Access to Ecosystem Benefits: More than Proximity

Mobile Proximity Payment: Ecosystem

Mobile proximity payment has been discussed for more than a decade, but now it seems close to the maturity and it seems that its mass diffusion has now started. Expectation for Mobile Payment diffusion worldwide is justified by the fact that in 2010 more than three billion people owned a mobile handset [1]. Mobile commerce is a natural successor to electronic commerce. The capability to pay ele...

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor ( SSRI ) Drugs : More Risks Than Benefits ?

Anecdotal reports have suggested that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may cause suicidal or violent behavior in some patients. Because of the publicity surrounding certain events, and the numerous lawsuits that have been filed, a review of benefits and risks is needed. At most 30% of patients receive a benefit from SSRIs beyond the large placebo effect in certain mental conditio...

Cell phones give more benefits than risks, but…

On April 3, 1973, the first cellular phone call was placed by a general manager at Motorola [1]. It is an obvious fact that cell phones are the inherent element of modern life, not only in developed countries in which the number of phones used have a long time ago surpassed one per capita. With six billion active cell phones worldwide, around 75% of the world has access to this technology. Desp...

Providing More than Just Operational Benefits: An Empirical Research

There’s more to food store choice than proximity: a questionnaire development study

BACKGROUND Proximity of food stores is associated with dietary intake and obesity; however, individuals frequently shop at stores that are not the most proximal. Little is known about other factors that influence food store choice. The current research describes the development of the Food Store Selection Questionnaire (FSSQ) and describes preliminary results of field testing the questionnaire....