This paper presents the cultural results of a three-year study into the concept of information fulfilment, and considers the impact of culture on levels of information fulfillment and how this can help to achieve organizational excellence. Ethnographic studies were undertaken within higher education institutions in four countries, by examining each organization’s shape and comparing it with the...

The electronic learning (e-learning) literature has not addressed the measurement of learner satisfaction with asynchronous elearning systems. Current models for measuring user satisfaction (US) and students’ evaluation of teaching effectiveness (SETE) are perceived as inapplicable as they are targeted primarily towards either organizational information systems or classroom education environmen...

The adoption of a school nursing information system is considered one of the most efficient ways in which to document health records as well as monitor health conditions electronically. However, despite the importance of computerized health records in school nursing practice, few studies have examined user satisfaction of a school nursing information system. The aim of this study is to investig...

This paper investigates factors influencing user satisfaction in information retrieval. It is evident from this study that user satisfaction is a subjective variable which can be influenced by several factors such as system effectiveness, user effectiveness, user effort and user characteristics and expectations. Therefore, information retrieval evaluators should consider all these factors in ob...

Metabolic Pathways of Type 2 Diabetes Intersection of Genetics, Transcriptomics, and Metabolite Profiling by Christine Therese Ferrara Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Christopher Newgard, Supervisor ___________________________ Donald McDonnell ___________________________ Deborah Muoio ______________...

Why do users continue searching after reviewing all relevant documents with which they could have completed a work task? If we knew the answer, then a search system may be able to help users learn about their current search processes, which in turn may enable them to make the whole search process more efficient, leading to greater effectiveness and user satisfaction. This paper is a first step ...

 Abstract Background: Effective patient–professional communication can be of crucial importance to long-term psycho-social outcomes in patients with cancer. A cross sectional study was conducted to examine cancer patients' satisfaction with regard to various aspects of communication and information given by nurses. Methods: A proportional stratified sampling method was done and data collected v...

BACKGROUND patient satisfaction with healthcare services provided for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is essential due to high resources use. OBJECTIVES the study aimed to describe patient satisfaction with healthcare services using the CACHE questionnaire and to assess gastroenterologist and nurse perception on patients' satisfaction. METHODS observational multicentric prospective study ...