energy consumption in iran is a subject of debate. some may think that oil is cheap in iran and thus no need for this kind of research. this simple minding is erroneous first because iran subsidizes billion dollars each year for the imported diesel fuel specially for agricultural use and second because energy studies reveal the degree of professionally using the technology. we can easily find t...

Drawing on the theory of consumption value, this research-in-progress strives to provide a theoretical explanation of payment technology use by investigating the relationship between consumers’ perceptions of different consumption values associated with a certain payment technology and their choice to use the technology. We conducted the study in the context of Denmark, a Northern European coun...

OBJECTIVES In France, the public reporting of antibiotic policies in hospitals has been mandatory since 2007. Consequently, all hospitals provide to the Ministry of Health an annual follow-up of antibiotic policy. This study aimed at identifying antibiotic policy measures related to a lower antibiotic consumption. METHODS Data on antibiotic policy were extracted from the 2007 infection contro...

   In recent years, water pollution and pesticide residues in the food chain have become a serious environmental and health hazard problem. Therefore, an efficient technology is essential for complete mineralization of pesticides to non-toxic forms. Nanotechnology offers many potential benefits to improve existing environmental technologies using new materials with effective performance, re...

Introduction More and more eco-feedback technology is being implemented to support people’s self-awareness regarding water, heating or energy consumption. Although eco-feedback technologies have managed to raise awareness (e.g, using visualisations [7]) about consumption, many challenges still remain. For instance, people still experience disengagement using technology [16, 1] as it is di cult ...

results of an evaluation of the impact of agricultural science and technology (as and t) policy system institutions on efficiency and technical change in kenyan and ugandan agriculture are presented here. data envelopment analysis was used to derive efficiency and technical change and logistic regression applied to delineate as and t institutions that induced efficiency and technical progress. ...

Drawing upon the technology acceptance model, aim of this study was to describe effects innovations in Formula 1 (F1) on fans’ satisfaction and commitment consumption F1 as a TV product, controlling for identification with specific teams drivers. We surveyed fans (N = 449) contacted via web-based forums. Results structural equation modeling showed that positive perceptions innovation lead which...