Advantages and Obstacles of Electronic Commerce in Sports Footwear

The purpose of this article is to explore the perception of consumers regarding electronic commerce as a tool for sports footwear purchasing. Based on secondary sources, firstly, the authors define e-commerce and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. Then, the results of the empirical research are presented with the aim of (1) determining consumer perception of electronic commerce in the area of this specific product group, and (2) determining the difference between two generations of consumers. Two relevant age groups are compared: the younger population (18-39 years) and middle-aged consumers (40-59 years). The study was conducted on a sample of 202 respondents, of whom 110 are members of the young population and 92 are members of the middle age population. This research empirically confirmed that there are significant differences between generations when it comes to attitudes towards electronic commerce, thus this paper filling the existing gap in modern literature in retail and electronic commerce fields.

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Advantages and Obstacles of Electronic Commerce in Sports Footwear

International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications ◽

10.4018/ijesma.2018070105 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 84-101

Author(s):

Blaženka Knežević ◽

Boris Šantić ◽

Ivan Novak

Keyword(s):

Electronic Commerce ◽

Middle Age ◽

Age Groups ◽

Consumer Perception ◽

Young Population ◽

Specific Product ◽

Secondary Sources ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Two Generations ◽

The Difference

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Research and Implementation of Electronic Commerce Intelligent Recommendation System Based on the Fuzzy Rough Set and Improved Cellular Algorithm

Mathematical Problems in Engineering ◽

10.1155/2021/6671219 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Bo Peng

Keyword(s):

Electronic Commerce ◽

Rough Set ◽

Recommendation System ◽

Information Overload ◽

Fuzzy Rough Set ◽

Practical Applications ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

The Status ◽

The Difference ◽

Browsing Behavior

With the continuous development of e-commerce, our society has transitioned from a mechanical era to an intelligent era. There have been many things that have subverted people’s traditional concepts, and they have also completely changed the way of life of modern people. Due to the development of e-commerce, people can enjoy the scenery and food from all over the world at home. Online shopping and online ticket purchase have greatly facilitated people’s lives and given people more choices. However, due to the excessive selection of things, there is also a phenomenon of information overload. Sometimes, it is difficult for people to find a product or content that they are very satisfied with. So, how to analyze people’s browsing behavior and predict what kind of content people want and how to push products on major websites have become a major issue facing major online companies. Based on this, this paper proposes an e-commerce intelligent recommendation technology based on the fuzzy rough set and improved cellular algorithm. It provides personalized recommendations for users based on their browsing history and purchase history. The research of this article is mainly divided into four parts. The first part is to analyze the status quo of technical research in this field. By analyzing the shortcomings of the existing technology, the concept of this article is proposed. The second part introduces the classic intelligent recommendation algorithm, including the principle and process of the fuzzy rough set and improved honeycomb algorithm, and analyzes the difference of various recommendation algorithms to illustrate the adaptability of each algorithm in practical applications and their respective advantages and disadvantages. The third part introduces an intelligent recommendation system based on fuzzy clustering, comprehensively analyzes the characteristics of users and commodities, makes full use of users’ evaluation information of commodities, and realizes intelligent recommendation based on content and collaborative filtering. At the end of the article, through comparative analysis experiments, the superiority of the intelligent recommendation system for electronic commerce based on the fuzzy rough set and improved cellular algorithm is further proved, and the accuracy of intelligent recommendation is improved.

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The effect of Covid-19 on the willingness to use video consultations among orthopedic and trauma outpatients: a multi-center survey in 1400 outpatients

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery ◽

10.1007/s00068-021-01774-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Julian Scherer ◽

David A. Back ◽

Friedrich Thienemann ◽

Ernest Kaufmann ◽

Valentin Neuhaus ◽

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Keyword(s):

Age Groups ◽

Physical Contact ◽

Online Video ◽

Trauma Patients ◽

Orthopedic Trauma ◽

Trauma Centers ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Video Consultation ◽

The Difference ◽

Willingness To Use

Abstract Introduction Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, making more use of remote medical solutions has been advertised. The purpose of this study was to assess the willingness of orthopedic trauma patients to conduct an online video consultation (OVC) during the coronavirus pandemic compared to before. Methods A survey amongst orthopedic and trauma outpatients from three European trauma centers was conducted via paper-based questionnaires, composed of participants’ demographics and five open and closed questions between June and November 2019 and between April and July 2020 during Covid-19. The main outcome was the difference between the cohorts regarding the willingness to use an OVC, reasons for and against usage as well as advantages and disadvantages. Sub-analysis was performed for gender, participants’ occupation and three age groups (≤ 30 years; 31–55 years; > 55 years). Results 1400 participants (780 preCovid-19 and 620 Covid-19) were included. There was no difference in willingness to conduct an OVC between the cohorts (57.6% versus 63.9%; p = 0.053). The highest disposition towards an OVC in both cohorts was seen in patients below 30 years of age, followed by 31–55 years and over 55 years. Women were significantly more likely in the Covid-19-group than in the preCovid-19-group to conduct an OVC (p = 0.032). Use of the OVC for “personal questions to the physician” was more often stated in the Covid-19-cohort (p = 0.007). “No danger of an infection” (p = 0.001) and “availability from anywhere” (p = 0.032) as advantages of an OVC were more often stated in the Covid-19-cohort. “No direct contact with the doctor” (p = 0.001) and “relationship to the doctor could change” (p = 0.024) as disadvantages of the OVC were less often stated in the Covid-19-cohort. Conclusion The majority of the assessed outpatients would use an OVC. Fear of infections have increased, and direct physical contact is less important since the Covid-19 pandemic, but have not increased the disposition for an OVC significantly.

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Age Differences in Eye Movements During Reading: Degenerative Problems or Compensatory Strategy?

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000344 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 297-311

Author(s):

José David Moreno ◽

José A. León ◽

Lorena A. M. Arnal ◽

Juan Botella

Keyword(s):

Eye Movements ◽

Eye Movement ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Age Groups ◽

Behavioral Changes ◽

Aging Effects ◽

Movement Data ◽

Sentence Reading ◽

The Difference ◽

Eye Movements During Reading

Abstract. We report the results of a meta-analysis of 22 experiments comparing the eye movement data obtained from young ( Mage = 21 years) and old ( Mage = 73 years) readers. The data included six eye movement measures (mean gaze duration, mean fixation duration, total sentence reading time, mean number of fixations, mean number of regressions, and mean length of progressive saccade eye movements). Estimates were obtained of the typified mean difference, d, between the age groups in all six measures. The results showed positive combined effect size estimates in favor of the young adult group (between 0.54 and 3.66 in all measures), although the difference for the mean number of fixations was not significant. Young adults make in a systematic way, shorter gazes, fewer regressions, and shorter saccadic movements during reading than older adults, and they also read faster. The meta-analysis results confirm statistically the most common patterns observed in previous research; therefore, eye movements seem to be a useful tool to measure behavioral changes due to the aging process. Moreover, these results do not allow us to discard either of the two main hypotheses assessed for explaining the observed aging effects, namely neural degenerative problems and the adoption of compensatory strategies.

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Microencapsulation and Nanoencapsulation: A Review

International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research ◽

10.25258/ijpcr.v9i3.8324 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

V. Suganya ◽

V. Anuradha

Keyword(s):

Drug Release ◽

New Technology ◽

Inert Material ◽

Food Industries ◽

Control Drug ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Nano Scale ◽

Pharmaceutical Industries ◽

The Difference ◽

Control Drug Release

Encapsulation is a process of enclosing the substances within an inert material which protects from environment as well as control drug release. Recently, two type of encapsulation has been performed in several research. Nanoencapsulation is the coating of various substances within another material at sizes on the nano scale. Microencapsulation is similar to nanoencapsulation aside from it involving larger particles and having been done for a greater period of time than nanoencapsulation. Encapsulation is a new technology that has wide applications in pharmaceutical industries, agrochemical, food industries and cosmetics. In this review, the difference between micro and nano encapsulation has been explained. This article gives an overview of different methods and reason for encapsulation. The advantages and disadvantages of micro and nano encapsulation technology were also clearly mentioned in this paper.

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Tower Running—Participation, Performance Trends, and Sex Difference

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17061902 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (6) ◽

pp. 1902 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daniel Stark ◽

Stefania Di Gangi ◽

Caio Victor Sousa ◽

Pantelis Nikolaidis ◽

Beat Knechtle

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Statistical Model ◽

Sex Difference ◽

Random Effects ◽

Age Groups ◽

Repeated Measurements ◽

Stair Climbing ◽

Age Group ◽

Performance Trends ◽

The Difference

Though there are exhaustive data about participation, performance trends, and sex differences in performance in different running disciplines and races, no study has analyzed these trends in stair climbing and tower running. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate these trends in tower running. The data, consisting of 28,203 observations from 24,007 climbers between 2014 and 2019, were analyzed. The effects of sex and age, together with the tower characteristics (i.e., stairs and floors), were examined through a multivariable statistical model with random effects on intercept, at climber’s level, accounting for repeated measurements. Men were faster than women in each age group (p < 0.001 for ages ≤69 years, p = 0.003 for ages > 69 years), and the difference in performance stayed around 0.20 km/h, with a minimum of 0.17 at the oldest age. However, women were able to outperform men in specific situations: (i) in smaller buildings (<600 stairs), for ages between 30 and 59 years and >69 years; (ii) in higher buildings (>2200 stairs), for age groups <20 years and 60–69 years; and (iii) in buildings with 1600–2200 stairs, for ages >69 years. In summary, men were faster than women in this specific running discipline; however, women were able to outperform men in very specific situations (i.e., specific age groups and specific numbers of stairs).

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Validity of the Gender Dysphoria diagnosis and incidence trends in Sweden: a nationwide register study

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-95421-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Malin Indremo ◽

Richard White ◽

Thomas Frisell ◽

Sven Cnattingius ◽

Alkistis Skalkidou ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gender Dysphoria ◽

Age Groups ◽

Medical Intervention ◽

Future Research ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Incidence Trends ◽

Interaction Terms ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Individual ◽

Nationwide Register Study

AbstractThe aim of this study was to examine the validity of the Gender Dysphoria (GD) diagnoses in the Swedish National Patient Register (NPR), to discuss different register-based definitions of GD and to investigate incidence trends. We collected data on all individuals with registered GD diagnoses between 2001 and 2016 as well as data on the coverage in the NPR. We regarded gender confirming medical intervention (GCMI) as one proxy for a clinically valid diagnosis and calculated the positive predictive value (PPV) for receiving GCMI for increasing number of registered GD diagnoses. We assessed crude and coverage-adjusted time trends of GD during 2004–2015 with a Poisson regression, using assigned sex and age as interaction terms. The PPV for receiving GCMI was 68% for ≥ 1 and 79% for ≥ 4 GD-diagnoses. The incidence of GD was on average 35% higher with the definition of ≥ 1 compared to the definition of ≥ 4 diagnoses. The incidence of GD, defined as ≥ 4 diagnoses increased significantly during the study period and mostly in the age categories 10–17 and 18–30 years, even after adjusting for register coverage. We concluded that the validity of a single ICD code denoting clinical GD in the Swedish NPR can be questioned. For future research, we propose to carefully weight the advantages and disadvantages of different register-based definitions according to the individual study’s needs, the time periods involved and the age-groups under study.

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Drivers’ Age and Automated Vehicle Explanations

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13041948 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 1948

Author(s):

Qiaoning Zhang ◽

Xi Jessie Yang ◽

Lionel P. Robert

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Middle Age ◽

Age Groups ◽

Design Experiment ◽

Mixed Design ◽

Automated Vehicles ◽

Automated Vehicle ◽

Automated Decision Making

Automated vehicles (AV) have the potential to benefit our society. Providing explanations is one approach to facilitating AV trust by decreasing uncertainty about automated decision-making. However, it is not clear whether explanations are equally beneficial for drivers across age groups in terms of trust and anxiety. To examine this, we conducted a mixed-design experiment with 40 participants divided into three age groups (i.e., younger, middle-age, and older). Participants were presented with: (1) no explanation, or (2) explanation given before or (3) after the AV took action, or (4) explanation along with a request for permission to take action. Results highlight both commonalities and differences between age groups. These results have important implications in designing AV explanations and promoting trust.

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National Surveillance of Injury in the Republic of Korea: Increased Injury Vulnerability in the Late Middle Age

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18031210 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 1210

Author(s):

Hansol Chang ◽

Ji Young Min ◽

Dajeong Yoo ◽

Se Uk Lee ◽

Sung Yeon Hwang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Middle Age ◽

Age Groups ◽

Admission Rate ◽

Age Group ◽

National Surveillance ◽

Early Prevention ◽

Group 4 ◽

Group 3 ◽

Prevention Methods ◽

Injury Outcomes

Surveillance of injury patterns and comparisons among different age groups help develop a better understanding of recent injury trends and early prevention. This study conducted a national surveillance of injury by age group. Data were collected retrospectively from Emergency Department-Based Injury In-Depth Surveillance (EDIIS) in South Korea, between January 2011 and December 2017. Patients were divided into the following four groups by age: Group 1–18 to 34 years, Group 2–35 to 49 years, Group 3–50 to 64 years, and Group 4—≥65 years. A total of 1,221,746 patients were included in the study. Findings revealed that, each year, the injury rate increased in the population aged ≥65 years. The place and mechanism of injury in Group 3 were similar to those in younger age groups, while injury outcomes and injured body parts were similar to those in Group 4. Further, hospital admission rate, ICU admission rate, hospital death, traumatic brain injury, and injury severity increased with an increase in age. In our study, each age group showed diverse characteristics pertaining to the mechanism, place, time, and outcomes of injuries. Interestingly, Group 3, which represented the late middle age, exhibited increased vulnerability to injury, and emerged as a gray zone between the young and old age groups. Therefore, different injury prevention methods are needed for each age group. Specifically, early prevention methods need to be implemented from the late middle age to improve the old age group’s injury outcomes.

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Does body position, age, and heart rate induce IOP’s changes?

European Journal of Ophthalmology ◽

10.1177/11206721211023313 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 112067212110233

Author(s):

Marcelina Sobczak ◽

Magdalena Asejczyk ◽

Malwina Geniusz

Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Body Position ◽

Age Groups ◽

Cardiovascular Parameters ◽

Entire Cohort ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Group A ◽

The Difference ◽

Group B ◽

Effect Of Age

Objectives: The main goal of this research was to determine the differences between the values of intraocular pressure (IOP) in the supine and sitting positions, and to assess the effect of age and cardiovascular parameters. Methods: Seventy-two healthy adults were enrolled and classified into age groups: 20–30 years (group A), 31–40 years (group B), and 41–71 years (group C). Corneal biometry and cardiovascular parameters, such as heart rate (HR), were measured. IOP measurements were taken in the sitting position (IOPS) and in the supine position (IOPL) using the iCare® Pro tonometer. Results: A significant difference between the IOPS and IOPL in the entire cohort was found ( p < 0.001). Regarding the age subgroups, a significant difference ( p < 0.001) between the IOPS and IOPL was obtained in group A (2.6 ± 1.6 mmHg) and group C (1.5 ± 1.3 mmHg). There were no significant differences in the IOPS between groups. The highest IOP values were obtained for group A. The correlations between HR and IOPS are statistically significant for group A and group B, and for HR and IOPL-S for group B only. Multivariate analysis showed that HR has a significant influence on the difference in IOP in the two body positions. Conclusion: A statistically significant difference between the effect of age and the values of IOPS and IOPL was shown. Cardiovascular parameters showed some relevant statistical dependencies, but with a rather marginal significance in young people. The influence of body position for the measurement of IOP for healthy subjects does not seem to matter, despite the fact that there are some dependencies that are statistically significant.

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