion of prescriptions in Berlin compared to the proportion of survey participants using PrEP. A correlation between the regional distribution of intention to use PrEP in 11/2017 and actual PrEP use by 06/2020 suggested an unequal regional distribution of unsatisfied needs. The number of men with unmet PrEP needs ranged between 27,500 and 93,000 in 06/2020. PrEP use in Germany has increased considerably between 10/2017 and 06/2020, but large regional inequalities persist. Results suggested that PrEP is not fully accessible and that there is a need to expand services and encourage demand.

Reflections on the Role of Self-Paced, Online Resources in Higher Education or How YouTube is Teaching Me How to Knit

2013 ◽  
pp. 330-353
Author(s):  
Cath Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
High Profile ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Pedagogy And Curriculum

In higher education sectors around the world, lecturing remains the mainstay of teaching and learning practice (see Bligh, 1998; Jones, 2007). This is despite the fact that countless high-profile and widely read scholars have shown that the pedagogic value of lecturing is questionable (see Bligh, 1998; Gibbs, 1981; Laurillard, 2002). How it has come to be that lecturing persists remains the focus of much speculation (see Jones, 2007). It may be the case, however, that lectures have finally met their match in the form of online, self-paced, on-demand resources. As the availability and number of these resources grows, the viability of face-to-face lecturing as a teaching and learning strategy becomes increasingly tenuous. In this chapter, the authors outline the impact that these resources are having on pedagogy and curriculum design in general and in higher education in particular. They offer a case study of the use of this strategy in a higher education context within an English Literature module. The authors conclude by offering some reflections on their own experiences as on-demand learners and offer some suggestions as to how university teachers and the institutions for which they work may need to rethink the way they operate.

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