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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCONSUMERS’ PERCEIVED RISK AND ITS EFFECT ON ADOPTION OF ONLINE BANKING SERVICESFereshteh Farzianpour, Mahsa Pishdar, Masoumeh Danesh Shakib, Mohammad Reza Seyyed Hashemi TolounAlthough online banking services have gained a lot of attention, many consumers are still not willing to use them. Since online banking services can be a competitive advantage for banks, it is useful to know the core factors affecting the use of online banking services. This study sheds light on different aspects of consumers’ perceived risk to analyses the influence … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 23 Nov 2013 · 8,362 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Working Integrated Model for the Diffusion of Construction InnovationAhmad Rahman Songip, B.H. Lau, Kamaruzaman Jusoff, Hayati Nor RamliConstruction industry is said to be low in innovation and adoption of innovations is necessary to gain competitive advantage in a liberalized and globalized marketplace. This study investigated the factors that influenced the diffusion of construction innovations and developed an integrated framework to improve the diffusion process. A conceptual model was developed to guide the study and the modification of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 9 Feb 2013 · 8,039 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThai Local Entertainment of Local Community in Mae-Klong River Basin: Knowledge Management for Inheriting Local Culture of Primary SchoolSaksin Chongdarakul, Songkun Chankajon, Ratchanon SupapongpichaitProblem statement: Local entertainment was an activity providing the pleasure, joyfulness and recreation. The objectives of this research were to study: (1) the historical background of cultural factor and body of knowledge in local entertainment, (2) the usefulness in inheriting and problems in Thai Local Entertainment and (3) the knowledge management model of Thai Local Entertainment in Primary School for … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 7,655 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractAn Opportunity for the Agricultural Sector: The Renewable Energy SourcesRiccardo Testa, Salvatore TudiscaToday, among the most important issue for energy decisions by policymakers, there are security challenges and environmental impacts on climate change and economic aspects. Since the seventies, in fact, global warming and environmental issues have had an increasing importance in international debate, attracting the attention of several scientific studies (Landi and Benelli, 2016). Many of these studies denoted that over … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 6 Sep 2016 · 8,092 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractInternational Journal of Research in Nursing: Contribution to Basic and Clinical Nursing ScienceVictor V. ChabanTaking into consideration the expansive growth of scientific knowledge, a successfultranslation of clinical or basic observations into new forms of therapy wouldhave a great impact on society. These days, acknowledging and responding to publicconcerns are just as important for the investigator as performing the researchstudies themselves. Clinicians and practitioners have become more aware of therole of research in their line … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 26 Aug 2015 · 6,916 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGOVERNMENTAL CONTROL OF THE FORMATION EFFICIENCY OF EDUCATIONAL CLUSTERS AT THE REGIONAL LEVELNina Ivanovna Larionova, Tatiana Valerievna Yalyalieva, Dmitry Leonidovich Napolskikh, Victor Evgenevich ShebashevStudying the cluster institutionalization processes in the modern practices of the social development allows determining the formation trends of an efficient governmental control system at the subfederal level. The efficiency parameters suggested by the author for the cluster policy implementation for the governmental control purposes, such as density, integrity, complementarity and institutional sphere conductivity will allow controlling the development efficiency … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 10 · 1 Dec 2014 · 5,631 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWhy is China the World’s Leader of Solar Water Heater Production and Consumption?Lee Liu, Jie LiuSustainable energy programs in developing countries face many challenges. The purpose of this research is to examine why China has been successful as the world’s leader of Solar Water Heater (SWH) production and consumption. The study is based on field work in China in the past two years in areas where SWHs are widely used. The results may help provide … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 18 Apr 2013 · 7,495 accessesView PDFCite