Human Behaviors in Online Pharmacies

2012 ◽  
pp. 661-670
Author(s):  
Grazia Orizio ◽  
Umberto Gelatti
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Pharmaceutical Preparations ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Online Pharmacy ◽  
Online Pharmacies ◽  
Definition Of

Online pharmacies are companies that sell pharmaceutical preparations via the Internet. The purpose of this contribution is to summarize the existing evidence on the issue, following four main research areas. The first is about data on consumers buying from online pharmacies. This is the most relevant area regarding behavioral aspects. The research area was tackled via different approaches, specifically: the study of cognitive characteristics and decision-making patterns, the definition of consumers’ socio-demographic characteristics via population-based surveys, clinical case reports on complications occurring in consumers of drugs purchased online, and the empirical study of risk perception regarding online pharmacies. Other research areas include the study of online pharmacy website characteristics (found by web scanning), and of the products bought online in terms of purchase characteristics and drug quality. A large amount of literature was dedicated to the complex legal and ethical implications raised by online pharmacies.

Satisfying consumers all around: a multidisciplinary view of omnichannel retail

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Wang ◽  
Bowen Zheng ◽  
Hefu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Product Category ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Channel Interactions

PurposeOmnichannel retail are catching increasing attention from multiple research area, due to its widespread and essential application in retailing industry. The principal object of this paper is to systematically review current studies on omnichannel retail in information systems, operations and marketing research area. Further, the second purpose of this study is to provide insights and guides on omnichannel research to facilitate advance research in the area.Design/methodology/approachA systematic review on omnichannel retail in retailing industry has been conducted. 33 research articles from 2014 to 2020 from Financial Times 50 journals (FT 50 journals) were identified to be reviewed. The articles were reviewed on the basis of study area namely: information systems, operations and marketing. These research areas were further divided into subcategories to provide in-depth and crystal clear review of literature.FindingsThe review outcome showed that omnichannel topics are active in management studies. There are three main research areas: information systems, operations management and marketing. This study found that IT enhances channel capabilities and expands demand in omnichannel retail; operations can be better optimized based on understanding of cross-channel interactions, product category and retailer types; consumer heterogeneity, product category, channel capabilities and retailer type are all found to contribute to complexities of omnichannel marketing.Originality/valueThis study provides a pioneering review to gauge the updated literature concerned with omnichannel research in terms of IT, operations and marketing perspective. Further, a systematic literature review provides insights and guides for future significant studies on potential research subjects.

scholarly journals The Tourism–Landscape Nexus: Assessment and Insights from a Bibliographic Analysis

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 417
Author(s):  
Sabrina Meneghello
Keyword(s):  
Common Good ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Bibliographic Analysis ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Landscape Studies ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Content Analyses ◽  
Definition Of

Over the last two decades, the awareness about landscape as a common good and the definition of tourism as a relevant driver of territorial development have both increased contributions to contemporary reflections on places and mobilities. From a scientific point of view, the need for structured contributions on the “landscape–tourism” nexus has been stressed. In fact, tourism and landscape studies are fed by many disciplines, often returning sectorial articles, sometimes lacking in organicity. Considering recent literary reviews carried out through bibliometric and content analyses, the present paper intends to map different ways of defining and understanding this complex interrelation as it emerges from the main research areas. From geographical contributions to managerial perspectives addressing destination planning and development, and from sociological non-representational to actor network theories applied to tourism, among others, the nexus is faced by approaches and concepts that are both specific and recurrent. Expressions such as “tourist landscape”, “tourism landscape”, “touristscape” with their different meanings orient this literary investigation informing a tentative conceptual framework where interrelated spatial, social, and symbolic dimensions emerge with a key definitional role. The general aim was to possibly enrich the reflection on this relationship, providing new definitional contributions and conceptual frameworks able to coherently influence both theory and practice.

scholarly journals Scientometric profile of physiotherapists Brazilian scientists

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávia Galvão Cruz ◽  
Tainara Adriele Neves Cedro ◽  
Samuel Barbosa Camargo ◽  
Kátia Nunes Sá
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Programs ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Collaboration Network ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Study Designs ◽  
Phd Programs ◽  
Education In Brazil

Abstract Introduction: Knowledge of Brazilian scientists profile is important to understand the factors that influence the behavior of those interested in developing science. Objective: To outline the profile of Brazilian physiotherapist researchers, permanent, or collaborator professors of PhD programs in physiotherapy. Methods: Study of documentary analysis with scientometric techniques on physiotherapist data in Brazilian doctors associated professors in PhD programs. To identify the professors, the Sucupira and Lattes Platforms were used, and the research areas were categorized according to COFFITO. Data on the research area, the number of orientations, publications and impact factor average (JCR) were analyzed by 1-way ANOVA test (p < 0.05), and a collaboration network was built using Gephi 0.9.1 software. Results: Nine institutions of higher education in Brazil have a PhD in physiotherapy. A total of 119 professors are associated with UFMG (20.2%), UFSCAR (17.6%), UFRN (13.4%), and UNINOVE (10.9%). The median number of doctors graduated by the professors was 1.0 (0.0 - 6.0) and in publications in the period was 4.6 (2.4 - 8.4). The main study designs were observational 71 (59.7%), and the main research area was neurofunctional 25 (21.0%). The collaboration between UFSCAR and UFMG professors is strengthened. Conclusion: There are few specific doctoral programs for physiotherapists in Brazil. The majority of them are concentrated in the southeast region, and the professor staff have very heterogeneous characteristics related to the duration of the programs, the nature of the institution, or the affiliation of the professor.

Accounting Research on Private Firms: State of the Art and Future Directions

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (02) ◽  
pp. 1950007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasson Bar-Yosef ◽  
Carlo D’Augusta ◽  
Annalisa Prencipe
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Private Firms ◽  
Public Companies ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Accounting Research ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Public Data ◽  
Definition Of

Private companies play a significant role and are the main growth engine of the global economy. Yet, until recently, empirical research in accounting has focused primarily on public companies. Over the last few years, we have observed a change in trend. Accounting scholars have started researching private firms and have contributed to a better understanding of their accounting decisions. This growing attention is likely due to a better availability of public data and to the fact that several regulators issued specific regulations on private firms’ financial reporting. In this paper, we analyze the state of the art of accounting research in this area. We review 95 papers published in 21 accounting journals over the period 1986–2018. After looking into the definition of private firms, we highlight the role of the private firm status in the research design, classify each paper into four main research areas (i.e., financial accounting, taxation, auditing, and valuation) and discuss the main contributions. We argue that the current state of accounting research on private firms — although quite rich — is still insufficient in light of the relevance of such a segment of the world economy. After soliciting additional research, we devise possible venues for future studies.

Studi Literatur Analisis Sumber Daya Manusia: Sistematisasi Topik dan Arah Penelitian dari Literatur Terpilih

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-264
Author(s):  
Dina Sarah Syahreza
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Analytics ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Global Workforce ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Employee Values ◽  
Definition Of

Literature studies related to human resources, but they have not been systemized in a focused topic. The way human resources are managed today is heavily influenced by the emergence of a global workforce and the increasing relevance of business analytics as an organizational strategic capability. While human resource analytics has been mostly discussed in the literature in the past decades, however, the systematic identification and classification of major topics has not been introduced. Where there is room for conceptual contributions that aim to provide a comprehensive definition of concepts and research areas related to HR analytics in the future. This study uses a systematic literature through a review process. Next, the researcher constructs the concept of human resource analytics as widely presented. There were 91 main research topics identified related to the three majors, namely HR analytics (technology and organization), application (descriptive) and diagnostic/prescriptive), and values ​​(employee values ​​and organizational values). We also speculate on an “exponential” view of HR analytics made possible by assertion of artificial intelligence and cognitive technology. This research provides a major systematization effort and future research directions to develop further studies in the field of HR analytics. Where this research offers insights to support the design of innovative analytic projects within organizations. Keywords: Human Resources, Systematization, Literature Study

scholarly journals Renewable energy: a bibliometric analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 03002
Author(s):  
Anna Rosokhata ◽  
Mariia Minchenko ◽  
Liliya Khomenko ◽  
Olena Chygryn
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
The United States ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Business Economics ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Project Risks ◽  
Definition Of

The aims of this paper are to identify existing research on renewable energy; identify the most influential publications, authors, organizations to understand the research areas. The paper is centered on the bibliometric analysis based on the Web of Science database for the key phrase’ renewable energy’ in the article title until 2020. We analyzed the publications about renewable energy by years, by research areas, by geography, by research organizations and research sponsors, by journals, by citations of journals, authors, publications, co-occurrence by keywords. Analysis of the most cited publications and authors, analysis of cooccurrence by keywords was performed using VOSviewer. We performed hierarchical cluster analysis, and clusters were selected using VOSviewer. We found 17805 scientific publications on renewable energy published in scientific journals (51.7% of publications were published during 2016-2020). The most popular research areas are energy fuels, engineering, science technology, environmental sciences, ecology, and business economics. The majority of papers was published by the scientists from the United States, China, and India. In addition, we identified six main research clusters. They are related to an optimizer, renewable energy, biomass, co2 emissions, model, desalination. Conclusions: This analysis confirmed the author’s hypothesis about the definition of new scientific horizons of renewable energy research. Our results can help scientists interested in renewable energy looking for research funding and research project risks based on renewable energy.

scholarly journals Implementing E-Commerce from Logistic Perspective: Literature Review and Methodological Framework

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 911
Author(s):  
Ilenia Zennaro ◽  
Serena Finco ◽  
Martina Calzavara ◽  
Alessandro Persona
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
World Market ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
And Performance

E-commerce is always more diffused as a selling channel around the whole world market, and its importance has increased and continues to increase with the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. It provides enterprises a lot of opportunities, as the importance of physical stores to sell goods is bypassed. However, it has also changed the role of logistics in the supply chain. For this reason, this work aims to identify the main logistics research areas related to e-commerce implementation and the factors and key performance indicators, which should be taken into account for each logistics research area, with particular attention to sustainable aspects. For doing this, a structured and comprehensive literature analysis is carried out. Keywords associated with e-commerce and logistics areas are matched to identify the most interesting works related to its implementation. From the analysis, five main research areas are identified: Supply Chain Network Design (SCND); Outbound Logistics (OL); Reverse Logistics (RL); Warehousing (WR); and IT and data management (E-IT). For each area, key factors, strategies and performance indicators have been identified. Finally, a methodological framework that summarizes the results of the analysis is presented; this is a useful tool for managers to implement or expand their e-commerce business. Many works are focused on one research area, carrying out critical factors, models, and methods to implement that topic. Instead, the methodological framework presented here summarizes multiple research areas from a logistic point of view, identifying for each one input and output variables and how they influence each other.

scholarly journals Noninvasive Electroencephalography Equipment for Assistive, Adaptive, and Rehabilitative Brain–Computer Interfaces: A Systematic Literature Review

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (14) ◽  
pp. 4754
Author(s):  
Nuraini Jamil ◽  
Abdelkader Nasreddine Belkacem ◽  
Sofia Ouhbi ◽  
Abderrahmane Lakas
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Healthy People ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Motor Disabilities ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Computer Interfaces ◽  
Severe Motor ◽  
The Brain

Humans interact with computers through various devices. Such interactions may not require any physical movement, thus aiding people with severe motor disabilities in communicating with external devices. The brain–computer interface (BCI) has turned into a field involving new elements for assistive and rehabilitative technologies. This systematic literature review (SLR) aims to help BCI investigator and investors to decide which devices to select or which studies to support based on the current market examination. This examination of noninvasive EEG devices is based on published BCI studies in different research areas. In this SLR, the research area of noninvasive BCIs using electroencephalography (EEG) was analyzed by examining the types of equipment used for assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative BCIs. For this SLR, candidate studies were selected from the IEEE digital library, PubMed, Scopus, and ScienceDirect. The inclusion criteria (IC) were limited to studies focusing on applications and devices of the BCI technology. The data used herein were selected using IC and exclusion criteria to ensure quality assessment. The selected articles were divided into four main research areas: education, engineering, entertainment, and medicine. Overall, 238 papers were selected based on IC. Moreover, 28 companies were identified that developed wired and wireless equipment as means of BCI assistive technology. The findings of this review indicate that the implications of using BCIs for assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative technologies are encouraging for people with severe motor disabilities and healthy people. With an increasing number of healthy people using BCIs, other research areas, such as the motivation of players when participating in games or the security of soldiers when observing certain areas, can be studied and collaborated using the BCI technology. However, such BCI systems must be simple (wearable), convenient (sensor fabrics and self-adjusting abilities), and inexpensive.

Ethics of Population-Based Research

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly A. Taylor ◽  
Summer Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Definition Of

Multiple scholars and institutions have asked what distinguishes public health research from public health practice. Most often, they ask in order to have a clear definition of what one does in various public health settings to assess oversight and/or regulation of human subjects research. More importantly, however, whether something is considered public health research or public health practice has real ethical implications in terms of the general moral considerations at stake and the obligations of public health researchers/practitioners to the populations they serve or study.Numerous examples in recent history of research ethics, including the Kennedy Krieger Lead Abatement Study and EPA’s Children’s Environmental Exposure Research Study (CHEERS), suggest that an exploration of the ethics of public health, or more generally population-based research, may be warranted. Although we acknowledge that there are important ethical issues to consider in the implementation of public health practice, we leave that discussion for other authors.

Role Mining to Assist Authorization Governance

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safaà Hachana ◽  
Nora Cuppens-Boulahia ◽  
Frédéric Cuppens
Keyword(s):  
Access Control ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Role Mining ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Future ◽  
Access Control System ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Open Issues

The concept of role has revolutionized the access control systems by making them more efficient and by simplifying their management. Role mining is the discipline of automating the definition of roles in a given access control system. It is a vivid research area, which has attracted a growing interest in the last years. Research on role mining has produced several interesting contributions in this field, and has also raised several related issues toward leveraging them in actual enterprises. This paper is a comprehensive analysis of the main research directions around role mining and the future trends. The authors present the problem of role mining, the current achievements to solve it and the related open issues. With this objective, they define a complete and realistic business process for Role Mining, and the authors sequentially analyze the issues related to each step of the process by investigating the main contributions in the literature. They also point the unhandled issues and we highlight the future perspectives.

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