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  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
8,848 Views
16 Pages

Adolescents’ Exposure to Online Risks: Gender Disparities and Vulnerabilities Related to Online Behaviors

  • Elena Savoia,
  • Nigel Walsh Harriman,
  • Max Su,
  • Tyler Cote and
  • Neil Shortland

In the last decade, readily available electronic devices have created unprecedented opportunities for teens to access a wide variety of information and media–both positive and negative–on the internet. Despite the increasing number of initiatives tak...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,828 Views
18 Pages

15 September 2025

Research in western countries concludes that children and adolescents are exposed to multiple forms of online risks and harms. However, in the context of Saudi Arabia, research in online safety education is lagging. Currently, online safety education...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,776 Views
16 Pages

Early Adolescents and Exposure to Risks Online: What Is the Role of Parental Mediation Styles?

  • Clara Cavallini,
  • Simona Carla Silvia Caravita and
  • Barbara Colombo

23 October 2025

Studies indicate that early adolescents are exposed to several online risks. Furthermore, early adolescents with Special Educational Needs (SENs) often experience emotional, social, or family difficulties, which increase their vulnerability to online...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,126 Views
20 Pages

24 August 2023

Online gaming constitutes an indispensable facet of China’s digital economy, catalyzing consumer discussions on social media platforms. This study employs a comprehensive natural language processing framework, encompassing topic mining, multi-l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
13,511 Views
20 Pages

7 February 2021

This study explored the conceptual constructs of consumer benefits and perceived risks of online fashion rental services (Online FRS) and their impacts on usage intention towards Online FRS. The mediating roles of perceived risks and service trust we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,693 Views
16 Pages

18 April 2022

The aim of this study is to gain a comprehensive understanding of how risk and value factors affect the intention to use South Korean exploitable cyber-security communities based on the value-maximisation perspective of economics. According to the re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,235 Views
12 Pages

Developing an approach to manage privacy risk is critical to the success of e-marketing. Understanding the antecedents of privacy risk is therefore essential for the success of e-business. Because governments, businesses, and consumers are economic a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,531 Views
14 Pages

Online Test of Risk Self-Detection of Eating Disorders

  • Gilda Gómez-Peresmitré,
  • Romana Silvia Platas-Acevedo and
  • Gisela Pineda-García

This study’s central aim was to examine the effectiveness of an online test of the Risk Self-Detection of Eating Disorders through the evaluation of (1) its psychometric properties, the significant probability of predicting risk eating behavior and t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
12,825 Views
11 Pages

Effect of Consumer Demographics and Risk Factors on Online Purchase Behaviour in Malaysia

  • Noorshella Che Nawi,
  • Abdullah Al Mamun,
  • Nurul Hasliana Binti Hamsani and
  • Mohd Nazri bin Muhayiddin

24 January 2019

It is evident that there has been a rapid growth of electronic commerce and online shopping. Hence, this study examined the effect of selected antecedents and risk factors on online purchase behaviour in Malaysia under the premise of an adapted stimu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,797 Views
18 Pages

17 May 2023

While all vulnerable adolescents are more at risk online than their non-vulnerable peers, those with special educational needs (SEN) require targeted and specialised support. Although they are not a homogenous group, SEN adolescents commonly experien...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,757 Views
20 Pages

Personal Credit Risk Evaluation Model of P2P Online Lending Based on AHP

  • Fengpei Wu,
  • Xiang Su,
  • Young Seok Ock and
  • Zhiying Wang

5 January 2021

With the rapid development of the P2P (peer-to-peer) online lending industry, which is facing significant credit risk, personal credit evaluation is an important method to reduce credit risk. Based on the various indexes of personal credit risk evalu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,926 Views
10 Pages

30 September 2024

Purpose: This study examined the associations of passive and active online sexual risk behaviors with perceived family relationships, impulsivity, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Participants and methods: A total of 176 adolescen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,780 Views
19 Pages

18 May 2024

Online consumer credit services play a vital role in the contemporary consumer market. To foster their sustainable development, it is essential to establish and strengthen the relevant risk management mechanism. This study proposes an intelligent man...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,522 Views
25 Pages

With the development of the network economy, especially the promotion and popularization of mobile networks, traditional offline businesses are further integrated with online businesses, promoting the development of business online strategies. Howeve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,167 Views
14 Pages

The rebound of online public opinion is an important driving force in inducing a secondary crisis in the case of public emergencies. Effective risk-information communication is an important means to manage online public opinion regarding emergencies....

  • Article
  • Open Access
82 Citations
20,190 Views
16 Pages

13 September 2021

E-commerce industry has witnessed a phenomenal growth globally due to the sudden spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the advancement of mobile Internet technology, with fast adaption of online shopping technologies by the customers. Previously, onlin...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,980 Views
17 Pages

Background: During the outbreak of COVID-19, online public opinion related to the epidemic was rapidly generated and developed rapidly. If some online public opinions cannot be effectively responded to and guided, it will bring risks to social order....

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,612 Views
22 Pages

19 July 2019

In order to solve the problem of the inaccuracy of the traditional online operation risk assessment model based on a physical mechanism and the inability to adapt to the actual operation of massive online operation monitoring data, this paper propose...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,306 Views
15 Pages

14 January 2023

This study aimed to examine the effects of perceived privacy risks and benefits on the online privacy protection behaviors of Chinese teens, with information privacy concerns treated as a mediator variable. The questionnaire survey data (N = 1538) we...

  • Commentary
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,908 Views
7 Pages

An Online Risk Tool for Predicting Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

  • Gian Alix,
  • Huaxiong Huang,
  • Aziz Guergachi,
  • Karim Keshavjee and
  • Xin Gao

An online risk prediction tool is developed to calculate a user’s risk of developing type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The risk prediction is based on the user’s input of medical lab information, such as age, sex, body mass index, fasting blood sugar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
18,602 Views
18 Pages

26 February 2025

This study examines the interplay of consumer trust, return policies, and risk perception in shaping satisfaction with online shopping experiences in a business to consumer e-commerce context. Employing a conceptual model tested through Partial Least...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,807 Views
26 Pages

24 January 2019

The Internet, with the rise of the IoT, is one of the most powerful means of propagating a terrorist threat, and at the same time the perfect environment for deploying ubiquitous online surveillance systems. This paper tackles the problem of online s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,140 Views
12 Pages

Mental health issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic greatly impact people’s daily lives. Individuals with an at-risk mental state are more vulnerable to mental health issues, and these may lead to onset of full psychotic illnesses. This study aimed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
1,384 Views
14 Pages

One major aspect that attracts Indian online retail customer is buying products at ease & convenience at competitive prices. The India e-commerce growth story has so far been remarkable. The starts ups are being immensely funded by angel investor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,306 Views
19 Pages

8 January 2021

Online car-hailing services are becoming a key component of the public transportation system, despite there being some certain risks, especially default risk. Turning to the evolutionary game method, this research constructed an evolutionary game mod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,500 Views
21 Pages

Online car-hailing services (such as DiDi and Uber) are one of the typical sharing economy forms of transportation service in the digital era. Related public policies are expected to reduce the risk of online car-hailing and ensure the social sustain...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,465 Views
16 Pages

Teacher and School Mediation for Online Risk Prevention and Management: Fostering Sustainable Education in the Digital Age

  • Esther Chiner,
  • Marcos Gómez-Puerta,
  • Santiago Mengual-Andrés and
  • Gladys Merma-Molina

19 April 2025

(1) Background: The increasing use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in educational environments has introduced new challenges related to digital safety and sustainability. Teacher mediation and institutional initiatives are pivotal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,269 Views
21 Pages

26 January 2021

Evaluation of online teaching quality has become an important issue because many universities are turning to online classes due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In this paper, online teaching quality evaluation is considered as a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,957 Views
20 Pages

10 June 2022

Online activity increasing spreads with the power of technological development. Many studies reported the impact of online activities on decision making. From the statistical perspective, decision making is related to statistical inference. In this r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,511 Views
17 Pages

Predicting traffic risk incidents in first-person helps to ensure a safety reaction can occur before the incident happens for a wide range of driving scenarios and conditions. One challenge to building advanced driver assistance systems is to create...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,249 Views
18 Pages

3 August 2024

Hypertension is a major risk factor for many serious diseases. With the aging population and lifestyle changes, the incidence of hypertension continues to rise, imposing a significant medical cost burden on patients and severely affecting their quali...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
8,788 Views
28 Pages

15 March 2025

In previous years, studying consumer behavior was seen as important, but in today’s fast-changing market, with rapid technological advancements, understanding consumer behavior can be a key factor in a product’s success or failure. The ai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,379 Views
15 Pages

Improved Perioperative Risk Education Through the Use of an Interactive Online Anaesthesia Education Tool (iPREDICT): A Prospective, Randomised Controlled Single-Centre Clinical Trial

  • Heidi Ehrentraut,
  • Alma Puskarevic,
  • Andrea Kunsorg,
  • Izdar Abulizi,
  • Andreas Mayr,
  • Milan Jung,
  • Maximilian Schillings,
  • Caroline Temme,
  • Annika Pütz and
  • Maria Wittmann
  • + 1 author

30 April 2025

Background/Objectives: Involving patients in the preoperative anaesthetic assessment (PAA) process can improve their understanding of risks and contribute to better postoperative recovery and outcomes. The iPREDICT study aims to investigate the feasi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,422 Views
15 Pages

Characteristic Analysis and Health Risk Assessment of PM2.5 and VOCs in Tianjin Based on High-Resolution Online Data

  • Yanqi Huangfu,
  • Feng Wang,
  • Qili Dai,
  • Danni Liang,
  • Guoliang Shi and
  • Yinchang Feng

23 August 2024

This study leveraged 2019 online data of particulate matter (PM2.5) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Tianjin to analyze atmospheric pollution characteristics. PM2.5 was found to be primarily composed of water-soluble ions, with nitrates as th...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
452 Views
8 Pages

Background: Adolescents’ engagement with social media and emerging metaverse platforms has become nearly universal, creating environments rich in opportunities for learning, creativity, and social connection. However, these same spaces also ena...

  • Article
  • Open Access
576 Views
12 Pages

The Influence of Anesthesiologist Gender and Experience on Risk Understanding and Anxiety Changes After Online Preoperative Patient Education: A Sub-Analysis of the iPREDICT Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Alma Puskarevic,
  • Heidi Ehrentraut,
  • Andrea Kunsorg,
  • Izdar Abulizi,
  • Andreas Mayr,
  • Milan Jung,
  • Maximilian Schillings,
  • Caroline Temme,
  • Annika Pütz and
  • Maria Wittmann
  • + 1 author

28 October 2025

Background/Objectives: Digital health technologies are increasingly integrated into perioperative care to standardize information delivery and improve patient empowerment. However, the overall effectiveness of preoperative education depends not only...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,673 Views
17 Pages

A Load-Shedding Model Based on Sensitivity Analysis in on-Line Power System Operation Risk Assessment

  • Zhe Zhang,
  • Hang Yang,
  • Xianggen Yin,
  • Jiexiang Han,
  • Yong Wang and
  • Guoyan Chen

23 March 2018

The traditional load-shedding models usually use global optimization to get the load-shedding region, which will cause multiple variables, huge computing scale and other problems. This makes it hard to meet the requirements of timeliness in on-line p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
214 Citations
29,747 Views
15 Pages

Internet Risks: An Overview of Victimization in Cyberbullying, Cyber Dating Abuse, Sexting, Online Grooming and Problematic Internet Use

  • Juan M. Machimbarrena,
  • Esther Calvete,
  • Liria Fernández-González,
  • Aitor Álvarez-Bardón,
  • Lourdes Álvarez-Fernández and
  • Joaquín González-Cabrera

The advance of digital media has created risks that affect the bio-psycho-social well-being of adolescents. Some of these risks are cyberbullying, cyber dating abuse, sexting, online grooming and problematic Internet use. These risks have been studie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,445 Views
21 Pages

29 September 2022

The online traditional and the online flipped classroom approaches have been adopted worldwide in higher education during the prolonged city lockdowns. Research has suggested that gamification is a technopedagogy which can be integrated into these ap...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,193 Views
11 Pages

17 July 2023

EuroSCORE II is one of the most widely utilized cardiovascular surgery risk scoring systems. Recently, a new online score calculator, namely the German Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERAADA), was launched to predict 30-day surgical mort...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6,022 Views
15 Pages

10 April 2024

Patients require important information when prescribed medications. For example, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that promotional information includes a fair balance of risks and benefits. This study evaluates how well legitimate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,454 Views
17 Pages

9 March 2023

Digital leisure has become the main reason young people make use of the Internet and social media. Previous research shows the danger of certain activities in the online environment. Of particular concern are those of a recreational nature, which are...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,781 Views
11 Pages

How Internet Websites Portray Herbal Vitality Products Containing Eurycoma longifolia Jack: An Evaluation of the Quality and Risks of Online Information

  • Mohd Shahezwan Abd Wahab,
  • Nurfarah Nadiah Abd Hamid,
  • Ali Omar Yassen,
  • Mohd Javed Naim,
  • Javed Ahamad,
  • Nur Wahida Zulkifli,
  • Farhana Fakhira Ismail,
  • Muhammad Harith Zulkifli,
  • Khang Wen Goh and
  • Long Chiau Ming

Background: Tongkat Ali (TA) or Eurycoma longifolia is a herbal medicine (HM) plant traditionally used to treat sexual dysfunction and enhance libido in men. Websites containing information about HM are abundant. However, studies have shown that in g...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
17,046 Views
13 Pages

30 January 2023

One of the main methods of shopping for many consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic was through online community group-buying. This shopping method caters to the consumer demand of reducing contact and centralized procurement. However, some online co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
15,940 Views
44 Pages

This paper investigates the estimation of the value at risk (VaR) across various probability levels for the log-returns of a comprehensive dataset comprising four thousand crypto-assets. Employing four recently introduced adaptive conformal inference...

  • Article
  • Open Access
63 Citations
12,543 Views
19 Pages

Online grocery shopping in Germany has shown a strong growth in the past years and is expected to further develop in the future, especially through the influence of COVID-19. The main purpose of this study was to examine six theoretical customer-orie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,231 Views
13 Pages

The diffusion of the internet and technological progress have made gambling on online platforms possible, also making it more anonymous, convenient, and available, increasing the risk of pathological outcomes for vulnerable individuals. Given this co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,117 Views
18 Pages

19 June 2025

Online safety guidance is frequently delivered as a specialist technology issue without considering adolescents’ home lives, offline vulnerabilities, or wellbeing. Yet, while the digital world offers connection, autonomy, and entertainment, vul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,873 Views
16 Pages

Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of Penicillin G in a Veterinary Product Using an Original Software Method and Monitoring by SPE-Online-UHPLC-MS/MS

  • Viviana Carmen Ciucă,
  • Victor Viorel Safta,
  • Carmen Otilia Rusănescu,
  • Gigel Paraschiv,
  • György Deák,
  • Mihaela Ilie and
  • Sorin Cănănău

24 August 2023

Veterinary antibiotics have become a major concern due to potential environmental effects. This study presents an investigation of the exposure and environmental effects of the veterinary medicinal product in powder form, administered in the drinking...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
6,375 Views
23 Pages

Previous studies have acknowledged the impact of weather changes on retail uncertainty. They primarily focus on understanding how weather conditions affect offline consumer behavior and aim to develop effective marketing strategies. However, there is...

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