Information and Meta Information

A Meta-analysis of the factors affecting information seeking behavior in Iran and the world

Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify the components affecting information seeking behavior and to measure their impact from Persian and English articles in this field. In addition, the moderating variables affecting information seeking behavior were identified and their effect size was calculated. Method: The method of this study is meta-analysis. The research population included all ...

Organizational Information Architecture Meta-Method for Organizational Website, Case study: Central Insurance of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Background and Aim: Information Architecture is an organizational meta-method that adopts a strategic approach to the specialized information of the organization using an integrated framework and enables the management of organizational resources by acquiring and upgrading new information technologies. Therefore, it is essential to be part of the current processes of the organization and the in...

Meta-Analysis of Studies of the Effective Factors in the Application of Information Technology in the Organizations of Iran

Purpose: The application of Information Technology (IT) in organizations, is influenced by a myriad of factors within the context of individuals, organizations, and the environment. These factors either facilitate or hinder the correct use of information technology in the organizations. Since the main reason for any organization to use information technology of any kind is increasing the organi...

Prevalence rate of aspirin resistance in cardiovascular disease patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Designing and Evaluating a Conceptual Model of Credibility Evaluation of Web Information: a Meta-synthesis and Delphi Study

Background and Aim: The current research aims to develop a literature-dependent and expert-modified model related to credibility evaluation of web information. Methods: Regarding the approach, mixed method would be utilized. The research method then is mixed-heuristic using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. In the first stage of the research, meta- synthesis was used as a qualita...

A novel hybrid meta-heuristic technique applied to the well-known benchmark optimization problems

In this paper, a hybrid meta-heuristic algorithm, based on imperialistic competition algorithm (ICA), harmony search (HS), and simulated annealing (SA) is presented. The body of the proposed hybrid algorithm is based on ICA. The proposed hybrid algorithm inherits the advantages of the process of harmony creation in HS algorithm to improve the exploitation phase of the ICA algorithm. In addition...