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For a new technology to be put into use, a decision must be made to adopt it or at least some aspects of it. This article discusses the introduction and use of information and communication technologies in primary healthcare and investigates reasons for adoption, or non-adoption, or these...
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Social media applications (SMAs) have been increasingly used by the public sector to interactively communicate with citizens, businesses, and other stakeholders, but we know little about what drives their adoption and usage. In this paper the author hypothesizes that SMA adoption is jointly...
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NegotiAuction, a computer system which combines aspects of auctions and negotiations, is expected to overcome limitations in online reverse auctions and multi-attribute online reverse auctions. However, no studies have been conducted to investigate its possible adoption. This study has drawn on...
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Renewable energy can potentially be a source of competitive advantage, reduce greenhouse gases, and counter climate change. This study utilizes Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to systematically assess the relative attractiveness of multiple renewable energy forms based on three factors: 1....
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Using information processing theory (IPT) as the theoretical lens and incorporating various literatures following the IPT lens (e.g., dual-threshold in signal detection), this article develops a two-process model of innovation adoption decision making, accounting for the possibility for...
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This article addresses a research lacuna in the literature with regard to determinants of attitudes and adoption of an innovation (Facebook) in the SMEs sector in emerging economies with particular reference to Indonesia. To this end, five support dimensions: government support, management...
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emergency vehicles respond late and when they reach the hospital, precious time is lost in understanding the patient trauma … victims in time, which can happen when the emergency wing of a hospital has advance information about the trauma before the … patient reaches the hospital. Most hospitals lack communication infrastructure that allows them to coordinate with emergency …
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for Medicare recipients. The cost indicator includes Medicare charges; the quality of care indicators include hospital …
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treated with the highest degree of confidentiality. In practice it proves difficult to achieve this goal. In a hospital … evaluated through manual cross-checks internally and by a group of external experts. Consequently, the hospital's data …
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The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is a key part of the international, continental and regional programme for … attaining sustainable and durable peace. Conflict and post-conflict situations have a different impact on women, men, boys and … girls. During conflicts, women and children are more vulnerable to sexual violence and exploitation, displacement, a change …
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