Massage relieves stress and anxiety, but also helps to reduce musculoskeletal problems, decreasing tension, in all stages of life. For pediatric use, organoleptic properties, cosmetic safety and user acceptability of topical products are important gi...
Poor social skills in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are associated with reduced independence in daily life. Current interventions for improving the social skills of individuals with ASD fail to represent the complexity of real-life social settings a...
Background: Virtual Reality (VR) is transforming neuropsychological assessment by providing immersive environments that closely replicate real-world conditions. This study presents the Trail Making Test in VR (TMT-VR), a novel adaptation of the tradi...
Background/Objectives: Heat sensitivity in multiple sclerosis (MS) can worsen neurological symptoms and impair daily functioning and quality of life. As current cooling strategies are largely reactive, wearable technology may offer a proactive approa...
This study investigates user acceptance of the IBON Monitoring system, a mobile app that uses image recognition to identify bird species. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), it surveyed 100 faculty and students at Romblon State University to...
With the rapid development of economics and social businesses, users’ business demand has changed a lot. More and more people want to personalize their business modes so that they can get better experiences in business and learning activities. The ke...
In recent years, with the continuous expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) application forms and fields, users’ acceptance of AI applications has attracted increasing attention from scholars and business practitioners. Although extant studi...
With today’s rapid technological developments, many have applied artificial intelligence and robot technology to the tourism and hotel industries, with hotel service robots (HSRs) being gradually developed. At present, more technology developme...
Plastic in the linear consumption model is frequently manufactured and disposed of, leading to the creation of excessive plastic waste, which has significant consequences for the environment. Single-use food packaging waste is a large constituent of...
The integration of automated vehicle (AV) technology in public transportation systems offers promising opportunities to improve the flexibility and safety of the traffic environment. However, user acceptance remains a critical challenge in the field...
Frailty predisposes older persons to adverse events, and information and communication technologies can play a crucial role to prevent them. CAPACITY provides a means to remotely monitor variables with high predictive power for adverse events, enabli...
Ahead of the energy crisis, several countermeasures to reduce the energy demand require an active change in the end users’ energy patterns. There are strategies known as demand response (DR) programs that have been tested in recent years, and t...
In our present paper, the influence of data quality on the success of the user acceptance of research information systems (RIS) is investigated and determined. Until today, only a little research has been done on this topic and no studies have been c...
In the context of the high development of mobile internet and social media, the social clocking and photographing function of tourism applications has become a key factor to enhance user experience and enhance product competitiveness. Citywalk, as a...
Warning system for pedestrians (WSP), one of cooperative intelligent transport system (C-ITS) applications, is designed to increase safety for pedestrians but also for drivers and other road users. The evaluation of end-user acceptance and perception...
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of educational software characteristics on software performance through the mediating role of user acceptance. Our approach allows for a deeper understanding of the factors that contribute to the eff...
Information sharing (IS) occurs in almost every action daily. IS holds benefits for its users, but it is also a source of privacy violations and costs. Human users struggle to balance this trade-off. This reality calls for Artificial Intelligence (AI...
21 September 2020
Mobile health (mHealth) services have recently been receiving increasing attention. However, there is a lack of knowledge about how users accept and adopt mobile medical treatment (MMT) services, some of the most promising mHealth services that aim t...
Assistive robots are emerging as technologies that enable older adults to perform activities of daily living with autonomy. Exoskeletons are a subset of assistive robots that can support mobility. Perceptions and acceptance of these technologies requ...
Integrating blockchain into healthcare devices offers the potential for improved data control but faces significant usability and acceptance challenges. This study addresses this gap by evaluating CipherPal, an improved blockchain-enabled Smart Fidge...
Due to the increase of volatile renewable energy resources, additional flexibility will be necessary in the electricity system in the future to ensure a technically and economically efficient network operation. Although home energy management systems...
Human–Machine Interfaces (HMIs) in autonomous driving technology have recently gained significant research interest in public transportation. However, most of the studies are biased towards qualitative methods, while combining quantitative and...
It is of great significance for enterprises’ development to effectively use mobile Internet to carry out information feed advertising. This paper aims to study the influence factors and effect of the users’ acceptance intention of informa...
E-learning is a convenient way of learning through a portal. E-learning is being increasingly adopted in the world; however, the factors that influence the intention of users for accepting the e-learning technology have not been sufficiently explored...
This study examines continuance intention toward Islamic mobile banking with AI-related or AI-supported features in Aceh, Indonesia, a regulated Sharia-based financial ecosystem. It develops and tests a model linking perceived AI usefulness, perceive...
Intelligent driving technology is expected to reshape urban transportation, but its promotion is hindered by user acceptance challenges and diverse technical routes. This study proposes a comprehensive user acceptance evaluation framework for intelli...
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a condition that appears during pregnancy and is expected to be a temporary one. While patients are encouraged to manage it themselves, research findings indicate that GDM may negatively affect the foetus; in ad...
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are increasingly shaping urban mobility and road safety, yet their benefits depend not only on technical performance, but also on driver acceptance. This study examines how Hungarian drivers perceive and eval...
In contrast to the extensive research on the impact of green buildings on character, property values, energy efficiency, and environmental quality, less emphasis has been placed on understanding the factors driving users’ selection of green rea...
25 October 2021
Anonymity is an inherent attribute of the Internet. Depending on pseudonyms, cyber citizens can role play and present themselves by reconstructing a different identity. In order to satisfy the needs of anonymous self-expression, anonymous social appl...
Medical self-service terminals (MSTs) offer potential advantages for optimizing workflows and enhancing patient experience in hospitals, particularly for the elderly. Despite this, the uptake of MSTs among older adults in China remains a challenge. T...
The COVID-19 pandemic has created the opportunity to conduct a huge experiment with online classes in the university setting. The objectives of this study are (1) to provide obvious insight into determining factors driving greater intention of studen...
Background/Objectives: The Daily Health Coach (DHC) is a 12-week Instagram-based nutrition and wellbeing programme originally co-designed and tested in New Zealand to deliver evidence-based, weight-neutral content on nutrition, movement, body image,...
Managing everyday wellness using sensors requires user buy-in and acceptance. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) was used to measure at D-0 the acceptability (a priori), and at D-21 the acceptance of an ambulatory monitori...
The use of information technology is spreading in the construction field. However, the use of information technology in the construction field does not conform to the requirements and characteristics of users who use information technology. This fact...
Purpose: The aim was this study was to test the effectiveness of the Mexican User Satisfaction Index of Circular and Social Economy (MUSI-CSE) methodology to improve user acceptance and the adoption of biodiesel from the Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-op (CB...
Our everyday environments are gradually becoming intelligent, facilitated both by technological development and user activities. Although large-scale intelligent environments are still rare in actual everyday use, they have been studied for quite a l...
The elderly are the most predicted users for smart home technology in the United Arab Emirates and the population over 65 is expected to increase to 24.3% by 2030. Despite the rapid development of smart home technology, research has been mainly focus...
The current energy system is dealing with an increasing share of renewable energy that, because of its intermittent availability, can affect the effectiveness of the energy supply. To cope with the problem, buildings need to become energy flexible. A...
The rapid development of smart technologies and data analytics empowers most industries to evolve their systems and introduce innovative applications. Consequently, smart metering technology, an internet of things-based application service, is diffus...
Background: Electronic medical records (EMRs) offer a promising approach to mapping and documenting the complex information gathered in paediatric palliative care (PPC). However, if they are not well developed, poorly implemented EMRs have unintended...
Autonomous vehicles have the potential to disrupt the mobility system. Therefore, it is important to understand attitude formation towards autonomous vehicles. The focus of this study is on the private user’s technology acceptance of an autonomous ve...
Due to the advancements in real-time information communication technologies and sharing economies, rideshare services have gained significant momentum by offering dynamic and/or on-demand services. Rideshare service companies evolved from personal ri...
Advice-giving systems such as decision support systems and recommender systems (RS) utilize algorithms to provide users with decision support by generating ‘advice’ ranging from tailored alerts for situational exception events to product...
Heat pumps (HPs) are considered as a key technology in the future energy system. Besides technical and ecological aspects, user acceptance and user friendliness are also essential. The aim of the study was therefore to research which aspects are deci...
In the era of GenAI, user attitude—shaped by cognition, emotion, and behavior—plays a critical role in the sustainable development of human–AI interaction. Human creativity and intelligence, as core drivers of social progress, are i...
This article reports on a study to investigate how the driving behaviour of autonomous vehicles influences trust and acceptance. Two different designs were presented to two groups of participants (n = 22/21), using actual autonomously driving vehicle...
This manuscript provides actionable recommendations to enhance user satisfaction and address existing barriers regarding pooled rideshare (PR) in the United States. Despite PR’s intended benefits, such as reduced traffic congestion and cost sav...
This study aimed to validate the Robot Acceptance Questionnaire (RAQ), a self-report instrument designed to assess user acceptance toward social robots. Originally structured around four theoretical domains—pragmatic, hedonic (identity and feel...
Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs) offer a promising response to environmental and urban mobility challenges. This study is among the first to exploratorily examine their use, user characteristics, and owner evaluations. A qualitative pre-study with four...
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