With Internet shopping gaining more attention and momentum, a better understanding of the online consumer is now in the forefront of most retail strategies. The growth of online retailing or Internet shopping has provided the apparel industry with additional avenues to reach the consumer. Previous research has shown that consumers’ intent to purchase online is highly driven by their satisfactio...

With electronic government (e-government) gaining prominence across the globe as a means for effective service delivery to the citizens, there is an increasing interest in examining its service quality dimensions. Yet, there is limited empirical research on the impact of the SERVQUAL gap (the gap between perceived service quality and expected service quality) on user satisfaction with e-governm...

We study non-uniform constraint satisfaction problems where the underlying signature contains constant and function symbols as well as relation symbols. Amongst our results are the following. We establish a dichotomy result for the class of non-uniform constraint satisfaction problems over the signature consisting of one unary function symbol by showing that every such problem is either complet...

Several studies have been conducted related to dropouts from on-campus and distance education courses. However, no clear definition of dropout from academic courses was provided. Consequently, this study proposes a clear and precise definition of dropout from academic courses in the context of e-learning courses. Additionally, it is documented in literature that students attending e-learning co...

Identifying factors that influence customers’ e-loyalty is paramount for practitioners and academics to develop successful marketing strategies and behavioral models. Online bookselling is a rapid growing industry in the UK, where e-loyalty models have yet to reach a conclusive argument. This paper aims to explore factors influencing customers’ e-loyalty to five online bookselling websites in t...

The present study aimed at furthering the understanding of the potential effects of e-learner characteristics on e-learner satisfaction in an EFL context. Specifically, it examined the collective impact of computer anxiety, computer-mediated communication (CMC) apprehension, metacognitive self-regulation strategy use, mastery goal orientation, and performance goal orientation on EFL e-learner s...

OBJECTIVE To review the impact of e-learning on nurses' and nursing student's knowledge, skills and satisfaction related to e-learning. DESIGN We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCT) to assess the impact of e-learning on nurses' and nursing student's knowledge, skills and satisfaction. Electronic databases including MEDLINE (1948-2010), CINAHL ...

Th e aim of this study is to assess the impact of a several factors on satisfaction with a visit to water-based natural attractions. After reviewing relevant studies, it was hypothesized that satisfaction is infl uenced by push motivations, pull motivations, on-site experience, perceived quality and perceived values of visit. As a method of data reduction, the factor analysis based on principal...

E-learning and the traditional learning models share many challenges, but some e-learning challenges—e.g., resource utilization—are particular. This study examines the effects that e-learning challenges have on its success in terms of the learner’s expectations, experiences, satisfaction, and performance. Seven hundred and forty-two students in a small Midwestern university constituted the samp...

The aim of the present study is to compare the safety, efficacy and cost effectiveness of anesthetic regimens by compound, using etomidate and propofol in elderly patients undergoing gastroscopy. A total of 200 volunteers (65-79 years of age) scheduled for gastroscopy under anesthesia were randomly divided into the following groups: P, propofol (1.5-2.0 mg/kg); E, etomidate (0.15-0.2 mg/kg); P+...